JP5234337B2 - Cup holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder provided to easily and stably hold beverage containers of various sizes.

  In recent years, beverage containers have various shapes. Various methods have been proposed for storing these variously shaped containers. For example, for the size (thickness) of the container, the container holding member is variable, and for the height of the container, the main body holder part has two stages, and the height of the container has two stages. The eye is manually changed to correspond (for example, refer to Patent Document 1), and the second stage is a tray, which is generally handled by attaching and detaching the tray.

JP 2006-44516 A

  This cup holder holds a beverage container having a certain diameter and height, and cannot hold a large beverage container. Then, an object of this invention is to provide the cup holder which can hold | maintain a drink container stably irrespective of the diameter and height of a drink container of various shapes.

The present invention relates to the following.
(1) A cup holder for inserting and storing a beverage container (container) from above, a main body holder capable of storing a beverage container (container), and a rotatable main body about an axis substantially perpendicular to the container insertion direction A container holding member that is urged to the inside of the holder and has a convex projection from the end far from the shaft stop point, and can rotate downward from a plane perpendicular to the container insertion direction about an axis substantially perpendicular to the container insertion direction. An intermediate lid that is biased to the middle, and an intermediate that can be supported so as to stop the lower rotation of the intermediate lid and that can be rotated or slid by being biased inside the main body holder about an axis substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the container holding member A lid receiving member, and the main body holder has an abutting portion for stopping the upper rotation of the intermediate lid at a substantially horizontal portion and an abutting portion for stopping the rotation of the container holding member in the inner direction of the main body holder. Element The container is pushed by the beverage container and rotates in the outer direction of the main body holder to reach a certain rotation angle and comes into contact with the intermediate lid receiving member, and the intermediate lid receiving member is rotated or slid in the outer direction of the main body holder, A cup holder, wherein the locking of the downward rotation of the lid is released.
(2) When the container holding member is pushed by the beverage container and rotates in the outer direction of the main body holder and reaches a certain rotation angle, the container holding member comes into contact with the intermediate cover receiving member, and the intermediate cover receiving member is moved in the outer direction of the main body holder. The cup holder according to (1) above, wherein the cup holder is rotated to unlock the downward rotation of the intermediate lid.
(3) When the container holding member is pushed by the beverage container and rotates in the outer direction of the main body holder and reaches a certain rotation angle, it comes into contact with the intermediate cover receiving member, and the intermediate cover receiving member is moved in the outer direction of the main body holder. The cup holder according to (1), wherein the cup holder is slid to release the locking of the downward rotation of the intermediate lid.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cup holder capable of stably holding a beverage container regardless of the diameter and height of the beverage containers having various shapes.

  The cup holder of the present invention includes a main body holder, an intermediate lid, an intermediate lid receiving member, and a container holding member. The size and shape of the main body holder are not particularly limited. For example, when this cup holder is installed in an automobile compartment, the main body holder and other parts can be installed integrally with interior parts or the like, or can be installed alone.

  The cup holder of the present invention can be rotated around a body holder capable of storing a beverage container (container) and an axis substantially perpendicular to the container insertion direction, and can automatically rotate inward of the body holder by a spring or the like. A container holding member having a convex protrusion extending from the shaft stop point to a terminal far away from the shaft stop point, and can be rotated downward from a plane perpendicular to the container insertion direction around an axis substantially perpendicular to the container insertion direction, by a spring or the like An intermediate lid that is set to automatically rotate upward, and can be supported so as to stop the downward rotation of the intermediate lid, and can be rotated about an axis substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the container holding member. An intermediate lid receiving member set to automatically rotate inward of the holder, and the main body holder includes an abutting portion that stops the upper rotation of the intermediate lid at a substantially horizontal portion, and a container holding member in the main body holder. It has a structure in which the abutting portion to stop the rotation of the direction there.

  Then, the container holding member is pushed by the beverage container (large beverage container) and rotates in the outer direction of the main body holder to reach a certain rotation angle, and comes into contact with the intermediate lid receiving member. The structure is such that it is rotated or slid (moved) in the outer direction of the main body holder, and the locking of the downward rotation of the intermediate lid is released. In this case, the intermediate lid receiving member moves and unlocks the downward rotation of the intermediate lid. However, the movement is not particularly limited as long as the intermediate lid receiving member can be moved in the outer direction of the main body holder. However, there is a form of rotating or sliding.

  In the present invention, a small and medium-sized beverage container has a biasing force toward the inside of the main body holder by a spring or the like, so that the container holding member is simultaneously Since it is not rotated sufficiently by the (container), the intermediate lid receiving member firmly receives the intermediate lid, and the lower side of the beverage container (container) is supported by the intermediate lid. In the present invention, the container holding member and the intermediate lid receiving member are not directly linked, but are separated so as to be linked only after reaching a certain rotation angle. Therefore, the intermediate lid receiving member is not moved in the case of small and medium sizes. .

  Furthermore, since both the container holding member and the intermediate lid receiving member are urged by a spring or the like, even if a small / medium-sized beverage container (container) presses the container holding member, this force only affects the container holding member. Instead, it is difficult to counter the double biasing force of the intermediate lid receiving member, such as a spring, and the intermediate lid is held by the intermediate lid to provide stability of the intermediate lid for handling this size container. Further, in the container holding member, the shape having a curvature for holding the beverage container is rotatably pivoted, and has a convex protrusion from the shaft stopping point (shaft) to the terminal far from the shaft. Small and medium-sized beverage containers (containers) are urged by the container holding member having the convex protrusions, so that the looseness is hardly held.

  On the other hand, in the case of a large-sized beverage container, the container is inserted while the container holding member is rotated to the outside of the body holder (outside the container) by appropriately setting the size of the body holder. The support of the member is released, the intermediate lid can be opened downward, and a large-sized container is stored deeply in the holder. Because small and medium size containers are low in height and large size containers are high in height, according to the cup holder of the present invention, the container can be stably held according to the size and at the same time, the height to be handled is higher. There is also a merit that becomes constant.

  In addition, the intermediate lid is biased by a spring or the like and is held in a horizontal position, so that the lid returns to a predetermined position at the same time that the large-diameter container is pulled out, and the lower lid follows the return of the lid. A receiving member is prepared. By these, holding | maintenance (hold) according to diameter size can be performed only by inserting a container freely.

Although embodiment of this invention is described using FIGS. 1-3, it is not limited to these.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a cup holder provided in a vehicle such as an automobile (not shown). The cup holder 1 is usually provided on a vehicle console or the like. 1 and 2, the cup holder 1 is formed as a main body holder 100 having a beverage container insertion opening 101 and a bottom support portion 102 of the beverage container. The main body holder 100 has a rotation relief opening 103 of the intermediate lid, a rotation or slide relief opening 105 of the intermediate lid receiving member 401, and a rotation relief opening 104 of the container holding member 301. Above the rotation opening 103 of the intermediate lid, an intermediate lid shaft fixing rib 106 is provided from the main body holder 100 to fix the intermediate lid 201, and an intermediate lid shaft fixing hole 107 is formed in the rib 106. Is set. The intermediate lid 201 has a shaft fixing portion 202, and a shaft hole 203 is set in the fixing portion 202.

  An intermediate lid 201 is formed in the main body holder 100 by fixing a shaft 204 on which a spring 205 is disposed in an intermediate lid shaft fixing hole 107 and a shaft hole 203 with an E ring 206. In order to regulate the position of the intermediate lid when it rotates, the main body holder 100 has a stopper portion 108. Further, the intermediate lid 201 is urged against a contact surface (contact portion) 109 of the main body holder 100 by a spring 205. In order to fix the container holding member 301 above the rotational escape opening 105 of the container holding member 301, the main body holder 100 has a container holding member shaft fixing rib, and the rib is fixed to the container holding member shaft. A hole is set.

  Further, the container holding member 301 has a shaft fixing portion 302, and a shaft hole is set in the fixing portion 302. A container holding member 301 is formed on the main body holder 100 by fixing a shaft (shaft stopping point) 304 on which a spring 305 is disposed to the container holding shaft fixing hole and the shaft hole with an E ring. Further, the container holding member 301 has a pressing portion 307 of the intermediate lid receiving member 401, and the container holding member 301 is urged by the spring 305 at the contact surface (contact portion) 112 of the main body holder 100. . In order to fix the intermediate lid receiving member 401 to the upper part of the container holding member 301, an intermediate lid receiving member shaft fixing rib 113 is provided from the main body holder 100, and the intermediate lid receiving member shaft fixing hole is provided in the rib 113. Is set.

  The intermediate lid receiving member 401 has a shaft fixing portion 402, and a shaft hole is set in the fixing portion 402. An intermediate lid receiving member 401 is formed on the main body holder 100 by fixing a shaft 404 on which a spring 405 is disposed to an intermediate lid receiving member shaft fixing hole and a shaft hole by an E ring 406. The intermediate lid receiving member 401 is urged on the contact surface 115 of the main body holder 100 by the spring 405. The intermediate lid receiving member 401 has a receiving surface 407 of a pressing surface (abutting portion) 307 of the container holding member 301 and an intermediate lid holding portion (locking) 408 so that the intermediate lid 201 does not rotate downward. ing.

  In the case of inserting the small beverage container 10 in the cup holder 1, the small beverage container 10 is biased by the container holding member 301 having the convex protrusion 502 and the spring 305, so that FIG. Is arranged at the reference position shown in FIG. Therefore, since the container holding member 301 does not press the intermediate lid receiving member 401, the intermediate lid 201 is held by the intermediate lid holding portion (locking) 408 of the intermediate receiving member 401, so that it does not rotate downward, The small beverage container 10 is disposed on the intermediate lid 201. Further, there is sufficient clearance between the pressing portion 307 and the receiving surface 407, and the intermediate lid 201 and the intermediate lid receiving member 401 are respectively urged by the springs 205 and 405 and the biasing portion 109 of the intermediate lid of the main body holder 100 and the intermediate lid receiving member. Since it is urged by the urging portion 115 of the member, even if the container holding member 301 is slightly rotated due to some variation in size of the small beverage container 10 or vibration, the intermediate lid receiving member is rotated. Therefore, the intermediate lid 201 does not rotate downward. Further, the small beverage container is urged by the container holding member 301 having the convex projection 502 by the spring 305, so that the small beverage container is held without any looseness.

  In the cup holder 1, when inserting the large beverage container 20, it interferes with the container holding member 301 at the time of insertion and rotates around the shaft (shaft stopping point) 304 by pressing. When the pressed portion 307 of the rotated container holding member 301 presses the receiving portion 407 of the intermediate lid receiving member 401, the intermediate lid receiving member 401 rotates around the shaft 404, and the intermediate lid holding portion (locking) 408 is moved. Move away from the intermediate lid 201. When the large beverage container 20 presses the intermediate lid 201, the intermediate lid rotates around the shaft 204, and the bottom surface of the large beverage container 20 is supported by the bottom surface support portion 102 of the main body holder 100. 20 will be held stably. Further, when the large beverage container 20 is taken out from the cup holder 1, the intermediate lid 201 is rotated upward by the spring 205 and biased to the biasing portion 109 of the intermediate lid. Thereafter, when the large beverage container 20 passes through the container urging portion 501 of the container holding member 301, the container holding member 301 is rotated upward by the spring 305 and is urged by the urging portion of the container holding member. Further, the container holding member pressing portion 307 of the container holding member 301 releases the pressing of the receiving surface 407 of the intermediate lid receiving member, so that the intermediate lid receiving member 401 is rotated downward by the spring 405 and the intermediate lid receiving member At the same time as being urged by the urging portion, the intermediate lid 201 is held by the intermediate lid holding portion (locking) 408.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cup holder when the intermediate lid receiving member 401 is at the lower end of the main body holder 100. In the cup holder 1, when the small beverage container 10 is inserted, the small beverage container 10 is arranged at the reference position by being urged by the container holding member 301 having the spring 305. Further, in the case of inserting the large beverage container 20 in the cup holder 1, it rotates around the shaft (shaft stop point) 304 by interfering with and pressing the container holding member 301 at the time of insertion. When the pressed portion 307 of the rotated container holding member 301 presses the receiving portion 407 of the intermediate lid receiving member 401, the intermediate lid receiving member 401 rotates around the shaft 404, and the intermediate lid holding portion (locking) 408 is moved. Slide away from the intermediate lid 201. When the large beverage container 20 presses the intermediate lid 201, the intermediate lid rotates around the shaft 204, and the bottom surface of the large beverage container 20 is supported by the bottom surface support portion 102 of the main body holder 100. 20 will be held stably. Further, when the large beverage container 20 is taken out from the cup holder 1, the intermediate lid 201 is rotated upward by the spring 205 and biased to the biasing portion 109 of the intermediate lid. Thereafter, when the large beverage container 20 passes through the container urging portion of the container holding member 301, the container holding member 301 is rotated upward by the spring 305 and is urged by the urging portion of the container holding member. Further, the container holding member pressing portion 307 of the container holding member 301 releases the pressing of the receiving surface 407 of the intermediate lid receiving member, so that the intermediate lid receiving member 401 is slid by the spring 405, and the intermediate lid receiving member At the same time, the intermediate lid 201 is held by the intermediate lid holding portion (locking) 408.

  As described above, the cup holder 1 can easily and stably hold beverage containers of various sizes, and the height of the beverage container can be made constant by automatically changing the height of the beverage container. can do.

It is a schematic perspective view of the cup holder concerning this invention. (A) is sectional drawing of the cup holder at the time of container insertion for small drinks, (b) is sectional drawing of the cup holder at the time of container insertion for large drinks. It is sectional drawing of a cup holder in case an intermediate | middle cover receiving member exists in a main body holder lower end.

Explanation of symbols

1: cup holder 10: small beverage container, 20: large beverage container 100: main body holder, 101: beverage container insertion opening, 102 bottom support, 103: rotational escape opening of intermediate lid, 104: intermediate lid receiving member Rotating bald opening, 105: Rotating or sliding relief opening of container holding member, 106: Intermediate lid shaft fixing rib, 107: Intermediate lid shaft fixing hole, 108: Stopper portion, 109: Intermediate lid biasing portion 112: urging portion (abutting surface or abutting portion) of the container holding member, 113: shaft fixing rib for the intermediate lid receiving member, 115: urging portion (abutting surface) of the intermediate lid receiving member
201: Intermediate lid, 202: Shaft fixing part, 203: Shaft hole, 204: Shaft, 205: Spring, 206: E ring 301: Container holding member, 302: Shaft fixing part, 304: Shaft (shaft stop) 305: Spring, 307: Pressing portion (abutting surface) of the container holding member
401: Intermediate lid receiving member, 402: Shaft fixing portion, 404: Shaft, 405: Spring, 406: E-ring, 407: Receiving surface (receiving portion) of intermediate lid receiving member, 408: Intermediate lid holding portion (locking)
501: container urging portion, 502: convex protrusion

Claims (3)

  A cup holder for inserting and storing a beverage container (container) from the top, a main body holder capable of storing a beverage container (container), and rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the container insertion direction and inside the main body holder A container holding member that is biased and has a convex protrusion from the end far from the shaft stopping point, and can rotate downward from a plane perpendicular to the container insertion direction about an axis substantially perpendicular to the container insertion direction and bias upward An intermediate lid, and an intermediate lid receiving member that can be supported so as to stop the downward rotation of the intermediate lid and that can be rotated or slid by being biased inside the main body holder about an axis substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the container holding member And the main body holder has an abutting portion for stopping the upper rotation of the intermediate lid at a substantially horizontal portion and an abutting portion for stopping the rotation of the container holding member in the inner direction of the main body holder, the container holding member, Drinking The container is pushed by the container and rotated in the outer direction of the main body holder, reaches a certain rotation angle and comes into contact with the intermediate lid receiving member, and the intermediate lid receiving member is rotated or slid in the outer direction of the main body holder. A cup holder characterized by releasing a lock of downward rotation.   When the container holding member is pushed by the beverage container and rotates in the outer direction of the main body holder to reach a certain rotation angle, it comes into contact with the intermediate lid receiving member, and the intermediate lid receiving member is rotated in the outer direction of the main body holder, The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the locking of the downward rotation of the intermediate lid is released.   When the container holding member is pushed by the beverage container and rotates in the outer direction of the main body holder and reaches a certain rotation angle, it comes into contact with the intermediate lid receiving member, and the intermediate lid receiving member is slid in the outer direction of the main body holder, The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the locking of the downward rotation of the intermediate lid is released.

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