JP2019142353A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a cup holder for which a cost can be reduced compared to a conventional one.SOLUTION: Since light from a light source 30 passes a transparent material 40 and irradiates at least a bottom wall 21 of a holder part 20, the bottom wall 21 of the holder part 20 and the vicinity thereof can be illuminated. Further, since a high gloss part 70 is provided, a part of light, which illuminates the bottom wall 21 of the holder part 20 and the vicinity thereof, is reflected on the high gloss part 70, and a side wall 22 of the holder part 20 can be illuminated. Consequently, not only the bottom wall 21, but also the side wall 22 of the holder part 20 can be illuminated, and therefore, the holder part 20 can be efficiently illuminated over a wide range. In this structure, the transparent material 40 can be down-sized and cost reduction can be achieved compared to the case that a circular-shaped transparent material is required.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder for a vehicle.

  Patent document 1 is disclosing the cup holder provided with a light source and a light guide in order to illuminate the accommodation space of a holder part. In the cup holder disclosed in this publication, the light guide is provided continuously (circularly) over the entire circumference of the opening edge of the accommodation space.

However, the cup holder disclosed in the above publication has the following problems.
Since the light guide has a circular shape, the size of the light guide is large and the cost is increased. Therefore, there is room for improvement in terms of reducing the cost of the cup holder.

International Publication No. 2016/190336 Pamphlet

The objective of this invention is providing the cup holder which can reduce cost compared with the past.

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) Two holder parts having a bottom wall and a side wall in which an accommodation space capable of accommodating a beverage container is formed are provided side by side;
A light source and a light guide are arranged in a holder intermediate part located between the two holder parts,
The light from the light source is guided to the accommodation space of each holder part through the light guide, and radiates at least the bottom wall.
The cup holder in which the high gloss part made higher gloss than the holder general surface part which is an inner surface part of the other said holder part is provided in the inner surface and lower part of the said side wall among the inner surfaces of the said holder part.

  According to the cup holder of the above (1), the light from the light source is guided to the accommodation space of each holder part through the light guide so as to irradiate at least the bottom wall. The bottom wall of the holder part and its vicinity can be illuminated with light. Moreover, since the high gloss part is provided in the inner surface and the lower part of the side wall of the holder part, a part of the light that illuminates the bottom wall of the holder part and the vicinity thereof is reflected by the high gloss part to irradiate the side wall of the holder part. can do. Therefore, not only the bottom wall of the holder part but also the side wall can be illuminated, and the holder part can be efficiently illuminated over a wide range.

  In this structure, not only the bottom wall of the holder part is irradiated with the light from the light source but guided to the holder part through the light guide, and the side wall of the holder part is irradiated by being reflected by the high gloss part. Therefore, a circular light guide provided continuously over the entire circumference of the opening of the accommodation space is unnecessary. Therefore, compared with the case where a circular light guide is required, the light guide can be reduced in size and the cost can be reduced.

It is a perspective view of the cup holder of this invention Example. It is an AA line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is a typical see-through | perspective perspective view which shows the inner surface and lower part of the side wall of a holder part, and its vicinity in the cup holder of this invention Example.

  Below, with reference to drawings, the cup holder of the Example of this invention is demonstrated. In the figure, UP indicates the upper side, and FR indicates the front side of the vehicle.

  The cup holder 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided on a console panel 100 which is an interior member of a vehicle, for example, as shown in FIG. However, the cup holder 10 may be provided in addition to the console panel 100, and may be provided, for example, in an instrument panel that is an interior member of the vehicle.

  The cup holder 10 includes a holder portion 20 in which a storage space S in which a beverage container C can be stored is formed, a light source 30, and a light guide 40.

  The holder part 20 is fixedly attached to the console panel 100. The holder part 20 is attached to the console panel 100 so as to close the through hole 110 formed in the console panel 100 from below. As shown in FIG. 2, the holder portion 20 includes a bottom wall 21 that supports the bottom surface of the beverage container C accommodated in the holder portion 20, and a sidewall that rises upward from the bottom wall 21 and supports the side surface of the beverage container C. 22. A guide portion 22 a that increases the diameter of the storage space S as it goes upward is formed at the upper end of the side wall 22, thereby facilitating insertion of the beverage container C into the storage space S. The upper end 22b of the guide portion 22a forms the opening edge of the accommodation space S.

  An unillustrated support that protrudes and retracts into the storage space S by rotating or sliding with respect to the side wall 22 in order to increase the support force from the side of the beverage container C at the middle portion in the vertical direction of the side wall 22. May be provided. The accommodation space S is an inner space formed by being surrounded by the bottom wall 21 and the side wall 22 and is a space opened upward.

  Two holder portions 20 are provided side by side. Therefore, the cup holder 10 is a two-piece type (two-line type) cup holder that can hold two beverage containers C at the same time. The direction in which the two holder portions 20, 20 are arranged is not particularly limited, and may be the vehicle front-rear direction or the vehicle left-right direction. The heights of the bottom walls 21 of the two holder portions 20 and 20 may be the same, and are different in order to suppress the interference when there is a possibility of interference with members around the cup holder 10. It may be.

  A holder intermediate part 23 is located between the two holder parts 20 and 20. The height of the side wall low portion 22c which is the side wall 22 portion in a position in contact with the holder intermediate portion 23 is lower than the height of the side wall high portion 22d which is the side wall 22 portion other than the side wall low portion 22c. For example, it is set to 1/2 or less of the height of the side wall height portion 22d. The holder intermediate part 23 is composed of a space between the respective side wall low parts 22 c of the two holder parts 20, 20. A through hole 22e penetrating in the vertical direction is formed between the upper ends of the side wall low portions 22c of the two holder portions 20 and 20, respectively. Since the height of the side wall low portion 22c is lower than the height of the side wall high portion 22d, the communication path that allows the accommodation spaces S of the two holder portions 20, 20 to communicate with each other above the holder intermediate portion 23. S1 exists.

  The holder portion 20 is manufactured by assembling together a holder upper 25 attached to the console panel 100 and a holder lower 26 attached to the holder upper 25. The holder upper 25 may be referred to as a cup holder body, and the holder lower 26 may be referred to as a cup digging bottom panel. The console panel 100 and the holder upper 25, and the holder upper 25 and the holder lower 26 are assembled to each other by claw fitting, screw tightening, or the like. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the holder upper 25 and the holder lower 26 are attached to each other using screws 60.

  From the upper end 22b of the side wall 22 of the holder part 20 to the middle part in the vertical direction, a holder upper 25 is formed. The lower side and the bottom wall 21 from the middle part in the vertical direction of the side wall 22 of the holder part 20 are formed in the holder lower 26. ing. Note that the side wall lower portion 22 c forming the holder intermediate portion 23 is formed in the holder lower 40.

  The light source 30 is disposed in the holder intermediate portion 23. Only one light source 30 is provided. The light source 30 is, for example, an LED (light emitting diode). The light source 30 is mounted on the substrate 31 and is disposed in the holder intermediate portion 23 in a united state with the light guide 40. The light source 30 is disposed so as to emit light upward.

  When the light source 30 is made of an LED, the light directivity is relatively high, so that it is difficult to illuminate the two holder portions 20 and 20 with the light from the light source 30. Therefore, the light guide 40 is provided.

  The light guide 40 is made of a light transmissive material. Examples of the light transmissive material include polycarbonate and acrylic resin. The light guide 40 may be colored or colorless. The light guide 40 may have a plurality of components, but it is desirable that the light guide 40 has a one-component configuration in order to reduce the number of components. The light guide 40 is provided so as to cover the light source 30 from above. The light guide 40 is assembled to the holder 20 at the periphery of the through hole 22e by claw fitting, screw tightening or the like with the light source 30 attached. The upper end portion 41 of the light guide 40 is positioned above the through hole 22e through the through hole 22e. That is, the light guide 40 is disposed in the holder intermediate portion 23 so that the upper end portion 41 of the light guide 40 is positioned above the holder intermediate portion 23.

  A cover 27 is provided above the light guide 40 to cover the entire upper end portion 41 of the light guide 40 from above. The cover 27 is made of resin that does not transmit light. The cover 27 blocks light that is emitted from the light source 30 and that passes through the light guide 40 and is emitted upward from the upper end portion 41 of the light guide 40, and prevents the passenger from feeling dazzled by the light. To be provided. The cover 27 is attached to the holder part 20. A gap S2 through which light passes is present between the cover 27 and the side wall low portion 22c.

  A part of the light from the light source 30 that is introduced into the light guide 40 and passes through the light guide 40 passes through the gap S2 from the light guide 40 and each of the two holder portions 20 and 20. The storage space S is emitted toward at least the bottom wall 21. Therefore, the bottom wall 21 and the vicinity thereof (the lower end portion of the side wall 22) are irradiated with light from the light source 30.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the holder portion 20 is provided with a high gloss portion 70 on the inner surface of the side wall 22 (the surface on the accommodation space S side) and the lower portion 22 g. In addition, the inner surface of the side wall 22 and the lower part 22g are parts below the center of the inner surface of the side wall in the vertical direction. The high gloss portion 70 is provided only at the lower end portion of the side wall 22, for example. The high gloss portion 70 is provided in the holder lower 26 and is not provided in the holder upper 25. The high gloss portion 70 is continuously provided over the entire circumference of the side wall 22 of the holder portion 20. The length of the high gloss portion 70 in the vertical direction may be the same or different over the entire circumference of the side wall 22. The high gloss portion 70 is a portion that is higher gloss than the inner surface portion (holder general surface portion) 28 of the holder portion 20 other than the high gloss portion 70. The holder general surface portion 28 is textured to give irregularities. The high gloss portion 70 is made higher in gloss than the holder general surface portion 28 by not being subjected to the texture processing. However, the high-gloss portion 70 may be made high-gloss except that it is not subjected to graining and is not provided with unevenness. For example, (i) Although unevenness is provided, It may be made highly glossy by making it thinner (shallow) than the unevenness imparted to the general surface portion 28, or (ii) even if it is made highly glossy by finishing polishing the high gloss portion 70, etc. Good.

  Since the high gloss portion 70 is provided, a part of the light emitted from the light source 30 and emitted from the light guide 40 through the gap S2 toward the bottom wall 21 of the holder portion 20 is high gloss. The light is reflected by the unit 70 (specular reflection and includes substantially specular reflection), and the side wall 22 is irradiated. It is desirable that the light reflected by the high gloss portion 70 irradiates only the lower side of the side wall height portion 22d with respect to the vertical center. This is because it is possible to prevent the light reflected by the high gloss portion 70 from going straight upward from the accommodation space S and causing the passenger to feel dazzling.

  Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

(A) Since the light from the light source 30 irradiates at least the bottom wall 21 of the holder part 20 through the light guide 40, the light from the light source 30 and the bottom wall 21 of the holder part 20 and its The vicinity can be illuminated. Moreover, since the high gloss part 70 is provided in the inner surface of the side wall 22 and the lower part 22g of the holder part 20, the light emitted toward the bottom wall 21 of the holder part 20 through the gap S2 from the light guide 40 ( It is possible to irradiate the side wall 22 of the holder portion 20 by reflecting a part of the bottom wall 21 and the light that illuminates the vicinity thereof with the high gloss portion 70. Therefore, not only the bottom wall 21 of the holder part 20 but also the side wall 22 can be illuminated, and the holder part 20 (accommodating space S) can be efficiently illuminated over a wide range.

  In this structure, not only the bottom wall 21 of the holder part 20 is irradiated with the light from the light source 30 but guided to the holder part 20 through the light guide 40, it is also reflected by the high gloss part 70. Since the side wall 22 of the holder part 20 is irradiated, the circular light guide provided continuously over the entire circumference of the opening of the accommodation space is unnecessary. Therefore, the light guide 40 can be reduced in size and cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a circular light guide is required.

(B) By providing the high gloss part 70, compared with the case where the high gloss part 70 is not provided, the irradiation range of the side wall 22 of the holder part 20 can be increased, and a brightness can be increased.

(C) Since the light from the light source 30 irradiates at least the bottom wall 21 of each of the two holder parts 20 and 20 through the light guide 40, the area around the opening of the accommodation space S is illuminated. In comparison, the illumination of the holder part 20 can be prevented from leaking outside the cup holder 10. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the influence that the passenger feels dazzling the light from the light source 30 and hinders driving.

(D) Since the high gloss portion 70 is provided not on the inner surface (upper surface) of the bottom wall 21 of the holder portion 20 but on the inner surface of the side wall 22 and the lower portion 22g, the high gloss portion 70 is formed on the inner surface (upper surface) of the bottom wall 21. Compared with the case where it is provided on the entire inner surface of the side wall 22, the frequency with which the beverage container C accommodated in the holder part 20 hits the high gloss part 70 can be reduced. Therefore, it can suppress that the high gloss part 70 is damaged. As a result, the reflection performance (reflection efficiency) by the high gloss portion 70 can be maintained over a long period of time.

(E) Since the light source 30 and the light guide 40 are disposed in the holder intermediate part 23 located between the two holder parts 20, 20, two holders are constituted by one light source 30 and one light guide 40. The parts 20 and 20 can be illuminated to the same extent at the same time. Therefore, the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the dedicated light source and the light guide are respectively provided in the two holder portions 20 and 20.

(F) Since the high-gloss portion 70 is continuously provided on the inner surface of the side wall 22 and the lower portion 22g of the holder portion 20 over the entire circumference, the case where the high-gloss portion 70 is provided only in a part of the circumferential direction of the side wall 22 The amount of light reflected by the high gloss portion 70 can be increased compared to the case where the light is intermittently provided in the direction. Therefore, even with the single light source 30, the holder part 20 can be illuminated efficiently.

(G) When the high-gloss portion 70 is (i) not subjected to graining, (ii) is subjected to graining, but the unevenness imparted by being applied is made thin (shallow), or ( iii) High gloss is achieved by finishing polishing or the like. Therefore, the high gloss portion 70 can be easily provided without requiring a separate part, which is advantageous in terms of cost.

(H) Since only one light source 30 is provided and the light guide 40 has a single component configuration, the number of components is reduced compared to the case where a plurality of light sources 30 and / or light guides 40 are provided. This is advantageous in terms of cost.

(I) Since there is a communication path S1 that allows the accommodation spaces S of the two holder parts 20 and 20 to communicate with each other above the holder intermediate part 23, not only the accommodation space S of the holder 20 but also the communication path S1 is used. Thus, the beverage container C can be taken in and out, and the usability of the cup holder 10 can be improved. Further, it is possible to accommodate a relatively long container in the cup holder 10 using the two storage spaces S.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cup holder 20 Holder part 21 Bottom wall 22 Side wall 22a Guide part 22b Upper end 22c of a guide part Side wall low part 22d Side wall high part 22g The inner surface and lower part of a side wall 23 Holder middle part 25 Holder upper 26 Holder lower 27 Cover 28 Holder general surface part 30 Light source 40 Light guide 41 Upper end 70 of light guide High gloss part 100 Console panel C Beverage container S Storage space S1 Communication path S2 Gap

Claims (1)

Two holder parts are provided side by side, which have a bottom wall and a side wall, and in which a storage space capable of storing a beverage container is formed,
A light source and a light guide are arranged in a holder intermediate part located between the two holder parts,
The light from the light source is guided to the accommodation space of each holder part through the light guide, and radiates at least the bottom wall.
The cup holder in which the high gloss part made higher gloss than the holder general surface part which is an inner surface part of the other said holder part is provided in the inner surface and lower part of the said side wall among the inner surfaces of the said holder part.

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