JP5982722B2 - Cup holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder installed in a vehicle such as an automobile.

  A vehicle such as an automobile is provided with a cup holder for holding a beverage container in the passenger compartment.

Such a cup holder has a cup holder main body capable of receiving and holding a beverage container from above and a container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder main body. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
The container side surface holding portion includes a housing attached to the outer side surface of the cup holder body so as to cover the periphery of the side surface opening portion formed on the side surface of the cup holder body, and the side opening portion described above to the housing. A movable flap that is mounted so as to be freely accessible in and out of the cup holder body, and is interposed between the movable flap and the housing so that the movable flap protrudes from the side opening into the cup holder body. There are those having a biasing member that can be biased.

JP 2010-241181A

  However, the above cup holder has the following problems.

  That is, when the movable flap of the container side surface holding portion is indirectly attached to the cup holder main body via the housing, structurally, between the cup holder main body and the housing of the container side surface holding portion, There was a problem that rattling was likely to occur.

  Therefore, in order to prevent this rattling, it is conceivable to manufacture the cup holder body and the housing of the container side surface holding part to dimensions that do not cause rattling by design. However, since there is a dimensional tolerance, it is difficult to prevent rattling.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention described in claim 1 is:
A cup holder body capable of inserting and holding a beverage container from above, and
A container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder body, and
A housing attached to the outer surface of the cup holder body so that the container side surface holding portion covers the periphery of the side surface communication portion formed on the side surface of the cup holder body;
A movable flap attached to the housing so as to be able to enter and exit the cup holder body through the side surface communication portion;
A biasing member interposed between the movable flap and the housing and capable of biasing the movable flap in a direction protruding from the side surface communication portion into the cup holder body;
Between the cup holder body and the housing, provided with a backlash prevention portion capable of preventing backlash of the housing,
The rattling prevention part is
A press holding portion provided in the cup holder body, capable of pressing and holding the side surface of the housing;
A receiving portion provided in the housing and pressed and held by the pressing holding portion;
The receiving portion is an elastic receiving portion that can be elastically deformed by a pressing force of the pressing holding portion to absorb backlash.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the following operational effects can be obtained by the above configuration.
That is, a backlash preventing portion that can prevent the housing from rattling is provided between the cup holder main body and the housing of the container side surface holding portion, and the backlash preventing portion is provided on the cup holder main body, A pressure holding portion that can be pressed and held; and a receiving portion that is provided on the housing and is pressed and held by the pressing holding portion. The receiving portion is elastically deformed by the pressing force of the pressing holding portion and absorbs backlash. By being made possible elastic receiving part,
The press holding part of the cup holder main body presses and holds the receiving part on the side surface of the housing, thereby preventing the housing of the container side surface holding part from being loose.
At this time, the receiving part is elastically deformed by the pressing force of the pressing holding part to absorb the backlash, thereby reliably preventing the backlash of the housing without being affected by the dimensional tolerance. Therefore, the dimensional management of the cup holder main body and the container side surface holding portion with respect to the housing can be facilitated.
And even if the cup holder body has a shape or structure that can not be securely attached without looseness by screw fixing, just attach the housing to the cup holder body, The effect of preventing rattling can be obtained by the rattling preventing part. Therefore, the use of attachment means other than screw fixing can be expanded.

It is the perspective view which looked at the cup holder concerning the Example of this invention from diagonally upward. It is a perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the drink container in the cup holder of FIG. It is a perspective view of the various drink containers accommodated in the cup holder of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the cup holder of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the container side surface holding part of FIG. It is a sectional side view which shows the attachment condition with respect to the cup holder main body of the container side surface holding | maintenance part of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment condition with respect to the cup holder main body of the container side surface holding | maintenance part of FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the state which attached the container side surface holding part to the cup holder main body. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 8, where (a) is a view around the upper rotation support portion, (b) is a view around the middle rattling prevention portion, and (c) is a cross-sectional view around the lower claw fixing portion.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment and examples embodying the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1-9 shows the Example of this Embodiment and its modification.

<Configuration> The configuration will be described below.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicle such as an automobile is provided with a cup holder 2 for holding various beverage containers 1 (see FIG. 3) in the passenger compartment.

  As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 4, the cup holder 2 is accommodated and held in at least the cup holder body 3 which can be accommodated and held by inserting the beverage container 1 from above, and the cup holder body 3. The container side surface holding part 4 which can hold | maintain the side surface of the drink container 1 shall be included.

  Then, as shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 5, the container side surface holding portion 4 is placed on the outer surface of the cup holder body 3 so as to cover the periphery of the side surface communication portion 5 formed on the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3. A housing 12 to be attached, a movable flap 7 attached to the housing 12 through the side surface communication portion 5 so as to be able to enter and leave the cup holder body 3, and a space between the movable flap 7 and the housing 12. And an urging member 8 capable of urging the movable flap 7 in a direction protruding from the side surface communication portion 5 into the cup holder main body 3.

  Here, if the supplementary explanation about the above is given, the above-mentioned “beverage container 1” is literally a container for storing a beverage. The beverage container 1 includes a large cup 1a, a constricted container 1b, a medium cylindrical container 1c, a small cylindrical container 1d, and the like as shown in FIG. These will be described later.

  The above-mentioned “cup holder 2” is literally for holding the beverage container 1, and there are various types of cup holders 2. In this case, Has been. The cup holder 2 is attached to, for example, a center console (vehicle body panel) (not shown). The cup holder 2 is almost entirely composed of resin parts.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the above-described “cup holder body 3” has an opening 3 a into which the beverage container 1 can be inserted at its upper end, and a bottom 3 b that can hold the bottom of the beverage container 1 at its lower end. And the side surface 3c of the bottomed container surrounding the side surface of the beverage container 1. In this case, the cup holder main body 3 has a double shape that allows two beverage containers 1 to be stored side by side. The cup holder body 3 is a resin part. In addition, the decoration ring 11 etc. which extend along the edge part are attached to the opening part 3a of the cup holder main body 3 as needed. In this case, the decoration ring 11 is substantially bowl-shaped in a plan view along the shape of the opening 3a. The decoration ring 11 is attached to the opening 3a of the cup holder body 3 by claw fitting or the like.

  The above-described “container side surface holding portion 4” is literally a movable part that is provided on the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3 and presses and holds the side surface of the beverage container 1.

  The container side surface holding portion 4 may be directly attached to the cup holder main body 3, but in this case, the container side surface holding portion 4 is separate from the cup holder main body 3 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, it is retrofitted to the outside of the cup holder body 3.

  The above-mentioned “side surface communication portion 5” is literally a portion formed on the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3 that communicates between the inside and outside of the cup holder body 3. The side surface communication part 5 can be made into an opening part, a notch part, etc., for example. In this case, it is an opening.

  The above-mentioned “housing 12” is for holding the movable flap 7 and for attaching the movable flap 7 to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3. The housing 12 has a substantially box-like shape that extends substantially in the vertical direction. The housing 12 has an opening 12 a at a portion facing the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3, and is installed in a state where the portion of the opening 12 a is in contact with the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3. It is like that. Further, an opening for preventing interference with the movable flap 7 is formed on the surface (back surface) opposite to the opening 12a of the housing 12 as necessary. Other configurations of the container side surface holding portion 4 will be described later.

  The above-mentioned “movable flap 7” is a main part constituting the container side surface holding portion 4 and a movable part that directly presses and holds the side surface of the beverage container 1. The movable flap 7 is pivotally supported with respect to the housing 12 so as to be swingable about the rotation shaft 9. The movable flap 7 has a width dimension substantially equal to that of the side surface communication portion 5 described above, so that the movable flap 7 can move in a state where there is almost no gap between the side surface communication portion 5 and the side portion. The movable flap 7 is provided at one place with respect to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 or at a plurality of places with a required interval in the circumferential direction. In this case, three places (or more) are provided at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction. If the movable flap 7 is excessively large, the structure becomes complicated and it becomes difficult to hold the beverage container 1 evenly in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the number of the movable flaps 7 is optimal to be about three or four.

  The above-mentioned “biasing member 8” is literally a member that urges the movable flap 7 in the protruding direction, and the urging force of the urging member 8 causes the movable flap 7 to be elastically applied to the side surface of the beverage container 1. The side surface of the beverage container 1 can be pressed and held. In this case, a metal torsion spring or the like is used for the urging member 8. The torsion spring has a coil portion and two arm portions extending in a tangential direction from both ends of the coil portion. In this case, the urging member 8 is in a state where both ends of the coil portion are pivotally supported by the urging member support shaft portion 7 a provided between the pair of rotating shafts 9, and both arm portions of the housing 12 are It is installed so as to be interposed between the back surface and the rear portion of the movable flap 7. However, the urging member 8 is not limited to the torsion spring, and other elastic members such as a plate spring, a coil spring, and a resin spring may be used.

  The above-described more detailed structure will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating shaft 9 is located outside the upper end of the upper extension portion 22 that protrudes integrally from the upper portion of the movable flap 7 substantially upward. The short shaft is integrally projected from the side toward the outside. In this case, the upper extension 22 and the rotating shaft 9 are provided as a pair on the left and right. The urging member support shaft portion 7a described above is a pair of short shafts that project integrally from the inner side of the upper end of the upper extension portion 22 inward.

  And the shaft hole part 23 for pivotally supporting the rotating shaft 9 is provided with respect to the inner surface of the both-sides part of the upper end part of the housing 12 mentioned above.

  Further, a guide protrusion 24 is integrally provided so as to project outward from the lower end outer side of the upper extension 22 of the movable flap 7. In this case, a pair of left and right guide protrusions 24 are provided along with the upper extension 22 and the rotation shaft 9. The guide protrusion 24 is also the same short axis as the rotary shaft 9. Further, guide portions 25 for guiding the guide protrusions 24 are provided on both side portions of the upper half portion of the housing 12 described above. The guide portion 25 is an arc-shaped long hole portion or groove portion around the rotation shaft 9.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the peripheral edge of the side surface communication portion 5 (opening) on the outer surface (the outer surface side of the side surface 3 c) of the cup holder body 3 is surrounded by the entire periphery. As described above, the peripheral wall portion 26 for height adjustment and prevention of liquid splash is erected outward. The opening 12a of the housing 12 is one size larger than the peripheral wall 26 and is attached to the outer surface of the cup holder body 3 so as to surround the outer side of the peripheral wall 26. As a result, the peripheral wall portion 26 has a function of preventing liquid from getting on the guide protrusion 24 and the like.

  In addition, on the outer peripheral surface of the cup holder main body 3, a height adjustment contact portion 27 with which the opening portion 12 a of the housing 12 is contacted stands on the peripheral edge portion of the side surface communication portion 5 (opening portion). It is installed. The contact portion 27 is a contact rib provided integrally with the peripheral wall portion 26. In this case, the abutting portion 27 is provided so as to be two steps up and down on one side or both sides with respect to the substantially middle portion of the peripheral wall portion 26 in the vertical direction. However, the installation position and the number of installed contact portions 27 are not limited thereto.

  In addition to the basic configuration as described above, the present embodiment has the following configuration.

(Configuration 1)
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a backlash preventing portion capable of preventing backlash of the housing 12 is provided between the cup holder body 3 and the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4.
This backlash prevention part
A pressing holding portion 28 provided on the cup holder body 3 and capable of pressing and holding the side surface of the housing 12;
A receiving portion 29 provided on the housing 12 and pressed and held by the pressing holding portion 28 is provided.
The receiving portion 29 described above is an elastic receiving portion that can be elastically deformed by the pressing force of the pressing holding portion 28 and absorb backlash.

(Supplementary explanation 1)
Here, the above-described “rattle prevention portion” is literally for preventing the housing 12 from rattling in the lateral direction with respect to the cup holder body 3.

  The above-mentioned “pressing holding portion 28” literally presses and holds the left and right side surfaces of the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4 from the outside in the lateral direction. The press holding portion 28 is provided integrally with the side surface of the peripheral wall portion 26 described above. In this case, the press holding portion 28 is provided at a position between the above-described two upper and lower contact portions 27 at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the housing 12. The pressing holding portion 28 protrudes outward higher than the above-described contact portion 27 so that the inner surface (inner edge portion) thereof is pressed against the side surface of the housing 12. For this purpose, the pressing holding portion 28 is formed so that the inner surface thereof becomes longer by a dimensional tolerance (that is, set to a negative tolerance) and is set so as to intentionally interfere with the receiving portion 29. .

  The “receiving portion 29” described above is provided at a position in contact with the inner surface of the press holding portion 28 on both sides of the housing 12.

  The above-mentioned “elastic receiving part” is literally a part having elasticity. This elastic receiving portion is provided between the notches 12 b by forming a pair of notches 12 b on both sides of the housing 12. In this case, both receiving portions 29 are elastic receiving portions.

(Configuration 2)
A pair of the pressing and holding portions 28 of the cup holder body 3 are provided so as to be able to sandwich and hold both side surfaces of the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4.
A pair of receiving portions 29 of the housing 12 are provided so as to be sandwiched and held by the pair of press holding portions 28.
At least one of the receiving portions 29 is an elastic receiving portion that can be elastically deformed by the clamping force of the pair of press holding portions 28 to absorb the play.

(Configuration 3)
A rotation support portion is provided between the upper ends of the cup holder body 3 and the container side surface holding portion 4 (housing 12 thereof).
A claw fixing portion is provided between the lower ends of the cup holder body 3 and the container side surface holding portion 4 (housing 12).
And the said backlash prevention part is provided between the said rotation support part and a nail | claw fixing | fixed part.

(Supplementary explanation 3)
Here, the above-described “rotation support portion” is literally a portion that rotatably supports the housing 12 of the rotation support portion with respect to the cup holder body 3. The rotation support portion is a pair of mounting shaft portions 14 integrally projecting outward at a position above the side surface communication portion 5 of the housing 12, and the side surface of the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3. A pair of shaft holding portions 15 in the form of upward hooks that are integrally projected so as to be able to lock and hold and rotatably support the mounting shaft portion 14 on the upper portion of the communication portion 5. It is supposed to have. This rotation support portion serves as an upper mounting portion of the container side surface holding portion 4 with respect to the cup holder main body 3.

  In this case, the rotary shaft 9 described above is provided in the vicinity of the mounting shaft portion 14 at a position slightly lower than the mounting shaft portion 14 (for example, a position lower by about the thickness of the housing 12).

  The above-mentioned “claw fixing portion” literally includes a locking claw portion 17 integrally projecting in the out-of-plane direction at the lower portion of the side surface communication portion 5 on the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3, and the housing 12. A claw hole portion 18 that is formed at a position below the side surface communication portion 5 and that engages the claw portion 17 for locking is provided. This rotation support portion serves as a lower attachment portion of the container side surface holding portion 4 with respect to the cup holder body 3. The locking claw portion 17 and the claw hole portion 18 may be provided opposite to the housing 12 and the cup holder body 3. Further, the locking claw portion 17 and the claw hole portion 18 may be provided in multiple.

  In this case, the “between the rotation support portion and the claw fixing portion” described above is an intermediate portion in the vertical direction between the cup holder main body 3 and the container side surface holding portion 4. The rattling prevention portion serves as an intermediate support portion of the container side surface holding portion 4 with respect to the cup holder body 3.

(Configuration 4)
As shown in FIG. 1, an inward fall prevention portion 51 capable of preventing the cup holder main body 3 from falling down is provided above the attachment portion of the container side surface holding portion 4 in the cup holder main body 3.

(Supplementary explanation 4)
Here, the above-mentioned “inside-fall prevention portion 51” is literally a holding for holding it against an external body panel (not shown) such as a center console so that the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 does not fall inward. Part. The inward fall prevention portion 51 is provided at a position outside the constricted portion of the opening 3a of the double-shaped cup holder main body 3 so that the opening 3a is not crushed into an elongated shape. This inversion prevention part 51 is provided separately from the attachment point of the cup holder main body 3 with respect to a vehicle body panel, or as what assists an attachment point.

  On the other hand, an unillustrated body panel is provided with an upper fixing portion of the cup holder 2 that can be fitted to the inward fall prevention portion 51.

<Operation> The operation of this embodiment will be described below.
When the beverage container 1 is inserted into the cup holder main body 3, the movable flap 7 is pushed against the urging force of the urging member 8 by being pushed against the side surface of the beverage container 1, and the urging member 8 is bent. The urging force is accumulated, and at the same time, the retracted movable flap 7 is pushed out by the urging member 8 in which the urging force is accumulated, whereby the side surface of the beverage container 1 can be pressed and held.

  And in the case of this cup holder 2, the container side surface holding | maintenance part 4 comprised as another component with respect to the cup holder main body 3 is attached by retrofitting.

  The container side surface holding portion 4 is attached by rotating the container side surface holding portion 4 around a rotation support portion provided between the upper ends of the cup holder main body 3 and the container side surface holding portion 4 so that the cup side surface holding portion 4 is attached. This is performed by locking a claw fixing portion provided between the lower ends of the holder main body 3 and the container side surface holding portion 4.

  At this time, the backlash preventing portion provided at the intermediate portion in the vertical direction between the cup holder body 3 and the container side surface holding portion 4 prevents the housing 12 from rattling in the lateral direction with respect to the cup holder body 3. To function.

<Effect> According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(Effect 1)
Between the cup holder main body 3 and the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4, a backlash preventing portion capable of preventing the backlash of the housing 12 is provided, and the backlash preventing portion is provided in the cup holder main body 3, and the housing 12, and a receiving portion 29 that is provided on the housing 12 and is pressed and held by the pressing holding portion 28, and the receiving portion 29 presses the pressing holding portion 28. By being elastically deformed by pressure to be an elastic receiving portion capable of absorbing backlash, the pressing holding portion 28 of the cup holder body 3 presses and holds the receiving portion 29 on the side surface of the housing 12, thereby holding the container side surface. The backlash of the housing 12 of the portion 4 can be prevented.

  At this time, since the receiving portion 29 is an elastic receiving portion that can be elastically deformed by the pressing force of the pressing holding portion 28 and absorb backlash, the container side surface holding portion can be surely received without being affected by dimensional tolerances. Since the backlash of the four housings 12 can be prevented, dimensional management for the cup holder main body 3 and the housing 12 can be facilitated.

  Even if the cup holder body 3 has a shape or structure that does not allow the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4 to be securely attached without screwing, the cup holder body 3 By simply attaching the housing 12 of the container side surface holding part 4 to 3, it is possible to obtain the backlash prevention effect by the backlash prevention part. Therefore, the use of attachment means other than screw fixing can be expanded.

(Effect 2)
A pair of press holding portions 28 of the cup holder main body 3 are provided so as to be able to sandwich and hold both side surfaces of the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4, and the receiving portions 29 of the housing 12 are sandwiched and held by the pair of press holding portions 28. The at least one receiving portion 29 is elastically deformed by the clamping force of the pair of press holding portions 28 to be an elastic receiving portion capable of absorbing backlash. Since both side surfaces can be clamped and held by the pair of press holding portions 28, it is possible to more reliably prevent the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4 from rattling.

(Effect 3)
A rotation support portion is provided between the upper ends of the cup holder body 3 and the container side surface holding portion 4 (housing 12), and the cup holder body 3 and the container side surface holding portion 4 (housing 12) are connected to each other. A claw fixing portion is provided between the lower ends, and the backlash preventing portion is provided between the rotation supporting portion and the claw fixing portion, so that the rotation supporting portion on the upper end side and the claw on the lower end side are provided. Since the container side surface holding portion 4 can be held at three places, that is, the fixing portion and the intermediate backlash prevention portion, it is possible to more effectively prevent the container side surface holding portion 4 from rattling.

(Effect 4)
By providing the cup holder main body 3 with an inward prevention portion 51 capable of preventing the cup holder main body 3 from falling down, the cup holder main body 3 is prevented from falling down. In addition, it is possible to prevent the container side surface holding portion 4 from being easily rattled due to the inward tilt of the holder body.

  Further, by attaching the upper part of the cup holder body 3 to a vehicle body panel (not shown) via the inward prevention part 51, the horizontal rigidity of the cup holder body 3 is increased using the vehicle body panel, and the cup holder body 3 3 can be used to increase the vertical rigidity of the vehicle body panel, that is, the rigidity of both can be secured by mutual complementation. It is possible to simplify the structure and reduce the weight.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. Needless to say, design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention are included in the present invention. Further, for example, when each embodiment includes a plurality of configurations, it is a matter of course that possible combinations of these configurations are included even if not specifically described. Further, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are shown, it is needless to say that possible combinations of configurations extending over these are included even if not specifically described. Further, the configuration depicted in the drawings is of course included even if not particularly described. Further, when there is a term of “etc.”, it is used in the sense that the equivalent is included. In addition, when there are terms such as “almost”, “about”, “degree”, etc., they are used in the sense that they include those in the range and accuracy recognized by common sense.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage container 2 Cup holder 3 Cup holder main body 4 Container side surface holding part 5 Side surface communication part 7 Movable flap 8 Energizing member 12 Housing 14 Shaft part for attachment (rotation support part)
15 Axis holding part (rotating support part)
17 Claw for locking (claw fixing part)
18 Claw hole (claw fixing part)
28 Press holding part (prevention part with backlash)
29 Receiving part, elastic receiving part (rattle prevention part)

Claims (3)

A cup holder body capable of inserting and holding a beverage container from above, and
A container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder body, and
A housing attached to the outer surface of the cup holder body so that the container side surface holding portion covers the periphery of the side surface communication portion formed on the side surface of the cup holder body;
A movable flap attached to the housing so as to be able to enter and exit the cup holder body through the side surface communication portion;
A biasing member interposed between the movable flap and the housing and capable of biasing the movable flap in a direction protruding from the side surface communication portion into the cup holder body;
Between the cup holder body and the housing, provided with a backlash prevention portion capable of preventing backlash of the housing,
The rattling prevention part is
A press holding portion provided in the cup holder body, capable of pressing and holding the side surface of the housing;
A receiving portion provided in the housing and pressed and held by the pressing holding portion;
A cup holder, wherein the receiving portion is an elastic receiving portion that can be elastically deformed by a pressing force of the pressing holding portion and absorb backlash. A pair of the pressing holders of the cup holder main body are provided so as to hold both side surfaces of the housing.
A pair of receiving portions of the housing are provided so as to be sandwiched and held by the pair of press holding portions,
2. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the receiving portions is an elastic receiving portion that can be elastically deformed and absorb backlash by the clamping force of the pair of pressing holding portions. Between the upper end of the cup holder body and the container side surface holding portion, a rotation support portion is provided,
A claw fixing portion is provided between the lower ends of the cup holder body and the container side surface holding portion,
The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the backlash preventing portion is provided between the rotation support portion and the claw fixing portion.