JP2007307194A - Cup support structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup support structure capable of preventing deterioration of a support member and a cup attaching/detaching part by use of the cup. <P>SOLUTION: The cup support structure comprises the support member 3 to be fixed to a fixing face such as a wall face 2 by a suction cup 1 and a magnet 5 for attachably/detachably supporting the cup 4 onto the support member 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup support structure that is detachably supported on a mounting surface such as a wall surface by a suction cup.

  For example, a support member that is fixed to the wall surface of the washroom by a suction cup is provided, and a cup is detachably attached to the support member using a structure in which a protrusion provided on the upper surface of the support member is engaged with a recess provided on the bottom surface of the cup There is something that is configured to be supported by.

  However, in the cup support structure having the above-described configuration, if the support member and the cup are detachably and firmly attached by the mechanical attachment / detachment means of the concavo-convex structure, the attachment / detachment portion may be worn due to use and may not be attached / detached.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described matters, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cup support structure that can prevent deterioration of the support member and the attachment / detachment portion of the cup due to the use of the cup.

  In order to achieve the above object, the cup support structure of the present invention comprises a support member fixed to a mounting surface such as a wall surface by a suction cup, and a cup that is detachably supported by a magnet with respect to the support member. It is configured.

  In the present invention, the magnet is “an object exhibiting the property of attracting iron” (Kenji Niimura, third edition). As is generally known, the substance attracted by the magnet used in the present invention is a substance (ferromagnetism) such as iron or nickel that is particularly strongly magnetized when placed in a magnetic field formed by the magnet. From the viewpoint of cost and quantity, it is most preferable to use iron.

The cup is a household item used frequently in homes, workplaces, hotels, inns, vehicles such as automobiles and trains, and other outdoors such as mountains and the sea.
The mounting surface such as the wall surface in the present invention means a surface made of a material that can be adsorbed by the suction cup, such that the support member can be fixed by the suction cup, such as a wall surface of the washroom, the upper surface of the table, Vertical surface or horizontal surface at any place where the cup is used, such as the mounting surface of the gargle cup provided in the dental clinic or the plane, vertical surface or inclined surface of the dashboard attached to the vehicle It includes a surface to which the support member can be fixed, such as an inclined surface.

In this invention, a structure is used in which the cup and the support member fixed to the mounting surface such as the wall surface by the suction cup are separated and combined (supported) by the magnet, so that the cup can be easily removed from the support member against the magnetic force of the magnet. In addition to being able to be detached, it is only necessary to rely on a magnet's attraction force when uniting, eliminating the troublesome operation of fitting the convex part that occurred when using mechanical attachment and detachment means such as a concave-convex structure into the concave part. Easy to remove and convenient for use.
In addition, in the present invention, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the support member and the cup are detachably and firmly attached by a mechanical attachment / detachment means such as a concavo-convex structure, and may not be attached / detached due to wear of the attaching / detaching portion. That is, in this invention, the cup can be united with the support member by separating the support member from the cup by the magnetic force of the magnet or relying on the attraction force by the magnet. The cup and the support member can be used stably.

  In addition, in the present invention, for example, the size of the magnet to be used can be set to be adjustable according to the width of the bottom surface of the cup so that the attractive force can be exerted to the maximum, so that the small cup is strongly held by the support member. However, the large cup can be easily removed from the support member. That is, in the present invention, regardless of the size of the cup, the size of the magnet can be adjusted as appropriate, for example, in a ring shape so that the attraction force can be maximized. Can always be stably supported.

  In addition, the present invention can be applied, for example, when placing a cup on a table, and since the cup is united with the support member by a strong magnetic force, for example, even if some external force is applied to the cup on the table, the cup is directly placed on the table. Compared to the case where the cup is placed, the rate at which the cup falls can be reduced. Even when the cup cannot be accommodated in the tray of the washroom, the cup can be stably supported on the wall surface of the washroom via the support member. Furthermore, it is not necessary to provide a large recess for supporting the cup in the dashboard near the seat in the car so that the frequently used cup can be supported by a support member fixed to any surface that can be fixed. This can improve convenience.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited thereby.

  1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 shows a state in which a cup is supported by a support structure, and FIGS. 2 to 6 show a part of the support structure with a suction cup. 7 shows the cup and the magnet that fits into the bottom of the cup, and FIG. 8 shows the lower surface of the bottom of the cup.

  1 to 8, the cup support structure has a support member 3 fixed to the wall surface 2 by the suction cup 1, and a cup 4 is detachably supported by the support member 3 using a magnet 5. It consists of.

The cup 4 is made of synthetic resin, and includes a large-diameter upper opening 6, a smaller-diameter bottom surface portion 7, and a tapered peripheral side surface portion 8 connecting the upper opening 6 and the bottom surface portion 7. The bottom surface 7 has a circular recess 9 in a plan view that opens downward on the lower surface side. Reference numeral 10 denotes an annular leg formed by the recess 9. The leg 10 has an inner peripheral surface b perpendicular to the horizontal lower surface a of the bottom surface portion 7.
On the other hand, the magnet (magnet) 5 is configured in a ring shape, and as shown in FIG. 7, the outer periphery A is set to be slightly larger than the inner periphery B of the leg 10, and the magnet (magnet) 5 is forced. The magnet (magnet) 5 is slid in the inner peripheral surface b until it is fitted in the recess 9 and the opposed surface 5a of the magnet (magnet) 5 is brought into contact with the lower surface a of the bottom surface portion 7. In this case, an adhesive may be applied to the inner surface of the recess 9. The magnet (magnet) 5 is a so-called rubber magnet. For example, when a beginner drives a car, the same material as that used for a beginner mark to be attached to a car is used and contains magnet powder. The rubber material is molded into a ring shape with a predetermined dimension. As a result, the iron can be sucked with a strong suction force.

The support member 3 is a disc-like shape composed of a suction cup 1, a support part body 11 integrally formed of the same material as the suction cup 1, and an iron ring body (an example of a ferromagnetic body) 12 externally fitted to the support part body 11. The support part 14 is comprised. In the natural state, the suction cup 1 is configured so that a central portion 1a having a small circular recess 13 in plan view is raised (a shape close to the shape of a so-called contact lens), and the central portion 1a It is slightly thicker than the peripheral edge 1b. The suction cup 1 and the support body 11 are connected via a central portion 1a of the suction cup 1. That is, the support part main body 11 is continuously provided with a thickness in a direction opposite to the peripheral part 1 b through the central part 1 a of the suction cup 1. The suction cup 1 and the support body 11 are formed by integral molding with a semi-rigid member made of a synthetic resin such as a silicone rubber material or soft vinyl chloride in order to give flexibility. 11 is larger than the peripheral edge 1 b of the suction cup 1, so that the support body 11 including the central part 1 a can be configured to be harder than the peripheral edge 1 b of the suction cup 1. The surface 16 of the support portion main body 11 is positioned to face the lower surface a of the bottom surface portion 7, and the surface 16 is set in a gently curved shape that is slightly recessed toward the recess 13. Moreover, the support part main body 11 has the ring-shaped groove | channel 19 in which the said iron ring body 12 is fitted via the inner peripheral surface 17 in the appropriate position of the surrounding surface m. As shown in FIG. 5, the groove 19 is formed between the ring-shaped inner flange 19a and the outer flange 19b. Further, the groove 19 into which the iron ring body 12 is fitted has a slightly shorter protruding length in the radial direction of the outer flange 19b than the inner flange 19a in order to make it easier to fit the iron ring body 12 into the groove 19. The annular peripheral edge portion f of the outer flange 19b is formed in a tapered curved surface that tapers as it goes outward in the axis P direction.
Moreover, the suction cup 1 has the substantially tongue-shaped tension | pulling piece 15 provided in a row by the peripheral part 1b. The pulling piece 15 is pulled to remove the suction cup 1 attached to the wall surface 2 from the wall surface 2, and has a shape that can be easily pulled.

  Thus, the support member 3 is fixed to the wall surface 2 by the suction cup 1, the iron ring body 12 is provided on the support member 3, and the magnet (magnet) 5 that strongly attracts the ring member 12 is attached to the lower surface a of the bottom surface portion 7 of the cob 4. By providing a structure in which the cup 4 is separated from the support member 3 by the magnet 5 and the iron ring body 12 or joined (supported) to the support member 3, the cup 4 is against the magnetic force of the magnet. Can be easily detached from the support member 3, and it is only necessary to rely on the attraction force by the magnet 5 at the time of uniting, and the operation when the convex portion generated when the mechanical attaching / detaching means such as the concave-convex structure is used is inserted into the concave portion Can be eliminated, and it is easy to attach and remove, which is convenient for use.

  In addition, in the present invention, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the support member and the cup are detachably and firmly attached by a mechanical attachment / detachment means such as a concavo-convex structure, and may not be attached / detached due to wear of the attaching / detaching portion. That is, in this embodiment, since the support member 3 and the cup 4 can be separated and combined by the magnet 5, the cup 4 and the support member 3 can be used stably over a long period of time without considering wear of the detachable portion. .

  In addition, in this embodiment, the size of the magnet 5 can be adjusted according to the size of the cup 4, for example, the width of the bottom surface of the cup 4. That is, by inserting the magnet 5 into the recess 9 of the cup bottom surface portion 7, the magnet 5 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the lower surface a as a result. Thus, by providing the ring-shaped magnet 5 corresponding to the size of the circular area of the lower surface a of the cup bottom surface portion 7, the attraction force is maximum as compared with the case where the magnet is provided only at the center portion of the lower surface a. It can be used to the limit

  Moreover, in this embodiment, it can be applied when the cup 4 is placed on the table, for example, and since the cup 4 is united with the support member 3 by the strong magnetic force, even if some external force is applied to the cup 4 on the table, for example. As compared with the case where the cup is placed directly on the table, the rate at which the cup 4 falls can be reduced. Even when the cup 4 cannot be accommodated in the tray of the washroom, the cup 4 can be stably supported on the wall surface of the washroom via the support member 3. Further, the cup 4 that is frequently used is supported by the support member 3 fixed to any surface that can be fixed so that it is not necessary to provide a large recess for supporting the cup in the dashboard near the seat in the automobile. Can improve convenience.

  Since the support member 3 and the suction cup 1 are integrally formed of the same material, for example, the support member 3 and the suction cup 1 are separated and attached firmly and detachably by mechanical attachment / detachment means such as an uneven structure. In such a case, it is possible to avoid a situation where there is a possibility that the attachment / detachment portion cannot be attached / detached due to wear, and it can be used for a long period of time and can be formed strong in strength. In this embodiment, the cost of manufacturing can be reduced by integrally forming the support body 11 and the suction cup 1 with the same material.

  In this embodiment, if the length of the leg 10 is appropriately set so that the leg 10 of the cup 4 is as close as possible to the peripheral edge 1 b of the suction cup 1, it occurs when the cup 5 is attached to the support member 3. It is possible to cope with the twist of the support member 3 including the sucker 1 that performs the above operation. That is, when twisting occurs, the legs 10 indirectly come into contact with the wall surface 2 via the suction cup 1K peripheral edge portion 1b to prevent air from flowing into the suction cup 1 outward from the wall surface 2. A working force F (shown by phantom lines in FIG. 1) can be generated, whereby the suction cup 1 can be easily removed from the wall surface 2.

In this manner, daily commodities that are frequently used, such as the cup 5, and the suction cup 1 and the support member 3 integrally formed of the same material as the suction cup 1, can be removed and the operation of attachment can be performed easily and stably, and wear is considered. Convenience can be improved by comprising the magnet (magnet) 5 which can be used for a long time without doing so.
Further, the magnet (magnet) 5 is formed in a ring shape so that the area of the lower surface a of the cup bottom surface portion 7 can be used as effectively as possible, and thereby, the attraction force is compared with the case where the magnet is provided only at the center portion of the lower surface a. Can be maximized, and removal and installation can be performed more stably.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the case where the cup 5 was installed in the wall surface 2 was shown, this invention is applicable also when installing in a plane or an inclined surface.

In the above embodiment, a magnet (magnet) 5 is provided on the cup 4 side, and iron (an example of a ferromagnetic body) 12 is provided on the support member 3 side. The present invention can also be applied to a case where a ferromagnetic material is provided on the support member 3 and a magnet is provided on the support member 3 side.
Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to the case where magnets are provided on both the cup 4 side and the support member 3 side.

It is composition explanatory drawing which shows the use condition in one embodiment of this invention. In the said embodiment, it is a perspective view which shows the support part main body and suction cup which were integrally molded by the same raw material. In the said embodiment, it is a figure which shows the state before inserting an iron ring body in a supporting member. It is a rear view which shows the support part before inserting the iron ring body in the said embodiment. It is a side view which shows the support part before inserting the iron ring body in the said embodiment. It is a front view which shows the support part before inserting the iron ring body in the said embodiment. It is composition explanatory drawing which shows the cup before inserting the magnet in the said embodiment. It is a bottom view which shows the cup in the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Suction cup 2 Wall surface 3 Support member 4 Cup 5 Magnet (magnet)

Claims (2)

  A cup support structure characterized in that a cup is fixed to a mounting surface such as a wall surface by a suction cup, and a cup is detachably supported on the support member using a magnet. The cup support structure according to claim 1, wherein the suction cup and the support member are integrally formed.

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