JP3588760B2 - Vehicle cup holder - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vehicle cup holder for supporting and holding a beverage container such as a can, a bottle, a cup, and a paper pack containing drinking water so as not to fall down.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art There have been proposed many cup holders for vehicles that hold a container containing drinking water to be swallowed while riding so as not to fall.
In addition, there are many types of beverage containers on the market today, such as cans, bottles, cups, paper packs, and the like. There are 350 milliliter cans and 250 milliliter cans even when focusing on cans alone, and their outer diameters are different from each other. When a 250-ml can is placed in a holder formed for a 350-ml can, there is a risk that the can will play and fall down in the holder. Cannot be arranged because the diameter of the can is larger than that of the holder.
[0003]
Therefore, many cup holders having a structure capable of holding cans or the like having different diameters have been conventionally proposed. This can be seen, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-78067.
The cup holder disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 6-78067 is provided with a guide plate which is urged by a spring in a horizontal direction on an inner wall surface of a housing having an open upper surface and formed in a box shape. When the beverage container is inserted, it comes into contact with the side surface of the beverage container, and when the diameter of the beverage container is large, the beverage container is pushed down by the beverage container and turned downward to escape, and the guide plate is always It is in contact with the beverage container.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional cup holder structure, the guide plate is rotatably supported in the housing by the pivot, and the rotation return force depends on the repulsive force of the spring. Therefore, when drinking water is spilled and adheres to the pivot, the sugar is contained in the drinking water and the like, so that the guide plate is not rotated and returned, and remains in a state of being rotated downward. Become. This is the same even when the spring force of the spring is weak. When the guide plate is kept lowered, there is a problem that the small-sized can is not securely held and falls down in the holder to spill the contents.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to eliminate malfunction and to provide a vehicle cup having a structure capable of reliably holding any of beverage containers having different outer diameters. It is to provide a holder.
Further, other objects will be sequentially clarified in the contents described below.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a top surface is opened for inserting a beverage container, and a box-shaped housing having an opening window on a side surface corresponds to the beverage container having a different outer shape. A rotating body having a notch on the peripheral surface, a part of which is disposed in the housing through the opening window, and which is rotatably provided around a central axis extending vertically outside the housing. together and a preparative, holding the when the rotary member is rotated by manually changing the position of the notch said, is switched arrangement space for the beverage container within the housing, and the rotating body at the position after the switching It is a structure that is performed.
[0007]
According to the above configuration, when the rotating body is manually rotated to change the position of the cut, the space in which the beverage container can be arranged in the housing is switched, and the beverage container having a corresponding outer shape is securely held. Can be.
Moreover, since the central shaft is disposed outside the housing, spilled drinking water does not adhere to the central shaft and cause malfunction.
Further, since the switching is performed by manually rotating the rotating body, a more reliable switching operation can be performed.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3 show a cup holder for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a part of the cup holder viewed from the upper side, FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main part.
[0009]
1 to 3, the cup holder 1 mainly includes a housing 2, a pair of rotating bodies 3, and a pair of spring members 24.
[0010]
More specifically, the housing 2 is made of a resin, and is formed in a box shape with an upper surface 2a opened for inserting a beverage container, and the beverage containers A and B are set up in the housing 2, The space which can arrange two is arranged. Incidentally, the container indicated by symbol A, for example 350 ml cans in Figure 1, the container indicated by symbol B is a 25 0 ml cans, the outer diameter direction of 350 ml cans A greater than 250 ml cans B.
[0011]
In addition, a partition bulging portion 4 is formed in the left and right middle part of the front side wall 2b of the housing 2 so as to protrude inward. In this state, the partition bulging portion 5 is formed. The interior of the housing 2 is divided into two regions 20 and 21 by the two partitioning bulging portions 4 and 5 which oppose each other. Therefore, FIG. 1 shows a state in which a 350 ml can A is stored in the area 20 and a 250 ml can B is arranged in the area 21.
[0012]
Further, an opening window 6 is provided on the rear side wall 2c corresponding to each of the regions 20 and 21. Further, bearing portions 9 and 10 having through holes 7 and 8 are integrally formed at the upper and lower positions in the middle of the opening window 6 on the outer surface side of the rear side wall 2c. In addition, an engaging hole 11 for fixing one end of the spring member 24 is formed near one side of the opening window 6, and a mounting piece 13 having a mounting hole 12 in the left and right side walls 2d and 2e. Are formed integrally.
[0013]
The left and right rotating bodies 3 have the same structure, and are formed of a resin material. The thickness of the main body 3a of the rotating body 3 is formed slightly smaller than the height of the opening window 6, and a part of the main body 3a can pass through the opening window 6. A pivot 14 is formed at the center of each of the upper and lower surfaces of the main body 3a. The pivot 14 is engaged in the bearings 9 and 10, and the rotating body 3 is pivoted around the bearings 9 and 10. 1 has a structure capable of reciprocating rotation in an arrow CD direction. Further, the shape of the outer periphery of the main body 3a is a perfect circle drawn around the pivot 14, and cuts 15, 16, 17a, 17b are formed in the middle of this peripheral surface over the upper and lower ends. Of these, the cut 15 is for positioning the 350 ml can A, the inner surface shape of which corresponds to the outer curved surface of the 350 ml can A, and the cut 16 is for positioning the 250 ml can B. The inner surface shape is formed equal to the outer peripheral curved surface of the 250 ml can B. The cuts 17a and 17b are for detents, and the spring member 24 can fall and engage. Further, a regulating piece 19 for regulating the amount of rotation of the rotating body 3 is integrally formed on the upper surface of each rotating body 3.
[0014]
The left and right rotating bodies 3 are arranged such that the regulating pieces 19 are arranged inside the housing 2, a part of the main body 3 a enters the housing 2, and the pivots 14 are respectively inserted into the bearings 9 and 10. It is rotatably engaged and attached to the housing 2.
When the rotating body 3 attached in this way is inserted into the housing 2 and rotated in one direction (the direction of arrow D in FIG. 1), the regulating piece 19 eventually hits the inner surface of the housing 2, Further rotation is restricted. At this time, the cut 15 is arranged in the housing 2.
Conversely, when the rotating body 3 is rotated in the opposite direction (the direction of the arrow C in FIG. 1) by inserting a hand into the housing 2, the restricting piece 19 is rotated by about 180 degrees. 2, and further rotation is restricted. At this time, the cut 16 is arranged in the housing 2.
[0015]
Next, the pair of spring members 24 form a detent mechanism together with the cuts 17 a and 17 b of the rotating body 3. Each of the spring members 24 is formed by bending a plate-like spring, and one end is press-fitted into the engagement hole 11 of the housing 2. The other end is bent in a V-shape and is constantly pressed against the peripheral surface of the rotating body 3.
When each of the spring members 24 is rotated to the end in the arrow C direction or the end in the arrow D direction in FIG. 1 and the regulating piece 19 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the housing 2, The portion 24a bent in a V-shape 24 falls into the cut (17a or 17b) and is engaged with the detent, so that the position after the rotation can be maintained. When the rotating body 3 is forcibly rotated by hand, the detent engagement is released, and when the rotating body 3 reaches the rotation end again, the portion 24a falls into the cut (17a or 17b) and is engaged with the detent.
[0016]
Therefore, in the cup holder 1 configured as described above, when the rotator 3 is manually rotated to switch the cuts (15 or 16) arranged in the housing 2, the beverage container (the present embodiment) can be arranged in the housing 2. In the example, the space where the 350 ml can A and the 250 ml can B) can be arranged is switched. When a beverage container having an outer shape corresponding to this is arranged, the container can be reliably held. Moreover, since the central shaft (the pivot 14) is rotatably held outside the housing 2 by the bearings 9 and 10, there is no possibility that spilled drinking water adheres to the pivot and causes malfunction. Further, since the switching is performed by rotating the rotating body 3 manually, a more reliable switching operation can be performed.
[0017]
Further, the cup holder 1 is installed by being buried and fixed in the center console box as it is, or provided so as to be slidable in and out of the instrument panel, and the installation method is arbitrary. Is selected.
[0018]
In the above embodiment, the case where the 350 ml can A and the 250 ml can B are used has been described, but it is needless to say that the can be used to hold other beverage containers. In addition, the description has been made of two types of cuts 15 and 16 for holding the beverage container, but it is of course possible to use three types of cuts.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the rotating body is manually rotated to change the position of the cut, the space in the housing in which the beverage container can be arranged is switched, and the beverage container having an outer shape corresponding to the space can be reliably formed. Can be held. In addition, since the central shaft is disposed outside the housing, spilled drinking water does not adhere to the central shaft and cause malfunction, and the rotating body is manually rotated for switching, so that it is more reliable. It is possible to expect an effect such that a switching operation can be performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a part of a cup holder according to the present invention, which is cut away and viewed from above.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cup holder according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the cup holder according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cup holder 2 Housing 3 Rotating body 6 Opening window 9 Bearing part 10 Bearing part 14 Pivot (center axis)
15 Cut (for 250ml can)
16 Cut (for 350ml can)
17a, 17b Detent cut 24 Detent spring member

Claims (2)

A box-shaped housing having an upper surface opened for inserting a beverage container and having an opening window on a side surface,
The peripheral surface has a cut corresponding to the beverage container having a different outer shape, a part of which is arranged in the housing through the opening window, and a central axis extending vertically in the outside of the housing as a fulcrum. And a rotating body provided rotatably ,
When the rotating body is manually rotated to change the position of the cut, the arrangement space for the beverage container in the housing is switched , and the rotating body is held at the position after the switching. Characteristic cup holder for vehicles. The vehicle cup holder according to claim 1, wherein a detent mechanism including a detent cut and a leaf spring is provided between a peripheral surface of the rotating body and the housing.

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