JP2000085441A - Cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup holder for a vehicle convenient to use being disposed at a part close to a seat without hindrance in case of operating auxiliary equipment such as a radio. SOLUTION: An under tray 16 is fitted from the rear side of a vehicle to the lower end of a column hole cover 8 provided on the driver's seat side lower part of an instrument panel 2. The vehicle cross direction ends of these column hole cover 8 and under tray 16 are recessed downward to form a recessed part, and a cup 29 is stored in this recessed part. Or the under tray 16 is fitted from the rear side of the vehicle to the driver's seat side lower end of the instrument panel 2, and the vehicle cross direction ends of these instrument panel 2 and under tray 16 are recessed downward to form a recessed part. The cup 29 is stored in this recessed part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a structure of a cup holder provided on an instrument panel or a column hole cover of a four-wheeled vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, an instrument panel 101 as shown in FIG. The instrument panel 101 includes, for example,
A glove box 102 for storing small items on the passenger seat side,
Instruments 103 such as a speedometer are provided on the driver's seat side, and electronic devices 104 such as a radio and an air-conditioner outlet 105 are provided between the passenger seat and the driver's seat.

Conventionally, in order to place a beverage can or a cup,
A cup holder 106 may be provided at an upper corner of the instrument panel 101 on the driver's seat side. The cup holder 106 holds the instrument panel 101.
Is a concave portion in which the surface of the is downwardly concave in a substantially cylindrical shape,
The diameter of the recess is formed slightly larger than that of a beverage can or the like. In some cases, a cup holder 107 configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle may be provided at the center of the instrument panel 101 in the vehicle width direction, for example, below the air outlet 105 of the air conditioner. When not in use, the cup holder 107 is pushed into the front of the vehicle for storage, and is pulled out only when in use, and is drawn out to the rear of the vehicle. FIG. 7 shows a state in use.

[0004]

However, according to the conventional vehicle cup holders 106 and 107, there are the following problems. (1) With respect to the cup holder 106 provided on the driver's seat side, since the cup holder 106 is located at a position away from the seat of the driver's seat, the occupant can extend his arms long or lean forward to remove beverage cans and the like. It had to be placed, which was inconvenient. (2) With respect to the cup holder 107 disposed in the center of the instrument panel 101, while the cup holder 107 is being pulled out, there is a possibility that operations such as volume adjustment of the radio and air volume adjustment of the air conditioner are obstructed. was there. (3) Further, when the electronic device 104 such as a radio is disposed below the cup holder 107, there is a possibility that drinking water spilled from the beverage can may fall on the electronic device 104.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to be disposed at a position close to a seat, to be easy to use, and to operate incidental equipment such as a radio. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular cup holder that does not interfere with the vehicle.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle cup holder according to the present invention has a concave portion provided below an end of an instrument panel on a driver's seat side, and a cup is accommodated in the concave portion. It is composed. The above-mentioned vehicle cup holder is provided at an end portion in the vehicle width direction on the driver's seat side of the instrument panel arranged inside the vehicle, so that the occupant can easily reach his / her hand while sitting on the seat. It arrives and is easy to use. The vehicle cup holder according to the present invention is provided with a column hole cover at the lower portion of the instrument panel on the driver's seat side, and at the lower end of the column hole cover, an under tray is attached from the vehicle rear side. The end portion of the under tray in the vehicle width direction may be recessed to form a concave portion, and the cup may be housed in the concave portion. Since the under-tray is used in the above-described vehicle cup holder, the number of parts is small and the cost is low. Further, since it is formed inside the under tray, that is, on the front side of the vehicle, there is no possibility that the occupant's knee or the like will hit.

[0007] The vehicle cup holder according to the present invention can be provided with a concave shape in which the surface of the column hole cover located above the concave portion is dented toward the front of the vehicle.
Because of the concave shape, the cup or the like can be easily stored in the recess without interference of the cup or the like. In the vehicle cup holder according to the present invention, an under tray is attached to the lower end of the instrument panel on the driver's seat side from the rear side of the vehicle, and the instrument panel and the under tray are bent downward at the ends in the vehicle width direction. Alternatively, a recess may be formed and the cup may be housed in the recess. The vehicle cup holder according to the present invention can be provided with a concave shape in which the surface of the instrument panel located above the concave portion is dented toward the front of the vehicle.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of a cup holder for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel 2 provided with a cup holder 1 according to a first embodiment as viewed from a vehicle interior. The left side of the figure is the passenger seat side, and a glove box 3 for storing small items is provided. The right side of the figure is the driver's seat side, and the instrument panel 2 on the driver's side is shown.
On the upper part, instruments 4 such as a speedometer are arranged. A louver 5 and a switch 6 for opening and closing a door mirror are disposed on the right side of the instruments 4. On the rear side (front side of the vehicle) of the louver 5 and the switch 6, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a substantially columnar steering support member 7 is disposed on the back surface of the instrument panel 2 along the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a column hole cover 8 is provided below the instruments 4, the louver 5, and the switch 6. This column hole cover 8
Are provided to improve the assembling workability when attaching a steering column (not shown) to the vehicle. That is, a large rectangular opening (not shown) is formed at the lower end portion of the instrument panel 2 on the driver's seat side, and a steering column is assembled in the opening. It is closed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a substantially U-shaped notch 9 is formed in the column hole cover 8, and a hole called a column hole 10 is formed by the notch 9 and the instrument panel 2. The steering column is loosely inserted into the column hole 10.

The basic shape of the general surface 11 of the column hole cover 8 is, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, a substantially flat surface inclined toward the rear of the vehicle as it goes upward. 5 and a column hole cover 8 located below the switch 6 have a recessed shape 1 toward the front of the vehicle.
2 are formed. The concave shape 12 is the same as the vertical wall 1
3 and an upper surface 14, and a lower portion of the column hole cover 8 is bent in a substantially L-shaped cross section to form a flat portion 15, and an under portion disposed on the vehicle rear side of the column hole cover 8 is provided. A bottom portion 18 is formed together with the flat portion 17 of the tray 16. In other words, the under tray 16 has a flat portion 17 disposed substantially horizontally, a vertical wall portion 19 having a rear portion bent upward, and an upper end portion of the vertical wall portion 19 on the vehicle front side. It is constituted by a flange 20 which is bent in a half. That is, the cup holder 1 according to the first embodiment
Is constituted by a column hole cover 8 and an under tray 16. More specifically, the upper surface 14, the vertical wall surface 13, and the flat portion 15 of the column hole cover 8, and the flat portion 17, the vertical wall portion 19 of the under tray 16, It is constituted by a flange 20. The column hole cover 8
The vertical wall surface 13 has a stepped portion 13a which is recessed in front of the vehicle, and a gap 13b is formed between the vertical wall surface 13 and the beverage can 29 by the stepped portion 13a. When taking out the beverage or the like, it is easy to insert the tip of the hand and grasp the beverage can.

Next, a structure for attaching the column hole cover 8 and the under tray 16 to the instrument panel 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, a plate-shaped mounting seat surface 21 protrudes toward the vehicle front side on the upper back surface side of the column hole cover 8.
A fixing clip 22 is clamped. The fixing clip 2
2 engages with the mounting hole 23 of the instrument panel 2 and attaches the column hole cover 8 to the instrument panel 2.
It is fixed to.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, flanges 24, 25 and 26 which are bent downward are provided on the front end of the under tray 16, the rear end of the column hole cover 8 and the instrument panel 2. ing. Of these, the flange 24 of the under tray 16 is located most rearward of the vehicle (right side in FIG. 5), the flange 25 of the column hole cover 8 is intermediately located, and the instrument panel 2 is located most forward (left side in FIG. 5). A flange 26 is provided, and a nut 27 is fixed to the back side of the flange 26. The column hole cover 8 and the under tray 16 are integrally fixed to the instrument panel 2 by screwing the screw bolt 28 from the vehicle rear side toward the vehicle front side. .

According to the vehicle cup holder 1 according to the first embodiment having the above configuration, the under tray 16
Since there is no need to use components, the number of components is small, and there is no risk of hitting the occupant's knee or the like. Also, even when the occupant is sitting on the seat, the cup holder 1 can be easily reached,
Easy to use. Further, because of the presence of the dent 12, when storing the beverage can 29 shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2,
The beverage can 29 does not interfere with the column hole cover 8.

Second Embodiment FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an instrument panel 32 provided with a cup holder 31 according to a second embodiment. This figure corresponds to FIG. 2 described above, in which a cup holder 31 is formed on an instrument panel 32 having no column hole cover 8 provided. , The description of which is omitted. Below the louver 5 and the switch 6, a cup holder cover 33 dented toward the front of the vehicle, an instrument panel 32 having a substantially L-shaped cross section disposed below the cup holder cover 33, The under tray 16 is provided at the rear of the panel 32.

The cup holder cover 33 is formed in an inverted L-shape in cross section by a substantially horizontal upper surface 34 and a vertical wall surface 35 whose front portion is bent downward.
Of the instrument panel 32 shown by the two-dot chain line, and has an indented shape in front of the vehicle. Since the cup holder cover 33 cannot be formed integrally with the instrument panel main body 32, it is formed separately and then attached to the instrument panel main body 32 to form a part of the instrument panel 32. It is. Further, an instrument panel 32 disposed below the cup holder cover 33 is provided.
Is an unillustrated other portion, which is connected to the upper instrument panel main body 32, and is formed substantially vertically, and is formed substantially horizontally, and forms a bottom surface of the cup holder 31. And a flat portion 39. The upper portion of the vertical wall portion 38 is recessed in front of the vehicle to form a gap 38a. As in the case of the first embodiment, when taking out the beverage can 29 or the like, the tip of the hand is inserted and the beverage is inserted. The can 29 is easily gripped. The under tray 16 has the same shape as that of the first embodiment.

According to the vehicle cup holder 31 according to the second embodiment having the above-described configuration, similar to the case of the first embodiment, effects such as a reduced number of parts and a good usability can be obtained. Obtainable.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible based on the technical idea of the present invention. is there. For example, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the cup holders 1, 31 are provided on the driver side, but the instrument panels 2, 32 on the passenger seat side.
May be provided.

[0018]

As described above, according to the vehicle cup holder according to the present invention, no new component is required, and the cost is low. Also, even if the occupant is sitting on the seat,
Easy to reach, easy to use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instrument panel provided with a cup holder according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a column hole cover and an under tray on which a cup holder according to the first embodiment is formed.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an instrument panel provided with a cup holder according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an instrument panel provided with a conventional cup holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,31 cup holder 2,32 instrument panel 3 glove box 4 instrument 5 louver 6 switch 7 steering support member 8 column hole cover 9 notch 10 column hole 11,36 general surface 12 dent shape 13,35 vertical wall 13a step Part 14, 34 Upper surface 15 Flat part 16 Under tray 17, 39 Flat part 18 Bottom part 19, 38 Vertical wall part 20 Flange 21 Mounting seat surface 22 Fixing clip 23 Mounting hole 24, 25, 26 Flange 27 Nut 28 Screw bolt 29 Beverage Can 33 cup holder cover 13b, 38a gap

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle cup holder, wherein a recess is provided below an end of the instrument panel on the driver's seat side, and a cup is housed in the recess. 2. A column hole cover is provided below the driver's seat side of the instrument panel, and an under tray is attached to the lower end of the column hole cover from the rear side of the vehicle. A cup holder for a vehicle, characterized in that a concave portion is formed by indenting a direction end downward, and a cup is housed in the concave portion. 3. The cup holder for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the surface of the column hole cover located above the recess is recessed toward the front of the vehicle. 4. An under-tray is attached to the lower end of the instrument panel on the driver's seat side from the rear side of the vehicle, and the instrument panel and the lower end of the under-tray are depressed downward to form a recess. A cup holder for a vehicle, wherein the cup is housed in the recess. 5. The cup holder for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the surface of the instrument panel located above the concave portion is recessed toward the front of the vehicle.