JP2008201228A - Stored article holding device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stored article holding device for a vehicle, capable of increasing stored article supporting force by a holder in comparison with the conventional device. <P>SOLUTION: A second holder 40 rotatably assembled in a longitudinal intermediate part is arranged at the longitudinal other end of a first holder 30 or in the vicinity thereof. Therefore, when the portion 42 of the second holder 40, which is positioned toward the center of a storage part 21a from an assembling part 41 to the first holder 30, is pushed to the back side of the storage part by a stored article C, the second holder 40 rotates against the first holder 30 until the portion 45 of the second holder 40, which is positioned outside of the storage part from the assembling part 41 to the first holder 30, abuts on the side surface of the stored article C. As a result, the stored article C is supported on the opening side of the storage part in comparison with the conventional device, and the stored article supporting force by the holder is increased in comparison with the conventional device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle holding device such as a vehicle cup holder.

  Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-237451 discloses a vehicular cup holder device that includes a holder that supports a side surface of a beverage container accommodated in an accommodating portion. The holder has a one-part configuration and is rotated downward by being pushed by the beverage container.

However, the conventional apparatus has the following problems. The problem will be described below with reference to FIG.
As the amount of rotation of the holder 3 relative to the main body 2 increases (as the diameter of the container C increases (the size increases)), the height at which the holder C supports the container C decreases, and the support force by the holder 3 increases. Decreases.
JP 2003-237451 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle holding device for a vehicle that can increase the holding power of a holding by a holder as compared with the conventional one.

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) a main body provided with a housing part;
A first holder that is rotatably assembled to the main body at one end in the longitudinal direction or in the vicinity thereof;
A second holder that is rotatably mounted at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the first holder or in the vicinity thereof in the middle in the longitudinal direction;
A first urging member that urges the first holder in a direction protruding from the housing portion with respect to the main body;
A second biasing member that biases the second holder with respect to the first holder in a direction in which a longitudinal direction of the second holder coincides with a longitudinal direction of the first holder;
A container holding device for vehicles.
(2) The vehicle container holding device according to (1), wherein the second holder includes a rotatable roller at both ends in the longitudinal direction.
(3) The main body includes a base including the housing portion and a case assembled to the base.
The vehicle holding apparatus according to (1), wherein the first holder is assembled to the case, and the first biasing member biases the first holder against the case. .

According to the vehicle container holding device of (1) above, since the second holder is assembled at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the first holder or in the vicinity thereof so as to be rotatable at the middle in the longitudinal direction. When a portion of the two holders that is positioned closer to the center of the housing than the part to be assembled to the first holder is pushed to the back of the housing by the storage object, the assembly of the second holder to the first holder The second holder rotates with respect to the first holder until the portion located outside the housing portion with respect to the attachment portion contacts the side surface of the stored item. As a result, the contents can be supported at a higher position than in the prior art, and the capacity to support the contents by the holder can be increased as compared with the conventional one.
According to the vehicle holding device for a vehicle of the above (2), since the second holder is provided with rollers at both ends in the longitudinal direction, there is a difference between the storage and the second holder when the storage is taken in and out of the storage. Sliding resistance can be reduced.
According to the above-mentioned vehicle holding device (3), the first holder is assembled to the case, and the first urging member urges the first holder against the case. The second holder is assembled to the first holder, and the second biasing member biases the second holder against the first holder. Therefore, the case can be assembled to the base as one unit with all of the first and second holders and the first and second urging members assembled to the case. As a result, if there is a shape for assembling the unit on the base, it is possible to provide a holding function for the contents simply by adding the unit.

Below, with reference to FIGS. 1-8, the accommodation support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example is demonstrated.
Examples of the vehicle support device according to the embodiment of the present invention include a vehicle cup holder device, a vehicle umbrella holder device, a vehicle mobile phone holding device, and a vehicle accessory case. Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention and the illustrated example, a case in which the vehicle container support device of the embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle cup holder will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vehicle object support device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 20, a first holder 30, a second holder 40, and a first biasing member 50. And a second urging member 60.

  The main body 20 is made of, for example, a resin. The main body 20 is assembled to an interior member of the vehicle. The main body 20 may be formed integrally with an interior member of the vehicle, or may be formed separately from the interior member of the vehicle and fixedly assembled to the interior member of the vehicle. The main body 20 includes a base 21 and a case 22.

  The base 21 includes a housing portion 21a. The side wall 21b of the accommodating part 21a is provided with a hole 23 that extends in the vertical direction (the direction in which the item is taken in and out). Only one hole 23 may be provided in the side wall 21b, or a plurality of holes 23 may be provided in the circumferential direction in order to increase the supporting force (in the illustrated example, only one is shown). The upper end of the hole 23 is at or near the upper end of the main body 20 (base 21). The lower end of the hole 23 is at or near the lower end (including the bottom wall) of the main body 20 (base 21).

  The case 22 may be formed integrally with the base 21 in order to reduce the number of parts. However, the case 22 is formed separately from the base 21 and is fixedly assembled to the base 21. The case 22 is fixed to the side wall 21b. The same number of cases 22 as the holes 23 are provided. The case 22 is disposed at the hole 23 site from the back side of the side wall 21b. The case 22 has one unit (container (beverage container) C) in a state where the first and second holders 30 and 40 and the first and second biasing members 50 and 60 are all assembled. As a holding device), it is assembled to the base 21 so as to close the hole 23. Therefore, if the base 21 has a shape for assembling the unit, the holding function can be provided only by adding the unit.

  The first holder 30 is made of resin, for example. The same number of first holders 30 as the holes 23 are provided. The 1st holder 30 is assembled | attached to case 22 so that rotation is possible. The first holder 30 is assembled to the upper end of the case 22 or in the vicinity thereof at one end (upper end) in the longitudinal direction of the first holder 30 or in the vicinity thereof. Since the first holder 30 is assembled at the upper end portion of the case 22 or the vicinity thereof, the first holder 30 is accommodated at an upper position as compared with the case where the first holder 30 is assembled at the lower end portion of the case 22 or the vicinity thereof. The side surface of the object C can be supported. The first holder 30 protrudes into the accommodating portion 21 a with respect to the case 22, a position where a part of the first holder 30 stops against the case 22, and a position where the first holder 30 is completely accommodated in the case 22. Between the two. The first holder 30 is assembled to the case 22 by providing a shaft (pin) 31 on one of the first holder 30 and the case 22 and rotating the shaft 31 on the other of the first holder 30 and the case 22. This is done by providing a bearing (hole) 24 that is movably supported.

  The second holder 40 is made of resin, for example. The same number of second holders 40 as the first holders 30 are provided. The 2nd holder 40 is assembled | attached to the 1st holder 30 so that rotation is possible. The rotation axis of the second holder 40 relative to the first holder 30 is parallel to the rotation axis of the first holder 30 relative to the main body 20. The second holder 40 is rotatably assembled by an assembling portion 41 provided at a longitudinal intermediate portion (may be a central portion) at or near the other longitudinal end of the first holder 30. Attached. The front side portion 42 (see FIG. 4) of the second holder 40 that is located closer to the center side of the housing portion 21 a than the assembly portion 41 when the container C is not housed is second with respect to the first holder 30. A part of the holder 40 comes into contact with the first holder 30 and can be rotated upward to a position where the longitudinal direction of the second holder 40 coincides with the longitudinal direction of the first holder 30. The second holder 40 is assembled to the first holder 30 by providing a shaft portion (pin) 43 on one of the second holder 40 and the first holder 30, and the second holder 40 and the first holder 30. This is done by providing a bearing (hole) 32 that rotatably supports the shaft 43 on the other side of 30.

  The second holder 40 includes rotatable rollers 44 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the second holder 40. However, the roller 44 is not an essential component. The rotation axis of the roller 44 is parallel to the rotation axis of the second holder 40 relative to the first holder 30.

  The 1st biasing member 50 consists of a torsion spring, for example. However, it may consist of a coil spring or the like. One end of the first urging member 50 is applied to the case 22, and the other end of the first urging member 50 is applied to the first holder 30. The first urging member 50 urges the first holder 30 to rotate with respect to the case 22 in a direction (upward) in which the amount by which the first holder 30 protrudes into the accommodating portion 21a is increased.

  The 2nd biasing member 60 consists of a torsion spring, for example. However, it may consist of a coil spring or the like. One end of the second urging member 60 is applied to the first holder 30, and the other end of the second urging member 60 is applied to the second holder 40. The second urging member 60 moves the second holder 40 with respect to the first holder 30 in a direction in which the longitudinal direction of the second holder 40 coincides with the longitudinal direction of the first holder 30 (second The front side portion 42 of the holder 40 is biased (in a direction to rotate upward). The urging force of the second urging member 60 is smaller than the urging force of the first urging member 50.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(A) When the contents C is 190ml canned coffee, etc. (when a small can is installed)
As shown in the solid line of FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, the first holder 30 does not rotate with respect to the main body 20, and the second holder 40 does not rotate with respect to the first holder 30. The side surface of the contents C is held in a state where the longitudinal directions of the first and second holders 30 and 40 are matched.

(B) When the contents C is 350ml can juice, etc. (when a large can is installed)
As shown in the dotted line of FIG. 4 or FIG. 6, since the urging force of the second urging member 60 is smaller than the urging force of the first urging member 50, the first holder 30 is a main body. Although the front part 42 of the second holder 40 is pushed down by the contents C, the second holder 40 rotates with respect to the first holder 30. The second holder 40 rotates with respect to the first holder 30 until the rear portion 45 located outside the accommodating portion 21a from the assembly portion 41 of the second holder 40 abuts against the side surface of the accommodation C. Move.

(C) When the diameter of the container C is larger than the diameter (b) (when a paper cup is mounted)
As shown in FIG. 7, the first holder 30 rotates with respect to the main body 20, and the second holder 40 rotates with respect to the first holder 30. The second holder 40 rotates with respect to the first holder 30 until the rear portion 45 of the second holder 40 abuts against the side surface of the stored item C.

(D) When the diameter of the contents C is larger than the diameter (c) (when used at maximum)
As shown in FIG. 8, the first holder 30 rotates with respect to the main body 20, and the second holder 40 rotates with respect to the first holder 30. The first and second holders 30 and 40 enter the case 22. The second holder 40 rotates with respect to the first holder 30 until the rear portion 45 of the second holder 40 abuts against the side surface of the stored item C.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second holder 40 is assembled at the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of the first holder 30 or in the vicinity thereof so as to be pivotable at the middle portion in the longitudinal direction. When the front side portion 42 located closer to the center of the housing portion 21a than the portion 41 is pushed to the back side of the housing portion 21a by the stored object C, the rear portion 45 than the assembly portion 41 of the second holder 40 becomes The second holder 40 rotates with respect to the first holder 30 until it comes into contact with the side surface of the accommodation C. As a result, the stored item C can be supported at a higher position (upper position) than the conventional one, and the stored item supporting force by the holder can be increased as compared with the conventional one.
Further, even when the side surface of the container C such as a plastic bottle or a paper cup is not vertical or has irregularities on the side surface, the second holder 40 rotates with respect to the first holder 30 and the container Since it follows the side shape of C, it can be held firmly.

Since the second holder 40 is provided with the rollers 44 at both ends in the longitudinal direction, the sliding resistance between the container C and the second holder 40 when the container C is taken in and out of the container 21a can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to improve the extractability of the storage item C from the storage part 21a.
In addition, since the roller 44 is provided, the container is supported at one point in the sectional view as shown in FIG. 10, but the container C is supported at two different points in the sectional view as shown in FIG. it can. As a result, the support points of the stored item C are increased compared to the conventional case, and the stored item C can be supported more stably than the conventional case.

  The first holder 30 is assembled to the case 22, and the first biasing member 50 biases the first holder 30 against the case 22. The second holder 40 is assembled to the first holder 30, and the second biasing member 60 biases the second holder 40 against the first holder 30. Therefore, the case 22 is assembled to the base 21 as one unit with the first and second holders 30 and 40 and the first and second urging members 50 and 60 all assembled to the case 22. be able to. As a result, if there is a shape for assembling the unit on the base 21, it is possible to provide a holding function for the contained items simply by adding the unit.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the second holder 40 includes the roller 44 has been described. However, when the second holder 40 does not include the roller 44, the following operations and effects are obtained.
When the roller 44 is not provided, the shape of the second holder 40 is changed to a shape as shown in FIG. 9 (a shape in which the support surface is a flat surface), so that it can be accommodated at one point in a sectional view as shown in FIG. The object C can be supported by a line extending in the vertical direction in a sectional view. As a result, the support points of the stored item C are increased compared to the conventional case, and the stored item C can be supported more stably than the conventional case.

It is a perspective view of the stored thing support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is a disassembled perspective view of the accommodation support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is a disassembled perspective view when the stored thing support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example is seen from the angle different from FIG. It is sectional drawing of the container support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is sectional drawing at the time of the small can mounting | wearing of the container support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is sectional drawing at the time of the large can mounting | wearing of the accommodation support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is sectional drawing at the time of paper cup mounting of the stored thing support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is sectional drawing at the time of maximum use of the stored thing support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is a perspective view of the 1st, 2nd holder in case the roller is not provided of the accommodation support apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is sectional drawing of the conventional container support apparatus for vehicles.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle thing support apparatus 20 Main body 21 Base 21a Housing part 21b Side wall 22 Case 23 Hole 24 Bearing 30 First holder 31 Shaft part 32 Bearing 40 Second holder 41 Assembly part 42 Front part 43 Shaft part 44 Roller 45 Rear portion 50 First urging member 60 Second urging member C

Claims (3)

A main body provided with a housing portion;
A first holder that is rotatably assembled to the main body at one end in the longitudinal direction or in the vicinity thereof;
A second holder that is rotatably mounted at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the first holder or in the vicinity thereof in the middle in the longitudinal direction;
A first urging member that urges the first holder in a direction protruding from the housing portion with respect to the main body;
A second biasing member that biases the second holder with respect to the first holder in a direction in which a longitudinal direction of the second holder coincides with a longitudinal direction of the first holder;
A container holding device for vehicles.   The said 2nd holder is a container holding device for vehicles of Claim 1 provided with the roller which can be rotated in a longitudinal direction both ends. The main body includes a base including the housing portion, and a case assembled to the base.
2. The vehicle container holding device according to claim 1, wherein the first holder is assembled to the case, and the first biasing member biases the first holder against the case. 3. .

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