JP2010163019A - Vehicular cup holder device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular cup holder device suppressing deformation of a spring when fitting a detached container holding member. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicular cup holder device 1 is provided with: a container holding member 5 for storing and holding a container; a holder body 3 for turnably and pivotably supporting the container holding member 5; and a spring 9 which is provided on the holder body 3 in an urged state to push the container holding member 5 by the urging force and to turn it in an opening direction. An end of the spring 9 is folded to form a bent part 11, and a guide rib 21 with the bent part 11 of the spring 9 being pressed thereagainst is projected on the container holding member 5 to release the spring 9 associated with the operation of drawing the holder body 3 and the container holding member 5, and a bent part 22 of the spring 9 pushes the guide rib 21 of the container holding member 5 to open the container holding member 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle cup holder device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for providing a cup holder device for storing a container such as a beverage can in a vehicle compartment is known. As this cup holder device, for example, a box-shaped case provided with a lid rotatably on the front surface, an annular container holder member housed in the case, and the container holder member is urged to rotate. The container holder member is configured to open to the left and right sides by the urging force of the spring as the lid is opened (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-185587 A

  However, in such a conventional cup holder device, the container holder member is detached, and when the container holder member is reassembled to the case, the container holder member hits against the end of the spring and is excessively pressed, which may deform the spring.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a vehicle cup holder device that can suppress deformation of a spring when the detached container holding member is assembled.

  The vehicle cup holder device according to the present invention has a container holding member for storing and holding a container rotatably attached to the holder main body, and a spring disposed in a state of being biased by the holder main body. A vehicular cup holder device that pushes a container holding member by an urging force and rotates the container holding member in an opening direction to form a bent portion by bending an end portion of the spring, and the bent portion of the spring presses against the container holding member. By projecting the guide rib, the spring is released with the operation of pulling out the holder body and the container holding member, and the urging force of the spring causes the bent portion to push the guide rib of the container holding member to open the container holding member. It is configured as follows.

  According to the vehicle cup holder device of the present invention, the guide rib is protruded from the container holding member, the end portion of the spring is bent to form the bent portion, and the guide rib and the bent portion of the spring are brought into contact with each other. Therefore, even when the container holding member is detached from the holder main body and assembled again to the holder main body, it is possible to prevent the spring from being deformed by the container holding member.

It is a perspective view which shows the cup holder apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of FIG. 1, and the part of a holder main body shows a cross section. It is a top view of the cup holder device which shows the storing state where a pair of container holding members closed. It is a perspective view of the cup holder apparatus which shows the state which removed the left side container holding member in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the container holding member by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG. 5. It is a top view which shows the initial stage at the time of inserting a container holding member in a holder main body. It is a top view which shows the middle stage at the time of inserting a container holding member in a holder main body. It is a top view which shows the last stage at the time of inserting a container holding member in a holder main body. It is the schematic which expanded the contact part of the container holding member and spring by this invention. It is the schematic which expanded the contact part of the container holding member by a comparative example, and a spring.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cup holder device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and a portion of the holder body shows a cross section. 3 is a plan view of the cup holder device showing a stored state in which a pair of container holding members are closed, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cup holder device showing a state in which the left container holding member in FIG. 1 is removed. . FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a container holding member according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG.

  As shown in these drawings, the cup holder device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a container holding member 5 for storing and holding a container such as a can beverage or a cup, and the container holding member 5 via a rotation shaft 15. A holder main body 3 pivotally supported and a spring 9 disposed in the holder main body 3 and bent and biased as shown in FIG. 3 in the retracted state.

  The holder main body 3 is a cylindrical member having a substantially rectangular cross section composed of an upper surface 2, a lower surface 4 and a side surface 6, and the upper surface 2 and the lower surface 4 have a pair of support holes 17 arranged at a predetermined interval on the left and right. , 17 are drilled. Further, the spring holders 13 and 13 are disposed on the center side in the width direction with respect to the support holes 17 and 17. These spring holders 13 and 13 are plate-like members spaced apart in the left-right direction, and the spring 9 is held at a predetermined angle by pressing the spring 9 against the tip on the container holding member 5 side. A cylindrical spring holding pin 7 is disposed at the center in the left-right direction of the holder body 3, that is, at the center in the left-right direction of the pair of spring holders 13 and 13. A spring 9 is wound around and attached to the spring holding pin 7.

  The above-described spring 9 includes a holding portion 8 disposed on the center side and wound, an extending portion 10 extending from the holding portion 8 toward both sides, and an end portion of the extending portion 10 in a substantially L shape. And a bent portion 11 that is bent into two. The holding portion 8 is wound around the height direction a plurality of times and is held by the spring holding pin 7. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the bent portion 11 is formed in a substantially L shape by bending the tip of the extended portion 10 upward at a right angle.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the container holding member 5 is integrally formed from a substantially annular container storage portion 25 that stores and holds a container, and a leg portion 19 that extends from an end portion of the container storage portion 25. ing. A pressing body 27 protrudes from the container housing portion 25 toward the inner peripheral side. The pressing body 27 is configured to be rotatable in the vertical direction and is urged upward by a spring (not shown). ing. Therefore, when a container having a small diameter is inserted into the container housing portion 25, the pressing body 27 presses the side surface of the container, so that the container can be reliably held.

  At the end of the leg portion 19, a pivot shaft 15 protrudes in the vertical direction, and the pivot shaft 15 is rotatably inserted and locked in the support hole 17 of the holder body 3. . A guide rib 21 is provided on the side surface of the leg portion 19 on the center side in the width direction. 1 and 4, the guide rib 21 is formed at the central portion in the thickness direction (height direction) of the leg portion 19, and the outer peripheral edge 23 is formed in a substantially arc shape in plan view as shown in FIG. ing. That is, the outer peripheral edge 23 of the guide rib 21 includes an arcuate insertion region X disposed in the vicinity of the rotation shaft 15 and a substantially linear operation region Y in plan view disposed on the container storage portion 25 side. The insertion area X and the operation area Y are formed smoothly and continuously.

  The insertion region X is a portion where the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 abuts when the container holding member 5 is inserted and assembled into the holder main body 3, and the operation region Y is the holder main body 3 and the container holding member 5. This is a portion where the bent portion 11 is pressed while the spring 9 is going to expand in accordance with the operation of pulling out.

  Next, a procedure for inserting and assembling the container holding member 5 according to the embodiment of the present invention into the holder body 3 will be briefly described.

  7 is a plan view showing an initial stage when the container holding member is inserted into the holder body, FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an intermediate stage when the container holding member is inserted into the holder body, and FIG. 9 is a container holding member. It is a top view which shows the last step at the time of inserting in a holder main body.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, the leg 19 of the container holding member 5 is inserted from the front opening 31 of the holder body 3. At this time, since the spring 9 is in contact with the tip of the spring holder 13, the spring 9 is held in a state where an urging force to open outward is applied. After that, as shown in FIG. 8, when the leg portion 19 of the container holding member 5 is further inserted, the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 comes into contact with the region of the insertion region X in the outer peripheral edge 23 of the guide rib 21. The extended portion 10 of the spring 9 is gradually bent toward the center in the width direction. As shown in FIG. 9, when the rotation shaft 15 of the container holding member 5 is inserted and locked into the support hole 17 of the holder main body 3, a spring is applied to a portion of the outer peripheral edge 23 of the guide rib 21 in the operation region Y. Since the 9 bent portions 11 come into contact with each other, the extending portion 10 of the spring 9 is further bent toward the center in the width direction, and an urging force is applied.

  10 is an enlarged schematic view of the contact portion between the container holding member and the spring according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged schematic view of the contact portion between the container holding member and the spring according to the comparative example.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 10, the guide rib 21 is brought into contact with the central portion in the height direction of the bent portion 11 of the spring 9. That is, the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 is formed by bending the end portion of the extended portion 10 upward in a substantially L shape, and the container holding member 5 is formed at the center in the height direction of the bent portion 11. The guide ribs 21 are in contact with each other. Accordingly, when an external force F acts on the container holding member 5 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 10, the guide rib 21 is pressed against the central portion in the height direction of the bent portion 11 of the spring 9, and an excessive load is applied to the spring 9. Is not input, the spring 9 is unlikely to be damaged or bent.

  On the other hand, when the guide rib 21 is brought into contact with the lower end portion (root portion) of the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 as in the comparative example shown in FIG. 11, the external force F applied to the container holding member 5 is the guide rib 21. Is input to the lower end portion of the bent portion 11 and directly transmitted to the extending portion 10 formed in a linear shape. Accordingly, the extended portion 10 is stretched against the external force F, and an excessive load is input to the spring 9, so that the spring 9 may be easily damaged.

  Next, a procedure for opening the container holding member 5 on both the left and right sides will be briefly described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, since the pair of left and right container holding members 5 are offset in the vertical direction, when the container holding member 5 is stored, as shown in FIG. 5 is stored in an overlapping manner. Further, the spring 9 is pressed against the guide rib 21 of the container holding member 5 and biased.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the container holding member 5 and the holder main body 3 are pulled and moved toward the front side, the spring 9 is opened and opened to the left and right sides, and the bent portion 11 at the end holds the container by the biasing force. The container holding member 5 rotates in the direction of the arrow about the rotation shaft 15 in order to push and spread the Y region (see FIG. 6) of the guide rib 21 of the member 5 while sliding.

  Below, the effect by embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

(1) A cup holder device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a container holding member 5 that stores and holds a container, a holder body 3 that pivotally supports the container holding member 5, and the holder body 3 And a spring 9 that pushes the container holding member 5 by this biasing force to rotate it in the opening direction, and bends the end of the spring 9. In addition to forming the bent portion 11 and projecting the guide rib 21 against which the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 is pressed on the container holding member 5, the holder main body 3 and the container holding member 5 are pulled out. The spring 9 is opened, and the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 pushes the guide rib 21 of the container holding member 5 to open the container holding member 5. To have.

  Therefore, even when the container holding member 5 is detached from the holder main body 3 and reassembled to the holder main body 3, it is possible to suppress the container 9 from pushing and deforming the spring 9 with the container holding member 5. Further, since the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 is pressed against the guide rib 21, the bent portion 11 slides in a line contact with the guide rib 21, so that the container holding member 5 can be opened smoothly.

(2) The outer peripheral edge 23 of the guide rib 21 of the container holding member 5 includes an insertion region X where the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 abuts when the container holding member 5 is inserted into the holder main body 3 and assembled, and the holder main body 3 and an operation region Y that opens the container holding member 5 when the container holding member 5 is pulled out. The insertion region X and the operation region Y are smoothly connected to each other.

  Therefore, when the container holding member 5 is inserted into the holder main body 3 and assembled, the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 slides smoothly on the outer peripheral edge 23 of the guide rib 21 while hitting the guide rib 21. Can be done smoothly. Further, since the insertion region X and the operation region Y are smoothly connected to each other, even if the bent portion 11 of the spring 9 abuts against the operation region Y of the guide rib 21, the bent portion 11 is inserted into the insertion region X. Therefore, it is difficult to be caught at the boundary between the operating region Y and the assembly operation can be performed smoothly.

(3) The guide rib 21 of the container holding member 5 is configured to be pressed against the central portion in the height direction of the bent portion 11 of the spring 9.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, when an external force F acts on the container holding member 5 in the direction of the arrow, the guide rib 21 is pressed against the central portion in the height direction of the bent portion 11 of the spring 9. Therefore, the spring 9 is not easily damaged or bent.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS X ... Insertion area Y ... Actuation area | region 1 ... Cup holder apparatus 3 ... Holder main body 5 ... Container holding member 9 ... Spring 11 ... Bending part 21 ... Guide rib 22 ... Bending part 23 ... Outer peripheral edge 25 ... Container storage part

Claims (3)

A container holding member that stores and holds the container, a holder main body that pivotally supports the container holding member, and a state in which the container main body is urged by the urging force. A vehicle cup holder device provided with a spring that rotates in a direction,
By bending the end portion of the spring to form a bent portion, and projecting a guide rib against the bent portion of the spring against the container holding member,
The vehicular cup characterized in that the spring is opened in accordance with the operation of pulling out the holder main body and the container holding member, and the bent portion of the spring pushes the guide rib of the container holding member to open the container holding member. Holder device.   The outer peripheral edge of the guide rib of the container holding member includes an insertion region where the bent portion of the spring abuts when the container holding member is inserted into the holder body and assembled, and the container holding member when the holder body and the container holding member are pulled out. The vehicle cup holder device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion region and the operation region are smoothly connected to each other.   3. The vehicle cup holder device according to claim 1, wherein the guide rib of the container holding member is configured to be pressed against a central portion in the height direction of the bent portion of the spring.

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