JP3776674B2 - Vehicle cup holder mechanism - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicular cup holder mechanism that has a simple structure and is suitable for increasing the degree of freedom of an installation location of a cup holder.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to keep paper cups, juice cans, small plastic bottles, etc., filled with tea from falling down in the car, cup holders that can be pulled out on the instrument panel are, for example, (1) -142341 gazette "Storage tray", (2) Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-8645 gazette "Vehicle drawer case structure" is known.
[0003]
In FIG. 1 of the above publication (1), a slide plate 3 is movably inserted into the case body 2, and a tray 5 and a cup holder 7 are attached to the slide plate 3 so as to be able to swing up and down with a shaft pin 4. The storage tray 1 which can hold | maintain horizontally is described.
[0004]
In FIG. 1 of the above publication (2), the ashtray case 1 is composed of an outer case 9 and an inner case 13 slidably attached to the outer case 9, and the inner case 13 is orthogonal to the sliding direction of the inner case 13. A vehicle drawer case structure is described in which a cup holder 21 is slidably mounted in the direction to be moved.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the technique of the above publication (1), the tray 5 and the cup holder 7 are attached to the slide plate 3 so as to be swingable up and down. For example, when there are other parts above and below the installation location of the storage tray 1 of the instrument panel, It is possible to prevent the tray 5 and the cup holder 7 from interfering with other parts by changing the vertical swing angle of the tray 5 and the cup holder 7, but there are parts on both sides of the tray 5 and the cup holder 7. In this case, the storage tray 1 must be installed at a position that does not interfere with the components, and the installation location of the storage tray 1 is limited.
[0006]
In the technique of the above publication (2), when the inner case 13 is pulled out from the outer case 9, the cup holder 21 slid from the inner case 13 protrudes to the side, so that the inner case 13 and the cup holder 21 are occupied. Space becomes larger. In such a state, the installation location must be determined so that the inner case 13 and the cup holder 21 do not interfere with other parts arranged on the upper, lower, left and right sides. The installation location of case 1 is restricted.
[0007]
Furthermore, this ashtray case 1 requires both a sliding mechanism for the inner case 13 with respect to the outer case 9 and a sliding mechanism for the cup holder 21 with respect to the inner case 13, so that the structure becomes complicated and the number of parts is reduced. Increased costs.
[0008]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to increase the degree of freedom of the place where the cup holder is installed with a simple structure in the vehicle cup holder mechanism.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention includes a case that is mounted in an instrument panel of a vehicle, a slide member that is slidably mounted on the case like a drawer, a cross shaft that is passed to the slide member, and the cross A cup holder mechanism for a vehicle, which comprises a plate with a hole mounted on a shaft so as to be swingable up and down, and on which a container such as a paper cup, a can, or a bottle can be placed on a plate with a hole drawn out of the instrument panel. The cross shaft is attached to the slide member so that the cross shaft can be moved to the right or left by a certain distance, and the holed plate is attached to the slide member so as to be movable to the right or left by a certain distance.
[0010]
By attaching the cross shaft to the slide member so that it can move to the right or left by a certain distance, the plate with a hole can be attached to the slide member so that it can move to the right or left by a certain distance, and the plate with the hole can be attached to the cross shaft so that it can swing vertically Thus, the perforated plate is installed so as not to interfere with surrounding parts. Therefore, the freedom degree of the installation location of a board with a hole increases.
In addition, by attaching the holed plate to the cross shaft so that it can swing up and down and move left and right, the structure for mounting the holed plate is simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are viewed in the direction of the reference numerals.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the interior of a vehicle that employs a cup holder mechanism according to the present invention. A plastic bottle 13 as a bottle or the like is placed on the instrument panel 12 at the lower right of the meter panel 11 in the interior of the vehicle 10. It shows that the cup holder 14 as a plate with a hole for holding a paper cup, a jute can and the like is attached. Reference numeral 16 denotes a steering wheel, 17 denotes a front pillar, and 18 denotes a front door.
[0012]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention. The cup holder mechanism 20 is installed in the instrument panel 12 (see FIG. 1), and the case 21 is disposed inside the side wall of the case 21. Rail portions 22 and 23 which are borders of the front ends of the rails, a slide member 24 which is slidably attached to the rail portions 22 and 23, and the cup holder 14 which is attached to the slide member 24 so as to be swingable up and down. . Reference numeral 26 denotes a bracket for attaching the case 21 to the instrument panel 12.
The figure shows a state where the slide member 24 is slid out of the case 21 and the cup holder 14 is pulled out.
[0013]
The cup holder 14 includes a bottom support member 31 for supporting the bottom of the PET bottle 13 (see FIG. 1) and a side surface holding member 32 having a hole for holding the side surface of the PET bottle 13. The member 32 has a front plate 33 attached to the front.
[0014]
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention, in which the cup holder mechanism 20 is inserted into the instrument panel 12 and the bracket 35 of the cup holder mechanism 20 is attached to the mounting portion 35 provided inside the instrument panel 12. 26 is attached with screws 36 and 36 (reference numeral 36 on the back side is not shown), and a projecting portion 37 projecting from the rear portion of the case 21 of the cup holder mechanism 20 is provided in a mounting hole 39 provided in the frame 38 in the instrument panel 12. It is shown that the cup holder mechanism 20 is attached in the instrument panel 12 by being inserted into the instrument panel 12.
[0015]
4 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow 4 in FIG. 3, the bottom support member 31 of the cup holder 14 is provided with a horizontal plate 42 that contacts the bottom of the PET bottle 13 (see FIG. 1), and the PET bottle 13 is inserted into the side support member 32. It shows that the hole 43 to be opened. Reference numeral 45 denotes a shaft for attaching the cup holder 14 to the slide member 24 so as to freely swing up and down.
[0016]
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4. The slide member 24 is provided with a protrusion 47 and a stopper surface 48 at the front, and the bottom of the cup 47 is formed on the protrusion 47 via the shaft 45. The support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 are mounted so as to be swingable up and down, the first angle regulating portion 51 formed on the bottom support member 31 is applied to the stopper surface 48, and the second angle formed on the side surface holding member 32 on the stopper surface 48. By applying the restricting portion 52, the swing angle to the lower side of the cup holder 14 is restricted.
[0017]
The side surface holding member 32 of the cup holder 14 is an angle (a side surface holding member indicated by a solid line) in a state of being drawn out of the case 21 from an angle (an angle of the side surface holding member 32 indicated by an imaginary line) in a state of being accommodated in the case 21. Swings downward by an angle θ1 up to (angle 32).
[0018]
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 3. The slide support 24 is provided with shaft support portions 24a and 24b, the bottom support member 31 is provided with arm portions 31a and 31b, and the side support member 32 is provided with arm portions 32a and 32b is provided, and the shaft 45 is attached to the shaft support portions 24a and 24b so as to be movable in the direction in which the shaft 45 extends. When the shaft 45 moves in the direction in which the shaft 45 extends with respect to the shaft support portions 24a and 24b, The arm portions 31a and 31b and the arm portions 32a and 32b are attached to the shaft 45 so that the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 move integrally, and the arm portions 31a and 31b and the arm portions 32a and 32b are attached to the shaft 45. Is attached to the shaft 45 so that the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 can swing. Indicating that it has attached to the standing.
[0019]
In the figure, a coil spring 54 is interposed between the shaft support 24 a of the slide member 24 and the arm 31 b of the bottom support member 31.
The coil spring 54 has one end attached to the shaft support portion 24a and the other end attached to the arm portion 31b, so that the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 are pushed rightward in the drawing with respect to the slide member 24. In addition to acting as a spring, it also acts as a torsion coil spring that rotates the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 around the shaft 45 with respect to the slide member 24.
[0020]
Here, reference numeral 55 denotes a snap ring attached to an intermediate portion of the shaft 45. When the shaft 45 moves left and right by the snap ring 55, the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 are integrally left and right with the shaft 45. It is intended to move.
[0021]
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 3. The slide member 24 is formed by inserting side protrusions 58 and 59 into grooves 56 and 57 provided in the rail portions 22 and 23, respectively. 22 and 23 are slidably attached.
The slide member 24 has a torsion coil spring 62 attached to the lower part for moving the cup holder 14 (see FIG. 3) from the case 21 to the outside of the case 21.
[0022]
The torsion coil spring 62 has one end attached to the slide member 24 and the other end attached to the case 21 so that the torsion coil spring 62 is extended when the cup holder 14 is pushed into the case 21 by hand. The elastic force of 62 is increased, and this elastic force is used as a driving force when the cup holder 14 moves out of the case 21.
[0023]
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 3, and the slide member 24 is an oil that slows the moving speed of the cup holder 14 (see FIG. 3) to the outside of the case 21 by the torsion coil spring 62 (see FIG. 7). A damper 64 is attached to the lower part.
[0024]
The oil damper 64 is filled with highly viscous oil in the oil chamber 65, a rotating member such as a blade (not shown) is disposed in the oil chamber 65, and a pinion 66 is attached to the rotating member, whereby the rotating member is The rotation of the pinion 66 attached to the rotating member is prevented by utilizing the resistance caused by the shearing force of the oil when rotating in the oil.
The pinion 66 described above meshes with a rack formed on the lower end surface of the rail portion 22.
[0025]
Next, the operation of the cup holder mechanism 20 described above will be described.
FIGS. 9A and 9B are first operation diagrams for explaining the operation of the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention, and will be described with a cross-sectional view of the cup holder mechanism 20.
(A) shows the state which accommodated the cup holder 14 in the case 21. FIG.
In this state, the front plate 33 of the cup holder 14 is pushed with a finger. Thereby, the coupling of a coupling member (not shown) that couples the case 21 and the slide member 24 is released.
[0026]
In (b), the slide member 24 moves in the case 21 as indicated by the arrow (1) by the torsional force of the torsion coil spring 62 (see FIG. 7), and the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 of the cup holder 14 are moved. Is moved out of the case 21 and the side holding member 32 and the bottom support member 31 are shown in the arrows {circle around (2)} and {circle around (2)} from the angle in which the side holding member 32 and the bottom support member 31 are housed in the case 21, respectively. As shown in 3 ▼, it is tilted downward by θ1 and θ2 so that a plastic bottle or the like can be held.
[0027]
FIGS. 10A and 10B are second operation diagrams for explaining the operation of the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention, and will be described with reference to a sectional view around the shaft 45 of the cup holder mechanism 20.
(A) shows that when the cup holder is housed in the case (the state shown in FIG. 9A), the bottom support member 31, the side surface holding member 32, and the shaft 45 are forced against the slide member 24. Moving to the left in the figure, the coil spring 54 is contracted.
[0028]
At this time, the coil spring 54 has a torsional force to rotate the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 around the shaft 45 with respect to the slide member 24, that is, the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 are moved downward. A force for tilting toward the right and a force for pushing the bottom support member 31, the side surface holding member 32, and the shaft 45 to the right in the figure with respect to the slide member 24 are generated.
[0029]
In (b), when the cup holder goes out of the case, there is no position restriction on the side of the cup holder by the case, and the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 of the cup holder are subjected to the torsional force of the coil spring 54. The shaft 45a rotates clockwise from the shaft support 24a when viewed from the shaft support 24b, and moves sideways along the shaft 45 as indicated by the arrow by the pushing force of the coil spring 54.
[0030]
FIGS. 11A to 11C are third action views for explaining the action of the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention, and will be described with reference to a plan view of the cup holder mechanism 20.
(A) shows the state in which the cup holder 14 is accommodated in the case 21.
[0031]
In (b), the cup holder 14 moves as indicated by the arrow by the torsional force of the torsion coil spring attached to the slide member.
At this time, the side surface 32c of the cup holder 14 (specifically, the side surface 32c of the side surface holding member 32) is pressed against the inner surface 23a of the rail portion 23 by the pushing force of the coil spring. In other words, the horizontal positioning of the cup holder 14 at this time is performed by the side surface 32 c of the cup holder 14 and the inner surface 23 a of the rail portion 23.
[0032]
In (c), as the cup holder 14 comes out of the case 21, the inner surface 23a of the rail portion 23 comes into contact with the inclined side surface 32d of the cup holder 14 (specifically, the inclined side surface 32d of the side surface holding member 32). Furthermore, when the inner surface 23a of the rail portion 23 faces the inner side surface 32e of the cup holder 14 (specifically, the inner side surface 32e of the side surface holding member 32), the position restriction on the rail portion 23 side of the cup holder 14 is eliminated. As shown in FIG. 10B, the bottom support member 31 and the side surface holding member 32 of the cup holder 14 move sideways together with the shaft 45.
[0033]
Thus, in FIG. 11C, the cup holder 14 moves by M from the state of FIGS. 11A and 11B to the side.
Therefore, in FIG. 1, for example, even when the winker lever 68 for instructing the direction of the vehicle is tilted from the solid line position to the imaginary line position, the clearance between the cup holder 14 and the winker lever 68 can be secured by C. .
[0034]
As described above with reference to FIG. 5, the present invention includes a case 21 that is installed in the instrument panel 12 of the vehicle 10, a slide member 24 that is slidably attached to the case 21 like a drawer, and the slide member 24. It consists of a handed shaft 45 and a cup holder 14 attached to the shaft 45 so as to be swingable up and down, and a container such as a paper cup, a can, or a plastic bottle 13 is placed on the cup holder 14 drawn out of the instrument panel 12. A vehicle cup holder mechanism 20 that is capable of moving the cup holder 14 to the slide member 24 so that the shaft 45 can be moved to the right or left by a certain distance. It is installed.
[0035]
With the above configuration, the cup holder 14 can be installed on the instrument panel 12 so as not to interfere with surrounding components by appropriately setting the vertical swing angle of the cup holder 14 and the amount of movement to the right or left.
Therefore, the layout of the cup holder 14 can be performed without being restricted by surrounding parts, and the degree of freedom of the place where the cup holder 14 is installed can be increased.
As a result, the degree of design freedom of the instrument panel 12 can be increased and the user's needs can be dealt with in detail.
[0036]
Moreover, the attachment structure of the cup holder 14 can be simplified by attaching the cup holder 14 to the shaft 45 so that the cup holder 14 can swing up and down and move left and right, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
[0037]
In the present invention, the swing direction of the cup holder swings downward from the angle stored in the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and depending on the installation location, the cup holder may swing upward. Moreover, although the direction of the side movement of the cup holder is set to the right side toward the cup holder, the direction is not limited to this and may be set to the left side.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention exhibits the following effects by the above configuration.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular cup holder mechanism, a case that is mounted in an instrument panel of a vehicle, a slide member that is slidably mounted on the case, a cross shaft that is passed over the slide member, and a swing that is vertically swingable on the cross shaft. A cup holder mechanism for a vehicle, on which a container such as a paper cup, a can, or a bottle can be placed on a holed plate that is pulled out of the instrument panel. By attaching the cross shaft so that it can move to the right or left by a certain distance, the hole plate is attached to the slide member so that it can move to the right or left by a certain distance. By appropriately setting the amount, the holed plate can be installed on the instrument panel so as not to interfere with surrounding components.
Therefore, the freedom degree of the installation location of a board with a hole can be increased, the freedom degree of design of an instrument panel can be increased, and it can respond to a user's needs finely.
[0039]
Further, by attaching the holed plate to the cross shaft so as to be swingable up and down and to the left and right, the mounting structure of the holed plate can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a vehicle interior employing a cup holder mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4 in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 3. FIG. 9 is a first action diagram for explaining the action of the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a second action for explaining the action of the cup holder mechanism according to the invention. Action Diagram [FIG. 11] Third Action Diagram for explaining the action of the cup holder mechanism according to the present invention [Explanation of Symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle, 12 ... Instrument panel, 13 ... Bottle (pet bottle), 14 ... Plate with a hole (cup holder), 20 ... Cup holder mechanism, 21 ... Case, 24 ... Slide member, 45 ... Shaft.

Claims (1)

A case to be mounted in the instrument panel of the vehicle, a slide member to be slidably attached to the case like a drawer, a cross shaft passed to the slide member, and a plate with a hole attached to the cross shaft so as to be swingable up and down A cup holder mechanism for a vehicle that can place a container such as a paper cup, a can, or a bottle on a plate with a hole that is drawn out of the instrument panel, and a cross shaft is placed on the slide member to the right by a certain distance A vehicle cup holder mechanism, wherein a plate with a hole is attached to a slide member so as to be movable to the right or left by a certain distance by being movably attached to the left.

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