DE29811572U1 - Holder for a beverage container - Google Patents

Description

fischerwerke

Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. KG

D-72178 Waldachtal

15.06.1998

S/SQ

M3171

Description

Holder for a beverage container

The invention relates to a holder for a beverage container, which is intended for installation, for example, in a dashboard in a motor vehicle, with the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Such holders for holding a beverage container such as a cup, mug or can are known per se. The known beverage containers have, for example, a holding arm that supports a beverage container placed in the holder on the circumference and thus prevents it from falling over or falling out of the holder. When not in use, the holding arm can be moved to a basic position, for example by sliding or pivoting.

It is also known to design the holder with a lid with which the holder, including the holding arm in the basic position, can be covered when not in use.

The invention is based on the object of designing a holder of the type mentioned above in such a way that the holding arm is fixed in its basic position.
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This object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claim 1. The holder according to the invention has a locking device which locks the holding arm in the basic position. By opening the cover of the holder, the locking device is unlocked so that the holding arm can be moved into its holding position.

The invention has the advantage that the holding arm is locked in its basic position when the lid is closed, in particular rattling noises caused by vibrations and shocks occurring when driving are avoided.
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In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the lid in its open position serves as a support for placing a drinks container placed in the holder. For this purpose, in one embodiment of the invention, the lid in its open position assumes an approximately horizontal position and is located at a distance below the holding arm when the holding arm assumes its holding position. This ensures that a placed drinks container is held securely. The lid can be designed as a bowl to catch liquid that spills out of the drinks container. In one embodiment of the invention, the lid is pivotably attached to the holder. To open it, i.e. to move from the closed position to the open position, it can be pivoted down into an approximately horizontal position below the holding arm.

In one embodiment of the invention, the holding arm is designed as a holding ring which, in its holding position, encompasses a beverage container placed in the holder. The holding arm can also be designed as a partial ring which does not encompass a beverage container placed in the holder over its entire circumference.

In one embodiment of the invention, the holding arm is attached to the holder so that it can pivot upwards for movement from the basic position to the holding position. This has the advantage, particularly when the lid pivots downwards, that the lid in its closed position covers the holding arm in its basic position and by pivoting the lid downwards when opening and pivoting the holding arm upwards into the holding position, a vertical distance is achieved between the holding arm and the lid, which is necessary to securely hold a beverage container placed in the holder.

In a preferred embodiment, the holding arm is moved into the holding position by a spring element. This embodiment of the invention has the advantage that after opening the lid, the holding arm automatically pivots into the holding position, since opening

of the lid, the locking device is unlocked and the holding arm is thereby released. The locking device in this embodiment of the invention has the advantage that it locks the holding arm in the basic position when the holding arm is moved from the holding position to the basic position. The holding arm therefore does not need to be held against the force of the spring element while the lid is being closed, which presses the holding arm into the holding position after the lid is opened. Closing and opening the holder according to the invention are thus simplified.

In one embodiment of the invention, a slider is provided which locks the holding arm in its basic position. The slider is moved from a first to a second position by opening the lid and thereby releases the holding arm, so that the holding arm can be moved into the holding position after the lid is opened and, in particular, moves into the holding position independently when actuated by a spring.

In a further development of the invention, the holding arm has a locking lug that interacts with the slide. In the basic position of the holding arm, this engages behind an undercut in the slide so that the holding arm is locked in the basic position. By moving the slide from the first to the second position, the locking lug is disengaged from the slide, thereby releasing the holding arm. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the slide has a release surface that slides along the locking lug of the holding arm when the slide is moved from the first to the second position, thereby pushing the locking lug out of engagement with the slide so that the holding arm is released.

The invention is explained in more detail below using an embodiment shown in the drawing.

Figure 1 shows a holder according to the invention in the closed position in a front view; Figure 2 shows the holder from Figure 1 in the closed position in a rear view;

Figure 3 shows the holder from Figure 1 with the lid open and the retaining ring in a basic position in a front view;

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Figure 4 shows the holder from Figure 1 with the lid open and the retaining ring in a basic position in rear view,

Figure 5 shows the fully opened holder from Figure 1 in front view;

Figure 6 shows the fully opened holder from Figure 1 in rear view;

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a locking device of the holder from Figure 1 in the direction of arrow VII in Figure 2.

The holder 10 according to the invention, shown in the closed position in Figures 1 and 2, for placing a beverage container (not shown), such as a cup, a mug or a beverage can, is intended for installation in a dashboard of a motor vehicle (not shown). The holder 10 has a base plate 12 to which a bowl-shaped lid 14 is attached, which in a closed position covers the base plate 12 and a retaining ring 16 (Figure 3) with its hollow side. The base plate 12 has two pivot pins 17 near a lower edge, which engage laterally in holes in the lid 14. In this way, the lid 14 can be pivoted downwards about a horizontal pivot axis (not shown) defined by the pivot pins 17 near its lower edge into a horizontal, open position, which is shown in Figures 3 and 4. Arched arms 18 are attached to the cover 14, which reach through the recesses of the base plate 12 and limit the pivoting angle of the cover 14 with end stops 20.

The aforementioned retaining ring 16 is pivotably connected to the base plate 12 by a pivot pin connection 22 in the area of an upper edge of the base plate 12. The pivot pin connection 22 defines a horizontal pivot axis (not shown) in the area of the upper edge of the base plate 12. The retaining ring 16 can be pivoted upwards from the holding position shown in Figure 3, in which it is located vertically on the base plate 12, into a horizontal holding position shown in Figures 5 and 6. The retaining ring 16 has two arcuate arms 24, the recesses

the base plate 12 and limit the swivel angle of the retaining ring 16 with end stops 26.

The retaining ring 16 is pivoted from the basic position into the holding position by two leg springs not visible in the drawing. A rotation damper 28 known per se dampens the pivoting movement of the retaining ring 16. A gear wheel of the rotation damper 28 not visible in the drawing meshes with a circular rack 30 which is arranged on one of the two arms 24 limiting the pivot angle of the retaining ring 16 and whose end is visible in Figures 1 and 3.

In the open position of the holder 10 shown in Figures 5 and 6, the retaining ring 16 is in a horizontal position at a distance above the lid 14 which is in its open, horizontal position. A beverage container (not shown) can be placed in the retaining ring 16 and rests on the lid 14. The lid 14 forms a collecting tray for liquid spilling out of the beverage container.

The holder 10 has a locking device with a slider 32, which in various

tical direction is guided on a rear side of the base plate 12. The slide 32 is pressed downwards by a leg spring 34. When the lid 14 is opened, i.e. when the lid 14 is swung down from the closed position into the open position, a sliding pin "36" attached to the side of the end of one of the two arms 18 of the lid 14 comes into contact with the slide 32 (Figures 4 and 6) and moves the slide 32 upwards against the force of the leg spring 34. The sliding pin 36 only comes into contact with the slide 32 near the end of the swivel path of the lid 14, so that the slide 32 is only moved shortly before the lid 14 reaches the open position. As a result of the displacement, the slide 32 unlocks the retaining ring 16, so that it pivots from its basic position into the holding position. The unlocking of the retaining ring 16 is shown in Figure 7, which shows a side of the slide 32 that is not visible in Figures 2, 4 and 6. The slide 32 acts with a Locking lug 38 (Figure 5) which is attached to a lower side of the retaining ring 16 via a spring tongue 40. In the basic position of the retaining ring 16, the locking lug 38 engages behind an undercut surface 42 of the slide 32

and thereby locks the retaining ring 16 in its holding position against the force of the invisible leg springs.

The locking position of the locking lug 38 is shown on the left in Figure 7 and designated by the reference number 38.1. When the cover 14 is opened, one of its arms 18 pivots in the direction of the arrow f, whereby the sliding pin 36 comes into contact with the slide 32. The sliding pin 36 displaces the slide 32 vertically upwards against the force of the leg spring 34; this direction is shown in Figure 7 with arrow ρ; it goes to the left in Figure 7. As a result of the displacement of the slide 32, the locking lug 38 of the retaining ring 16 comes against a release surface 44. The release surface 44 is arranged perpendicular to the undercut surface 42 and runs diagonally across the undercut surface 42. The release surface 44 presses the locking lug 38 to the side and thereby down from the undercut surface 42, so that the locking lug 38 is disengaged from the undercut surface 42. 38.2 in Figure 7 shows an intermediate position in which the locking lug 38 slides along the release surface 44.

In Figure 7, 38.3 indicates the position of the locking lug 38 in which it is free from the undercut surface 42 and the retaining ring 16 is thus unlocked. The retaining ring 16 pivots into its holding position under spring action, whereby the locking lug 38 moves away from the slide 32 in the direction of the arrow q in Figure 7.

In Figure 7, the slider 32 is shown as being stationary, whereas the locking lug 38 moves to the right relative to the slider 32. In fact, the locking lug 38 is stationary and the slider 32 moves to the left in Figure 7.

To close the holder 10, the retaining ring 16 is pressed down into its holding position. This causes the locking lug 38 to come into contact with a second undercut surface 46 of the slide 32, which is offset from the undercut surface 42 by the width of the release surface 44. The locking lug 38 engages behind the undercut surface 46, so that the retaining ring 16 is locked in its holding position. The cover 14 is then closed. This causes the arm 18 of the cover 14 to move in the opposite direction to the arrow f, the sliding pin 36 moves away from the slide 32, and the slide 32 is displaced by the leg spring 34 in the opposite direction to the arrow ρ in Figure 7. When the slide 32 is displaced in this way, the locking lug 38 comes into contact with the

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second undercut surface 46 on the first undercut surface 42 of the slide 32, i.e. the retaining ring 14 remains locked when the slide 32 is moved back. The locking of the retaining ring 16 can therefore take place in any sliding position of the slide 32, the unlocking takes place by moving the slide 32 against the force of the leg spring 34 when the cover 14 is opened.

Claims (9)

1. Holder for a beverage container, with a holding arm which can be moved from a basic position into a holding position, the holding arm in its holding position supporting a beverage container placed in the holder on the circumference, and with a lid which can be moved from a closed position into an open position, characterized in that the holder ( 10 ) has a locking device ( 32 , 38 ) which locks the holding arm ( 16 ) in the basic position and is unlocked by opening the lid ( 14 ). 2. Holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover ( 14 ) in its open position assumes an approximately horizontal position at a distance below the holding arm ( 16 ). 3. Holder according to claim 2, characterized in that the cover ( 14 ) is attached to the holder ( 10 ) so as to be pivotable downwards into its open position. 4. Holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding arm ( 16 ) is designed as a holding ring ( 16 ) which, in its holding position, encompasses a beverage container placed in the holder ( 10 ). 5. Holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding arm ( 16 ) is attached to the holder ( 10 ) so as to be pivotable upwards into the open position. 6. Holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holder ( 10 ) has a spring element which moves the holding arm ( 16 ) into the holding position. 7. Holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking device has a slider ( 32 ) which is displaced from a first to a second position by opening the cover ( 14 ) and thereby releases the holding arm ( 16 ). 8. Holder according to claim 7, characterized in that the holding arm ( 16 ) has a locking lug ( 38 ) which, in the basic position of the holding arm ( 16 ), engages with the slide ( 32 ) and thereby locks the holding arm ( 16 ) in the basic position and which is disengaged from the slide ( 32 ) by moving the slide ( 32 ) from the first to the second position. 9. Holder according to claim 8, characterized in that the slide ( 32 ) has a release surface ( 44 ) which, when the slide ( 32 ) is moved from the first into the second position, disengages the locking lug ( 38 ) of the holding arm ( 16 ) from the slide ( 32 ).