JP2011025729A - Vehicular cup supporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably prevent a cup from being toppled by the inertia force with a simple structure in a cup supporting device in which a part of a side surface supporting part is foldable. <P>SOLUTION: A cup supporting device 17 includes a bottom surface supporting part 22 for supporting a bottom surface of a cup C, and a side surface supporting part supporting part 23 consisting of a fixed supporting part 23F and a movable supporting part 23M for supporting a side surface of the cup C. When the movable supporting part 23M is developed from the downwardly folded storage position to the horizontally expanded service position, the side surface supporting part 23 surrounds and supports the side surface of the cup C. Even if the cup C topples by the inertia force toward the movable supporting part 23M of the side surface supporting part 23, the movable supporting part 23M is folded downwardly against the repulsive force of a torsional spring 24 to reliably prevent the cup C from being toppled by providing a rubber-made slip-resistant member 25 preventing an edge of the bottom surface of the cup C from slipping upwardly on the fixed supporting part 23F of the side surface supporting part 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a bottom surface support portion that supports the bottom surface of the cup, and a side surface support portion that supports the side surface of the cup, and the side surface support portion includes a fixed support portion and a movable support portion, and the movable support portion includes: It is movable between a use position that surrounds the side surface of the cup in cooperation with the fixed support portion and a storage position that is folded downward with respect to the fixed support portion, and is elastic from the storage position toward the use position. The present invention relates to a vehicle cup support device that is energized.

  A lip formed with a receiving hole 6 in the cup stand body 2 movable between a storage position stored inside the box case 5 and a use position pulled out from the box case 5, and formed of resin, rubber, sponge or the like. A vehicle cup stand that prevents the cup supported by the receiving hole 6 from rattling by causing the cup-shaped cup holding member 3 to face the receiving hole 6 is known from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-122867.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-11790

  By the way, in the cup support apparatus which can be accommodated inside the instrument panel when not in use, it is conceivable that a part of the side surface support part supporting the side surface of the cup can be folded to reduce the dimensions during storage. In this case, if a part of the side support part is elastically biased by a spring from the storage position folded downward to the use position where the side support part is deployed horizontally, the cup is turned to the cup by turning, suddenly stopping, or suddenly starting the vehicle. When the inertial force in the horizontal direction is applied, a part of the side support portion may be folded downward against the spring force of the spring, and the cup may fall.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reliably prevent a cup from falling due to inertial force with a simple structure in a cup support device in which a part of a side support portion can be folded.

  To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes a bottom surface support portion that supports the bottom surface of the cup and a side surface support portion that supports the side surface of the cup, and the side surface support portion is fixed. The movable support unit includes a support unit and a movable support unit, and the movable support unit cooperates with the fixed support unit between a use position surrounding the side surface of the cup and a storage position folded downward with respect to the fixed support unit. A vehicle cup support device that is movable and is elastically biased from the storage position toward the use position, wherein an edge of the bottom surface of the cup slides upward on a fixed support portion of the side support portion. A vehicle cup support device is provided, which is provided with a non-slip member for preventing the above-described problem.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a vehicle cup support device is proposed in which the anti-slip member is made of rubber.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the anti-slip member is provided at a portion where the fixed support portion is connected to the bottom surface support portion. A vehicle cup support device is proposed.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the structure of any one of claims 1 to 3, two fixed support portions are back to back so that two cups can be supported. A vehicular cup support device is proposed in which a common anti-slip member is provided between the two fixed support portions.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, the cup support device includes a bottom surface support portion that supports the bottom surface of the cup, and a side surface support portion that includes a fixed support portion and a movable support portion that support the side surface of the cup, and is movable. When the support part is deployed toward the use position that extends horizontally from the storage position where the support part is folded downward, the side support part can surround and support the side face of the cup. When the cup is about to fall toward the movable support part of the side support part due to inertial force generated by turning, sudden stop, sudden start, etc. of the vehicle, if the edge of the bottom face of the cup slides upward along the fixed support part There is a possibility that the downward load applied to the movable support portion increases and the movable support portion is folded downward against the elastic force, and the cup falls down. However, by simply providing a non-slip member that prevents the edge of the bottom surface of the cup from sliding upward on the fixed support part of the side support part, the movable support part is reliably prevented from folding down and the cup from falling down. be able to.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the anti-slip member is made of rubber, it is possible to reliably prevent the edge of the bottom surface of the cup from sliding upward while using an inexpensive material.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the anti-slip member is provided at the portion where the fixed support portion is connected to the bottom surface support portion, the edge of the bottom surface of the cup is reliably brought into contact with the anti-slip member and prevented from sliding upward. can do.

  According to the configuration of claim 4, since the common anti-slip member is provided between the two fixed support portions provided back to back so as to support the two cups, one anti-slip member is provided. Thus, the two cups can be prevented from slipping and the number of parts can be reduced.

The front view of the instrument panel of a vehicle. FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. The perspective view of a cup support device. Explanatory drawing of the fall prevention function of a cup.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle instrument panel 11 is provided with a steering wheel 12, a shift lever 13, a navigation system 14, a meter panel 15, a glove box 16, and the like, and the shift lever in the instrument panel 11 is provided. The cup support device 17 is provided at a position that is reachable from both the driver's side passenger and the passenger's side passenger.

  As apparent from FIGS. 2 to 4 and 7, the cup support device 17 is housed in the box portion 18 housed inside the instrument panel 11 and in the box portion 18 when not in use, and from the box portion 18 when in use. The drawer portion 19 is pulled out into the passenger compartment, and the drawer portion 19 is provided with a right cup holder 20 used by a driver's side passenger and a left cup holder 20 used by a passenger's side passenger. It is done.

  The box portion 18 of the cup support device 17 includes four mounting brackets 18a at positions facing the opening 11a of the instrument panel 11, and four bolts 21 passing through the mounting brackets 18a. Are fastened to mounting bosses 11b provided on the back surface of the instrument panel 11.

  A pair of left and right upper guide projections 19a, 19a extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body are formed at the upper ends of the left and right sides of the drawer portion 19, and these upper guide projections 19a, 19a are formed on the upper portion of the box portion 18 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The left and right upper guide grooves 18b, 18b are slidably engaged with each other. A pair of left and right lower guide grooves 19b, 19b extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body are formed at the lower ends of the left and right sides of the drawer portion 19, and these lower guide grooves 19b, 19b are formed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body at the lower portion of the box portion 18. The left and right paired lower guide protrusions 18c, 18c are slidably engaged.

  When the drawer portion 19 is pulled out from the box portion 18, the upper guide protrusions 19a and 19a and the upper guide grooves 18b and 18b maintain the engaged state over the entire stroke, but the lower guide groove is at the final stage of the stroke. The engagement of 19b, 19b and the lower guide projections 18c, 18c is released, and the drawer portion 19 is supported by the box portion 18 by the engagement of the upper guide projections 19a, 19a and the upper guide grooves 18b, 18b.

  Since the left and right cup holders 20 and 20 provided in the drawer portion 19 are mirror-symmetrical and have substantially the same structure, the structure of one of them will be described. The cup holder 20 includes a bottom surface support portion 22 that supports the bottom surface Ca of the cup C and a side surface support portion 23 that supports the side surface Cb of the cup C. The side surface support portion 23 stands upward from the bottom surface support portion 22. The fixed support portion 23F that supports the substantially half circumference of the side surface Cb of the cup C, and the movable support portion 23M that swings around the axis L and supports the remaining substantially half circumference of the side surface Cb of the cup C.

  The movable support portion 23M includes a first shaft portion 23a and a second shaft portion 23b disposed on the axis L, and is swingably supported by the drawer portion 19 by the first and second shaft portions 23a and 23b. The At the storage position where the movable support portion 23M swings downward, the movable support portion 23M can be stored in the box portion 18 without interfering with the opening of the box portion 18. In the use position where the movable support portion 23M swings upward, the movable support portion 23M can support the side surface Cb of the cup C in cooperation with the fixed support portion 23F.

  As apparent from FIGS. 6 and 7, the first shaft portion 23a is connected to the torsion spring 24, and the elastic support force urges the movable support portion 23M from the storage position toward the use position. . Therefore, when the drawer part 19 is pulled out, the movable support part 23M automatically swings upward toward the use position by the elastic force of the torsion spring 24. At this time, the stopper pin 23d serving also as the spring seat of the torsion spring 24 abuts against the stopper surface 19c of the drawer portion 19, whereby the movable support portion 23M is positioned at the use position.

  As apparent from FIGS. 5 and 7, when the drawer portion 19 is stored in the box portion 18, the second shaft portion 23b of the second shaft portion 23b is configured to automatically swing the movable support portion 23M downward toward the storage position. A spiral cam protrusion 23 c is provided on the outer periphery, and a cam groove 18 d with which the cam protrusion 23 c can be engaged is formed in the opening of the box portion 18.

  Accordingly, in the process of pushing the drawer portion 19 into the box portion 18, the cam protrusion 23 c engages with the cam groove 18 d, thereby causing the second shaft portion 23 b to resist the elastic force of the torsion spring 24 by about 90 °. By rotating, the movable support portion 23M can be swung to the storage position. After the cam projection 23c passes through the cam groove 18d, the movable support portion 23M is restrained by the inner wall of the box portion 18, and therefore does not swing toward the use position.

  Thus, when the drawer portion 19 is pulled out from the box portion 18, the movable support portion 23M swings to the use position, so that the bottom surface Ca of the cup C is placed on the bottom surface support portion 22 of the cup holder 20, and the side surface of the cup C is placed. By surrounding Cb with the side surface support portion 23, the cup C can be stably supported. When the drawer portion 19 is pushed into the box portion 18, the movable support portion 23M swings to the storage position, and interference with the box portion 18 is avoided.

  As is apparent from FIGS. 2 to 4 and FIG. 7, notches 19d and 19d are formed in portions where the fixing support portions 23F and 23F of the left and right cup holders 20 and 20 are opposed to each other. A rubber non-slip member 25 is fitted into 19d from below. The pair of anti-slip surfaces 25a, 25a of the anti-slip member 25 are exposed at portions where the fixed support portions 23F, 23F are connected to the bottom surface support portions 22, 22, and constitute a part of the fixed support portions 23F, 23F. The circular flange 25b formed at the lower part of the anti-slip member 25 abuts the lower surfaces of the left and right bottom surface support portions 22 and 22, and the two holes 25c and 25c formed in the circular flange 25b project into the bottom surface support portions 22 and 22. The two boss portions 22a, 22a are fitted (see FIG. 4). In this state, the anti-slip member 25 is fixed to the drawer portion 19 by bringing the circular fixing plate 26 into contact with the circular flange 25b and screwing the two bolts 27 and 27 into the boss portions 22a and 22a. The

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 8A, for example, when the vehicle suddenly turns to the left, a rightward centrifugal force F acts on the cup C supported by the right cup holder 20. At this time, since the centrifugal force F acts to push the movable support portion 23M of the cup holder 20 in the horizontal direction, the movable support portion 23M swings downward against the elastic force of the torsion spring 24. There is nothing. However, if the anti-slip member 25 is not provided on the fixed support portion 23F of the cup holder 20, the edge of the bottom surface Ca of the cup C slides upward along the inner surface of the fixed support portion 23F. As shown, the cup C is inclined to ride on the movable support portion 23M, and the movable support portion 23M is pushed downward by the weight of the cup C. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8C, the movable support portion 23M swings downward toward the folding position against the elastic force of the torsion spring 24, and is biased by the centrifugal force F. There is a possibility that the cup C will fall.

  However, according to the present embodiment, even if the edge of the bottom surface Ca of the cup C tries to slide upward along the inner surface of the fixed support portion 23F by centrifugal force, the edge of the bottom surface Ca of the cup C has a high coefficient of friction. Since it is suppressed that it contacts the anti-slip | skid surface 25a of the non-slip | skid member 25 made of a product, and slides upward (refer FIG. 4), the cup C is hold | maintained at the attitude | position of FIG. The At this time, since the lower end of the anti-slip surface 25a is connected to the bottom surface support portion 22 on which the bottom surface Ca of the cup C is placed, it is possible to reliably prevent the cup C from slipping upward. Further, since one anti-slip member 25 is shared for the left and right cup holders 20, 20, the number of parts and the cost can be reduced.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the embodiment, the movable support portion 23M of the cup holder 20 is swingable about the longitudinal axis L of the vehicle body, but may be swingable about the longitudinal axis L of the vehicle body. Thus, the cup C can be prevented from falling due to the inertia force in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body that acts when the vehicle is suddenly stopped or suddenly started.

22 bottom support 23 side support 23F fixed support 23M movable support 25 anti-slip member C cup Ca bottom Cb side

Claims (4)

A bottom surface support portion (22) for supporting the bottom surface (Ca) of the cup (C) and a side surface support portion (23) for supporting the side surface (Cb) of the cup (C), the side surface support portion (23) A use position comprising a fixed support part (23F) and a movable support part (23M), wherein the movable support part (23M) surrounds the side surface (Cb) of the cup (C) in cooperation with the fixed support part (23F). And a vehicle cup support device that can move between the storage position folded downward with respect to the fixed support portion (23F) and is elastically biased from the storage position toward the use position. And
A vehicle having a non-slip member (25) for preventing the edge of the bottom surface (Ca) of the cup (C) from sliding upward on the fixed support portion (23F) of the side surface support portion (23). Cup support device.   The vehicle cup support device according to claim 1, wherein the anti-slip member is made of rubber.   The vehicular cup support according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the anti-slip member (25) is provided at a portion where the fixed support portion (23F) is connected to the bottom surface support portion (22). apparatus.   Two fixed support portions (23F) are provided back to back so as to support the two cups (C), and a common non-slip member (25) is provided between the two fixed support portions (23F). The vehicle cup support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the vehicle cup support device is provided.

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