JP2015140057A - container holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container holder with a false bottom which achieves excellent operability.SOLUTION: A container holder is provided with: a case 1 having a storage space 100; and a rotary support 2 for supporting a low height container 92. A dial type operation dial 3 is provided as an operation part for operating the support 2 and an operation end 30 of the operation dial 3 is disposed at an opening peripheral part of the case 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a container holder for holding a container.

  Beverage containers come in a variety of shapes, from low to high. For example, a can-type container and a small paper cup can be cited as the low-length container, and a plastic bottle-type container and a large paper cup can be cited as the high-length container.

  A typical container holder includes a case for accommodating the container. The case is provided with a storage space for storing the container. When a container having a high height is stored in a shallow storage space for storing a container having a low height, the container can be held only at a low position, and thus there is a problem that it is difficult to stably hold the container. A deep storage space is necessary to stably store and hold a tall container. On the other hand, if a container with a low length is stored in the deep storage space, the container will be hidden below. There is a problem that becomes difficult.

  For this reason, recently, there has been proposed a raised bottom type container holder capable of holding the bottom surface of the container at two positions, upper and lower, of a shallow position and a deep position of the accommodation space (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). Specifically, these container holders have a support, and the support can be developed into the accommodation space and retracted from the accommodation space. The support is deployed above the bottom of the case. For this reason, when the support is deployed in the accommodation space, the bottom of the container having a low height can be supported by the support at a relatively shallow position. If the support is retracted from the accommodation space, the bottom of the case can be supported at a relatively deep position by the bottom of the case.

  However, in the container holder introduced in Patent Documents 1 to 3, in order to expand or retract the support, the user needs to directly insert the hand into the case and operate the support. Therefore, this type of container holder requires a large operation from the user and has a problem of poor operability.

JP 2006-56466 A JP 2010-823 A JP 2013-159209 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a raised bottom type container holder that is excellent in operability.

The container holder of the present invention that solves the above problems is
A case that opens upward and has a storage space;
A support that is rotatable between a support use position that is deployed in the accommodation space above the bottom of the case, and a support standby position that is retracted to the outside of the accommodation space;
An operation end that is integrally disposed on the peripheral edge of the opening of the case and is rotatable,
A link that connects the operation dial and the support, transmits a rotational movement of the operation dial to the support, and rotates the support;
And a support base that is disposed below the support and supports the support when the support is in the support use position.

The container holder of the present invention preferably includes any one of the following (1) to (5), and more preferably includes a plurality.
(1) A sub-support that is movable between a sub-support use position developed in the accommodation space above the support in the support use position, and a sub-support standby position retracted to the outside of the accommodation space; ,
A secondary link connected to the link and synchronizing at least a part of the deployment operation of the secondary support with the deployment operation of the support.
(2) The secondary support rotates between the secondary support use position and the secondary support standby position,
A secondary support biasing member that biases the secondary support to the secondary support use position;
The secondary link is pivotally supported by the link and has a long hole.
The secondary support has a link pin that is spaced from the rotation shaft of the secondary support and is slidably inserted into the long hole.
The secondary link synchronizes the deployment operation of the secondary support from the secondary support standby position to the secondary support intermediate position between the secondary support standby position and the secondary support use position. ,
The secondary support is rotatable from the secondary support usage position toward the secondary support standby position when the support is in the support usage position.
(3) A support urging member capable of urging the support to two positions, the support use position and the support standby position,
The urging force of the support urging member is larger than the urging force of the auxiliary support urging member.
(4) The support base is movable between a base use position developed in the accommodation space and a base standby position retracted to the outside of the accommodation space,
A base biasing member that biases the support base toward the base use position is provided.
(5) The link includes an odd number of gears that mesh with each other, and the rotation direction of the support coincides with the rotation direction of the operation dial.

  The container holder of the present invention has an operation dial for expanding and retracting the support. And the operation end of the operation dial is arrange | positioned at the opening peripheral part of the case. For this reason, when operating the support, it is not necessary to insert a hand into the housing space of the case, and it is only necessary to reach for the peripheral edge of the opening of the case. Therefore, in order to operate the support in the container holder of the present invention, a large operation is not necessary, and only a small operation is sufficient. That is, the container holder of the present invention is a raised bottom type and has excellent operability.

  Furthermore, the operability of the container holder of the present invention is improved by adopting a dial-type operation dial as the operation member for support. That is, many of the interior members for vehicles have a dial-type operation member. Therefore, when the container holder of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle, the operational feeling of the container holder of the present invention becomes the operational feeling of other interior members. It is unified and the operability of the entire interior member including the container holder is improved.

3 is a perspective view schematically showing a container holder of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which represents typically operation | movement of the container holder of Example 1, and represents a mode that a container holder is in a deep bottom state and a support base is in a base use position. It is explanatory drawing which represents typically operation | movement of the container holder of Example 1, and represents a mode that a container holder is in a deep bottom state and a support base is in a base stand-by position. It is explanatory drawing which represents typically operation | movement of the container holder of Example 1, and represents a mode that a container holder exists in a shallow bottom state and a subsupport exists in an intermediate position. It is explanatory drawing which represents typically operation | movement of the container holder of Example 1, and represents a mode that a container holder exists in a shallow bottom state and a subsupport is in a subsupport use position. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating the operation of the container holder of the first embodiment, and FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which the container holder of the first embodiment is in a shallow state and the secondary support is in the secondary support standby position. It is a top view which represents typically a mode that the container holder of Example 2 was seen from the upper surface. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the operation of the container holder of the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the container holder of the present invention will be described with specific examples. Hereinafter, if necessary, the state where the support of the container holder is disposed at the support use position is referred to as the shallow bottom state of the container holder, and the state where the support is disposed at the support standby position is referred to as the deep bottom state of the container holder. Call.

Example 1
The container holder of Example 1 is a drink holder arrange | positioned at the console box of a vehicle. A perspective view schematically showing the container holder of Example 1 is shown in FIG. 2 to 6 are explanatory diagrams schematically showing the operation of the container holder of the first embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 2 shows a state in which the container holder of Example 1 is in the deep bottom state and the support base is in the base use position. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the container holder of Example 1 is in the deep bottom state and the support base is in the base standby position. FIG. 4 shows a state where the container holder of Example 1 is in a shallow bottom state and the sub-support is in an intermediate position. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the container holder according to the first embodiment is in a shallow state and the secondary support is in the secondary support use position. FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which the container holder according to the first embodiment is in a shallow state and the secondary support is in the secondary support standby position. Hereinafter, the upper, lower, left, right, front, and rear in the examples refer to the upper, lower, left, right, front, and rear shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the container holder of the first embodiment includes a case 1, a support 2, an operation dial 3, a link 4, a support urging member 29, a support base 5, a base urging member 59, and a secondary support 6. The secondary link 7 and the secondary support urging member 79 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the case 1 has a box shape and opens upward. A housing space 100 and a retreat space 101 are defined in the case 1. The accommodation space 100 is a space for accommodating and holding the container. As shown in FIG. 1, the case 1 opens upward, so that the accommodation space 100 communicates with the outside of the case 1 at the upper side. The evacuation space 101 communicates with the accommodation space 100 and can accommodate the support 2 evacuated outside the accommodation space 100 as will be described later. When the container holder has the secondary support 6, the secondary support 6 can be accommodated in the retreat space 101 in addition to the support 2. The accommodation space 100 only needs to be able to accommodate and hold the container, and it is sufficient if it is partitioned by at least a part of the bottom 11 of the case 1 and a part of the side part 12 of the case 1. That is, the accommodation space 100 may not only communicate with the outside of the case 1 at the upper side, but also communicate with the outside of the case 1 at the side and / or below. In other words, since the case 1 only needs to be able to accommodate and hold the container, the case 1 is not limited to a box shape but may be a frame shape.

  The support 2 has a substantially rectangular plate shape. A rotation shaft 20 is provided at each of the front end portions of the left and right end surfaces of the support 2. The rotating shaft 20 is pivotally supported on the left and right side walls of the case 1. The support 2 can rotate between the support standby position shown in FIG. 2 and the support use position shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotation shaft 20 is located above the bottom 11 of the case 1. For this reason, the support 2 in the container holder of Example 1 is always located above the bottom part 11. In the support use position shown in FIG. 6, the support 2 is developed in the accommodation space 100 above the bottom portion 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation dial 3 has a substantially disk shape and is pivotally supported on the left side wall of the case 1. The operation dial 3 is provided with an operation end 30 having a protruding shape and a stopper hole 31 having a long hole shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation end 30 is disposed at the peripheral edge of the opening 15 in the case 1 (that is, the opening peripheral edge of the case 1). The stopper hole 31 extends in an arc shape centering on the rotation shaft 32 of the operation dial 3. A convex stopper pin 16 projects from the left side wall of the case 1. The stopper pin 16 is inserted into the stopper hole 31 and slides relatively in the stopper hole 31 as the operation dial 3 rotates. The stopper pin 16 and the stopper hole 31 function as a stopper for preventing the operation dial 3 from rotating more than a predetermined angle. That is, when the stopper pin 16 comes into contact with one of the two end portions of the stopper hole 31, the operation dial 3 cannot be rotated any further.

  The support urging member 29 is a turnover spring. One end of the support urging member 29 is pivotally supported on the left side wall of the case 1, and the other end of the support urging member 29 is pivotally supported on the operation dial 3. The support urging member 29 can urge the operation dial 3 toward two positions, that is, a standby operation position shown in FIG. 2 and a use operation position shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, when the operation dial 3 is at the standby operation position, the support 2 is retracted to the outside of the accommodation space 100 (that is, the retreat space 101) and is disposed at the support standby position. As shown in FIG. 4, when the operation dial 3 is in the use operation position, the support 2 is developed in the accommodation space 100 and disposed in the support use position. Therefore, it can be said that the support urging member 29 urges the support 2 to either the support use position or the support standby position via the operation dial 3. Since the support urging member 29 is formed of a turnover spring, when the operation dial 3 is rotated to the use operation position side slightly from an intermediate position (referred to as a neutral position) between the standby operation position and the use operation position, Due to the urging force of the support urging member 29, the operation dial 3 automatically rotates to the use operation position. When the operation dial 3 is rotated slightly to the standby operation position side from the neutral position, the operation dial 3 is automatically rotated to the standby operation position by the urging force of the support urging member 29.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the link 4 includes an input side gear 40 provided integrally with the operation dial 3, an output side gear 42 provided integrally with the support 2, and the input side gear 40 and the output side gear. It is composed of three gears, a damper gear 41 that meshes with 42. Therefore, the rotational movement of the operation dial 3 is transmitted in the order of the input side gear 40 → the damper gear 41 → the output side gear 42, and is also transmitted to the support 2. That is, the support 2 rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the operation dial 3. The rotating shaft 400 of the input side gear 40 is coaxial with the rotating shaft 32 of the operation dial 3, and the rotating shaft 420 of the output side gear 42 is coaxial with the rotating shaft 20 of the support 2.

  The container holder of Example 1 has two support bases 5. Each support base 5 has a substantially columnar shape that is substantially the same shape. The support base 5 is pivotally supported near the bottom 11 of the case 1 and rotates between the base use position shown in FIG. 2 and the base standby position shown in FIG. The support base 5 is developed in the accommodation space 100 at the base use position, and retreats to the outside of the accommodation space 100 (base retraction space 102 provided near the bottom 11 of the case 1) at the base standby position.

  The base urging member 59 is a winding spring and is attached to the rotating shaft 50 of the support base 5. One end of the base urging member 59 is fixed to the case 1, and the other end of the base urging member 59 is fixed to the support base 5. The base urging member 59 urges the support base 5 toward the base use position shown in FIG. The case 1 is provided with a base stopper (not shown) that is engaged with the support base 5 at the base use position. When the support base 5 is locked to the base stopper, the support base 5 is held at the base use position.

  The sub support 6 has a substantially plate shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the secondary support 6 is pivotally supported on the front side wall of the case 1, and rotates between the secondary support use position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 5 and the secondary support standby position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 6. To do. As shown in FIG. 1, the rotation shaft 60 of the sub-support 6 is provided with a shaft 61 that extends in a direction orthogonal to the rotation shaft 60 (that is, a radial direction of a circle around the rotation shaft 60). ing. The shaft 61 is provided with a convex link pin 62. The link pin 62 extends substantially parallel to the rotation shaft 60.

  The secondary link 7 has a bowl shape. One end of the sub link 7 in the longitudinal direction (referred to as a pivot end 70) is pivotally supported by the output side gear 42. The output side gear 42 pivotally supports the sub-link 7 at a position different from the rotation shaft 420. That is, the pivot end portion 70 is located on the radially outer side of the rotation shaft 420. For this reason, the position of the sub link 7 changes as the output side gear 42 rotates. A long hole 71 is provided at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the sub link 7. A link pin 62 is inserted into the long hole 71. The link pin 62 can slide through the long hole.

  The sub support urging member 79 is formed of a winding spring and is attached to the rotation shaft 60 of the sub support 6. One end of the sub support urging member 79 is fixed to the sub support 6, and the other end of the sub support urging member 79 is fixed to the case 1. The secondary support urging member 79 urges the secondary support 6 toward the secondary support use position indicated by the solid line in FIG. The secondary support 6 rotated to the secondary support use position is locked to a secondary support stopper (not shown) provided in the case 1. For this reason, the secondary support 6 is held at the secondary support use position.

  Hereinafter, operation | movement of the container holder of Example 1 is demonstrated.

  In the deep bottom state shown in FIG. 2, the support 2 is retracted from the accommodating space 100 and is disposed in the retracting space 101. Accordingly, at this time, the support 2 is disposed at the support standby position. The auxiliary support 6 is also retracted from the accommodation space 100, and the support 2 is disposed in the retracting space 101 together. That is, at this time, the secondary support 6 is located at the secondary support standby position. Since the support 2 and the sub-support 6 are retracted to the outside of the accommodating space 100, that is, the retracting space 101, the bottom 11 of the case 1 is exposed in the accommodating space 100. Therefore, at this time, as shown in FIG. 3, a tall container 90 can be inserted into the accommodation space 100.

  Incidentally, the support base 5 is always urged toward the base use position by the base urging member 59. Accordingly, the support base 5 is exposed in the accommodation space 100 at this time. However, a tapered surface 55 is provided at the front end portion of the support base 5. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the container 90 is stored in the storage space 100 when the container holder is in the deep bottom state, the taper surface 55 is supported by the bottom 11 of the container 90 having a high length. The base 5 rotates toward the base standby position indicated by the solid line in FIG. Therefore, the container holder of Example 1 can stably support the tall container 90 on the bottom 11 of the case 1.

  Furthermore, since the support base 5 is biased toward the accommodation space 100 by the base biasing member 59, the support base 5 is pressed against the side wall of the container 90 by the biasing force of the base biasing member 59. Accordingly, at this time, the container holder not only supports the bottom 91 of the container 90 by the bottom 11 of the case 1 but also supports the side of the container by the support base 5. Also by this, the container holder of Example 1 can stably accommodate and hold the tall container 90.

  When the container 92 having a low length is accommodated in the container holder of the first embodiment, the operation dial 3 is rotated from the standby operation position shown in FIG. 2 to the use operation position shown in FIG. In the deep bottom state shown in FIG. 2, the support 2 is biased to the support standby position and the operation dial 3 is biased to the standby operation position by the biasing force of the support biasing member 29.

  In order to change the state of the container holder from the deep bottom state to the shallow bottom state, a load directed backward is applied to the operation end 30 of the operation dial 3 against the urging force of the support urging member 29. That is, the operation dial 3 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 2 toward the use operation position. When the operation dial 3 rotates clockwise in FIG. 2, the rotational movement of the operation dial 3 is transmitted to the output side gear 42 via the input side gear 40 and the damper gear 41. The input side gear 40 rotates clockwise together with the operation dial 3, and the damper gear 41 engaged with the input side gear 40 rotates counterclockwise. Therefore, the output side gear 42 meshing with the damper gear 41 rotates clockwise as with the input side gear 40 and the operation dial 3. Then, the support 2 provided integrally with the output side gear 42 also rotates clockwise about the rotation shaft 20 and is deployed toward the accommodation space 100. For this reason, when the operation dial 3 rotates from the standby operation position shown in FIG. 2 to the use operation position shown in FIG. 4, the support 2 rotates from the support standby position shown in FIG. 2 to the support use position shown in FIG. The container holder changes to a shallow state. Therefore, the bottom portion 93 of the container 92 having a low height can be supported by the support 2 developed in the accommodation space 100 at this time.

  As shown in FIG. 4, at this time, the support base 5 is urged by the base urging member 59 and is disposed at the base use position. In the base use position, the support base 5 comes into contact with the lower surface of the support 2 in the support use position. For this reason, the support base 5 can support the support 2 in the support use position. Therefore, even if a further clockwise force acts on the support 2 due to the load of the container 92, the support 2 does not rotate any more and remains in the support use position. Therefore, it can be said that the support base 5 also functions as a lock member for maintaining the operation dial 3 and the support 2 in the support use position. Further, at this time, the support urging member 29 remains slightly compressed and does not completely release the urging force. For this reason, the support 2 is also locked in the support use position by the support urging member 29. Further, as described above, the operation dial 3 is locked at the use operation position by the stopper hole 31 and the stopper pin 16 at this time, and the support 2 is indirectly locked at the support use position. By these cooperation, the container holder can stably support the container 92 by the support 2.

  Further, at this time, the support urging member 29 remains slightly compressed, and the support 2 is pressed against the support base 5 by the urging force of the support urging member 29. Therefore, for example, even when the vehicle vibrates during traveling, the backlash of the support 2 with respect to the support base 5 can be suppressed, and the generation of noise can be suppressed.

  At this time, the pivot end portion 70 of the sub-link 7 pivotally supported by the output side gear 42 moves upward as the output side gear 42 rotates in the clockwise direction. For this reason, the link pin 62 inserted into the long hole 71 of the sub link 7 is pushed upward while sliding in the long hole 71. The secondary support 6 integrally having the link pin 62 rotates counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 60, and is arranged from the secondary support standby position shown in FIG. 2 to the secondary support use position shown in FIG. Accordingly, at this time, the auxiliary support 6 is deployed toward the accommodation space 100.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the development amount of the secondary support 6 when supporting the container 92 having a low height is smaller than the development amount of the support 2 at the support use position. Therefore, while supporting the bottom portion 93 of the container 92 having a low height by the support 2, the side surface of the container 92 having a low height can be supported by the auxiliary support 6. Note that the amount of development of the sub support 6 and the amount of development of the support 2 here means the exposure length of the sub support 6 and the support 2 in the accommodation space 100 in the front-rear direction. Since the expansion amount of the sub support 6 is smaller than the expansion amount of the support 2, the side surface of the container can be supported by the sub support 6 while the bottom portion 93 of the container 92 is supported by the support 2. For this reason, the container holder of Example 1 can hold | maintain the container 92 with low height still more stably.

  By the way, in the container holder of the first embodiment, the sub support 6 is urged by two types of urging members, that is, the support urging member 29 and the sub support urging member 79. That is, the secondary support 6 is moved from the secondary support standby position (FIG. 2) to the position between the secondary support standby position and the secondary support use position (intermediate position shown by a solid line in FIG. 4) by the biasing force of the support biasing member 29. Rotate until Thereafter, the secondary support biasing member 79 is further rotated to the secondary support use position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

  In other words, the secondary support 6 rotates in synchronization with the support 2, the link 4 and the secondary link 7 from the secondary support standby position to the intermediate position, and the support 2 and the intermediate support position from the intermediate position to the secondary support standby position. It rotates independently of the link 4. Since the urging force of the sub support urging member 79 is smaller than the urging force of the support urging member 29, the sub support urging member 79 includes the support urging member 29, the support 2, the link 4, the sub link 7, and the sub support 6. Does not interfere with the operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the sub link 7 is pivotally supported by the link 4 (more specifically, the output side gear 42), and is rotatable with respect to the link 4 around the pivot end 70. Further, the link pin 62 of the sub support 6 is inserted into the long hole 71 of the sub link 7 so that the long hole 71 can slide. Therefore, the secondary support 6 rotates between the secondary support use position and the secondary support standby position when the container holder is in the shallow state shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 (when the support 2 is in the support use position). It is possible to move. Since the link pin 62 can slide through the long hole 71 and the sub link 7 can rotate with respect to the link 4, the movement of the link pin 62 accompanying the rotation of the sub support 6 is caused by the sub link 7. Can absorb. Therefore, the rotation of the sub support 6 is not transmitted to the link 4 and the support 2 can be left in the support use position. For this reason, for example, when holding a small and large-diameter container, the support 2 can be disposed at the support use position and the auxiliary support 6 can be retracted from the accommodation space.

  When the support 2 rotates from the support use position to the support standby position, first, the support 2 is counterclockwise as the operation dial 3 rotates counterclockwise from the standby operation position to the use operation position. Rotate around. In the initial stage of rotation, the sub-link 7 pivotally supported by the output side gear 42 changes its position downward, but the sub-support 6 remains disposed at the sub-support use position. That is, at this time, a downward force is applied to the sub support 6 via the link pin 62. However, since the secondary support 6 is biased toward the secondary support use position by the secondary support biasing member 79, the link pin 62 only slides in the long hole 71 of the secondary link 7, and the secondary support 6 is It remains in the support use position. That is, at this time, the position change of the operation dial 3 and the support 2 is absorbed by the sub link 7, and the position of the sub support 6 does not change.

  When the rotation angle of the operation dial 3 toward the use operation position increases and the rotation angle of the support 2 increases, the link pin 62 reaches the upper end of the long hole 71. Then, the sub-link 7 can no longer absorb the position change of the operation dial 3 and the support 2. Therefore, at this time, a downward force acts on the link pin 62 of the secondary support 6 via the secondary link 7, and the secondary support 6 rotates clockwise against the biasing force of the secondary support biasing member 79. To do.

  In the first embodiment, the support urging member 29 is disposed at the neutral position substantially simultaneously with the sub support 6 being disposed at the intermediate position. The operation dial 3 is urged toward the standby operation position and the support 2 is urged toward the support standby position by the urging force of the support urging member 29. Therefore, the support 2 further rotates counterclockwise, and the output side gear 42 integrated with the support 2 also rotates further counterclockwise. Then, the sub link 7 pivotally supported by the output side gear 42 is further moved downward, and a further downward force acts on the link pin 62 of the sub support 6 via the sub link 7. 6 further rotates clockwise. When the support 2 rotates to the movable region of the sub support 6, the sub support 6 is pressed against the support 2. Then, the secondary support 6 rotates to the secondary support standby position via the support 2 by the urging force of the support urging member 29. In other words, the secondary support 6 is pivoted to the secondary support standby position by being pressed by the support 2 that rotates to the support standby position. As described above, since the urging force of the support urging member 29 is greater than the urging force of the sub-support urging member 79, the sub-support 6 is held at the sub-support standby position when the support is in the support standby position.

  According to the container holder of the first embodiment, the support 2 and the sub-support 6 are provided as described above, so that the high-length container 90 and the low-length container 92 can be stably held at different depths. In addition, the operation dial 3 for operating the support 2 is shaped like a dial, and the operation end 30 of the operation dial 3 is arranged at the peripheral edge of the opening of the case 1, so that the operation of the support 2 can be performed as compared with the conventional container holder. The characteristics are greatly improved.

  In the container holder of the first embodiment, the link 4 is composed of an odd number (three) of gears. For this reason, when the operation dial 3 is rotated from the front side toward the rear side, the support 2 rotates from the front side toward the rear side. That is, the container holder of the first embodiment includes the links 4 including an odd number of gears, so that the rotation direction of the support 2 and the rotation direction of the operation dial 3 can be matched. Therefore, the container holder of Example 1 is excellent in operation feeling. In addition, in the container holder of Example 1, the link 4 is comprised by three gears, However, The structure of the link 4 is not restricted to this, Various known link mechanisms represented by the cam mechanism and the rack and pinion mechanism Can be used.

  Moreover, in the container holder of Example 1, substantially the whole support 2 is developed in the accommodation space 100 in the support use position, and the accommodation space 100 is partitioned into two upper and lower spaces. Accordingly, at this time, the support 2 can contact the bottom portion 93 of the container 92 having a low height with a sufficiently large area and can stably support the container 92 having a low height. However, the support 2 in the container holder of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can support the bottom portion 93 of the container 92 having a low height at the support use position. In other words, at the support use position, only a part of the support 2 may protrude into the accommodation space 100, and most of the accommodation space 100 may remain as one continuous space.

  Further, in the container holder of the first embodiment, the sub link 7 synchronizes the unfolding operation of the sub support 6 from the sub support standby position to the intermediate position with the unfolding operation of the support 2. The secondary support 6 is unfolded independently from the support 2 from the intermediate position to the secondary support use position. However, in the container holder of the present invention, the entire expansion operation of the secondary support 6 may be synchronized with the expansion operation of the support 2 by the secondary link 7. This is also the same in that the side surface of the container 92 having a low height can be supported by the auxiliary support 6.

(Example 2)
The container holder of Example 2 is substantially the same as the container holder of Example 1 except that it does not have a secondary link, the support base is fixed, the secondary support is narrow, and the support is provided with a slit. The same thing. FIG. 7 is a top view schematically showing the state of the container holder according to the second embodiment as viewed from above, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the container holder according to the second embodiment.

  The container holder of Example 2 does not have the secondary link 7 and the support 2 and the secondary support 6 operate independently. As in the case of the container holder of the first embodiment, the support 2 is moved between the support use position (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8) and the support standby position (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 8) by the operation dial 3 and the link 4. Rotate. The support 2 is urged by the support urging member 29 to the support use position and the support standby position.

  On the other hand, the secondary support 6 is biased to the secondary support use position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 8) by the biasing force of the secondary support biasing member 79. That is, the secondary support 6 is developed in the accommodation space 100 both when the support 2 is in the support use position and when it is in the support standby position. As shown in FIG. 7, the support 2 is provided with a slit 29. The slit 29 has a size corresponding to the outer shape of the sub support 6.

  Similar to the container holder of the first embodiment, the container holder of the second embodiment can support the bottom of a tall container by the bottom 11 of the case 1 when the support 2 is in the support standby position. Further, when the support 2 is in the support use position, the support 2 can support the bottom of the container having a low height. Further, since the secondary support 6 is always urged to the secondary support use position, both when the support 2 is at the support use position and at the support standby position (when holding a high container, The side surface of the container can be supported by the secondary support 6 even when holding a container having a low height. As described above, the support 2 is provided with the slit 29 corresponding to the outer shape of the sub-support 6. Therefore, even when the support 2 is in the support use position, the sub support 6 passes through the slit 29 and rotates between the sub support use position and the sub support standby position (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8). Is possible.

  In addition, although the container holder of Example 1 and Example 2 has the subsupport 6, the container holder of this invention does not need to have the subsupport 6. FIG. Also in this case, the bottom of the container having a low height can be supported by the support 2, and the bottom of the container having a high length can be supported by the bottom 11 of the case 1. Therefore, also in this case, similarly to the container holders of the first and second embodiments, containers of various shapes can be stably held.

  The use of the container holder of the present invention is not particularly limited, and can be disposed in various apparatuses and fixtures. For example, the vehicle interior member may be disposed in a vehicle console box, an instrument panel, or the like, or the equipment member may be disposed in a theater chair, various furniture, or furniture.

1: Case 11: Bottom of case 100: Housing space 15: Opening 2: Support 3: Operation dial 30: Operation end 4: Link 5: Support base 59: Base urging member 6: Sub support 60: Rotation of sub support Shaft 62: Link pin 7: Secondary link 71: Long hole 79: Secondary support biasing member

Claims (6)

A case that opens upward and has a storage space;
A support that is rotatable between a support use position that is deployed in the accommodation space above the bottom of the case, and a support standby position that is retracted to the outside of the accommodation space;
An operation end that is integrally disposed on the peripheral edge of the opening of the case and is rotatable,
A link that connects the operation dial and the support, transmits a rotational movement of the operation dial to the support, and rotates the support;
And a support base that is disposed below the support and supports the support when the support is in the support use position. A sub-support movable between a sub-support use position developed in the accommodation space above the support in the support use position and a sub-support standby position retracted outside the accommodation space;
The container holder according to claim 1, further comprising: a sub-link that is connected to the link and synchronizes at least a part of a deployment operation of the sub-support with the deployment operation of the support. The secondary support rotates between the secondary support use position and the secondary support standby position,
A secondary support biasing member that biases the secondary support to the secondary support use position;
The secondary link is pivotally supported by the link and has a long hole.
The secondary support has a link pin that is spaced from the rotation shaft of the secondary support and is slidably inserted into the long hole.
The secondary link synchronizes the deployment operation of the secondary support from the secondary support standby position to the secondary support intermediate position between the secondary support standby position and the secondary support use position. ,
The container holder according to claim 2, wherein the secondary support is rotatable from the secondary support usage position toward the secondary support standby position when the support is in the support usage position. A support urging member capable of urging the support to the two positions of the support use position and the support standby position;
The container holder according to claim 3, wherein an urging force of the support urging member is larger than an urging force of the auxiliary support urging member. The support base is movable between a base use position developed in the accommodation space and a base standby position retracted to the outside of the accommodation space;
The container holder as described in any one of Claims 1-4 provided with the base biasing member which biases the said support base to the said base use position.   The container holder according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the link includes an odd number of gears that mesh with each other, and a rotation direction of the support and a rotation direction of the operation dial coincide with each other. .

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