JP2000219071A - Bottle holder device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bottle holder device having a simple, small and compact structure capable of automatically stably holding any size and shape of cups so that a bottle with an uneven outer face like a pet bottle can be removed without being caught. SOLUTION: A bottle is stably held at its outer periphery between a holding piece 9 and the half circular portions 13, 11 of a wire member 8 in a rotationally movable manner and supported at its bottom by the supporting portion 17 of an open/closed lid 3. Since a curved protrusion 16 is provided nearly at the center of the holding piece 9, a bottle with an uneven outer face like a pet bottle can be smoothly removed without being caught.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small and simple container holder device which is housed in an interior member of a vehicle so as to be openable and closable, and stably holds containers such as large, medium and small cans, cup containers and PET bottles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container holder device for temporarily holding containers such as cans and cups is generally provided on a part of an interior member in a cab of a vehicle. There are various types of container holder devices such as an openable type and a drawer type. FIG. 6 shows a conventional container holder device 1a that can be opened and closed. The container holder device 1a is cantilevered above the opening 6 of the interior member 5 and is cantilevered below the opening 6 to support the bottom surface of a not-shown container. It comprises an opening / closing lid 3a and the like forming a support 17a. The container holder 2a has an integral structure as shown in the figure, and a holder opening 4a for holding a container (not shown) is formed at the tip end side. In this example, the holder opening 4a is formed in two places, but is not limited to this. There are also a number of well-known techniques relating to the container holder device, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-207639,
Utility Model No. 2574037, Patent No. 279438
No. 9, Japanese Patent No. 2794386, Japanese Patent No. 279
No. 2235, and the like.

[0003]

The container holder device 1a shown in FIG. 6 has a simple structure as shown in FIG.
Since the size of the hole of the holder opening 4a is constant, the size of the container to be held is limited. When the container is in close contact with the inner edge of the hole of the holder opening 4a, the container is stably held,
If there is a gap between the hole and the container, the container may vibrate during running of the vehicle, and the contents may spill. In the case of a container such as a PET bottle having irregularities on its outer periphery, the edge of the holder opening 4a may be caught by the irregularities, and the PET bottle may not be smoothly removed.
On the other hand, the above-mentioned known technology has a structure capable of holding containers of various sizes and has been devised to stably hold the containers.However, the adjustment of the holder opening is manual, which is troublesome and requires holding. The size of the container that can be performed is mainly stepwise, and does not stably hold a container of any size except for the cup holder device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2792235. Further, as in the case shown in FIG. 6, the edge of the PET bottle is easily caught by the unevenness, and there is a possibility that the PET bottle is not taken out smoothly. Further, the holding structure of the container is complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the size of the holder opening is automatically adjusted so that containers of various sizes in a wide range can be stably held. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container holder device that can be smoothly taken out of a container having irregularities such as a PET bottle without being caught, and is formed in a small and simple structure.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an apparatus for holding containers of various shapes and sizes which are housed in an interior member of a vehicle so as to be openable and closable,
The apparatus includes a container holder that is cantilevered via a spring member so as to be openable and closable above the opening of the interior member, and is cantilevered via a spring member so as to be freely openable and closable below the opening. An opening / closing lid portion having a support portion for supporting a bottom portion of the container, wherein the container holder portion forms a semi-arc-shaped portion on an open end side and is cantilevered in the opening portion; and A wire member rotatably supported on the open end side of the container holder body and forming a holder opening for holding the container between the container holder body and a semi-arc-shaped portion;
A container holder device having a holding piece housed in the holder opening and having a base end supported by the container holder body via a spring member in a cantilever manner. Also,
A curved projection is provided at a substantially central position on the tip side of the holding piece.

In the container holder, a holder opening is formed which is surrounded by a semi-arc-shaped portion of the container holder body and a wire member. When the container is inserted into the holder opening, the outer surface of the container is held by the wire member. And held by a holding piece housed in the holder opening. Since the holding piece is rotatably supported by the container holder body in a cantilever manner, the container is held by the wire member and the holding piece even when containers of various sizes are inserted. Further, since the urging force of the spring is acting on the holding piece, the container is pressed toward the wire member and is stably held. On the other hand, even in a container such as a PET bottle having unevenness on the outer peripheral surface, the holding piece is provided with a curved projection, so that the holding piece does not catch on the unevenness and the PET bottle can be smoothly removed. Will be
Further, since the wire members and the holding pieces are all folded at the time of storage, the storage volume can be small, and the size and size can be reduced. In addition, there is no special fixing means (lock means), and it is formed in a simple structure.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a container holder device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of an embodiment of the container holder device of the present invention. The container holder device 1 is housed in an opening 6 of an interior member 5 of a vehicle, and includes a container holder 2 and an opening / closing lid 3. The container holder 2 is formed with a holder opening 4 for holding the outer periphery of the container (not shown), and the opening / closing lid 3 supports the bottom of the container. In addition,
The container holder 2 is provided with a spring member (not shown) above the opening 6.
The opening / closing lid portion 3 is supported by a cantilever via a spring member (not shown) below the opening 6.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the container holder 2
Is roughly composed of a container holder body 7, a wire member 8, a holding piece 9, and the like. The container holder body 7 includes the interior member 5
A base end is connected to the upper side of the opening 6 via a spring member (not shown), and is made of a member which is rotatably supported at a cantilever. A semi-arc 10 is formed at the open end. Consist of things. On the other hand, the wire member 8 is formed of a bar-shaped spring member bent in a semi-arc shape, and is rotatably supported by the container holder body 7 in a cantilever manner. The semi-arc portion 11 of the wire member 8 is formed opposite to the semi-arc portion 10 of the container holder main body 7, and forms the holder opening 4 for holding the container.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the holding piece 9 has its base end connected to the container holder body 7 via a spring member 12 and is rotatably supported at one end. A semi-arc 13 is formed on the tip side. As shown in FIG. 3, the spring member 12 is bridged between a spring holding portion 14 provided on the container holder main body 7 and a spring holding portion 15 provided on the holding piece 9 side. Functions to add a spring reaction force. As shown in FIG. 3, when the holding piece 9 and the wire member 11 are arranged in a horizontal state, the value of the distance a between the two is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the smallest container held by the container holder device 1. Consist of matching dimensions,
When the holding piece 9 is rotated in the vertical direction and the wire member is arranged in the horizontal direction, the distance between the two is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the largest container held by the container holder device 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the state in which the entire container holder 2 is rotated in the vertical direction corresponds to the storage position of the container holder 2, and the container holder 2 is stored in the opening 6 in this state.

As shown in FIG. 1, a projecting portion 16 is provided substantially at the center of the holding piece 9 of the container holder 2.
The protrusion 16 may be formed integrally with the holding piece 9 or may be fixed separately. This protrusion 16
Are irregularities 2 on the outer periphery like a plastic bottle 24 described later.
The container 5 has a shape that does not catch on the concave or convex portion of the container having the concave or convex portion or the concave or convex portion on the outer periphery, for example, a spherical or elliptical curved surface.

The opening / closing lid part 3 is made of a plate-like member.
As described above, the base end is connected to the lower side of the opening 6 of the interior member 5 via the spring member (not shown), and is rotatably supported at one end. In use, it is arranged in a horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 1, and its support 17 supports the bottom 18 (FIG. 4) of the container. When not in use, it is rotated in the vertical direction. In this state, the opening 6 is closed by the opening / closing lid 3. Further, the claw 19 provided on the opening / closing lid portion 3 is engaged with the notch 20 of the interior member 5 when closed, and holds the opening / closing lid portion 3 in a closed state.

Next, a method for holding a container by the container holder device 1 of the present invention will be described. For convenience of explanation, a small cup 21, a medium cup 22, and a large cup 23 are selected as containers. When the container holder device 1 is not used, first,
As shown in FIG. 2, the container holder 2 folds all the constituent members, and in this state, rotates in the vertical direction and is housed in the opening 6. On the other hand, the opening / closing lid part 3 also rotates in the vertical direction,
The container holder 2 is concealed and the claws 19 are notched 20
And is held on the interior member 5 side.

In use, first, the opening / closing lid portion 3
Is rotated to the horizontal position and the container holder 2 is rotated to the horizontal position as shown in FIG. In this state, when the small cup 21 is inserted into the space a between the half-arc part 13 of the holding piece 9 and the half-arc part 11 of the wire member 8, the small cup 21 is held by the holding piece 9 and the wire member 8, The bottom surface 18 of the lower surface is the support 1 of the opening / closing lid 3.
7 and is supported. As described above, the small cup 21
Is kept stable.

In order to hold the medium-sized cup 22 and the large-sized cup 23, the holding piece 9 and the wire member 8 shown in FIG.
When the medium-sized cup 22 or the large-sized cup 23 is inserted into the space between the two, the holding piece 9 is pressed against the outer periphery of the medium-sized cup 22 or the like,
It rotates downward as shown in FIG. Thereby, the medium-sized cup 22 and the large-sized cup 23 are held by the rotated holding piece 9 and the wire member 8. As described above, the holding piece 9
Is supported by the spring member 12, the spring force acts on the outer periphery of the medium cup 22 and the large cup 23, and the medium cup 22 and the large cup 23 are pressed toward the wire member 8. Thereby, the medium-sized cup 22 and the large-sized cup 23 are stably held. Of course, these medium cups 2
2 and the bottom portion 18 of the large cup 23 are supported by the support portion 17 of the opening / closing lid portion 3. In addition, even if the dimensions of the containers are different, the holding piece 9 only needs to be rotated to a position corresponding thereto, and the containers of a given size within a certain range can be automatically held in a non-stepped manner.

As described above, the container holder device 1 of the present invention comprises a container holder body 7, a wire member 8, a holding piece 9 and the like constituting the container holder portion 2 having a substantially semicircular shape. In addition, since these are all rotatably cantilevered, the storage volume at the time of storage can be smaller than that of the container holder 2a of the container holder device 1a or the like in FIG. As a result, the whole is compacted and compact.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention in which a plastic bottle 24 is used as an example of a container having a concave portion or the like on the outer periphery.
1 shows a holding method by the container holder device 1 of FIG.
The PET bottle 24 is also held by the holding piece 9 and the wire member 8 in the same manner as the medium-sized cup 22 and the like. In this case, since the holding piece 9 is provided with the curved protrusion 16, the holding piece 9 does not fit into the unevenness 25 of the plastic bottle 24 and does not get caught. Therefore, even if the PET bottle 24 is inserted and held at an angle, the PET bottle 24 can be smoothly taken out from the holder opening 4. The shape of the curved surface of the protruding portion 16 may be any shape as long as it does not catch on the unevenness, and is, for example, a spherical body or an elliptical curved body.

[0017]

1) According to the container holder device of the first aspect of the present invention, containers of any size and shape can be automatically and stably held within a certain range, and are compactly and compactly assembled. An effect that can be implemented at low cost due to the simple structure can be obtained. 2) According to the container holder device of the second aspect of the present invention, the holding piece has a curved protruding portion even for a container having an uneven surface such as a PET bottle, so that the holding piece has It can be taken out smoothly without being caught by the unevenness.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a container holder device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a stored state of a container holder section of the container holder device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear view of a container holder part of the container holder device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a holding state of small, medium and large cups by the container holder device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a holding state of the PET bottle by the container holder device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a conventional container holder device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container holder apparatus 2 Container holder part 3 Opening / closing lid part 4 Holder opening part 5 Interior member 6 Opening part 7 Container holder main body 8 Wire member 9 Holding piece 10 Half-arc part 11 Half-arc part 12 Spring member 13 Half-arc part 14 Spring holding Part 15 Spring holding part 16 Projection part 17 Support part 18 Bottom part 19 Claw part 20 Notch 21 Small cup 22 Medium cup 23 Large cup 24 PET bottle 25 Unevenness

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A device which is housed in an interior member of a vehicle so as to be openable and closable and holds containers of various shapes and sizes,
The apparatus includes a container holder that is cantilevered via a spring member so as to be openable and closable above the opening of the interior member, and is cantilevered via a spring member so as to be freely openable and closable below the opening. An opening / closing lid portion having a support portion for supporting a bottom portion of the container, wherein the container holder portion forms a semi-arc-shaped portion on an open end side and is cantilevered in the opening portion; and A wire member rotatably supported on the open end side of the container holder body and forming a holder opening for holding the container between the container holder body and a semi-arc-shaped portion;
A container holder device comprising: a holding piece that is housed in the holder opening and whose base end is cantilevered supported by the container holder body via a spring member. 2. The container holder device according to claim 1, wherein a curved protruding portion is provided at a substantially central position on a tip side of the holding piece.