JP2001347874A - Cup holder structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a state of spilling a beverage even if an occupant erroneously presses an upper support member downward in the state of supporting a beverage vessel on the upper support member and a lower support member in cup holder structure of enclosed type constitution provided with the upper and lower support members and a support link. SOLUTION: This cup holder structure is provided with a support stay 7 put in an enclosed attitude along the lower support member 2 in the enclosed position of the lower support member 2 and put in the vertical direction across the upper and lower support members 5, 2 in the service position of the lower support member 2 so as to be put in a service attitude of supporting the upper support member 5 to the lower support member 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a cup holder for supporting beverage containers such as cans and cups in vehicles such as passenger cars, commercial vehicles and buses.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a cup holder, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-86735, a storage position which has entered a storage portion (2 in FIG. 2 of the above publication) and a use position which has exited from the storage portion. A lower support member (5 in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the above publication) movably supported over a position, a support link (6a in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the above publication), and an upper support member (5a of the above publication). 1 and 2 are provided.

When the lower support member is moved to the storage position (see FIGS. 3 and 4 of the above publication), the support link and the upper support member are in the storage position along the lower support member. When the lower support member is moved to the use position (see FIGS. 1 and 2 of the above-mentioned publication), the support link is in the use posture facing upward from the lower support member, and the upper support member is raised from the lower support member by a predetermined height. The beverage container can be supported by the upper and lower support members in the use posture separated from each other.

[0004]

In the structure disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-86735, the lower support member is moved to the use position, and the support link and the upper support member assume the use posture. In addition, the support link and the upper support member are cantilevered with respect to the lower support member. At the use position of the lower support member, an auxiliary support link (20 in FIG. 2 of the above publication) for supporting the support link is provided, but the upper support member is cantilevered with respect to the support link.

[0005] With this configuration, when the beverage container is supported by the upper and lower support members at the use position of the lower support member, for example, when an occupant accidentally pushes the upper support member downward, the upper support member is lowered. There is a possibility that the beverage container may be tilted and the beverage may be spilled, and a bending moment may be applied near the base of the support link, which may cause breakage near the base of the support link.

According to the present invention, in a cup holder structure having upper and lower support members and a support link, for example, when an occupant erroneously lowers the upper support member with the upper and lower support members supporting the beverage container. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a configuration in which the state in which the beverage is spilled is reduced even if the beverage is pushed into the container, and to prevent the vicinity of the base of the support link from being damaged.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a cup holder structure including upper and lower support members and a support link, a lower support member is provided at a storage position of the lower support member. A supporting stay is provided along the storage posture, which is vertically oriented across the upper and lower support members at the use position of the lower support member, so that the lower support member supports the upper support member.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the lower support member is moved to the storage position, the support link and the upper support member are in the storage position along the lower support member, and the support stay is moved. Since the upper and lower support members, the support links, and the support stays can be inserted into the storage portion without any trouble because the storage position is also set along the lower support member. Next, when the lower support member is moved to the use position, the support link is in the use position facing upward from the lower support member, and the upper support member is in the use position away from the lower support member by a predetermined height. In addition to the above, the support stay is in the vertical use posture over the upper and lower support members. This allows
In addition to the upper support member being supported by the lower support member via a support link, the upper support member is supported by the lower support member via a support stay (for example, when the upper support member is cantilevered). No, supported in a two-sided state).

Therefore, according to the feature of the first aspect, in a state where the beverage container is supported by the upper and lower support members at the use position of the lower support member, for example, an occupant tries to push the upper support member downward by mistake. Also, since the upper support member is supported by the lower support member via the support stay, the upper support member is less likely to bend downward, and the beverage container is less inclined, The state where a bending moment is applied near the base of the support link is also reduced.

[II] According to the features of the second aspect, similar to the case of the first aspect, it has the "action" described in the above-mentioned [I], and additionally has the following "action". ing. For example, JP-A-10-86735 described in the prior art
When the lower support member is moved from the use position to the storage position as in the structure of the publication, the support stay comes into contact with the storage portion (see the state of FIG. 5 in the publication), and the support stay is used. When configured to swing from the attitude to the storage attitude, if the support stay is configured to be in a vertical use attitude over the upper and lower support members as in the feature of claim 1,
Since the support stay and the storage section are separated at the use position of the lower support member, a structure that swings the support stay from the use position to the storage position as the lower support member moves from the use position to the storage position is a large scale. It becomes something.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the support stay is supported vertically swingably near a support point of the upper support member on the support link, and the upper support is moved by moving the lower support member from the use position to the storage position. The support stay is configured to swing from the use posture to the storage posture by the relative displacement between the member and the support link. Thus, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the portion where the relative displacement occurs is relatively close to the support stay, the support stay moves as the lower support member moves from the use position to the storage position. Can be configured so as not to become large-scale.

[III] According to the feature of the third aspect, similar to the case of the second aspect, the "action" described in the above [I] and [II] is provided, and in addition, the following "action" is provided. "
It has. As described in the feature of claim 2, and the relative displacement between the upper support member and the support link due to the movement of the lower support member from the use position to the storage position, the support stay is moved from the use posture. When configured to swing to the storage position, the relative displacement described above is relatively small. Thus, for example, when the support stay is configured to be swung in a direction approaching the storage unit from the vertical use posture to the storage unit in the storage posture, the support stay is supported against the relatively small relative displacement described above. Since the swing range of the stay from the use position to the storage position becomes relatively large, there is a structure that swings the support stay from the use position to the storage position as the lower support member moves from the use position to the storage position. , May be impossible (for example,
Such a structure that enlarges the relative displacement is required, for example).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the use position of the lower support member, the use posture of the support stay is set so that the lower portion is inclined upward and downward to approach the storage portion than the upper portion. By moving the support member from the use position to the storage position, the support stay in the use position swings in the storage position by the lower portion of the support stay approaching the storage portion. Thereby, according to the features of claim 3, for the aforementioned relatively small relative displacement,
Since the swing range of the support stay from the use position to the storage position is relatively small, the support stay is swung from the use position to the storage position as the lower support member moves from the use position to the storage position. Can be configured to be reasonable.

[0014]

1 and 2 (a) and (b) show the structure of a cup holder provided at the center on the left and right of a dashboard panel (not shown) of a passenger car. A rectangular box-shaped storage unit 1 is provided at the left and right center of the dashboard panel. Flat lower support member 2
Is movably supported over a storage position (see FIG. 2 (b)) that has entered the storage unit 1 and a use position (see FIG. 2 (a)) that has exited from the storage unit 1. 2 is provided with a handle 2a for moving operation.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, a first support link 3 is supported by a spring 9 so as to be vertically swingable around a horizontal axis P1 of a bracket 2b of a lower support member 2. 3 is urged upward and the first support link 3
The upper support member 5 is supported so as to be able to swing up and down around the horizontal axis P2 at the front end. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
The support link 3 has a bifurcated front end and a rear end in plan view.
The central portion has a narrow shape, and the cross section of the central portion has a U-shape opened upward.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5, the upper support member 5 has a shape in which the center portion is narrowed in an arc shape in plan view (see FIG. 5). A vertical wall-shaped rib 5a is provided, and the rib 5a is provided with a long hole 5b. An arc-shaped holder 6 is swingably supported around a longitudinal axis P4 on both sides of the upper support member 5 in a range of a storage position shown by a solid line in FIG. 5 and a use position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The holder 6 is urged toward the use posture by a spring (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5, a second support link 4 is supported around a horizontal axis P3 of a bracket 2c of the lower support member 2 so as to be vertically swingable, and a spring (not shown). ) Urges the second support link 4 upward. The second support link 4 has a bifurcated rear end portion and a narrow front end portion in plan view, and has a U-shaped cross section with a front end portion opened upward. A pin 4a is provided at the front end of the second support link 4, and the second support link 4
Of the upper support member 5 is movably inserted into the elongated hole 5b.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5, a support stay 7 is vertically swingably supported around the horizontal axis P5 at a portion near the horizontal axis P2 in the first support link 3. The support stay 7 has a U-shaped cross section (see FIG. 1).
It is urged by a spring (not shown) in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 3 (upright direction). At the upper part of the support stay 7, a contact portion 7 a is provided at a portion on the right side of FIG. 3 with respect to the horizontal axis P 5, and the contact portion 7 a of the support stay 7 is connected to the first support link 3.
Through the opening 3a.

With the above structure, the state shown in FIGS. 2B, 4 and 5 is a state in which the lower support member 2 is moved to the storage position, and the first and second support links 3 and 4 and the upper support member. 5 and the support stay 7 are stored in the storage position along the lower support member 2 and enter the storage unit 1. In the storage position of the lower support member 2, as shown in FIGS.
The pin 4 a of the support link 4 reaches the right end of the elongated hole 5 b of the upper support member 5 on the paper surface, and the rib 5 a of the upper support member 5 enters the second support link 4. The second support link 4 and the rib 5 a of the upper support member 5 enter the first support link 3, and the first support link 3 enters the support stay 7. As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5, and 6, a horizontally long first recess 2d is formed in the lower support member 2, and the first support link 3 and the support stay 7 are connected to the first recess 2d of the lower support member 2.
I'm getting into.

Thus, in the storage position of the lower support member 2, the lower and upper support members 2, 5 are configured such that the vertical width is small as shown in FIG. 2 (b) and FIG. The upper and lower widths of the storage section 1 are configured to be small. In the storage position of the lower support member 2, the holder 6 is in a storage position in contact with the lateral wall of the storage section 1 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 5.

Next, when the lower support member 2 is moved from the storage position shown in FIG. 2B to the use position shown in FIGS. 1, 2A, 3 and 6, the first and second support links 3 and 4 are moved. Swings upward to assume a use position in which the pin 4a of the second support link 4 moves upward through the elongated hole 5b of the upper support member 5 to the left in FIG. The upper support member 5 moves upward substantially parallel to the lower support member 2,
The usage posture is a predetermined height above the lower support member 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the holder 6 swings from the storage position to the use position.

As described above, as the first support link 3 swings to the use position, the support stay 7 swings downward with respect to the first support link 3 as shown in FIGS. 3 (the direction in which the lower portion of the support stay 7 is separated from the storage section 1 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3), the contact portion 7a of the support stay 7 contacts the rib 5a of the upper support member 5, and the lower support member The lower portion of the support stay 7 enters the second recess 2e formed in the second first recess 2d, and the support stay 7 stops (the use posture of the support stay 7).

In the use position of the lower support member 2 shown in FIGS.
Are supported via the first and second support links 3 and 4 and the support stay 7. As shown in FIG. 2A, a beverage container 8 such as a can or a cup is placed on the lower support member 2 through the space between the upper support member 5 and the holder 6, and the beverage container 8 is placed on the upper support member 5 and the holder 6, It is supported by the lower support member 2.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 6, the support stay 7 is vertically extended over the lower and upper support members 2 and 5 (as shown in FIG. 3). Than the contact portion 7a of the support stay 7 and the horizontal axis P5,
The lower part of the support stay 7 is located on the left side of the paper (in a state of being close to the storage unit 1) in an inclined vertical direction. For example, even if an occupant accidentally pushes the upper support member 5 downward, the upper support member 5 is supported by the support stay. Since the upper support member 5 is supported by the lower support member 2 via 7, the upper support member 5 is unlikely to bend downward, and the beverage container 8 is unlikely to be inclined.

Next, when the lower support member 2 is moved from the use position shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 6 to the storage position shown in FIG. The second support links 3 and 4 swing downward, and the pins 4a of the second support links 4
Moves the long hole 5b of the upper support member 5 rightward on the paper of FIG. 3, and the upper support member 5 moves downward substantially parallel to the lower support member 2. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the holder 6 comes into contact with the lateral wall of the storage unit 1 and swings from the use posture to the storage posture.

As described above, as the first support link 3 swings downward and the upper support member 5 moves downward substantially parallel to the lower support member 2, the ribs 5 of the upper support member 5 move.
a and the horizontal axis P5 of the first support link 3 approach each other. As a result, the contact portion 7a of the support stay 7 is pushed downward by the rib 5a of the upper support member 5, and the support stay 7 swings upward with respect to the first support link 3 (the clock shown in FIG. 3). The lower part of the support stay 7 is the storage part 1 in the direction.
2 (b), 4 and 5.

[Another embodiment of the invention] In the above-mentioned [Embodiment of the invention], a spring (not shown) for urging the support stay 7 in the counterclockwise direction (standing direction) in FIG. Instead, when the lower support member 2 is moved to the use position, the support stay 7 may swing downward due to its own weight, so that the support stay 7 is in a tilted up-down use posture.

[0028]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the cup holder structure including the upper and lower support members and the support link, the upper and lower support members are vertically oriented at the use position of the lower support member. By providing a support stay in a use position in which the lower support member supports the upper support member, for example, even if an occupant accidentally pushes the upper support member downward, the upper support member flexes downward and the beverage container tilts. Since such a state is reduced, the state in which the beverage is spilled from the beverage container can be reduced. Further, even if the occupant accidentally pushes the upper support member downward, for example, a state in which a bending moment is applied near the base of the support link can be reduced, so that the durability can be improved.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the support stay is configured to be in the storage position along the lower support member at the storage position of the lower support member, when the lower support member is moved to the storage position. The upper and lower support members, the support links, and the support stays can be stored in the storage section without hindrance by the support stays.

According to the feature of the second aspect, the "effect of the invention" of the first aspect is provided similarly to the case of the first aspect. In addition to the "effect of the invention", the following "invention" is provided. Of the effect. According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the support stay is supported vertically swingably near the support point of the upper support member in the support link, the upper support member and the support link are moved by moving the lower support member from the use position to the storage position. The support stay swings from the use position to the storage position due to the relative displacement between the support stay and the storage position from the use position as the lower support member moves from the use position to the storage position. The structure for swinging to the posture can be configured so as not to be large, which is advantageous in terms of simplification of the structure.

According to the feature of the third aspect, similar to the case of the second aspect, the above-mentioned "effect of the invention" of the second aspect is provided, and in addition to the "effect of the invention", the following "invention" is provided. Of the effect. According to the feature of the third aspect, in the use position of the lower support member, by configuring the support stay so that the lower part is inclined upward and downward to approach the storage part than the upper part, from the use position of the lower support member Even if the relative displacement between the upper support member and the support link due to the movement to the storage position is relatively small, the support stay is moved from the use posture with the movement of the lower support member from the use position to the storage position. The structure for swinging to the storage position can be configured to be reasonable, which is advantageous in terms of simplification of the structure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a cup holder in a use position.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the cup holder in a use position and a storage position.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a cup holder in a use position.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the cup holder in a state where the cup holder is moved from the storage position and the storage position.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view of the cup holder in the storage position.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal rear view of the cup holder in a use position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage part 2 Lower support member 3, 4 Support link 5 Upper support member 7 Support stay 8 Drinking container

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lower support member movably supported over a storage position that has entered a storage portion and a use position that has exited from the storage portion, and a lower support member along the lower support member at a storage position of the lower support member. The storage posture, so that the use position of the lower support member in the use position facing upward from the lower support member,
A support link supported by the lower support member so as to be vertically swingable; and a storage posture along the lower support member at a storage position of the lower support member, wherein the storage position of the lower support member is from the lower support member at a use position. An upper support member supported vertically swingably on the support link so that the upper and lower support members can be used vertically separated from each other by a predetermined height, and the upper and lower support members are used at the use position of the lower support member. , The beverage container is configured to be supported, and the storage position of the lower support member is in the storage position along the lower support member, and the upper support portion extends over the upper and lower support members at the use position of the lower support member. A cup holder structure comprising a support stay that faces downward and is in a use posture in which the lower support member supports the upper support member. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support stay is supported vertically swingably near a support point of the upper support member on the support link, and the upper support member is moved by moving the lower support member from a use position to a storage position. The cup holder structure according to claim 1, wherein the support stay is configured to swing from a use posture to a storage posture by a relative displacement between the cup and the support link. 3. The support stay is configured such that, at a use position of the lower support member, a lower part than an upper part is inclined upward and downward to approach the storage part, and the lower support member is used from the use position to the storage position. 3. The cup holder structure according to claim 2, wherein the support stay swings in a storage attitude by moving the support stay in a direction in which a lower portion of the support stay approaches the storage section. 4.