JP2002347500A - Cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce rattling due to vibration or the like of a vehicle in a cup holder for a vehicle such as an automobile. SOLUTION: This cup holder 10 is provided with a holder main body 40, and a cup rest member 50. Between the holder main body 40 and the cup rest part 50, a guide protrusion and a guide hole 70 to be engaged with each other are respectively provided on them at least at their storage positions as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup holder for vehicles such as automobiles, and more particularly, to reducing backlash caused by vibrations of a vehicle or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cup holder has a case,
A holder body slidably held in the case and having a cup insertion hole, and when the holder body is pulled out of the case, the holder body is rotated downward and the bottom of the cup inserted from the cup insertion hole can be placed. There is known a device having a simple cup mounting member (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-30984).
JP-A-9-169235, etc.).

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional cup holder, there is a first problem that the holder body and the cup mounting member may come into contact with each other due to the vibration of the vehicle or the like to generate abnormal noise. There was a point. Further, in the above-described conventional cup holder, the cup mounting member may rotate rapidly, and may collide with the periphery of the case or the lower surface of the holder body, generating abnormal noise, which may impair quietness in the vehicle. There was a second problem.

[0004] Therefore, the inventions described in the respective claims have been made in view of the first and second problems of the prior art described above. On the point. (Claim 1) The invention described in claim 1 has been made in view of the above-mentioned first problem of the conventional technology, and has the following objects.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by providing a guide projection and a guide hole that fit together,
At least the rattling of the cup mounting member at the storage position can be reduced. (Claim 2) The invention described in claim 2 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1.

That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the rotation of the cup mounting member causes the guide projection to relatively move in the guide hole, so that not only the storage position but also the use position is included. In addition, the backlash of the cup mounting member can be reduced. (Claim 3) The invention according to claim 3 has been made in view of the second problem in addition to the first problem of the above-described conventional technology. In addition to the object of the invention, the following point is also intended.

That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the backlash of the cup mounting member can be further reduced by elastically contacting the guide projection with the guide hole. is there. In addition to this, the invention according to claim 3 prevents the cup mounting member from rotating suddenly and colliding against a wall surface around the storage space or the lower surface of the holder body to generate abnormal noise. This is to prevent it. (Claim 4) The invention according to claim 4 has been made in view of the second problem in addition to the first problem of the above-mentioned conventional technology, and has been described in claim 3 above. In addition to the object of the invention, the following point is also intended.

In other words, according to the present invention, the guide projection is stopped at the storage position stop portion and the use position stop portion of the guide hole, respectively, so that the cup placing member at the storage position and the use position is stopped. The backlash can be reduced. In addition, claim 4
The invention described in (1) above can prevent the cup mounting member from rotating suddenly and colliding against the wall surface around the storage space or the lower surface of the holder body to generate abnormal noise. It was done. (Claim 5) The invention described in claim 5 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4 described above.

That is, according to the fifth aspect of the invention, by forming a plurality of pairs of guide projections and guide holes, the backlash of the cup mounting member can be further reduced. (Claim 6) The invention according to claim 6 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5 described above.

That is, the invention described in claim 6 can provide a cup holder having a relatively simple structure.

[0011]

The inventions described in the respective claims are made to achieve the above-mentioned objects, and the features of the inventions are shown in the drawings. This will be described below using embodiments. In addition, the code | symbol in a parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of this invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.

Also, the drawing numbers indicate the drawing numbers used in the embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. (Claim 1) The invention according to claim 1 has the following features. First, the vehicle cup holder 10 has the following configuration, for example, as shown in FIG.

(1) Holder main body (40) The holder main body (40) is slidably stored in the storage space (31), and is stored in the storage space (31) (for example, see FIG. 3). And a cup insertion hole having a use position (for example, see FIG. 2) projecting from the storage space (31) and vertically penetrating a cup (not shown) in the use position.
(41).

(2) Cup placing member (50) The cup placing member (50) is attached to the holder body (40) by the rotating shaft (51).
3 and is rotatably supported through the storage space (31) in the storage position in a state of being folded in parallel with the holder body (40) at the storage position, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), in the use position, it can be rotated below the holder body (40), and the bottom of a cup (not shown) inserted from the cup insertion hole (41) can be placed.

Second, between the holder body (40) and the cup mounting member (50), for example, as shown in FIG.
And one of the guide hole (70). In addition, the guide projection (60) is attached to the holder body (40).
A guide hole (70) is provided in each of the cup mounting members (50), but is not limited thereto.
A guide hole may be provided in the holder body (40) at (50). (Claim 2) The invention of claim 2 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention of claim 1 described above.

First, the guide projection (60) relatively moves in the guide hole (70) as shown in FIG. 4, for example, by the rotation of the cup mounting member (50). (Claim 3) The invention of claim 3 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention of claim 2 described above.

First, the guide hole (70) extends long along the moving direction of the guide projection (60), for example, as shown in FIG. Secondly, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the guide projection (60) is elastically brought into contact with the side wall of at least one of the guide holes (70) facing the moving direction of the guide projection (60). I have. (Claim 4) The invention according to claim 4 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 3.

That is, in the guide hole (70), for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. (1) Storage Position Stop Part (71) The storage position stop part (71) is a guide projection at the storage position.
(60) is located. (2) Stop for use position (72) The stop for use position (72) is a guide projection at the use position.
(60) is located.

(3) Convex part (73) The convex part (73) is located between the storage position stop part (71) and the use position stop part (72) as shown in FIG. 4, for example. It protrudes from one side wall toward the inside of the guide hole (70). (Claim 5) The invention according to claim 5 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4 described above.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, a guide projection (60) and a guide hole (7) into which the guide projection (60) fits.
0). Second, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of pairs are provided in the axial direction of the rotating shaft (51) supporting the cup mounting member (50). Although two pairs are provided, the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more pairs may be provided. (Claim 6) The invention according to claim 6 is characterized by the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5 described above.

First, the guide projection (60) projects from the lower surface of the holder body (40) toward the cup mounting member (50), for example, as shown in FIG. Second, the guide hole (70)
For example, as shown in FIG. 1, it is provided on the cup mounting member (50).

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (Explanation of the Drawings) FIGS. 1 to 4 show an example of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Is an exploded perspective view of the cup holder, FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the cup holder showing a use position, corresponding to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the cup holder showing a storage position, and FIG. It is each showing a top view. (Cup Holder 10) In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 10 denotes the cup holder 10.

The cup holder 10 is mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile. The vehicle is not limited to an automobile, but can be used for a train, an aircraft, a ship, and the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the cup holder 10 is buried and attached to an instrument panel 20 in the vehicle.

The mounting position of the cup holder 10 is not limited to the instrument panel 20, but may be a console or an armrest. The cup holder 10 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. (1) Case 30 (2) Holder body 40 (3) Cup placing member 50 The parts of the cup holder 10 are as described in (1) to (1) above.
It is not limited to (3). (Case 30) As shown in FIG. 2, the case 30 is provided with a storage space 31 having an open front surface, and is buried in the instrument panel 20 in the vehicle. (Holder Main Body 40) As shown in FIG. 1, the holder main body 40 has a cup insertion hole 41 that penetrates vertically so that a cup (not shown) can be inserted.

The inner edge of the cup insertion hole 41 is made of a soft material, for example, an elastomer for silencing, so as to reduce the sound of collision with a cup (not shown). The cup insertion hole 41
Is not limited to one, and two or more may be provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, the holder body 40 is slidably supported by the case 30 and enters and exits from the open front surface of the storage space 31.

The holder body 40 has a storage position where it is stored in the storage space 31 of the case 30 as shown in FIG. 3, and a use position which protrudes from the storage space 31 as shown in FIG. (Cup Placement Member 50) The cup placement member 50 has a pair of left and right rotation shafts 51, 51 as shown in FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a pair of left and right bearings 42, 4 for supporting the left and right rotation shafts 51 are provided on the lower surface of the holder body 40, respectively.
There are two.

The rotating shaft 51 is attached to the cup placing member 50,
Although the bearing portions 42 are provided on the holder body 40, respectively, the present invention is not limited to this. Conversely, the bearing portions may be provided on the cup mounting member 50, the rotating shaft may be provided on the holder body 40, or the rotating shaft may be provided separately. Good as a body. As shown in FIG. 3, the cup placing member 50 is stored in the storage space 31 in a state where the cup mounting member 50 is folded in parallel with the holder body 40 at the storage position. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the cup placing member 50 rotates below the holder body 40 in the use position, and can place the bottom of a cup (not shown) inserted from the cup insertion hole 41. Things. (Guide protrusion 60 and guide hole 70) On the other hand, holder body 40
And between the cup mounting member 50 and, as shown in FIG.
At least one of the guide projection 60 and the guide hole 70 that fit together at least at the storage position is provided.

The guide projection 60 is attached to the holder body 40.
In addition, the guide holes 70 are provided in the cup mounting member 50, respectively, but the invention is not limited thereto.
A guide hole may be provided in the holder body 40 at 50. That is, the guide protrusion 60 and the guide hole 70 into which the guide protrusion 60 fits are paired.

More specifically, a plurality of pairs are provided in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 51 supporting the cup mounting member 50, for example, a pair of right and left is provided. Although a pair of right and left is provided, the present invention is not limited to this.
More than one may be provided. Each guide projection 60 protrudes from the lower surface of the holder body 40 toward the cup placing member 50 as shown in FIG.

Each guide projection 60 is relatively moved in each guide hole 70 by rotation of the cup mounting member 50, as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each guide projection 60 is configured to elastically abut on the side wall of at least one guide hole 70 facing the moving direction of the guide projection 60.

Specifically, the interval between the left and right guide projections 60 is set wider than the interval between the left and right guide holes 70. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, each guide projection 60 elastically abuts on the side wall located outside the left and right guide holes 70.
On the other hand, the guide hole 70 is provided in the cup placing member 50 as shown in FIG.

The guide hole 70 extends long along the direction of movement of the guide projection 60, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the total length of the guide hole 70 is set to be at least twice the length of the guide projection 60 as shown in FIG. Also, the width of the guide hole 70 is set to be at least twice the thickness of the guide protrusion 60.

Each guide hole 70 has the following parts as shown in FIG. In addition, the part of each guide hole 70,
It is not limited to the following (1) to (3). (1) Storage Position Stop Part 71 The storage position stop part 71 is provided with the guide projection 60 in the storage position.
Is located.

(2) Stop portion 72 for use position The stop portion 72 for use position is provided with the guide projection 60 at the use position.
Is located. (3) Convex part 73 As shown in FIG. 4, the convex part 73 is located between the storage position stop part 71 and the use position stop part 72, and from one side wall toward the inside of the guide hole 70. It protrudes.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the convex portions 73 protrude from the side walls located outside the left and right guide holes 70 in a semicircular shape facing each other. (How to use) Cup holder 10 having the above configuration
Is used as follows: First, the holder body 40 at the storage position shown in FIG. 3 is pulled out toward the user as shown in FIG.

Although the holder body 40 is manually pulled out, the present invention is not limited to this, and the holder body 40 may be protruded using a spring force such as a spring. When the holder main body 40 is pulled out toward the user, as shown in FIG. 2, the cup mounting member 50 rotates downward about its rotation shaft 51 by its own weight. Although the cup placing member 50 is rotated downward by its own weight, the invention is not limited to this. The cup placing member 50 may be manually rotated downward by holding the cup placing member 50, or a spring force such as a spring. It may be made to rotate downward by using.

When the cup placing member 50 rotates downward,
As shown in FIG. 4, each guide projection 60 relatively moves from the storage position stop 71 of each guide hole 70 toward the use position stop 72. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, each guide projection 60 moves while elastically abutting on the side wall located outside the left and right guide holes 70.

During the movement, each guide projection 60 climbs over the projection 73, not shown. For this reason, the cup mounting member
50 can be prevented from suddenly rotating downward, colliding with the lower surface of the case 30, and generating abnormal noise. Although not shown, each guide protrusion 60 stops at the use position stopping portion 72 after having passed over the convex portion 73.

In the stop portion 72 for use position, each of the guide projections 60 elastically abuts on the side wall located outside the left and right guide holes 70, so that the cup mounting member 50 can rotate the rotating shaft 51.
Is prevented from rattling in the axial direction. In addition, since the projection 73 is provided, each guide projection 60 can be prevented from returning to the storage position stop 71 from the use position stop 72, and rattling in the rotation direction of the cup mounting member 50 can be prevented. be able to.

On the other hand, when storing the holder body 40,
Holder body 40 toward the back of storage space 31 of case 30
Just push it in. When the holder main body 40 is pushed in, the cup placing member 50 rotating downward contacts the lower edge of the open front surface of the case 30. Here, when the holder main body 40 is pressed firmly, the cup placing member 50 is flipped up to the lower edge portion of the case 30, and as shown in FIG. It is stored in the storage space 31 of the case 30 while being folded in parallel with the main body 40.

When the cup placing member 50 rotates upward,
As shown in FIG. 4, each guide protrusion 60 relatively moves from the use position stop 72 of each guide hole 70 toward the storage position stop 71. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, each guide projection 60 moves while elastically abutting on the side wall located outside the left and right guide holes 70.

During the movement, each guide projection 60 climbs over the projection 73, not shown. For this reason, the cup mounting member
50 can be prevented from suddenly turning upward and colliding with the lower surface of the holder main body 40 and generating abnormal noise. Although not shown, each guide projection 60 stops at the storage position stop 71 after having climbed over the projection 73.

In the storage position stop 71, each guide projection 60 elastically abuts on the side wall located outside the left and right guide holes 70, so that the cup mounting member 50 can rotate the rotating shaft 51.
Is prevented from rattling in the axial direction. In addition, since the projection 73 is provided, each guide projection 60 can be prevented from returning from the storage position stop 71 to the use position stop 72, and rattling in the rotation direction of the cup mounting member 50 can be prevented. be able to.

[0044]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. (Claim 1) According to the invention described in claim 1, the following effects are obtained.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by providing the guide projection and the guide hole that fit together, it is possible to reduce at least the rattling of the cup placing member at the storage position. (Claim 2) According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect is exerted.

In other words, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the guide projection is relatively moved in the guide hole by the rotation of the cup mounting member, so that not only the storage position but also the use position can be set. In addition, it is possible to reduce backlash of the cup placing member. (Claim 3) According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, the following effect is exerted.

That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the elasticity between the guide projection and the guide hole makes it possible to further reduce the backlash of the cup placing member. In addition to this, according to the invention described in claim 3,
It can be prevented that the cup mounting member suddenly rotates and collides with the wall surface around the storage space or the lower surface of the holder body to generate abnormal noise. (Claim 4) According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3, the following effect is obtained.

That is, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the guide projections are stopped at the storage position stop portion and the use position stop portion of the guide hole, respectively, so that the cup mounting at the storage position and the use position. The play of the placement member can be reduced. In addition to this, the invention according to claim 4 prevents the occurrence of abnormal noise due to the sudden rotation of the cup placing member colliding with the wall around the storage space or the lower surface of the holder body. Can be prevented. (Claim 5) According to the invention set forth in claim 5, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4, the following effects are provided.

That is, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by forming a plurality of pairs of guide projections and guide holes,
The backlash of the cup mounting member can be further reduced. (Claim 6) According to the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5, the following effect is exerted.

That is, according to the present invention, a cup holder having a relatively simple structure can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cup holder.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a cup holder showing a use position.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the cup holder corresponding to FIG. 2 and showing a storage position.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a guide groove.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Cup holder 20 Instrument panel 30 Case 31 Storage space 40 Holder body 41 Cup insertion hole 42 Bearing 50 Cup placing member 51 Rotary shaft 60 Guide protrusion 70 Guide hole 71 Storage position stop 72 Stop for use position 73 Convex Department

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A slidable storage in a storage space,
A holder body having a storage position stored in the storage space, and a use position protruding from the storage space, and having a vertically inserted cup insertion hole through which a cup can be inserted at the use position; and It is rotatably supported via a rotating shaft, and is stored in the storage space in a state where it is folded in parallel with the holder body at the storage position, and rotates below the holder body at the use position, A cup holder for a vehicle, comprising: a cup mounting member capable of mounting a bottom of the cup inserted from a cup insertion hole, wherein at least the storage position is provided between the holder main body and the cup mounting member. A guide projection and a guide hole that fit into each other in each case. Holder. 2. The cup holder for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the guide protrusion moves relatively in the guide hole by rotation of the cup mounting member. 3. The guide hole extends long along the moving direction of the guide protrusion, and the guide protrusion elastically abuts at least one side wall of the guide hole facing the moving direction of the guide protrusion. 3. The vehicle cup holder according to claim 2, wherein: 4. A stop for the storage position where the guide protrusion is located at the storage position, a stop for the use position where the guide protrusion is located at the use position, and a stop for the storage position. 4. The vehicle cup holder according to claim 3, further comprising a convex portion located between the portion and the use position stopping portion, the convex portion projecting from the one side wall toward the inside of the guide hole. . 5. A pair of said guide projection and said guide hole in which said guide projection fits, and a plurality of said pairs are provided in an axial direction of a rotating shaft for supporting a cup mounting member. The vehicle cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. The cup mounting member according to claim 1, wherein the guide projection projects from the lower surface of the holder body toward the cup mounting member, and the guide hole is provided in the cup mounting member. The cup holder for vehicles according to any one of claims 5 to 10.