JP2014198490A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent deterioration of movement of a rotation axis caused by liquid pouring or the like.SOLUTION: A cup holder 2 comprises: a cup holder body 3 capable of storing and holding a beverage container 1 inserted from an upper part; and a container side face holding part 4 capable of holding a side face of the beverage container 1. The container side face holding part 4 has: a movable flap 7 installed so as to freely go in and out via a side face opening 5 formed on a side face 3c of the cup holder body 3; and an energization member 8 capable of energizing the movable fap 7 toward a projection direction. The movable flap 7 is supported so as to swing around a rotation axis 9. The rotation axis 9 is installed on a position where is an outer face side of the cup holder body 3 and an upper position of an upper edge part of the side face opening 5.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder installed in a vehicle such as an automobile.

  A vehicle such as an automobile is provided with a cup holder for holding a beverage container in the passenger compartment.

  Such a cup holder has a cup holder main body capable of inserting and holding a beverage container from above and a container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder main body. There exist things (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  And in this container side surface holding part, the movable flap installed so that it can enter / exit into the cup holder main body through the side opening part formed in the side surface of the cup holder main body, and this movable flap are side opening part. There is an urging member that can be urged in a direction protruding from the cup holder body into the cup holder body, and the above-described movable flap is pivotally supported so as to be swingable about the rotation axis.

JP 2011-255865 A

  However, the above cup holder has the following problems.

  That is, since the rotary axis of the movable flap is often installed at a position facing the side opening (and a position below the upper part of the movable flap), due to vehicle vibration during driving or carelessness of the occupant, In the case where the beverage has been spilled from the beverage container, the beverage spilled from the beverage container has a high risk of being applied to the rotation axis of the movable flap through the side opening.

  In this way, when a beverage is applied to the rotating shaft, the beverage applied to the rotating shaft dries and sticks to the rotating shaft, or dust or foreign matter adheres to the beverage that adheres to the rotating shaft and sticks. As a result, the movement of the rotating shaft deteriorates. Therefore, the function of the container side surface holding part cannot be maintained in an initial state for a long period of time, and maintenance is required.

  However, the structure around the rotating shaft is difficult for hands and tools to reach from the outside, so maintenance is not easy, and if you only rub the area that can be seen from the outside, the lump of beverage fixed on the rotating shaft is completely removed. Could not be removed.

  Therefore, the movable flap has been left for a long period of time with poor movement, and the cup holder has often been used enduringly with its functionality lowered.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A cup holder body capable of inserting and holding a beverage container from above, and
A container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder body, and
A movable flap installed so that the container side surface holding portion can be freely moved into and out of the cup holder body through a side opening formed on a side surface of the cup holder body;
An urging member capable of urging the movable flap in a direction protruding into the cup holder body from the side opening,
Furthermore, in the cup holder in which the movable flap is pivotally supported so as to be swingable about the rotation axis,
The rotating shaft is installed on the outer surface side of the cup holder body and at a position above the upper edge of the side opening.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by the above-described configuration.
That is, even when a beverage spills from the beverage container and comes out of the cup holder body from the side opening, the rotation axis is on the outer surface side of the cup holder body and the side opening. Since it is installed at a position above the upper edge, the opening upper wall can almost certainly prevent the beverage from being applied to the rotating shaft. This prevents the movement of the rotating shaft from deteriorating when the beverage on the rotating shaft dries and sticks to the rotating shaft, or when dust or other foreign matter adheres to the beverage that sticks to the rotating shaft. can do. Therefore, the function of the container side surface holding portion can be maintained in the initial state for a long period of time, and the need for maintenance can be eliminated. That is, maintenance-free can be achieved.

It is the perspective view which looked at the cup holder concerning the Example of this invention from diagonally upward. It is a perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the drink container in the cup holder of FIG. It is a perspective view of the various drink containers accommodated in the cup holder of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the cup holder of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the container side surface holding part of FIG. It is a sectional side view which shows the attachment condition with respect to the cup holder main body of the container side surface holding | maintenance part of FIG. It is a schematic side sectional view explaining the function of the container side surface holding part of FIG. It is side sectional drawing of the cup holder which accommodated the large sized cup. It is side sectional drawing of the cup holder which accommodated the container with a constriction. And (a) (b) shows the state which takes out the container with a constriction in order. It is side sectional drawing of the cup holder which accommodated the container with a constriction. And (c) (d) shows the state which takes out the container with a constriction in order, and follows FIG. 9A (a) (b). FIG. 9B is an enlarged side sectional view of the constricted portion of FIG. 9A. And (a) (b) shows the state which takes out the container with a constriction in order. FIG. 9B is an enlarged side sectional view of the constricted portion of FIG. 9B. And (c) (d) shows the state which takes out the container with a constriction in order, and follows FIG. 10A (a) (b). It is side sectional drawing of the cup holder which accommodated the small cylindrical container. FIG. 8 is a schematic side cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 7 when the rotation shaft portion is provided to face the side opening.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment and examples embodying the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1-11 shows the Example of this embodiment, and its modification.

<Configuration> The configuration will be described below.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicle such as an automobile is provided with a cup holder 2 for holding various beverage containers 1 (see FIG. 3) in the passenger compartment.

  As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 4, the cup holder 2 is accommodated and held in at least the cup holder body 3 which can be accommodated and held by inserting the beverage container 1 from above, and the cup holder body 3. The container side surface holding part 4 which can hold | maintain the side surface of the drink container 1 shall be included.

  Then, as shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 5, the container side surface holding portion 4 can be freely moved into and out of the cup holder main body 3 through the side surface opening 5 formed in the side surface 3 c of the cup holder main body 3. And a biasing member 8 capable of biasing the movable flap 7 in a direction protruding from the side opening 5 into the cup holder body 3. Further, the movable flap 7 described above is supported so as to be swingable about the rotation shaft 9.

  Here, if the supplementary explanation about the above is given, the above-mentioned “beverage container 1” is literally a container for storing a beverage. Various types of beverage containers 1 such as a large cup 1a, a constricted container 1b, a medium cylindrical container 1c, and a small cylindrical container 1d exist as shown in FIG. These will be described later.

  The above-mentioned “cup holder 2” is literally for holding the beverage container 1, and there are various types of cup holders 2. In this case, Has been. The cup holder 2 is attached to, for example, a center console (vehicle body panel) (not shown). The cup holder 2 is almost entirely composed of resin parts.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the above-described “cup holder body 3” has an opening 3 a into which the beverage container 1 can be inserted at its upper end, and a bottom 3 b that can hold the bottom of the beverage container 1 at its lower end. The side surface 3c of the beverage container 1 has a bottomed container shape that continuously surrounds the side surface of the beverage container 1 in the circumferential direction. In this case, the cup holder main body 3 has a double shape that allows two beverage containers 1 to be stored side by side. The cup holder body 3 is a resin part. In addition, the decoration ring 11 etc. which extend along the edge part are attached to the opening part 3a of the cup holder main body 3 as needed. In this case, the decoration ring 11 is substantially bowl-shaped in a plan view along the shape of the opening 3a. The decoration ring 11 is attached to the opening 3a of the cup holder body 3 by claw fitting or the like.

  The above-described “container side surface holding portion 4” is literally a movable part that is provided on the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3 and presses and holds the side surface of the beverage container 1. The container side surface holding portion 4 may be directly attached to the cup holder main body 3, but in this case, the container side surface holding portion 4 is separate from the cup holder main body 3 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the assembly part is retrofitted outside the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3. For this purpose, the container side surface holding portion 4 includes the housing 12 for holding the movable flap 7 and attaching the movable flap 7 to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

  The “housing 12” has a substantially box-like shape extending substantially in the vertical direction. The housing 12 has an opening 12a on a surface facing the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3, and is installed in a state where the portion of the opening 12a is in contact with the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3. It is like that. Further, an opening for preventing interference with the movable flap 7 is formed on the surface (back surface) opposite to the opening 12a of the housing 12 as necessary.

  A pair of mounting shaft portions 14 are integrally projected from both side surfaces of the housing 12 to the outside at a position above the side opening 5 of the housing 12 (see FIG. 5). On the other hand, a pair of shafts in the form of upward hooks that can hold and hold the mounting shaft portion 14 and can be rotatably supported at the upper portion of the side surface opening 5 in the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3. The part 15 is integrally projected (see FIG. 4). The mounting shaft portion 14 and the shaft holding portion 15 constitute an upper mounting portion (rotation support portion).

  In addition, a locking claw portion 17 is integrally protruded toward the out-of-plane direction at a position below the side opening 5 of the cup holder body 3 (see FIG. 6). On the other hand, a claw hole portion 18 into which the locking claw portion 17 is inserted and locked is formed in the lower portion of the housing 12. The locking claw portion 17 and the claw hole portion 18 constitute a lower attachment portion (claw fixing portion). The locking claw portion 17 and the claw hole portion 18 may be provided opposite to the housing 12 and the cup holder body 3. Further, the locking claw portion 17 and the claw hole portion 18 may be provided in multiple. Other configurations of the container side surface holding portion 4 will be described later.

  The above-mentioned “side opening 5” is literally an opening formed on the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3 for communicating between the inside and outside of the cup holder body 3. In this case, the side opening 5 has a rectangular shape extending in the vertical direction. The side surface opening 5 is provided at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction on the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 (slightly above the center portion).

  The above-mentioned “movable flap 7” is a main part constituting the container side surface holding portion 4 and a movable part that directly presses and holds the side surface of the beverage container 1. The main body portion of the movable flap 7 has a width dimension substantially equal to that of the side opening 5 described above, so that the movable flap 7 can move in a state where there is almost no gap between the side portion of the side opening 5. ing. The movable flap 7 is provided at one place with respect to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 or at a plurality of places with a required interval in the circumferential direction. In this case, three places (or more) are provided at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction. If the movable flap 7 is excessively large, the structure becomes complicated and it becomes difficult to hold the beverage container 1 evenly in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the number of the movable flaps 7 is optimal to be about three or four. The configuration of the movable flap 7 will be described later.

  The above-mentioned “biasing member 8” is literally a member that urges the movable flap 7 in the protruding direction, and the urging force of the urging member 8 causes the movable flap 7 to be elastically applied to the side surface of the beverage container 1. The side surface of the beverage container 1 can be pressed and held. In this case, a metal torsion spring or the like is used for the urging member 8. The torsion spring has a coil portion and two arm portions extending in a tangential direction from both ends of the coil portion. In this case, the urging member 8 is in a state where both ends of the coil portion are pivotally supported by the urging member support shaft portion 7 a provided between the pair of rotating shafts 9, and both arm portions of the housing 12 are It is installed so as to be interposed between the back surface and the rear portion of the movable flap 7. However, the urging member 8 is not limited to the torsion spring, and other elastic members such as a plate spring, a coil spring, and a resin spring may be used.

  The above-mentioned “rotating shaft 9” is literally a shaft portion that becomes the center of rotation or swing of the movable flap 7.

  In addition to the basic configuration as described above, the present embodiment has the following configuration.

(Configuration 1)
As shown in FIG. 7, the rotating shaft 9 is installed on the outer surface side of the cup holder body 3 and on the upper side of the upper edge portion of the side surface opening 5.

(Supplementary explanation 1)
Here, the above-mentioned “outer surface side of the cup holder body 3” literally means the outer surface side of the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

  The above-mentioned “position above the upper edge of the side opening 5” is literally a position higher than the upper edge of the side opening 5. The higher the position of the rotary shaft 9 is, the more effective for the purpose of this embodiment, but structurally, there is a limit to the position of the opening 3a of the cup holder body 3. Thereby, the position of the rotating shaft 9 is set at a position higher than the main body portion of the movable flap 7 (the portion protruding into the cup holder main body 3).

The upper opening wall 21 above the upper edge of the side opening 5 of the cup holder body 3 is used as a shielding wall (protective wall) that can prevent the liquid from getting on the rotating shaft 9. Become.
Here, the above-described “liquid splashing on the rotating shaft 9” literally means that the beverage spilled from the beverage container 1 hangs on the rotating shaft 9 of the movable flap 7. As described above, when liquid splash is generated on the rotary shaft 9 of the movable flap 7, there is a high possibility that a problem such as the movable flap 7 not smoothly moving due to a dry and hardened beverage is generated.

  The above-mentioned “opening upper wall 21” is literally a wall portion located above the side opening 5, and the opening upper wall 21 is flush with the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3. The cup holder body 3 is integrally formed.

  The above-described more detailed structure will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the above-described rotary shaft 9 is substantially from the upper part of the movable flap 7 (the part that does not protrude from the side opening 5 into the cup holder body 3). It is a short axis that protrudes integrally from the outer surface of the upper end of the upper extension portion 22 that protrudes integrally upward. In this case, the upper extension 22 and the rotating shaft 9 are provided as a pair on the left and right. The urging member support shaft portion 7a described above is a pair of short shafts that project integrally from the inner side of the upper end of the upper extension portion 22 inward.

  And the shaft hole part 23 for pivotally supporting the rotating shaft 9 is provided with respect to the inner surface of the both-sides part of the upper end part of the housing 12 mentioned above. In this case, the rotary shaft 9 is provided in the vicinity of the mounting shaft portion 14 and at a position slightly lower than the mounting shaft portion 14 (for example, a position lower by about the thickness of the housing 12).

  Further, a guide protrusion 24 is integrally provided so as to project outward from the lower end outer side of the upper extension 22 of the movable flap 7. In this case, a pair of left and right guide protrusions 24 are provided along with the upper extension 22 and the rotation shaft 9. The guide protrusion 24 is also the same short axis as the rotary shaft 9. Further, guide portions 25 for guiding the guide protrusions 24 are provided on both side portions of the upper half portion of the housing 12 described above. Both end portions of the guide portion 25 serve as stopper surfaces for restricting the stop position of the guide protrusion 24. The guide portion 25 is an arc-shaped long hole portion or groove portion around the rotation shaft 9. A clearance of a size that does not cause sticking is formed between the guide protrusion 24 and the guide portion 25 even if the above-described liquid contact occurs.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the peripheral edge of the side opening 5 on the outer surface of the cup holder body 3 (the outer surface side of the side surface 3c) has a high height so as to surround the entire periphery. A peripheral wall portion 26 for adjusting the thickness and preventing liquid splashing is erected outward. The opening 12a of the housing 12 is one size larger than the peripheral wall 26 and is attached to the outer surface of the cup holder body 3 so as to surround the outer side of the peripheral wall 26. As a result, the peripheral wall portion 26 has a function of preventing liquid from getting on the rotating shaft 9, the biasing member support shaft portion 7 a, the guide protrusion 24, and the like.

  In addition, a height adjusting contact portion 27 with which the opening portion 12a of the housing 12 is contacted is appropriately provided on the outer peripheral surface of the side surface opening portion 5 on the outer surface of the cup holder body 3. Yes. The contact portion 27 is a contact rib provided integrally with the peripheral wall portion 26. In this case, the abutting portion 27 is provided so as to be two steps up and down on one side or both sides with respect to the substantially middle portion of the peripheral wall portion 26 in the vertical direction. However, the installation position and the number of installed contact portions 27 are not limited thereto.

  Furthermore, between the cup holder main body 3 and the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4, there is provided a backlash preventing portion capable of preventing the housing 12 from rattling in the lateral direction with respect to the cup holder main body 3. This rattling prevention part is provided in the cup holder main body 3, for example, and has a press holding part 28 that presses and holds the side surface of the housing 12. The pressing holding portions 28 are provided on one side surface of the housing 12 (one side holding portion), or a pair is provided so as to hold the both side surfaces of the housing 12 (pinching holding portion).

  The pressing holding portion 28 is provided integrally with the side portion of the peripheral wall portion 26 described above. The pressing holding portion 28 is provided at, for example, a position between the above-described two upper and lower contact portions 27 at the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the housing 12. The press holding portion 28 protrudes higher in the out-of-plane direction than the above-described contact portion 27, and its inner surface (inner edge portion) is pressed against the side surface of the housing 12. For this purpose, the pressing holding portion 28 is formed so that the inner surface thereof is lengthened by a dimensional tolerance (that is, set to a minus tolerance), and is set so as to intentionally interfere with a receiving portion 29 described later. Keep it.

  In addition, it is preferable to provide a pair of the press holding portions 28, but in the case where the press holding portions 28 cannot be provided in pairs due to the structure of the cup holder body 3, the anti-rattle portion is It replaces with a pair of press holding | maintenance part 28 (clamping holding | maintenance part), and is set as the said one side holding part etc. which latched and hold | maintained only one side part of the housing 12.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of receiving portions 29 that are sandwiched and held by a pair of press holding portions 28 are provided on both sides of the housing 12. At least one of the receiving portions 29 is an elastic receiving portion that can be elastically deformed by the clamping force of the pair of press holding portions 28 to absorb the play. This elastic receiving portion is provided between the notches 12 b by forming a pair of notches 12 b on both sides of the housing 12. In this case, both receiving portions 29 are elastic receiving portions. As described above, when the pressing holding portion 28 (one-side holding portion) is provided on one side portion of the housing 12, the receiving portion 29 is opposed to the one side portion on which the pressing holding portion 28 is provided. Should be provided.

(Configuration 2)
As shown in FIG. 8, the movable flap 7 can hold the side surface of the large cup 1 a in the beverage container 1, and as shown in FIGS. 9A and 10A, in the beverage container 1. The constricted container holding part 33 which can hold | maintain the constricted part 32 of the side surface of the container 1b with a constricted part shall have in order from the upper side.
Then, in the middle of the constricted container holding part 33, as shown in FIG. 11, a small cylindrical container holding part 34 capable of holding the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d in the beverage container 1 is provided.

(Supplementary explanation 2)
Here, the above-mentioned “large cup 1a” is literally a large cup-shaped beverage container 1 having a truncated cone shape having a small diameter on the lower end side and a large diameter on the upper end side. The large cup 1a is assumed to be a beverage container 1 such as an L size, LL size of a fast food store, or a large size (large) mug similar to these. In this case, the cup holder body 3 has a substantially inverted truncated cone shape that is large and shaped so that the substantially lower half of the large-sized cup 1a can be accommodated without any gaps. However, the presence of a slight gap is allowed.

  The above-described “large cup holding portion 31” is literally for holding the side surface of the large cup 1a. The large cup holding portion 31 constitutes the upper portion of the main body portion of the movable flap 7 that protrudes to the inside of the cup holder main body 3. The large cup holder 31 is retracted to the outside of the cup holder body 3 against the urging force of the urging member 8 by accommodating the large cup 1a in the cup holder body 3 (withdrawn or pushed out). The portion of the movable flap 7 facing the side opening 5 and having a substantially flat shape parallel to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 is provided.

  The above-mentioned “constricted container 1b” is literally the beverage container 1 having the constricted portion 32 on the side surface. The constricted container 1b is assumed to be a plastic bottle containing 500 ml containing a carbonated beverage, for example. The lower part of the constricted container 1b has a slightly smaller diameter than the lower part of the large cup 1a. As a result, a slight gap is formed between the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 and the side surface of the constricted container 1b.

  The above-mentioned “neck portion 32” is literally a constricted portion, and various shapes can be considered for the constricted portion 32. In this case, the constricted portion 32 has a substantially arc shape in a side view.

  The above-mentioned “constriction container holding part 33” literally holds the part of the constriction part 32 on the side surface of the container 1b with constriction. The constricted container holding part 33 constitutes an intermediate part (in the vertical direction of the main body part) or an inwardly projecting end part (tip part in the entrance / exit direction) of the movable flap 7 protruding inward of the cup holder main body 3. Has been. The constricted container holding portion 33 has a substantially arc-shaped portion substantially along the shape of the constricted portion 32. When the constricted container holding portion 33 holds the constricted portion 32, the movable flap 7 is slightly retracted against the urging force of the urging member 8 or slightly tilted downward. . Details of the constricted container holding portion 33 will be described later.

  The above-mentioned “small cylindrical container 1d” is literally the small beverage container 1 having a substantially cylindrical shape. This small cylindrical container 1d assumes, for example, a can beverage containing 190 ml or a can beverage containing 250 ml. More specifically, for example, the small cylindrical container 1d is assumed to have a diameter of approximately 52 mm, which is smaller than the diameter of the constricted portion 32 of the constricted container 1b. As a result, a relatively large gap is formed between the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 and the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d.

  The above-described “small cylindrical container holding portion 34” is literally for holding the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d. The small cylindrical container holding portion 34 is further provided at an intermediate portion (in the vertical direction of the main body portion) or an inwardly protruding end portion (tip portion in the direction of entry / exit) of the movable flap 7 protruding inward of the cup holder main body 3. It is supposed that it constitutes a part (the most distal part). The small cylindrical container holding portion 34 is formed as a flat surface having a slight range. When the small cylindrical container holding portion 34 holds the small cylindrical container 1d, the movable flap 7 resists the biasing force of the biasing member 8 by having a wrap margin of about 0.5 mm. It will be in a very slightly retracted state. Since there is a relatively large difference in diameter between the large cup 1a, the constricted container 1b, and the small cylindrical container 1d, the amount of protrusion until the small cylindrical container 1d is pressed down. A movable flap 7 with is still rare.

  As another configuration, the movable flap 7 has a hook-preventing inclined portion 35 at the lower portion of the main body portion. The hook-preventing inclined portion 35 is difficult to be taken out when an occupant uses the cup holder body 3 as a container and puts small items such as a key holder, etc., and the small items are caught by the lower part of the movable flap 7. It was formed so as not to become. The hook-preventing inclined portion 35 constitutes a lower shape of the movable flap 7 protruding inward of the cup holder body 3. The hook preventing inclined portion 35 has an inclination angle of approximately 45 °. However, this inclination angle is not limited to 45 °, and can be provided with a range of about ± 10 ° with respect to 45 °. In addition, the hook-preventing inclined portion 35 can have a curved shape or the like as well as a linear shape.

  Further, a lower end bent portion 36 is bent at the lower end portion of the hook preventing inclined portion 35. The lower end bent portion 36 is a direction substantially perpendicular to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 toward the position directly above the lower edge of the side opening 5 in a state where the movable flap 7 protrudes to the inside of the cup holder body 3. It is assumed that it extends to (substantially horizontal direction etc.). The lower end bent portion 36 makes the side opening 5 small (so that the position of the lower edge of the side opening 5 can be made higher) and downsizes the housing 12 (thinner housing 12 is made thinner). ) And so on.

  The large cup holding part 31, the constricted container holding part 33, the small cylindrical container holding part 34, the hook preventing inclined part 35, and the lower end bent part 36 each have a required size or region.

(Configuration 3)
As shown in FIG. 10A (particularly, also refer to FIGS. 10A (a), 7 and 10B), a constricted container capable of holding a constricted portion 32 formed on the side surface of the constricted container 1b of the movable flap 7. The holding portion 33 has a constricted portion holding point 41 as a holding point for the constricted portion 32 on the upper end side thereof.
A pressure angle α (see FIG. 7), which is an angle formed by a direction perpendicular to the movable flap 7 and a tangential direction of the circle 42 around the rotation shaft 9 at the constricted portion holding point 41, The retraction limit angle required for the movable flap 7 to be retracted by the force F for extracting the constricted container 1b is set to be equal to or smaller than the retraction limit angle.

(Supplementary explanation 3)
Here, the above-mentioned “holding point” literally means a point at which the movable flap 7 holds the beverage container 1. The position of this holding point varies depending on the beverage container 1 to be held. Further, the holding point described above is displaced in the process of taking out the beverage container 1. In addition, since the holding state with respect to the beverage container 1 may become unstable if the movable flap 7 is configured to be in point contact with the side surface of the beverage container 1, the movable flap 7 is not attached to the beverage container 1. It is preferable that the side surface is in line contact or surface contact, and such a design (with a width) is adopted. Therefore, in this case, the point having the strongest holding force in the above-described substantially line contact or surface contact state is the above-described holding point.

  The above-mentioned “neck portion holding point 41” is literally the point that the constriction container holding portion 33 of the movable flap 7 most strongly presses and holds the constriction portion 32 when the container 1b with the constriction is accommodated in the cup holder body 3. is there.

  The above-mentioned “direction perpendicular to the movable flap 7 at the constricted portion holding point 41” is a direction perpendicular to the surface of the movable flap 7 at the position of the constricted portion holding point 41, and the bias acting on the movable flap 7. This is the direction in which the reaction force of the urging force of the member 8 or the component force N of the force F that pulls up the beverage container 1 is directed.

  The above-described “circle 42” is as shown in FIG.

  The above-mentioned “tangential direction of the circle 42 around the rotation axis 9 at the constricted portion holding point 41” is a direction in which the movable flap 7 retracts or retracts at the constricted portion holding point 41, and the constricted container 1b is retracted. This is the direction of the rotational moment M generated in the movable flap 7 when a force F (extraction output) in the extraction direction or the pulling-up direction is applied.

  The above-mentioned “pressure angle α” is an angle of force (an angle in the input direction with respect to the moving direction) that allows the cam mechanism, the link mechanism, the gear mechanism, and the like to move smoothly. The pressure angle α is usually 30 ° to 60 ° or the like.

  The pressure angle α may be constant over the entire area of the constricted container holding portion 33, but may be an angle other than constant. In particular, it is preferable that the pressure angle α is such that the angle (initial angle) in the holding state before taking out the constricted container 1b as shown in FIGS. 9A (a) and 10A (a) is minimized. This is preferable in that the attached container 1b can be taken out smoothly.

  For example, FIGS. 9A (a) and 10A (a) show the holding state before lifting the constricted container 1b, and FIGS. 9A (b) and 10A (b) show that the constricted container 1b is lifted 2 mm upward. FIG. 9B (c) and FIG. 10B (c) show a state where the constricted container 1b is lifted 4 mm upward, and FIG. 9B (d) and FIG. 10B (d) show that the constricted container 1b is 9 mm upward. It is in a lifted state. As an example, the pressure angle α in the case of FIGS. 9A (a) and 10A (a) described above is 35 °, the pressure angle α in the case of FIGS. 9A (b) and 10A (b) is 43 °, and FIG. c), the pressure angle α in the case of FIG. 10B (c) is set to 52 °, and the pressure angle α in the case of FIG. 9B (d) and FIG. 10B (d) is set to 56 °. That is, in any case, the pressure angle α is set so that the initial angle is minimized while being within the range of 30 ° to 60 °.

  The above-mentioned “retraction limit angle” is generated in the movable flap 7 when a force F in the take-out direction is applied to the constricted container 1b (or when the component force N is applied to the movable flap 7 by this force F). This is the limit angle at which the rotational moment M in the retracting direction becomes larger than a predetermined value so that the movable flap 7 is smoothly retracted. As described above, the limit angle of the pressure angle α is normally 60 degrees, and the retreat limit angle in this case is also 60 degrees.

  The retreat limit angle described above is an upper limit value of the pressure angle α. The lower limit value of the pressure angle α is normally 30 degrees as described above.

  In order to set the pressure angle α to be equal to or less than the retraction limit angle, the component force N of the force F described above needs to be made more downward and closer to the direction of the rotational moment M. For this purpose, as shown in FIGS. 9A (a) and 10A (a), the constriction holding point 41 in the holding state of the constricted container 1b (that is, the constriction holding point 41 in the stationary state) is movable. A shape in which the flap 7 is on the upper side of the position l of the portion projecting inward most, and the portion below the constricted portion holding point 41 protrudes outward more greatly than the circle 42 described above ( It is necessary to have a retraction assisting shape portion 43). In order to do this, it is structurally advantageous to make the position of the rotary shaft 9 higher and to increase the amount of protrusion of the movable flap 7 into the cup holder body 3.

  On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 12, the position of the rotating shaft 9 is lower than the upper part of the main body portion of the movable flap 7 (that is, the turning radius is shortened). A constriction holding point 41 is set on the lower side (from the position of the most inward projecting portion), or the lower part of the constriction holding point 41 is substantially in the shape of the circle 42 described above. Since the pressure angle is likely to be greater than the retraction limit angle (for example, 85 ° or more) due to the fact that the movable flap is applied to the constricted container 1b when the force F in the take-out direction is applied. The rotational moment M ′ generated in the retracting direction 7 is small, and it is difficult to prevent the constricted container 1 b from sticking to the movable flap 7.

  The above-mentioned “retraction assisting shape portion 43” is literally a portion of the above-described constricted container holding portion 33 that protrudes greatly outside the above-described circle 42. The retraction assisting shape portion 43 is a shape that is intentionally greatly humped to generate a large revolving direction rotational moment M on the movable flap 7, and depends on the amount of humping out from the circle 42 and the humping shape. In the point that the pressure angle α is set optimally, it is essentially different from the unintentional shape in which the above-mentioned circle 42 slightly protrudes accidentally.

(Configuration 4)
As shown in FIG. 1, the cup holder main body 3 has an inward fall prevention portion 51 capable of preventing the side surface 3 c of the cup holder main body 3 from falling inward at the upper portion thereof.

(Supplementary explanation 4)
Here, the above-mentioned “inside-fall prevention portion 51” is literally a holding for holding it against an external body panel (not shown) such as a center console so that the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 does not fall inward. Part. This inversion preventing portion 51 is provided at a position outside the constricted portion in the opening 3a of the double-shaped cup holder body 3 so that the opening 3a is not crushed into an elongated shape. This inversion prevention part 51 is provided separately from the attachment point of the cup holder main body 3 with respect to a vehicle body panel, or as what assists an attachment point.

  In contrast, a vehicle body panel (not shown) is provided with a cup holder upper fixing portion that can be fitted into the inward fall prevention portion 51.

<Operation> The operation of this embodiment will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 8, when the large cup 1 a is inserted into the cup holder body 3, the movable flap 7 is pushed by the side surface of the large cup 1 a and is largely retracted, and the large cup holding portion constituting the upper portion of the movable flap 7. 31 becomes substantially vertical, faces the side opening 5, and presses and holds the side surface of the large cup 1a in a state substantially parallel to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

  9A (a) and 10A (a), when the container 1b with a constriction is inserted into the cup holder body 3, the movable flap 7 is pushed into the side surface of the container 1b with a constriction and is slightly retracted. The constricted portion 32 is slightly protruded again, and the constricted container retaining portion 33 (the constricted portion retaining point 41) in the middle portion of the movable flap 7 presses and retains the constricted portion 32.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 11, when the small cylindrical container 1d is inserted into the cup holder main body 3, the movable flap 7 is pushed by the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d and is very slightly (each about 0.5 mm). ) Withdrawn, the small cylindrical container holding part 34 (formed in the middle of the constricted container holding part 33) presses and holds the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d.

  Although not particularly illustrated, when the medium-sized cylindrical container 1c is inserted into the cup holder body 3, the movable flap 7 is slightly pushed by the side surface of the medium-sized cylindrical container 1c (larger than in the case of the small cylindrical container 1d). Withdrawn, the side surface of the medium-sized cylindrical container 1c is pressed and held.

  Thus, the above-mentioned movable flap 7 can hold | maintain all the drink containers 1 each firmly using a different position etc., respectively. In addition, when the movable flap 7 is retracted with respect to the cup holder main body 3, the movable flap 7 is rotated downward about the rotation shaft 9.

  Since the large cup 1a, the medium-sized cylindrical container 1c, and the small cylindrical container 1d have straight side surfaces, they are not particularly caught by the movable flap 7. It can be taken out smoothly.

  On the other hand, since the side surface of the container 1b with the constriction is not linear, there is a possibility that the movable flap 7 is caught by the constricted portion 32 and cannot be taken out smoothly when taking out from the cup holder body 3.

  However, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9A, 9B, 10A, and 10B, when a force F is applied to pull the constricted container 1b upward, as described above, the constricted container holding portion 33 is used. Since the downward rotational moment M generated at the constricted portion holding point 41 is increased, the constricted container 1b can be smoothly taken out from the cup holder body 3 without the movable flap 7 being caught.

<Effect> According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(Effect 1)
Even if a beverage spills from the beverage container 1 and comes out of the cup holder body 3 from the side opening 5, the rotation shaft 9 is on the outer surface side of the cup holder body 3 and the side surface. Since it is installed at a position above the upper edge of the opening 5 (a position above the upper part of the main body portion of the movable flap 7), it is above the upper edge of the side opening 5 of the cup holder main body 3. The opening upper wall 21 can be used as a shielding wall that can prevent liquid from getting onto the rotating shaft 9, and the opening upper wall 21 can almost certainly prevent the beverage from being applied to the rotating shaft 9. it can. As a result, the beverage applied to the rotating shaft 9 dries and sticks to the rotating shaft 9, or further dust or foreign matter adheres to the beverage stuck to the rotating shaft 9, thereby deteriorating the movement of the rotating shaft 9. Can be prevented. Therefore, the function of the container side surface holding part 4 can be maintained in the initial state over a long period of time, and the need for maintenance can be eliminated. That is, maintenance-free can be achieved.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, when the rotating shaft 9a is installed at a position facing the side opening 5 (a position below the upper portion of the main body portion of the movable flap 7), the beverage with respect to the rotating shaft 9a It is difficult to prevent catching.

  Moreover, since the rotating shaft 9 is installed above the upper edge part of the side surface opening part 5, the distance of the up-down direction between the rotating shaft 9 and the holding point with respect to the side surface of the drink container 1 of the movable flap 7 is provided. Can be lengthened, that is, the radius of rotation of the movable flap 7 can be increased and the position of the rotary shaft 9 can be increased, so that the holding point of the movable flap 7 can be set in the lateral direction. It becomes possible to move while maintaining a substantially constant height, and the side surface of the beverage container 1 can be held in a stable state (almost constant height). Moreover, since the amount of displacement of the movable flap 7 in the vertical direction is reduced, the amount of protrusion of the movable flap 7 into the cup holder body 3 can be easily increased.

  Furthermore, since the rotating shaft 9 is installed above the upper edge part of the side surface opening part 5, since the rotation radius of the movable flap 7 can be lengthened, it is movable by the force F which takes out the beverage container 1 upwards. Rotational moment M generated in the movable flap 7 so that the component force N acting on the flap 7 in a direction perpendicular to the movable flap 7 is downward from the line connecting the rotary shaft 9 and the holding point. Therefore, when the beverage container 1 is taken out from the cup holder body 3, it becomes easy to make a structure in which the movable flap 7 is spontaneously retracted by the downward rotation moment M.

  Thereby, for example, even when the beverage container 1 (container 1b with a constriction) having the constricted portion 32 on the side surface is held in the cup holder body 3, the movable flap can be simply extracted by pulling the beverage container 1 straight up. 7 can be smoothly retracted without being caught by the constricted portion 32. For example, in order to avoid the movable flap 7 from being caught by the constricted portion 32, the beverage container 1 is tilted or the beverage container 1 is It is possible to easily take out the beverage container 1 without a wasteful operation such as pressing against the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

  In addition, since the rotation radius of the movable flap 7 can be increased by the above, the rotation angle of the movable flap 7 for moving the movable flap 7 in and out of the cup holder body 3 can be reduced. The container side surface holding part 4 can be made compact (thinner). The rotational radius of the movable flap 7 can be set relatively freely depending on the length of the upper extension 22.

(Effect 2)
The above-mentioned movable flap 7 has the large cup holding part 31, the constricted container holding part 33, and the small cylindrical container holding part 34, so that the holding parts that are optimal for various types of beverage containers 1 are provided. Can be dispersed and formed in each part of the movable flap 7. Thereby, the movable flap 7 which just fits with respect to almost all kinds of drink containers 1 can be obtained easily.

  In particular, by having the small cylindrical container holding part 34 in the middle of the constricted container holding part 33, the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d of the beverage container 1 can be reliably pressed and held.

(Effect 3)
A pressure angle α, which is an angle formed by a direction perpendicular to the movable flap 7 at the constricted portion holding point 41 and a tangential direction of the circle 42 centering on the rotating shaft 9, is a force F for extracting the constricted container 1b. Is set to be equal to or smaller than the retraction limit angle for retracting the movable flap 7, and when the constricted container 1 b is taken out, a large downward rotating moment M is generated in the movable flap 7, and the movable flap 7 is A structure that can be retracted spontaneously can be specifically realized.

(Effect 4)
The cup holder main body 3 has an inward prevention portion 51 capable of preventing the side surface 3c of the cup holder main body 3 from falling inward at the upper portion thereof, so that the shape of the cup holder main body 3 is maintained by the inward fall prevention portion 51. Thus, for example, when the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 is tilted inward, the mutual positional relationship between the movable flap 7 and the beverage container 1 is shifted, and the function of each holding portion of the movable flap 7 is impaired. It is possible to prevent such troubles.

  Further, by attaching the upper part of the cup holder body 3 to a vehicle body panel (not shown) via the inward prevention part 51, the horizontal rigidity of the cup holder body 3 is increased using the vehicle body panel, and the cup holder body 3 3 can be used to increase the vertical rigidity of the vehicle body panel, that is, the rigidity of both can be secured and improved by mutual complementation. It becomes possible to simplify the structure and weight of the panel.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. Needless to say, design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention are included in the present invention. Further, for example, when each embodiment includes a plurality of configurations, it is a matter of course that possible combinations of these configurations are included even if not specifically described. Further, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are shown, it is needless to say that possible combinations of configurations extending over these are included even if not specifically described. Further, the configuration depicted in the drawings is of course included even if not particularly described. Further, when there is a term of “etc.”, it is used in the sense that the equivalent is included. In addition, when there are terms such as “almost”, “about”, “degree”, etc., they are used in the sense that they include those in the range and accuracy recognized by common sense.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage container 1a Large cup 1b Constricted container 1d Small cylindrical container 2 Cup holder 3 Cup holder main body 3c Side surface 4 Container side surface holding part 5 Side surface opening part 7 Movable flap 8 Energizing member 9 Rotating shaft 21 Opening upper wall 31 Large cup Holding part 32 Constriction part 33 Constriction container holding part 34 Small cylindrical container holding part 41 Constriction part holding point 42 yen 51 Inward fall prevention part α Pressure angle

Claims (4)

A cup holder body capable of inserting and holding a beverage container from above, and
A container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder body, and
A movable flap installed so that the container side surface holding portion can be freely moved into and out of the cup holder body through a side opening formed on a side surface of the cup holder body;
An urging member capable of urging the movable flap in a direction protruding into the cup holder body from the side opening,
Furthermore, in the cup holder in which the movable flap is pivotally supported so as to be swingable about the rotation axis,
The cup holder, wherein the rotation shaft is installed on the outer surface side of the cup holder main body and at a position above the upper edge of the side opening. The movable flap is
A large cup holder capable of holding the side of the large cup of the beverage container;
A constricted container holding portion capable of holding the constricted portion on the side surface of the constricted container of the beverage container, in order from the upper side,
In the middle of the constricted container holding part,
The cup holder according to claim 1, further comprising a small cylindrical container holding portion capable of holding a side surface of the small cylindrical container of the beverage containers. The constricted container holding part capable of holding the constricted part formed on the side surface of the constricted container of the movable flap has a constricted part holding point as a holding point for the constricted part on the upper end side thereof, and
A pressure angle, which is an angle formed between a direction perpendicular to the movable flap at the constricted portion holding point and a tangential direction of a circle centering on the rotation axis, is retracted by the force for removing the constricted container. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the cup holder is set to be equal to or smaller than a retraction limit angle for making it. The cup holder body according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cup holder body has an inward prevention portion capable of preventing a side surface of the cup holder body from falling inward at an upper portion thereof. holder.