JP2012066619A - Beverage container holder integrated type register - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce cost by constituting an interlocking mechanism of a simple structure.SOLUTION: A beverage container holder integrated type register 5 includes a register body 10, a tray 20, a support member 40, and an interlocking mechanism 50. The tray 20 is slid between a housing position and a projection position. The support member 40, which is connected to the tray 20 by shafts 43, is rotated on the shafts 43 between a non-use position where a frame body 41 capable of surrounding a beverage container D turns upright at a direct downstream side of the air outlet 17 of the register body 10 and a use position where the frame body 41 turns tilted at the upper part of a placing portion 23 of the tray 20 located at the projection position. The interlocking mechanism 50, which rotates the support member 40 interlocking with the slide of the tray 20, consists of engagement portions 51 provided on the support member 40 and regulating rails 52 provided on a retainer 11 of the register body 10. The regulating rails 52 rotate the support member 40 by regulating the vertical position of the engagement portions 51 in sliding with the slide of the tray 20.

Description

  The present invention relates to a register in which a beverage container holder is integrated.

The vehicle is provided with a register that is connected to an air conditioner and adjusts the direction of air blown into the passenger compartment.
On the other hand, the vehicle is provided with a beverage container holder (also called a cup holder) that holds a beverage container such as a beverage can or a plastic bottle in an upright state. The beverage container holder is often provided at a location different from the register, but in recent years, it has been considered to integrate the beverage container holder into the register. By this integration, the beverage container and the beverages therein can be cooled (cold) or warmed (warmed) by the air for air conditioning. Further, the register is generally arranged at a position where the occupant can easily reach his / her hand, such as the front or side of the seat. For this reason, if the beverage container holder is integrated with the register, the occupant can easily take the beverage container.

As a register in which the beverage container holder is integrated as described above, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1.
The register body of the beverage container holder integrated register includes a cylindrical retainer (case) having a flow path for air conditioning air, and a mode of blowing air conditioning air from the outlet at the downstream end of the flow path (blowout) The direction, the opening and closing of the flow path, etc.) are variable. A wind direction deflecting unit is disposed in the retainer (case) for changing the blowing mode.

  Between the retainer (case) and the wind direction deflecting unit, a tray having a beverage container placing portion is disposed. The tray is slid between a storage position where the mounting portion is positioned upstream of the blowout port and a protruding position where the mounting portion is positioned downstream of the blowout port.

  A support member is rotatably supported by a shaft near the upper portion of the outlet of the retainer (case). The support member includes a non-use position where the frame (opening frame) that can surround the beverage container is in an upright state immediately downstream of the outlet, and a use position where the frame body is tilted above the mounting portion at the protruding position. It is rotated between.

Further, an interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) is provided for moving the support member and the wind direction deflecting unit in conjunction with the slide of the tray.
The interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) rotates the support member from the non-use position to the use position in conjunction with the slide of the tray from the storage position to the protruding position, and moves the wind direction deflecting unit upstream. The interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) rotates the support member from the use position to the non-use position in conjunction with the sliding of the tray from the protruding position to the storage position, and moves the wind direction deflecting unit to the downstream original position. . The tray mounting portion is expanded by the upstream movement of the air deflecting unit, and the mounting portion is returned to its original size by the downstream movement.

In addition, in description about the said patent document 1, the name in the parenthesis following a member name is a member name currently used by the patent document 1. FIG.
The interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) includes a rack gear provided on each of the wind direction deflecting unit and the tray, an arcuate sector gear provided on the support member, and a pinion gear provided on the retainer (case). The pinion gear is meshed with the rack gear of the wind direction deflecting unit. The sector gear meshes with the pinion gear and the rack gear of the tray.

  Since the interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) is configured as described above, when the support member is rotated about the shaft, the rotational motion is transmitted to both rack gears via the sector gear and pinion gear, and the wind direction deflection The unit is moved and the tray is slid. When the tray is slid, the linear motion is transmitted to the sector gear via the rack gear, and the rotation of the sector gear is transmitted to the rack gear of the wind direction deflecting unit via the pinion gear. By these transmissions, the support member is rotated and the wind direction deflecting unit is moved.

JP 2007-30840 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, as described above, many gears such as a pair of rack gears, sector gears, and pinion gears are used as interlocking mechanisms (interlocking means) and meshed with each other. Therefore, there is a problem that the structure of the interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) is complicated and the cost is increased.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage container holder integrated register that can reduce the cost by configuring the interlocking mechanism with a simple structure. is there.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 includes a cylindrical retainer having a flow path for air conditioning air, and blows out air conditioning air from a blowout port at a downstream end of the flow path. It is slid between a register main body having a variable aspect, a storage position where the beverage container mounting portion is positioned upstream of the outlet, and a protruding position where the mounting portion is positioned downstream of the outlet. A tray that is connected to the tray by a shaft, and a frame that can surround the beverage container is in an upright position immediately downstream of the outlet, and above the mounting portion at the protruding position, The support member rotated around the shaft between the use positions where the frame body is tilted, and the support member is not used in conjunction with the slide of the tray between the storage position and the protruding position. Between the position and the use position An interlocking mechanism to be moved, and the interlocking mechanism is provided on the support member, and the retainer is slidably engaged with the engaging part, and the slide of the tray And a regulation rail that pivots the support member between the non-use position and the use position with the shaft as a fulcrum by restricting the vertical position of the engaging portion when sliding along with The gist.

  According to the above configuration, when the beverage container is not held upright by the beverage container holder integrated register, the tray is stored in the storage position and the support member is held in the non-use position. In this storage position, the placing part of the beverage container is located upstream from the outlet of the retainer. Moreover, in a non-use position, the frame of a support member will be in a standing state just downstream of the blower outlet of a retainer.

  When it is desired to hold the beverage container upright with the beverage container holder integrated register, the tray is held in the protruding position and the support member is held in the use position. In the protruding position, the mounting portion is located downstream of the outlet. In the use position, the frame of the support member is tilted above the tray placement portion.

  Therefore, it inserts from the upper part with respect to the frame of a supporting member, hold | gripping a drink container in an upright state. And when this drink container is mounted in the mounting part of a tray, the drink container will be in an upright state. The frame of the support member surrounds the beverage container above the placement portion and regulates the movement of the standing beverage container. Therefore, the beverage container is held in an upright state.

The air-conditioning air blown out from the outlet is applied to the beverage container held in the standing state in this manner, whereby the beverage container is kept warm and cold.
When the tray is slid from the storage position to the protruding position, the shaft that connects the support member to the tray and the engaging portion of the support member move downstream following the slide. At this time, the vertical position of the engaging portion is restricted by the engaging portion sliding along the restricting rail. When the vertical position of the engaging portion is changed by this restriction, the support member is rotated from the non-use position to the use position with the shaft as a fulcrum.

  On the other hand, when the tray is slid from the protruding position to the retracted position, the shaft and the engaging portion move to the upstream side following the slide. At this time, the vertical position of the engaging portion is restricted by the engaging portion sliding along the restricting rail. By changing the vertical position of the engaging portion due to this restriction, the support member is rotated from the use position to the non-use position with the shaft as a fulcrum.

In this manner, an interlocking mechanism that rotates the support member in conjunction with the slide of the tray is established with a small number of parts and a simple configuration, such as the engagement portion and the regulation rail.
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the frame body has a rectangular annular shape and surrounds the outlet in the non-use position.

In the register main body, a bezel that forms a design surface is generally provided around the outlet of the retainer.
On the other hand, in the second aspect of the invention, when the support member is rotated to the use position and the frame body stands upright immediately downstream of the blowout port, the frame body surrounds the blowout port.

  Therefore, when the beverage container is not held upright by the register integrated with the beverage container holder, the frame body can function as at least a part of the bezel of the register body. A bezel around the outlet of the retainer as provided in a general register body can be eliminated, and the configuration of the bezel can be simplified.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support member has an arm extending toward the upstream side from the frame, and the support member is in the arm. The gist is that the shaft is supported by the tray, and the engaging portion is provided on the arm.

  According to the above configuration, when the tray is slid from the retracted position to the protruding position, the support member including the arm, the shaft provided on the arm, and the engaging portion move to the downstream side following the slide. . At this time, the vertical position of the engaging portion is restricted by the engaging portion sliding along the restricting rail. When the vertical position of the engaging portion is changed by this restriction, the support member is rotated from the non-use position to the use position with the shaft as a fulcrum in the arm.

  On the other hand, when the tray is slid from the protruding position to the retracted position, the support member, the shaft, and the engaging portion move to the upstream side following the slide. At this time, the vertical position of the engaging portion is restricted by the engaging portion sliding along the restricting rail. By changing the vertical position of the engaging portion due to this restriction, the support member is rotated from the use position to the nonuse position with the shaft as a fulcrum in the arm.

  In addition, since the shaft used as the rotation center of a support member and the engaging part which slides along a control rail are provided in the same site | part (arm), when these shafts and an engaging part are provided in a different site | part As compared with the above, the structure of the support member becomes simple.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the engaging portion is provided at a location upstream of the shaft, and the regulation rail is The gist is to have an inclined portion that obliquely intersects the flow path of the retainer so as to become lower toward the downstream side.

  According to the above configuration, when the tray is slid from the retracted position to the protruding position, the support member, the shaft, and the engaging portion move to the downstream side following the slide. At this time, the vertical position of the engaging portion is restricted by the engaging portion sliding along the inclined portion of the restricting rail. By this restriction, the vertical position of the engaging portion becomes lower toward the downstream side, so that the support member is rotated upward from the non-use position to the use position with the shaft downstream of the engaging portion as a fulcrum. .

  On the other hand, when the tray is slid from the protruding position to the retracted position, the support member, the shaft, and the engaging portion move to the upstream side following the slide. At this time, the vertical position of the engaging portion is restricted by the engaging portion sliding along the inclined portion of the restricting rail. As a result of this restriction, the vertical position of the engaging portion becomes higher toward the upstream side, whereby the support member is rotated downward from the use position to the non-use position with the shaft as a fulcrum.

  According to the beverage container holder integrated register of the present invention, the interlocking mechanism can be configured with a simple structure, and the cost can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment which actualized this invention, and is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the one part component of a drink container holder integrated register. Similarly, the perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the one part component of a drink container holder integrated register. The side view of a register body. The partial plane sectional view which shows the elastic member, leaf | plate spring, etc. which were provided between the case and the tray. The schematic side view of the drink container holder integrated register | resistor which shows the state by which the tray was stored in the storing position and the support member was hold | maintained in the non-use position. The schematic side view of the drink container holder integrated register | resistor which shows the state from which the tray was pulled out a little from the storing position, and the supporting member was slightly separated from the blower outlet to the downstream. The schematic side view of the drink container holder integrated register | resistor which shows the state by which the tray was further pulled out and the support member was tilted a little. The schematic side view of the drink container holder integrated register | resistor which shows the state by which the tray was pulled out to the protrusion position and the support member was rotated to the use position.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a beverage container holder integrated register for a vehicle will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the forward direction of the vehicle is described as forward, and front, rear, upper, lower, left, and right are defined based on the forward direction.

  In the passenger compartment, an instrument panel (not shown) is disposed in front of the driver seat and the passenger seat. Resistors for blocking the blowing of air from an air conditioner (not shown) or changing the blowing direction are incorporated in both the left and right ends and the center of the instrument panel. Among these, the beverage container holder integrated register 5 shown in FIG. 5 is used for at least some of the registers.

  As shown in at least one of FIGS. 1 and 2, the beverage container holder integrated register 5 includes a register body 10, a tray 20, a support member 40, and an interlocking mechanism 50. Next, the configuration of each unit will be described.

<Register body 10>
As shown in at least one of FIGS. 1 and 3, the register body 10 has the same structure as a general register. That is, the register main body 10 includes a retainer 11, a plurality of vertical fins 12, a plurality of horizontal fins 13, an operation knob 14 and the like. In FIG. 1, the vertical fins 12, the horizontal fins 13, the operation knob 14, and the like are not shown.

  The retainer 11 is for connecting the ventilation duct of an air conditioner and the opening provided in the instrument panel. The retainer 11 is formed of a cylindrical body having both ends opened, and the internal space serves as a flow path 15 for air for air conditioning. The upstream opening of the retainer 11 constitutes an air-conditioning air inlet 16 from the ventilation duct, and the downstream opening constitutes an air-conditioning air outlet 17. Both the inlet 16 and the outlet 17 have a rectangular shape.

  Each vertical fin 12 has a plate shape elongated in the substantially vertical direction, and is supported by the upper and lower wall portions of the retainer 11 so as to be rotatable in the retainer 11. Each vertical fin 12 rotates to change the blowing direction of air-conditioning air from the blowout port 17 to the left-right direction.

  Each horizontal fin 13 is disposed downstream of the vertical fin 12 in the retainer 11. Each horizontal fin 13 has a plate shape elongated in the left-right direction, and is rotatably supported by the left and right wall portions of the retainer 11. Each horizontal fin 13 rotates to change the blowing direction of air-conditioning air from the blowout port 17 in the vertical direction.

The operation knob 14 is a member for changing the inclination of the vertical fins 12 and the horizontal fins 13.
A single horizontal fin 13 is slidably mounted in the left-right direction. The slide of the operation knob 14 is transmitted to the vertical fins 12 via a transmission member (not shown).

A shut damper (not shown) for opening and closing the flow path 15 is rotatably supported upstream of the vertical fins 12.
A rectangular frame 18 constituting a part of the bezel is mounted around the outlet 17 of the retainer 11.

  In this manner, the register main body 10 makes the air-conditioning air blowing mode (blowing direction, opening and closing of the flow path 15) from the blowing port 17 of the retainer 11 variable by the vertical fins 12, the horizontal fins 13, the shut damper, and the like.

<Tray 20>
As shown in at least one of FIGS. 2 and 5, a case 21 is disposed directly below the rear portion of the retainer 11 and is fixed to the retainer 11. The case 21 has a low rectangular shape and a short rectangular tube shape in the direction along the flow path 15. Both the upstream end and the downstream end of the case 21 are open in a rectangular shape elongated in the left-right direction. In FIG. 5, the case 21 is drawn with a two-dot chain line. The same applies to FIGS.

  The tray 20 is accommodated in the case 21 so as to be slidable in the direction along the flow path 15. The main body 22 constituting most of the tray 20 has a substantially square box shape with a low height and a length in the direction along the flow path 15 longer than that of the case 21. On the downstream side of the main body portion 22, a placement portion 23 for placing a beverage container D (see FIG. 8) such as a beverage can or a plastic bottle is provided. The mounting portion 23 is formed of a concave portion opened in a circular shape on the upper surface of the main body portion 22.

  A pair of brackets 24 project from the left and right sides of the downstream end of the main body 22 substantially upward. A shaft hole 24A penetrating in the left-right direction is formed in the upper end portion of each bracket 24.

  The tray 20 having the above-described configuration includes a storage position (see FIG. 5) where the placement unit 23 is positioned upstream of the blowout port 17 (below the retainer 11), and the placement unit 23 from the blowout port 17. It slides between the protrusion positions (refer FIG. 8) located downstream.

  As shown in at least one of FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the left and right wall portions of the tray 20 are provided with step portions 25 extending in the direction along the flow path 15. Mounting recesses 33 are provided at a plurality of locations (two locations in the present embodiment) on the inner bottom of each stepped portion 25. Each mounting recess 33 is provided with an elastic member 26 that elastically contacts the left and right wall portions of the case 21 (not shown in FIG. 2), and this elastic member 26 provides sliding resistance to the case 21. It is configured as follows. Each elastic member 26 is made of a soft resin such as a thermoplastic polyester elastomer. Each elastic member 26 includes a base portion 27 and a sliding contact portion 28 that protrudes in a curved shape from the base portion 27 and elastically contacts the left and right wall portions of the case 21. Each base 27 is provided with a plurality of mounting pins 29 (see FIG. 4) protruding in the direction opposite to the protruding direction of each sliding contact portion 28, and these mounting pins 29 correspond to the corresponding mounting recesses 33. Is press-fitted into a mounting hole 31 provided in the inner bottom of the.

  A leaf spring 32 is disposed between the inner bottom of each mounting recess 33 and each elastic member 26 (see FIG. 4). Each leaf spring 32 is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the sliding contact portion 28. The leaf spring 32 plays a role of supplementing the elastic force of the sliding contact portion 28 made of a soft resin.

<Supporting member 40>
As shown in at least one of FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the support member 40 includes a frame body 41 and a pair of arms 42. In FIG. 5, the support member 40 is drawn with a two-dot chain line. The same applies to FIGS.

  The frame 41 has a rectangular ring shape and has a size that can surround the beverage container D (see FIG. 8) and the outlet 17 of the retainer 11, and the retainer together with the above-described frame 18 (see FIG. 1). 11 bezels.

  Both arms 42 extend from the left and right side portions of the frame body 41 toward the substantially upstream side. In the present embodiment, each arm 42 is connected to the lower portions of the left and right side portions of the frame body 41 at the downstream side portion of the arm 42. The upstream portion of each arm 42 is inclined so as to be higher toward the upstream side. When the support member 40 is set to a use position to be described later, the upstream end of each arm 42 is positioned above the retainer 11 (see FIG. 5).

  A shaft hole 42 </ b> A penetrating in the left-right direction is formed in a substantially middle portion of each arm 42 in the length direction. The left and right arms 42 are overlapped on the outer sides of the left and right brackets 24. The shaft hole 42A of each arm 42 and the shaft hole 24A of each bracket 24 are matched, and the shaft 43 is inserted into the shaft holes 42A and 24A. The support member 40 is connected to the tray 20 (bracket 24) by these shafts 43 and is rotatable in the vertical (front-rear) direction with the coaxial 43 as a fulcrum.

  In the support member 40 having the above-described configuration, the frame body 41 is tilted above the mounting portion 23 at the non-use position (see FIG. 5) where the frame body 41 stands upright immediately downstream of the outlet 17 and the protruding position. It is rotated about the shaft 43 as a fulcrum between the use position (see FIG. 8) that becomes the state. Here, the standing state includes not only a state orthogonal to the flow path 15 but also a state slightly inclined with respect to the flow path 15. Further, the tilted state is a state where the tilt is gentler than the standing state on condition that the beverage container D can be inserted from above.

In addition, the beverage container holder that holds the beverage container D in an upright state is configured by the mounting portion 23 of the tray 20 and the frame body 41 of the support member 40 described above.
<Interlocking mechanism 50>
As shown in at least one of FIGS. 1 and 5, the interlocking mechanism 50 rotates the support member 40 from the non-use position to the use position in conjunction with the slide of the tray 20 from the storage position to the protruding position. The interlocking mechanism 50 is for rotating the support member 40 from the use position to the non-use position in conjunction with the slide of the tray 20 from the protruding position to the storage position.

The interlocking mechanism 50 includes a pair of left and right engaging portions 51 and a pair of left and right regulating rails 52.
Each engagement portion 51 has a columnar shape, and protrudes from the upstream end portion of each arm 42 in the support member 40 toward the facing arm 42.

  Each regulation rail 52 is provided outside the left and right wall portions of the retainer 11. Each regulation rail 52 has a groove 53, and the engaging portion 51 is slidably engaged (engaged) in the groove 53.

  Each regulation rail 52 regulates the vertical position of the engaging portion 51 when sliding along with the slide of the tray 20, thereby rotating the support member 40 between the non-use position and the use position with the shaft 43 as a fulcrum. Let

  The main part of each regulation rail 52 is configured by an inclined part 54 that obliquely intersects the flow path 15 (tray 20) of the retainer 11 so as to become lower toward the downstream side. The upper end portion of each regulation rail 52 is configured by an upper parallel portion 55 that is located at the upper portion of the retainer 11 and is substantially parallel to the flow path 15. The downstream end of the upper parallel portion 55 is connected to the upper end of the inclined portion 54. Further, the lower end portion of each regulation rail 52 is formed by a lower parallel portion 56 that is located at the lower portion of the retainer 11 and is substantially parallel to the flow path 15. The upstream end of the lower parallel part 56 is connected to the lower end of the inclined part 54.

As described above, the beverage container holder integrated register 5 of the present embodiment is configured.
In the beverage container holder integrated register 5, the air-conditioning air is blown out from the outlet 17 of the retainer 11 (the blowing direction, the flow path 15 is opened and closed, etc.). Etc.).

  When the beverage container D is not held upright by the beverage container holder integrated register 5 (when the beverage container holder is not used), the tray 20 is stored in the storage position as shown in FIG. In this storage position, the placing portion 23 (see FIGS. 2 and 8) of the beverage container D is located upstream of the outlet 17 (below the retainer 11). At this time, the shaft 43 is positioned above the case 21, and the engaging portion 51 is positioned at the upper parallel portion 55 of the regulation rail 52. Since the shaft 43 and the engaging portion 51 are in these positions, the support member 40 is held in the non-use position. In this non-use position, the frame 41 of the support member 40 stands up in the vicinity of the outlet 17 of the retainer 11 and surrounds the outlet 17. The entire arms 42 of the support member 40 are located outside the left and right wall portions of the retainer 11.

For this reason, the tray 20 and the support member 40 do not hinder the flow of air-conditioning air blown from the blowout port 17 of the retainer 11.
Further, in the register main body 10, generally, a bezel that forms a design surface is provided around the blowout port 17 of the retainer 11. In this embodiment, the frame body 41 surrounds the blowout port 17 as described above. When the beverage container holder is not used, the frame body 41 functions as a bezel of the register body 10 together with the frame body 18.

  On the other hand, when the beverage container D is held upright by the beverage container holder integrated register 5 (when the beverage container holder is used), the tray 20 is held at the protruding position as shown in FIG. In this protruding position, the mounting portion 23 formed of a concave portion is located downstream of the outlet 17. At this time, the shaft 43 is located at a position away from the outlet 17 toward the downstream side, and the engaging portion 51 is located at the lower parallel portion 56 of the regulating rail 52. Since the shaft 43 and the engaging portion 51 are in these positions, the support member 40 is held in the use position. In this use position, the frame 41 of the support member 40 is tilted above the placement portion 23 of the tray 20 in the protruding position.

  Therefore, the beverage container D is inserted from above into the frame body 41 of the support member 40 while holding the beverage container D in an upright state. Then, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8, the lower portion of the beverage container D is inserted and placed in the placement portion 23 of the tray 20. Here, since both the placement part 23 and the frame body 41 are located at a location farther downstream than the outlet 17, the beverage container D is inserted into the frame body 41 as described above, and the placement part 23, the beverage container D does not interfere with the register body 10. In order to avoid this interference, a mechanism for moving the wind direction deflection unit to the upstream side as described in Patent Document 1 is unnecessary.

  In the state of being placed on the placement portion 23 as described above, the beverage container D is in an upright state. The inner wall surface of the mounting part 23 restricts the movement of the lower part of the beverage container D in the standing state. Further, the frame body 41 of the support member 40 surrounds the beverage container D above the placement portion 23 and regulates the movement of the middle portion and the upper portion of the standing beverage container D. For this reason, the beverage container D is held in an upright state by the placement portion 23 and the frame body 41.

In this way, the beverage container D held in the standing state is subjected to air conditioning air blown from the outlet 17 so that the beverage container D is kept warm.
By the way, in order to slide the tray 20 shown in FIG. 5 in the storage position to the protruding position shown in FIG. 8, when the tray 20 is pulled out to the downstream side by the occupant, the form of the beverage container holder integrated register 5 is as follows. In accordance with the slide amount of the tray 20 accompanying the drawing, the order changes from FIG. 6 to FIG. 7 to FIG.

  A support member 40 including an arm 42, a shaft 43 provided on the arm 42 to connect the support member 40 to the tray 20, and an engagement portion 51 provided on the arm 42 and engaged with a regulation rail 52, Following the slide of the tray 20, it moves downstream. At this time, the height (vertical position) of the shaft 43 from the tray 20 does not change regardless of the slide amount of the tray 20. However, the engaging portion 51 is regulated in the vertical position by sliding along the regulating rail 52.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the engaging part 51 slides on the upper parallel part 55 of the regulation rail 52, the engaging part 51 slides substantially parallel to the flow path 15 (tray 20). Therefore, during the period in which the engaging portion 51 slides on the upper parallel portion 55, the arm 42 does not rotate regardless of the sliding of the tray 20. The support member 40 moves away from the outlet 17 to the downstream side (translates) while maintaining the standing state (maintaining the inclination).

  When the engaging portion 51 moves from the upper parallel portion 55 to the inclined portion 54, it slides along the inclined portion 54. As shown in FIG. 7, the inclined portion 54 of the regulation rail 52 is inclined so as to become lower toward the downstream side. Therefore, when the engaging portion 51 slides on the inclined portion 54, the vertical position of the engaging portion 51 changes so as to become lower toward the downstream side. A downward force is applied to the arm 42 through the engaging portion 51. The arm 42 supported by the tray 20 by the shaft 43 rotates in the clockwise direction of FIG. 7 with the shaft 43 as a fulcrum as the tray 20 slides to the downstream side by applying the downward force. . By this rotation, the inclination of the frame body 41 of the support member 40 changes in a direction in which it becomes gentle (slow).

  Then, when the tray 20 is drawn further downstream than FIG. 7 and the engaging portion 51 moves from the inclined portion 54 of the regulating rail 52 to the lower parallel portion 56, the vertical position of the engaging portion 51 is the highest. Lower. The arm 42 further rotates in the clockwise direction with the shaft 43 as a fulcrum, and the inclination of the frame body 41 of the support member 40 becomes more gentle than in FIG.

  In the lower parallel part 56 of the regulation rail 52, the engaging part 51 slides substantially parallel to the flow path 15 (tray 20). Therefore, during the period in which the engaging portion 51 slides on the lower parallel portion 56, the arm 42 does not rotate regardless of the sliding of the tray 20. While maintaining the tilted state (maintaining the tilt), the support member 40 is further moved away from the outlet 17 (translated) and reaches the use position shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the tray 20 is pushed upstream by the occupant to slide the tray 20 shown in FIG. 8 at the protruding position to the storage position shown in FIG. 5, the form of the beverage container holder integrated register 5 is formed. Changes in the order of FIG. 7 → FIG. 6 → FIG. 5 in accordance with the slide amount of the tray 20 accompanying the pushing.

  The support member 40, the shaft 43, and the engaging portion 51 follow the slide of the tray 20 and move to the upstream side. At this time, the height (vertical position) of the shaft 43 from the tray 20 does not change regardless of the slide amount of the tray 20. However, the engaging portion 51 is regulated in the vertical position by sliding along the regulating rail 52.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the lower parallel part 56 of the regulation rail 52, the engaging part 51 slides substantially parallel to the flow path 15 (tray 20). Therefore, during the period in which the engaging portion 51 slides on the lower parallel portion 56, the arm 42 does not rotate regardless of the sliding of the tray 20. The support member 40 approaches (translates) the outlet 17 while maintaining the tilted state (maintaining the tilt).

  When the engaging portion 51 moves from the lower parallel portion 56 to the inclined portion 54, the engaging portion 51 slides along the inclined portion 54. As shown in FIG. 7, the inclined portion 54 is inclined so as to be higher toward the upstream side. Therefore, when the engaging portion 51 slides on the inclined portion 54, the vertical position of the engaging portion 51 changes so as to be higher toward the upstream side. An upward force is applied to the arm 42 through the engaging portion 51. The arm 42 supported by the tray 20 by the shaft 43 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 7 with the shaft 43 as a fulcrum as the tray 20 slides to the upstream side by applying the upward force. To do. By this rotation, the frame body 41 of the support member 40 changes in a direction in which the inclination is steep.

  When the tray 20 is pushed further upstream than FIG. 7 and the engaging portion 51 moves from the inclined portion 54 of the regulating rail 52 to the upper parallel portion 55 as shown in FIG. The vertical position of the part 51 is the highest. The arm 42 further rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 43 as a fulcrum, and the inclination of the frame 41 of the support member 40 becomes steeper than in FIG.

  In the upper parallel part 55 of the regulation rail 52, the engaging part 51 slides substantially parallel to the flow path 15 (tray 20). Therefore, during the period in which the engaging portion 51 slides on the upper parallel portion 55, the arm 42 does not rotate regardless of the sliding of the tray 20. The support member 40 approaches (translates) the outlet 17 while maintaining the standing state (maintaining the inclination). When the engaging portion 51 moves to the upstream end of the upper parallel portion 55, the support member 40 reaches a non-use position surrounding the outlet 17 as shown in FIG.

  When the tray 20 is slid between the storage position and the protruding position as described above, the tray 20 slides in the case 21 as shown in FIG. At this time, the slidable contact portions 28 formed in a protruding shape in the elastic member 26 are in elastic contact with the left and right wall portions of the case 21, and sliding resistance is applied to the case 21. Due to this sliding resistance, a load (operating load) for sliding the tray 20 is created.

  Here, since the sliding contact portion 28 is formed of a soft resin, there is a risk that the elastic force of the sliding contact portion 28 is lowered due to secular change. However, this decrease is compensated for by a leaf spring 32 that is curved in a protruding manner. Therefore, the secular change of the sliding resistance is small and the operation load is kept good.

According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The interlocking mechanism 50 is comprised by the engaging part 51 provided in the support member 40, and the control rail 52 provided in the retainer 11 (FIG. 5). Therefore, by restricting the vertical position of the engaging portion 51 when sliding along with the slide of the tray 20, the support member 40 can be rotated between the non-use position and the use position with the shaft 43 as a fulcrum. .

  Thus, the interlocking mechanism 50 that rotates the support member 40 in conjunction with the slide of the tray 20 can be established with a small number of parts and a simple configuration, such as the engagement portion 51 and the regulation rail 52. And cost reduction can be achieved.

(2) The frame body 41 of the support member 40 is formed in a rectangular ring shape, and the outlet port 17 is surrounded by the frame body 41 at a non-use position (FIG. 1).
Therefore, the configuration of the bezel (the frame 18 corresponds to this) around the outlet 17 of the retainer 11 as provided in a general register body can be simplified.

  (3) The support member 40 is constituted by a frame body 41 and a pair of arms 42 extending from the left and right side portions of the frame body 41 to the upstream side. The support member 40 is supported on the tray 20 by the shaft 43 in the arm 42, and the engaging portion 51 is provided in the arm 42 (FIGS. 1 and 5).

  As described above, the shaft 43 serving as the rotation center of the support member 40 and the engaging portion 51 that slides along the regulation rail 52 are provided in the same portion (arm 42). The structure of the support member 40 can be simplified as compared with the case where the joint portions 51 are provided in different parts.

  (4) The engaging portion 51 is provided at a location upstream of the shaft 43. A part of the regulation rail 52 is configured by an inclined portion 54 that obliquely intersects the flow path 15 of the retainer 11 so as to become lower toward the downstream side (FIG. 7).

  Therefore, by sliding the engaging portion 51 along the inclined portion 54, when the tray 20 is slid from the storage position to the protruding position, the vertical position of the engaging portion 51 is lowered, and the support member 40 is not used. It can be rotated upward from the position toward the use position.

  Further, when the tray 20 is slid from the protruding position to the retracted position, the vertical position of the engaging portion 51 can be increased and the support member 40 can be rotated downward from the use position to the non-use position.

Note that the present invention can be embodied in another embodiment described below.
The register body 10 includes the retainer 11 and can change the air-conditioning air blowing mode from the blow-out port 17, and the internal structure can be changed as appropriate.

  The rectangular body 41 is formed on the condition that the frame body 41 of the support member 40 can hold the beverage container D placed on the placement portion 23 of the tray 20 in an upright state, that is, a frame shape. You may change into a different shape. For example, U-shape, L-shape, etc. correspond to this.

The interlocking mechanism 50 may be provided only on one side of the left and right wall portions of the retainer 11.
In the above embodiment, the elastic member 26 is attached to the tray 20, but it may be attached to the case 21 instead.

  In the embodiment, the specification is such that the occupant slides the tray 20 from the storage position to the protruding position by pulling the tray 20 with a finger, but the tray 20 is moved to the storage position by using an urging force such as a spring. You may change to the specification to slide to a protrusion position.

  In the above embodiment, the support member 40 is supported on the tray 20 by the shaft 43 in the arm 42, but the support member 40 may be rotatably supported on the tray 20 by the shaft 43 in the frame body 41. In this case, a change such as changing the shape of the bracket 24 of the tray 20 is required.

The bezel on the side of the retainer 11 may be omitted, and the bezel of the register body 10 may be configured only by the frame 41 of the support member 40.
-You may change the shape of the control rail 52 (groove 53) into the shape different from the said embodiment.

-You may provide the drink container holder integrated register 5 of this invention in vehicles, such as an airplane and a ship, other than a vehicle.
-You may provide the drink container holder integrated register 5 of this invention in locations other than an instrument panel in a vehicle.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 ... Beverage container integrated register, 10 ... Register main body, 11 ... Retainer, 15 ... Flow path, 17 ... Outlet, 20 ... Tray, 23 ... Mounting part, 40 ... Support member, 41 ... Frame, 42 ... Arm, 43 ... shaft, 50 ... interlocking mechanism, 51 ... engaging portion, 52 ... regulating rail, 54 ... inclined portion, D ... beverage container.

Claims (4)

A register main body including a cylindrical retainer having a flow path for air-conditioning air, and the air-conditioning air blowing mode from the outlet at the downstream end of the flow path being variable;
A tray that is slid between a storage position that positions the placement portion for the beverage container upstream of the outlet, and a protruding position that positions the placement portion downstream of the outlet; and
A frame that is connected to the tray by a shaft and that can surround the beverage container stands upright immediately downstream of the outlet, and the frame tilts above the mounting portion at the protruding position. A support member that is rotated about the shaft as a fulcrum between use positions that become a state;
An interlocking mechanism for rotating the support member between the non-use position and the use position in conjunction with sliding of the tray between the retracted position and the protruding position, and the interlock mechanism is attached to the support member The engaging portion provided and the engaging portion are slidably engaged with the retainer, and the vertical position of the engaging portion when sliding with the slide of the tray is regulated. Thus, the beverage container holder-integrated register, comprising: a regulating rail that rotates the support member between the non-use position and the use position with the shaft as a fulcrum. 2. The beverage container holder integrated register according to claim 1, wherein the frame has a rectangular ring shape and surrounds the outlet in the non-use position. The support member has an arm extending toward the upstream side from the frame,
The support member is supported on the tray by the shaft in the arm,
The beverage container holder integrated register according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the engaging portion is provided on the arm. The engaging portion is provided at a location upstream of the shaft,
The beverage container holder integrated register according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the restriction rail has an inclined portion that obliquely intersects the flow path of the retainer so as to become lower toward the downstream side.

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