JP2011042346A - Installing tool of object holder on air outlet of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an installing tool of an object holder on an air outlet of an air conditioner which can be easily and securely applied to and removed from a louver of the air outlet of the air conditioner of various vehicles. <P>SOLUTION: The installing tool which is applied to the louver of the air outlet of the air conditioner is provided with a top extending piece equipped with a hook at a tip in the opposite direction from a connecting section and a bottom extending piece equipped with a guide at a tip facing each other from a base having the connecting section connected with the object holder. The top extending piece and the bottom extending piece having the same thicknesses and sizes in width directions are tapered from the base toward the tip. Rib which are inclined in such a way that their heights become lower from the base toward the tip are installed in standing manners on outer faces of the top extending piece and the bottom extending piece. Additionally, a second curve which is an inner corner where the bottom extending piece and the base section are connected to each other is made to have smaller curvatures than a first curve which is the inner corner where the top extending piece and the base section are connected to each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fixture for attaching an article holder to a louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an article holder for storing a beverage container, a mobile phone, or the like that is mounted on a louver of an air conditioner outlet provided on a dashboard of an automobile is well known. These article holders are attached to the louvers of the air conditioner outlets via attachments. Various attachments have been proposed to improve the ease of attachment to the louvers and the ease of removal.

  In the conventional fixture, a pair of left and right fixtures are provided on the back side of the article holder, and each of the fixtures is a beak-shaped clip type having a spring property of steel, and the upper and lower spring pieces of the fixture are used together. By holding the louvers between the sheets, the article holder is attached to the air-conditioner outlet through this attachment. However, when using the above-mentioned clip-type mounting tool, it causes problems such as scratching or dropping off the upper and lower surfaces of the louver when attaching and detaching, and in recent years, forming the mounting tool with a resin material, Different from the clip type that is sandwiched from above and below, a type of attachment that is hung on the rear edge of the louver has been proposed.

  For example, the “article mounting tool for the louver of an air conditioner outlet” disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3371345 (Patent Document 1) is located forward so that the two sides of the bar-shaped mounting base are opposed to each other. The hook portion is formed at the tip of one side, the other side is a thin side, the insertion port for the louver is formed between the two side tips, and the louver is inserted between the two sides via the insertion port. It is configured to be inserted and held.

  In addition, the “drink holder clip” disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3636540 (Patent Document 2) is constituted by a holding piece that sandwiches the louver from both sides, and the tip of one holding piece is located on the other holding piece side. It is bent, and the bent portion is configured to be inserted into an insertion groove provided at the tip portion of another sandwiching piece.

  The fixture formed in this way is inserted into the louver from the tip of the upper and lower pieces using the flexibility of the resin, and the hook at the tip of the upper piece is hung on the rear edge of the louver. Thus, it can be securely and easily mounted so as not to come off. In addition, the hook portion of the upper piece and the tip portion of the lower piece are always formed in contact or very close to each other so that they do not come out when attached to the louver.

  On the other hand, when removing it, it can be easily removed by pushing in the attachment tool a little and lifting it upward using the flexibility of the resin while removing the hook hung on the rear edge of the louver and pulling it forward. At this time, the lower piece of the fixture comes into contact with the bottom surface of the louver, and the tip of the lower piece flexes and opens downward as the fixture is lifted upward, so that the fixture can be pulled out. Can be removed. Further, as shown in paragraph number 0014 of FIG. 1 and FIG. 9, the fixture formed in this way can be tilted upward obliquely manually by holding the fixture horizontal while manually holding the fixture. For example, the upper piece of the fixture relatively bends away from the lower piece, and in this state, the article holder can be pulled out along the surface of the louver, and the fixture can be removed from the louver.

  Japanese Patent No. 3371345   Japanese Patent No. 3636540

  However, in recent years, the shape of air conditioner outlets and louvers of automobiles has been diversified, and the number of vehicle types in which it is difficult to attach the fixture to the louver is increasing. In the fixture of Patent Document 1, the tip of the rod-like attachment base portion This is handled by providing and providing different lengths of sides. For example, several variations are available, such as a short S size when the air conditioner outlet of the dashboard is relatively standing, a long L size when tilted, and an M size in the middle. Yes.

  FIG. 7 shows a state in which variations of fixtures having different lengths are mounted on the air conditioner outlet. Thus, by selecting the size of the fixture according to the condition of the air conditioner outlet, the article holder can be mounted horizontally, and articles such as beverage containers to be stored can be stably stored horizontally. Become.

  By the way, when removing the mounting tool, as described above, the mounting tool is pushed in a little while removing the hook hung on the rear edge of the louver and lifted upward using the flexibility of the resin, and then removed by pulling it forward. At this time, the lower piece of the fixture comes into contact with the bottom surface of the louver, and the tip of the lower piece bends downward as the fixture is lifted upward, so that the fixture can be pulled out. Can be removed. In addition, while holding the fixture horizontally, the surface of the louver is inclined obliquely upward by hand so that the upper piece of the fixture is relatively bent away from the lower piece, so that the article holder becomes the surface of the louver. It is also possible to remove the fixture from the louver by pulling it out along.

  In this respect, how to easily remove the fixture largely depends on the flexibility of the lower piece, and if it is not flexible, it is difficult to remove the fixture from the louver. Attempting to remove it is very likely to damage the louver.

  However, it is not sufficient if the lower piece has flexibility over the entire length direction. Conversely, if an inadvertent force is applied to the article holder, it may fall off. This problem appears prominently in a long L size fixture, but even a short S size fixture does not have this issue.

  In addition, there is often a narrow space between the louvers of the air conditioner outlets. In such a case, it is difficult to insert the tip of the fixture, and even if it is forcibly inserted and attached, it is difficult to remove.

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention provides an attachment tool for an air conditioner outlet of an article holder that can be easily and reliably attached to and detached from the louver of an air conditioner outlet of various automobiles. Objective.

An upper extension piece having a hook portion at the tip and a lower extension having a guide portion bent downward at the tip in a direction opposite to the connection portion from the base portion having a connection portion for connecting to the article holder In the fixture that is equipped with the piece and facing the louver of the air conditioner outlet,
The upper extension piece and the lower extension piece are formed with the same thickness, and the width dimension is narrowed from the base to the tip,
Further, on the outer surface of the upper extension piece and the lower extension piece, a rib that is inclined so as to decrease in height from the base toward the distal end is erected,
Further, an inner corner portion connecting the upper extending piece and the base portion is a first curved surface, and an inner corner portion connecting the lower extending piece and the base portion is a second curved surface, and the second curved surface is a first curved surface. This is solved by setting the curvature to be smaller than one curved surface.

An upper extension piece having a hook portion at the tip and a lower extension having a guide portion bent downward at the tip in a direction opposite to the connection portion from the base portion having a connection portion for connecting to the article holder In the fixture that is equipped with the piece and facing the louver of the air conditioner outlet,
The upper extension piece and the lower extension piece are formed with the same thickness, and the width dimension is narrowed from the base portion to the tip, and the upper extension piece and the lower extension piece are formed on the outer surface of the upper extension piece and the lower extension piece. And a rib that is inclined so as to decrease in height from the base toward the distal end, and an inner corner portion connecting the upper extension piece and the base is a first curved surface, and a lower portion Since the inner corner portion where the extended piece and the base are connected is the second curved surface, the second curved surface has a smaller curvature than the first curved surface,
The upper extension piece and the lower extension piece have the property of increasing flexibility from the base toward the tip, and the flexibility of the lower extension piece is higher than the upper extension piece,
Goods that can be easily attached to and detached from the louvers of a wide variety of automotive air conditioner outlets, such as those where the air conditioner outlet has an inclined angle, those that are sleeping, and those that have narrow louvers. We realized to provide a fixture to the air conditioner outlet of the holder.

It is a description perspective view of a fixture. It is a figure which shows the state with which the air-conditioner outlet was mounted | worn. It is a front view of a fixture. It is detailed explanatory drawing of a fixture. It is a top view of a fixture. It is a figure which shows the state which removes an attachment tool from a louver. It is a figure which shows the state with which the air conditioner outlet of the different aspect was mounted | worn.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of the fixture of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing a state where the fixture is mounted on an air conditioner outlet.

  In the figure, (1) is a fixture, (2) is an air conditioner outlet of an automobile, (2a) is a louver, (3) is an article holder, and (4) is an article stored in the article holder. The fitting (1) is slid in the lateral direction by fitting the connecting portion (1g) into the central round hole of the long hole portion (3b) provided to open at the upper part on the back side of the article holder (3). And connected to the article holder (3). In addition, the fixture (1) is comprised by a pair with two at the both ends of a long hole part (3b).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fixture (1) configured as described above is mounted on the louver (2a) of the air conditioner outlet (2) and is slidable in the front-rear direction on the bottom of the article holder (3). The tip of the abutting member (3a) is abutted against the vicinity of the lower part (dashboard surface, etc.) of the air conditioner outlet (2) so that the article holder (3) is horizontal, and the article holder (3) is horizontally The article (4) such as a beverage container held and stored in the container is stably stored.

  3 is a front view of the fixture (1), FIG. 4 is a detailed explanatory view of the fixture (1), and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the fixture (1). The fixture (1) has an upper extension piece (1a) having a hook portion (1c) at the tip in a direction opposite to the connection portion (1g) from the base portion (1f) provided with the connection portion (1g). And a lower extension piece (1b) having a guide portion (1d) bent downward at the tip thereof. The guide portion (1d) serves as a guide when inserted into the louver (2a), and improves the mounting property.

  The fixture (1) is characterized by being composed of first to third constituent elements as shown below.

  First, the upper extension piece (1a) and the lower extension piece (1b) are formed with the same thickness, and as shown in FIG. 5, the width dimension is from the base (1f) to the tip. It was configured to be narrow. (See W1 and W2 in Fig. 5)

  Secondly, ribs (1e) inclined on the outer surfaces of the upper extension piece (1a) and the lower extension piece (1b) so that the height decreases from the base portion (1f) toward the distal end. Was constructed. The outer side surface indicates the upper surface of the upper extending piece (1a) and the bottom surface of the lower extending piece (1b).

  Third, an inner corner portion where the upper extension piece (1a) and the base portion (1f) are connected is defined as a first curved surface (1h), and the lower extension piece (1b) and the base portion (1f). The second corner (1i) is configured to have a smaller curvature than the first curved surface (1h).

  The effects obtained by the above first to third constituent elements are as follows.

  First, according to the first configuration requirement, the fixture (1) can be easily inserted and mounted even when the space between the louvers of the air conditioner outlet is narrow.

  In addition, depending on the first and second structural requirements, the upper extending piece (1a) and the lower extending piece (1b) have a characteristic that the flexibility gradually increases from the base (1f) to the tip. Realized to get. This high flexibility of the tip is effective for easily attaching and detaching the fixture (1) attached to the louver (2a).

  Furthermore, the third configuration requirement realizes an effect that the flexibility of the lower extension piece (1b) is higher than that of the upper extension piece (1a). This is because the second curved surface (1h) of the lower extension piece (1b) is configured with a small curvature, so that the lower extension piece (1b) bends from a position closer to the base (1f). On the other hand, since the first curved surface (1h) of the upper extending piece (1a) is configured with a larger curvature than the second curved surface (1i), it will bend from a position further away from the base (1f). The rigidity in the vicinity of the base portion of the upper extension piece (1a) is increased. This characteristic is also effective for easily removing the fixture (1) attached to the louver (2a).

  FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the fixture (1) is removed from the louver (2a). The fixture (1) configured as described above uses the bending of the resin while removing the hook portion (1c) hung on the rear edge of the louver (2a) by pushing the fixture (1) slightly when removing it. Lift it up and pull it out to remove it. The vicinity of the base portion of the upper extension piece (1a) maintains an appropriate rigidity, and the lower extension piece (1b) becomes more flexible as it goes to the tip, so that it comes into contact with the bottom surface of the louver (2a). The lower extension piece (1b) can be easily bent downward and opened, and the fixture can be easily pulled out and removed.

  In addition, the fixture (1) of the present invention does not change characteristics such as flexibility even when the length is changed from a short one to a long one. ) Can be easily adapted, and it is possible to provide an attachment tool for an air conditioner outlet of an article holder that can be easily attached and detached.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the fixtures (1) having different lengths are mounted in accordance with the air conditioner outlets (2) of different modes. FIG. 7A shows that the article holder (3) is properly mounted horizontally by using the fixture (1) set short in a state of being mounted on the air conditioner outlet (2) provided on the vertical surface. It becomes possible.

  Fig. 7 (B) shows that the article holder (3) is mounted horizontally and appropriately by using the fixture (1) set slightly longer with the air conditioner outlet (2) provided on the inclined surface. It becomes possible to do.

  FIG. 7 (C) shows a state in which the article holder (3) is properly placed horizontally by using the fixture (1) set long in a state where it is mounted on the air conditioner outlet (2) provided on the inclined surface that is considerably slept. It becomes possible to attach to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mounting tool 1a Upper extension piece 1b Lower extension piece 1c Hook part 1d Guide part 1e Rib 1f Base part 1g Connection part 1h 1st curved surface 1i 2nd curved surface 2 Air-conditioner outlet 2a Louver 3 Article holder 3a Butting member 3b Long Hole 4 article

Claims (1)

  An upper extension piece having a hook portion at the tip and a lower extension having a guide portion bent downward at the tip in a direction opposite to the connection portion from the base portion having a connection portion for connecting to the article holder In the fixture which is provided with a piece and is mounted on the louver of the air conditioner outlet, the upper extension piece and the lower extension piece are formed with the same thickness, and the width direction dimension from the base to the tip In addition, ribs inclined so as to decrease in height from the base toward the distal end are provided on the outer surfaces of the upper extension piece and the lower extension piece. The second curved surface is smaller than the first curved surface, with the inner corner portion connecting the set piece and the base portion being the first curved surface, and the inner corner portion connecting the lower extending piece and the base portion being the second curved surface. Article holder characterized by being configured as curvature Of the fixture to the air conditioning blow-out mouth.

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