JP3902607B2 - Drink holder for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a drink holder provided in a vehicle, and more particularly, to a drink holder for a vehicle provided so as to be freely drawn out in front of an instrument panel in a vehicle compartment.

For this type of vehicle drink holder, for example, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is already known. In this technique, as shown in FIG. 8, a cup holder main body 2 capable of holding cups provided so as to be able to be inserted and removed from an interior member (instrument panel) of the vehicle, and rotatable to both sides of the cup holder main body 2. Holder arms 3 and 4 are provided. Moreover, it is connected with the cup holder main body 2, and when the cup holder main body 2 is pulled out, the receiving member 14 which tilts so that the bottom side of cups can be received is provided. And this receiving member 14 is comprised from the receiving member main-body part 14a connected with the cup holder main body 2, and the cup bottom face receiving part 15 which receives the substantially center part of the bottom face of cups, The cup The bottom surface receiving portion 15 is provided so as to stand upward from the receiving member main body portion 14a. Since the cup bottom surface receiving portion 15 stands up from the receiving member main body portion 14a in this way, even if there is a flange on the bottom surface side of the cups, the cup bottom surface receiving portion is a substantially central portion of the bottom surface of the cups. The cups can be held in such a manner that the other parts of the receiving member 14 do not hit the flange.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-35872

  However, in the above-described holder, a space for holding two cups is provided in the cup holder body, and a cup bottom surface receiving portion having a sufficient length is necessary to stably hold these cups. . However, since the cup bottom surface receiving portion is taken in and out of the vehicle interior member together with the cup holder main body, the length of the cup bottom surface receiving portion needs to be within the width of the cup holder main body. For this reason, when a large cup is held, the cup bottom surface receiving portion becomes shorter with respect to the cup size, and the holding may become unstable. Further, if the cup bottom surface receiving portion is made sufficiently long, this instability can be improved, but the width of the cup holder body needs to be increased. In general, it is desired to arrange the vehicle cup holder in a space as small as possible in order to effectively use the arrangement space in the interior member of the vehicle.

  The present invention is intended to solve such problems, and its purpose is to stably hold a drink container even when the width of the drink holder is small and the width of the tray cannot be widened. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular drink holder that can be used.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
The invention according to claim 1 has an outer case fixed in an opening formed on the front surface of the instrument panel, and a gripping part for gripping a plurality of drink containers arranged in the vehicle width direction, and slides on the outer case. An inner case that is freely fitted and is housed in the opening through the outer case and can be pulled out from the opening, and a receiving portion that can receive the bottom side of each drink container. and consists of a tray of substantially inverted T-shape which is tiltably connected for the inner casing, both ends of the nest is enlarging the nest of the bottom side of the beverage container in accordance with the tilting the vehicle drinks holder for having the extendable support member in a direction, the tray slidable slide member relative to the tray is provided, not by tilting the tray Then, one end of the slide member is pressed against the inner case, and by this pressing, the slide member slides against the tray, and by this sliding, the other end of the slide member is In addition, the inclined surfaces formed on both the support members are pressed, and by this pressing, the support members protrude toward the direction of expanding the reception of the drink container while resisting the bending force of the elastic members, When the tilt of the tray is released, the protrusion of the support member is returned by the bending force of the elastic member .

According to this configuration, the support member of the receiving portion can be protruded as the tray is tilted while the drink container is held by the drink holder. At this time, since the support member protrudes in a state resisting the bending force of the elastic member, when the tilt of the tray is released, that is, when the tray in use is returned, the support member protrudes by the bending force. Can be returned. Thus, since the return of the protrusion of the support member is performed by the bending force of the elastic member, the force for returning the protrusion of the support member becomes unnecessary.

Invention of Claim 2 is a drink holder for vehicles of Claim 1, Comprising: The inner case is provided with the latching | locking part which hold | maintains the tilting state of the said tray in the said inner case .
According to this configuration, the tilted state of the tray can be maintained. Therefore, as compared with the case without this configuration, when the drink holder is used, the tray does not rattle and the protrusion of the support member is held. Therefore, the drink container can be held in a stable state. If this configuration is not provided, the protrusion of the support member will not be held if the tray tilts when the drink holder is used. Therefore, the holding of the drink container becomes unstable.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a drink holder 1 for a vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the inner case 20 is pulled out from the outer case 10. FIG. 3 shows a state where the inner case 20 is stored in the outer case 10. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the tray 30. FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view of the inner case 20 and the tray 30 in the state of FIG. FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the inner case 20 and the tray 30 in the state of FIG. FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the tray 30 in the state of FIG. 2 as viewed from below. FIG. 6B is a perspective view of the tray 30 in the state of FIG. 3 as viewed from below. FIG. 7 is a front view of the drink holder 1 for a vehicle of the present invention in a state where a drink container is held.

  First, the drink holder 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The drink holder 1 is attached to a lower opening 3a in front of the instrument panel 3 (hereinafter referred to as “instrument panel 3”). Then, a rectangular outer case 10 fixed in the opening 3a and a grip for gripping a plurality of drink containers (for example, two, which will be described below by way of example) arranged in the vehicle width direction. Each of the inner case 20 having a portion 22, 22 slidably fitted in the outer case 10, and slidably fitted into the opening 3 a and pulled out from the opening 3 a via the outer case 10, The tray 30 is configured by a substantially inverted T-shaped tray 30 that has a receiving portion 32 that can receive the bottom side of the drink container and is tiltably connected to the inner case 20.

  The inner case 20 is notched on the left and right side surfaces, and both edges of the notch are holding portions 24 and 24 for the drink container. Further, a panel 26 is formed in the front side direction of the inner case 20 (direction A in FIG. 1), and serves as a push-in portion when the inner case 20 is stored and pulled out.

  In addition, gripping portions 22 and 22 made of a member curved in a substantially C shape are provided at positions facing both the holding portions 24 and 24. A hole (not shown) passes through one end of the hole, and a pin (not shown) is supported by the inner case 20 so as to face the holding portion 24 so as to face the holding portion 24 and pivotally supported. Further, a torsion coil spring (not shown) serving as an urging means is wound around the hole, and one end of the torsion coil spring is fixed to the inner case 20 and the other end is fixed to the grip portion 22. Therefore, when the grip portion 22 is rotated in the direction in which it is widened or narrowed (in the direction C or D in FIG. 2), a biasing force is applied by this coil spring.

  The inner case 20 configured as described above is slidably fitted to the outer case 10 via a slide mechanism (not shown). Further, a stopper (not shown) is attached between the inner case 20 and the outer case 10, and the inner case 20 moves further forward (to the right in FIG. 2) from the position shown in FIG. 3 is prevented from being pulled out or stored further from the position shown in FIG. 3 in the back direction (left direction in FIG. 3).

  Also, the rear end portion of the outer case 10 (the B-side end portion in FIG. 1) is compressed to urge the rear end edge of the outer case 10 and the rear end edge of the inner case 20 when the inner case 20 is pushed into the storage position. A coil spring (not shown) is provided. Further, a lock mechanism (not shown) is provided. When the inner case 20 is pushed into the storage position (the state shown in FIG. 3), the lock mechanism is engaged with a striker (not shown), and in this engaged state, the inner case 20 is engaged. It has a push-open structure with a heart cam type that releases the striker engagement when it is pushed in slightly against the elastic force of the compression coil spring.

  Next, the tray 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the tray 30 is a substantially inverted T-shaped plate, and has a support shaft 30c at one end of the main body and is tiltably connected to the lower surface of the inner case 20 by the support shaft 30c. The end is provided with a receiving portion 32 that can receive the bottom side of each drink container. Further, pin holes 30a and 30a are formed on the lower surface of the tray 30 (the surface on the F side in FIG. 4). The slide member 36 includes a slide member 36 having long holes 36b and 36b formed in the vertical direction. The slide member 36 is attached to the pin holes 30a and 30a by inserting the slide pins 36a and 36a through the long holes 36b and 36b. 30 is slidable relative to 30.

  Further, the receiving portion 32 of the tray 30 is formed with a through hole 32b having a triangular cross section penetrating in the vehicle width direction. The through hole 32b is formed with an open surface 32c with the lower surface opened. In addition, protrusions 32a and 32a projecting inward are formed on both edges of the open surface 32c.

  Further, support members 34 and 34 having a triangular cross section that can be inserted into the through hole 32b from both directions are provided. The support member 34 is integrally formed by an insertion body 34b that is an insertion portion into the through hole 32b and a support body 34a that is a non-insertion portion. An end portion on the insertion side of the insertion body 34b forms an inclined surface 34b3 that is inclined downward. The inside of the insertion body 34b has a hollow shape having an insertion portion 34b1, and the lower surface (surface on the F side in FIG. 4) side is open. A protrusion 34b2 is provided at the end of the insertion portion 34b1 on the insertion side. The support member 34 formed in this manner is inserted into the through hole 32b, and in the inserted state, an elastic member (for example, a coil spring) 38 is fitted from the open surface 32c, and both ends of the elastic member 38 are connected to the protrusion 32a and the protrusion. The support member 34 is locked so as not to come out of the through hole 32b by being fixed to 34b2.

Next, the operation and action in using the drink holder 1 configured as described above will be described.
In the state shown in FIG. 2, the inner case 20 is pulled out from the outer case 10, and the gripping portions 22, 22 are prevented from rotating by a torsion coil spring, and rattling is prevented. When the drink container is held, the grip portion 22 is rotated in the direction of spreading against the urging force of the torsion coil spring (direction C in FIG. 2) to grip the drink container so that it can be inserted. After expanding the holding space 24a formed by the portion 22 and the holding portion 24, the drink container is inserted into the holding space 24a from above.

  As the drink container is inserted into the holding space 24a, the tray 30 is pressed by the bottom surface of the drink container, so that it tilts from the horizontal state shown in FIG. 5 (A) to the inclined state shown in FIG. 5 (B). Go. When tilted in this way, one end portion (left end portion in FIG. 5) of the slide member 36 of the tray 30 tilts while abutting against the inner case 20, and eventually locks into the recessed locking portion 28. And tilting ends. The sliding member 36 is slid in the direction of the receiving portion 32 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5) with respect to the main body of the tray 30 by the contact by the tilting.

  By this sliding, the other end of the slide member 36 is pushed in from the position shown in FIG. 6A while abutting the inclined surfaces 34b3 and 34b3 of the inserts 34b and 34b of the support members 34 and 34. As shown in FIG. 6 (B), the two support members 34 and 34 are caused to protrude in the vehicle width direction (the arrow direction in FIG. 6 (B)) against the elastic force of the elastic member 38 by this pushing. It will be. Further, by returning the tray 30 from the inclined state to the horizontal state, the sliding of the slide member 36 is also returned, and the protrusions of the support members 34 and 34 are returned by the elastic force of the elastic member 38.

  The bottom surface of the drink container inserted into the holding space 24a in this manner is abutted and supported by the receiving portion 32 as shown in FIG. Further, since the support member 34 of the receiving portion 32 protrudes in the radial direction of the drink container (L in FIG. 7), the support becomes more stable. In this inserted state, the grip portion 22 is pressed against the peripheral wall of the drink container. As a result, the peripheral wall of the drink container is pressed against the holding portion 24, and the movement of the drink container in the radial direction is prevented and rattling is prevented. When the drink container is extracted from the holding space 24a from this state, the gripping portion 22 is urged by the torsion coil spring and rotated to return to the position before insertion.

  Further, in order to store the inner case 20 in the outer case 10 from this state, the panel 26 of the inner case 20 is pushed into the outer case 10. At the time of this pushing, both gripping portions 22 and 22 are brought into contact with the inner wall of the outer case 10 by the pushing force and are slid while being rotated inward against the biasing force of the torsion coil spring, as shown in FIG. The inner case 20 is housed in the outer case 10. Even in this stored state, both gripping portions 22 and 22 are pressed against both inner walls of the outer case by the urging force of the torsion coil spring. Further, by pushing the inner case 20 into the outer case 10, the tray 30 tilted by tilting hits the frame of the outer case 10, so that the inner case 20 is unlocked and the tray 30 approaches the inner case 20 ( It is tilted in the horizontal direction) and stored in the outer case 10 together with the inner case 20.

  When the inner case 20 is pulled out from the outer case 10 from this stored state, the inner case 20 is pulled out by the push-open structure when the panel 26 of the inner case 20 is pushed in, and the inner case 20 is further pulled out by pulling out the panel 26. Good. This drawing is performed up to the position shown in FIG. At the time of this drawing, both the gripping portions 22 and 22 are actuated in reverse to the above-described storage by pulling output, and return to the position shown in FIG. In this case as well, both the gripping portions 22 and 22 are slid and pulled out from both inner walls of the outer case 10 in a pressed contact state.

  Since the support member 34 protrudes in this way, the receiving portion 32 can protrude, and when receiving a drink container, the receiving portion 32 can be protruded. Conversely, when the drink container is not received. Can return its protrusion. Therefore, even when the width of the drink holder is small and the width of the tray cannot be widened, the drink container can be stably held by protruding and extending the receiving portion 32 only when receiving the drink container. it can. In addition, the receiving portion 32 is easily extended simply by inserting the drink container into the holding space 24a and pressing the bottom surface against the tray 30 and tilting it.

It is a whole perspective view of the drink holder 1 for vehicles of the present invention. The state which pulled out the inner case 20 from the outer case 10 is shown. The state which stored the inner case 20 in the outer case 10 is shown. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a tray 30. FIG. (A) is sectional drawing of the inner case 20 and the tray 30 in the state of FIG. (B) is sectional drawing of the inner case 20 and the tray 30 in the state of FIG. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the tray 30 in the state of FIG. 2 from the downward direction. (B) is the perspective view which looked at the tray 30 in the state of FIG. 3 from the downward direction. It is a front view of drink holder 1 for vehicles of the present invention in the state where a drink container was held. It is a whole perspective view of the conventional drink holder for vehicles.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drink holder 3 Instrument panel 3a Opening part 10 Outer case 20 Inner case 22 Holding part 28 Locking part 30 Tray 32 Receiving part 32b Through-hole 34 Support member 34b3 Inclined surface 36 Slide member 38 Elastic member

Claims (2)

An outer case fixed in an opening formed on the front surface of the instrument panel, and a gripping part for gripping a plurality of drink containers arranged in the vehicle width direction, are slidably fitted in the outer case, and an inner case which is drawn out freely mounted from the storage and in the opening in the opening through the case, can be tilted against the said inner case has a nest can nest the bottom side of each beverage container A support member capable of projecting in the direction of enlarging the receiving on the bottom side of each drink container in accordance with the tilting, at both ends of the receiving portion. A vehicle drink holder provided,
In the tray,
A slide member slidable with respect to the tray is provided;
When the tray is tilted,
One end of the slide member is pressed against the inner case,
By this pressing,
The slide member slides relative to the tray,
By this sliding
The other end of the slide member presses the inclined surface formed on the both support members,
By this pressing,
The support member projects toward the direction of expanding the reception of the drink container while resisting the bending force of the elastic member,
When the tilt of the tray is released,
The protrusion of the support member is a drink holder for vehicles returned by the bending force of the elastic member . It is a drink holder for vehicles according to claim 1,
In the inner case,
The drink holder for vehicles provided with the latching | locking part which hold | maintains the tilting state of the said tray .

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