JP2021084461A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

To suppress striking sound caused by supports of a cup holder.SOLUTION: A cup holder 10 includes: a holder body 12 formed with recessed housing parts 14; supports 16 supported by the holder body 12 and each having an attitude which is displaced between a first attitude and a second attitude; biasing means 34, each of which biases the support 16 so that the attitude of the support 16 is displaced to the first attitude; and hook parts 32, each of which is provided at the support 16 and contacts with an outer surface of a vertical wall 14a of the housing part 14 before the support 16 is displaced from the second attitude to the first attitude.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a cup holder for accommodating an container such as a beverage container.

It has been proposed that the cup holder installed in a vehicle or the like is provided with a support for supporting the side surface of the contained object in order to accommodate the contained items such as cans and PET bottles of various sizes (for example, patent documents). 1). In this way, the support of the cup holder is rotatably supported by the holder body, and the support hits the side surface of the container and moves forward and backward to accommodate various sizes of the container.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-101769

When the contents contained in the holder are taken out, the cup holder of Patent Document 1 returns so that the support advances into the holder by the torsion spring. At this time, the support hits the holder vigorously, so that a tapping sound is generated.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems related to the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder having excellent quietness.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the desired object, the cup holder according to the present invention is used.
A holder body with a concave housing that opens upward,
A first posture supported by the holder body and maximally advanced to the inside of the housing through an opening formed in the vertical wall of the housing, and retracted from the first posture toward the outside of the housing. Support for posture displacement between the second posture and
An urging means for urging the support to displace the posture toward the first posture, and
The support is provided with a hook portion that hits the outer surface of the vertical wall before the support changes from the second posture to the first posture.
The hooking portion is elastically deformed in contact with the outer surface of the vertical wall when the support is displaced from the second posture to the first posture by the urging of the urging means, and the hooking portion is elastically deformed. The gist is that it is configured to regulate the posture displacement of the support beyond the first posture.

According to the cup holder according to the present invention, the tapping sound due to the posture displacement of the support can be suppressed, so that the cup holder is excellent in quietness.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the cup holder which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the cup holder of an Example. It is the schematic perspective view which shows the cup holder of an Example disassembled. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the support of an Example, (a) is a state in which a torsion spring is assembled, and (b) is a state in which a torsion spring is disassembled. (A) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the posture displacement of the support of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the posture displacement of the support of another example.

Next, the cup holder according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to suitable examples.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cup holder 10 according to the embodiment has a holder main body 12 having an accommodating portion 14 capable of accommodating an contained object such as a beverage container, and the holder main body 12 has a posture with a lower portion as a fulcrum. It is equipped with a support 16 that is displaceably attached. The cup holder 10 is provided with a plurality of (two places in the embodiment) of supports 16 separated from each other corresponding to the accommodating portion 14. The holder body 12 is a resin molded product in which each part is integrally formed. Similarly, the support 16 is a resin molded product in which each part is integrally formed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the holder body 12 of the embodiment is provided with two concave-shaped accommodating portions 14 that open upward side by side. Further, in the holder body 12, the adjacent accommodating portions 14, 14 are connected by a connecting portion 18, and the internal spaces of the adjacent accommodating portions 14, 14 are connected via the connecting portion 18. Each accommodating portion 14 has a bottomed cylindrical shape that does not have a vertical wall 14a at a portion connected to the connecting portion 18.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cup holder 10 is provided with a support 16 in the vicinity of the connecting portion 18 in the accommodating portion 14. Further, the support 16 is arranged on the cup holder 10 in a symmetrical positional relationship so as to sandwich a virtual line passing between the two accommodating portions 14, 14 in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the two accommodating portions 14, 14. There is. In each accommodating portion 14, two supports 16, 16 are arranged in a symmetrical positional relationship sandwiching a virtual line passing through the arrangement direction of the two accommodating portions 14, 14.

As shown in FIG. 3, an opening 20 is formed in the vertical wall 14a of the accommodating portion 14 in accordance with the installation position of the support 16. The opening 20 is formed from the lower part to the vicinity of the upper part of the vertical wall 14a, and the opening 20 of the embodiment is divided into two, an upper side and a lower side. Further, on the outside of the vertical wall 14a forming the accommodating portion 14 in the holder main body 12, paired mounting portions 22, 22 are provided so as to face each other with the lower portion of the opening 20 interposed therebetween. Each mounting portion 22 is provided with a columnar mounting shaft 24 that projects from the surface facing the other mounting portion 22 toward the mating side. In the holder main body 12, a mounting portion 22 protruding outward from the vertical wall 14a is provided in a recessed portion between the adjacent accommodating portions 14, 14.

As shown in FIG. 4, the support 16 is provided below the support main body 26 that supports the contained object housed in the accommodating portion 14, and is arranged so as to face each other apart from each other in the axial direction of the mounting shaft 24. It is provided with a pair of receiving wall portions 28, 28. Each receiving wall portion 28 is provided with a bearing portion 30 capable of receiving the mounting shaft 24. As shown in FIG. 5A, the bearing portions 30 are formed so as to penetrate the pair of receiving wall portions 28 and 28 in the axial direction of the mounting shaft 24, respectively. A support wall 29 is provided inside each receiving wall portion 28. Each support wall 29 is formed with a columnar holding portion 29a that projects toward the other side of the pair of support walls 29. In the support 16, the lower portion of the support main body 26 passing through the opening 20 is rotatably supported by the mounting portion 22 of the holder main body 12 by fitting the mounting shaft 24 and the bearing portion 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, the support 16 is arranged so that the support main body 26 is aligned with the opening 20, and the pair of receiving wall portions 28, 28 sandwich the opening 20 between the two mounting portions 22, Arranged between 22. The support 16 is supported so that the mounting shaft 24 is fitted to the bearing portion 30 and the support main body 26 can be displaced with respect to the inside of the accommodating portion 14 through the opening 20. The support 16 has a first posture (see FIGS. 1, 6 (c), 7 (c)) that is maximally advanced to the inside of the accommodating portion 14 through the opening 20 formed in the vertical wall 14 a of the accommodating portion 14. , The posture is displaced from the first posture to the second posture (see FIGS. 6A and 7A) retracted toward the outside of the accommodating portion 14.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cup holder 10 includes a torsion spring (biasing means) 34 that biases the support 16 so as to displace the posture toward the inside of the accommodating portion 14. The torsion spring 34 is arranged between the supporting walls 29 and 29 facing each other by fitting the two holding portions 29a and 29a arranged so as to face the coil portion (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

As shown in FIG. 1, the support 16 is provided with a hook portion 32 that hits the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a of the accommodating portion 14 in at least the first posture and regulates the posture displacement toward the inside of the accommodating portion 14 of the support 16. Has been done. The support 16 is provided with a pair of hooking portions 32, 32 integrally with the support main body 26 in a symmetrical relationship with the support main body 26 interposed therebetween. The support 16 is a resin molded product in which each part such as the support main body 26, the receiving wall portion 28, the support wall 29, the bearing portion 30, and the hooking portion 32 is integrally formed. The hooking portion 32 is arranged so as to overlap the opening edge (outer surface of the vertical wall 14a) of the opening portion 20 through which the support main body 26 passes. As shown in FIG. 4, the hooking portion 32 has an arm shape provided along the lateral side of the support main body 26, the lower end is connected to the support main body 26 at the upper position of the receiving wall portion 28, and the upper end is free. It is on the edge. The hook portion 32 is formed so as to bend at the lower portion and tilt toward the outer surface side of the accommodating portion 14 from the lower portion to the upper portion. The hooking portion 32 is configured such that its upper portion abuts on the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a. The hooking portion 32 is elastically deformable and elastically returns so as to return to the shape formed in a natural state in which no force is applied.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the hooking portion 32 is configured such that the upper end of the hooking portion 32 hits the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a in the accommodating portion 14 before the support 16 changes from the second posture to the first posture. .. Here, it is said that the hooking portion 32 hits the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a in the accommodating portion 14 before the support 16 changes from the second posture to the first posture, as shown in FIG. The hooking portion 32 separated from the outer surface may be set to hit the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a on the way back from the second posture to the first posture. Further, that the hooking portion 32 hits the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a in the accommodating portion 14 before the support 16 changes from the second posture to the first posture, as shown in FIG. 7, the hooking portion 32 is moved from the second posture. It may be set so as to hit the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a over the first posture. In any of the configurations of FIGS. 6 and 7, the hook 32 is attached to the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a when the support 16 is displaced from the second posture to the first posture by the urging of the torsion spring 34. Elastically deforms with the contact of. In other words, the hooking portion 32 abuts on the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a and is elastically deformed to allow the posture displacement of the support 16 from the second posture to the first posture. The hooking portion 32 is set so that the resistance force against deformation is smaller than the urging force of the torsion spring 34 before the support 16 is in the first posture. Further, the hooking portion 32 is caught by the opening edge of the opening portion 20 to regulate the posture displacement of the support 16 beyond the first posture. When the support 16 is in the first posture of the hook portion 32, the resistance force against deformation becomes larger than the urging force of the torsion spring 34.

In the cup holder 10, the support body 26 projects from the opening 20 to the inside of the accommodating portion 14, and the hooking portion 32 is hooked on the opening edge of the opening 20 in the first posture, and the support 16 is urged to the torsion spring 34. The hooking portion 32 is hooked on the vertical wall 14a to maintain its posture (see FIGS. 6 (c) and 7 (c)). When the contained object is accommodated in the accommodating portion 14, the cup holder 10 hits the support main body 26 with the contained object so that the support main body 26 retracts from the accommodating portion 14 against the urging of the torsion spring 34. The posture is displaced to the second posture. At this time, the hook portion 32, which was elastically deformed in the first posture, is elastically restored (see FIGS. 6 (a) and 7 (a)). Then, the contained object is supported by the support main body 26 urged by the torsion spring 34.

When the contained object is taken out from the accommodating portion 14, the cup holder 10 returns the support 16 from the second posture to the first posture by the urging of the torsion spring 34. While the support 16 is returning from the second posture to the first posture, the hook portion 32 hits the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a, so that the momentum of the support 16 urged by the torsion spring 34 is elastically received (FIG. 6). See (b)). After that, the support 16 elastically deforms the hook portion 32 and displaces the posture, so that the support 16 reaches the first posture while dampening the momentum. According to the configuration of FIG. 6, the momentum of the support 16 is smaller than when the support 16 has returned from the second posture to the first posture. On the way back from the second posture to the first posture, the hook portion 32 is on the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the tapping sound generated when the hooking portion 32 hits the vertical wall 14a. Then, since the momentum of the support 16 is damped by the elastically deformed hook portion 32, even if the support main body 26 hits the vertical wall 14a in the first posture, the hitting sound can be suppressed. Therefore, the cup holder 10 can ensure quietness in which the tapping sound of the support 16 is not a concern when the contained object is taken out.

When the contained object is taken out from the accommodating portion 14, the cup holder 10 returns the support 16 from the second posture to the first posture by the urging of the torsion spring 34. When the support 16 returns from the second posture to the first posture, the hook portion 32 hits the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a, so that the momentum of the support 16 urged by the torsion spring 34 is elastic at the hook portion 32. It is accepted (see FIG. 7 (b)). In this way, the support 16 elastically deforms the hooking portion 32 and displaces the posture from the second posture to the first posture, so that the support 16 reaches the first posture while attenuating the momentum. According to the configuration of FIG. 7, since the momentum of the support 16 is damped by the elastically deformed hook portion 32, even if the support main body 26 hits the vertical wall 14a in the first posture, the hitting sound can be suppressed. Therefore, the cup holder 10 can ensure quietness in which the tapping sound of the support 16 is not a concern when the contained object is taken out.

The cup holder 10 supports the support 16 that returns from the second posture to the first posture without restricting the posture displacement by setting the resistance force against the deformation of the hook portion 32 to be smaller than the urging force of the torsion spring 34. Only 16 momentum can be reduced. In this way, the quietness of the cup holder 10 can be ensured by a simple configuration in which the hooking portion 32 and the torsion spring 34 are simply balanced.

Since the support 16 is a resin molded product integrally formed with the hook portion 32, it is possible to reduce the labor and cost required for measures against tapping sound such as attachment of another member. Further, according to the cup holder 10, it is possible to omit the cushioning material such as felt which has been conventionally installed at the opening edge of the opening 20 which corresponds to the support 16, and it is possible to reduce the cost.

The hooking portion 32 is formed in an arm shape in which the lower portion of the hooking portion 32 is connected to the support main body 26 and extends along the lateral side of the support main body 26, and the upper portion of the hooking portion 32 is the outer surface of the vertical wall 14a. It is configured to hit. By forming the hook portion 32 into an arm shape in this way, the momentum of the support 16 returning from the second posture to the first posture can be appropriately damped, and the posture displacement of the support 16 beyond the first posture can be appropriately dampened. Can be regulated.

(Change example)
Not limited to the above-described embodiment, for example, the following may be used.
(1) In the embodiment, the holder body is provided with two accommodating portions, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one or three or more accommodating portions may be provided.
(2) In the embodiment, two supports are provided in the accommodating portion, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one or three or more supports may be provided in the accommodating portion.
(3) In the embodiment, the hooking portion is integrally formed on the support, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the hooking portion made of an elastic body such as a leaf spring may be attached to the support.
(4) In the embodiment, a torsion spring is used as the urging means, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other springs such as leaf springs may be used.

10 cup holder, 12 holder body, 14 accommodating part, 16 support, 20 opening, 32 hooking part, 34 torsion spring (urging means)

Claims (5)

A holder body with a concave housing that opens upward,
A first posture supported by the holder body and maximally advanced to the inside of the housing through an opening formed in the vertical wall of the housing, and retracted from the first posture toward the outside of the housing. Support for posture displacement between the second posture and
An urging means for urging the support to displace the posture toward the first posture, and
The support is provided with a hook portion that hits the outer surface of the vertical wall before the support changes from the second posture to the first posture.
The hooking portion is elastically deformed in contact with the outer surface of the vertical wall when the support is displaced from the second posture to the first posture by the urging of the urging means, and the hooking portion is elastically deformed. A cup holder characterized in that it is configured to regulate the posture displacement of the support beyond the first posture. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the hooking portion has a resistance to deformation set to be smaller than the urging force of the urging means. The cup holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support is a resin molded product in which the hook portion is integrally formed. The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hooking portion is configured to hit the outer surface of the vertical wall from the second posture to the first posture of the support. In the support, the lower portion of the support main body passing through the opening is pivotally supported by the holder main body, and in the hook portion, the lower portion of the hook portion is connected to the support main body and along the lateral side of the support main body. The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is formed in an extending arm shape and is configured such that the upper portion of the hooking portion abuts on the outer surface of the vertical wall.

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