JP2003072449A - Drink holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drink holder capable of determining the remaining amount of drink in a drink container from the external. SOLUTION: This drink holder comprises a side supporting part 15 capable of supporting a side part of a drink container 19, a bottom supporting part 17 mounted on a lower part of the side supporting part 15, and a placement bottom part 18 positioned at an upper part of the bottom supporting part 17 to place a bottom part of the drink container 19, the placement bottom part 18 is downwardly compressed and supported on the bottom supporting part 17 when the drink container 19 includes its contents, and upwardly repulsed in accordance with the reducing amount when the contents in the drink container 19 is reduced. As the expanding amount and the compressing amount of the placement bottom part 18 are variable in accordance with the remaining amount of the contents in the drink container 19, the presence or absence of the contents can be confirmed from the external.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a drink holder for holding a drink container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, game machines such as pachinko machines and slots are equipped with drink holders for supporting drink containers such as cans.

As shown in FIG. 17, a drink holder a
Is provided with a metal plate base d that is fixed to a substantially vertical mounting surface b such as a glass surface or frame of a play table via a sticking means c such as a double-sided tape. A pair of upper arm portions e extending in the direction away from the mounting surface b and facing each other are formed, and both sides of the lower end of the base portion d also extend in the direction away from the mounting surface b and face each other. A pair of lower arm parts f are formed, and the lower arm parts f are provided with front support parts g extending from the distal ends in directions opposite to each other.

The upper arm portion e is formed with locking holes h and h positioned on the same horizontal axis, and the lower arm portion f is formed.
Similarly, locking holes i and i located on the same axis in the horizontal direction are formed respectively, and side supporting parts j made of a wire and lower arm f are formed in the locking holes h and h of the upper arm e. In the locking holes i, i of
The bottom support part k made of the same wire is provided.

The side support portion j has two parallel portions 1 extending horizontally with a distance substantially equal to the relative distance between the extending upper arm portions e, and the side portion supporting portions j are separated from each other from the tips of the parallel portions l. From the outer bent portion m extending in the direction of insertion and inserted into the locking holes h of the upper arm portion e, and the ring portion n having a predetermined size from the end portion of the parallel portion l on the side opposite to the outer bent portion. Is formed and the bottom support portion k is
Two parallel parts o extending horizontally with a distance substantially equal to the relative distance of the lower arm parts extending to each other, and lower arm parts extending in directions away from each other from the tips of the parallel parts o. The outer bent portion p inserted into the locking holes i of i, the ring portion q having a predetermined size from the end portion of the parallel portion o on the side opposite to the outer bent portion, and the waveform connecting the ring portion q in the radial direction. And a support portion r of

A connecting member s for connecting the side support j and the bottom support k is attached to the side support j and the bottom support k on the opposite side of the base d, and the side support j and the bottom k are attached. On both sides of the connecting member s in the ring portions n, n of the support portion k,
A metal stopper t is fixed so that the connecting member s does not shift along the annular body.

When the drink holder a is used,
A drink container (not shown) such as a can is inserted into the ring portion n of the side support portion j so that the side support portion j supports the side portion of the drink container and the bottom support portion k supports the bottom portion of the drink container. Let

When the drink holder a is not used, the side support part j and the bottom support part k are rotated upward.

[0009]

When a customer at a playground uses such a drink holder a during a game of pachinko, slots, etc., a store clerk appropriately stores a can or the like held in the drink holder a. Check the remaining amount of the contents by taking out and shaking the drink container. If the contents remain, return the container to the drink holder a again, and if there are no contents left, discard it as an empty drink container. Was there. Therefore, the clerk has a heavy burden of repeating the above-mentioned actions every time he goes around the playground, and the customer often cannot concentrate on checking the remaining amount, which causes stress.

In view of the above situation, it is an object of the present invention to provide a drink holder for externally determining the remaining amount of drink in a drink container.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drink holder comprising: a side support part capable of supporting a side part of a drink container; and a bottom support part provided below the side support part.
And a placing bottom located above the bottom support so that the bottom of the drink container can be placed, wherein the placing bottom is compressed downward when the drink container contains contents. Moreover, when the content of the drink container decreases, the drink container is configured to repel upward according to the decrease amount.

The drink holder according to claim 1 of the present invention is
As in claim 2, a base part for supporting at least one of the side supporting part and the bottom supporting part and attached to a substantially vertical mounting surface may be provided, or as in claim 3, the side supporting part, the bottom supporting part. Also, the base may be formed of one member.

The drink holder according to claim 4 of the present invention is
A side support part that can support the side part of the drink container, and a mounting bottom part that is attached to the side support part in a suspended state so that the bottom part of the drink container can be mounted, and the mounting bottom part described above. Is configured to extend downward when the content of the drink container is contained and rebound upward according to the decrease amount when the content of the drink container decreases.

The drink holder according to claim 4 of the present invention is
As claimed in claim 5, a bottom support part may be provided below the side support part to limit the extension of the mounting bottom part.

In the drink holder according to the first, second, third, fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention, as in the sixth aspect, a hole may be formed in the mounting bottom for preventing liquid from being stored.

When holding the drink container in the drink holder of the present invention, the drink container is placed on the placing bottom through the side supporting portion to support the side portion of the drink container and to hold the drink container. Hold the bottom of.

At this time, in the drink holder according to claim 1, when the drink container has contents, the placing bottom is compressed downward, and the contents of the drink container are reduced by drinking the contents of the drink container. In this case, the mounting bottom repels upward in accordance with the amount of decrease in the content.

Further, in the drink holder according to claim 4, when there is contents in the drink container, the placing bottom portion extends downward, and the contents of the drink container decrease after drinking the contents of the drink container. The mounting bottom repels upward in accordance with the decrease amount of the contents.

As described above, according to the first and the fourth aspects, the compression amount or the expansion amount of the placing bottom portion differs depending on the remaining amount of the content of the drink container, and the position of the placing bottom portion or the position of the drink container is changed. Since it is possible to confirm the presence or absence of the contents, it is possible to eliminate the work of a store clerk in a playground swinging a drink container by hand, and as a result, the burden on the store clerk is reduced,
It is possible to prevent stress on customers.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a base portion for supporting at least one of the side support portion and the bottom support portion and attached to a substantially vertical mounting surface is provided, the base portion can be properly arranged on a play table or the like which is a vertical mounting surface. can do.

When the side support portion, the bottom support portion and the base portion are formed by one member as described in claim 3, the number of parts can be minimized and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

When the drink holder is provided with a bottom support section below the side support section for limiting the extension of the mounting bottom section, the drink container is filled with the contents and becomes a load amount. When the beverage container is held, the drink container is held by the bottom support portion via the mounting bottom portion, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the elastic body from fully extending.

If a hole is formed in the mounting bottom to prevent the liquid from accumulating as described in claim 6, even if the drink spills on the mounting bottom, the drink flows down downward from the hole, so that the mounting bottom is not polluted and the appearance is beautiful. Can be kept.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show a first example of an embodiment for implementing the drink holder of the present invention.

The drink holder 1 of the first example has a flat mounting plate 4 located at the lower corner (vertical mounting surface) of the outer glass surface 2 sandwiched between the outer glass surface 2 and the outer frame portion 3 of the play table. The mounting plate 4 includes a lower edge 5 whose lower side is bent substantially at a right angle to the back surface so as to be locked to the lower surface of the outer glass surface 2, and one side portion which is similarly locked to the side surface of the outer glass surface 2. And a side edge 6 bent substantially at a right angle to the back surface, and a rectangular notch 7 is formed in the lower corner of the mounting plate 4 so as to cut out a part of the lower edge 5 and a part of the side edge 6, Outside glass surface 2 in the notch 7
By exposing the lower corner portion 2a, the mounting plate 4 can be easily fitted to the corner portion of the outer glass surface 2.
The upper corner 8 of the mounting plate 4 on the side of the other side is formed in a curved shape so as not to be injured. Here, in FIGS. 1 to 4, the mounting plate 4 is shaped to be located at the lower right corner of the outer glass surface 2, but the side edge 6 and the notch 7 are formed at opposite sides and lower corner surface, respectively. Alternatively, the mounting plate 4 may be arranged in the lower left corner of the outer glass surface 2. In addition, in FIG. 2, 9 has shown the inner side glass.

On the surface of the mounting plate 4, there is arranged a column portion 11 which is fixedly attached via an attaching means 10 such as a double-sided tape, and the opposite side surface of the attaching means 10 in the column portion 11 has an arcuate surface in horizontal section. 12 is formed, and a predetermined hole 14 is provided in the upper surface 13.

A side support portion 15 formed of a coil-shaped spiral frame is arranged in front of the support pillar portion 11, and the upper end of the side support portion 15 is inserted into a hole 14 of the support pillar portion 11 so as to be horizontal. An insertion frame of the base portion 16 formed by bending downward so as to swing in a direction, and a lower frame of a bottom support portion 17 formed by bending in a triangle at the lower end of the side support portion 15. ing. Here, the side support portion 15, the base portion 16
The bottom support portion 17 is formed by bending one member wire.

A mounting bottom portion 18 is provided on the bottom supporting portion 17 of the mounting frame, and the mounting bottom portion 18 comprises the bottom supporting portion 17.
Elastic coil spring 18a wound around one side 17a
A single mounting wire 18b extending from both sides of the coil spring 18a and curved, and a coil spring 18a.
And a fastening wire 18c which extends from one end and is fastened to the lower portion of the side support portion 15. Here, the coil spring 18a, the placing wire 18b, and the fastening wire 18c
The mounting bottom 18 made of is formed of a single wire. Further, the mounting bottom portion 18 may be a single mounting plate by using a portion wound around one side on the front side of the triangle as an elastic body.

The drink holder 1 according to the present invention
Can be made of metal such as stainless steel or resin such as plastic, in whole or in part. Also, in the figure,
Reference numeral 17b is a locking frame 17b extending from the lower frame of the bottom support portion 17 so as to lock the mounting wire 18b and restrict movement thereof.

The operation of the first example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

By attaching the insertion frame of the base portion 16 to the mounting plate 4 sandwiched between the outer glass surface 2 and the outer frame portion 3 of the play table, the side support portion 15,
A bottom support 17 and a mounting bottom 18 are arranged.

The side supporting part 15 and the bottom supporting part 1
When holding the drink container 19 such as a can on the 7 and the mounting bottom portion 18, the drink container 19 should be inserted into the side support portion 15 from above and placed on the mounting wire 18b of the mounting bottom portion 18. Thus, the side portion of the drink container 19 is supported and the bottom portion of the drink container 19 is held.

At this time, when the drink container 19 has contents, as shown in FIG. 3, the coil spring 18a of the placing bottom portion 18 is compressed and the placing wire 18b is pushed downward, so that the bottom supporting portion 17 is The mounting bottom 18 is provided by the locking frame 17b.
The drink container 19 is held via. Further, when the content of the drink container 19 is reduced by drinking the content of the drink container 19, as shown in FIG. 4, the coil spring 18a of the mounting bottom portion 18 repels according to the reduced amount of the content, and the mounting is reduced. The wire 18b is pushed upward.

As described above, the position of the placing wire 18b of the placing bottom 18 differs depending on the amount of the contents of the drink container 19, and the presence or absence of the contents is confirmed from the position of the placing wire 18b or the position of the drink container 19. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the work of a store clerk in the playground swinging the drink container 19 by hand, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the store clerk and prevent the customer from being stressed.

Further, when the insertion frame of the base portion 16 which supports the spiral frame of the side support portion 15 and attaches to the substantially vertical attachment surface is provided, the insertion frame of the base portion 16 is inserted into the column portion 11 so that the vertical attachment is performed. It can be appropriately arranged on a play table or the like via the plate 4.

Further, if the spiral frame of the side support portion 15, the bottom frame of the bottom support portion 17 and the insertion frame of the base portion 16 are formed by one member wire, the number of parts can be minimized and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. You can

FIG. 5 is a second example of a mode for carrying out the drink holder of the present invention.

The drink holder 21 of the second example is provided with a plate-like base portion 23 to be attached to a substantially vertical attachment surface 22 such as a glass surface of a play table or a frame portion. A plurality of bolt holes 25 that can be fixed to the mounting surface 22 by attaching a sticking means 24 such as a double-sided tape that can be adhesively fixed to the mounting surface 22 or by bolts (not shown). At least one of the attaching means 24 and the bolt hole 25 may be provided.

At the upper end of the base portion 23, there is provided a side support portion 26 which extends in a substantially horizontal direction so as to be separated from the mounting surface 22, and the side support portion 26 extends from the base portion 23 with an approximately same lateral width. And an annular body 28 that extends further from the tip of the upper plate 27.

On the other hand, at the lower end of the base portion 23, there is provided a bottom support portion 29 that extends in a substantially horizontal direction so as to be separated from the mounting surface 22 and extends with a width substantially the same as that of the base portion 23.
Reference numeral 9 denotes an end portion on the side of the base portion 23, which is an elastic leaf spring 3 of a predetermined length that is inclined upward toward the distal end side of the side portion support portion 26.
It has a mounting bottom 31 of zero.

The drink holder 2 according to the present invention
1, all or part of the material can be made of metal such as stainless steel or resin such as plastic.

The operation of the second example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

When holding a drink container such as a can,
A circular hole 32 in the annular body 28 of the side support portion 26
And the bottom part of the drink container is held by supporting the side part of the drink container and placing it on the mounting bottom part 31.

At this time, when the drink container has contents, the leaf spring 30 of the mounting bottom portion 31 is compressed downward, and the bottom support portion 29 holds the drink container via the mounting bottom portion 31. Further, when the contents of the drink container are reduced by drinking the contents of the drink container, the leaf springs 30 of the placing bottom portion 31 repel upward according to the amount of decrease of the contents, and the placing bottom portion 31 is pushed upward. There is.

As described above, the amount of compression of the leaf spring 30 varies depending on the amount of contents in the drink container, and the presence or absence of the contents can be confirmed from the state of the leaf spring 30 or the position of the drink container. It is possible to eliminate the work of shaking the drink container by hand, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the clerk and prevent the customer from being stressed.

Further, when the base portion 23 for supporting the annular body 28 and the bottom portion support portion 29 of the side portion support portion 26 and attaching to the substantially vertical attachment surface 22 is provided, the base portion 23 is appropriately arranged on the play table or the like. be able to.

FIG. 6 is a third example of the embodiment of the drink holder of the present invention, in which the shapes of the bottom support portion 29 and the mounting bottom portion 31 of the second example are modified, and FIG.
The parts denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG.

The drink holder 33 of the third example is provided with a sticking means 24 and a base portion 23 having at least one of the bolt holes 25, and the upper plate 27 and the annular body 2 in the same manner as in the second example.
8 is provided with a side support portion 26.

At the lower end of the base portion 23, there is provided a bottom support portion 34 which extends in a substantially horizontal direction so as to be separated from the mounting surface 22, and the bottom support portion 34 has a lower plate 35 which extends from the base portion 23 in substantially the same width. And a disk 37 that further extends from the tip of the lower plate 35 and has a circular hole 36 of small diameter formed in the center.
A mounting bottom portion 38 arranged upward is attached to the disc 37, and the mounting bottom portion 38 is welded to the upper surface of the disc 37 so as to be positioned substantially concentric with the circular hole 32 of the annular body 28 of the side support portion 26. The coil spring 39 is made of an elastic material, and the bottom plate 41 is provided with a circular hole 40 having a small diameter in the center that closes the upper end opening of the coil spring 39.

The third example of the embodiment of the present invention can obtain the same operational effect as the second example.

7 and 8 are the fourth and fifth examples of the embodiment of the drink holder of the present invention, in which the side support portion 26, the bottom support portion 34 and the base portion 23 are connected in the third example. This is a modification of the state, and in each of the drawings, the parts denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 6 represent the same things.

The drink holder 42 of the fourth example has at least one of the sticking means 24 and the bolt holes 25 to provide the base portion 23, and the upper plate 27 substantially similar to that of the third example, as in the third example. Side support portion 26 including an annular body 28
The annular body 28 is provided with a plurality of struts 43 that hang downward along the circumferential direction of the annular body 28 (three in FIG. 7), and the lower end of the struts 43 has a circle with a small diameter in the center. The bottom support portion 34 of the disk 37 having the holes 36 is provided, and the bottom support portion 3 is provided.
4, a mounting bottom portion 38 that is substantially the same as that of the third example is provided so as to be surrounded by the column 43.

Like the third example, the drink holder 44 of the fifth example is provided with the base portion 23 having at least one of the sticking means 24 and the bolt holes 25, and the bottom support portion 34 substantially similar to the third example. The mounting bottom portion 38 is provided, and the disc 37 of the bottom support portion 34 is provided with a plurality of columns 45 that extend upward along the circumferential direction of the disc 37 so as to surround the outer periphery of the mounting bottom portion 38 (see FIG. 8 is three), and the side support portion 26 of the annular body 28 is provided at the upper end of the support column 45.

In the fourth example and the fifth example of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the same effects as the third example.

9 to 11 show a sixth example of an embodiment for implementing the drink holder of the present invention.

The drink holder 51 of the sixth example is provided with a base portion 53 to be attached to a substantially vertical attachment surface 52 such as a glass surface of a play table or a frame portion. The base portion 53 has a fixing member 54 and a detachable member 5.
5, the fixing member 54 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in which both side portions 56 are bent slightly inward from the vertical when the plate extending in the vertical direction is viewed from above, and the fixing portion 54 is provided at the back portion 57 located between the both side portions 56. Is attached with a sticking means 58 such as a double-sided tape whose back surface can be adhesively fixed to the mounting surface 52, or is fixed to the mounting surface 52 with a bolt (not shown) on the back portion 57 located between the both side portions 56. Multiple bolt holes to get (not shown)
Is formed. At least one of the attaching means 58 and the bolt hole may be provided.

Here, in the both side portions 56 bent so as to form a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, the spacing width of the both side portions 56 is
It is formed so as to become gradually smaller as it goes away from the mounting surface 52.

The attachment / detachment member 55 of the base portion 53 is formed of a plate of a predetermined size, and the back surface 59 of the plate is slightly smaller than the maximum width of both side portions 56 of the fixing member 54 and the minimum of both side portions 56 of the fixing member 54. The width is slightly larger than the width.

At the upper end of the attachment / detachment member 55 of the base portion 53, the side portion support portion 6 heading in a substantially horizontal direction so as to be separated from the mounting surface 52.
0, and the side support portion 60 has a rear surface 5 from the detachable member 55.
The upper plate 61 has a width substantially the same as that of the upper plate 9, and the annular body 62 further extends from the tip of the upper plate 61. A mounting bottom portion 63 is attached to the annular body 62 in a suspended state, and the mounting bottom portion 63 is an elastic body welded to the back surface of the annular body 62 so as to be positioned substantially concentric with the circular hole 64 of the annular body 62. The coil spring 65 and a bottom plate 67 that closes the lower end opening of the coil spring 65 and has a circular hole 66 with a small diameter in the center.

On the other hand, at the lower end of the attachment / detachment member 55 of the base portion 53, there is provided a bottom portion support portion 68 that extends in a substantially horizontal direction so as to be separated from the attachment surface 52, and the bottom portion support portion 68 is substantially the same as the back surface 59 of the attachment / detachment member 55. A lower plate 69 extending laterally and a lower plate 69
And a disk 71 having a small diameter circular hole 70 formed in the center thereof and further extending from the tip of the disk.

The drink holder 5 according to the present invention
1, all or part of the material can be made of metal such as stainless steel or resin such as plastic.

The operation of the sixth example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

First, the fixing member 54 of the base portion 53 mounted on the substantially vertical mounting surface 52 such as the glass surface or the frame portion of the play table.
The detachable member 55 of the base portion 53 and the back surface 59 of the fixed member 5
4 is slid from the upper side to the lower side so as to be sandwiched by the both side portions 56 of the No. 4, and the upper plate 61 of the side portion supporting portion 60 is hooked on the tips of the both side portions 56, and the side portion supporting portion 60 and the bottom portion supporting portion 68
Support.

When holding the drink container 72 such as a can, the drink container 72 is inserted into the circular hole 64 of the annular body 62 of the side support portion 60 and placed on the bottom plate 67 of the placing bottom portion 63. , Supports the side part of the drink container 72 and holds the bottom part of the drink container 72.

At this time, when the drink container 72 has contents, as shown in FIG. 10, the coil spring 65 of the mounting bottom 63 extends downward, and the bottom support 68 causes the mounting bottom 63 to pass through. Holds the drink container 72. Further, when the content of the drink container 72 is reduced by drinking the content of the drink container 72, as shown in FIG. 11, the coil spring 65 of the mounting bottom 63 repels upward according to the decrease amount of the content, The bottom plate 67 of the mounting bottom 63 is pushed upward.

As described above, the amount of expansion of the coil spring 65 differs depending on the amount of the contents of the drink container 72, and the presence or absence of the contents can be confirmed from the state of the coil spring 65 or the position of the drink container 72. The work of the store clerk shaking the drink container 72 by hand can be eliminated, and as a result, the burden on the store clerk can be reduced and the customer can be prevented from being stressed.

Further, when the bottom support portion 68 for restricting the extension of the coil spring 65 is provided below the side support portion 60, the drink container 72 is filled with contents and becomes a load amount. Since the drink container 72 is held by the bottom support portion 68 via the mounting bottom portion 63, it is possible to reliably prevent the coil spring 65 from fully extending.

Further, if circular holes 66 and 70 are formed in the placing bottom portion 63 and the bottom portion supporting portion 68 so as not to store liquid, even if the drink spills on the placing bottom portion 63, the drink flows down from the circular holes 66 and 70. It is possible to keep the aesthetic appearance without polluting the mounting bottom portion 63.

FIG. 12 is a seventh example of the embodiment of the drink holder of the present invention, in which the shape of the placing bottom portion 63 of the sixth example is modified, and is the same as FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 in the figure. The parts denoted by the reference symbol represent the same things.

The drink holder 73 of the seventh example has a mounting bottom portion 74 which is attached to the side support portion 60 in a suspended state.
The coil spring 75 is composed only of an elastic coil spring 75, and the coil spring 75 has a conical shape that closes the lower end opening and reduces the diameter downward.

The seventh example of the embodiment of the present invention can obtain the same operational effect as the sixth example.

13 and 14 are an eighth example and a ninth example of the embodiment of the drink holder of the present invention, in which the shape of the base portion 53 in the sixth example is modified and the side support portion 60 is formed.
The connection state of the bottom support portion 68 and the base portion 53 is modified, and in each of the drawings, the parts denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 9 to 11 represent the same parts.

The drink holder 76 of the eighth example is provided with a plate-shaped base portion 77 to be attached to a substantially vertical attachment surface 52 such as a glass surface of a play table or a frame portion. A plurality of bolt holes 79 that can be fixed to the mounting surface 52 by attaching a sticking means 78 such as a double-sided tape that can be adhesively fixed thereto or by a bolt (not shown) are formed. At least one of the attaching means 78 and the bolt hole 79 may be provided.

At the upper end of the base 77, substantially the same as in the sixth example,
Side support 60 composed of upper plate 61 and annular body 62
The annular body 62 is provided with a mounting bottom portion 63 that is also composed of an elastic coil spring 65 and a bottom plate 67 that are substantially similar to those in the sixth example, and is positioned on the outer periphery of the mounting bottom portion 63. As shown in FIG. 13, a plurality of struts 80 hanging downward along the circumferential direction of the annular body 62 are provided (three in FIG. 13), and the bottom of the disc 71 having a small diameter circular hole 70 formed in the center at the lower end of the struts 80. The support part 68 is provided.

The drink holder 81 of the ninth example is provided with a base 77 having at least one of the sticking means 78 and the bolt hole 79, and the lower end of the base 77 is the sixth example, as in the case of the eighth example. Substantially the same as the above, a bottom support portion 68 including a lower plate 69 and a disc 71 is provided.
A plurality of pillars 82 extending upward along the circumferential direction of the column (three in FIG. 14) are provided, and the upper end of the pillar 82 has an annular body 62 having a mounting bottom portion 63 in a manner similar to the sixth example. Side support 6
0 is set.

The eighth and ninth examples of the embodiment of the present invention can obtain the same operational effects as the sixth example.

15 and 16 show a drink holder showing a tenth example of the embodiment of the present invention.

The drink holder 91 of the tenth example is provided with a plate-shaped base portion 93 to be attached to a substantially vertical attachment surface 92 such as a glass surface of a play table or a frame portion. The base portion 93 has a rear surface attached to the attachment surface 92. A plurality of bolt holes 95 that can be fixed by attaching a sticking means 94 such as a double-sided tape that can be fixed by adhesion, or can be fixed by bolts (not shown). At least one of the attaching means 94 and the bolt hole 95 may be provided.

A hinge 96 that opens and closes in the vertical direction is attached to the center of the base portion 93 in the vertical direction, and a side support portion 97 is provided on the opening and closing side of the hinge 96, and the side support portion 97 includes the hinge 96.
A connecting portion 98 welded to the connecting portion 98, a hooking portion 99 formed at the lower end of the connecting portion 98 for stopping the hinge 96 at a predetermined position, and an upper plate 10 extending in a substantially horizontal direction when the hinge 96 is closed.
0 and the annular body 1 extending in the same direction from the tip of the upper plate 100.
01 and 01.

The circular body 101 includes a circular hole 1 of the circular body 101.
02, an elastic coil spring 103 welded to the back surface of the annular body 101 so as to be positioned substantially concentrically with
Bottom plate 10 having a plurality of small holes 104 for closing the lower end opening of the
The mounting bottom portion 106 composed of 5 and 5 is provided.

The drink holder 9 according to the present invention
1, all or part of the material can be made of metal such as stainless steel or resin such as plastic.

The operation of the tenth example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

When holding a drink container such as a can,
The circular hole 1 of the annular body 101 of the side support part 97
No. 02 and the bottom plate 105 of the mounting bottom portion 106 are mounted to support the side portion of the drink container and hold the bottom portion of the drink container.

At this time, when the drink container has contents, the coil spring 103 of the mounting bottom portion 106 extends downward, and when the drink container contents are consumed and the drink container contents decrease. The coil spring 103 of the mounting bottom portion 106 repels upward in accordance with the decrease amount of the contents.

In this way, the amount of expansion of the coil spring 103 varies depending on the amount of contents in the drink container, and the presence or absence of the contents can be confirmed from the state of the coil spring 103 or the position of the drink container. You can eliminate the work of shaking the drink container by hand, and as a result,
It is possible to reduce the burden on the clerk and prevent the customer from being stressed.

Further, when the side support portion 97 is configured to be pivotable in the vertical direction by the hinge 96 so as to be foldable, as shown in FIG. 16, the side support portion 97 is pivoted upward to make the whole compact. As a result, the space can be effectively utilized when not in use.

Further, if a small hole 104 for preventing liquid from being stored is formed in the bottom plate 105 of the mounting bottom portion 106, the mounting bottom portion 1
Even if the drink is spilled on 06, it will flow down from the small hole 104, so that the placing bottom 106 is not polluted and the appearance can be maintained.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the place where the drink holder is installed is not limited to a pachinko machine or a game machine such as a slot machine. It goes without saying that combinations other than those described above are possible, and that various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0090]

As described above, according to the drink holder of the present invention, various excellent effects as described below can be obtained.

I) According to claims 1 and 4, the amount of compression or expansion of the loading bottom differs depending on the remaining amount of the contents of the drink container, and the contents are changed from the position of the loading bottom or the position of the drink container. Since the presence or absence of the drink can be confirmed, it is possible to eliminate the work of the store clerk in the playground swinging the drink container by hand, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the store clerk and prevent the customer from being stressed.

II) As claimed in claim 2, it is suitable for a play table or the like which is a vertical mounting surface when it is provided with a base portion which supports at least one of the side supporting portion and the bottom supporting portion and is mounted on a substantially vertical mounting surface. Can be placed at.

III) When the side support portion, the bottom support portion and the base portion are formed of one member as described in claim 3, the number of parts can be minimized and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

IV) As described in claim 5, when the drink holder is provided with a bottom support section below the side support section for limiting the extension of the mounting bottom section, the drink container is filled with the contents and the load amount is increased. In this case, since the drink container is held by the bottom support portion via the placing bottom portion, it is possible to reliably prevent the placing bottom portion from extending completely.

V) As described in claim 6, by forming a hole in the mounting bottom to prevent the liquid from being stored, even if the drink spills on the mounting bottom, the drink flows down from the hole, so that the mounting bottom is not polluted. , You can keep the beauty.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view showing a support structure for the mounting plate of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where a drink container containing contents is held in the drink holder of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the drink holder of FIG. 1 holds a drink container without contents.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a second example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a third example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a fourth example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a fifth example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a sixth example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where the drink holder of FIG. 9 holds a drink container containing the contents.

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where the drink container of FIG. 9 holds a drink container without contents.

FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a seventh example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of an eighth example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a ninth example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a tenth example of an embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the side support portion of the drink holder of FIG. 15 is folded.

FIG. 17 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional drink holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

15 Side support 16 base 17 Bottom support 18 Placement bottom 19 drink containers 22 Mounting surface 23 base 26 Side support 29 Bottom support 31 Placement bottom 34 Bottom support 38 Placement bottom 52 Mounting surface 53 base 60 side support 63 Place bottom 66 circular holes 68 Bottom support 70 circular hole (hole) 72 drink containers 74 Place bottom 77 base 92 Mounting surface 93 base 97 Side support 104 small holes 106 Placement bottom

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A side support part capable of supporting a side part of a drink container, a bottom support part provided below the side support part, and the bottom support part so that the bottom part of the drink container can be placed. And a mounting bottom portion located above, wherein the mounting bottom portion is
A drink holder configured to be compressed downward when contents are contained in the drink container and rebound upward according to a decrease amount when the contents of the drink container decrease. 2. The drink holder according to claim 1, further comprising a base portion which supports at least one of the side support portion and the bottom support portion and is attached to a substantially vertical attachment surface. 3. The drink holder according to claim 1, wherein the side support portion, the bottom support portion and the base portion are formed of one member. 4. A side support part capable of supporting the side part of the drink container, and a mounting bottom part suspended from the side support part so as to mount the bottom part of the drink container. The above-mentioned bottom is configured to extend downward when the drink container contains contents and rebound upward according to the decreasing amount when the contents of the drink container decrease. And drink holder. 5. The drink holder according to claim 4, further comprising a bottom support section below the side support section for restricting extension of the mounting bottom section. 6. The drink holder according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein a hole is formed in the mounting bottom to prevent the liquid from being stored.