JP2004323059A - Beverage container holder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage container holder which stably holds a beverage container of different outside diameter, composed of a reduced number of components to cut cost, and is easily fitted. <P>SOLUTION: The beverage container holder 1 has a holding part 2 for holding a beverage container formed in an elastically deformable, bottomed tube shape and has a notched part 5 formed from a center of a bottom surface to a middle part of a circumferential surface 3. A regulating part constituting the bottom surface for restricting elastic deformation is formed by connecting receiving surface parts to receive the beverage container to each other. An opening part 6 to allow a handle of the beverage container to be protruded outside the holding part 2 is provided. A fitting belt 9 has one end part thereof fitted to a locking part 8 connected to the holding part 2 and the other end provided with a hook-and-loop fastener is provided. A gripping member, a supporting member having a screw shaft, and a screw body to turnably hold the gripping member on the screw shaft are provided on the locking part. Since the holding part is elastically deformed, the beverage container can be introduced into the holding part even when the beverage container has the outside diameter larger than the inside diameter of the holding part, and beverage containers of various sizes can be stably held. Such a holding part is formed in one member, and the number of components is reduced, and the cost is suppressed low. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a beverage container holder for holding a beverage container such as a can, a bottle or a plastic bottle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, as a beverage container holder for holding a beverage container such as a can, a bottle or a plastic bottle, a locking portion connected to a bottomed cylindrical holding portion for holding a beverage container is locked to an object to be locked. Such beverage container holders for vehicles are well known.
[0003]
As a beverage container holder for a vehicle, a bottomed holding portion that has an opening on the upper surface and holds a beverage container, and is rotatably attached to a rear upper surface of the holding portion, and the size of the upper opening of the holding portion is And a pair of locking portions that are detachably locked to a louver provided at an outlet of an air conditioner (hereinafter, referred to as an air conditioner) of a vehicle (for example, see Patent Document 1). .). The beverage container holder can be attached to the outlet of the air conditioner by the locking portion, and the size of the upper surface opening of the holding portion can be limited by rotating the limiting member, so that the outer diameter is reduced. Different beverage containers can be stably held.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2572800
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the beverage container holder described in Patent Literature 1 requires the separate limiting member in order to stably hold beverage containers having different outer diameters, which increases the number of parts and increases the cost. There was a problem of becoming.
[0006]
Further, since the locking portion is presumed to be attached to the louver of the air conditioner, there is a problem that the place where the beverage container holder is attached is limited to the outlet of the air conditioner.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by devising the configuration of the holding portion of the beverage container holder, a beverage container having a different outer diameter can be stably held, and the number of parts is reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage container holder that has a high degree of freedom in a mounting place and can be easily and securely mounted by suppressing costs and devising a configuration of a locking portion.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A beverage container holder according to a first aspect of the present invention is a beverage container holder that locks and attaches a locking portion connected to a holding portion that holds a beverage container to an object to be locked, wherein the holding portion has a bottom surface. It has a cylindrical shape, is provided with a notch provided from the center of the bottom surface to the middle of the peripheral surface, and is elastically deformed.
[0009]
In the first invention, the holding portion has a cylindrical shape having a bottom surface, and has a cutout portion provided from a center portion of the bottom surface to a middle portion of the peripheral surface, and is elastically deformed. When a beverage container having a large outer diameter is introduced into the holding portion, the holding portion is elastically deformed so that the cutout portion is widened, and also holds the beverage container having a large outer diameter. Such a holding part can be formed by one member without combining a plurality of members, and the number of parts is small.
[0010]
The beverage container holder according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a restricting portion that constitutes the bottom surface of the first aspect of the present invention, connects the receiving surface portions that receive the beverage container, and regulates an amount of elastic deformation of the retaining portion. It is characterized by the following.
[0011]
In the second invention, the bottom surface is formed, and the receiving surface portions for receiving the beverage containers are connected to each other, and the restricting portion that regulates the amount of elastic deformation of the holding portion is provided. This elastic deformation is restricted to a certain value or less.
[0012]
In the beverage container holder according to the third invention, the holding portion in the first invention or the second invention is provided from one end to the middle of the peripheral surface, and a handle protruding from the beverage container is provided. It is characterized by having an opening projecting outward.
[0013]
In the third aspect, the holding portion is provided from the one end to the middle of the peripheral surface and has an opening for projecting the handle protruding from the beverage container to the outside of the holding portion. By introducing the provided handle into the opening, the handle protrudes to the outside of the holding portion, and the handle can be stably held even in a beverage container having the handle.
[0014]
A beverage container holder according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the beverage container holder according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein one end is attached to the engaging portion, and the other end is provided with an attachment belt having a hook-and-loop fastener. And
[0015]
In the fourth invention, since one end is attached to the locking portion and the other end is provided with a mounting belt having a hook-and-loop fastener, the beverage container holder is provided by winding and fixing the mounting belt around the object to be locked. Can be attached.
[0016]
A beverage container holder according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the beverage container holder according to any of the first to third aspects, wherein the locking portion is connected to a gripping member for gripping the locked object and the holding portion. And a support member having a screw shaft, and a screw body rotatably holding the gripping member on the screw shaft.
[0017]
In the fifth invention, the beverage container holder can be attached by gripping the locked object with the gripping member. Further, since the holding portion can be inclined with respect to the locked object by operating the screw body, the angle of the holding portion can be adjusted even if the locked object is inclined, and the holding portion can be adjusted. The contents of the beverage container held in the container do not spill.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments.
[0019]
Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the beverage container holder according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of the beverage container holder, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the beverage container holder.
[0020]
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a beverage container holder, and the beverage container holder 1 includes a holder 2 for holding a beverage container such as a can, a bottle, or a plastic bottle. The holding portion 2 has a cylindrical shape having a bottom surface 4, and one end of the peripheral surface 3 opposite to the bottom surface 4 has an enlarged diameter. The inner diameter of the holding portion 2 on the bottom surface 4 side corresponds to the outer diameter of a thin can of canned juice as a beverage container. The holding section 2 is made of polypropylene, and is capable of elastic deformation.
[0021]
The holding portion 2 is provided with four notches 5, 5, ... provided from the center of the bottom surface 4 to the vicinity of one end of the peripheral surface 3 in the circumferential direction. With the provision of the notches 5, 5,..., The width of the notches 5, 5,... Becomes wider when a beverage container having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the bottom surface 4 is introduced. Elastically deformed.
[0022]
The four receiving surfaces 40, 40,... Forming the bottom surface 4 of the holding part 2 and receiving the beverage container are connected to each other by separate regulating parts 7, 7, respectively. The restricting portions 7, 7 are formed by bending a band-shaped member, are formed of the same material as the holding portion 2, and are capable of being elastically deformed. The restricting portions 7, 7 are arranged so as to intersect with each other with the projecting side opposite to the bottom surface 4 side, and are fixed to the respective receiving end portions 40, 40,. The amount of elastic deformation of the holding portion 2 by the restricting portions 7, 7 is limited to a range where the restricting portions 7, 7 can be elastically deformed when the receiving surface portions 40, 40,. It is regulated as follows.
[0023]
Further, the holding portion 2 is formed with two openings 6, 6 provided from one end of the peripheral surface 3 to a halfway portion so as to face each other in the radial direction. Even if the handle is protruded from the side surface of the beverage container, the handle protrudes outside the holding portion 2 by introducing the handle into the openings 6, 6, and the beverage container is held by the holding portion 2.
[0024]
A connecting shaft 30 that protrudes in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial length direction is integrally provided outside a middle part of the peripheral surface 3 of the holding unit 2. The locking portion 8 is connected to the connecting shaft 30 via a ball joint 31, and the locking portion 8 can rotate and swing with respect to the holding portion 2.
[0025]
The locking portion 8 is formed of the same material as the holding portion 2, and includes a base portion 80 connected to the connecting shaft 30 and a contact portion 81 assembled to the base portion 80. The base 80 has a rectangular plate shape having an appropriate thickness, and is disposed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the connection shaft 30. A rectangular concave portion (not shown) is formed on the other surface of the base portion 80 facing one surface on the side of the connection shaft 30. A separate contact portion 81 made of an elastic material such as synthetic rubber having a higher coefficient of friction than a synthetic resin such as polypropylene is attached to the recess. The contact portion 81 is a block-shaped member having a cross section corresponding to the concave portion and having an appropriate thickness, and has a semicircular bottom surface on a surface opposite to a side to be assembled to the concave portion. The mounting groove 82 is formed so as to cross. Such a contact portion 81 is brought into contact with the locked object to prevent the beverage container holder 1 from being displaced due to sliding with the locked object.
[0026]
Fixed holes 83, 83 penetrating from one surface to the other surface are provided in the vicinity of one side constituting the one surface and the other surface of the base 80 and in the vicinity of the other side opposing the one side. One fixing hole 83 has one end inserted and inserted from the other surface side of the base 80 fixed to itself at the introduction side, and the other end portion is free, and the attachment belt 9 made of a belt-shaped surface fastener is free. Is attached. The mounting belt 9 has male projections and female projections mixedly provided on one surface side, and is mounted such that when the other end is inserted into the other fixing hole 83, the one surface side faces outward. Have been. The beverage container holder 1 can be easily and securely attached to the object to be locked by such an attachment belt 9.
[0027]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the locking portion 8 for explaining attachment of the beverage container holder 1, and FIG. 5 is a drawing showing the beverage container holder 1 attached to a stroller.
[0028]
The beverage container holder 1 configured as described above is attached to, for example, a frame 90 of a stroller. In this attachment, the frame 90 is introduced into the inside of the mounting groove 82 formed in the contact portion 81, the attachment belt 9 is wound around the frame 90, and is introduced into the other fixing hole 83 from the other surface of the base 80. This is done by folding back the other end of the mounting belt 9 that has been inserted and abutting itself.
[0029]
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the holding unit 2 holding the beverage container.
[0030]
The beverage container can be held by the beverage container holder 1 attached to the object to be locked by the attachment belt 9. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the beverage container is, for example, a thin can 10 of canned juice, the inner diameter of the holding portion 2 on the bottom surface 4 side corresponds to the outer diameter of the thin can 10. If the can 10 is introduced into the holding section 2, it can be stably held without rattling.
[0031]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the beverage container is, for example, a thick can 11 of canned juice, the notched portions 5, 5,... (Shown in FIG. 2) elastically deforms the holding portion 2 so that a beverage container having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter on the bottom surface 4 side of the holding portion 2 can be introduced into the holding portion 2, and can be stably provided. Can hold.
[0032]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the beverage container is, for example, a baby bottle 12 having a handle protruding on a side surface, the handle is introduced into the openings 6, 6 (one is shown in the figure). As a result, the beverage container with a handle can be introduced into the holding portion 2 and held. Further, as described above, since the holding portion 2 is elastically deformed, even if the outer diameter of the beverage container with the handle is larger than the inner diameter of the holding portion 2 on the bottom surface 4 side, the beverage container can be introduced into the holding portion 2 and can be stably provided. Can be held.
[0033]
Embodiment 2
7 is a side view of the beverage container holder according to the second embodiment, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the beverage container holder according to the second embodiment attached to a stroller. It is. Since the beverage container holder according to the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the beverage container holder 1 according to the first embodiment, the same configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and Detailed description and description of the operation will be omitted.
[0034]
In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a beverage container holder, and the beverage container holder 20 is different from the beverage container holder 1 of the first embodiment in the configuration of the locking portion 8a and the configuration of the holding portion 2 is the same. I have.
[0035]
A plate-like support member 84 is connected to the connection shaft 30 of the holding unit 2 via a ball joint 31. On one surface of the support member 84, an insertion hole 84a is provided at the center, and the support member 84 has a screw shaft 85 made of a bolt inserted and supported in the insertion hole 84a. On one side of the support member 84, a gripping member 86 having a pair of rectangular gripping pieces 86a, 86b having one longitudinal end connected to be openable and closable by a hinge 86c and having gripping recesses 89a, 89a at the other end. positioned. Through holes 86d and 86e are formed between the hinges 86c of the holding pieces 86a and 86b and the holding recesses 89a and 89a, and the screw shaft 85 of the support member 84 is inserted through the through holes 86d and 86e. I have. A coil spring 87 for urging the gripping pieces 86a, 86b in the separating direction is interposed between the gripping pieces 86a, 86b. On the other side of the support member 84, a screw body 88 for rotatably holding the gripping member 86 on the screw shaft 85 is located. The screw body 88 is screwed to the tip of the screw shaft 85. Have been. Note that buffer plates 89, 89 made of an elastic material such as synthetic rubber are held inside the gripping pieces 86a, 86b. The support portion 84, the screw shaft 85, the gripping member 86, the coil spring 87, the screw body 88, and the buffer plates 89, 89 constitute the locking portion 8a.
[0036]
With such a configuration, the screw body 88 rotatably holds the holding member 86 on the screw shaft 85, and the holding unit 2 can adjust the angle with respect to the holding member 86. Further, by rotating the screw body 88, the gripping pieces 86a, 86b can be swung about the hinge 86c as a fulcrum, and the interval between the gripping recesses 89a, 89a is adjusted to adjust the frame 90 of the stroller. , The beverage container holder 20 can be easily attached.
[0037]
An uneven chrysanthemum seat 84b is provided on the contact surface between the support member 84 and the gripping member 86, and the turning position of the gripping member 86 can be reliably maintained by the chrysanthemum seat 84b. It is.
[0038]
In Embodiment 1 or 2 described above, the material forming the holding portion 2 is polypropylene, but the material forming the holding portion 2 is not limited to polypropylene, and may be any material that can be elastically deformed.
[0039]
Also, the number of the notches 5, 5,... Is four, but the number of the notches 5, 5,. In addition, although the number of the opening portions 6 and 6 is two, the number of the opening portions 6 and 6 is not limited to two.
[0040]
In addition, the regulating portions 7, 7 are formed of the same material as the holding portion 2 and can be elastically deformed, while the belt-like member has a curved shape, but the configuration of the regulating portions 7, 7 is as follows. The configuration is not limited to this, and any configuration may be used as long as the amount of elastic deformation of the holding unit 2 is regulated to a certain value or less. Although the regulating portions 7, 7 are separate from the receiving surface portions 40, 40,..., They may be formed integrally.
[0041]
Further, the mounting belt 9 is a hook-and-loop fastener in which male-side projections and female-side projections are provided on one surface side, but the configuration of the mounting belt 9 is not limited to this. A hook-and-loop fastener may be provided in which the side projections are not mixed and provided in an appropriate range. Further, it is not necessary that the entire mounting belt 9 is a hook-and-loop fastener, and the hook-and-loop fastener may be provided at the other end of the mounting belt 9.
[0042]
Further, the shape and configuration of the beverage container holders 1 and 20 according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described first or second embodiment, and can be changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0043]
Further, in the first or second embodiment, the beverage container holders 1, 20 are attached to the frame 90 of the stroller. However, the place where the beverage container holders 1, 20 are attached is not limited to the frame 90 of the stroller, Can be attached to a rod-shaped portion such as a handle or a frame of the vehicle or a pipe of a headrest of a seat provided in a vehicle. The shape of the contact portion 81 is not limited to the above-described shape. For example, if the contact portion 81 is formed in a plate shape, the beverage container holder 1 is not limited to a rod-shaped portion, and has an outer peripheral length to which the mounting belt 9 can be fixed. Since it can be attached to a part having the same, there is a high degree of freedom in an attachment place.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, the beverage container holder according to the first aspect of the present invention introduces the beverage container having the outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the holding portion into the holding portion because the holding portion is elastically deformed. And can stably hold beverage containers of various sizes. Since such a holding portion can be formed as one member, the number of components can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.
[0045]
Moreover, since the beverage container holder according to the second invention can regulate the amount of elastic deformation of the holding portion, the rigidity of the holding portion can be increased while ensuring the necessary amount of elastic deformation, and the inner diameter of the holding portion can be increased. It is easy to introduce a beverage container having a large outer diameter into the holding portion.
[0046]
In addition, the beverage container holder according to the third aspect of the present invention can introduce the handle into the holding portion by projecting the handle from the opening to the outside of the holding portion, even if the handle has a handle protruding on the side surface. Therefore, such a beverage container with a handle can be held.
[0047]
In addition, the beverage container holder according to the fourth aspect of the present invention can be easily and reliably attached to an object to be locked, and has a high degree of freedom of an attaching place.
[0048]
Furthermore, the beverage container holder according to the fifth aspect of the present invention can be easily attached by gripping the locked object with the gripping member, and the angle of the holding portion can be adjusted by operating the screw body. The present invention has excellent effects such as simplicity.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage container holder according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the beverage container holder.
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the beverage container holder.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a locking portion for explaining attachment of the beverage container holder.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a beverage container holder attached to a stroller.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a holding unit that holds the beverage container.
FIG. 7 is a side view of the beverage container holder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a drawing showing the beverage container holder of the embodiment attached to a stroller.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 20 Beverage container holder 2 Holder 3 Peripheral surface 4 Bottom 5 Notch 6 Opening 7 Regulator 8, 8a Locking unit 9 Mounting belt 10 Thin can (drink container)
11 Thick cans (beverage containers)
12 baby bottles (beverage containers)
40 receiving surface portion 83 fixing hole 84 support member 85 screw shaft 86 gripping member 88 screw body 90 frame (locked object)

Claims (5)

In a beverage container holder, a locking portion connected to a holding portion for holding a beverage container is locked and attached to an object to be locked.
The beverage container holder is characterized in that the holding portion has a cylindrical shape having a bottom surface, includes a cutout portion provided from a central portion of the bottom surface to a middle portion of a peripheral surface, and is elastically deformed. 2. The beverage container holder according to claim 1, further comprising a restricting portion that forms the bottom surface and connects the receiving surface portions that receive the beverage container, and regulates an elastic deformation amount of the holding portion. 3. . The said holding part is provided from the one end part of the said peripheral surface to the halfway part, and is provided with the opening part which makes the handle | bulb protrudedly provided in the said beverage container protrude outside, The Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Beverage container holder. The beverage container holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a mounting belt having one end attached to the locking portion and having a hook-and-loop fastener at the other end. The locking portion is connected to the holding member for gripping the object to be locked, the holding portion, and has a support member having a screw shaft, and the holding member is rotatable around the screw shaft. The beverage container holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a screw body for holding.

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