JP2008302729A - Drink container sandwiching mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drink container sandwiching mechanism which has a simple structure and of which deployment and storage operation is not required when a drink container is stored and taken out. <P>SOLUTION: The drink container sandwiching mechanism 100 is provided with storage members 60 having openings for receiving drink containers 103 and with a pair of sandwiching members 32, 32 for sandwiching the drink containers 103. The drink container sandwiching mechanism 100 is further provided with a link means for closing the pair of sandwiching members 32, 32 by the deadweight of the drink containers 103 to sandwich the drink containers 103 when the drink containers 103 are stored in the storage members 60. The pair of sandwiching members 32, 32 sandwich the drink container 103 to fix it to the storage member 60, and are opened when the drink container 103 is taken out from the storage member 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drink container holding mechanism that can be stored in a compartment of a center console in a vehicle cabin.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a drink container holding mechanism including a holding member that holds a drink container and a receiving member that receives the lower side of the drink container is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-8-67196

  However, the conventional drink container holding mechanism as described above adopts a telescopic structure to accommodate in the compartment in the center console in a vehicle compartment with little space, and supports various sizes and shapes of drink containers Therefore, there is a problem that the structure of the drink container holding mechanism is complicated because a separate holding member is provided. In order to hold the drink container in the drink container holding mechanism, the drink container holding mechanism must first be expanded by pressing a push member provided on the support sleeve, and the drink container holding mechanism. There is also a problem in that it must be stored by pressing the push member when storing.

  That is, such a conventional drink container holding mechanism has a complicated structure, and the push member has to be pressed down one by one, which is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above problems, and provides a drink container holding mechanism that has a simple structure and does not require the operation of developing and storing the drink container holding mechanism when storing and taking out the drink container. Objective.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a drink container holding mechanism comprising a storage member having an opening for receiving a drink container and a pair of holding members for holding the drink container,
When the drink container is stored in the storage member, the pair of holding members are closed by the dead weight of the drink container, and a link means for holding the drink container is provided,
The pair of sandwiching members sandwich the drink container and fix it to the housing member,
When the drink container is taken out from the housing member, the pair of holding members are expanded.

    According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a drink container holding mechanism that has a simple structure and does not require the operation of developing and storing the drink container holding mechanism when the drink container is stored and taken out.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for realizing the drink container holding mechanism of the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

  First, the configuration will be described.

  A center console 1000 having a substantially rectangular shape provided between the front seats shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a compartment 101 that is a rectangular space formed in the substantially central portion, and fitted to the compartment 101. It has a drink container holding mechanism 100, an armrest 102 that is provided at the rear part of the compartment 101 via a step and is supported by a shaft (not shown) to open and close.

<Overall drink container clamping mechanism>
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 10, the drink container holding mechanism 100 is placed on a hollow rectangular parallelepiped outer case 50 having an open upper end that fits into the compartment 101, and a bottom wall upper surface 50 a of the outer case 50. The holder lower part 40, the holder main body 30 attached to the holder lower part 40 from above, the holder upper part 20 attached so as to sandwich the holder main body 30 together with the holder lower part 40 from above and below, and the holder upper part 20 so as to cover from above And an upper cover 10 to be attached to.

  The members constituting the drink container holding mechanism 100 may be basically made of any material as long as it does not change depending on the influence of heat received from the drink container 103 (see FIG. 8). Preferably, those that do not expand and contract under the influence of heat are preferred.

<Outer case 50>
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 10, the outer case 50 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface, and screw bosses 51, 51, 51, 51 are provided at four corners of the upper surface 50 a of the bottom wall. Screw holes 51b ... are formed in the upper surfaces 51a, 51a, 51a, 51a of the screw bosses 51 ....

  The dimensions of the outer case 50 (the vertical direction of the vehicle, the Z direction), the width (the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the Y direction), and the length (the vehicle width direction, the X direction) of the center console 1000 are described above. The dimensions of the compartment 101 are set to be substantially the same as the dimensions of the height (the vertical direction of the vehicle, the Z direction), the width (the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the Y direction), and the length (the vehicle width direction, the X direction).

<Lower holder>
As shown in FIG. 3, the holder lower part 40 includes a pair of guide plates 41 and 41 having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section and second cylindrical bodies 46 and 46.

  In FIG. 3, the pair of guide plates 41 and 41 includes upper plates 41a and 41a extending in the vehicle width direction (X direction), and side plates 42 and 42 extending downward from the edges of the upper plates 41a and 41a. Is formed. The upper plates 41a and 41a are integrally formed so that second cylindrical bodies 46 and 46 that extend downward from the upper plates 41a and 41a and are open at both ends are sandwiched between the pair of guide plates 41 and 41. Is formed. A pair of notches 46 </ b> K and 46 </ b> K (see FIG. 9) facing each other at the position between the side plates 42 and 42 are formed in the lower portion of each cylindrical body 46.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the side plates 42 and 42 of the guide plates 41 and 41 are separated from each other by the thickness of the lever 33 described later, and are opposed to each other.

  On the lower surfaces 41b and 41b of the upper plates 41a and 41a, a plate portion 43 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction (Y direction) is further integrally formed between the second cylindrical bodies 46 and 46. The height is set to be substantially the same as that of the second cylinders 46 and 46.

  The upper plates 41a and 41a of the guide plates 41 and 41 have screw holes 41d on one end (vehicle front end side) and the other end (vehicle rear end side) on both the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction (X direction). 41d, 41d, 41d (partially not shown) are provided. Further, screw bosses 44, 44, 44, 44 are formed adjacent to the screw holes 41d,.

Screw holes 44b, 44b, 44b, 44b for attaching a holder upper part 20 to be described later are formed on the upper surfaces 44a, 44a, 44a, 44a of the screw bosses 44,.
Further, the height of the screw bosses 44,... Is set to be substantially the same as the thickness of the clamping members 32, 32 described later.

  The side plates 42 and 42 of the holder lower portion 40, the plate portion 43, and the second cylindrical bodies 46 and 46 are set to have substantially the same height and are set to the same height as the screw boss 51 of the outer case 50. .

  The holder lower portion 40 is placed on the upper surface 50a of the bottom wall in the outer case 50, and the guide plates 41, 41 are fixed to the screw bosses 51,. Is attached to the outer case 50 (see FIG. 11).

<Holder body>
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the holder main body 30 has two sets of clamping means 200, 200. Each clamping means 200 includes a pair of clamping members 32, 32 facing each other and the pair of clamping members. A pair of springs 31 and 31 provided between the two parts 32 and 32, a pair of levers 33 and 33 (see FIG. 5) arranged at positions where the cylindrical body 46 of the holder lower part 40 is sandwiched, and the levers 33 and 33 It is comprised with the receiving members 34 and 34 contact | abutted to the lower part of this.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the receiving members 34 and 34 are semicircular receiving portions 34e and 34e for receiving the lower side of the drink container 103, and half of the receiving portions 34e and 34e. It is comprised from the pattern part 34a extended in the vehicle width direction (X direction) from the center part (refer FIG. 3) of an arc edge. A penetrating shaft hole 34d is formed in the side surface 34c of the handle portion 34a. As shown in FIG. 9, the receiving portion 34 e of each receiving member 34 is disposed in the lower end opening of the second cylindrical body 46 of the holder lower portion 40, and the handle portion 34 a of the receiving member 34 is the cylindrical body 46. The guide plate 41 is inserted between the side plates 42 and 42 of the guide plate 41, protruding outside the cylindrical body 46 through the notch 46 </ b> K. That is, the rear end (other end) of the handle portion 34 a is located outside the lower end opening of the cylindrical body 46.

    Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, shaft holes 43c and 43c (partially not shown) of the side plates 42 and 42 of the guide plates 41 and 41 are provided in the shaft holes 34d of the handle portions 34a of the receiving members 34, respectively. A shaft pin 34h inserted through the shaft is inserted therethrough, and each receiving member 34 is rotatable around the shaft pin 34h.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the levers 33, 33 are arranged between the side plates 42, 42 of the guide plates 41, 41 so as to be movable up and down, and between the side plates 42, 42 by the side wall portion 50 b and the plate portion 43 of the outer case 50. It is designed not to come off to the side.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, each lever 33 has a substantially trapezoidal shape in a side view, tapered surfaces 33 a and 33 d are formed on the upper and lower portions thereof, and a lower portion thereof is a handle portion 34 a of the receiving member 34. It abuts and moves up and down as the receiving member 34 rotates.

  In a state where the drink container 103 is not put in the second cylindrical body 46 of the holder lower part 40, the handle portion 34a of each receiving member 34 is pushed down by the weight of the lever 33, and the rear portion of the handle portion 34a is The lever 33 does not move downward from the position shown in FIG. 9 (A) by contacting the upper surface 50a (see FIG. 9) of the bottom wall of the outer case 50.

  In this state, the upper portion of the lever 33 protrudes upward from between the upper plates 41a and 41a of the holder lower portion 40 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the sandwiching members 32, 32 have a substantially Y shape in plan view and face each other in the vehicle width direction (X direction).

  Each holding member 32 has two arm portions 32h and 32h for holding a drink container, and protrusions 32a and 32a are provided on the front end surfaces 32b and 32b. The width (height in the vehicle front-rear direction) of each clamping member 32 is set to be substantially the same as the width of the outer case 50 (vehicle front-rear direction, Y direction).

  Further, both arm portions 32h, 32h of each clamping member 32 are continuously formed integrally with each other, and the inner surface 32f has a semicircular arc shape for clamping the peripheral surface of the drink container 103 as shown in FIG. Is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each clamping member 32 is disposed between upper plates 41a and 41a of the holder lower portion 40 and plates 22 and 22 (see FIG. 3) of the holder upper portion 20 described later. The vehicle is movable in the vehicle width direction (X direction). Each clamping member 32 is guided by a guide member (not shown) so as to move along the vehicle width direction (X direction).

  As shown in FIG. 9, the end surface 32g of the projecting portion 32i formed at the center of each clamping member 32 is tapered so as to have the same inclination angle as the tapered surface 33a of the lever 33. The lever 33 is in contact with the tapered surface 33a. When the lever 33 is raised, the clamping member 32 moves in the clamping direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the springs 31 and 31 are attached between the opposing clamping members 32 and 32, respectively, and are biased in the direction of expanding the clamping members 32 and 32. The protrusions 32a... Of the clamping members 32, 32 enter inside the both ends of the springs 31, 31 to prevent the springs 31, 31 from falling off.

  Further, when the clamping members 32, 32 are expanded by the springs 31, 31, the levers 33, 33 are pushed downward as shown in FIG.

<Holder upper part 20>
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 10, the holder upper portion 20 includes plates 22 and 22 formed in substantially the same shape as the upper plates 41 a and 41 a of the holder lower portion 40, and first cylindrical bodies 24 and 24. is doing.

  The plates 22 and 22 are separated from each other by the thickness width of the lever 33 in the vehicle longitudinal direction (Y direction). Further, the plates 22, 22 are integrally formed so that first plates 24, 24 extending upward from the plates 22, 22 and having both ends opened are sandwiched between the plates 22, 22.

  The plates 22 and 22 have screw holes 22f, 22f, 22f, and 22f at one end (vehicle front end side) and the other end (vehicle rear end side) of the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction (X direction). , Screw bosses 21, 21, 21, and 21 are formed adjacent to the screw holes 22f,. The height of the screw bosses 21 is set to be the same as the height of the cylindrical body 24.

  The plates 22 and 22 of the holder upper portion 20 are fixed to the screw bosses 44 of the guide plates 41 and 41 of the holder lower portion 40 by screws 23... (See FIG. 11). 22 and the upper plates 41a and 41a of the holder lower part 40 sandwich the clamping members 32 and 32 from above and below. The clamping member 32 is slidable in the vehicle width direction (X direction) in FIG.

    Further, the holding members 32 and 32 are guided by a guide member (not shown) so as to move in the vehicle width direction (X direction), and the direction thereof does not change.

  The first cylindrical body 24 in the holder upper portion 20 and the second cylindrical body 46 in the holder lower portion 40 constitute an accommodating member 60 that accommodates the drink container 103.

<Upper cover 10>
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 10, the upper cover 10 is formed in a slightly smaller shape with the same shape as the outer case 50 in plan view, and has screw holes 11, 11, 11, 11 provided at four corners thereof. The first cylinders 24 and 24 have openings 12 and 12 facing the upper openings 24b and 24b.

  Each opening 12 forms a tapered surface 12a that is gently inclined so that the diameter of each opening narrows from the upper surface 14a of the upper cover 10 toward the lower surface 14b.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the upper cover 10 is attached to the upper surfaces 21 b of the screw bosses 21 of the plates 22 of the holder upper portion 20 with screws 13 to close the upper opening of the outer case 50. (See FIG. 2).

<Action>
Next, the operation will be described.
<Stores drink containers>
When the drink container holding mechanism 100 does not accommodate the drink container 103, the holding members 32 and 32 are expanded by the biasing force of the spring 31 as shown in FIGS. 9A and 11A. The levers 33 and 33 are pushed downward.

  Then, when the drink container 103 is inserted from the upper opening of the cylinder 24 of the housing member 60 and accommodated in the housing member 60, the lower part of the drink container 103 comes into contact with the receiving portions 34e, 34e of the receiving members 34, 34. The receiving parts 34e, 34e are pushed down. That is, the receiving members 34 and 34 are rotated around the shaft pin 34 h by the weight of the drink container 103, and the handle portions 34 a and 34 a of the receiving members 34 and 34 push up the levers 33 and 33. That is, the levers 33 and 33 are raised.

  Since the taper surfaces 33a and 33a of the levers 33 and 33 are in contact with the end face 32g of the protruding portion 32i of the clamping members 32 and 32 (see FIG. 9), the clamping members 32 and 32 are raised as the levers 33 and 33 are raised. Is slid against the urging force of the springs 31 and 31 in the closing direction. By this sliding, the holding members 32 and 32 hold the drink container 103. Since force is applied to the holding members 32 and 32 in the holding direction due to the own weight of the drink container 103, the drink container 103 is prevented from vibrating in the cylinders 24 and 46 due to the shaking of the vehicle. That is, the clamping members 32 and 32 fix the drink container 103 to the housing member 60.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, after the lower portion of the drink container 103 comes into contact with the receiving portions 34e, 34e of the receiving members 34, 34, the receiving portions 34e, 34e are pushed down, Since the holding members 32 and 32 move in the holding direction to hold the drink container 103, even if the drink container 103 is constricted, the constricted portion can be securely held. That is, the drink container can be securely held regardless of the shape of the drink container 103.

<Take out the drink container>
9B, when the drink container 103 is taken out from the cylinders 24 and 46 of the housing portion 60, that is, when the drink container 103 is lifted, it is held by the biasing force of the springs 31 and 31. The members 32, 32 slide in the opening direction and expand.

  Thus, since the clamping members 32 and 32 are expanded, the drink container 103 can be easily taken out even if the drink container 103 is constricted. That is, the drink container 103 can be easily taken out regardless of the shape of the drink container 103.

    When the holding members 32, 32 are expanded, the tapered surfaces 33a, 33a of the levers 33, 33 are in contact with the end faces 32g, 32g of the protruding portions 32i, 32i of the holding members 32, 32 (see FIG. 9). ) With this expansion, the levers 33 and 33 are pushed downward.

  By lowering the levers 33, 33, the handle portions 34a, 34a of the receiving members 34, 34 are pushed down, and the ends of the handle portions 34a, 34a come into contact with the upper surface 50a of the bottom wall of the outer case 50. The descent of 33 stops. That is, the receiving members 34, 34 are rotated in the opposite direction around the shaft pin 34 h by the lowering of the levers 33, 33, and the receiving members 34, 34 do not accommodate the drink container 103 at the initial stage. It becomes a state.

  As described above, the drink container holding mechanism 100 is the one in which the drink container 103 is held by the holding members 32 and 32 due to the weight of the drink container 103, so that a motor or the like is unnecessary, and the drink container holding mechanism 100 is deployed. Therefore, the structure of the drink container holding mechanism 100 is simple.

  That is, it is possible to provide a drink container holding mechanism that has a simple structure and does not require the operation of expanding and storing the drink container holding mechanism when the drink container is stored and taken out.

  Further, since there is no need to expand and store the drink container holding mechanism 100, the drink container 103 can be stored and taken out easily.

It is a perspective view which shows the center console in the vehicle to which the drink container clamping mechanism of the Example was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the drink container clamping mechanism of FIG. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the drink container clamping mechanism of FIG. 2 into each component. It is a perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the drink container in the drink container clamping mechanism of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view partially showing a holder lower part and a holder body of the drink container holding mechanism of FIG. 2. It is a perspective view which shows a holder lower part and a holder main body partially in the state which accommodated the drink container in the drink container clamping mechanism of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows partially the holder main body of the drink container clamping mechanism of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a holder main body partially in the state which accommodated the drink container in the drink container clamping mechanism of FIG. Sectional drawing of the drink container holding mechanism main body in the state before accommodating the drink container in the drink container holding mechanism of FIG. 2 and the state after mounting is shown. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the drink container clamping mechanism of FIG. 2 into each component. Sectional drawing of the drink container holding mechanism main body in the state before accommodating the drink container in the drink container holding mechanism of FIG. 2 and the state after mounting is shown.

Explanation of symbols

22 Plate 31 Spring 32 Holding member 32g End surface 33 Lever 33a Tapered surface 34 Receiving member 34e Receiving part 34h Shaft pin 41 Guide plate 41d Shaft hole 42 Side plate (opposing wall)
46 Tube 60 Storage member 100 Drink container holding mechanism 103 Drink container

Claims (3)

A drink container holding mechanism comprising a storage member having an opening for receiving a drink container and a pair of holding members for holding the drink container,
When the drink container is housed in the housing member from the opening, the pair of sandwiching members are closed by the dead weight of the drink container, and provided with connecting means for sandwiching the drink container,
The pair of sandwiching members are fixed to the housing member when the drink container is sandwiched,
A drink container holding mechanism that expands when the drink container is removed from the housing member. A spring that urges the pair of clamping members in a direction of expanding;
The linking means is
A receiving member provided rotatably and receiving the lower part of the drink container;
A lever that opens and closes the pair of clamping members by rotation of the receiving member;
The receiving member is rotated by its own weight when the drink container is put into the housing member from the opening, and the pair of holding members are closed against the biasing force of the spring by the lever. Let
2. The drink container holding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein when the drink container is taken out from the housing member, the pair of holding members are expanded by an urging force of the spring.
The housing member includes a first cylindrical body having both ends opened, and a second cylindrical body disposed at a predetermined distance below the first cylindrical body and having both ends opened,
A first holding plate is provided outside the lower end opening of the first cylinder,
A second holding plate facing the holding plate of the cylindrical body 1 outside the upper end opening of the second cylindrical body;
The pair of clamping members are slidably disposed between the first holding plate and the second holding plate and at a position sandwiching the lower end opening and the upper end opening,
One end of the receiving member is positioned inside the lower end opening of the second cylinder, and the other end is positioned outside the lower end opening;
The lever is arranged on the outside of the second cylinder so as to be movable up and down,
The drink container stored in the storage member is rotated by the weight of the drink container, and the lever is moved upward to close the pair of holding members to hold the drink container. The drink container clamping mechanism according to claim 2.

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