JP2015077944A - Drink holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drink holder which facilitates attachment work of a clip attachment device to a drink holder body and exhibits excellent strength.SOLUTION: A drink holder body 12 includes a bottom plate 18, a top plate 20, and at least three or more support posts 22 which are arranged between the bottom plate 18 and the top plate 20 to connect and integrate both of them and are raised at regular intervals along a circumference of the drink holder body 12. A small diameter part having an outer diameter that is smaller than a large diameter part of the support post 22 is formed at a connecting part between the support post 22 and the top plate 20. A pair of right and left fitting notches fitted in the small diameter parts are formed on an attachment piece that is an attachment part of a clip attachment device 14 to the drink holder body 12 at the same interval as the interval between the adjacent support posts 22, 22. The attachment piece and the top plate 20 are fixed by a screw at a part between the support posts 22, 22 while the fitting notches are fitted in the small diameter part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a drink holder that can be attached to a louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile.

  Various drink holders that can be mounted on the louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile are marketed today. For example, drinks that can hold items such as portable terminals and cigarettes in addition to beverage containers. A holder is known (see Non-Patent Document 1).

  The conventional drink holder 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 9. The drink holder 1 is roughly composed of a drink holder body 2, a clip attachment 3, and a clip 4.

  The drink holder body 2 includes a bottom plate 5, a top plate 6 and a plurality of (in this conventional example, five) support columns 7, and the bottom plate 5 and the top plate 6 are connected and integrated with the support columns 7 to form a horizontally-long rectangular box shape. It is configured as a member.

  The top plate 6 has a circular beverage container insertion hole 6a for inserting a beverage container and a horizontally long rectangular product insertion hole 6b for inserting an article such as a cigarette or a portable terminal. 2 are formed side by side in the longitudinal direction. In this conventional example, two article insertion holes 6b extending along the longitudinal direction of the drink holder body 2 are formed side by side in the short direction (front-rear direction).

  On the top plate 6 of the drink holder main body 2, the clip attachment tool 3 is detachably attached by screws 8 at two places on the left and right sides.

  The clip attachment 3 is a member for attaching the clip 4 to the drink holder main body 2, and screw insertion holes 3 a communicating with the upper and lower surfaces are formed on the left and right sides of the front end portion. As shown in FIG. 9, each screw insertion hole 3 a is inserted with a screw 8 from the lower surface side, and the insertion end is screwed into the screw hole 6 c of the top plate 6. It is fixed to the top plate 6.

  A horizontally long slide groove 3b is formed on the back surface of the clip fixture 3, and the clip 4 is attached to the slide groove 3b.

  In the conventional drink holder 1, the clip attachment 3 can be attached to either the front side or the back side of the drink holder body 2 (in FIG. 8, the back side of the drink holder body 2). The clip attachment 3 is attached to the side).

  Therefore, by appropriately selecting the attachment position of the clip attachment 3, the beverage container insertion hole 6a can be selectively disposed at either the left side or the right side as viewed from the driver's seat side.

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  In the conventional drink holder 1, as described above, the clip fixture 3 is fixed to the drink holder main body 2 by two-point fixing using two screws 8.

  However, sewing the gap between the top plate 6 and the bottom plate 5 and screwing the two small screws 8 in two places is a serious operation that requires considerable attention and fine work.

  Further, when the vehicle travels, a large load is applied to the clip attachment 3 due to a synergistic effect of the weight of the beverage container or the like accommodated in the drink holder 1 and vibration during travel.

  As a result, the center part (the part between the screws 8) of the clip attachment 3 is bent, causing a gap between the drink holder body 2 and a creaking sound. There was also.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a drink holder that is easy to attach a clip attachment to a drink holder body and that is excellent in strength.

The invention described in claim 1 is “a drink holder main body 12 for storing articles such as beverage containers and portable terminals, a clip attachment 14 detachably provided on the drink holder main body 12, and an attachment to the clip attachment 14. A drink holder 10 comprising a clip holder 16 and a clip 16 for attaching an integrated body of the drink holder body 12 and the clip attachment 14 to the louver of the air conditioner outlet,
The drink holder main body 12 is disposed between the bottom plate 18, the top plate 20, and the bottom plate 18 and the top plate 20, and both are connected and integrated, and is erected at regular intervals along the periphery of the drink holder main body 12. And at least three struts 22 and
A connecting portion between the support column 22 and the top plate 20 is formed with a small-diameter portion 22b whose outer diameter b is one step thinner than the large-diameter portion 22a of the support column 22,
A pair of left and right fitting cutout portions 40 fitted into the narrow diameter portion 22b are formed at the same interval as the adjacent support columns 22 and 22 on the attachment piece 14a that is the attachment portion of the clip attachment 14 to the drink holder main body 12. And
The drink holder 10 is characterized in that the attachment piece 14a and the top plate 20 are screwed between the support columns 22 and 22 in a state where the fitting cutout portion 40 is fitted in the small diameter portion 22b. is there.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the mounting piece 14a has a thickness A set substantially equal to the gap a between the large diameter portion 22a of the support 22 and the top plate 20,
The groove width B of the fitting notch 40 is set to be approximately equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter b of the narrow diameter portion 22b of the support column 22,
By inserting the narrow diameter portion 22b of the support post 22 into each of the pair of left and right fitting cutout portions 40, the attachment piece 14a of the clip attachment 14 is sandwiched between the two support posts 22 and 22 and the top plate 20 ". It is the drink holder 10 characterized by these.

  In the drink holder 10 of the present invention, the attachment piece 14a of the clip attachment 14 is inserted between the adjacent struts 22 and 22 so that the fitting notch 40 is fitted into the small diameter portion 22b of the strut 22. The piece 14a is sandwiched between the large diameter portion of the support column 22 and the top plate 20 and fixed at two points. In this state, the clip attachment 14 and the drink holder main body 12 are screwed at one place between the support posts 22 and 22 to form a stronger three-point fixing between the clip attachment 14 and the drink holder main body 12. The

  Moreover, by fixing with screws between the support posts 22, the fixing strength with the drink holder main body 12 at the center portion of the clip attachment 14 is improved. Therefore, there is no gap between the drink holder main body 12 and the center portion of the clip attachment 14, and no creaking sound is generated.

  Thus, according to the drink holder 10 of the present invention, the attachment of the clip attachment 14 to the drink holder main body 12 can be fixed to a stronger three-point by simply screwing in one place. The drink holder 10 having excellent mounting strength can be provided while the mounting work is simpler than that.

1 is a perspective view showing a drink holder 10 according to the present invention. 3 is a plan view of the drink holder 10. FIG. 3 is a side view of the drink holder 10. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the drink holder 10. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the drink holder 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the method of attaching the clip attachment tool 14 to the drink holder main body 12. FIG. FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an attachment state of the clip attachment tool 14. It is a figure which shows the conventional drink holder. It is a figure which shows the attachment state of the clip attachment tool 3 with respect to the drink holder main body 2 in the conventional drink holder 1. FIG.

  The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a drink holder 10 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the drink holder 10, FIG. 3 is a side view of the drink holder 10, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the drink holder 10.

  As shown in these drawings, the drink holder 10 of the present invention is roughly constituted by a drink holder main body 12, a clip attachment 14, and a clip 16.

  The drink holder body 12 includes a bottom plate 18, a top plate 20, and four support columns 22.

  The bottom plate 18 is a vertically long rectangular plate-like member, and a recess 24 extending in the left-right direction (short direction) is formed at the front end portion (one end portion in the longitudinal direction). The recess 24 is set to a size such that a mobile terminal such as a smartphone can be fitted therein, and a cable insertion hole 24a for inserting a charging cable for the mobile terminal is formed in the central portion thereof. .

  On the lower surface of the bottom plate 18, a pair of left and right guide grooves 26 are formed in total at three locations on the rear end, the left side and the right side, and any one of the three guide grooves 26 (in this embodiment, the rear A spacer 28 is slidably attached to the end guide groove 26) so as to be detachable in the front-rear direction and at regular intervals (see FIG. 4).

  On the upper surface of the bottom plate 18, four support columns 22 are erected at regular intervals along the periphery of the drink holder body 12, and the top plate 20 is attached to these support columns 22. In the present embodiment, the bottom plate 18 and each column 22 are formed as an integral body by injection molding.

  Each support column 22 has a large diameter portion 22a and a small diameter portion 22b. The large-diameter portion 22a is slightly reduced in diameter as the outer diameter increases upward from the lower end portion, and a thin-diameter portion 22b is formed at the upper end portion.

  The interval between the adjacent struts 22 and 22 is set so as to coincide with the interval between the pair of left and right fitting notches 40 formed in the attachment piece 14a of the clip attachment 14 described later. Thereby, the clip attachment tool 14 can be attached to the left and right sides of the drink holder 10 and arbitrary positions on the rear side.

  A top plate 20 is attached to the upper end portion of the support column 22 (more specifically, the upper end portion of the small diameter portion 22b).

  In this embodiment, each column 22 is fixed to the top plate 20 with screws 27, whereby the bottom plate 18, the top plate 20, and each column 22 are connected and integrated.

  The top plate 20 is a vertically long rectangular plate-like member that is slightly smaller than the bottom plate 18, and an elongated rectangular mobile terminal insertion hole 30 extending in the short direction is formed at the front end portion thereof. The portable terminal insertion hole 30 and the above-described recess 24 of the bottom plate 18 function as a “portable terminal accommodating / holding portion” that accommodates and holds the portable terminal.

  A cushion 32 is attached to the inner surface on the rear side of the mobile terminal insertion hole 30. The cushion 32 is for protecting the mobile terminal housed and held in the mobile terminal housing and holding portion from being damaged by vibration during traveling so as not to cause scratches or an abnormal noise. Then, it is made of rubber.

  A rectangular beverage container receiving hole 34 is formed in the rear portion of the portable terminal insertion hole 30 in the top plate 20. The beverage container accommodation hole 34 and the bottom plate 18 function as a “beverage container accommodation holding portion” for accommodating and holding the beverage container.

  Two large and small spacers 36 and 38 are attached to the front end of the beverage container receiving hole 34.

  The small-diameter spacer 36 is a thin plate-like member for filling a gap formed between the small-diameter beverage container X (see FIG. 2) accommodated in the beverage container accommodation hole 34, and the tip portion thereof is the small-diameter beverage container X. It is formed to be concavely curved in accordance with the outer peripheral surface. Therefore, in the state where the small-diameter beverage container X is accommodated in the beverage container accommodation hole 34, the tip of the small-diameter spacer 36 comes into contact with the side surface of the small-diameter beverage container X, and The movement can be restricted.

  The small-diameter spacer 36 is attached to the front end portion of the beverage container accommodation hole 34 in the top plate 20 so that the tip side is rotated upward by the elastic force of a torsion spring (not shown). Therefore, when the large-diameter beverage container Y is inserted into the beverage container housing hole 34, the tip of the small-diameter spacer 36 that is in contact with the large-diameter beverage container Y is pushed down by the large-diameter beverage container Y and pivots downward. A large-diameter beverage container Y can be accommodated.

  The large-diameter spacer 38 is a thin plate-like member for filling a gap generated between the large-diameter beverage container Y accommodated in the beverage container accommodation hole 34, and a tip portion thereof is an outer periphery of the large-diameter beverage container Y. It is formed in a concave curve according to the surface. Therefore, in the state where the large-diameter beverage container Y is accommodated in the beverage container accommodation hole 34, the tip of the large-diameter spacer 38 abuts against the side surface of the large-diameter beverage container Y, and the movement of the large-diameter beverage container Y is restricted. can do.

  Similarly to the small-diameter spacer 36, the large-diameter spacer 38 is also attached to the front end portion of the beverage container accommodation hole 34 in the top plate 20 so that the tip side is rotated upward by the elastic force of a torsion spring (not shown). Therefore, when a rectangular paper pack Z larger than the large-diameter beverage container Y is inserted into the beverage container receiving hole 34, the leading end of the large-diameter spacer 38 and the leading end of the small-diameter spacer 36 that are in contact with the square-shaped paper pack Z. Are pushed down by the square paper pack Z and rotated downward, so that the square paper pack Z can be accommodated.

  A clip attachment 14 is detachably attached to the drink holder body 12.

  The clip attachment 14 is a member for attaching a clip 16 to be described later to the drink holder body 12, and is attached at a plate-like attachment piece 14a serving as an attachment portion to the drink holder body 12 and a rear end portion of the attachment piece 14a. It has a block-like clip mounting portion 14b formed integrally with the piece 14a.

  Reinforcing ribs 14c are formed on both the left and right sides (both ends in the width direction) of the mounting piece 14a so as to sandwich the fitting notch 40 on both the left and right sides of the fitting notch 40 described later. . The width between the ribs 14 c is set to be approximately equal to or slightly larger than the diameter of the large-diameter portion 22 a of the column 22.

  The thickness A of the mounting piece 14a is set to be approximately equal to the gap a between the large diameter portion 22a and the top plate 20 (the height of the exposed portion of the small diameter portion 22b).

  A fitting notch 40 is formed on each of the left and right sides of the mounting piece 14a, and a fixing screw is inserted between the pair of left and right fitting notches 40, 40 (the central portion of the front end of the mounting piece 14a). A hole 42 is formed.

  The interval between the left and right fitting notches 40, 40 is set to be approximately equal to the interval between the adjacent struts 22, 22. Further, the groove width B of each fitting notch 40 is set to be approximately equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter b of the narrow diameter portion 22b of the support column 22 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

  A horizontally long slide groove 44 is formed on the back of the clip attachment portion 14b (see FIG. 5), and an attachment base portion 16a of the clip 16 described later is detachably attached to the slide groove 44.

  The clip 16 is integrally configured by an attachment base portion 16a and a clip portion 16b that is bifurcated from the attachment base portion 16a (see FIGS. 3 and 4), and the clip portion 16b is sandwiched between louvers of the air conditioner outlet. As a result, the drink holder 10 can be fixed to the air outlet of the air conditioner.

  When attaching the clip attachment 14 to the drink holder main body 12, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 7, the small-diameter portion 22 b of the support post 22 is fitted into the left and right fitting notches 40 of the clip attachment 14. In addition, the attachment piece 14 a of the clip attachment 14 is inserted between the support posts 22.

  There are three attachment points of the clip holder 14 in the drink holder body 12; the back part of the drink holder body 12 and the left and right side parts. In this embodiment, the back part of the drink holder body 12 (the part shown by the solid line in FIG. 2). ) To attach the clip attachment 14.

  Then, the tip of a separately prepared fixing screw 46 is inserted into the fixing screw insertion hole 42 of the clip attachment 14, and the tip is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) formed in the bottom surface of the top plate 20. Thereby, the clip attachment 14 is attached to the drink holder main body 12.

  According to the drink holder 10 according to this embodiment, the attachment piece 14a of the clip attachment 14 is placed between the adjacent support columns 22 and 22 so that the narrow diameter portion 22b of the support column 22 is fitted in the fitting notch 40. By inserting in, the attachment piece 14a of the clip attachment 14 is clamped by the large diameter part 22a of the support | pillar 22, and the top plate 20, and two-point fixation is formed.

  In this state, the clip attachment 14 and the drink holder main body 12 are fixed at three points by screwing the attachment piece 14a of the clip attachment 14 and the drink holder main body 12 at one place between the support posts 22 and 22. Is formed.

  Thus, according to the drink holder 10 concerning a present Example, since attachment of the clip attachment tool 14 with respect to the drink holder main body 12 can be fixed to three points only by screwing in one place, compared with the past. The drink holder 10 with excellent mounting strength can be provided while the mounting operation is simple.

  Moreover, by fixing with screws between the support posts 22, the fixing strength with the drink holder main body 12 at the center portion of the clip attachment 14 is improved. Therefore, there is no gap between the drink holder main body 12 and the center portion of the clip attachment 14, and no creaking sound is generated.

10: Drink holder, 12: Drink holder body, 14: Clip mounting tool, 14a: Mounting piece, 14b: Clip mounting part, 14c: Rib, 16: Clip, 16a: Mounting base, 16b: Clip part, 18: Bottom plate, 20: top plate, 22: support, 22a: large diameter portion, 22b: small diameter portion, 24: recess, 24a: cable insertion hole, 26: guide groove, 27: screw, 28: spacer, 30: mobile terminal Insertion hole, 32: cushion, 34: beverage container receiving hole, 36: spacer for small diameter, 38: spacer for large diameter, 40: fitting notch, 42: hole for inserting a fixing screw, 44: slide groove, 46: fixed Screw, A: thickness of the mounting piece 14a, a: gap between the large diameter portion 22a and the top plate 20, B: groove width of the fitting notch 40, b: outer diameter of the small diameter portion 22b, X: small diameter Beverage container, Y: large-diameter beverage container, : Corner paper pack

Claims (2)

A drink holder main body for storing articles such as beverage containers and portable terminals, a clip attachment detachably provided on the drink holder main body, a clip attachment attached to the drink holder main body, and the clip attachment A drink holder comprising a clip for attaching an integral object to the louver of an air conditioner outlet,
The drink holder body is arranged between a bottom plate, a top plate, and between the bottom plate and the top plate, connecting and integrating both, and at least three or more standing up at regular intervals along the periphery of the drink holder body With
The connecting portion between the support column and the top plate has a small diameter portion whose outer diameter is one step thinner than the thick diameter portion of the support column,
In the mounting piece that becomes the mounting portion to the drink holder body of the clip mounting tool, a pair of left and right fitting cutout portions that are fitted into the narrow diameter portion are formed at the same interval as the adjacent struts,
The drink holder, wherein the attachment piece and the top plate are screwed at one place between the support columns in a state in which the fitting notch is fitted into the small diameter portion. The thickness of the mounting piece is set to be approximately equal to the gap between the large diameter portion of the column and the top plate,
The groove width of the fitting notch is set to be approximately equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter of the narrow diameter portion of the column,
The attachment piece of the clip attachment member is sandwiched between the two support posts and the top plate by inserting a narrow diameter portion of the support post into each of the pair of left and right fitting cutout portions. Item 2. A drink holder according to item 1.

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