JP2574043Y2 - Cup holder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a cup holder which can hold cups having different diameters in accordance with the diameter of cup holders installed in an instrument panel of an automobile. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional cup holder of this kind, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-32360, for example. Although not specifically shown, the conventional cup holder has been developed as a horizontal draw-out type that is drawn out in a horizontal direction, and has a housing fixed to the instrument panel side, and is supported so as to be able to be drawn out into the housing. A base body, and a holder body supported so as to be able to be pulled out into the base body, while forming a substantially triangular notch with an open rear end at the center of the holder body, and a lower side of the holder body. A plurality of positioning recesses are provided at regular intervals, and a locking claw is provided on the corresponding inner surface of the base body for locking the positioning claw in a stepwise manner. By optionally determining the amount of the holder body pulled out from the base body, the size of the cup holding hole defined by the cutout portion of the holder body and the opening edge of the base body can be freely adjusted. And it has a configuration that can be changed.

Accordingly, in the cup holder having such a configuration, after the base body is once pulled out of the housing together with the holder body, the holder body is then taken into account in consideration of the diameter of the cup to be held. Pull it out of your body,
At the optimal position, when the locking claw on the base body side is elastically locked into the corresponding positioning recess on the holder body side, the notch of the holder body and the opening edge of the base body will form a holding hole suitable for the diameter of the cup. Since it can be defined, even if the cups have different diameters, there is an advantage that the cup can always be stably held in the holding hole.

[0004]

Indeed, under the conventional cup holder, the locking positional relationship between the positioning recess and the locking claw can be achieved without using a complicated dedicated device or a dedicated component capable of absorbing the diameter difference of the cup. By simply selecting, and determining the amount of withdrawal of the holder body from the base body, a holding hole suitable for the diameter of the cup to be held can be freely defined, so if this is used under the horizontal draw-out type, This has the advantage that the cup can be stably held regardless of the diameter of the cup. However, when the cup holder is installed on the instrument panel side, the cup holder is not always installed so as to be pulled out horizontally, but is installed so as to be drawn obliquely upward due to the design of the instrument panel. Many things can be seen.

[0005] Even if such a conventional cup holder is used to such an inclined drawer type, for example,
Even though the holding hole itself can be defined in a size suitable for the diameter of the cup, the part that directly presses the side of the cup is only the edge of the thin hole of the holding hole, so this time the cup is stable It is difficult to expect the held state. Therefore, in the field, there is a demand for an inclined drawer-type cup holder capable of holding the cup stably while taking advantage of the advantage that the size of the holding hole can be freely defined according to the diameter of the cup.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed to meet such a demand, and has a housing fixed to the vehicle body and a cup holding hole so that the housing can be pulled out into the housing. Assuming an inclined drawer-type cup holder having a holder body to be supported and a receiving body rotatably pivotally attached to the holder body and supporting the bottom of the cup, a holding hole of the holder body is formed. A presser arm pivotally supported by the edge to press the side surface of the cup, a spring member for constantly urging the presser arm upward, and locking means for determining an amount of the holder body withdrawn from the housing And a restricting means for positioning the presser arm at a plurality of upward rotation positions in accordance with the amount of withdrawal from the housing.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when the amount of the holder body to be pulled out of the housing is determined via the locking means in consideration of the diameter of the cup to be held, the holder body side is accordingly determined. The upper pivoting position of the holding arm that is pivotally supported is automatically positioned via the restricting means, and the distance between the tip of the holding arm and the opposite hole edge of the holding hole is a size suitable for the diameter of the cup. Therefore, the cups having different diameters can always be stably held even under the inclined pull-out type.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a cup holder of the present invention; FIG. A box-shaped housing 1 which is fixed to the side in an upwardly inclined state, a holder body 2 having a cup holding hole 3 and supported so as to be drawn out into the housing 1, And a receiver 4 which is movably pivotally mounted and supports the bottom of the cup. The feature is that the following configuration is adopted.

That is, in the first embodiment, first, the concave stepped portion 5 communicating with the holding hole 3 is formed on the edge near the rear end of the two holding holes 3 formed on the front end side of the holder body 2. Are formed individually, and a holding arm 6 urged in a state of always rotating upward by a spring pressure of a torsion spring 7 is provided in each of the concave steps 5 with a shaft 8.
And a bearing 9 so as to be rotatably supported, and in particular, a structure in which the side surface of the cup is elastically held between the tip end of each of the holding arms 6 and the opposite edge of the holding hole 3. ing. And
In addition to such a configuration, as shown in FIG.
A pair of locking pawls 10 serving as locking means are provided on both sides of the lower surface of the rear end portion through slits 11, while the locking pawls 10 are stepwise locked on both sides near the opening of the bottom wall of the housing 1. The positioning holes 12A and 12B serving as locking means are formed at regular intervals, and the locking hook 10 is selectively locked to each of the positioning holes 12A and 12B, whereby the holder body 2 is pulled out of the housing 1 from the housing 1. Is determined.

Therefore, under the first embodiment, during the process of pulling the holder body 2 out of the housing 1, the locking position of the locking claw 10 with respect to the positioning holes 12A and 12B is selected, and When the amount of withdrawal from the housing 1 is determined, the upward rotation position of each holding arm 6 pivotally supported on the holding hole 3 side of the holder main body 2 is adjusted accordingly. This is automatically regulated in 1a. Reference numeral 13 in the figure denotes a stopper wall for preventing the holder body 2 from coming off the housing 1.

Therefore, even in the cup holder having such a configuration, basically, the holder body 2
Is pulled out obliquely upward while holding the knob 2a, the receiving body 4 rotates by its own weight and waits below each holding hole 3, so that the cup C is inserted into the holding hole 3 and If the bottom is placed and supported on the receiving body 4, each holding hole 3
The cup C is held therein.

However, in the first embodiment, as described above, the holding arm 6 is provided on the edge of each holding hole 3, the locking claw 10 is provided on the holder body 2, and the housing 1 is provided on the housing 1. Since the positioning holes 12A and 12B are provided,
When holding the cup C having a small diameter, when the locking claw 10 is elastically locked in the positioning hole 12B located on the back side when the holder body 2 is pulled out, the holder body 2
Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper pivoting position of each presser arm 6 is regulated by the upper edge 1a of the opening of the housing 1 to hold the tip end of each presser arm 6 as shown in FIG. Since the gap L1 between the hole 3 and the opposing edge of the hole 3 is automatically reduced, the cup C having a small diameter can move its own side surface within the narrowed gap L1 between the tip of the holding arm 6 and the holding hole. A state of being elastically sandwiched between the opposing edges of the hole 3 is obtained, and is placed and supported on the receiver 4.

On the other hand, when holding the cup C having a large diameter, the locking claw 10 is positioned on the opening side of the positioning hole 1.
2A, the amount of pulling out of the holder main body 2 increases, and accordingly, the regulation of the opening upper edge 1a of the housing 1 with respect to the upward rotation of the holding arm 6 is relaxed, or When completely opened from the upper edge 1a of the opening, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the distance L2 between the tip end of each presser arm 6 and the opposing hole edge of the holding hole 3 is close to or maximum, and the side surface of the cup C having a large diameter is thereby expanded. In L2, it is elastically held between the tip of the holding arm 6 and the opposing edge of the holding hole 3. Therefore, in any case, under the cup holder of the first embodiment, depending on the diameter of the cup C to be held, the holder body 2
By simply determining the withdrawal amount of the cup C, the cup C can be stably held in the holding hole 3 without rattling regardless of the diameter of the cup C.

When the holder main body 2 is pushed into the housing 1, the locking claws 10 are inserted through the positioning holes 12A or 12B.
Comes off, and this time, the presser arm 6 is
At the same time as being pressed down by the upper edge 1a of the opening of the housing 1 and stored in the respective concave step portions 5 against the spring pressure of
The receiving body 4 is also pressed by the lower edge 1b of the opening of the housing 1 and is folded in parallel to the lower surface side of the holder main body 2, so that the holder main body 2 is completely immersed in the housing 1 and its non-use state. Can be easily obtained,
Under this non-use state, the tip of each holding arm 6 receives the urging spring pressure of the torsion spring 7 and resiliently contacts the housing 1 surface. There is no worry about rattling in the housing 1.

In the first embodiment, the locking claw 1
0 is provided on the holder body 2 side and the positioning holes 12A and 12B are provided on the housing 1 side.
It is needless to say that the same operation and effect can be expected even if 0 is provided on the housing 1 side and the positioning holes 12A and 12B are provided on the holder body 2 side, and the number of the positioning holes is not limited to two. In consideration of the type of cup to be held, it is optional to provide two or more cups depending on the implementation.

Next, the cup holder according to the second embodiment will be described. Basically, it is premised on the configuration of the first embodiment, but different points are shown in FIGS. As described above, in the first embodiment, one positioning hole formed on the bottom wall side of the housing 1 is provided on the upper wall near the opening edge of the housing 1, and the positioning hole is engaged with the one positioning hole 12 in a stepwise manner. Two locking claws 10A and 10B that can be stopped are integrally provided at a fixed interval on the base side of the holding arm 6, and these two locking claws 10A and 10B and one positioning hole 12 are provided.
This time, the structure is also used as a locking means for determining the amount of withdrawal of the holder body 2 and a regulating means for positioning the upper turning position of the holding arm 6.

Therefore, when the cup C having a small diameter is held under the second embodiment, the locking claw 10A located on the near side is locked in the positioning hole 12 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the amount of withdrawal of the holder body 2 is suppressed, and at the same time, the upper pivoting position of each holding arm 6 is automatically regulated, and the distance L1 between the tip end of each holding arm 6 and the opposite hole edge of the holding hole 3 is set. As a result, similarly to the first embodiment, the small-diameter cup C can have its side surface within the narrowed distance L1 between the tip of the holding arm 6 and the hole edge of the holding hole 3 facing each other. Thus, it is elastically held.

Conversely, when holding the cup C having a large diameter, the locking claw 10B located on the back side is
2, the amount of pulling out of the holder main body 2 is increased, and at the same time, the restriction on the upward rotation of the holding arm 6 is relaxed. As shown in FIG. Of the cup C having a large diameter, the side face of the cup C having a large diameter is elastically formed by the distal end of the holding arm 6 and the facing hole edge of the holding hole 3 within the widened distance L2. Will be pinched.

In each of the above embodiments, it is assumed that a manual cup holder is pulled out from the instrument panel side to the front, but the present invention is not limited to this. Not the holder body 2
Can be easily implemented and applied to a semi-automatic cup holder that is automatically pulled out halfway through the push-open function.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the amount of the holder body drawn out of the housing is determined in accordance with the diameter of the cup to be held, and the side surface of the cup cooperates with the opposite hole edge of the holding hole. By adopting an extremely simple structure that positions and regulates the upper pivoting position of the holding arm to be clamped, the cup is always stably held without rattling regardless of the diameter of the cup, even under the inclined pull-out type. As a result, it has become possible to sufficiently meet the demands of the relevant field.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a cup holder according to a first embodiment from above.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the cup holder from below.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a small-diameter cup is held under the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state where a cup having a large diameter is held under the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a small-diameter cup is held under the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a state in which a large-diameter cup is held under the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 1a Upper opening edge of housing 2 Holder main body 3 Holding hole 4 Receiver 5 Depressed step 6 Holding arm 7 Torsion spring 10 Locking claw 10A Locking claw 10B Locking claw 12 Positioning hole 12A Positioning hole 12B Positioning hole C Cup

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-139447 (JP, A) JP-A-3-50541 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B60N 3/10

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A housing fixed to a vehicle body, a holder body having a holding hole for a cup and supported so as to be able to be pulled out into the housing, and the cup rotatably mounted on the holder body so as to be rotatable. A holding arm, which is rotatably supported by an edge of a holding hole of the holder body and presses a side surface of the cup, and a holding arm for holding the bottom of the cup. A spring member for constantly urging the holder body upward, locking means for determining the amount of the holder body withdrawn from the housing, and positioning the holding arm at a plurality of upper rotational positions in accordance with the amount of withdrawal from the housing. A cup holder comprising: