JP2794386B2 - Vehicle 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 a cup holder for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a bottom member of a cup such as a can juice or a paper cup for an interior member such as an instrument panel or a console box of the vehicle. The tray can be switched between the storage position where the holder plate into which the cups are inserted and the storage position where it is stored inside the tray and the holder position where it is projected above the tray. The present invention relates to a vehicle cup holder having a structure mounted on a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle cup holder of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-173028. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, a holder plate is provided on a back plate 302 of a lid 301 as a tray so as to straddle upper ends of front and rear legs 303 and 304 whose lower ends are rotatably supported. 305 is pivotally supported. The leg 303 is spring-elasticized in the folding direction in the direction of arrow P in FIG. 5, and the leg 303 is erected against the elasticity, and the leg 303 is engaged by the engagement force between the stopper 306 and the projection 307. Is held at the upright position, whereby the holder plate 305 is arranged at the holder position for holding the cups 308.

[0003] Conventionally, the one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-1143 is also known. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, a support stay 402 is rotatably supported on an inner surface of a cup receiver 401 as a tray, and a click stopper 403 is provided at a position where the support stay 402 stands upright. And the opening lower edge 404 are engaged with each other, and the support stay 402 is temporarily held by the engagement force. A holder plate 405 is pivotally attached to the free end of the support stay 402, and when the support stay 402 is temporarily held by the click stopper 403 and assumes an obliquely upright state, the support stay 402 is fixed. The holder plate 405 has a substantially horizontal shape and is rotated to a holder position for holding the cups 406 with respect to the end.

[0004]

By the way, in the prior art shown in FIG. 5, the legs 303 are opposed to the elastic force of the spring.
Are raised, the legs 303 are held in the upright position by the engaging force between the stopper 306 and the projection 307, and the cups 308 inserted into the holder plate 305 in a state where the holder plate 305 is arranged at the holder position. When the load acts on the holder plate 305 due to the start / stop or running vibration of the vehicle, the cups 308
May act in the direction of arrow Q opposite to the direction in which the legs 303 are folded. In this case, since the leg 303 is tilted in the direction of arrow Q against the elastic force of the spring, the cups 3
08 cannot be held stably.

In another conventional device shown in FIG. 6, a support stay 402 is temporarily held by a click stopper 403 and held at an obliquely upright position, and a holder plate 405 is attached to the support stay 402. In the state in which the cups 406 are inserted into the holder plate 405, the load of the cups 406 inserted into the holder plate 405 is changed via the holder plate 405 by the start / stop of the vehicle.
02, when the click stopper 403 is disengaged and the support stay 402 is tilted downward,
May fall.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to lock a holder plate at a holder position of a cup so as not to be rotatable, thereby improving the retainability of the cup. The purpose is to provide a cup holder.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a vehicle cup holder according to the present invention comprises a vehicle interior member in which a tray for receiving a bottom surface of cups is stored in a storage position.
And the use position.
Horudapure the cups is plugged in - DOO is, the tray - and the storage position is stored in an internal, the tray - is rotatably supported in the from holder position protrude upwards, before
At the base of the holder plate, the holder plate is
Abuts the tray bottom plate when placed in the holder position
And the holder plate rotates beyond the holder position.
A stopper is provided to limit the movement of the
And one of the retainers has the holder position.
The holder plate at is rotated toward the storage position
The locking member for locking the lock
To the unlock position, and the tray is used.
And the holder plate is pulled out to the holder position.
When the tray is turned up to
The lock member rotates to the lock position and the holder position
To lock the holder plate on the
I have .

[0008]

Te vehicle cup holder <br/> odor configured [act] mentioned above, with respect to the retainer, pull out the tray use position
And the holder plate is pushed out of the tray.
The cups are inserted into the holder plate in a state where the cups are disposed at the holder positions to be placed, and the bottom surfaces of the cups are received by the tray. Tray pulled out to use position
When the holder plate is placed at the holder position,
The stopper of the holder plate abuts the bottom plate of the tray
This causes the holder plate to move beyond the holder position.
Rotation is restricted. In addition, trays
And the holder plate is placed at the holder position.
When the tray is pulled out, the lock member is
Rotate to lock position. And placed in the locked position
Holder plate at holder position
Locked to prevent rotation. Therefore, in the state where the cups are held as described above , the load of the cups acts on the holder plate due to the start / stop or running vibration of the vehicle, and the holder plate is moved. Even if the holder plate is rotated toward the storage position, the rotation of the holder plate is prevented by the lock member.

[0009]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a retainer 2 having front and rear open ends is attached to an instrument panel 1 as an interior member of a vehicle by an appropriate attaching means. As shown in FIG. 2 (C), the tray 2 in the form of a square dish is guided by the left and right guide rails 3 and stored in the retainer 2. The retainer 2 is assembled so as to be able to be taken in and out of the use position where it is pulled out.

A recess 13 for receiving the bottom surface of the cups 6 is formed near the front side of the bottom plate 12 of the tray 11. A holder press having a holder hole 18 into which the cups 6 are inserted is provided near the left and right side walls 14 of the tray 11.
A horizontal pin 1 protruding from both sides of the rear end
9 so as to be rotatable.

When the tray 11 is pulled out to the use position, the holder plate 17 is disposed at a holder position where the holder plate 17 projects upwardly on the bottom plate 12 of the tray 11 by the elastic force of the spring 20. When the tray 11 is pushed into the storage position, the holder plate 1
7 is the upper plate portion 4 of the retainer 2 against the elastic force of the spring 20.
It is rotated about the pin 19 while being in contact with the front edge, and is arranged at a storage position where it is stored inside the tray 11. Further, the base of the holder plate 17 contacts the upper surface of the bottom plate 12 of the tray 11 when the holder plate 17 is located at the holder position, thereby restricting further rotation of the holder plate 17. Stopper piece 2
1 is formed.

A notch-shaped recess 22 is formed in the holder plate 17 at the back side of the holder hole 18, and between the support pieces 23 extending downward on both side walls of the recess 22. A support member 24 is mounted so that it can be turned up and down around a pin 25. The support member 24 includes a tray.
When the holder plate 17 is placed at the holder position and the holder plate 17 is placed at the holder position, the holder plate 17 is placed at a substantially vertical standing position by the elastic force of the spring 26, and the tray 11 is pushed into the pushing position. The support
The plate member 24 is disposed at a tilted position where the plate member 24 is tilted toward the holder hole 18 of the holder plate 17 while contacting the front edge of the upper plate portion 4 of the retainer 2 against the elastic force of the spring 26. ing.

Further, when the support member 24 is disposed at the upright position, the support member 24 abuts on the rear wall surface 22a of the recess 22 as a stopper surface, and further rotation is restricted. , A holder surface 27 having the same center as the holder hole 18 and having an arc shape in a flat cross section is formed. The support member 24 cooperates with the holder hole 18 to hold the cups 6 so as to prevent the cups 6 from tilting down to the holder hole 18.

A lock member 31 for locking the holder plate 17 at the holder position so as not to rotate is provided with a pin 32 on a support piece 15 projecting from a substantially central portion of the upper surface of the bottom plate 12 of the tray 11. It is rotatably mounted as a center, and is spring-loaded in the locking direction by a spring 33. The lock member 31 has, at one end, a lock portion 34 which is detachably engaged with an engagement portion 28 formed in a notch near the base end of the holder plate 17. At the other end, there is formed a stopper 35 which penetrates through the bottom plate 12 of the tray 11 and comes into contact with the front end of the retainer 2 so as to be able to come and go.

That is, when the tray 11 is pulled out to the use position and the holder plate 17 is rotated to the holder position, the spring 33 is moved to a position where the lock member 31 is substantially vertical or to a lock position beyond the position. It is rotated by the resilience of. Then, as shown in FIG. 2C, the stopper plate 35 of the lock member 31 comes into contact with the front end of the retainer 2 so that the holder plate 1 located at the holder position can be used.
7 is locked so as not to rotate toward the storage position. Further, by pushing the tray 11 into the retainer 2 toward the storage position, the stopper 35 of the lock member 31 presses against the front edge of the retainer 2 against the elastic force of the spring 33. The lock is released by being rotated in the unlock direction while being rotated.

The first embodiment is configured as described above. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, when the tray 11 is pulled out toward the use position, the holder plate 17 is moved by the elastic force of the spring 20 so that the pin 19 is moved.
Is turned around. The support member 24 is
The spring 26 rotates around the pin 25 toward the upright position. Further, the lock member 31 is turned around the pin 32 toward the lock position by the elastic force of the spring 33. Then, as shown in FIG. 2C, when the tray 11 is pulled out to the use position, the holder plate 17 has its stopper piece 21 abutting against the upper surface of the bottom plate 12 of the tray 11 to be inclined. The support member 24 is disposed at the holder position to be formed.
7 is disposed at a vertical support position in contact with the rear wall surface 22a of the concave portion 22. Further, the lock member 31
The stopper 35 contacts the front edge of the retainer 2 and is located at a substantially vertical locking position.

Here, the holder hole 1 of the holder plate 17 is used.
The cups 6 are inserted into 8, and the bottom surfaces of the cups 6 are received in the recesses 13 of the tray 11. In the state where the cups 6 are held as described above, the load of the cups 6 acts on the holder plate 17 due to the start / stop or running vibration of the vehicle, and the holder plate 17 is moved toward the storage position. Even if the holder plate 17 is to be pushed down, the lock member 31 prevents the holder plate 17 from rotating in the storage direction. For this reason, the holder press locked at the holder position
The cups 6 are stably held by the door 17 without falling down.

Further, in the first embodiment, the cups 6 are supported by the support members 24 attached to the holder plate 17 on the downwardly inclined side of the holder hole 18 so that the holder plate 18 can be inserted into the holder hole 18. There is no problem that the inserted cups 6 are tilted downward on the holder hole 18. When the tray 11 arranged in the use position is pushed toward the storage position,
The lock member 31 is rotated in the unlocking direction against the elastic force of the spring 33 while the stopper portion 35 is pressed against the front end edge of the retainer 2, and is returned to the original unlocked position. Further, the holder plate 17 is rotated to the original storage position against the elastic force of the spring 20 while being pressed against the front edge of the upper plate 4 of the retainer 2 while being pressed against the support member 2.
While being pressed by the front edge of the upper plate portion 4 of the retainer 2, the retainer 4 is also rotated to the original inclined position against the elastic force of the spring 26.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment,
A lock member 13 is provided near the base end of a holder plate 117 rotatably supported by a pin 119 on a tray 111.
1 is formed in a stepped shape. Rete
A lock member 131 is pivotally supported at one end of the lower plate near the front end of the lower plate 102, and is disposed at an unlocked position that is substantially horizontal by its own weight. The tip surface of the lock member 131 has an inclined surface 13.
When the lock member 131 is located at the unlock position, the upper flat portion of the inclined surface 131a protrudes from the upper surface of the lower plate portion of the retainer 102. On the other hand, an operating hole 116 through which the lock member 131 can be inserted and removed is formed near the back side of the bottom plate portion 112 of the tray 111, and a rear wall of the operating hole 116 has a lock at the unlock position. A protrusion 116a is formed on the inclined surface 131a of the member 131 so as to be detachably engaged. Other parts are configured in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, in Embodiment 2, FIG.
(A), when the tray 111 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow toward the use position, first, the protrusion 116a of the operating hole 116 of the tray 111 is formed on the inclined surface 131a at the tip of the lock member 131. Abut Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the tray 111 is pulled out to the use position,
The locking member 131 is formed by the protrusion 116 a of the operation hole 116.
Is rotated in the locking direction. Thereby, the lock member 1
When the tip of the inclined surface 131a of the base plate 31 engages with the engaging portion 128 of the holder plate 117, the holder plate 117 is locked at the holder position. When the tray 111 is pushed back to the original storage position, the tip of the inclined surface 131 a of the lock member 131 is moved to the engagement portion 12 of the holder plate 117.
While being pushed by 8, it is rotated in the unlock direction and is placed at the original unlock position. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the necessity of springing the lock member 117 in the lock direction by the spring is eliminated.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment,
A lock member 23 is provided near a base end of a holder plate 217 rotatably supported by a pin 219 on a tray 211.
1 is formed on the inclined surface, while the lock member 231 is rotatably supported on the bottom plate 212 of the tray- 211 near one end thereof. Further, near the front end of the lower plate portion 205 of the retainer 202, an operation hole 216 through which a lower end portion of the lock member 231 is inserted and penetrated is provided. The lock member 231 is provided at the front end of the operation hole 216, and A projection 216a that rotates in a direction in which the engagement portion 228 bites is formed. Further, the holder plate 217 is arranged at the holder position based on the rotation of the lock member 231 in the locking direction without being repelled toward the holder position by a spring. Other portions are formed in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, in the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), when the tray -211 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow toward the use position, first, the lock member 231 is rotated by its own weight. The lower end is inserted into the operation hole 216 of the retainer 202. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the tray-211 is pulled out to the use position, the lock member 231 is rotated in the lock direction by the protrusion 216a at the front end of the operation hole 216. The holder plate 217 is rotated to the holder position based on the rotation of the lock member 231 in the locking direction. The upper end of the lock member 231 is engaged with the engaging portion 228 of the holder plate 217, so that the holder plate 217 is locked at the holder position. When the tray -21 is pushed in, the lower end of the lock member 231 is moved to the rear wall surface 216b of the operation hole 216.
To rotate in the unlock direction in which the engagement with the engaging portion 228 is released. When the tray 211 is pushed to the storage position, the holder plate 217 is rotated to the original storage position. For this reason, in the third embodiment, the need to spring the lock member 231 in the lock direction with a spring is eliminated, and the lock member 231 is released.
Plate 217 based on the rotation of the holder plate 217 in the locking direction.
Can be rotated to the holder position,
The necessity for the spring 217 to spring toward the holder position by a spring is also eliminated.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By locking the holder plate disposed at the holder position by the lock member, even when a load of cups acts on the holder plate when the vehicle starts or stops, the holder plate rotates toward the storage position. The cups can be prevented from being moved, and the cups can always be stably held.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a vehicle cup holder according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the same operation.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing the operation of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a conventional device.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing another conventional structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel (interior member) 2 Retainer 6 Cups 11 Tray 17 Holder plate

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tray for receiving a bottom surface of cups can be put in and out of a storage position and a use position in an interior member of a vehicle.
The holder plate, into which the cups are inserted into the tray, rotates between a storage position where the holder plate is stored inside the tray and a holder position where the holder plate protrudes upward from the tray. The holder plate is supported at the base of the holder plate.
When it is placed at the holder position, it contacts the bottom plate of the tray.
Contact and the holder plate is over the holder position
A stopper for restricting rotation is provided, and one of the tray and the retainer is provided with the
Holder plate at the rudder position
The locking member for locking the rotation
The tray is pulled out to the use position and the holder press is
-When the tray is rotated to the holder position, the tray is pulled out.
The lock member rotates to the lock position based on the operation.
The holder plate at the holder position so that it cannot rotate.
A cup holder for a vehicle that is configured to lock.