JP2016101769A - On-vehicle cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle cup holder which enables a drink container to be stably held thereby even if the drink container has a handle when the drink container is held thereby and prevents deterioration of the visual quality of the appearance when the drink container is not held thereby.SOLUTION: An on-vehicle cup holder 5 includes a tray 30 having a hollow holder 32 capable of holding a drink container D. A cutout 34 capable of housing a handle D1 of the drink container D held by the holder 32 is formed in the tray 30. A lid cover 40 capable of closing the cutout 34 when the drink container D is not held by the holder 32 is assembled to the tray 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle cup holder, and more specifically, includes a tray having a hollow holder that can hold a drink container, and the tray is formed with a notch that can hold a handle of the held drink container. The present invention relates to an in-vehicle cup holder.

  Conventionally, an in-vehicle cup holder including a tray having a hollow holder capable of holding a drink container such as a cup, a can, or a plastic bottle is already known. Here, in Patent Document 1 described below, the tray 230 has an in-vehicle cup holder 205 in which a notch 234 capable of storing a handle d1 of the held drink container d is formed so as to communicate from the inside of the holder 232. (See FIGS. 14-15). Thereby, even if the handle d1 is attached to the drink container d, the handle d1 can be stored in the notch 234. Therefore, the drink container d can be held in the holder 232 with a stable feeling (see FIGS. 16 to 17).

JP 2002-362212 A

  However, in the above-described prior art, the notch 234 is always present in the tray 232 (because the notch is visible), so that the drink container d is not held in the holder 232 as shown in FIGS. There was a problem that the appearance of the cup holder 205 deteriorated.

  The present invention is intended to solve such problems. The purpose of the present invention is to hold the drink container in the holder while holding the drink container in a stable manner even if the drink container has a handle. An object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle cup holder that can prevent the appearance from deteriorating when the drink container is not held in the container.

  The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows. The invention according to claim 1 includes a tray having a hollow holder capable of holding a drink container, and the tray is formed with a notch capable of storing a handle of the held drink container. It is a cup holder. The tray is assembled with a lid cover that can close the notch when the holder does not hold the drink container.

  According to invention of Claim 1, a drink container can be hold | maintained at the holder of a tray. Even if the drink container has a handle, the handle can be stored in the notch. Therefore, it is possible to hold the drink container in a stable manner in the holder. Moreover, if the holding | maintenance of this drink container is cancelled | released, a notch will exist in a vehicle-mounted cup holder similarly to a prior art. However, this existing notch can be closed by the lid cover. That is, in the cutout of the tray, the lid cover forms the inner peripheral surface of the tray holder. Therefore, even when the holder does not hold the drink container, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the in-vehicle cup holder from deteriorating.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the in-vehicle cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the lid cover is assembled to the tray so that the notch can be raised and lowered or opened and closed.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the handle of the drink container can be stored in the cutout without removing the lid cover. Therefore, the usability of the in-vehicle cup holder can be improved.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the in-vehicle cup holder according to claim 2, wherein the lid cover is assembled in a lockable manner with respect to the tray at the notch lowered position or the notch open position. Yes.

  According to the invention of claim 3, for example, even when the drink container is inserted into and removed from the holder for drinking, it is not necessary to raise and lower the lid cover each time. Therefore, the usability of the in-vehicle cup holder can be further improved.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle interior in which a vehicle-mounted cup holder according to a first embodiment is applied to a console box. It is an enlarged view of the console box of FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the tray of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the lid cover of FIG. 4. It is the figure which expanded the principal part of FIG. 2, and is a state before hold | maintaining a drink container. It is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section of FIG. FIG. 6 shows a state after the drink container is held. It is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section of FIG. It is the figure which expanded the principal part of the console box to which the vehicle-mounted cup holder which concerns on Example 2 was applied, and is the state before hold | maintaining a drink container. It is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section of FIG. FIG. 10 shows a state after the drink container is held. It is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section of FIG. It is the figure which expanded the principal part of the console box to which the cup holder for vehicles concerning a prior art was applied, and is in the state before holding a drink container. It is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section of FIG. FIG. 14 shows a state after the drink container is held. It is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section of FIG.

Example 1
First, Example 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the in-vehicle cup holder 5 that is assembled on the surface of the console box 4 will be described as an example. In the following description, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, and “right” refer to the directions of “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, and “right” described in the above-described drawings. When up, down, front, back, left, right are shown.

  First, the console box 4 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The console box 4 is disposed between a driver's seat 2 and a passenger seat 3 of a passenger car (not shown), and mainly includes a console box body 10, a design panel 20, and a tray 30. Has been. Below, these console box main bodies 10, the design panel 20, and the tray 30 are demonstrated separately.

  First, the console box body 10 will be described. The console box body 10 has an opening 10a in which various articles (not shown) can be stored. A plurality (eight in this example) of engagement holes 10b that can engage with a plurality of (eight in this example) engagement claws 20f of the design panel 20 described later are formed at the edge of the opening 10a. ing. The console box body 10 is configured in this way.

  Next, the design panel 20 will be described. The design panel 20 is a cover member that closes the opening 10 a of the console box body 10. On the front side of the design panel 20, insertion ports 20a and 20a into which a drink container D such as a cup, a can, or a plastic bottle can be inserted are formed so as to be adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction. Further, on the inner peripheral surface of each insertion opening 20a, three first cutouts 20b for advancing and retracting a support 38 described later are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

  Further, the design panel 20 is formed with second notches 20c along the front and rear sides so as to communicate the insertion openings 20a and 20a. Further, on the rear side of the design panel 20, an entrance / exit 20 d through which an article stored in the console box main body 10 can be taken in and out is formed. Further, the design panel 20 is assembled with a lid 20e capable of opening and closing the entrance 20d. A plurality of engagement claws 20 f that can be engaged with the plurality of engagement holes 10 b of the console box main body 10 are formed at the inner edge of the design panel 20. The design panel 20 is configured in this way.

  Finally, the tray 30 will be described. The tray 30 is formed with hollow holders 32 and 32 (having hollow portions 32c and 32c) that can hold a drink container D such as a cup, a can, or a plastic bottle so as to be adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction. Each holder 32 is formed so as to correspond to each insertion port 20a of the design panel 20 in a state where the tray 30 is assembled to the inner surface of the design panel 20, as will be described later.

  A receiving material 32b as a cushion material (for example, rubber mat) is assembled to the bottom surface 32a of each holder 32. Thereby, even if rattling occurs in the drink container D held by the holder 32 due to vibration during traveling, it is possible to prevent abnormal noise from occurring due to the rattling. Further, the tray 30 is formed with a notch 34 so that the hollow portion 32c of each holder 32 communicates therewith. This notch 34 is formed so as to correspond to the second notch 20 c of the design panel 20. Thereby, even if the handle D1 is attached to the drink container D, the handle D1 can be stored in the second notch 20c and the notch 34, as in the prior art. Therefore, the drink container D can be held in the holder 32 with a stable feeling.

  Further, three recesses 36 for retreating the support 38 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the holder 32 so as to form an equal interval in the circumferential direction. As will be described later, each recess 36 is formed so as to coincide with each first notch 20 b of the design panel 20 in a state where the tray 30 is assembled to the inner surface of the design panel 20. A support 38 is pivotally attached to each of the recesses 36 via an assembly shaft 38a.

  At this time, a torsion spring 38b is inserted between the recess 36 and the support 38 so that a spring force acts on the assembly shaft 38a. One end of the torsion spring 38 b is hooked on the recess 36, and the other end is hooked on the support 38. Due to the biasing force of the torsion spring 38b, the support 38 always advances with respect to the recess 36.

  A cushion material 38 c is attached to the base end of the support 38. Thereby, when this support 38 returns from the state retreated with respect to the holder 32 by the urging force of the torsion spring 38b to the advanced state, it is possible to suppress the noise generated by the support 38 coming into contact with the holder 32. it can. Further, a substantially inverted U-shaped lid cover 40 capable of closing the second notch 20 c and the notch 34 is assembled to the tray 30.

  This assembly is performed on the tray 30 so that the lid cover 40 can move up and down (slide up and down) the notch 34. At this time, a conston spring 42 is assembled between the tray 30 and the lid cover 40 so that the lid cover 40 is always at the raised position of the notch 34 by a spring force. One end of the conston spring 42 is hooked on the tray 30, and the other end is hooked on the lid cover 40.

  As a result, the lid cover 40 can always be held in the raised position with respect to the notch 34. Therefore, when the tray 30 is assembled to the design panel 20 as described later (when the console box 4 is assembled), the lid cover 40 is formed between the extended surface of the design panel 20 and the tray at the second notch 20c and the notch 34. 30 inner surfaces of the holder 32 are formed.

  A cutout groove 40b having a known heart cam 40a is formed on one side surface (left side surface) of the lid cover 40. A rack 44 is formed on the other side surface (right side surface) of the lid cover 40 along the vertical direction. Further, an arm 50 having a pin 50b that can move in the cutout groove 40b of the lid cover 40 is assembled to the side surface on one side of the tray 30 through an assembly shaft 50a. That is, the lid cover 40 can be locked at the lowered position of the notch 34 via a so-called known push-open mechanism. Further, a fixed body 54 of the oil damper 52 is assembled to the other side surface of the tray 30.

  Here, the oil damper 52 will be described in detail. The oil damper 52 includes a fixed body 54 and a rotating body 56 having a pinion gear 56 a that can mesh with the rack 44. The rotating body 56 is rotatable with respect to the fixed body 54 via oil (not shown). Therefore, when the lid cover 40 is moved up and down, the rotating body 56 rotates with respect to the fixed body 54 via the rack 44. Therefore, even when the lid cover 40 is raised by the urging force of the conston spring 42, the oil acts as a resistance, so that the rise can be performed smoothly. The tray 30 is configured in this way.

  The tray 30 configured in this manner is assembled to the inner surface of the design panel 20 via a plurality of (six in this example) screws B. Then, in this assembled state, the plurality of engagement claws 20f of the design panel 20 are engaged with the corresponding plurality of engagement holes 10b of the console box body 10, and the design panel 20 is assembled to the console box body 10. ing. Thereby, the console box 4 is assembled. The design panel 20 and the tray 30 correspond to a “tray” described in the claims.

  Next, the operation of the console box 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 7, a description will be given from a state where the drink container D is not held in the holder 32. First, an operation of pushing down the lid cover 40 at the raised position of the notch 34 with a finger is performed. Then, the lid cover 40 in the raised position is lowered against the urging force of the conston spring 42. Due to this lowering, the lid cover 40 eventually reaches the bottom of the tray 30.

  When this feeling of bottoming is obtained, the work of depressing is eliminated. Then, the lid cover 40 is raised by the urging force of the conston spring 42, and the pin 50 b of the arm 50 of the tray 30 is hooked on the heart cam 40 a of the raised lid cover 40. Therefore, the lid cover 40 can be locked at the lowered position of the notch 34. By pushing down the lid cover 40 in this way, a space (in this case, the second notch 20c and the notch 34) in which the handle D1 of the drink container D can be stored can be secured in the in-vehicle cup holder 5.

  Next, the operation | work which inserts the drink container D in the insertion port 20a of the design panel 20 is performed. At this time, the drink container D is inserted so that the handle D1 of the drink container D corresponds to the second notch 20c and the notch 34. Therefore, the handle D1 of the drink container D can be stored in the second cutout 20c and the cutout 34. Therefore, even if the drink container D has the handle D1, unlike the conventional technique, the drink container D can be held in the holder 32 with a stable feeling (see FIGS. 7 to 8).

  Further, when the operation of inserting the drink container D in this way is performed, the supports 38, 38, 38 retreat against the urging force of each torsion spring 38b. Therefore, a pressing force is applied from the respective supports 38 to the outer peripheral surface of the drink container D held by the holder 32. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the backlash of the drink container D held by the holder 32 due to vibration during traveling.

  When the holding of the drink container D is eliminated, the second cutout 20c and the cutout 34 are present in the in-vehicle cup holder 5 as in the prior art. Therefore, after the holding of the drink container D is canceled, the operation of pushing the lid cover 40 at the lowered position of the notch 34 downward is performed. Then, the lid cover 40 descends against the urging force of the conston spring 42, so that the catch of the pin 50b of the arm 50 of the tray 30 with respect to the heart cam 40a of the lid cover 40 is eliminated.

  Thereafter, when the pushing operation is canceled, the lid cover 40 is returned to the raised position of the notch 34 by the urging force of the conston spring 42 (see FIGS. 5 to 6). Therefore, the space (second notch 20c and notch 34 in this case) that appears as the lid cover 40 descends can be closed. Therefore, even when the drink container D is not held in the holder 32, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the in-vehicle cup holder 5 from deteriorating.

  The in-vehicle cup holder 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. According to this configuration, the design panel 20 is formed with the second notches 20c along the front and rear sides so as to communicate the insertion openings 20a and 20a. The tray 30 is formed with hollow holders 32 and 32 (having hollow portions 32c and 32c) that can hold a drink container D such as a cup, a can, or a plastic bottle so as to be adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction. Further, the tray 30 is formed with notches 34 so that the hollow portions 32c of the holders 32 communicate with each other. This notch 34 is formed so as to correspond to the second notch 20 c of the design panel 20. Further, a lid cover 40 capable of closing the second notch 20 c and the notch 34 is assembled to the tray 30. Therefore, the drink container D can be held in the holders 32, 32 of the tray 30. Further, even if the drink container D has a handle D1, the handle D1 can be stored in the second notch 20c and the notch 34. Therefore, the drink container D can be held in the holder 32 with a stable feeling. Further, when the holding of the drink container D is canceled, the second cutout 20c and the cutout 34 are present in the in-vehicle cup holder 5 as in the prior art. However, the existing second notch 20 c and notch 34 can be closed by the lid cover 40. That is, the lid cover 40 forms the extended surface of the design panel 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the holder 32 of the tray 30 at the second notch 20 c of the design panel 20 and the notch 34 of the tray 30. Therefore, even when the drink container D is not held in the holder 32, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the in-vehicle cup holder 5 from deteriorating.

  According to this configuration, the lid 30 is assembled to the tray 30 so as to be able to close the second cutout 20 c and the cutout 34. This assembly is performed on the tray 30 so that the lid cover 40 can move up and down (slide up and down) the notch 34. Therefore, the handle D1 of the drink container D can be stored in the second notch 20c and the notch 34 without removing the lid cover 40. Therefore, the usability of the in-vehicle cup holder 5 can be improved.

  Further, according to this configuration, the lid cover 40 can be locked at the lowered position of the notch 34 via a so-called known push-open mechanism. Therefore, for example, even when the drink container D is inserted and removed from the holder 32 in order to drink, it is not necessary to raise and lower the lid cover 40 each time. Therefore, the usability of the in-vehicle cup holder 5 can be further improved.

(Example 2)
Next, Example 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The in-vehicle cup holder 105 according to the second embodiment is different from the in-vehicle cup holder 5 according to the first embodiment described above in the shape of the lid cover 140. In the following description, the same members as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and redundant description is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 11, the lid cover 140 is composed of a pair of door members 142 and 144. The door members 142 and 144 are hinged to the edge of the second notch 20c of the design panel 20 so as to face each other with the front-rear direction as a boundary. Thereby, the second notch 20c and the notch 34 can be opened and closed by the door members 142 and 144.

  The door members 142 and 144 are always hinge-coupled via a torsion spring (not shown) so that the second notch 20c and the notch 34 are closed. Therefore, when the tray 30 is assembled to the design panel 20 (when the console box 4 is assembled), the lid cover 140 forms an extended surface of the design panel 20 in the second notch 20c. Further, the door members 142 and 144 can be locked to the design panel 20 via a lock mechanism (not shown) in the open state (open position) of the second cutout 20c and the cutout 34. .

  The in-vehicle cup holder 105 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. According to this structure, the same effect as the vehicle-mounted cup holder 5 of Example 1 can be obtained.

  The contents described above are only related to one embodiment of the present invention, and do not mean that the present invention is limited to the above contents.

  In each embodiment, the on-board cup holder 5 has been described as being assembled on the surface of the console box 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the in-vehicle cup holder 5 may be assembled in such a manner that it can be moved back and forth from the center cluster, or may be assembled in various interior members of a passenger car.

  Moreover, in each Example, the form formed so that insertion slot 20a, 20a of the design panel 20 adjoins back and forth was demonstrated. However, it is not limited to this, The form formed so that insertion slot 20a, 20a of the design panel 20 may adjoin right and left may be sufficient. In this case, the holders 32, 32 of the tray 30 are also formed so as to be adjacent to the left and right.

  In the first embodiment, the cover cover 40 is described as being lockable at the lowered position of the notch 34 via a so-called push-open mechanism. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any lock mechanism may be used as long as it is a known lock mechanism.

5 Car-mounted cup holder 30 Tray 32 Holder 32c Hollow part 34 Notch 40 Lid cover D Drink container D1 Handle

Claims (3)

It is equipped with a tray having a hollow holder capable of holding a drink container, and the tray is a vehicle-mounted cup holder in which a notch capable of storing a handle of the held drink container is formed,
An in-vehicle cup holder in which a lid cover capable of closing a notch when the drink container is not held in the holder is assembled to the tray. The in-vehicle cup holder according to claim 1,
The lid cover is an in-vehicle cup holder that is assembled to the tray so that the notch can be raised or lowered. The in-vehicle cup holder according to claim 2,
The lid cover is an in-vehicle cup holder that is assembled so as to be lockable with respect to the tray at the notch lowered position or the notch open position.

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