JP2018065510A - Cup holder structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup holder structure capable of holding various beverage containers.SOLUTION: A cap holder structure includes: attachment pieces 5, 5 which are provided at a rear edge 4c at an upper part of a casing 4 and engage with an instrument panel 2 to position the casing 4 in a housing direction L of the instrument panel 2 and a tray 3; and a pressure receiving part 7 which is located at a front end part 4d of the casing 4 and engages with the pipe member 15 from below against a weight of a stored object stored in the tray 3. In the pressure receiving part 7, a pressing surface 17 which engages with a vehicle body component from below is provided at an entire area of the pressure receiving part 7 in a vehicle width direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder structure.

As a conventional cup holder structure, a structure in which a substantially rectangular frame is pulled out from a vehicle instrument panel to hold a container such as a plastic bottle is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such a thing, the open part which hold | maintains a thing will be formed if the opening-and-closing door provided in the bottom part of the frame is open | released.
Further, as another cup holder structure, there is known a structure having a flat box-shaped casing that houses a slider and slidingly guiding a slider that is slidable (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
In such a thing, it is comprised so that the slider in a casing may be pulled out and holding things, such as a PET bottle, may be hold | maintained.

JP 2002-274243 A JP 2001-10393 A

In the conventional cup holder structure, the load resistance is generally set based on the size and weight of the PET bottle. For this reason, when trying to hold a box-shaped container that is larger and heavier than a PET bottle, for example, a paper pack container, the load applied to the frame frame and the portion where the casing is attached to the vehicle body increases, and the structure was not able to withstand .
An object of this invention is to provide the cup holder structure which can hold | maintain the container of various drinks.

  The present invention relates to a cup holder structure provided with a casing mounted in an instrument panel of a vehicle and a tray that is housed in a casing and can be inserted and removed in an out-of-plane direction of the instrument panel. In the rear edge, by engaging with the instrument panel, the first engagement portion for positioning the position of the casing in the storage direction of the instrument panel and the tray, and the front end portion of the casing, The cup holder structure has a second engaging portion that engages with the vehicle body part from the lower side of the vehicle against the weight of the contents accommodated in the tray.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the cup holder structure which can hold | maintain various drink containers can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure with the cup holder structure concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the instrument panel which shows the position of a cup holder. It is a top view which shows the state by which the tray of the cup holder was pulled out. It is sectional drawing in the position along the IV-IV line in FIG. 3 which shows the state by which the tray of the cup holder was pulled out. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the tray of the cup holder was accommodated. It is a top view which shows the state in which the tray of the cup holder was accommodated. It is sectional drawing in the position along the VII-VII line in FIG. 6 which shows the state in which the tray of the cup holder was accommodated. It is a perspective view of the flap used for a tray. It is a top view of the flap used for a tray. It is a side view of the flap used for a tray. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the cup holder was engaged with the crossing member. It is a side view which shows a mode that the cup holder was engaged with the crossing member. It is the perspective view which looked at a mode that the cup holder was engaged with the crossing member from the vehicle front. It is a bottom view which shows a mode that the cup holder was engaged with the crossing member. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the plastic bottle was accommodated in the cup holder. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the plastic bottle was accommodated in the cup holder. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the box-shaped container was accommodated in the cup holder. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the box-shaped container was accommodated in the cup holder.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. The same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. When explaining the direction, the explanation will be basically based on the front, rear, left, right, top and bottom as seen from the driver. Further, “vehicle width direction” is synonymous with “left-right direction”.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an instrument panel 2 is provided in front of the vehicle interior of the vehicle. A cup holder 1 is housed in the instrument panel 2 near the center console. The cup holder 1 is mainly configured by providing a tray 3 that can be inserted and removed in an out-of-plane direction of the instrument panel 2 and a casing 4 that accommodates the tray 3 and is disposed in the instrument panel 2.

  Among these, the tray 3 has a substantially box shape having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and has a deep tray-shaped storage portion 30 for storing the contents. An opening 31 is formed in the upper part of the accommodating portion 30 and opens toward the vehicle interior side in the drawn-out state. Of the periphery of the opening 31, a flap 20 described later is pivotally supported by the front edge 32 so as to be rotatable.

Further, rail portions 70, 70 are extended on the outer surfaces of the left and right side wall portions of the accommodating portion 30 of the tray 3. On the other hand, the casing 4 is formed so as to have a box shape by opening the opening 4a in which the tray 3 is put in and out toward the vehicle interior side. Rail guides 60, 60 are provided on the inner side surface of the casing 4 along the storage direction L (the vehicle longitudinal direction) of the tray 3 (see FIG. 4 and the like).
The tray 3 is slidably engaged in the storage direction L from the opening 4a by engaging the rail portions 70 and 70 with the rail guides 60 and 60 so as to be slidable (see FIG. 1 and the like).

A pair of mounting pieces 5 and 5 as first engaging portions are provided on the rear edge 4 c of the upper portion 4 b of the casing 4. A pair of the mounting pieces 5 and 5 are provided at positions separated in the vehicle width direction. And these attachment pieces 5 and 5 form each tongue-piece-like attachment surface substantially perpendicularly, and the attachment holes 5a and 5a which penetrate to a vehicle front-back direction, respectively are formed.
Further, a seat surface portion 2b is provided at the peripheral edge portion of the holder opening 2a of the instrument panel 2. A plurality of fixing holes 2c are formed in the seat surface portion 2b at positions corresponding to the mounting holes 5a and 5a.

And when attaching the cup holder 1 to the instrument panel 2, if the casing 4 was inserted in the holder opening 2a from the vehicle rear, the attachment pieces 5 and 5 were abutted by the seat surface part 2b, and the surfaces were made to oppose each other. It becomes a state. In this state, a plurality of mounting screws 6 and 6 are inserted into the mounting holes 5a and 5a and the fixing holes 2c and 2c, respectively, and screwed into a nut or the like (not shown).
As a result, the casing 4 is positioned and fixed in the storage direction L (see FIG. 7). At this time, an engaging pin protruding from the lower part of the casing 4 may be engaged with the lower edge of the holder opening 2a to be positioned and supported on the upper and lower sides.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the tray 3 of the cup holder 1 is stored in the casing 4.
A pressure receiving portion 7 as a second engaging portion is formed integrally with the front end portion 4 d of the casing 4. The pressure receiving portion 7 has a rectangular shape in plan view, and is formed so that the surface extending direction is substantially horizontal. The pressure receiving portion 7 is provided with a pressing surface 17 that engages with vehicle body components from below at substantially the entire region of the pressure receiving portion 7 in the vehicle width direction.
In this embodiment, positioning of the casing 4 is performed by fixing the mounting pieces 5 and 5 to the seat surface portion 2b. For this reason, when the pressure receiving part 7 is inserted into the lower space of the transverse member 14 as the vehicle body part arranged on the back side of the vehicle body, the pressing surface 17 stops facing the position below the transverse member 14.

  The pressure surface 17 of the pressure receiving portion 7 is configured to engage with the cross member 14 from below against the weight of the contents accommodated in the tray 3.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in this embodiment, the cross member 14 includes a pipe member 15 and a steering hanger 16.
Among these, the steering hanger 16 has a cylindrical shape, and is provided over substantially the entire width of the vehicle along the longitudinal direction in the vehicle width direction. The steering hanger 16 is configured to support a steering column shaft (not shown).

Further, the pipe member 15 has a cylindrical shape, and is arranged with its longitudinal direction along the vehicle width direction so as to be parallel to the steering hanger 16 inside the instrument panel 2.
Left and right brackets 18 and 19 extend from the vicinity of the center of the steering hanger 16 toward the lower side of the vehicle. The left and right brackets 18 and 19 are fixed at a certain interval in the vehicle width direction, and support the pipe members 15 that are spaced apart at a position below the steering hanger 16. For this reason, the pipe member 15 is connected to the steering hanger 16 and the left and right brackets 18 and 19 so as to form a frame shape when viewed from the front.

On the other hand, the pressing surface 17 provided in the pressure receiving part 7 of the casing 4 is engaged with the lower side of the pipe member 15 in the cross member 14 from below (see FIGS. 11 to 14).
Therefore, the weight of the contents accommodated in the tray 3 becomes an upward load applied to the pipe member 15 from the pressure receiving portion 7 with the mounting pieces 5 and 5 as fulcrums. This load is transmitted to the steering hanger 16 via the left and right brackets 18 and 19 and dispersed.

The pressure surface 17 of the pressure receiving portion 7 has a planar shape, and when engaged with the outer surface 15a of the pipe member 15 extending along the vehicle width direction, a predetermined dimension W in the vehicle width direction is applied from below. In this way, the load is transmitted in a straight line (see FIGS. 3 and 13).
For this reason, since the pressing surface 17 is in linear contact with the outer surface 15a of the pipe member 15, when transmitting an upward load, the pressure receiving area can be set larger than when receiving pressure in a dotted manner. . In addition, since the contact is made with a predetermined dimension W in the vehicle width direction, wobbling of the casing 4 due to vibration is suppressed.

The cup holder 1 is a container of various shapes and sizes such as a plastic bottle 11 (see FIGS. 15 and 16) or a box-shaped container 12 (see FIGS. 17 and 18) such as a paper pack. Therefore, it is required to be accommodated in the accommodating portion 30 so as not to fall over or fall off due to vibration during traveling.
However, the relatively small plastic bottle 11 is round, whereas the box-shaped container 12 is square, and the shape and size in plan view are different. Furthermore, for example, the box-shaped container 12 having a large internal capacity, such as a 1 liter size, has an outer dimension that is greatly different from that of the plastic bottle 11 and a vertical dimension. In particular, in a box-shaped container 12 such as a paper pack having a large internal capacity such as 500 ml to 1 liter, the height dimension is large and the center of gravity is high. For this reason, it is necessary to adapt the shape of the accommodating part 30 so that such a box-shaped container 12 may not fall down and to make it a deep saucer shape.

In addition, when the tray 3 that is the same as the box-shaped container 12 is used to store a relatively small plastic bottle 11 so as not to fall down, in the storage unit 30 that matches the outer dimensions of the box-shaped container 12, There is a problem in that a gap is generated between the inner surface of the housing portion 30 and the inner side surface of the surrounding housing portion 30 and the tilt is easily caused.
In particular, a constricted portion 11b is formed in the vicinity of the lower portion 11a of some of the plastic bottles 11 so as to reduce the radial dimension (see FIGS. 15 and 16). If such a PET bottle 11 is to be accommodated in the accommodating portion 30 that is sized so that the box-shaped container 12 does not fall, the gap between the inner side surface and the outer side surface of the PET bottle 11 is further increased, and the upright position is maintained. The plastic bottle 11 in a state cannot be supported.

In the cup holder 1 of this embodiment, the accommodating portion 30 that accommodates the contents of the tray 3 is formed in a square shape in plan view in accordance with the shape of the relatively large box-shaped container 12 in plan view.
The accommodating portion 30 is provided with a flap 20 that narrows the size of the opening 31 so that a relatively small circular PET bottle 11 can be accommodated without any gap. As shown in FIG. 4, the flap 20 is pivotally supported around a rotation shaft 34 provided at a front edge 32 positioned in the front of the vehicle in the periphery of the opening 31 of the housing 30. Has been.

  Further, the flap 20 is urged upward by a spring member 33 and is configured to be freely bent. That is, when there is no object to be pressed, the flap 20 is urged upward by the urging force of the spring member 33 and stops at the unfolded position indicated by the solid line in FIG. Further, when pressed by the object accommodated in the accommodating portion 30, it rotates downward against the urging force of the spring member 33 and stops at the bending position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. .

8 to 10 illustrate the configuration of the flap 20 used for the tray 3.
As shown in FIG. 3, the flap 20 of this embodiment is provided with a concave portion 36 having a half-moon shape in plan view on the side opposite to the side where the rotation shaft 34 is disposed.
The curved shape of the recess 36 has left and right extension portions 36 a and 36 a located on both the left and right sides in a direction away from the rotation shaft 34. The left and right extension portions 36a and 36a are extended to a position that goes around both the left and right sides of the plastic bottle 11.
And when the plastic bottle 11 is accommodated in the accommodating part 30 as an accommodation thing, the recessed part 36 of the flap 20 in the expand | deployed state adapts to the outer surface shape of the plastic bottle 11, and does not tilt the plastic bottle 11 too much. Thus, the side surface of the plastic bottle 11 can be supported (see FIGS. 15 and 16).

  Furthermore, the upper surface portion 22 of the flap 20 is formed flat. And when the box-shaped container 12 is accommodated in the accommodating part 30 as an accommodation thing, the flap 20 is bent, and this flat upper surface part 22 is made to oppose the outer surface part of the box-shaped container 12, and it makes it contact | abut. Thus, the box shape 12 can be supported so as not to tilt (see FIGS. 17 and 18).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the dimension h1 of the flap 20 in the unfolded state is set to be a predetermined size. That is, the dimension h1 is such that the lower end edge 21 of the flap 20 abuts on the lower part 11a of the plastic bottle 11, more preferably below the constricted part 11b, so that the plastic bottle 11 accommodated in the accommodating part 30 does not tilt. (See FIG. 16).

In this embodiment, the dimensions h1 and h2 in the vertical direction (thickness) of the flap 20 are set to be 1/4 or more and 1/2 or less with respect to the dimension h0 in the depth direction of the accommodating portion 30. Yes.
In the flap 20 of this embodiment, the thickness dimension h1 of the central portion of the recess 36 is the largest (h1 ≧ h0 × about 1/2 with respect to the dimension h0), and the thickness dimension of the left and right extension portions 36a, 36a. h2 is set to be the thinnest (h2 ≧ h0 × about 1/4 with respect to the dimension h0).

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the accommodating portion 30 of the tray 3 of this embodiment, a flap accommodating portion 40 that accommodates the flap 20 in a bent state below the side where the rotation shaft 34 is disposed is a vehicle front direction. It is formed so as to be concave toward.
Then, in the bent position where the flap 20 indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4 is in a bent state, the flap housing portion is configured to be rotatable without interfering with the upper surface portion 22 of the flap 20 to be substantially vertical. A volume of 40 concave portions is set.

  On the other hand, on the rear edge 3a of the tray 3, as shown in FIG. 1, a separate storage portion 50 that opens the upper portion in a state where the tray 3 is pulled out is provided in a concave shape having a predetermined depth dimension. ing. Further, a grip portion 52 is formed in the rear end edge 3 a of the tray 3 so as to be recessed below the separate object storage portion 50.

Further, the tray 3 is provided with rail portions 70 and 70 slidably engaged with a pair of left and right rail guides 60 and 60 (see FIGS. 16 and 18) provided on the inner surface of the casing 4. .
An extending portion 80 projects from the front end portion of the tray 3. The extended portion 80 is configured to protrude forward from the lower side of the pressure receiving portion 7 when the casing 4 is housed (see FIGS. 5 to 7). On the lower surface side of the extended portion 80, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 81, 81 are provided in a direction connecting the rail portions 70, 70. The dimension in which the tray 3 and the casing 4 overlap in the storage direction L is set to be longer by the extended portion 80. For this reason, in a state where the tray 3 is pulled out from the casing 4, it is possible to obtain a strength that can withstand the weight of the contents.

  Next, the effect of the cup holder structure of this embodiment will be described.

  In the cup holder 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, when the tray 3 is pulled out from the casing 4, an opening 31 formed in the upper portion of the accommodating portion 30 of the tray 3 is opened in the vehicle interior. Since the storage portion 30 of the tray 3 has a large dimension h0 in the depth direction, it can store various storage items.

Further, in the pressure receiving portion 7 of the front end portion 4d that is separated from the mounting pieces 5 and 5 in the front of the vehicle, the pressing surface 17 is in contact with the pipe member 15 from below evenly in the vehicle width direction. The upward load applied from the pressure receiving portion 7 to the pipe member 15 is evenly transmitted in the vehicle width direction and is distributed to the steering hanger 16 via the left and right brackets 18 and 19.
The weight of the stored item stored in the storage unit 30 is applied downward to the tray 3 constituting the storage unit 30 and becomes a load that urges the pressure receiving unit 7 upward with the mounting pieces 5 and 5 as fulcrums. Moreover, since the accommodating part 30 becomes a power point and the press surface 17 which is contact | abutting from the downward direction with respect to the pipe member 15 becomes an action point, the cup holder 1 is supported stably.
The upward load is transmitted from the pressure receiving portion 7 to the steering hanger 16 having relatively high rigidity as the vehicle body strength member and dispersed, so there is no possibility of stress concentration in one place.
In addition, since the distance from the fulcrum to the action point is set to be longer than the distance from the fulcrum to the force point, the container 30 can be supported even when a container with a weight is accommodated.
Accordingly, in the container 30, the tray 3 is pulled out, and the container is, for example, a box-shaped container in addition to a paper cup, a can juice container, a PET bottle 11 (see FIGS. 15 and 16), and the like. A relatively heavy item such as the container 12 (see FIGS. 17 and 18) can be accommodated.

Further, the pressing surface 17 of the pressure receiving portion 7 is in linear contact with the outer surface 15a of the pipe member 15 to release the load upward. The pressing surface 17 to be pressed has a predetermined dimension W in the vehicle width direction and is pressed down by a reaction force in the entire width direction of the pressure receiving portion 7, so that wobbling due to vibration of the cup holder 1 is suppressed.
For this reason, it is possible to further reduce the possibility that the stored item in the storage unit 30 tilts or falls due to the vibration of the vehicle.

Further, since the pressure receiving portion 7 is stably locked to the pipe member 15, it is not necessary to fix the cup holder 1 separately using a fixing tool such as a fixing screw on the back side in the instrument panel 2.
Moreover, when the pressure receiving portion 7 is inserted below the pipe member 15, the mounting pieces 5, 5 are abutted against the seat surface portion 2 b and positioned in the storage direction L, so that the pressing surface 17 is securely attached to the pipe member 15. It can be engaged with the outer surface 15a.
Therefore, the cup holder 1 of this embodiment has a good mounting property to the instrument panel 2.

In addition, the extending portion 80 protruding from the front end portion of the tray 3 is located between the rail portions 70 and 70 and is located below the pressure receiving portion 7 in the storage state of the casing 4 (see FIGS. 5 to 7). It protrudes from the front without interfering with the pressure receiving part 7.
For this reason, the freedom degree of the setting of the dimension of the extension part 80 in the insertion / extraction direction becomes large. Therefore, the dimension of the extension part 80 in the vehicle front-rear direction can be set large so as to increase the dimension of the overlapping portion between the tray 3 and the casing 4.

Moreover, in the cup holder structure of this embodiment, when the tray 3 is pulled out from the casing 4 as shown in FIG. 16, the overlapping portion of the tray 3 and the casing 4 receives the weight with the mounting piece 5 as a fulcrum. The extension part 80 is located below (see FIG. 16). On the lower surface side of the extended portion 80, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 81, 81 are provided so as to connect the pair of left and right rail portions 70 as shown in FIG.
For this reason, there is no possibility that the tray 3 will be deformed such as buckling in the vicinity of the fulcrum even if it is accommodated in the accommodating portion 3 in a state where an article having a certain weight is pulled out. Therefore, the load due to the load of the contents in the accommodating portion 30 can be dispersed and supported throughout the cup holder 1, and various beverage containers can be held.

  The cup holder 1 of this embodiment is shaped like a deep saucer so that a box-shaped container having a high height dimension and a high center of gravity does not fall down. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable to set the dimension h0 of the accommodating part 30 in the height direction to 1/2 to 1/4 or more of the tallest box-shaped container. Furthermore, the cup holder 1 is provided with a flap 20 having a concave portion 36 having a half-moon shape in plan view that matches the shape of a relatively small diameter beverage container such as a PET bottle.

In a state where the flap 20 is deployed, the recess 36 is adapted to the shape of the outer surface of the plastic bottle 11, and the side surface of the plastic bottle 11 can be supported so as not to incline the plastic bottle 11 (see FIGS. 15 and 16). ).
For this reason, any part of the lower end edge 21 can be brought into contact with the side surface below the part confined by the lower part 11 a of the PET bottle 11. In particular, the lower portion 11a of the plastic bottle 11 is supported not only in the vehicle front-rear direction but also in the vehicle width direction by the flap 20 extending from the central portion of the recess 36 to the left and right extension portions 36a, 36a. be able to.

  Further, when the flap 20 is bent, the plastic bottle 11 can be supported so as not to be inclined by causing the flat upper surface portion 22 to face the outer surface portion of the box-shaped container 12 so as to face the surface (FIG. 17). , See FIG.

  As a result, various beverage containers such as plastic bottles 11 (see FIGS. 15 and 16) and box-shaped containers 12 (see FIGS. 17 and 18) are not fallen or dropped due to vibrations during traveling. It can be accommodated in the accommodating part 30.

  The concave portion 36 having a half-moon shape in plan view of the flap 20 of this embodiment has the thickest vertical dimension h1 of the central portion (h1 = h0 × about 1/2 with respect to the dimension h0 in the depth direction of the accommodating portion 30). ), The lower edge 21 is continuously formed in the circumferential direction so that the thickness dimension h2 of the left and right extension portions 36a, 36a is the thinnest (h2 = h0 × about 1/4 with respect to the dimension h0). ing.

In the state where the plastic bottle 11 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 30 as an accommodated item, the flap 20 is urged upward by the spring member 33 and is shown in the unfolded position shown by the solid line in FIG. Stop at.
For this reason, the recessed part 36 can contact | abut any one part of the lower end edge 21 to the side surface below the part constricted among the outer surfaces of the lower part 11a of the PET bottle 11. FIG.
Therefore, the horizontal movement of the lower portion 11a of the PET bottle 11 in the storage unit 30 is suppressed, and the possibility that the PET bottle 11 is tilted or falls out of the storage unit 30 can be reduced.

  In addition, the concave portion 36 of this embodiment is formed in a straight line with few irregularities in the vehicle vertical direction up to the lower end edge 21. For this reason, even for a container having a straight side surface in the vertical direction, such as a paper cup (not shown), the shape of the recess 36 can be adapted to the shape of the outer surface to prevent tilting or falling off. it can. Therefore, a cup holder structure capable of holding various beverage containers is further provided.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, when the box-shaped container 12 is stored in the storage unit 30, the flap 20 is pressed downward. Then, the flap 20 rotates against the urging force of the spring member 33 until the bending position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the tray 3 of this embodiment is provided with a flap accommodating portion 40 in a concave shape below the side where the rotation shaft 34 is disposed. For this reason, the flap 20 can be smoothly rotated to the bent position without interfering with the inner surface of the accommodating portion 30.

In addition, the flap 20 at the bent position is stopped so that the upper surface portion 22 pressed against the outer surface of the beverage container is substantially vertical. For this reason, the periphery of the box-shaped container 12 having a substantially square shape in plan view can be supported by the four flat inner side surfaces together with the other three inner wall surfaces of the accommodating portion 30.
Therefore, the stability of the box-shaped container 12 accommodated in the accommodating portion 30 can be further improved.

  Further, the rear end edge 3a of the tray 3 is provided with a separate storage portion 50 having a predetermined depth direction in a concave shape that opens the upper portion when the tray 3 is pulled out as shown in FIG. ing. Further, a grip portion 52 is formed in the rear end edge 3 a of the tray 3 so as to be recessed below the separate object storage portion 50. The side surface of the tray 3 on the vehicle interior side is inclined in accordance with the shaping of the instrument panel 2. For this reason, by arrange | positioning the holding | grip part 52 below the separate thing storage part 50, the upper surface part in which the separate thing storage part 50 was provided can be used widely, and it can make space efficiency favorable.

  In addition, the tray 3 is set to a strength that can withstand the weight of the stored item in a state where the tray 3 is pulled out from the casing 4. For this reason, there is no possibility that the cup holder 1 is deformed or damaged even if a certain amount of load acts on the separate object storage portion 50 or the grip portion 52 in the vehicle vertical direction.

  As described above, the cup holder 1 of this embodiment can provide a cup holder structure capable of holding various beverage containers.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made. The above-described embodiments are illustrated for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of an embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of an embodiment. Further, it is possible to delete a part of the configuration of each embodiment, or to add or replace another configuration. Possible modifications to the above embodiment are as follows, for example.

  In the cup holder structure of this embodiment, the pressure receiving portion 7 is configured to be engaged from below the pipe member 15 of the cross member 14 as a vehicle body part having the pipe member 15 and the steering hanger 16. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the pressure receiving unit 7 may be configured to engage from below the steering hanger 16. Alternatively, a plurality of pressure receiving portions 7 may be provided and engaged with the pipe member 15 and the steering hanger 16, respectively.

  Moreover, in the cup holder 1 of embodiment, when engaging the pressure receiving part 7 from the downward direction of the pipe member 15, it is comprised so that the planar press surface 17 may contact the outer surface 15a of the pipe member 15 linearly. . However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the pressure receiving unit 7 may be configured to contact the vehicle body member at one point or a plurality of two or more points.

  And in the cup holder structure of embodiment, when attaching the cup holder 1 to the instrument panel 2, it fixes in the state which made the attachment pieces 5 and 5 and the seat surface part 2b face each other using the several attachment screws 6 and 6. doing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other fixing members such as mounting pin members and fastener members may be used to fix the mounting pieces 5 and 5 and the seat surface portion 2b.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cup holder 2 Instrument panel 3 Tray 3a Rear end edge 4 Casing 4a Opening part 4b Upper part 4c Rear edge 4e Front end part 5 Attachment piece (1st engaging part)
7 Pressure receiving part (second engaging part)
11 PET bottles (one of the contents)
11a Lower part 12 Box-shaped container (one of the contents)
14 Crossing member (body parts)
15 Pipe members (body parts)
15a outer surface 17 pressing surface 20 flap 21 lower end edge 30 accommodating portion 31 opening 36 recess 36 concave portion 40 flap accommodating portion 50 separate portion accommodating portion 80 extending portion

Claims (8)

A cup holder structure provided with a casing attached in an instrument panel of a vehicle, and a tray that is housed in the casing and can be inserted and removed in an out-of-plane direction of the instrument panel,
A first engaging portion that is provided at a rear edge at an upper portion of the casing, and that positions the casing in the storage direction of the instrument panel and the tray by engaging with the instrument panel;
A cup holder structure having a second engagement portion that is positioned at a front end portion of the casing and that engages with vehicle body parts from below against the weight of the contents accommodated in the tray. .   2. The cup holder structure according to claim 1, wherein the second engaging portion engages with a transverse member as the vehicle body part disposed along the vehicle width direction inside the instrument panel.   3. The cup holder structure according to claim 2, wherein the second engaging portion has a pressing surface with which an outer surface of the cross member contacts with a predetermined dimension in the vehicle width direction.   The tray is provided with a flap having a concave portion having a half-moon shape in a plan view at the periphery of the opening of the accommodating portion that accommodates the accommodated item. The cup holder structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cup holder structure is set so as to be a position where the lower portion of the stored item is locked in a state where the container is held.   5. The cup according to claim 4, wherein the flap has a vertical thickness dimension of ¼ or more and ½ or less of a dimension of the housing portion in a depth direction, and is flexible. Holder structure.   The cup holder structure according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the tray is provided with a flap accommodating portion that accommodates the flap in a bent state.   The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the rear end edge of the tray is provided with a separate storage portion that opens an upper portion in a state in which the tray is pulled out. Construction.   8. The tray according to claim 1, wherein the tray has an extending portion that protrudes forward from the lower side of the second engaging portion in a state of being accommodated in the casing. The cup holder structure as described in any one of them.

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