JP2020163972A - Vehicle cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vehicle cup holder with a light which achieves simplification of its structure.SOLUTION: A cup holder 1 includes: a cylindrical holder body 10 having a peripheral wall 11 and opening in a vertical direction; a bottom plate 20 which is installed at a lower part of the peripheral wall 11 and closes a lower opening 12 of the holder body 10; and a light emitting device 30 disposed at the rear side of the bottom plate 20. The bottom plate 20 is provided as a light guide plate which guides light 6 entering from the light emitting device 30 to a desired position. At the bottom plate 20, a light emitting part 24, which emits the light 6 guided within the bottom plate 20 into the holder body, is provided along an opening edge 12a of the lower opening 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a cup holder that is installed in a vehicle interior to accommodate and hold a beverage container such as a PET bottle.

Generally, a cup holder for accommodating and holding a beverage container in a center console or the like is provided in the interior of a vehicle such as an automobile.
The cup holder disclosed in Patent Document 1 below includes a bottomed container-shaped holder body having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall and capable of accommodating and holding a beverage container so that the beverage container can be inserted from above the holder body. It has become. On the back side of the bottom wall, a light emitting device for irradiating light into the holder body to brighten it is provided, and a through hole for passing light from the light emitting device is formed on the bottom wall. A light guide plate is installed on the upper surface of the bottom wall so as to cover the entire bottom wall. The light guide plate has a reflecting portion on the upper surface thereof that reflects light incident from below into the light guide plate, and also has a light emitting portion at a portion along the peripheral edge of the bottom wall. A light-shielding member is provided on the upper surface of the light guide plate to cover the light guide plate except for the light emitting portion. The light from the light emitting device enters the light guide plate through the through hole in the bottom wall, is reflected by the reflecting portion, is guided by the light emitting portion, and is emitted to illuminate the inside of the holder body.

JP-A-2015-229455

In the above cup holder, the holder body has a bottomed container shape, and a light guide plate is installed on the upper surface of the bottom wall. Therefore, the bottom of the cup holder is multi-layered and thickly formed. Further, it is necessary to form a through hole in the bottom wall of the holder body for passing light from the light emitting device, and this through hole needs to match the position with the reflecting portion of the light guide plate.

In order to solve at least one of the above problems, the vehicle cup holder of the present invention has a holder body having a peripheral wall and openings at the top and bottom, and a lower opening of the holder body which is installed under the peripheral wall. The bottom plate is provided with a bottom plate that closes the door and a light emitting device arranged on the back side of the bottom plate, and the bottom plate is provided as a light guide plate that guides light from the light emitting device to a desired location.

According to the above configuration, an illuminated vehicle cup holder is provided that simplifies the structure and facilitates manufacturing by providing openings at the top and bottom of the holder body and the bottom plate that closes the lower opening also serves as a light guide plate. be able to.

Preferably, the bottom plate is provided with a light emitting portion that emits light guided through the bottom plate into the holder body along the opening edge of the lower opening.
According to the above configuration, the light emitting portion is provided along the opening edge of the lower opening, so that the beverage container to be accommodated can be avoided. The light emitted from the light emitting portion illuminates the peripheral wall of the holder body to make the lower opening edge stand out, and also illuminates and reveals the contained beverage container. As a result, even when the vehicle interior is very dark, such as at night, the arrangement position of the cup holder and the visibility of the beverage container in the cup holder can be improved. In addition, the decorative effect of the cup holder can be enhanced.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an illuminated vehicle cup holder having a simplified structure.

It is a perspective view of the center console provided with the cup holder for a vehicle which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the cup holder of the center console enlarged. It is an exploded perspective view of the cup holder. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the IV-IV line of FIG. It is an enlarged sectional view of a main part along the VV line of FIG. It is an enlarged sectional view of the main part along the VI-VI line of FIG. It is a bottom view of the holder main body of the cup holder for a vehicle which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the vehicle cup holder according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cup holder 1 is provided on the center console 2 that separates the driver's seat and the passenger's seat in the automobile. As shown in FIG. 3, the cup holder 1 includes a holder main body 10, a bottom plate 20, a light emitting device 30, a shielding plate 40, and a partition 50.

As shown in FIG. 3, the holder main body 10 has a peripheral wall 11 that opens in the vertical direction and has a tubular shape. The peripheral wall 11 has a substantially rounded rectangular cross section, and a bridge portion 13 is provided between the central portions of the pair of wall portions forming the long side thereof so as to straddle the lower opening 12, and FIG. As shown in, the partition 50 is arranged, and the inside of the holder main body 10 is divided into two. As a result, two container storage spaces 14 and 14 are formed in the holder main body 10.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the partition 50 includes two flaps 51 that press and hold the beverage container 3 in the holder main body 10, and a pair of vertical walls 52 and 52 facing the container storage spaces 14 and 14. have. These standing walls 52 face each other and are connected at the upper part. As shown in FIG. 3, fitting protrusions 53 projecting toward the facing standing walls 52 are provided at the lower portions of both side portions of each standing wall 52. The partition 50 is attached to the holder body 10 by fitting the fitting protrusion 53 into the fitting recess 11a provided in the lower part of the long side portion of the peripheral wall 11 of the holder body 10. In this mounted state, as shown in FIG. 4, the partition 50 hides the cross-linked portion 13 arranged directly below the partition 50 from above.

A rectangular flap accommodating portion 52a is formed in the central portion of each vertical wall 52 of the partition 50 so as to accommodate at least a part of the flap 51. In the upper part of the flap accommodating portion 52a, the flap 51 is rotatably supported around a rotation axis extending in the lateral direction of the holder body 10, and is urged in the projecting direction by the coil spring 54.

The bottom plate 20 functions as a bottom portion that supports the beverage container 3 housed in the holder main body 10 and as a light guide plate that guides the light 6 incident from the light emitting device 30 to a desired location.
The bottom plate 20 is installed below the peripheral wall 11 and closes the lower opening 12 of the holder body 10. The bottom plate 20 is smaller than the lower opening 12 and has a similar planar shape. For the bottom plate 20, a light guide resin material having light transmittance, for example, acrylic or polycarbonate is used. The bottom plate 20 of this embodiment is colorless and transparent.

A plurality of locking claws 21 are provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate 20. In this embodiment, two are provided on one side of the container storage space 14, and three are provided on the other side. Corresponding to these locking claws 21, a plurality of locking portions 15 are provided below the peripheral wall 11 of the holder body 10 so as to project into the lower opening 12. A locking hole 15a is formed in each locking portion 15. The bottom plate 20 is attached to the holder body 10 by locking each locking claw 21 to each locking hole 15a. As a result, the cup holder 1 has a bottom portion that supports the container, and the beverage container 3 can be stored in each container storage space 14.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, since the bottom plate 20 is slightly smaller than the lower opening 12, a gap 4 is formed over the entire circumference between the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate 20 and the peripheral wall 11. This gap 4 is provided as a drainage path for the cup holder 1. The upper surface (front surface) of the bottom plate 20 has a slope that decreases toward the outer peripheral edge thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pair of holding plate portions 22 and 22 for holding the light emitting device 30 are provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate 20 on one container storage space 14 side. The holding plate portions 22 and 22 are arranged apart from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate 20, and each has a locking hole 22a. The light emitting device 30 is attached to the bottom plate 20 by locking the locking claws 30a and 30a provided on both side walls of the light emitting device 30 in the locking holes 22a and 22a of the holding plate portions 22 and 22, respectively. ing. A light bulb, an LED (light emitting diode), or the like is used as the light source 31 of the light emitting device 30. As the light source 31, a light source having a desired emission color may be adopted as needed. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the light emitting device 30 is arranged so as to be offset from the center of the bottom plate 20 in order to avoid the duct 5 provided in the center console 2, but the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate 20 is arranged. It may be in any arrangement as long as it is far from.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an incident portion 25 is provided at a position between the pair of holding plate portions 22 and 22 on the lower surface of the bottom plate 20. The incident portion 25 is provided with a truncated cone-shaped lower bottom surface that tapers downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate 20. The incident portion 25 faces the light source 31 of the light emitting device 30 and causes the light 6 to enter the bottom plate 20. A reflecting portion 23 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 20 at a position directly above the incident portion 25. The reflecting unit 23 diffusely reflects the light 6 incident from the light source 31 into the bottom plate 20. The reflective portion 23 of this embodiment has a mortar-shaped depression formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 20. As the reflecting portion 23, a resin film whose surface is not microscopically flat and which diffuses the light hitting the surface in all directions may be attached to the upper surface of the bottom plate 20, and the upper surface of the bottom plate 20 is blasted. You may perform roughening treatment such as.

The upper surface of the outer peripheral edge portion of the bottom plate 20 is a light emitting portion 24. The light emitting unit 24 is arranged along the opening edge 12a of the lower opening 12 of the holder body 10 shown in FIG. 3, and as shown in FIG. 4, the bottom of the beverage container 3 housed in the cup holder 1 is It is designed not to be covered. The light emitting unit 24 emits the light 6 diffusely reflected by the reflecting unit 23 and propagated in the bottom plate 20 to the outside of the bottom plate 20. Fine irregularities are formed on the surface of the light emitting portion 24 by embossing or the like. As a result, a part of the light 6 propagating in the bottom plate 20 is scattered and homogenized and emitted from the surface of the light emitting unit 24 into the holder main body 10, and light is emitted on the surface of the light emitting unit 24. In this embodiment, the light emitting portion 24 is formed higher than the other portions of the bottom plate 20, but may be formed at the same height or lower.

The shielding plate 40 is provided above the bottom plate 20 so as to cover the bottom plate 20 except for the light emitting portion 24. The shielding plate 40 is formed of rubber or the like and has elasticity and light-shielding properties. The shielding plate 40 protects the upper surface of the bottom plate 20 and prevents the light 6 propagating in the bottom plate 20 from being emitted to the outside from the upper surface of the bottom plate 20 other than the light emitting portion 24. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a raised portion 41 is provided on the upper surface of the outer peripheral edge portion of the shielding plate 40 except for the long side portion in a plan view.

In the cup holder 1 having the above-described configuration, the peripheral wall 11 of the holder main body 10, the bottom plate 20 installed under the peripheral wall 11, and the flap 51 of the partition 50 accommodate the beverage container 3 inserted from above. Can be held.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the light emitting device 30 is turned on, the light 6 of the light source 31 enters the bottom plate 20 from the incident portion 25, hits the reflecting portion 23, is diffusely reflected in the bottom plate 20, and is diffusely reflected in the bottom plate 20. It propagates while repeating reflection on the front and back surfaces of. The light 6 guided through the inside of the bottom plate 20 toward the outer peripheral edge portion thereof is emitted from the light emitting portion 24 into the cup holder 1. As a result, the light emitting unit 24 emits light to illuminate the peripheral wall 11 of the holder body 10 and make the opening edge 12a of the lower opening 12 stand out. In addition, the beverage container 3 housed in the holder body 10 is illuminated and revealed. Therefore, even when the vehicle interior is very dark, such as at night, the visibility of the arrangement position of the cup holder 1 and the beverage container 3 housed therein can be improved. Moreover, the decorative effect of the cup holder 1 can be enhanced.

In the beverage container 3 housed in the cup holder 1, water droplets condensed on the outer surface thereof may flow down, or the beverage may spill into the cup holder 1 due to vibration during running or other factors. At this time, the liquid 7 (shown only in FIG. 6) such as water droplets and beverages faces the peripheral wall 11 of the holder main body 10 on the shielding plate 40 due to the gradient formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 20 toward the outer peripheral edge. As shown in FIG. 6, the liquid is discharged below the cup holder 1 through the gap 4 (drainage path) between the bottom plate 20 and the peripheral wall 11. As a result, it is possible to prevent the liquid 7 from accumulating in the cup holder 1. The slope of the upper surface of the bottom plate 20 enhances the drainage property of the cup holder 1.

Even if the liquid 7 flows into the light emitting unit 24, it is discharged from the adjacent gap 4 (drainage path), so that the lighting effect is not hindered. Since the liquid 7 is mainly discharged from the long side portion in the plan view without the raised portion 41 on the shielding plate 40, the liquid is charged to the light emitting portion 24 in the two container accommodation spaces 14 and 14. 7 is hard to flow in. Further, since the light emitting device 30 is installed away from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate 20 having the gap 4 (drainage path), even if the liquid 7 is discharged from the gap 4, it may be flooded or may be exposed to water. It is possible to prevent it from breaking down.

According to the above embodiment, in the illuminated cup holder 1, the holder body 10 is formed in a tubular shape by eliminating the bottom wall, and the bottom plate 20 that closes the lower opening 12 thereof also serves as a light guide plate, so that the structure is simple. As a result, it can be easily manufactured. Further, by installing a separate bottom plate on the holder main body 10 in which the bottom wall is eliminated and providing a drainage path in the cup holder, it is possible to prevent liquid such as spilled beverages from staying in the cup holder.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the locking portion 15 for attaching the bottom plate 20 to the holder main body 10 is arranged not only on the peripheral wall 11 but also on the cross-linking portion 13 below the partition 50.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the holder body 10. Depending on the mode of the cup holder 1, a structure necessary for function must be provided in the lower part of the peripheral wall 11, or other parts may exist around the cup holder 1, which limits the installation space of the locking portion 15. It may not be possible to secure the installation position of the receiving locking portion 15. In that case, in the present embodiment, the locking portion 15 is provided in the cross-linking portion 13.

The cross-linked portion 13 is formed to be slightly wider than that of the first embodiment, but is formed to a size that is hidden by the partition 50 when the partition 50 is attached to the holder main body 10.

Two locking portions 15 are provided apart from each other on the side of the cross-linked portion 13 facing one container storage space 14 (left side in FIG. 7), and are arranged close to the peripheral wall 11. One locking portion 15 is provided at a position away from the peripheral wall 11 on the side of the cross-linked portion 13 facing the other container accommodation space 14 (on the right side in FIG. 7). When viewed from the lateral direction of the cross-linked portion 13, one locking portion 15 on the other side is located between the two locking portions 15 and 15 on one side in the longitudinal direction of the cross-linked portion 13. ..

Two locking portions 15 and 15 are provided in the arc portion below the peripheral wall 11 on one end side (left side in FIG. 7) of the holder body 10 in the longitudinal direction, and the arc portion on the other end side (right side in FIG. 7). Also provided with two locking portions 15, 15. Therefore, four locking portions 15 are provided on the side of one container accommodating space 14 and three are provided on the side of the other container accommodating space 14, and each of them projects into the lower opening 12. On the lower surface (not shown) of the bottom plate 20, locking claws 21 are provided at positions corresponding to the locking claws 15a of these locking portions 15.

According to the above embodiment, even when the space for installing the locking portion 15 used for mounting the bottom plate 20 is limited, the locking portion 15 is provided on the cross-linked portion 13 to the holder body 10 of the bottom plate 20. Can be installed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the gist thereof.
In the above embodiment, the light emitting portion is provided on the outer peripheral edge portion of the bottom plate, but it may be provided at any position on the bottom plate.
In the above embodiment, the bottom plate and the shielding plate are formed of separate members, but they may be integrally molded by two-color molding.
In the above embodiment, fine irregularities are formed on the surface of the light emitting portion by embossing or the like. Coating of paint, marking with a pen, vapor deposition, sputtering, sticking of a tape or film having high light reflectance, or the like may be used, or roughening treatment such as blasting, etching, or discharge processing may be used. Further, a chamfer may be formed at the corner of the outer periphery of the back side of the bottom plate to guide the light upward.
It is not necessary to provide a cross-linking portion that straddles the lower opening.
In the above embodiment, the gap (drainage path) between the peripheral edge of the bottom plate and the peripheral wall of the holder body is formed over the entire circumference, but may be formed intermittently.
The light emitting device is arranged away from the gap (drainage path) on the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate, but depending on the arrangement location, the periphery of the light emitting device may be covered with packing to avoid water exposure.
The shielding plate does not have to be provided with a raised portion.

The present invention can be applied to a cup holder that is installed in the interior of a vehicle to accommodate and hold a beverage container.

1 Cup holder 2 Center console 3 Beverage container 4 Gap (drainage path)
7 Liquid 10 Holder body 11 Peripheral wall 11a Fitting recess 12 Lower opening 12a Opening edge 13 Cross-linking part 14 Container storage space 15 Locking part 15a Locking hole 20 Bottom plate 21 Locking claw 22 Holding plate part 23 Reflecting part 24 Light emitting part 25 Incident part 30 Light emitting device 31 Light source 40 Shielding plate 41 Raised part 50 Partition 51 Flap 53 Fitting protrusion

Claims (2)

A holder body that has a peripheral wall and openings at the top and bottom,
A bottom plate installed at the bottom of the peripheral wall and closing the lower opening of the holder body,
With a light emitting device arranged on the back side of this bottom plate,
A cup holder for a vehicle, wherein the bottom plate is provided as a light guide plate that guides light from the light emitting device to a desired location. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a light emitting portion that emits light guided through the bottom plate into the holder body along the opening edge of the lower opening. For cup holder.

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