JP2009154639A - Umbrella holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an umbrella holder for a vehicle enabling an umbrella to be easily placed therein and removed therefrom. <P>SOLUTION: This umbrella holder 10 is installed at the foot of a rear seat 2. The umbrella holder 10 comprises a vertical base 11 extending in the lateral direction of the vehicle and a holder body 12 extending in the lateral direction of the vehicle and having a storage recess for storing an umbrella. The lower edge part of the holder body 12 is rotatable around a horizontal axis extending in the lateral direction of the vehicle through a hinge. When the holder body 12 is at the closed position, the edge part of the storage recess touches or approaches the front surface of the base, and the storage recess is closed. When the holder body 12 is at the opened position, the edge part of the storage recess is separated from the base and positioned forward, and the storage recess is opened upward. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an umbrella holder for a vehicle installed in a vehicle interior.

  Various proposals have been made regarding an umbrella holder for holding an umbrella in a vehicle interior. The umbrella holder disclosed in Patent Document 1 is installed at the foot of the driver's seat, and extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle with a cylindrical shape or a U-shaped cross section. The umbrella holder is horizontally rotatable around one end portion on the door side.

When an occupant gets into the vehicle, the umbrella is inserted into the umbrella holder from the door side with the umbrella holder inclined with respect to the axis of the vehicle. While driving, place the umbrella holder at the feet of the driver's seat in a state of being orthogonal to the vehicle axis. After the occupant gets out of the vehicle, the umbrella holder is again tilted with respect to the axis of the vehicle and the umbrella is removed from the umbrella holder. In this way, the umbrella holder can be horizontally inserted into and removed from the umbrella holder without being obstructed by the door.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-300048

  In the umbrella holder of patent document 1, since the umbrella was taken in and out from the door side, the taking in and out operation was complicated. Moreover, since the umbrellas are taken in and out outside the vehicle, there is a disadvantage that the occupant gets wet in the rain.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. In the umbrella holder for a vehicle, a vertical base that is disposed at the foot of the seat and extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle and accommodates the umbrella. A holder main body having an accommodating recess, connecting means for moving the holder main body between a closed position and an open position and connecting the holder main body to the base, and holding the holder main body detachably on the base in the closed position Holding means, and when the holder body is in the closed position, the edge of the receiving recess hits or approaches the front surface of the base, thereby closing the receiving recess and the holder body in the open position. The edge of the receiving recess is located in front of the base away from the base, whereby the receiving recess is opened upward.

  According to the above configuration, the holder main body is in front of the base at the open position, and the accommodation recess of the holder main body is opened upward, so that the umbrella can be taken in and out from the upper side of the accommodation recess, and the taking in and out operation is easy. Moreover, since the umbrella can be taken in and out even in the state of getting on, it is possible to prevent the occupant from getting wet in the rain. In addition, when the holder main body is in the closed position, the stored umbrella is covered with the holder main body, so that the wet umbrella can be prevented from coming into contact with the occupant.

Preferably, the base is disposed behind the front end of the cushion portion of the rear seat at the foot of the rear seat, so that the base is hidden by the cushion portion when viewed from above.
According to this, it does not get in the way of the occupant when the holder body is closed.

Preferably, the connecting means includes a hinge, and the lower edge of the holder body rotates around a horizontal axis extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle.
According to this, the above advantages can be obtained while having a simple structure.

Preferably, the connecting means includes a link mechanism formed by connecting a plurality of links, the link mechanism is folded when the holder body is in the closed position, and the link mechanism is extended when the holder body is in the open position.
According to this, the holder main body in the open position can be largely separated forward with respect to the base, making it easier to put in and out the umbrella.

Preferably, a hook that receives water from the holder main body is disposed below the holder main body in the closed position, and a hose that guides the water received by the hook to the outside of the vehicle is connected to the hook.
Thereby, it can prevent that a vehicle interior gets wet with the water dripped from the umbrella.
In another aspect of the drainage structure, a hose that guides water from the umbrella to the outside of the vehicle is connected to the wall portion that forms the bottom when the holder body is in the closed position.

  According to the present invention, an occupant can easily take in and out an umbrella in a vehicle interior. Moreover, the wet umbrella can be prevented from coming into contact with the passenger.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, a rear part 1a of a vehicle body floor 1 of a passenger car (vehicle) is higher than a front part 1b, and a fuel tank is accommodated under the rear part 1a. Yes.

  The step between the rear part 1a and the front part 1b of the floor 1 is constituted by a vertical wall 1c. Further, a raised portion 1d is formed extending in the front-rear direction at the center of the front portion 1b in the width direction. The inside of the raised portion 1d constitutes a center tunnel for accommodating the propeller shaft. The raised portion 1d is lower than the vertical wall 1c.

  A plurality of rear seats 2 are installed on the rear portion 1 a of the floor 1. The front end portion of the cushion portion 2a of the rear seat 2 projects forward from the vertical wall 1c.

An umbrella holder 10 extending in the left-right direction is installed at the foot of the plurality of rear seats 2. The umbrella holder 10 includes a flat plate-like base 11 that extends in the left-right direction and is fixed to the vertical wall 1c, and a holder body 12 that is rotatably connected to the base 11.
The base 1 is located behind the front end of the cushion portion 2a of the rear seat 2, and is hidden behind the cushion portion 2a when seen from above.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the holder main body 12 has an elongated peripheral wall 12a having a substantially U-shaped cross section and extending in the left-right direction, and end walls 12b provided at both ends of the peripheral wall 12a. The walls 12a and 12b form an accommodation recess 12c.
A slit 12e for inserting the handle 21 (shown only in FIG. 5) of the umbrella 20 is formed in one end wall 12b or both end walls 12b.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the peripheral wall 12a is formed by connecting a flat wall portion 12x and a curved wall portion 12y. This wall portion 12x becomes the bottom of the holder body 12 when the holder body 12 described later is in the closed position.

  The holder body 12 is connected to the base 11 via hinges 13 (connecting means) disposed at both ends of the wall portion 12x (lower edge), and centered on a horizontal axis extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle. Rotating in the front-rear direction between the closed position and the open position.

When the holder main body 12 is in the closed position, the holder main body 12 stands up, and the edge of the receiving recess 12c is in contact with or close to the base 11, whereby the receiving recess 12c is closed by the base 11.
In this embodiment, the holder main body 12 in the closed position is hidden behind the cushion portion 2a of the rear seat 2 and cannot be seen when viewed from directly above.

  As best shown in FIG. 6, the holder body 12 in the closed position is maintained by the holding means 14. In the present embodiment, the holding means 14 includes a plurality of, for example, three magnets 14 a embedded in the upper edge portion of the base 11 and three magnets 14 b attached to the peripheral edge portion of the holder main body 12.

  One of the magnets 14a and 14b can be replaced with a magnetic member such as iron. Further, when the base 11 and the holder body 12 are made of a magnetic material, one of the magnets can be omitted.

  When the holder main body 12 is in the open position, the edge of the receiving recess 12c is positioned away from the base 11 and in front of it, and the receiving recess 12c is opened upward. The holder main body 12 is maintained in the open position by riding on the raised portion 1 d of the floor 1.

  A handle 15 is attached to the peripheral wall 12a of the holder body 12, and the holder body 12 can be opened and closed by grasping the handle 15.

  As best shown in FIG. 6, the base 11 is provided with a flange 16 below the holder body 12 in the closed position. The rod 16 extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle and has a shallow recess 16a for collecting water.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the flange 16 (more specifically, the bottom surface of the recess 16a) has a gradient in the left-right direction, and the other height Hb with respect to one height Ha of the left and right end portions. Is low. A hose 17 is connected to this lower end. The hose 17 passes through the base 11 and the vertical wall 1c of the floor 1, and its end is exposed to the outside space.

  In the present embodiment, the flange 16 is disposed below the hinge 13 and is substantially equal to or longer than the holder main body 12, but may be slightly shorter than the holder main body 12 and disposed between the pair of hinges 13.

  The operation of the umbrella holder 10 having the above configuration will be described. As shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6, when the holder main body 12 is in the closed position, the holder main body 12 is located directly under the front end of the rear seat 2 and is almost hidden, so It will not be.

  When the umbrella 20 (shown only in FIG. 5) is accommodated, the holder body 12 is pulled forward as shown by the imaginary line in FIGS. 4 and 6. Thereby, the accommodation recess 12c of the holder body 12 is opened upward, and the umbrella 20 is accommodated in the accommodation recess 12c as shown in FIG.

  As described above, since the holder body 12 is tilted forward and the upper part is opened, the accommodation work of the umbrella 20 can be easily performed. The handle 21 of the umbrella 20 is inserted into the slit 12e.

  After the umbrella 20 is accommodated, the holder main body 12 is again rotated to the closed position. In this state, since the umbrella 20 is covered with the holder body 12, the occupant's clothes are not wetted, and the umbrella 20 does not get in the way.

When the umbrella 20 is taken out, it can be taken out easily by tilting the holder body 12 forward again.
The umbrella 20 can be taken in and out in the passenger compartment, and it is not necessary to get out of the passenger compartment and work when it rains.

When the umbrella 20 is wet, the water adhering to the umbrella 20 will drip onto the bottom of the holder body 12, that is, the wall portion 12x as time passes. This water falls from the gap between the rear edge of the wall portion 12x and the base 11, and reaches the ridge 16 below the water.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, since the wall portion 12x has a slope so as to be slightly lowered toward the rear, the water received by the wall portion 12x smoothly flows to the bowl 16. be able to.

  The water that has fallen on the ridge 16 flows along the gradient of the ridge 16, and is further discharged from the hose 17 to the outside of the vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water from collecting in the passenger compartment.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the trough 16 is not provided, and the water drop discharging hose 17 is connected to the wall portion 12 x ′ of the holder main body 12. The wall portion 12x ′ of the present embodiment has a groove 12z extending in the left-right direction so as to easily collect water droplets, and has a gradient in the front-rear direction that decreases toward the groove 12z. Further, the bottom surface of the groove 12z has a gradient in the left-right direction, and the other height Hd is lower than one height Hc of the left and right end portions. A hose 17 is connected to the end of the lower groove 12z. In the present embodiment, the hose 17 is flexible.
Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given in the drawing, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the holder body 12 is connected to the base 11 via a pair of left and right link mechanisms 19 (connecting means) instead of the hinge 13 of the first and second embodiments. Yes. The link mechanism 19 is formed by connecting a plurality of, for example, two links 19a and 19b. One end of each of the links 19a and 19b is rotatably connected to the base 11 and the holder body 12, and the other ends are connected to each other so as to be rotatable.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the holder main body 12 is in the closed position, the link mechanism 19 is folded. As shown in FIG. 11, when the holder main body 12 is in the open position, the link mechanism 19 is extended, and the holder 12 can move largely forward. This makes it easier to house the umbrella.

  Since the other configuration in the third embodiment is the same as that of either the first or second embodiment, the same number is given in the drawing or the illustration is omitted.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various aspects can be adopted. For example, the gradient of the ridge 16 of the first embodiment and the gradient of the groove 12z of the second embodiment may be eliminated. Further, the water drain structure may be omitted.
The holding means may use a claw mechanism with a claw instead of a magnet. The lock of the clamp mechanism is released by operating a handle provided on the holder body.
The vertical wall of the vehicle body floor may be used as a base.

It is a perspective view showing the state where the umbrella holder which makes a 1st embodiment of the present invention was installed in the step of the rear seat of a passenger car. It is a side view of the umbrella holder and a rear seat. It is a perspective view which shows the umbrella holder in a closed position. It is a perspective view which shows the umbrella holder in an open position. It is a perspective view which shows the umbrella holder in the open position which accommodated the umbrella. It is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the umbrella holder. It is a front view of the umbrella holder. FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 of an umbrella holder forming a second embodiment of the present invention. It is FIG. 7 equivalent view of the umbrella holder which makes the same 2nd embodiment. It is a schematic side view which shows the umbrella holder which makes 3rd Embodiment of this invention in a closed position. It is a schematic side view which shows the umbrella holder of the said 3rd Embodiment in an open position.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floor 1c Vertical wall 2 Rear sheet | seat 10 Umbrella holder 11 Base 12 Holder main body 12c Housing recessed part 13 Hinge (connection means)
14 Holding means 16 樋 17 Hose 19 Link mechanism (connection means)

Claims (6)

A vertical base that is disposed at the foot of the seat and extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle, a holder main body that extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle and has an accommodation recess for accommodating an umbrella, and a position between the closed position and the open position of the holder main body A connecting means that is movable and connected to the base, and a holding means that detachably holds the holder body on the base in a closed position,
When the holder body is in the closed position, the edge of the housing recess hits or approaches the front surface of the base, thereby closing the housing recess.
An umbrella holder for a vehicle, wherein when the holder main body is in the open position, an edge of the housing recess is positioned in front of the base away from the base, whereby the housing recess is opened upward.   2. The umbrella for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the base is disposed behind the front end of the cushion portion of the rear seat at the foot of the rear seat so that the base is hidden by the cushion portion when viewed from above. holder.   The umbrella holder for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting means comprises a hinge, and a lower edge portion of the holder main body rotates around a horizontal axis extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle.   The connecting means comprises a link mechanism connecting a plurality of links, the link mechanism is folded when the holder body is in a closed position, and the link mechanism is extended when the holder body is in an open position. The umbrella holder for vehicles according to claim 1 or 2.   A hook for receiving water from the holder body is arranged below the holder body in the closed position, and a hose for guiding water received by the hook to the outside of the vehicle is connected to the bottle. The umbrella holder for vehicles in any one of Claims 1-4.   The vehicle umbrella according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a hose for guiding water from the umbrella to the outside of the vehicle is connected to a wall portion constituting the bottom when the holder body is in the closed position. holder.

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