JP5843837B2 - Cup holder mechanism - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder mechanism.

  A cup holder mechanism for stably holding a container for beverages or the like is provided in the interior of the automobile. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a cup holder mechanism of this type.

  The cup holder mechanism of Patent Document 1 includes a cup holder that supports the side surface of the container, and a tray that supports the bottom surface of the container and accommodates objects, and the cup holder and the tray are put in and out of the instrument panel in the front-rear direction. It is provided as possible. Further, the rear end portion (end portion on the vehicle compartment side) of the cup holder is provided with an engaging portion that protrudes downward, and this engaging portion is engaged with the front surface of the rear end portion of the tray. . Therefore, when the cup holder is pulled out to the rear of the vehicle, the rear end of the tray is pushed to the rear of the vehicle by the engaging portion of the cup holder, and the tray is pulled out to the rear of the vehicle in conjunction with the pulling operation of the cup holder. Yes.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-91244

  However, in the cup holder mechanism of Patent Document 1, since the engaging portion is provided at the rear end portion of the cup holder, when only the tray is pulled out to the rear of the vehicle, an object accommodated in the tray becomes the engaging portion. There is a case where it is caught, for example, sandwiched between the engaging portion and the front end portion of the tray.

In such a case, if the tray is further pulled out to the rear of the vehicle, the cup holder is also pulled out to the rear of the vehicle. On the other hand, if the cup holder is pushed forward, the tray is also pushed forward. Operation is hindered.
Further, in order to take out an object, for example, it is necessary to pull out the object forcibly or to push out the object until it is below the engaging portion, and thus the operation for taking out the object is hindered.

  The present invention has been developed from such a viewpoint, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder mechanism that can improve operability.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a cup holder mechanism that is installed in an instrument panel of a vehicle and holds a container, and is provided so as to be able to be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction with respect to the instrument panel. A cup holder that supports a side surface of the container, and a tray that is provided so as to be able to be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction with respect to the instrument panel, and that is disposed below the cup holder and supports the bottom surface of the container. The front end of the cup holder is provided with a first engagement portion, and the front end of the cup holder is provided with a second engagement portion that engages with the front surface of the first engagement portion . The tray is eccentric to one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle width direction center of the tray .

According to the present invention, a first engagement portion is provided at the front end portion of the tray, and a second engagement portion that is engaged with the front surface of the first engagement portion is provided at the front end portion of the cup holder. Therefore, when the cup holder is pulled out to the rear of the vehicle, the first engaging portion of the tray is pushed to the rear of the vehicle by the second engaging portion of the cup holder. As a result, the tray is pulled out rearward of the vehicle in conjunction with the pulling operation of the cup holder.
And since the 2nd engaging part of a cup holder is located in the vehicle front rather than the 1st engaging part of a tray, when only a tray is pulled out to the back of a vehicle, the thing in a tray is the 2nd engaging of a cup holder. It is not caught in the part. Thereby, the tray can be smoothly and reliably pulled out to the rear of the vehicle, and the object can be smoothly and reliably taken out, so that the operability can be improved.

  In general, it is desirable that the cup holder and shift lever device installed on the instrument panel be as close to the driver as possible from the viewpoint of improving the operability of the driver. However, due to restrictions on the installation space of the instrument panel, if both are installed close to the driver, they interfere with each other. For example, when the cup holder and the tray are installed so that the centers in the vehicle width direction coincide with each other, interference between the cup holder and the shift lever device cannot be avoided. In contrast, the present invention employs a configuration in which the cup holder is eccentric to one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the center of the tray in the vehicle width direction, so that interference between the cup holder and the shift lever device can be avoided.

  In addition, a recess is formed in one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion, and the other of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion is engaged with the recess. It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which they are combined.

  According to this configuration, the concave portion is formed in one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and the other of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion is engaged with the concave portion. Therefore, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion can be reliably engaged.

  In the present invention, a cup holder mechanism that can improve operability can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked down at the instrument panel of the vehicle by which the cup holder mechanism which concerns on embodiment of this invention was installed from diagonally right back. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the periphery of the cup holder mechanism which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view which shows the periphery of the cup holder mechanism and shift lever apparatus which concern on embodiment. (A) is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 3, (b) is the elements on larger scale of (a). It is sectional drawing which shows the state which pulled the cup holder and the tray into the vehicle interior from the state of Fig.4 (a).

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. Note that “front and rear” and “up and down” indicated by arrows in each figure indicate the front and rear direction and vertical direction of the vehicle, and “left and right” indicate the left and right direction (vehicle width direction) as viewed from the driver's seat, respectively. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an instrument panel IP is installed along the vehicle width direction at the front part of the passenger compartment of the automobile. A steering wheel 3 and a meter panel 4 are installed on the right side of the instrument panel IP. A glove box 5 is installed on the left side of the instrument panel IP. A shift lever device 2, a navigation display 6, and the like are installed on the center upper side of the instrument panel IP. A cup holder mechanism 1 is installed on the lower center side of the instrument panel IP.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cup holder mechanism 1 is a mechanism for stably holding a container 7 for beverages or the like. The cup holder mechanism 1 includes a case 13 (see FIGS. 3 to 5) installed inside the instrument panel IP, and a cup holder 11 and a tray 12 provided so as to be able to be taken in and out of the case 13 in the front-rear direction. .

  The cup holder 11 and the tray 12 are housed in the case 13 from the vehicle interior and pulled out from the case 13 through the opening IPa formed in the instrument panel IP. As shown in FIG. 3, in order to secure the accommodation space for the cup holder 11, the left portion 13a of the case 13 protrudes upward from the right portion 13b. Note that the case 13 may be omitted, and a housing portion corresponding to the case 13 may be integrally formed inside the instrument panel IP.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cup holder 11 is a resin member that supports the side surface of the container 7. The cup holder 11 includes an upper wall 11a, a front side wall 11b (see FIG. 4) that hangs from four sides of the upper wall 11a, a rear side wall 11c, a left side wall 11d, and a right side wall 11e, and has a substantially rectangular plate shape. Yes. The lateral width of the cup holder 11 is set to be equal to or less than half of the lateral width of the tray 12. An insertion hole 11m penetrating in the vertical direction is formed on the rear side of the upper wall 11a of the cup holder 11. The insertion hole 11m has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and is a part into which the container 7 is inserted. Guide grooves 11f extending in the front-rear direction are respectively provided in the left side wall 11d and the right side wall 11e of the cup holder 11 (only the guide groove 11f of the right side wall 11e is shown in FIG. 2). The guide groove 11f is slidably engaged with a guide protrusion (not shown) provided on the case 13.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, a holder-side engaging portion 11g having a substantially L shape in cross-sectional view is provided at the lower end of the front side wall 11b of the cup holder 11. As shown in FIG. 4B, the holder side engaging portion 11g includes a holder side base portion 11h extending in the vertical direction, a holder side protrusion portion 11i protruding from the lower end of the holder side base portion 11h toward the rear of the vehicle, and a holder. It is comprised by the connection part 11j which connects the side base part 11h and the left side wall 11d. A recess 11k that opens toward the rear of the vehicle is formed between the holder-side protrusion 11i and the connecting portion 11j. Although not shown in the drawing, similar connecting portions 11j and concave portions 11k are also formed on the right side wall 11e side. The holder side engaging portion 11g constitutes a “second engaging portion” in the claims.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tray 12 is a resin member disposed below the cup holder 11. The tray 12 functions as a support material that supports the bottom surface of the container 7 in the pulled-out state, and also functions as a table on which the object 8 is placed. Further, the tray 12 functions as an accessory case for storing the item 8 in the stored state. The tray 12 includes a bottom wall 12a, a front side wall 12b (see FIG. 4) erected from four sides of the bottom wall 12a, a rear side wall 12c, a left side wall 12d, and a right side wall 12e, and has a concave groove shape with an open upper end. Presents. A guide groove 12f extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the left side wall 12d and the right side wall 12e of the tray 12 (only the guide groove 12f of the right side wall 12e is shown in FIG. 2). The guide groove 12f is slidably engaged with a guide protrusion (not shown) provided on the case 13.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, a substantially L-shaped tray side engaging portion 12g is provided at the upper end of the front side wall 12b of the tray 12 in a cross-sectional view. The tray side engaging portion 12g is located in front of the vehicle with respect to the object 8. As shown in FIG. 4B, the tray side engaging portion 12g includes a tray side base portion 12h extending in the vertical direction and a tray side protruding portion 12i protruding from the upper end of the tray side base portion 12h toward the front of the vehicle. Has been. The tray-side base 12h is in contact with the rear surface of the holder-side protrusion 11i. The tray side protrusion 12i is in contact with the rear surface of the holder side base 11h from the upper surface of the holder side protrusion 11i. In other words, the holder side engaging portion 11g is in contact (engaged) with the front surface of the tray side engaging portion 12g, and is positioned in front of the vehicle with respect to the tray side engaging portion 12g. The left and right ends of the tray-side protrusion 12i are inserted into and engaged with the recess 11k. The tray side engaging portion 12g constitutes a “first engaging portion” in the claims.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the cup holder 11 is pulled out to the rear of the vehicle, the tray side engaging portion 12g is pushed to the rear of the vehicle by the holder side engaging portion 11g. Then, the tray 12 is pulled out rearward of the vehicle in conjunction with the pulling-out operation of the cup holder 11. Further, when the tray 12 is pushed forward from the state of FIG. 5, the holder side engaging portion 11g is pushed forward by the tray side engaging portion 12g. Then, the cup holder 11 is pushed forward of the vehicle in conjunction with the pushing operation of the tray 12. As described above, the holder side engaging portion 11g contacts the front surface of the tray side engaging portion 12g, so that the cup holder 11 cannot be pulled out unless the tray 12 is pulled out. Therefore, the container 7 inserted into the cup holder 11 can be always supported from below by the tray 12, and the container 7 can be reliably prevented from dropping from the cup holder 11. The tray 12 can be taken in and out independently with the cup holder 11 stored therein.

  Here, the configuration of the shift lever device 2 and the positional relationship between the cup holder mechanism 1 and the shift lever device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 (mainly FIG. 3).

  The shift lever device 2 is mainly composed of a shift lever 21 for a driver to perform a shifting operation and a device main body 22 that pivotally supports the shift lever 21 so as to be swingable. The apparatus main body 22 is installed inside the instrument panel IP. The shift lever device 2 is disposed above the tray 12 and the case 13 and near the steering wheel 3 (see FIG. 1). The lower part of the apparatus main body 22 is located above the right part 13 b of the case 13.

  The cup holder 11 is eccentric to the far side from the steering wheel 3 with respect to the center of the tray 12 in the vehicle width direction. In other words, the cup holder 11 is biased to the left side with respect to the center of the tray 12 in the vehicle width direction, and is installed on the left portion 13 a of the case 13.

  With such a configuration, since the cup holder 11 is disposed on the left side of the apparatus main body 22, interference between the cup holder 11 and the apparatus main body 22 can be avoided. Moreover, since the accommodation space of the cup holder 11 is formed in the left part 13a of the case 13, the right part 13b can be made lower than the left part 13a, and interference with the case 13 and the apparatus main body 22 can be avoided.

  The cup holder mechanism 1 according to the present embodiment is basically configured as described above. Next, the function and effect will be described.

According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the tray side engaging portion 12 g is provided on the front side wall 12 b of the tray 12, and the tray side engaging portion 12 g is provided on the front side wall 11 b of the cup holder 11. Since the holder side engaging portion 11g that engages with the front surface is provided, when the cup holder 11 is pulled out to the rear of the vehicle, the tray side engaging portion 12g is pushed to the rear of the vehicle by the holder side engaging portion 11g. As a result, the tray 12 is pulled out rearward of the vehicle in conjunction with the pulling-out operation of the cup holder 11.
Since the holder side engaging portion 11g is located in front of the tray side engaging portion 12g and the object 8, the object 8 in the tray 12 is engaged with the holder side engagement when only the tray 12 is pulled out rearward of the vehicle. It does not get caught in the part 11g.
Thereby, the tray 12 can be pulled out smoothly and reliably to the rear of the vehicle, and the object 8 can be removed smoothly and reliably, so that the operability can be improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cup holder 11 is decentered away from the steering wheel 3 with respect to the center of the tray 12 in the vehicle width direction. Interference between the shift lever device 2 and the case 13 and the shift lever device 2 can be avoided.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the holder-side engaging portion 11g is formed with the recess 11k, and the tray-side engaging portion 12g of the tray-side protrusion 12i is inserted into the recess 11k. Therefore, the tray side engaging portion 12g and the holder side engaging portion 11g can be reliably engaged.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment and the modification of this invention were described in detail with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to this, In the range which does not deviate from the main point of invention, it can change suitably.

  In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a right-hand drive vehicle, but may be applied to a left-hand drive vehicle. In this case, the positions of the cup holder 11 and the shift lever device 2 are reversed left and right.

  In this embodiment, the concave portion 11k is formed in the holder side engaging portion 11g and the tray side engaging portion 12g is engaged with the concave portion 11k. However, the concave portion is formed in the tray side engaging portion 12g, and the holder side engaging portion 12g is engaged. It is good also as a structure which the engaging part 11g engages with a recessed part.

1 Cup holder mechanism 11 Cup holder 11b Front side wall (front end)
11g Holder side engagement part (second engagement part)
11h Holder side base 11i Holder side protrusion 11j Connecting portion 11k Recess 12 Tray 12b Front side wall (front end)
12g Tray side engaging part (first engaging part)
12h Tray side base 12i Tray side projection 2 Shift lever device 21 Shift lever 22 Device body IP Instrument panel 7 Container 8

Claims (2)

A cup holder mechanism installed on the instrument panel of a vehicle and holding a container,
A cup holder that is provided so as to be able to be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction with respect to the instrument panel, and that supports the side of the container;
A tray that is provided so as to be able to be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction with respect to the instrument panel, and that is disposed below the cup holder and supports the bottom surface of the container, and
A first engaging portion is provided at the front end of the tray,
The front end portion of the cup holder is provided with a second engagement portion that engages with the front surface of the first engagement portion ,
The cup holder mechanism is characterized in that the cup holder is eccentric to one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the center of the tray in the vehicle width direction . A concave portion is formed in one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion,
2. The cup holder mechanism according to claim 1, wherein one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion engages with the recess.

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