JP3353641B2 - 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 drawer-type cup holder which is provided so as to be able to enter and exit a center cluster, a console box and the like of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various cup holders have conventionally been used for placing containers such as cups and cans containing drinks when eating and drinking in a car cabin. Above all, a drawer-type cup holder which is pulled out and used at the time of use is particularly preferable because it does not protrude into the vehicle compartment when not in use, so that the vehicle compartment space can be widely used and does not hinder the drawer.

As described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 4-10112, there is known a cup holder in which a plate-like drawer is simply provided with a through hole. In this cup holder, the container can be held in the through-hole by setting the diameter of the through-hole between the maximum diameter and the minimum diameter of a frustoconical container such as a paper cup. Further, there is also known one in which the diameter of the through hole is variable so that paper cups of various sizes can be held.

However, it is difficult for such a cup holder to hold a cylindrical container having a constant cross-sectional area such as canned juice. In order to be able to hold canned juice and the like in the vehicle cabin, it is necessary to hold the outer periphery of the container and also support the bottom. So, the actual opening 63-11913
In JP-A No. 4 (1993) -195, a container supporting member for supporting the bottom of a container swings down by its own weight when pulled out from a wall surface of a center cluster or the like, and descends, and the container supporting member and a container holding member provided on the upper portion thereof. A cup holder for holding a container is also disclosed.

In this cup holder, the container holding member is a drawer, and the container support is swingably held by the drawer. Then, with the drawer portion pulled out, the container supporting member is lowered and positioned below the container holding member, and the container holding member holds the outer peripheral portion of the container and the container supporting member supports the bottom of the container so that the container is held. It is possible to hold. Further, at the time of storage, the container supporting member is raised to be in a substantially horizontal state, and can be stored on the wall surface together with the container holding member.

[0006]

However, in a cup holder in which the container supporting member descends from the drawer, the bottom of the container is necessarily located below the drawer.
Therefore, when the drawer portion is provided at a lower position, the position of the container to be held is increasingly lower, and it is inconvenient to take the container in and out. In addition, since many functional components are mounted on a center cluster of an automobile or the like, if a cup holder is provided on an upper part, it is often difficult to operate the various functional components when the cup is pulled out.

In order to make the drawer part lower and the position of the held container as high as possible, the drawer part is a container supporting member for supporting the bottom of the container, and the container holding member is swingable on the drawer part. It is conceivable to hold the container so that the container holding member rises from the drawer portion during use. However, just by configuring the container holding member to swing up from the drawer and rise up,
For example, the container holding member may be erroneously pushed downward at the bottom of the container in order to hold the container by the container holding member. Then, since the container holding member descends, if the user releases the hand after erroneously recognizing that the container is held, there is a problem that the container falls down and the beverage spills.

In order to avoid such a problem, the container holding member may be made hard to swing so that a reaction force can be perceived even if the container holding member is pushed at the bottom of the container. However, in this case, it is difficult to swing even during storage, so that storage becomes difficult. Therefore, it is desirable that the container holding member rises from the drawer portion during use, and that state is maintained, and that the container holding member is easily rocked during storage to facilitate storage.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to make it possible to easily take in and out a container even if a drawer portion is provided at a lower position, and to reliably hold the container. I do.

[0010]

A feature of the cup holder according to the present invention that solves such a problem is that a plate-like drawer that can freely enter and exit from a storage portion provided on a wall surface and one end of the drawer swings. An arm portion arbitrarily held, a container holding member swingably held at the other end of the arm portion, an urging member for urging the arm portion in a direction rising from the drawer portion, and a housing portion. The arm portion is composed of a pressing portion that presses the arm portion against the urging force of the urging member. In use, when the drawer portion is pulled out from the wall surface, the arm portion is raised by the urging member to hold the container holding member substantially horizontally. A cup holder that holds the outer peripheral surface of the container with the container holding member, holds the bottom of the container with the drawer portion, and stores the arm and the container holding member in a state substantially parallel to the drawer portion by the pressing of the pressing portion during storage. To the drawer A locking member that is held to hold a state where the arm is raised by engaging with a locking protrusion formed at an end of the arm when the drawer is pulled out of the storage, and the drawer is stored in the storage. And a release mechanism for releasing the engagement between the locking member and the locking projection when the locking member has a front locking portion and a rear locking portion, and when the drawer is pulled out from the storage portion. The rear locking portion contacts the storage portion, the front locking portion engages with the locking projection, and the locking projection contacts the bottom surface of the drawer portion, so that the arm portion is maintained in the raised state. is there.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the cup holder of the present invention, when the drawer is pulled out of the storage portion, the arm is raised by the urging force of the urging member, and the container holding member is substantially horizontal above the drawer. Then, the locking member is engaged with the arm, and that state is maintained. Therefore, even if the container holding member is pressed downward at the bottom of the container by mistake, the arm does not swing, so that the reaction force from the arm is perceived via the container holding member, and the container is corrected by correcting the error. The container can be accurately held by the container holding member.

When the cup holder is stored in the storage section after use, the engagement between the locking member and the arm is released by the release mechanism, so that the arm can swing and the arm and the container holding member can be held. The member can be in a substantially horizontal state. Thus, the arm and the container holding member can be stored in the storage together with the drawer. As the locking member and the release mechanism, any member can be used as long as the arm can be locked in a state where it is raised from the drawer portion and the locked state can be released. For example, a cam-shaped member which can be manually or automatically swung with the movement of the drawer to take the engaged and disengaged state with one end of the arm, or which comes and goes with the arm as the drawer moves. A claw-shaped member that engages / disengages is exemplified.

[0013]

The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to examples. (Embodiment 1) FIGS. 1 to 5 show a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cup holder is provided in the center cluster of the automobile, is pulled out of the center cluster when used, and is stored in the center cluster when not used.

This cup holder is, as shown in FIG.
The case 1 includes a case 1 and a drawer 2 that can be freely inserted into and removed from the case 1. The case 1 has an opening 10 at one end, and the drawer 2 is inserted into and out of the opening 10. Case 10
Most of the upper surface is formed as a through hole 11, and a plate-like bridge portion 12 is provided near the opening 10 at a constant width to connect both left and right ends.

The leading end of the drawer 2 has a lid 20 having substantially the same shape as the opening 10 at the tip, and a pair of arms 3 and a pair of locking members 4 are pivotally supported at an intermediate portion. The tips of the pair of arms 3 are pivotally supported by the container holding member 5 so as to be swingable. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, each of the pair of arms 3 has one end pivotally supported by the protrusion 21 of the drawer 2 in the width direction of the drawer 2, and can swing vertically. One end of a pivot shaft 30 of one arm 3 is locked by a drawer 2 and the other end of the spring 3 is locked by an arm 3.
1 is disposed, and the other end of the arm 3 is urged by a spring 31 in a direction away from the drawer 2. A locking projection 32 extends from one end of the arm 3 pivotally supported by the drawer 2. Since the other ends of the pair of arms 3 are pivotally supported by the base 50 of the container holding member 5 as described later, the pair of arms 3 are configured to swing in synchronization with each other. .

At the rear of the pair of arms 3 slightly away from the pivot shaft 30, locking members 4 are pivotally supported, respectively. The locking member 4 includes a front locking portion 40 that extends forward to face the arm 3,
A rear locking portion 41 extends to the opposite side by 0 ° and bends at a substantially right angle and extends upward, and an intermediate portion between the front locking portion 40 and the rear locking portion 41 is erected from the bottom surface of the drawer portion 2. It is pivotally supported by the wall 22. Therefore, the front locking portion 40 and the rear locking portion 41 can swing vertically in opposite directions. A spring (not shown) is disposed on the pivot shaft 42, and the front locking portion 40 is urged clockwise in FIG. 2 so that the front locking portion 40 is directed downward and the rear locking portion 41 is directed upward. I have.

In the locking member 4, when the drawer 2 is pulled out of the case 1 and the rear locking portion 41 comes into contact with the rear end of the bridge portion 12, the front end bent at a substantially right angle is pressed by the bridge portion 12, and The locking portion 41 swings downward against the urging force of the spring. When the drawer portion 2 is further pulled out, the rear locking portion 41 abuts on the lower surface of the bridge portion 12 and the upward swing is restricted. Along with this,
The front locking portion 40 swings upward, and the rear locking portion 4
When the front end of the first abutment comes into contact with the lower surface of the bridge portion 12, downward swing is restricted.

In this state, the distal end surface of the front locking portion 40 is configured to abut on the locking projection 32 of the arm portion 3 which has been swung up and away from the drawer portion 2. At this time, the locking projection 32 also comes into contact with the bottom surface of the drawer 2 at the same time. Therefore, the locking projection 32
Is held between the drawer portion 2 and the front locking portion 40, and the swing of the arm portion 3 in both the direction away from the drawer portion 2 and the direction approaching the drawer portion 2 is regulated.

The other end of the arm 3 is pivotally supported by the container holding member 5 so as to be swingable. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the container holding member 5 includes a base 50, a right circular arc 51 and a left circular arc 52 integrally extending from the base 50, and a circle pivotally supported by the base 50 so as to be swingable. Arc-shaped right movable part 53 and left movable part 5
And 4. Right movable part 53 and left movable part 5
A spring 56 is disposed on each of the four pivots 55, and the right movable portion 53 and the left movable portion 54 are urged by the spring 56 in a direction away from the right arc portion 51 and the left arc portion 52, that is, outward. .

A convex portion 57 is formed on the outer surface of each of the right movable portion 53 and the left movable portion 54, and the convex portion 57 is
, The swing in the direction (outside) away from the right circular arc portion 51 and the left circular arc portion 52 is regulated. The right movable portion 53 and the left movable portion 54 are each formed with a projection 58 extending from the pivot shaft 55 to the opposite side.
, The swing in the direction (inside) approaching the right arc portion 51 and the left arc portion 52 is regulated.

It should be noted that a pair of the right circular arc portion 51 and the right movable portion 53 and a pair of the left circular arc portion 52 and the left movable portion 54 respectively form a substantially perfect holder space 59, and the holder space 59 is formed. Each container can be held. The other end of the pair of arms 3 is connected to the container holding member 5 as shown in FIG.
Are respectively pivotally supported by the bases 50 of the base. A spring 34 is disposed on the pivot 33, and the spring 34
As a result, the container holding member 5 is urged so that the front end swings downward. Further, by the contact between the predetermined surface of the base 50 (not shown) and the predetermined surface of the arm 3, further downward swing of the container holding member 5 is restricted, and the plane having the holder space 59 in the use state shown in FIG. It is configured to be substantially horizontal.

The case 1 has a push-lock / open mechanism for the drawer 2 (not shown) and a drawer 2.
And an urging member for urging the member in a direction out of the opening 10. In the cup holder of the present embodiment configured as described above, the case 1 is disposed in the center cluster,
It is fixed so that only the opening 10 is exposed. Then, the drawer 2 is housed in the case 1, and the cover 2 is in the housed state.
0 closes the opening 10.

When the drawer 2 is stored, the arm 3 and the container holding member 5 are stored in a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG. Although the arm 3 and the container holding member 5 store the biasing force of the springs 31 and 34, respectively, the tip of the container holding member 5 abuts on the bridge 12 of the case 1, thereby restricting the swing. Therefore, the arm 3 or the container holding member 5
Is regulated to protrude.

The locking member 4 is prevented from swinging when the front locking portion 40 contacts the bottom surface of the drawer 2, and the tip of the rear locking portion 41 projects into the through hole 11. Further, the right movable portion 53 and the left movable portion 54 of the container holding member 5
Are in a state of swinging inward by contacting the left and right inner walls of the case 1 respectively. When the cup holder is used, the push-lock / open mechanism (not shown) is unlocked by pressing the lid 20 with a finger, and the drawer 2 is automatically set to a predetermined length by the urging force of the urging member (not shown). Only from the opening 10. When the drawer 2 is further pulled out, the arm 3 and the container holding member 5 gradually swing upward by the urging of the spring 31 from the point in time when the bridge portion 12 has passed over the container holding member 5, and the container holding member 5
Swings to a predetermined angle with respect to the arm 3 by the bias of the spring 34. Further, the right movable portion 53 and the left movable portion 54 swing outward to form a holder space 59.

When the front end of the rear locking portion 41 of the locking member 4 comes into contact with the rear end of the bridge portion 12, the rear locking portion 41 swings downward against the urging force of a spring (not shown). FIG.
2, the end surface of the rear locking portion 4 comes into contact with the lower surface of the bridge portion 12. At this time, the arm 3 is raised from the drawer 2, and one surface of the locking projection 32 is in contact with the bottom of the drawer 2. Accordingly, the front end surface of the front locking portion 40 of the locking member 3 abuts on the other surface of the locking protrusion 32, so that the locking protrusion 32 is sandwiched between the locking member 4 and the drawer portion 2, and The swing of the arm member 3 in both the up and down directions is restricted.

In this state, the holder space 59 of the container holding member 3 is substantially horizontal, and is located above and separated from the bottom surface of the drawer 2. Therefore, by putting the container in the holder space 59, the outer peripheral portion of the container is held by the pair of the right arc portion 51 and the right movable portion 53 and the pair of the left arc portion 52 and the left movable portion 54, respectively. The bottom of the drawer 2 supports the bottom of the container.

Further, since the arm 3 is restricted from swinging up and down and the container holding member 5 is restrained from swinging downward, the container holding member 5 and the arm 3 are erroneously moved at the bottom of the container. Even if it is pressed downward, no swing occurs and the reaction force is transmitted. Therefore, an error can be perceived and the container can be correctly placed in the holder space 59, so that the beverage can be prevented from being spilled due to erroneous recognition.

Further, in this embodiment, the right movable portion 53 and the left movable portion 54 swing outward to form a holder space, and the right movable portion 53 and the left movable portion 54 are larger than the width of the drawer 2. It has a configuration to expand. Therefore, a container having a large diameter can be held during use, and can be used in a wide area. On the other hand, at the time of storage, the right movable portion 53 and the left movable portion 54 are swung inward to be housed in each other, so that the storage space can be reduced.

When the drawer 2 is stored, the drawer 2 is pushed into the opening 10. Then, first, the front end of the rear locking portion 41 of the locking member 4 protrudes into the through hole 11 so that the contact with the bridge portion 12 is released, and the front locking portion 40 swings downward by the urging of a spring (not shown). Move. As a result, the engagement with the locking projection 32 is released, and the arm 3 can swing downward.

When the drawer 2 is further pushed in, the bridge 1
The tip of 2 abuts on the arm 3, and the arm 3 gradually swings downward by the pressure from the bridge 12. And the container holding member 5
When the end of the container abuts against the bottom surface of the drawer portion 2, the container holding member 5 swings upward against the urging force of the spring 34,
The arm 3 gradually becomes substantially horizontal. At this time, the right movable part 53 and the left movable part 54 are
By being pressed from the end face and the left and right inner walls of the case 1, it gradually swings inward against the urging force of the spring 56. Then, the push-lock-open mechanism (not shown) is locked, and the storage state shown in FIG. 5 is obtained.

That is, in the cup holder according to the present embodiment, the case 1 constitutes the storage portion described in claim 1 and the spring 3
Reference numeral 1 denotes an urging member, and the front end surface of the bridge portion 12 mainly forms a pressing portion, and the bridge portion 12 and the through hole 11 form a release mechanism.

[0032]

[0033]

[0034]

[0035]

According to the cup holder of the present invention, since the container holding member swings upward to hold the outer peripheral surface of the container, it can be used as a cup holder even if the drawer is provided at a low position. Becomes Therefore, the degree of freedom of the position to be provided is remarkably improved. Furthermore, when used, the locking member regulates the swing of the arm and the arm is held up, so that even if the container holding member or the arm is erroneously pressed downward at the bottom of the container, an error is made. The beverage can be perceived, and the beverage can be reliably prevented from spilling from the container due to incorrect placement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a cup holder according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the cup holder according to the embodiment of the present invention in use.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a drawer of the cup holder according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of a container holding member and an arm of a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of the cup holder according to the embodiment of the present invention in a housed state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Case 2: Drawer
3: Arm 4: Locking member 5: Container holding member 1
0: Opening 11: Through hole 12: Bridge 3
1: spring 32: locking projection 40: front locking part 4
1: Rear locking part

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-10-86735 (JP, A) JP-A-8-11614 (JP, A) JP-A-7-228180 (JP, A) JP-A-7-228 4156 (JP, A) Actually open 4-11143 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plate-like drawer part which can freely enter and exit from a storage part provided on a wall surface, an arm part whose one end is swingably held by the drawer part, and which is swingable by the other end of the arm part. A holding member held in the housing, an urging member for urging the arm portion in a direction rising from the drawer portion, and pressing the arm portion provided in the storage portion against the urging force of the urging member. In use, when the drawer is pulled out from the wall surface during use, the arm is raised by the biasing member to hold the container holding member substantially horizontally, and the outer peripheral surface of the container is held by the container holding member. A cup holder that holds the bottom of the container with the drawer portion and holds the arm and the container holding member in a state substantially parallel to the drawer portion by the pressing of the pressing portion during storage. The drawer held by the drawer is A locking member that engages with a locking projection formed at an end of the arm when pulled out from the storage portion and holds the arm in a raised state; and stores the drawer in the storage portion. A release mechanism for releasing the engagement between the locking member and the locking projection, wherein the locking member has a front locking portion and a rear locking portion, and the drawer portion is removed from the storage portion. The arm is configured such that the rear locking portion abuts on the storage portion when pulled out, the front locking portion engages with the locking projection, and the locking projection abuts on the bottom surface of the drawer portion. The cup holder is characterized in that the part is held in an upright state.