JP3208291B2 - Cup holder device - 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 device to be mounted on an interior member such as an instrument panel, a console box, and a seat back of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of cup holder device, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a retainer 101 incorporated in an interior member of a vehicle is mounted on both left and right sides of a storage room. The holder body 111 is housed so as to be able to enter and exit by being guided by the guide rail 105. The holder body 111 has a holding hole 115 through which cups such as cans and cups are inserted through an upper plate portion 112 thereof. A tray 121 is mounted between the left and right side plate portions of the holder body 111 so as to be rotatable around a shaft 123 near a base end of the arm 122. Further, a cup receiving portion 124 for receiving the bottom surface of the cups is provided at the tip of both arms 122 of the tray 121. When the holder body 111 is pulled out to the use position shown in FIG. 7 with respect to the retainer 101, the tray 121 is rotated downward by its own weight, and the cup receiving member capable of receiving the bottom surface of the cups is received. 8, the arm 122 of the tray 121 is pushed into the retainer 101 to the original position of the holder body 111 so that both arms 122 of the tray 121 are guided by the retainer 101 as shown in FIG. The arm 105 is rotated to the original storage position while being in contact with the front edge of the rule 105.

On the lower surface of the upper plate 112 of the holder body 111, a support projecting to one side of the holding hole 115 in accordance with the outer diameter of the cups inserted into the holding hole 115 of the holder body 111.
A body 131 is supported rotatably about a shaft 132 near one end thereof. And the support body
A spring member 141 is mounted around the shaft 132 of the support member 131 so that the support body 131 is substantially horizontal and resiliently projects toward a projecting end position where the support body 131 contacts the lower surface of the upper plate 112 of the holder body 111. I have. In the cup holder device constructed as described above, in order to lightly move the holder body 111 into and out of the retainer 101, as shown in FIG. A predetermined gap S is set between the upper edge portion of the cup receiving portion 124 of the tray 121 and the lower surface of the upper plate portion 112 of the holder body 111. Furthermore, in order to prevent the tray 121 from rattling in the gap due to the running vibration of the vehicle, the arm 122 of the tray 121 is repelled downward by a special spring member 161 and the tip of the arm 122 Guide surface of the retainer 101
It was pushing against 105.

[0004]

In the prior art described above, a special spring member 161 is manufactured in order to prevent the rattling of the tray 121 by pushing the tray 121 downward, and the spring member 161 is replaced with a screw 162 or the like. Upper plate 11 of holder body 111
2 Must be assembled on the lower surface (or guide rail)
There has been a problem that the number of parts and the number of assembling steps increase by that much, and the cost increases. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder device capable of preventing the tray from rattling when the holder is housed in a retainer by springing the tray downward without using a dedicated spring member. It is to provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a cup holder device according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided with a retainer.
A holder having a holding hole which is housed in the retainer so as to be able to enter and leave the container and into which the cups are inserted, and the retainer when the holder is pushed into the retainer to the storage position. The holder is stored in the holder body while being in contact with the holder, and when the holder body is pulled out to the use position with respect to the retainer, the holder body is rotated downward with respect to the holder body to receive the bottom surface of the cups. A tray which is arranged to be switched to a receivable cup receiving position, and a support rotatably supported on one side of the holding hole in accordance with the outer diameter of the cups inserted into the holding hole. And a resilient member for resiliently projecting the support body in the direction in which the support body extends. The resilient member is provided with a resilient force for repelling the tray downward.

Therefore, when the holder body is pulled out to the use position with respect to the retainer, the tray is rotated downward by its own weight and the elastic force of the elastic member, and is positioned at the cup receiving position. Here, the bottom surfaces of the cups inserted into the holding holes of the holder body are received by the tray. further,
One side of the outer peripheral surface of the cups is pressed by one side of the holding hole of the holder body by the support body extended by the elastic force of the elastic member, and the other end of the outer peripheral surface of the cups is held by the holding hole. Is pressed against the other side, so that the cups are stably held without rattling even when the outer diameters of the cups are different in size. When the holder body is pushed into the original storage position with respect to the retainer, the tray is placed in the original storage position against the elastic force of the elastic member while being in contact with the retainer. In a state where the holder body is pushed down to the storage position and the tray is arranged at the storage position, the tray is repelled downward by the elastic force of the elastic member and is held in contact with the retainer. In addition, the problem that the train rattles in the vertical direction due to the running vibration of the vehicle is eliminated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cup holder device according to the first aspect.
The elastic member has a substantially central portion and a spring accumulation portion, one end of the spring accumulation portion is engaged with the support body, and the other end of the spring accumulation portion is engaged with the tray. By doing so, the support
An elastic force for resiliently projecting the body in the projecting direction is applied to the spring accumulating portion. Therefore, it is possible to easily apply the elastic force of the elastic member, which elastically springs the support body in the direction in which the support body extends in the projecting direction, by moving the tray downward.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(Embodiment 1) FIGS. 1 to 4 show Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
It is explained according to. 1 and 2, a retainer 1 attached to an interior member such as an instrument panel, a console box, or a seat back of a vehicle includes an upper plate portion 2, left and right side walls 3, and lower edges of both side walls. Is provided integrally with a folded piece 4 which is formed in a folded shape, and a storage chamber for accommodating the holder body 11 so as to be able to enter and leave is formed.

Guide rails 5 each having a substantially U-shaped cross section are fixed to the left and right sides of the storage chamber of the retainer 1 so as to face each other. The holder 11 is stored in the storage chamber of the retainer 1 so as to be guided in and out of the guide rail 5. The holder body 11 includes an upper plate portion 12, left and right side plate portions 13 protruding from right and left side edges of the upper plate portion 12 in a downward right-angle shape, and the upper plate portion 12 and the both side plate portions 13. And a front plate portion 14 which is formed over the front edge and serves also as a handle. The upper plate portion 12 has a holding hole large enough to insert a large-diameter cup among cups having different outer diameters.
15 are penetrated.

A tray 21 is mounted on the holder body 11 so as to be rotatable around a shaft 23 at a position closer to the rear side between the two side plates 13 near the base ends of the pair of left and right arms 22. Have been. A cup receiving portion 24 for receiving the bottom surface of the cups is formed over the tip of a pair of left and right arms 22 of the tray 21. As shown in FIG. 4, when the holder body 11 is pushed into the retainer 1 to the storage position, both the arms 22 of the tray 21 are moved to the two guide rails 5 of the retainer 1. The tray 21 is disposed at the storage position where the tray 21 is stored in the holder body 11 by being rotated upward about the shaft 23 while being in contact with the front edge of the retainer 1 as shown in FIG. When the holder body 11 is pulled out to the use position,
Is rotated downward about the shaft 23 and is arranged at a cup receiving position where the bottom surface of the cups can be received.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the tray 21 is located at the cup receiving position, the base end surfaces of the arms 22 of the tray 21 are used as the stopper surfaces 25 to form the holder body 11. By contacting the lower surface of the upper plate portion 12, further rotation of the tray 22 is stopped.

A support body 31 is mounted on the lower surface of the upper plate 12 of the holder body 11 at one side (rear side) of the holding hole 15 so as to be rotatable about a shaft 32. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the support body 31 is resiliently resiliently resiliently stretched toward one side of the holding hole 15, and the upper end portion 12 of the holder body 11 at the protruding end position. The lower surface is in contact with the lower surface and is held substantially horizontally. An elastic member 41 for projecting the support body 31 in the direction in which the support member 31 projects is provided with a resilient force for projecting the tray 21 downward.

In the first embodiment, the elastic member 41
Has a spring storage portion 42 composed of a coil spring wound around a shaft 32 of the support body 31 at a substantially central portion, and a first engagement piece extending from one end of the spring storage portion 42. 43 is support
A second engagement piece 44 engaged with the lower surface of the spring body 31 and extending from the other end of the spring accumulation portion 42 supports the base 21 of both arms 22 of the tray 21. It is bent and engaged with the piece 26.

The first embodiment is configured as described above. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the holder body 11 is pulled out to the use position with respect to the retainer 1, the tray 21 is pulled out.
Is rotated downward about the shaft 23 by its own weight and the elastic force of the elastic member 41, and the cup receiving portion 24 of the tray 21 is rotated.
Are disposed at a cup receiving position that is substantially horizontal. As described above, in a state where the holder body 11 is pulled out to the use position and the tray 21 is arranged at the cup receiving position, the cups C are inserted into the holding holes 15 of the holder body 11 as shown in FIG. The bottom of the cups C is placed in the tray receiving portion 24 of the tray 21.
And the cups C are held.

When the cups C are inserted into the holding holes 15 of the holder body 11, the support bodies 31 arranged at the protruding end positions correspond to the outer diameter of the cups C, and the support bodies 31 of the cups C have the same shape. While being in contact with the outer peripheral surface, the elastic member 41 is turned downward against the elastic force of the elastic member 41. When the bottom surface of the cups C is received by the cup receiving portion 24, one side of the outer peripheral surface of the cups C is pressed by the support body 31 subjected to the elastic force of the elastic member 41. The other side of the outer peripheral surface of the cups C is a holding hole.
Pressed against 15 other side. Thereby, even when the outer diameters of the cups C are different in size, the cups C are stably held without rattling or tilting.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the holder body 11 is pushed to the original storage position with respect to the retainer 1, the tray 21 is moved to the both sides by the arms 22 of the retainer 1. While being in contact with the front edges of the guide rails 5, the guide rails 5 are rotated back to the original storage position against the elastic force of the elastic member 41. The tray 21 disposed at the retracted position as described above is repelled downward by the resilient force of the elastic member 41, and the lower surfaces of the distal ends of both arms 22 are pressed and held by the guide rail 5. You. This prevents the tray 21 from rattling in the vertical direction due to the running vibration of the vehicle.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5. In Embodiment 2, the elastic member 41 is constituted by a leaf spring, and a first end of the elastic member 41 is provided. The engagement piece 43 is engaged with the lower surface of the support body 31 near the base end, and the second engagement piece 44 at the other end is in contact with the support pieces 26 of both arms 22 of the tray 21 to engage. The spring accumulating part 42 bent in a curved shape is formed substantially at the center. Further, in order to prevent detachment of the elastic member 41, the elastic member 21
In the second embodiment, at least one of the first and second engaging pieces 43 and 44 is fixed to the lower surface of the support body 31 with screws or the like. Since other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, the same portions and members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
Therefore, also in the second embodiment, the first embodiment
It has almost the same operation and effect as.

(Embodiment 3) Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6. In Embodiment 3, a tray 21 and a support body are provided with respect to a holder body 11.
31 is mounted rotatably about a shaft 52 disposed coaxially or on the same center line. And the elastic member 41
A first spring accumulating portion 42 formed of a coil spring wound around the shaft 52 and a first portion extending from one end of the spring accumulating portion 42 and pressed against and engaged with the lower surface of the support body 31; An engagement piece 43 is extended from the other end of the spring
And a second engagement piece 44 that engages with the support piece 27 of the first embodiment. Since other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, the same portions and members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. Therefore, the third embodiment has substantially the same operation and effect as the first embodiment. In the first to third embodiments, the support body 31 is rotatably supported with respect to the holder body 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the support body 31 can be rotated with respect to the tray 21. It may be movably supported.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The tray can be rebounded downward by an elastic member that resiliently protrudes the support body to one side of the holding hole of the holder body. The necessity of assembling can be eliminated and cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a holder body of a cup holder device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention has been pulled out to a use position.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state where cups are held.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the holder body is pushed down to a storage position.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a state where a holder body of a conventional cup holder device is pulled out to a use position.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a state where the holder body is pushed down to the storage position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 retainer 5 guide rail 11 holder body 15 holding hole 21 tray 22 arm 24 cup receiving part 31 support body 41 elastic member 42 spring storage part 43 first engagement piece 44 second engagement piece

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kentaro Okamoto 1 Toyota Town, Toyota City, Aichi Pref. Inspector, Toyota Motor Corporation Inspector Hidetaka Kitamura (56) References JP-A-5-286388 (JP, A) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60N 3/10

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A retainer, a holder body which is housed in the retainer so as to be able to enter and exit, and has a holding hole into which cups are inserted, and wherein the holder body is pushed into the retainer to a storage position. When the holder body is pulled out to the use position with respect to the retainer while being in contact with the retainer when the holder body is in contact with the retainer, the holder body is turned downward with respect to the holder body. A tray that switches the arrangement of the bottoms of the cups to a receivable cup receiving position, and can protrude to one side of the holding hole according to the outer diameter of the cup inserted into the holding hole. And a resilient member for resiliently projecting the support body in a projecting direction. The resilient member is provided with a resilient force for repelling the tray downward. A cup holder device characterized in that: 2. The cup holder device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member has a spring accumulating portion at a substantially central portion thereof.
One end of the spring accumulating portion is engaged with the support body, and the other end of the spring accumulating portion is engaged with the tray, so that the elastic body rebounds in the projecting direction. A cup holder device, wherein an elastic force and an elastic force for urging the tray downward are applied to the spring accumulating portion.