JP2573790Y2 - Cup holder mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a cup holder which can be pulled out of an instrument panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a mounting structure for a cup holder of this kind, as shown in FIG. 4, a cup holder 3 can be inserted via a retainer 4 into a back surface of an instrument cluster 1a, which is a component of the instrument panel 1. What is composed is known. That is, bosses 1c, 1c in which screw holes 1b, 1b are formed project from the back surface of the cluster 1a. A mounting hole 4a is formed at a position facing the screw holes 1b, 1b of the retainer 4 formed by bending a metal plate, and locking holes 4b, 4b are formed on both side surfaces of the retainer 4. Locking pieces 8 lockable in these locking holes 4b, 4b
a and a pair of rails 7, 8 having locking claws 7b, 8b lockable to the edge of the retainer 4, are formed with concave grooves 7c, 8c extending in the longitudinal direction of the rails 7, 8. Both sides of the cup holder 3 can be inserted into the concave grooves 7c and 8c of the grooves 7 and 8, respectively. Positioning pins 1d, 1d are provided near the bosses 1c, 1c on the back surface of the cluster 1a.
Are formed, and a positioning hole 4c that can be fitted into the positioning pins 1d, 1d is formed in the retainer 4 facing the positioning pins 1d, 1d. The cup holder 3 includes a holder main body 3a in which a container housing hole 3b into which a container can be inserted is formed,
It has a holder support 3c, both ends of which are pivotally supported by the holder body 3a and provided with a container receiving portion 3d in which a container is placed in the center. This cup holder 3 is attached to the instrument cluster 1
When assembling to the a, the locking pieces 8a of the pair of rails 7, 8 are inserted in advance into the locking holes 4b, 4b of the retainer 4, and the locking claws 7b, 8b are locked to the edges of the retainer 4, and Both sides of the holder main body 3a to which the holder support 3c is attached are inserted into the concave grooves 7c and 8c, and an assembly of the cup holder 3, the retainer 4, and the rails 7 and 8 is prepared. Next, the positioning holes 4c of the retainer 4 of this assembly are inserted into the positioning pins 1d, 1d of the cluster 1a, and the tapping screw 9 is inserted through the mounting holes 4a into the screw holes 1c of the bosses 1c, 1c.
The assembly is fixed to the back surface of the cluster 1a by screwing into the clusters 1b and 1b.

[0003]

However, in the above-described cup holder mounting structure, a space for projecting a retainer mounting boss or a positioning pin is required on the back surface of the instrument cluster in the design stage. There was a problem that the attachment position to the camera was limited. In addition, since the retainer is fixed only in the vicinity of the back surface of the cluster by the tapping screw, the retainer is easily deformed, and tends to adversely affect the feeling when operating the cup holder. Furthermore, if the retainer attached to the cluster by the tapping screw is fixed by tilting by the amount of play of the screw hole and tapping screw and the amount of play of the positioning hole and positioning pin,
The cup holder is also assembled at an angle, which may impair the aesthetic appearance of the cup holder.

An object of the present invention is to reduce the weight, reduce the number of parts, reduce the number of assembling steps, and reduce the manufacturing cost by reducing the number of dies, and place the cup holder at a relatively free position in the design stage. An object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder mounting structure that can be set close to the bottom surface of a vehicle component and that does not impair the operation feeling of the cup holder and its aesthetic appearance.

[0005]

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to FIG. 1 corresponding to an embodiment. The mounting structure of the cup holder according to the present invention is as follows.
1 is a vehicle component 12a protruding substantially horizontally toward the back of the vehicle 1
A pair of side plates 14 projecting downward from the bottom surface of the vehicle component 12a at a predetermined interval in the vehicle width direction,
15, a pair of rails 17 and 18 respectively locked on inner surfaces of the pair of side plates 14 and 15, and a drawable cup holder 13 having both sides inserted into the pair of rails 17 and 18. Things.

[0006]

[Operation] The cup holder 13 is attached to the instrument panel 1.
At the time of assembling, the pair of rails 17 and 18 are engaged with the inner surfaces of the side plates 14 and 15 and both sides of the cup holder 13 are inserted into the pair of rails 17 and 18 so as to be able to be pulled out. It can be carried out. Further, since the pair of side plates 14 and 15 are formed integrally with the vehicle component 12a, the side plates 14 and 15 as the retainer of the cup holder 13 are not easily deformed.
The operation feeling of the cup holder 13 is not impaired.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an instrument panel 11 of the vehicle includes a panel body (not shown) extending in the vehicle width direction at a front portion of a vehicle cabin and a plurality of panel bodies (not shown) provided on a panel body on a driver's seat side. Instrument cluster 11a to which the instrument (cluster gauge) is mounted. The cluster 11a is provided with a center register 12 and a cup holder 13 (FIGS. 1 and 2). The instrument cluster 11a has a cluster 11 from the back.
A center register bezel 12a formed in the shape of a rectangular tube is protruded substantially horizontally toward the back of a. Register bezel 12a
A center register barrel 12c is rotatably mounted to one opening of the vehicle via a pin 12b extending in the vehicle width direction, and an air conditioning duct 12d is connected to the other opening of the register bezel 12a (FIG. 2). ). A pair of side plates 14, 15 project downward from the bottom surface of the register bezel 12a at predetermined intervals in the vehicle width direction. The lower ends of the pair of side plates 14 and 15 are connected by a lower plate 16. The center register bezel 12a, the pair of side plates 14, 15 and the lower plate 16 are formed integrally with the cluster 11a (FIG. 1).

A pair of side plates 14 and 15 has a pair of locking holes 14 in which a pair of rails 17 and 18 can be locked.
a and 15a are formed two by two. A pair of rails 17,
18 is a locking hole 14 for a pair of side plates 14 and 15
a, locking pieces 17a, 18a for locking to a, 15a, respectively
And locking claws 17b, 18b for locking the edges of the pair of side plates 14, 15, and a surface opposite to the surface on which the locking pieces 17a, 18a are provided in the longitudinal direction of the rails 17, 18. It has concave grooves 17c and 18c formed to extend (FIGS. 1 and 3). Rail 1 forming concave grooves 17c, 18c
One end of a leaf spring 19 is attached to the lower pieces of the plates 7 and 18, and the plate spring 19 is formed to be curved so as to protrude into the concave grooves 17c and 18c. The other ends of the leaf springs 19 are concave grooves 17c, 18
The upper surface of the lower piece forming c is slidable (FIG. 2).
And FIG. 3).

The cup holder 13 includes a side plate 14,
15, a pair of rails 17, respectively,
The holder main body 21 has both sides inserted into the concave grooves 17c, 18c so as to be able to be drawn out, and a holder support 22 whose both ends are pivotally supported by the holder main body 21 (FIG. 1).
~ Figure 3). The holder body 21 includes a horizontal piece 21b having a container receiving hole 21a into which the container 26 can be inserted, and a horizontal piece 21b.
b has a pair of vertical pieces 21c, 21c provided integrally with the horizontal piece 21b on both side edges (FIGS. 1 and 2). The holder support 22 connects a pair of arms 22a, 22a whose base ends are pivotally supported to a pair of vertical pieces 21c, 21c via pins 23, 23, and a tip of the pair of arms 22a, 22a, and the container 26 is placed thereon. And a container receiving portion 22b.
Also, elongated holes 21d, 21d are formed in the pair of vertical pieces 21c at positions facing each other. A pair of arms 22a, 2
2a, a pair of stopper pins 24, 2
4 is rotatably mounted, and the other ends of the pair of stopper pins 24, 24 are respectively connected to a pair of long holes 21d, 21d.
It is slidably inserted inside (FIG. 3). Cup holder 13
Is pulled out, the holder support 22 rotates about the pins 23, 23, and the other ends of the stopper pins 24, 24
d, 21d, the container receiving portion 22b is locked to the edge of the long holes 21d, 21d so that the container receiving portion 22b is in the container receiving hole 21a.
Is held at a predetermined position below. A handle 21e is provided at one end of the holder body 21,
At the other end, when the cup holder 13 is pulled out, the rails 17, 1
8 are provided with stopper claws 21f, 21f which are locked to the edge of FIG. 8 (FIGS. 2 and 3).

When assembling the cup holder 13 configured as described above to the instrument cluster 11a,
First, the locking pieces 17a, 18a of the pair of rails 17, 18 are inserted into the locking holes 14a, 15a of the side plates 14, 15, respectively.
By slightly displacing along rails 4, 15,
18 locking pawls 17b, 18b are attached to the side plates 14, 1
5, the rails 17, 18 are firmly fixed to the inner surfaces of the side plates 14, 15. Next, the both sides of the holder main body 21 to which the holder support 22 is previously attached are inserted into the concave grooves 17c, 18c of the pair of rails 17, 18. The cup holder 13 can be assembled to the cluster 11a by such a simple operation. Further, since the pair of side plates 14 and 15 are formed integrally with the cluster 11 a and the lower ends thereof are connected by the lower plate 16, the side plates 14 and 15 as retainers of the cup holder 13 are not easily deformed, and the cup holder 13 is not deformed. Operation feeling is not impaired.

In the above embodiment, the instrument panel in which the panel main body and the instrument cluster are separately formed has been described. However, this is merely an example, and the panel main body and the instrument cluster are integrally formed. It may be an instrument panel. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the side plate is integrally formed on the bottom surface of the center register bezel projecting substantially horizontally from the back surface of the instrument cluster to the back. A pair of side plates may be integrally formed on the bottom surface of the driver's seat side register bezel or the passenger seat side register bezel formed integrally with the panel body. Also, the pair of side plates do not protrude from the bottom surface of the register bezel, but if they are vehicle components that protrude substantially horizontally from the back of the instrument panel toward the back, they can be used as accessory parts or other vehicle components. You may project from the bottom. Further, in the above embodiment, the lower edges of the pair of side plates are connected by the lower plate. However, if the side plates can be reinforced with ribs or the like to secure a predetermined rigidity, the lower plate becomes unnecessary.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, a pair of vehicle components projecting substantially horizontally from the back surface of the instrument panel are spaced downward by a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction from the bottom surface of the vehicle component. Side plates protrude, a pair of rails are locked to the inner surfaces of the pair of side plates, and both sides of the cup holder are inserted into the pair of rails so that they can be pulled out. The need for a retainer formed as a result is eliminated, the weight can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts, the number of assembly steps, and the number of dies. Also, since a boss having a screw hole for attaching a retainer is not required, it is possible to set the cup holder at a relatively free position of the instrument panel at a design stage by approaching the bottom surface of a vehicle part such as a register bezel. it can. Further, since the side plate is formed integrally with the vehicle component and protrudes from the bottom surface of the vehicle component, the side plate as a retainer of the cup holder is not easily deformed, and the operation feeling of the cup holder is not impaired. Further, since there is no need to attach the retainer with a tapping screw as in the prior art, the cup holder is always inserted into a predetermined position, and the aesthetic appearance of the cup holder is not impaired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part including an instrument cluster and a cup holder showing a mounting structure of a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1 and showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Instrument Panel 12a Center Register Bezel (Vehicle Parts) 13 Cup Holder 14, 15 Side Plate 17, 18 Rail

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A vehicle component (12a) protruding substantially horizontally from the back surface of the instrument panel (11) toward the back of the instrument panel (11), and a bottom surface of the vehicle component (12a) A pair of side plates (14, 1) projecting downward at a predetermined interval in the vehicle width direction from
5), a pair of rails (17, 18) locked to the inner surfaces of the pair of side plates (14, 15), respectively, and a drawer having both sides inserted into the pair of rails (17, 18). Mounting structure for a cup holder with a possible cup holder (13).