JP6942064B2 - Container mounting device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a container mounting device for mounting various containers (for example, beverage containers) in a vehicle or the like.

In a vehicle such as an automobile, a container mounting device (for example, a cup holder) for stably mounting various beverage containers and the like in the vehicle interior may be used. As such a container holding device, the applicant proposes a cup holder 100 as shown in FIG. 7 in Patent Document 1 (Patent No. 584,947).

As shown, the cup holder 100 includes a plate body 101 which is a base member, a tray 102 on which the container is placed, and a receiving member 103 for supporting the container by contacting the side surface of the container. .. Both the tray 102 and the receiving member 103 are rotatably attached to the plate body 101, and the unfolded position (position shown in FIG. 7) unfolded in front of the plate body 101 and the tatami mat on the outside of the plate 101 side. It is designed to take a storage position. In this case, since the tray 102 and the receiving member 103 are linked via the link member 104, the tray 102 and the receiving member 103 are deployed and stored in conjunction with each other.

Patent No. 584,947

By the way, in a container mounting device provided with a receiving member that supports the side surface of such a container, when the placed container is taken out, the container may interfere with the receiving member and the container may not be taken out smoothly. For example, when a container having a constricted portion (for example, a PET bottle) is supported by a receiving member at this constricted portion, when the container is taken out, the receiving member becomes thicker than the lower portion of the constricted portion (thicker than the constricted portion). It will get caught in the part that has become), and the smooth removal of the container will be hindered.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is that the container can be appropriately supported by the receiving member, and the container can be taken out smoothly without being hindered by the receiving member. It is to provide a container mounting device capable of performing.

In order to achieve the above object, the following solution is adopted in the present invention. That is, as described in claim 1, the base member is rotatably attached to the base member between the deployment position where the container can be placed and the storage position folded on the base member side. The mounting member, the receiving member rotatably attached to the base member between the unfolding position capable of supporting the side portion of the container and the storage position folded on the base member side, and the above-mentioned mounting member. In a container mounting device including a link member that links rotation between a storage position and a deployment position of a member and rotation between a storage position and a deployment position of the receiving member, the receiving member is a base member. A base end portion rotatably attached to the base end portion and a support portion rotatably attached to the base end portion are provided, and the receiving member is provided on only one side surface of the container in the support portion. The container is abutted to support the container from the side surface, and the receiving member rotates in a direction away from the deployed position and away from the previously described placing member without interlocking with the rotation of the previously described placing member. It is possible, and the support portion is rotatable with respect to the base end portion only in a direction approaching the previously described placing member.

According to the above-mentioned solution method, in the container mounting device, the rotation between the storage position and the deployment position of the mounting member and the receiving member is interlocked by the link member, while the receiving member is mounted. It can rotate in the direction away from the mounting member (that is, in the direction of taking out the container) beyond the deployment position without interlocking with the member. Therefore, even if a part of the container (for example, the constricted part of the PET bottle) and the receiving member interfere with each other when the container placed on the mounting member is taken out, the receiving member rotates, which hinders the taking out of the container. Since it is possible to prevent the container from being caught (the container and the receiving member are immediately cleared from being caught), the container can be taken out smoothly.

A preferred embodiment based on the above-mentioned solution method is as described in claims 2 and below in the scope of claims. That is, a rotation resistance member that gives resistance to rotation of the receiving member in a direction away from the previously described placing member from the unfolded position is provided (corresponding to claim 2). In this case, since an appropriate resistance is given to the rotation of the receiving member beyond the deployed position, the receiving member is stable even if the receiving member interferes with the container and is rotated when the container is taken out. The rotation range of the receiving member is appropriately limited.

The rotation resistance member is provided between the receiving member and the link member (corresponding to claim 3). The rotation resistance member is an elastic sheet member that can be elastically deformed (corresponding to claim 4). In this case, an appropriate rotation resistance member can be easily provided on the link member or the receiving member.

The rotation resistance member comes into contact with the base member when the receiving member is in the storage position (corresponding to claim 5). In this case, since the rotation resistance member, which is an elastic sheet member, comes into contact with the base member, rattling between the member (link member or receiving member) provided with the rotation resistance member and the base member is prevented, and as a result, rattling is prevented. It is possible to suppress rattling of each member of the container mounting device.

According to the present invention, in the container mounting device, the rotation between the storage position and the deployment position of the mounting member and the receiving member is interlocked by the link member, while the receiving member is the mounting member. Since it is possible to rotate in the direction away from the mounting member beyond the deployment position without interlocking with the container, even if the container and the receiving member interfere with each other when the container is taken out, the receiving member rotates and the container is rotated. It is possible to prevent the removal of the container from being hindered, and the container can be taken out smoothly.

The perspective view which shows the state which the container mounting apparatus of embodiment of this invention is installed in the center console. It is a perspective view which shows the container mounting apparatus in embodiment of this invention, and is the figure which shows the state which the tray and flap are in the unfolding position. Similarly, it is a cross-sectional view which shows the container mounting apparatus, and is the figure which shows the state which the tray and the flap are in the unfolding position. Similarly, it is a perspective view which shows the container mounting device, and is the figure which shows the state which the tray and the flap are in the storage position. Similarly, it is a cross-sectional view showing a container mounting device, and shows a state in which the tray and the flap are in the storage position. Similarly, it is a cross-sectional view which shows the container mounting apparatus, and is the figure which shows the state which the flap has rotated upward beyond the unfolding position. The perspective view which shows the conventional container mounting apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the container mounting device 10 of the present invention is installed in the center console 1 of the vehicle. As shown, the container mounting device 10 is arranged at a predetermined position on the bottom 2 of the center console 1. A holding wall 3 which is one side surface of the center console 1 is arranged in front of the container mounting device 10, and the container arranged in the container mounting device 10 is prevented from falling forward by the holding wall 3. It has become so.

As shown in detail independently in FIGS. 2 to 6, the container mounting device 10 is a tray on which a base member 11 and a container (for example, a beverage container such as a PET bottle) are mounted. A 12 is provided, a flap 13 which is a receiving member for supporting the side surface of the container, and a link member 14 provided between the tray 12 and the flap 13.

The base member 11 is a container-shaped member having an open front, and includes a rear wall portion 21, left and right side wall portions 22, an upper wall portion 23, and a lower wall portion 24 extending forward from the rear wall portion 21. There is. The space surrounded by the rear wall portion 21, the left and right side wall portions 22, the upper wall portion 23, and the lower wall portion 24 is a storage portion 25 capable of storing the tray 12 and the flap 13.

The tray 12 is a plate-shaped member on which a container is placed, and is rotatably attached to the vicinity of the lower end of the side wall portion 22 of the base member 11 via a shaft support portion 32 provided near the base end portion 31. ing. As a result, the tray 12 rotates so that the tip portion 33 side draws an arc, and extends forward substantially perpendicular to the rear wall portion 21 of the base member 11 (positions shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). And, it can be selectively arranged at a storage position (position shown in FIGS. 4 and 5) that is folded so as to be adjacent to the rear wall portion 21 of the base member 11 substantially in parallel.

In this case, the tray 12 is adapted to rotate downward (clockwise in FIGS. 3 and 5) when unfolding from the storage position to the unfolding position. Further, the tray 12 is designed so as not to rotate downward beyond the unfolded position.

A locking member 26 for locking the tray 12 is provided immediately below the upper wall portion 23 of the base member 11. The locking member 26 is pivotally supported with respect to the side wall portion 22 of the base member 11, and is rotated by the operation of the operation button 27. As a result, the tray 12 in the storage position is held in the storage position by the locking claw 28 provided on the locking member 26, while the locking member 26 is rotated by the operation of the operation button 27 to rotate the locking claw. When the holding by 28 is released, the tray 12 rotates (downward) toward the unfolding position due to, for example, its own weight.

The flap 13 includes a base end portion 41 and a support portion 42 extending forward substantially in parallel from the base end portion 41. A curved portion 43 is formed at the front end of the support portion 42, and the curved portion 43 supports the side surface of the container placed on the tray 12.

The base end portion 41 of the flap 13 is rotatably attached to the vicinity of the upper ends of the side wall portions 22 on both sides of the base member 11 via the shaft support portion 44. As a result, the flap 13 extends substantially vertically forward with respect to the rear wall portion 21 of the base member 11 (positions shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) and substantially parallel to the rear wall portion 21 of the base member 11. It can be selectively arranged in a storage position (position shown in FIGS. 4 and 5) that is folded adjacent to the above. When the flap 13 is in the storage position, the flap 13 is arranged inside the tray 12 (on the base member 11 side) and is held in the storage position by the tray 12.

The flap 13 is adapted to rotate upward (counterclockwise in FIGS. 3 and 5) when unfolded from the stowed position to the unfolded position, as shown in FIG. Even if it exceeds the unfolding position, it can rotate further upward (in the direction away from the tray 12). As a result, when the container placed on the tray 12 is lifted upward and taken out, even if a part of the container (for example, the constricted part of the PET bottle) is caught by the flap 13, the flap 13 is directed upward. Since the container rotates in a rotating manner, the removal of the container is not hindered by the interference with the flap 13, and the container can be taken out smoothly.

The support portion 42 of the flap 13 is rotatably attached to the base end portion 41 via the shaft support portion 45. As a result, when the container is placed on the tray 12 from above when the tray 12 and the flap 13 are in the unfolded position as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the support portion 42 in contact with the container rotates downward. By doing so, the container can be placed smoothly.

The support portion 42 does not rotate upward beyond the reference position extending horizontally from the base end portion 41. Therefore, when the container comes into contact with the support portion 42 of the flap 13 from below when the container is taken out, the support portion 42 does not rotate with respect to the base end portion 41, and the base end portion 41 and the support portion 42 It is designed to rotate upward as a unit.

The support portion 42 is provided with a return means (for example, a spring member) (not shown). As a result, the support portion 42 that has rotated downward is returned to the upper reference position by the returning means, and is normally held at the reference position.

The link member 14 is a member for interlocking the rotation of the tray 12 and the flap 13, and includes a lower end portion 51 and arm portions 52 on both sides extending upward from the lower end portion 51. The lower end portion 51 of the link member 14 is rotatably connected to the tray 13 via the tray-side shaft support portion 53. In this case, the tray-side shaft support 53 of the link member 14 is offset from the shaft support 32 of the tray 13 toward the tip end 33 of the tray 13. As a result, when the tray 13 rotates from the storage position to the deployment position (downward), the tray-side shaft support 53 moves downward with respect to the shaft support 32, and the link member 14 is pulled downward. It has become. On the contrary, when the tray 13 rotates from the unfolded position toward the storage position (upward), the link member 14 is pushed up.

On the other hand, the upper end portion 54 of the arm portion 52 of the link member 14 is rotatably connected to the base end portion 41 of the flap 13 via the flap side shaft support portion 55, but the flap side of the link member 14 The shaft support portion 55 is offset from the shaft support portion 44 of the flap 13 to the rear end side (opposite side to the support portion 42) of the base end portion 41.

As a result, when the tray 12 rotates from the storage position to the deployment position (downward) and the link member 14 is pulled downward, the flap side shaft support 55 of the link member 14 becomes the shaft support of the flap 13. Moving downward with respect to 44, the flap 12 rotates from the storage position toward the deployment position (upward). On the contrary, when the tray 12 rotates from the unfolded position toward the storage position (upward) and the link member 14 is pushed upward, the flap 12 moves from the unfolded position to the storage position. Rotate toward (downward). With such a configuration, the rotation between the unfolded position and the stored position of the flap 12 is interlocked with the rotation between the unfolded position and the stored position of the tray 12 by the link member 14.

In this case, since the downward rotation of the tray 12 is stopped at the unfolded position, the upward rotation of the flap 12 linked to the rotation of the tray 12 is also stopped at the unfolded position. It has become. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, even when the flap 12 is rotated upward beyond the deployment position, the tray 12 is not rotated downward via the link member 14 (the rotation of the flap 12). The motion is absorbed by tilting the link member 14).

An elastic sheet member 56 made of an elastic member (for example, rubber) is attached around the upper end portion 54 of the arm portion 52 of the link member 14. The elastic sheet member 56 acts as a rotation resistance member that gives resistance to rotation upward from the deployment position of the flap 13.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when the flap 13 rotates upward from the unfolded position, the elastic sheet member 56 comes into contact with the contact portion 45 provided at the base end portion 41 of the flap 13. .. As a result, in order to rotate the flap 13 further upward, it is necessary to compress the elastic sheet member 56, and a sliding resistance between the elastic sheet member 56 and the abutting portion 45 is also applied. Therefore, an appropriate resistance is given to the rotation of the flap 13, and the flap 13 rotates stably without rattling.

Further, the contact between the elastic sheet member 56 and the contact portion 45 appropriately limits the upward rotation range beyond the deployment position of the flap 13. That is, when the flap 13 is rotated upward beyond the unfolded position, the link member 14 tilts forward (to the right in FIG. 6), so that the flap-side shaft support 55 of the link member 14 moves forward. If the flap side shaft support 55 moves forward of the flap 13 shaft support 44, the flap 13 will be in a state of overcoming the link member 14 on the opposite side (rear), and the flap 13 will be left as it is. Will not return to the deployment position side. On the other hand, in the container mounting device 10 of the present embodiment, the rotation of the flap 13 is restricted by the elastic sheet member 56 so as not to overstroke, and the flap side shaft support 55 is in front of the shaft support 44. Since it does not move, the flap 13 that has rotated upward beyond the unfolded position can be appropriately returned to the unfolded position.

Further, an elastic sheet member 56 is provided between the upper end portion 54 of the link member 14 and the abutting portion 45 of the flap 13, and the upper end portion 54 of the link member 14 and the abutting portion 45 of the flap 13 are in direct contact with each other. Since the parts do not come into contact with each other due to the overstroke, the link member 14 and the flap 13 are not damaged.

The elastic sheet member 56 extends to the arm portion 52 at the rear portion of the link member 14, so that the elastic sheet member 56 abuts on the rear wall portion 21 of the base member 11 when the tray 12 and the flap 13 are in the storage position. It has become. As a result, rattling of the link member 14 at the storage position (and thus rattling of the tray 12 and the flap 1 connected to the link member 14) is appropriately prevented.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and appropriate modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, in the above embodiment, the elastic sheet member 56 is provided on the link member 14, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the rotation resistance member may be provided on the flap 13 side.

Further, in the above embodiment, the elastic sheet member 56 is used as the rotation resistance member, but the present invention is not limited to such a form, and any person who can impart appropriate resistance to the rotation of the flap 13 can be used. For example, any member such as a spring member can be used.

The present invention can be used as a container mounting device for mounting various containers such as beverage containers in the passenger compartment of an automobile.

1 Center console 3 Holding wall 10 Container mounting device 11 Base member 12 Tray 13 Flap 14 Link member 21 Rear wall part of base member 22 Side wall part of base member 23 Upper wall part of base member 24 Lower wall part of base member 25 Base Member accommodating part 26 Locking member 27 Operation button 28 Locking claw 31 Tray base end 32 Tray shaft support 33 Tray tip 41 Flap base end 42 Flap support 42 Flap curved part 44 Flap Shaft support 45 Flap contact 51 Lower end of link member 52 Arm of link member 53 Tray side shaft support of link member 54 Upper end of arm 55 Flap side shaft support of link member 56 Elastic sheet member

Claims (5)

With the base member
A mounting member rotatably attached to the base member between an unfolded position on which the container can be placed and a storage position folded on the base member side.
A receiving member rotatably attached to the base member between a deployment position capable of supporting the side portion of the container and a storage position folded toward the base member side.
In a container mounting device provided with a link member that links rotation between the storage position and deployment position of the above-mentioned placing member and rotation between the storage position and deployment position of the receiving member.
The receiving member includes a base end portion rotatably attached to the base member and a support portion rotatably attached to the base end portion.
The receiving member abuts on only one side surface of the container at the support portion to support the container from the side surface.
The receiving member can rotate in a direction away from the previously described placing member from the deployed position without interlocking with the rotation of the previously described placing member.
A container mounting device in which the support portion is rotatable with respect to the base end portion only in a direction approaching the above-mentioned mounting member. In the container mounting device according to claim 1,
A container mounting device including a rotation resistance member that gives resistance to rotation of the receiving member in a direction away from the previously described mounting member from the unfolding position. In the container mounting device according to claim 2,
The rotation resistance member is a container mounting device provided between the receiving member and the link member. In the container mounting device according to claim 3,
The rotation resistance member is a container mounting device that is an elastic sheet member that can be elastically deformed. In the container mounting device according to claim 4,
The rotation resistance member is a container mounting device that comes into contact with the base member when the receiving member is in the storage position.

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