JP2011042271A - Storing device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a user recognize no firm insertion and the completion of the insertion, when inserting a storing part of an attachment into a recessed part of a holder body. <P>SOLUTION: This storing device 10 is made to have a structure to engage an engaging wall 46 formed in the attachment 40 to an engaging hole 28 of the recessed part 24 formed in the holder body 20 when inserting the attachment 40 into the holder body 20. In an inner wall surface 24a of the recessed part 24, a pair of ribs 26 capable of holding both sides of the engaging wall 46 are formed. When the attachment 40 is inserted, the engaging wall 46 becomes a running-on state on both of the ribs 26. When the attachment 40 is further inserted from the running-on state, the engaging wall 46 is held between both the ribs 26 since each of both standing walls 44b in a groove direction of a cut-out groove 44a is bent toward the groove inside. In the held state, the engaging wall 46 is engaged to the engaging hole 28. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage device for a vehicle, and more specifically, from an attachment in which a storage portion capable of holding a storage object is formed, and a holder main body in which a recess portion into which the storage portion of the attachment can be inserted is formed. The present invention relates to a configured vehicle storage device.

  Conventionally, as a vehicle storage device that is a cup holder for a vehicle, for example, an attachment in which a storage portion that can hold a storage object that is a drink container such as a cup, a can, or a plastic bottle is formed; 2. Description of the Related Art A vehicular storage device is already known that includes a holder body in which a hollow portion into which a storage portion can be inserted is formed. Here, Patent Document 1 below discloses a vehicle storage device in which an attachment is detachable from a holder body. Thereby, since it can replace | exchange to the attachment according to the external dimension and height dimension of the to-be-stored body which wants to hold | maintain an attachment, it can hold | maintain stably the to-be-stored body from which a dimension differs, without replacing a holder main body.

JP-A-2005-75181

  However, the above-described conventional technology has a structure in which the flange portion formed in the attachment is fitted into the recess portion formed on the inner wall surface of the recess portion, and the housing portion of the attachment is inserted into the recess portion of the holder body. . Therefore, if this fitting is not performed firmly, the housing part of the attachment may come off from the hollow part of the holder body due to sudden acceleration or sudden start of the vehicle.

  The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and its purpose is that when the attachment housing portion is inserted into the recessed portion of the holder body, the insertion is not firmly performed, and the insertion is completed. It is providing the storage apparatus for vehicles which can make a user recognize that it was done.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
The invention according to claim 1 is composed of an attachment in which a housing portion capable of holding the object to be stored is formed, and a holder main body in which a hollow portion into which the housing portion of the attachment can be inserted is formed. When inserting the housing portion into the recess of the holder body, the notch groove is formed in the radial direction from the edge of the attachment housing portion so that the flange portion is formed so that it is substantially perpendicular to the groove direction. The vehicle storage device engages the engaging wall being engaged with the engaging hole of the recessed portion formed in the inner wall surface of the recessed portion, and the inner wall surface of the recessed portion is provided with both sides of the engaging wall. A pair of ribs that can be sandwiched is formed, and when the housing portion of the attachment is inserted into the recessed portion of the holder main body, the engagement wall rides on both ribs, and from this riding state, When the housing part of the touchment is inserted into the recessed part of the holder body, the engaging wall in the notch groove is bent toward the inside of the groove so that the engaging wall is sandwiched between both ribs. The engagement wall is engaged with the engagement hole in the sandwiched state.
According to this configuration, when the housing portion of the attachment is inserted into the recess portion of the holder body with a light force, the attachment engagement walls are in a state of riding on both ribs of the holder body. Thereby, a user can be made to recognize that the insertion of the attachment is not performed firmly. From this state, when the attachment housing portion is further inserted into the hollow portion of the holder body with a heavy force, the attachment engagement wall is bent toward the inner side of the groove in the groove direction of the notch groove. It is sandwiched between both ribs. Thereby, since the moderation feeling of the insertion of the attachment can be obtained, the user can be made aware that the insertion has been completed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inside of a vehicle in which a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention is assembled to an armrest. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cup holder of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in the middle of inserting the housing portion of the attachment of FIG. 2 into the recessed portion of the holder body. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the insertion of FIG. 4 is completed. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

  Hereinafter, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using FIGS. In the following description, a cup holder 10 assembled on the surface of the armrest 3 that has been switched to the usable state in the rear seat 2 will be described as an example of the vehicle storage device. In the following description, the terms “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” refer to the directions of “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right” described in the above-described drawings. When up, down, front, back, left, right are shown.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the structure of the cup holder 10 which concerns on the Example of this invention is demonstrated. The cup holder 10 includes, for example, two attachments 40 and 40 in which a cylindrical accommodating portion 42 that can hold a container (not shown) that is a drink container such as a cup, a can, or a plastic bottle is formed. And the holder main body 20 in which the hollow parts 22 and 22 which can insert these two attachments 40 and 40 into right and left are formed, respectively. Below, these structural members 20 and 40 are demonstrated separately.

  First, the holder body 20 will be described. The holder main body 20 is a member formed in a substantially cover shape that can be assembled to the surface of the armrest 3 switched to the usable state as described above via the clip 30. On the surface of the holder main body 20, depressions 22 and 22 are formed so as to form a pair on the left and right. A concave portion 24 into which a flange portion 44 of an attachment 40 (to be described later) can be fitted is formed on the rear inner wall surface of the concave portion 22.

  An engagement hole 28 that engages a lower end 46a of an engagement wall 46 of an attachment 40 (to be described later) is formed on the rear bottom surface of the recess 24. In addition, a pair of ribs 26 and 26 capable of sandwiching both sides of an engagement wall 46 of an attachment 40 described later are formed on the inner wall surfaces (left and right inner wall surfaces) 24a and 24a facing each other among the inner wall surfaces of the recess 24. Has been. The holder body 20 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin having rigidity together with the above-described dent portion 22, dent portion 24, rib 26, engagement hole 28, and clip 30. The holder body 20 is configured in this way.

  Next, the attachment 40 will be described. The attachment 40 is formed so that the accommodation part 42 is tapered. That is, the attachment 40 is formed so that the outer diameter on the bottom surface side is smaller than the outer diameter on the open surface side. Thereby, when inserting the accommodating part 42 of the attachment 40 in the hollow part 22 of the holder main body 20, it can insert easily.

  Further, the attachment 40 is formed with a flange portion 44 so as to have a cutout groove 44a in the radial direction from the edge of the accommodating portion 42. For example, in the case where the object to be stored is a cup having a handle, the handle can be disposed in the cutout groove 44a. An engaging wall 46 is formed at the tip of the flange portion 44 in the groove direction so as to be orthogonal to the groove direction. The engaging wall 46 is configured to be engageable with the engaging hole 28 of the recessed portion 24 of the holder body 20 described above.

  Further, ribs 48 are formed on the outer surface of the accommodating portion 42 of the attachment 40 at appropriate intervals in the circumferential direction. Thereby, when inserting the accommodating part 42 of the attachment 40 in the hollow part 22 of the holder main body 20, since only the rib 48 of the attachment 40 contacts the hollow part 22, the contact resistance produced by insertion can be reduced.

  The outer diameter of the housing portion 42 of the attachment 40 (the outer diameter of the outer surface of the rib 48) is set to be substantially the same as or slightly larger than the inner diameter of the hollow portion 22 of the holder body 20. Thereby, when the accommodating part 42 of the attachment 40 is inserted in the hollow part 22 of the holder main body 20, the play which arises between the accommodating part 42 and the hollow part 22 can be prevented. Further, the attachment 40 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin having flexibility together with the flange portion 44, the engagement wall 46, and the rib 48 described above. The attachment 40 is configured in this way.

  Then, with reference to FIGS. 2-7, the structure which inserts the accommodating part 42 of the attachment 40 mentioned above in the hollow part 22 of the holder main body 20 is demonstrated. First, from the state before insertion shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the accommodating portion 42 of the attachment 40 is inserted into the hollow portion 22 of the holder body 20 with a light force. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, many portions of the accommodating portion 42 of the attachment 40 are inserted into the recessed portion 22 of the holder body 20, and many portions of the flange portion 44 of the attachment 40 are also attached to the holder. It will be in the state engage | inserted by the recessed part 24 of the main body 20. FIG.

  That is, only the upper edge portions of the housing portion 42 and the flange portion 44 of the attachment 40 protrude from the surface of the holder body 20. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower end 46 a of the engagement wall 46 of the attachment 40 is in a state of riding on the upper surfaces 26 a and 26 a of the left and right ribs 26 and 26 of the holder body 20.

  From this state, the accommodating portion 42 of the attachment 40 is further inserted into the hollow portion 22 of the holder body 20 with a heavy force. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the housing portion 42 of the attachment 40 is completely inserted into the recess portion 22 of the holder body 20, and the flange portion 44 of the attachment 40 is also in the recess portion 24 of the holder body 20. It will be in the state completely inserted in.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the engagement wall 46 of the attachment 40 is bent toward the inner side of the compatible wall 44b in the groove direction of the notch groove 44a (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7). Thus, it is sandwiched between both ribs 26. Then, the engagement wall 46 is engaged with the engagement hole 28 in the sandwiched state. In addition, when this engagement is completed, insertion of the accommodating part 42 of the attachment 40 is also completed.

  The cup holder 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. According to this configuration, when the accommodating portion 42 of the attachment 40 is inserted into the recess portion 22 of the holder main body 20 with a light force, the lower ends 46a of the engagement walls 46 of the attachment 40 are connected to the left and right ribs 26 of the holder main body 20, 26 is in a state where it rides on the upper surfaces 26a, 26a of the 26. Therefore, it is possible to make the user recognize that the attachment 40 is not firmly inserted (the insertion is in the middle). From this state, when the accommodating portion 42 of the attachment 40 is further inserted into the recess portion 22 of the holder body 20 with a heavy force, the engaging wall 46 of the attachment 40 has the compatibility wall 44b in the groove direction of the notch groove 44a. By being bent toward the inner side of the groove (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7), they are sandwiched between the ribs 26. Thereby, since the moderation feeling of the insertion of the attachment 40 can be obtained, it is possible to make the user recognize that the insertion has been completed (the insertion has been performed reliably).

The contents described above are only related to one embodiment of the present invention, and do not mean that the present invention is limited to the above contents.
In the embodiment, the cup holder 10 assembled on the surface of the armrest 3 switched to the usable state in the rear seat 2 has been described as an example of the vehicle storage device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the vehicle storage device may be, for example, a cup holder that is assembled so as to be able to advance and retreat from the center cluster of the vehicle (center portion in the width direction of the instrument panel). . That is, as long as the cup holder is provided inside the vehicle, it may be provided anywhere.

10 Cup holder (vehicle storage device)
20 Holder body 22 Recessed portion 24 Recessed portion 26 Rib 28 Engagement hole 40 Attachment 42 Storage portion 44 Flange portion 44a Notch groove 44b Standing wall 46 Engagement wall

Claims (1)

It is composed of an attachment in which an accommodating portion capable of holding the object to be accommodated is formed, and a holder main body in which a hollow portion into which the accommodating portion of the attachment can be inserted is formed. When the insertion wall is inserted into the recess, the engagement wall formed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the groove direction is recessed at the tip in the groove direction of the flange portion in which the notch groove is formed in the radial direction from the edge of the housing portion of the attachment. A vehicle storage device that engages with an engagement hole of a recess formed in an inner wall surface of the unit,
A pair of ribs that can sandwich both sides of the engagement wall are formed on the inner wall surface of the recess,
When the housing part of the attachment is inserted into the recessed part of the holder body, the engaging wall rides on both ribs, and from this riding state, when the housing part of the attachment is further inserted into the recessed part of the holder body, The engaging wall is sandwiched between both ribs by bending the compatible wall in the groove direction of the notch groove toward the inner side of the groove, and in this state, the engaging wall is engaged with the engaging hole. A vehicular storage device.

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