JP2001122008A - Drink container constraining tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drink container constraining tool to be automatically adjusted so as to fit to the dimension of a drink container for constraint and capable of maintaining the constraining position. SOLUTION: This drink container constraining tool is provided with a slider 10 guided by a peripheral surface of a drink container holder 8 freely to be moved forward and backward in relation to a peripheral surface of the drink container 5 and having an abutment part 12 for abutting on the peripheral surface of the drink container 5 at a tip thereof and energized by a spring 14 in the progressing direction and a lock mechanism having a lock claw 21a for locking a lock groove 16, which is formed in the slider 10 at plural stages in the sliding direction, with the manual operation feely to be released. Shape of the lock claw 21a and the lock groove 16 constrain the progress of the slider 10 freely to be retreated in the condition that the lock groove 16 is locked with the lock claw 21a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drink container restraint for further restraining a drink container in a drink container holder which holds a drink container such as a cup or a can while surrounding the drink container. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a conventional restrainer for a drink container.
A restraint using a lever 4 pivotally supported by a spring 4 and biased inward by a spring 3 is well known.

[0003]

Thus, the peripheral surface of the drink container 5 can be pressed at the tip of the lever 4 and restrained at the set position. However, the restraining force depending on the spring force changes according to the size of the drink container. If the restraining force is large, it is difficult to remove the drink container, and there is a possibility that the paper cup or the like may be deformed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a drink container restraint which can be automatically adjusted to fit the size of the drink container and can be restrained, and can maintain the restrained position. And

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention, in order to achieve this object, provides, according to claim 1, for further restraining the drink container in a drink container holder which holds the drink container in a state of being surrounded by a peripheral surface. The drink container restraint device has a contact portion which is guided on the circumferential surface of the drink container holder so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the circumferential surface of the drink container, and which is in contact with the circumferential surface of the drink container at the distal end portion. A locking mechanism having a slider urged by a spring in a forward direction and a locking claw that detachably locks a plurality of locked portions formed on the slider in the sliding direction by manual operation; Further, the shape of the locked portion is formed so as to restrict the forward movement of the slider and allow the slider to retreat in a state where the locked portion is locked by the lock claw.

With the drink container held in the drink container holder, the contact portion of the slider contacts the peripheral surface of the drink container, and restrains the drink container between the peripheral surfaces of the drink container holder. The contact position is locked by locking the locked portion by the lock claw. In this locked state, the slider can retreat following a larger drink container, and when the lock claw is released by manual operation for a smaller drink container, the slider moves forward by spring bias.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A restrainer for a drink container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Numeral 8 is a drink container holder formed as a rectangular parallelepiped container, for example, which is housed in a pull-out manner before and after the console box. Reference numeral 9 denotes a restraint attached to the drink container holder 8, and upper and lower guide holes 1 on the holder peripheral surface 8a.
The U-shaped slider 10 and the locking mechanism 29 are provided so as to be able to move forward and backward at 7, 7a.

A contact portion 1 having an arc-shaped contact surface 12a corresponding to a standard drink container is formed at the tip of the upper horizontal portion 11 of the U-shaped slider 10 by a projection 11a.
2 are fitted. The contact surface 12a is inclined upward in the retreating direction so that the contact surface 12a can be retreated by being pressed by the drink container 5 from above. In the lower guide hole 17a,
Horizontal guide bottom 1
Guide side surfaces 19 on both sides to which 9a is mounted are protruded.

In the groove 15a at the tip of the lower horizontal portion 15,
A locking member 13 that locks one end of the coil spring 14 with the projection 13a is fitted. The other end of the coil spring 14 contacts the holder peripheral surface 8a to urge the slider 10 in the forward direction. U-shaped slider 10
A stopper 10a that comes into contact with the outer surface of the holder peripheral surface 8a is protruded from the vertical portion of the holder.

The lock mechanism 29 of the slider 10 is connected to the hinge bracket 23 provided below the holder flange 8c at the opening of the drink container holder 8 by the pin 22 so as to be rotatable up and down along the holder peripheral surface 8a. The lever 20 is pivotally supported at the position, and is protruded outward from the upper edge of the guide hole 17 of the holder peripheral surface 8a of the synthetic resin drink container holder 8 by integral molding so as to be urged downward. And a fin 21 having bending elasticity.

A guide hole 25 into which a knob 24 for the lever 20 is slidably inserted vertically is formed in the holder flange 8c. Lever 2 just below it
A pin 24a projecting from the lower end of the knob 24 in a direction orthogonal to the knob 24 is rotatably inserted into the pin hole 20b at the rear end of the knob 0. The tip portion 20a of the lever 20 is engaged with an engagement hole 21b on the side surface of the fin 21. Thereby, the lever 20
And the knob 24 constitutes a driving member of the fin 21, and the knob 24 occupies the upper normal position via the lever 20 by the downward biasing of the fin 21, and releases the downward pressing operation. It automatically returns to the normal position.

On the upper surface of the upper horizontal portion 11 of the slider 10, a lock groove 1 is formed as a locked portion in a plurality of steps in the sliding direction.
6 is formed in a tooth shape. A lock claw 21a that pivots downwardly and engages with the lock groove 16 with the base end of the fin 21 as a fulcrum is formed at a portion of the back surface of the fin 21 away from the holder peripheral surface 8a. As shown in FIG.
Each lock groove 16 is formed in a U-shape having front and rear vertical surfaces. The front surface of the lock claw 21a is formed as an inclined surface 21b, and the rear surface is formed as a vertical surface 21c. As a result, the slider 1 is locked in a state where the lock claws 21a are
The forward movement of 0 is restricted, and the backward movement is allowed. The front surface of each lock groove 16 may be an inclined surface, and the front surface of the lock claw 21a may be an inclined surface or a vertical surface.

The operation of the thus configured drink container restraining device 9 is as follows. At the bottom of the drink container 5, the contact surface 12a is pushed downward to release the lock claw 21a from the lock groove 16, and the slider 10 is retracted, and set on the holder bottom surface 8b as shown in FIG. This allows
The drink container 5 is restrained between the holder peripheral surface 8a and the contact surface 12a. At this time, the contact position of the contact portion 12 is automatically engaged with the lock groove 16 at the corresponding position by the spring force of the claw 21. Locked by entering. Therefore, even if the drink container 5 is taken out, the contact portion 12 remains in the drink container 5.
Is maintained at a position corresponding to the size of the peripheral surface of the. Further, when a large drink container is set, the slider 10 is further retracted and is maintained at the corresponding position.

When the knob 24 is depressed without the drink container, the fin 21 moves upward through the lever 20, whereby the lock claw 21a is disengaged from the lock groove 16, and the slider 10 is biased by the spring to stop the slider 10. It advances to the original position defined by 10a. When the user releases the knob 24, the lock claw 21a and the knob 24 also return to the locked position due to the elasticity of the fin 21. Therefore, the aforementioned drink container 5
Knob 2 when setting a small drink container instead of
When the knob 4 is operated downward, the contact portion 12 advances and the contact surface 12a contacts the peripheral surface of the drink container. When the knob 24 is released, the slider 10 is automatically restrained, and the locked position is maintained thereafter. Is done.

It is to be noted that, instead of the above-described embodiment, another configuration such as forming a lock claw separately from the lock mechanism is conceivable, and the present invention is similarly applied to a drink container having a circular shape. it can.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the restraining position by the abutment without the spring force on the peripheral surface of the drink container is adjusted according to the size of the drink container, and even if the drink container is taken out. Will be maintained. For a larger drink container than the immediately preceding one, the restraining position is automatically adjusted at the time of setting, and for a small drink container, the lock position is automatically adjusted only by an unlocking operation. Therefore, the operation is simple, and there is no deformation of the drink container or variation in the take-out force. According to the invention of claim 2, the lock mechanism of the slider is easily formed by forming the lock claw with spring force by integral molding with the drink container holder made of synthetic resin.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 shows a restrainer for a drink container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view of a main part, and FIG. 1B is a sectional view thereof.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the restraint device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a locked state of a lock groove by a lock claw of the restrictor.

FIG. 4 shows a conventional restraint device for a drink container, wherein FIG. A is a perspective view thereof and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Drink Container 8 Drink Container Holder 8a Holder Peripheral Surface 9 Restrictor 10 Slider 12 Contact Part 14 Coil Spring 16 Lock Groove 17, 17a Guide Hole 20 Lever 21 Fin 21a Lock Claw 24 Knob 29 Lock Mechanism

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A drink container restraint for further restraining a drink container in a drink container holder for holding the drink container in a state of being surrounded by the peripheral surface, the drink container being capable of moving forward and backward with respect to the peripheral surface of the drink container. A slider which is guided by the peripheral surface of the drink container holder and has a contact portion at the tip end which comes into contact with the peripheral surface of the drink container and is biased by a spring in the forward direction; And a lock mechanism having a lock claw that locks the locked portion detachably by a manual operation, the lock claw and the locked portion having the lock claw in the locked portion. The drink container restrainer is formed so as to restrain the slider from moving forward while allowing the slider to move backward while retaining the slider. 2. A lock mechanism is provided so as to project outward from the peripheral surface of a drink container holder made of synthetic resin by integral molding, thereby exhibiting bending elasticity so as to be urged toward a locked portion. And a fin provided with a lock claw, and a driving member for manually driving the fin so as to detach the lock claw from the locked portion. Drink container restraint.