JP2001105952A - Container holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the usage performance of a container holder. SOLUTION: Containers 16 are inserted into the openings 18 formed above the tray 14 of this container holder 10, and adjusting plates 30, 32 are moved to the rear of a vehicle body so that the sizes of the openings 18 are matched with the shapes of the inserted containers 16. Stoppers provided on the adjusting plates 30, 32 are coupled with the serrated notches 44 formed on the guide grooves 40 of the tray 14, the moving load is decreased when the adjusting plates 30, 32 are moved in the shrinking direction of the openings 18, and the moving load is increased when the adjusting plates 30, 32 are moved in the expanding direction of the openings 18, thereby the adjusting plates 30, 32 can be held at respective adjustment positions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a container holder,
In particular, the present invention relates to a container holder mounted in a vehicle interior of a vehicle such as an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container holder mounted in the interior of a vehicle such as an automobile has been known.
No. 79639.

As shown in FIG. 9, in this container holder, a plate-shaped holder base 104 having an insertion hole 102 into which a cylindrical container 100 can be loosely inserted, and a lower part of the holder base 104 below the insertion hole 102 are provided. Arranged, cylindrical container 1
When the columnar container 100 has a small diameter, the columnar container 100 is placed on the support member 106, and then the adjusting plate 1
08 is projected into the insertion hole 102 by a fixed amount to hold the columnar container 100. When the cylindrical container 100 is out of the fixed form, the container 100 is
06, the adjustment plate 108 is inserted into the insertion hole 102.
And the rotating arm 110 is rotated so that the adjusting arm 110A projects into the insertion hole 102 by an arbitrary amount substantially in contact with the container 100, thereby holding the container 100. I have.

[0004]

However, in this container holder, when the adjustment plate 108 is projected into the insertion hole 102, the adjustment plate 108
With this configuration, it is urged inward of the insertion hole 102. As a result, the stop position of the adjustment plate 108 is determined by the position where the adjustment plate 108 does not protrude into the insertion hole 102 (the position on the left side in FIG. 9) and the protrusion position where the adjustment plate 108 protrudes a certain amount into the insertion hole 102 (the position on the right side in FIG. 9). There are two places. For this reason, when a container having a corresponding diameter is held at the intermediate position between the two positions, each time the container is taken out, the adjustment plate 10
8 is moved to the protruding position by the urging force of the leaf spring 112, so that it is difficult to return the container to the insertion hole 102, and the use performance (usability) is poor.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to obtain a container holder capable of improving the use performance.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container holder, wherein the size of the opening is adjusted in accordance with the shape of the container in which the tray is formed. An adjusting plate to be adjusted, and an adjusting plate holding means for holding the adjusting plate at a plurality of different stop positions depending on the container; a tray-side container supporting portion formed on the tray; and an adjusting plate formed on the adjusting plate. The outer peripheral portion of the container is supported by the plate-side container support portion.

Accordingly, by inserting the container into the opening formed above the tray, adjusting the adjusting plate, and adjusting the size of the opening to the shape of the container to be inserted, the tray-side container support formed in the tray is formed. The container can be supported by the portion and the plate-side container support formed on the adjustment plate. At this time, since the adjustment plate can be held at a plurality of adjustment positions different depending on the container by the adjustment plate holding means, when the container is removed, the size of the opening does not change, and the container is reinserted into the opening. Since it can be easily inserted even when it is inserted, the use performance can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the container holder according to the first aspect, the tray-side container support portion and the plate-side container support portion have an outer peripheral portion of the container at three or more contact points. It is characterized by supporting.

Therefore, in addition to the contents described in claim 1,
Since the outer peripheral portion of the container is supported by three or more contact points by the tray-side container support portion and the plate-side container support portion, it is possible to reliably hold the containers having different planar cross-sectional shapes at the supported portions.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the container holder according to any one of the first and second aspects, the planar shape of the tray-side container support and the planar view of the plate-side container support are provided. At least one of the shapes is asymmetric with respect to a center line along the moving direction of the adjustment plate.

Therefore, in addition to the contents described in either claim 1 or claim 2, at least one of the plan view shape of the tray-side container support portion and the plate-side container support portion in plan view, By making the shape asymmetrical with respect to the center line along the moving direction of the adjustment plate, it becomes possible to support the outer peripheral portion of the container with three or more contact points with a simple configuration.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the container holder according to any one of the first to third aspects, the adjusting plate holding means moves in a direction in which the adjusting plate reduces the opening. In this case, there is provided a load adjusting means for reducing a moving load and increasing the moving load when the adjusting plate moves in a direction to enlarge the opening.

Therefore, in addition to the contents described in any one of the first to third aspects, when the adjusting plate moves in the direction of enlarging the opening, the moving load increases, and the adjusting plate is difficult to move. Good container holdability. Also,
When the adjustment plate is moved in the direction to reduce the opening, the operability is good because the moving load is small.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the container holder according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the adjusting plate has an operation portion, and the shape of the operation portion is the opening. The direction of the resultant force of the input to the adjustment plate from the operation unit and the input to the adjustment plate from the adjustment plate holding means when the size is reduced is the moving direction when the opening in the adjustment plate is reduced. Characterized in that it has a shape that substantially matches with

Therefore, in addition to the contents described in any one of claims 1 to 4, when the adjustment plate is moved in the direction to reduce the opening, the input from the operation unit to the adjustment plate and the adjustment plate holding The direction of the resultant force of the input from the means to the adjustment plate substantially coincides with the moving direction of the adjustment plate. As a result, when the adjustment plate is moved in the direction to reduce the opening, the moving load is further reduced, and the use performance is further improved.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a container holder of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the drawings, an arrow FR indicates a forward direction of the vehicle body, and an arrow UP indicates an upward direction of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container holder 10 of this embodiment is mounted on the upper surface of a front console box 12 as a mounting surface. The tray 14 of the container holder 10 is formed in a box shape having a bottom 20 with an opening 18 into which the container 16 is inserted formed at an upper side. A pair of right and left mounting portions 22 for fixing the tray 14 to the vehicle body side are formed at a rear portion of the tray 14.
A pair of left and right mounting portions 24 for fixing the tray 14 to the vehicle body side is formed at the front of the vehicle.

At the rear of the bottom 20 of the tray 14,
The left and right mounting portions 20 each having a shape corresponding to the bottom of the small-diameter container 16.
A, 20B are formed, and these mounting portions 20A,
20B is a horizontal portion. On the other hand, left and right receivers 20C and 20D are formed at the front of the bottom part 20, and these receivers 20C and 20D are mounted on receivers 20A and 20B.
It is a slope located at a higher position.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front mounting portions 20C and 20D of the tray 14 are inclined such that the outside in the vehicle width direction is lower than the center in the vehicle width direction. For this reason, when containers 28 such as large-diameter cups whose opening portions are enlarged are placed, the containers 28 placed on the placing portions 20C and 20D are slightly inclined outward in the vehicle width direction. It is supported in a state, and prevents interference between the containers 28.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front mounting portions 20C and 20D of the tray 14 are inclined so that the rear side of the vehicle body is lower than the front side of the vehicle body. The front portion of the bottom portion 28A is supported. As a result, the container 28 such as a large-diameter cup
The rear part of the bottom part 28A is supported by the mounting parts 20A and 20B, the front part of the bottom part 28A is supported by the mounting parts 20C and 20D, and is supported in a state where it is slightly inclined rearward of the vehicle body.

The rear portions of the bottom portion 28A of the container 28 are supported by the mounting portions 20A and 20B only when the size of the opening 18 becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined size by adjusting plates 30 and 32 described later. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of left and right adjustment plates 30 and 32 are slidably disposed in the upper part of the tray 14 in the front-rear direction. The size of 18 can be adjusted. The rear end edges of the adjustment plates 30 and 32 are plate-side container supports 30A and 32A, respectively, and the plate-side container supports 30A and 32A have planar shapes of the adjustment plates 30 and 32, respectively. It has a parabolic shape that is asymmetric with respect to the center lines L1 and L2 along the moving direction.

On the other hand, the plate-side container supporting portions 30A, 32
Each wall of the tray 14 facing A is a tray-side container support portion 14A, 14B. The plan-view shapes of these tray-side container support portions 14A, 14B correspond to the moving directions of the adjustment plates 30, 32, respectively. Center lines L1 and L2 along
Are asymmetric parabolic.

Therefore, for example, the plate-side container support 3
0A and the opposing tray-side container support 14A,
Three or more contact points (in the present embodiment, three points P1, P2, and P3)
), And the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical container 36 such as a can is contacted by three or more points (point P4 in this embodiment) by the plate-side container support portion 32A and the tray-side container support portion 14B opposed to the plate-side container support portion 32A. , P5, P6).

As shown in FIG. 5, guide grooves 40 are formed in the upper part of the left and right inner side walls 14C and 14D on the outside of the tray 14 in the vehicle width direction along the vehicle longitudinal direction. 40 has adjustment plates 30, 3
2, a guide projection 30B formed on the outer edge in the vehicle width direction;
32B is slidably inserted. Further, left and right inner wall portions 14E on the tray 14 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction,
A guide groove 42 is provided in the upper part of the 14F along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
In the guide grooves 42, guide protrusions 30C and 32C formed on the inner edges in the vehicle width direction of the adjustment plates 30 and 32 are slidably inserted.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the upper surface of the guide groove 40, a serrated notch 44 constituting a part of the adjusting plate holding means is formed, and the notch 44 guides the adjusting plate 32. The convex portion 46A of the stopper 46 that constitutes a part of the adjustment plate holding means made of an elastic body such as a leaf spring or a resin plate fixed to the convex portion 32B is engaged. In addition, the sawtooth shape of the notch 44 differs in the angle between the adjacent inclined surfaces 40A and 40B, and the adjustment plate 32
When the vehicle moves in the rearward direction of the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 6) in which the opening is reduced, the moving load is reduced, and the adjustment plate 32 expands the opening in front of the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 6). ), The shape is such that the moving load is increased. The adjustment plate 30 has the same configuration.

As shown in FIG. 7, the plate-side container support portion 30A of the adjustment plate 30 has an inclined surface which is inclined downward toward the front of the vehicle body. For example, as shown in FIG. Even when a container 48 having a smaller diameter than the holding portion 48B is placed, when the container 48 is pulled upward (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 7), the outer peripheral surface of the container 48 slides on the plate-side container support portion 30A. The movement causes the adjustment plate 30 to move forward in the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 7) against the resistance of the stopper 46, and to the position shown by the two-dot chain line. As a result, it is possible to prevent snagging when the container 48 is pulled upward (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 7). Note that the adjustment plate 32 has the same configuration.

As shown in FIG. 4, an operation section 50 is formed on the upper surface in the vehicle width direction at the rear end of the adjustment plate 30. The shape of the operation unit 50 is such that the input from the operation unit 50 to the adjustment plate 30 when the adjustment plate 30 is moved rearward in the vehicle body (the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 4) (reference F1 in FIG. 4).
And input from the stopper 46 to the adjustment plate 32 (FIG. 4)
(The symbol F2) and the direction of the resultant force (the symbol F3 in FIG. 4) substantially match the moving direction when the opening 18 in the adjustment plate 32 is reduced, that is, the rear side of the vehicle body (the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 4). ing. Specifically, the shape of the operation surface 50A on the front side of the vehicle body in the operation unit 50 in plan view is an arc surface or an inclined surface facing diagonally outward in the vehicle width direction. By pressing this operation surface 50A, An input from the operation unit 50 to the adjustment plate 30 (reference numeral F1 in FIG. 4) acts obliquely rearward. Further, the engagement position of the stopper 46 is set obliquely forward with respect to the operation surface 50A, and the input from the stopper 46 to the adjustment plate 32 (reference F2 in FIG. 4) acts obliquely forward. I have. A similar operation unit 52 is also formed on the upper surface inside the vehicle width direction at the rear end of the adjustment plate 32.

As shown in FIG. 8, slits 54 and 56 are formed in the adjusting plates 30 and 32 of the container holder 10 of this embodiment along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The mobile phone 60, the remote controller of the navigation device, and the like can be inserted into the device to support them. Further, the container holder 1 of the present embodiment
Reference numeral 0 indicates that the adjusting plates 30 and 32 are open and can be used as a small container.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

In the container holder 10 of the present embodiment, the container 16 is inserted into the opening 18 formed above the tray 14 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1), and the size of the opening 18 is adjusted to the shape of the container 16 to be inserted as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.

At this time, in the container holder 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the stopper 46 of the adjusting plate 32 is engaged with the serrated notch 44 formed in the guide groove 40 of the tray 14. Therefore, when the adjustment plate 32 moves toward the rear of the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 6) in the direction in which the opening is reduced, the moving load is small, and the adjustment plate 32 is in the direction to expand the opening in the vehicle body ( When moving in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 6, the moving load increases. As a result, the operability of the adjustment plate 32 is good, and the notch 44 and the stopper 46 can hold the adjustment plate 32 at a plurality of adjustment positions that differ depending on the shape of the container and the like.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the adjusting plate 32 from moving forward (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 6), which is the direction in which the opening is enlarged, during traveling of the vehicle with respect to a plurality of containers having different shapes and the like. Even when the container 16 is removed, the adjustment plate 32 does not move, so that the size of the opening 18 does not change, and the container 16 can be easily inserted when the container 16 is reinserted into the opening, thereby improving the use performance. be able to. Further, since the adjustment plate 32 is held at the respective adjustment positions by the notch 44 and the stopper 46, the number of parts is small, and the number of parts does not increase.

Further, in the container holder 10 of the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 4, the plan-view shapes of the plate-side container support portions 30A and 32A in each of the adjustment plates 30 and 32 are asymmetric with respect to the center lines L1 and L2 along the movement direction of the adjustment plates 30 and 32, respectively. It has a parabolic shape, and the tray-side container support portion 14A of the tray 14
The plan view shape of 14B is the adjustment plate 30, 3
2 is a parabolic shape that is asymmetric with respect to the center lines L1 and L2 along the movement direction. As a result, for example, the plate-side container support portion 30A and the tray-side container support portion 14A connect the outer peripheral portion of the prismatic container 34 such as a milk pack to three or more contact points (in the present embodiment, three points P1, P2, and P3). ) And the plate-side container support 3
The outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical container 36 such as a can can be supported by three or more contact points (in the present embodiment, three points P4, P5, and P6) by the 2A and the tray-side container support portion 14B.
For this reason, the container 3 having a different planar cross section
4, 36 can be reliably held. In addition, the shapes of the tray-side container supports 14A and 14B in plan view and the shapes of the plate-side container supports 30A and 32A in plan view are asymmetrical with respect to the center lines L1 and L2 along the moving direction of the adjustment plates 30 and 32. With this configuration, the outer peripheral portions of the containers 34 and 36 can be supported by three or more contact points with a simple configuration.

Further, in the container holder 10 of the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the operation unit 50 in the adjustment plate 30 is such that the input from the operation unit 50 to the adjustment plate 30 when the adjustment plate 30 is moved rearward of the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) 4, the direction of the resultant force (reference numeral F3 in FIG. 4) between the input from the stopper 46 to the adjustment plate 32 (reference numeral F2 in FIG. 4) and the movement direction when the opening in the adjustment plate 32 is reduced. That is, the rear of the vehicle (FIG. 4)
(In the direction of arrow A). As a result, when the adjustment plate 30 is moved in the direction to reduce the opening 18, the input from the operation unit 50 to the adjustment plate 30 (reference F1 in FIG. 4) and the input from the stopper 46 to the adjustment plate 30 (FIG. 4). The direction of the resultant force (F3 in FIG. 4) substantially coincides with the direction of movement of the adjustment plate 30 (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4). Therefore, the adjustment plate 3
In the case where 0 is moved in the direction to reduce the opening 18, the moving load is further reduced, and the use performance is further improved. The same applies to the adjustment plate 32.

In the container holder 10 of the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 7, the plate-side container support portion 30A of the adjustment plate 30 has an inclined surface whose lower portion is inclined forward of the vehicle body. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, even when a container 48 having a smaller diameter of the holding portion 48B than the diameter of the vicinity 48A of the bottom is placed, the container 48 is pulled out upward (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 7). At this time, when the outer peripheral surface of the container 48 slides on the plate-side container support portion 30A, the adjustment plate 30 moves forward of the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 7) against the resistance of the stopper 46, Move to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. For this reason, when the container 48 is pulled upward (in the direction of the arrow C in FIG. 7), it is possible to prevent the container 48 from being caught, and the use performance is improved in this respect as well. The adjustment plate 32
The same applies to.

Further, in the container holder 10 of the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 8, slits 54 and 56 are formed in the adjustment plates 30 and 32 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, so that the mobile phone 60, the remote controller of the navigation device, and the like are inserted into these slits 54 and 56. can do. Further, the container holder 10 of the present embodiment can be used as a small container with the adjustment plates 30, 32 opened.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with respect to a specific embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various other embodiments are included within the scope of the present invention. It is clear to a person skilled in the art that is possible. For example, in the present embodiment, the tray-side container support 1
4A, 14B Plan View Shape and Plate-Side Container Support 30
A, 32A, the planar shape of the adjustment plate 30, 32
Asymmetrical with respect to the center lines L1 and L2 along the moving direction of the
A, 14B plan view shape and plate side container support 30
A, 32A, only one of the shapes in plan view, the center lines L1, L along the moving direction of the adjustment plates 30, 32
2 may be asymmetrical. The planar shapes of the tray-side container supports 14A and 14B and the planar shapes of the plate-side container supports 30A and 32A are not limited to the parabolic shape shown in FIG. 4, but may be other asymmetric shapes. Further, the container holder of the present invention can be mounted on an instrument panel other than the console box, a door trim, and the like.

[0040]

The container holder of the present invention according to claim 1 is
A tray having an opening above which a container is inserted, an adjustment plate for adjusting the size of the opening in accordance with the shape of the container to be inserted, and an adjustment for holding the adjustment plate at a plurality of stop positions different depending on the container. Plate holding means;
Since the outer peripheral portion of the container is supported by the tray-side container support portion formed on the tray and the plate-side container support portion formed on the adjustment plate, an excellent effect that the use performance can be improved is provided. Have.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the container holder of the first aspect, the tray-side container support portion and the plate-side container support portion support the outer peripheral portion of the container at three or more contact points. In addition to the effects described in claim 1, there is an excellent effect that a container having a different planar cross-sectional shape of a supported portion can be reliably held.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the container holder according to the first or second aspect, the planar shape of the tray-side container support portion and the planar shape of the plate-side container support portion are provided. Since at least one of (a) and (b) has an asymmetric shape with respect to a center line along the moving direction of the adjustment plate, in addition to the effect according to any one of (1) and (2), a simple The configuration has an excellent effect that the outer peripheral portion of the container can be supported by three or more contact points.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the container holder according to any one of the first to third aspects, the adjusting plate holding means is provided when the adjusting plate moves in a direction to reduce the opening. Has a load adjusting means for reducing the moving load and increasing the moving load when the adjusting plate moves in the direction of enlarging the opening.
In addition to the effect described in any one of the third aspects, the present invention has an excellent effect that the holding property of the container is good and the operation performance is also good.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the container holder according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the adjusting plate has an operation portion, and the shape of the operation portion reduces the opening. At this time, the direction of the resultant force of the input to the adjustment plate from the operation unit and the input to the adjustment plate from the adjustment plate holding means is substantially in the shape of the movement direction when the opening in the adjustment plate is reduced. Therefore, Claim 1
In addition to the effect described in any one of the fourth aspects, there is an excellent effect that the use performance is further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from obliquely rearward of a vehicle.

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

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a container holder according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2 and showing a state where another container is placed on the container holder according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the mobile phone is mounted on the container holder according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the rear of the vehicle.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a container holder according to a conventional embodiment, as viewed obliquely from the rear of the vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container holder 14 Tray 14A Tray side container support part 14B Tray side container support part 16 Container 18 Opening 20 Bottom part of tray 28 Container 30 Adjustment plate 30A Plate side container support part 30B Guide convex part 30C Guide convex part 32 Adjustment plate 32A plate Side container support part 32B Guide convex part 32C Guide convex part 34 Container 36 Container 40 Guide groove 42 Guide groove 44 Notch (adjustment plate holding means) 46 Stopper (adjustment plate holding means) 48 Container 50 Operation part of adjustment plate 52 Adjustment plate Operation unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A tray having an opening for inserting a container formed thereon, an adjusting plate for adjusting the size of the opening according to the shape of the container to be inserted, and a plurality of stop positions different for the adjusting plate depending on the container. Adjusting plate holding means for holding the container, and supporting the outer peripheral portion of the container with a tray-side container support portion formed on the tray and a plate-side container support portion formed on the adjustment plate. Characteristic container holder. 2. The container holder according to claim 1, wherein the tray-side container support portion and the plate-side container support portion support an outer peripheral portion of the container with three or more contact points. 3. An at least one of a plan view shape of the tray-side container support portion and a plan view shape of the plate-side container support portion is asymmetrical with respect to a center line along a moving direction of the adjustment plate. The container holder according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The adjusting plate holding means reduces a moving load when the adjusting plate moves in a direction to reduce the opening, and reduces a moving load when the adjusting plate moves in a direction to enlarge the opening. The container holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a load adjusting means for increasing a moving load. 5. The adjusting plate has an operating portion, and the shape of the operating portion is such that when the opening is reduced, the input from the operating portion to the adjusting plate and the adjusting plate holding means are used. The direction of the resultant force of the input to the adjustment plate and the direction of the resultant force substantially coincides with the direction of movement when the opening in the adjustment plate is reduced. The container holder as described in the above.