JP7304318B2 - Article holding device - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article holding device that is installed in the interior of a vehicle such as an automobile and suitable for stably holding articles such as containers and mobile phones.

FIG. 7 shows an article holding device (holder) disclosed in Patent Document 1, in which (a) shows the manner in which the flap, which is a rotating member, is used, and (b) shows the manner in which the flap is retracted. In this device structure, a main body (holder) 10 having a housing hole 12 and a notch provided on the peripheral surface of the housing portion through the housing hole 12 as shown in FIG. A flap (diameter compensating element) 14 that switches from a retracted mode in which it is retracted into 20 to a mode of use in which it abuts on an article placed in the accommodation hole 12 as shown in FIG. and a button 30 for switching from the engaged position for keeping the retracted state to the disengaged position for the used state.

As functional members, it has a torsion spring 22, ratchets 24 and 26 as locking means, and a compression coil spring 32. As shown in FIG. One end of the torsion spring 22 is locked on the notch 20 side, and the other end presses the flap 14 to urge it in the horizontal direction protruding into the accommodation hole. The ratchets 24 and 26 are members that keep the flap 14 in a retracted state against the biasing force of the torsion spring 22 . It is axially slidably supported so that it cannot rotate relative to it. A compression coil spring 32 keeps the ratchets 24 and 26 engaged.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-237452

With the above structure, the flap can be kept in the retracted state and the accommodation hole can be used as a container, so that the commercial value can be improved. Structurally, however, the torsion spring, ratchet, and compression coil spring are essential, which increases the number of parts, man-hours for assembly, and manufacturing costs. In addition, the locking means such as the ratchet is complicated, and a relatively large installation space is required, making it difficult to make the device compact. These are the same for other modifications disclosed in Document 1 as well.

The present invention solves the above problems. The object is to realize an article holding device that can reduce the number of parts while maintaining simplicity and reduce the manufacturing cost. Other objects will become apparent in the following description.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a main body having an accommodation hole, and a body that is rotatably supported by the main body and protrudes into the accommodation hole from a retracted form that is retracted from the accommodation hole. An article holding comprising a rotary member that switches to a usage mode, and a button that is slidably disposed on the main body and switches from an engagement position that maintains the rotation member in the retraction mode to an engagement release position in the usage mode. The device includes a single torsion coil spring disposed between the rotating member and the button, wherein the torsional stress of the torsion coil spring rotates the rotating member from the retracted configuration toward the use configuration. The button is slid from the disengaged position to the engaged position by the compressive stress of the torsion coil spring. and an engaging pawl that is engaged with and disengaged from the lock pawl, and the rotating member is kept in a retracted state in a state in which the engaging pawl is engaged with the lock pawl.

In the invention described above, the torsion coil spring is a spring configured to receive a torsional stress (moment) around the center axis of the coil among the coil springs. In addition, in the torsion coil spring, by providing a gap between the coils, it is possible to receive stress in the compression direction and store elastic energy. In the present invention, the torsional stress of the torsion coil spring is used as an elastic force for rotating the rotating member from the retracted mode to the use mode, and at the same time, the compressive stress of the coil portion is used to move the button from the disengaged position to the engaged position. It is designed to be used as a sliding elastic force.

It is more preferable that the present invention as described above is embodied as in claims 2 to 5. i.e.
(a) In the torsion coil spring, one end side of the coil portion is supported by a first support portion provided on the rotating member, and the other end side of the coil portion is supported by a second support portion provided on the button. (Claim 2).

(a) The locking pawl disengages from the engaging pawl by sliding the button against the compressive stress of the torsion coil spring (Claim 3) .
(c) The lock claws are arranged in parallel with the space between the first support portion and the second support portion (Claim 4) .
(d) The rotating member is a flap that holds the article to be put into the accommodation hole from the side (Claim 5) . Although containers and mobile phones are mainly assumed as goods, other than these may also be used. Containers include rectangular or circular containers, cups, and the like. Mobile phones include multi-functional smart phones.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the configuration in which the article holding device has a rotating member that can be switched between the retraction mode and the use mode by operating a button, a single torsion coil spring is used, and the rotation member is in the retraction mode due to its torsional stress. and the button is slid from the disengaged position to the engaged position by the compressive stress of the coil portion. The advantage of this is that the number of parts can be minimized as compared with Patent Document 1, thereby reducing manufacturing costs, reducing weight, and further reducing the layout space.

Further, in the present invention, since the rotating member is kept in the retracted state by the engagement between the lock pawl on the button side and the engaging pawl on the rotating member side, it is easy to use without using a complicated ratchet device as in Patent Document 1. can improve.

In the second aspect of the present invention, the torsion coil spring is supported by the first supporting portion on the rotating member side and the second supporting portion on the button side. A spring can be arranged, and it becomes easy to maintain stable and favorable rotation characteristics of the flap.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the locking claw is disengaged from the engaging claw by the sliding operation of the button against the compressive stress of the torsion coil spring. A click feeling can be obtained as it returns, thereby improving the operability.

In the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the lock claw on the button side is arranged in parallel with the space between the first support portion and the second support portion, the lock claw can be arranged while maintaining compactness. becomes.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by adopting the configuration of the present invention for flaps attached to conventional cup holders and article holding devices, it is possible to reduce the number of members and improve processing and assembly work.

1 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing constituent members of an article holding device to which the present invention is applied; FIG. 4(a) and 4(b) are perspective views showing the above article holding device in a flap (rotating member) usage mode and a retraction mode. FIG. 3(a) and 3(b) are top views showing the flap (rotating member) in a usage mode and a retraction mode, similar to FIG. 2. FIG. (a) is a front view of the article holding device of FIG. 3, (b) is a left side view of the same article holding device, and (c) is a right side view of the same article holding device. 3(a) is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3(a), and FIG. 3(b) is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3(b). FIG. 4(a) is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 4(a); (a) and (b) show (a) and (c) of FIG.

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this description, after describing the device structure, the main operations are mentioned along with the advantages.

(Apparatus Structure) As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the article holding apparatus 6 includes a main body 1 having a housing hole 12 and a pivot shaft 33 and a shaft hole 17 which are fitted to the main body 1 so as to rotate. A flap 3 that is movably supported and is a rotating member that switches from a retracted mode in which it is retracted from the housing hole 12 to a usage mode in which it abuts on the container 8 or the mobile phone 9 placed in the housing hole 12 and slides on the main body 1. and a button 4 for switching from an engaged position for keeping the flap 3 in the retracted state to a disengaged position for use. It has one torsion coil spring 5 .

Both the main body 1 and the flap 3 are made of resin molding. The housing hole 12 may be of a plurality of structures, or may be of a type that is opened and closed by a lid. Further, although it is assumed that the arrangement portion 7 in which the article holding device 6 is incorporated is incorporated in a recess 7a provided in an instrument panel or the like, it may be arranged integrally with a part of an armrest or various consoles. .

Here, the main body 1 is composed of a substantially rectangular container 10 with an upper opening. This container 10 has an upper frame portion 11 in which the front and rear portions of the upper side protrude by one step. It has a window 14 that opens between the inner side surfaces 13, 13 that are positioned on the side and face each other, and a closing member 2 that is arranged inside the window 14. - 特許庁
The accommodation hole 12 of the main body is defined by the left and right side surfaces, the rear side surface including the inner end surface of the rear wall 15b, the inner end surface of the front wall 15a, and the closing member 2. As shown in FIG. The outer surface of the upper frame portion 11 is provided with an engaging claw 11a protruding from the rear side surface and a plurality of engaging claws 11b protruding from the left and right side surfaces. An engaging claw 11a corresponding to the engaging claw 11a on the part side is provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, the front wall 15a has two rows of front and rear guide grooves 16, 16 (only one row is shown in FIG. 6) extending to the left and right located on the lower center side. Axial holes 17 positioned on the left and right sides for rotatably supporting the flap 3, a rectangular hole 18 positioned in the center and penetrating vertically, and a cavity positioned on the left and right sides as shown in FIG. A pair of locking holes 19 are provided. Symbol S is a mark that indicates the direction in which the button 4 is slid when the flap 3, which will be described later, is switched from a retracted mode as shown in FIGS. be.

The closing member 2 has a substantially L-shaped plate wall 20 and a semicircular projecting portion 24 integrated with the plate wall 20, and the flap 3 is positioned between the vertical wall of the plate wall 20 and the projecting portion 24 in the retracted state. fits in a space divided into On the vertical wall of the plate wall 20 are struts 21, 21 projecting on both upper sides, elastic engaging portions 22 folded back from the ends of the respective struts 21, and a notch portion 27 with a level difference between the left and right intermediate portions of the upper edge. , a pair of vertical grooves 28 extending downward from the notch 27, a swingable plate portion 23 partitioned between the vertical grooves 28, and a plate portion 23 protruding from the outer surface as shown in FIG. 4(b). An engaging claw 11a is provided.

Of these, the protruding portion 24 has a shape corresponding to the arc portion 31 of the flap, which will be described later, and is hollow inside. Each post 21 is inserted into the corresponding locking hole 19, and the elastic engaging portion 22 is provided so as to intersect the locking hole 19 and is locked in a hole (not shown), thereby attaching the closing member 2 to the main body 1. make it attachable. Reference numeral 26 denotes a pair of legs provided on the horizontal portion of the plate wall 20 . This leg portion 26 may be omitted.

On the other hand, the flap 3 and button 4 are assembled to the front wall 15a of the body as shown in FIGS. Among them, the flap 3 forms an arc portion 31 on the side where the rotating plate 30 abuts on the article. On the end face opposite to the arc portion 31, there are a pair of protrusions 32, 32 protruding to the left and right, a first support portion 34 protruding between the protrusions 32, and the first support portion 34 and the first support portion 34 are slightly offset. An engaging claw 36 protruding at the position is provided. A pivot 33 protrudes coaxially from each projecting piece 32 . The first holding portion 34 is provided with a shaft portion 35 that supports one end side of the coil portion 5 c that constitutes the torsion coil spring 5 . As can be inferred from FIG. 5(b), the engaging claws 36 are arranged in the vertical direction when the flap 3 is retracted.

The flap 3 described above projects horizontally into the housing hole 12 as shown in FIG. It is switched from the closed mode to the retracted mode in which it is accommodated in the space defined between the vertical wall of the plate wall 20 and the projecting portion 24 as shown in FIG.

The button 4 includes a rectangular base 40 that slides left and right along the inner surface of the front wall 15a, an operating portion 41 that protrudes from the center of the upper surface of the base 40, and a front, rear, left, and right, That is, the retaining projections 42 protruding from the four corners of the rectangular shape, and the second supporting portion 43 and the shaft portion 44 which protrude from the lower surface of the base 40 and are arranged to face the first supporting portion 34 and the shaft portion 35 on the flap side. , an engaging claw 36 and a locking claw 45 to be engaged and disengaged are provided. The button 4 described above is arranged in a state in which the operation portion 41 protrudes from the inside of the rectangular hole 18 to the outside of the main body 1, and the projections 42 of the base are fitted into the corresponding guide grooves 16 of the main body. is slidably assembled to a predetermined distance.

After that, the torsion coil spring 5 is incorporated. The torsion coil spring 5 has one end 5a and the other end 5b extending on both sides of the coil portion 5c projecting in different directions. It is locked to the counterpart of the button. Further, the torsion coil spring 5 is wound with a gap in the coil portion 5c so that compressive stress can be expressed in the coil axial direction. Therefore, in this example, as shown in FIG. 6, one end side of the coil portion 5c is supported by the shaft portion 35 of the first support portion, which is the flap side, and the other end side of the coil portion 5c is supported by the second support portion, which is the button side. The coil portion 5c is compressed when it is supported on the shaft portion 44 of the part, and as a result, the button 4 is slid to the right side as shown in FIG. be moved. From this state, when the button 4 is slid to the left in FIG.

The article holding device 6 manufactured as described above is incorporated in a recess 7a provided in an instrument panel or the like, which is the arrangement portion 7, as can be inferred from FIG. The recess 7a has an upper inner circumference 7b that slightly protrudes. Therefore, when the article holding device 6 is pushed into the recess 7a in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The upper inner circumference 7b is sandwiched from above and below between 11a, 11b and the upper projecting edge of the upper frame portion 11. As shown in FIG. In this case, the article holding device 6 particularly engages the engaging claws 11a of the closing member 2 with the corresponding portions of the upper inner periphery 7b with a click feeling as the plate portion 23 swings between the longitudinal grooves 28. be done.

(Operation) Next, the operation when using the above article holding device 6 will be clarified.
(1) Each (a) of FIGS. 3 and 5 shows a mode of use in which the flap 3 protrudes into the accommodation hole 12 . In this mode of use, the engaging claw 36 on the flap side is disengaged from the locking claw 45 on the button side, so that the flap 3 engages the pivot shaft 33 fitted in the shaft hole 17 by the torsional stress of the torsion coil spring 5. Rotated as a fulcrum, it protrudes into the housing hole 12 and is substantially parallel to the inner bottom surface of the housing hole 12 . In this mode of use, the user can insert and hold articles such as containers 8 and mobile phones 9 in the housing hole 12 as shown in FIG. 3(a). In this case, depending on the size of the article and the state of insertion, the flap 3 is inclined downward against the torsional stress of the torsion coil spring 5, so that the article comes into contact with the tip of the flap 3 in the accommodation hole 12, Moreover, it can be stably held between the inner surface including the end surface of the rear wall 15b.

(2) In each of FIGS. 3 and 5 (b), the flap 3 is rotated against the torsional stress of the torsion coil spring 5 from the usage mode, and is rotated outside the accommodation hole 12, that is, the vertical wall of the plate wall 20. and the projecting portion 24 in the retracted state. In this retracted state, the flap-side engaging claw 36 is engaged with the button-side lock claw 45 , thereby keeping the flap 3 in the retracted state against the torsional stress of the torsion coil spring 5 . In this retraction mode, the user can use the accommodation hole 12 as a storage space including containers 8 and mobile phones 9 . Of course, the accommodation hole 12 does not have the flap 3 and has a good appearance. When the user slides the operating portion 41 in the direction of the arrow against the compressive stress of the torsion coil spring 5, the locking claw 45 is disengaged from the engaging claw 36, and the flap 3 is twisted accordingly. It is rotated by the torsional stress of the coil spring 5 and switched to the mode of use again.

(3) By the way, in the structure of Patent Document 1, since the notch 20 is provided on the peripheral surface of the accommodation portion as a portion for retracting the flap 14 from the accommodation hole, the container held in the accommodation hole in the usage mode of the flap 14 If the liquid spills from the opening, it may flow out of the notch 20, resulting in a lack of reliability. On the other hand, in the article holding device 6 described above, the flap 3 is located inside the closing member 2 in the retracted state and fits in the space defined between the vertical wall of the plate wall 20 and the projecting portion 24 . As a result, even when the flap 3 is used, the accommodation hole 12 is a closed space that is always open upwards. Therefore, for example, when liquid spills from the container 8 held by vibration, the liquid spills from the accommodation hole to the outside of the device. There is no fear that it will flow out.

(4) In addition, in this article holding device 6, in the configuration having the flap (rotating member) 3 that can be switched between the retraction mode and the use mode by operating the button 4, a single torsion coil spring 5 is used, and the flap 3 is is rotated from the retracted mode to the usage mode by the torsional stress, and the button 4 is slid in the direction from the disengaged position to the engaged position by the compressive stress of the coil portion 5c. Compared to Patent Document 1, the number of parts can be minimized, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost, reducing the weight, and furthermore making the arrangement space compact. In particular, in this device structure, since the torsion coil spring 5 is supported by the first support portion 34 on the flap side and the second support portion 43 on the button side, the width direction of the flap 3 is approximately the same as in FIGS. The torsion coil spring 5 can be arranged in the middle, and the rotational characteristics of the flap 3 can be stably and favorably maintained.

(5) Moreover, in this article holding device 6, since the flap 3 is kept in the retracted state by the engagement between the button-side locking pawl 45 and the flap-side engaging pawl 36, compared to the complicated ratchet device as disclosed in Patent Document 1, It is possible to improve usability while maintaining simplification. Further, since the locking claw 45 on the button side is disengaged from the engaging claw 36 by the sliding operation of the button 4 against the compressive stress of the torsion coil spring 5, the compressive stress after the button 4 is disengaged. A click feeling can be obtained as it returns to the original engagement position, thereby improving operability. Furthermore, since the lock claw 45 is arranged in parallel with the space between the first support portion 34 and the second support portion 43, that is, arranged in a position substantially parallel, the lock claw 45 can be arranged while maintaining compactness. becomes.

It should be noted that the above embodiment is a basic example of the present invention, and the detailed configuration can be modified and developed in various ways. As a modified example, for example, the housing hole may be composed of a plurality of vertical holes as shown in FIG. The shape of the hole is designed to be suitable for holding containers such as cans and cups, and for holding mobile phones. The flap (rotating member) is designed in a shape that can easily come into contact with articles such as containers, mobile phones, and the like. As an example of development, for example, the flap (rotating member) has a deep accommodation hole and is divided into upper and lower parts.

1 Main body 2 Closing member constituting front side of main body 3 Flap (rotating member)
4... Button 5... Torsion coil spring 5a... One end protruding from the coil part 5b... The other end protruding from the coil part 5c... Coil part 6... Article holding Apparatus 7: Arranging portion for incorporating an article holding device 8: Containers (articles)
9 ・・・ Mobile phones (goods)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12... Accommodating hole 17... Shaft hole 18... Rectangular hole 19... Locking hole 20... Plate wall 24... Overhang part 30... Rotating plate 31... Circular part 32 Projecting piece 33 Axis 34 First support part 35 Shaft part 36 Engagement claw 40 Base 41 Operation part 43 Second support part 44... Axle part 45... Lock claw

Claims (5)

a main body having an accommodation hole; a rotary member which is rotatably supported by the main body and is switched from a retracted mode in which it is retracted from the accommodation hole to a use mode in which it abuts on an article placed in the accommodation hole; an article holding device comprising: a button that is movably disposed to switch from an engagement position that maintains the rotating member in the retraction mode to an engagement disengagement position in the usage mode,
A single torsion coil spring is disposed between the rotating member and the button, and the torsional stress of the torsion coil spring rotates the rotating member from the retraction mode to the usage mode, thereby causing the twisting. sliding the button from the disengaged position toward the engaged position by the compressive stress of the coil spring ;
Further, the button has a lock claw projecting from the button and an engagement claw projected from the rotating member and engaged with and disengaged from the lock claw, wherein the engagement claw is engaged with the lock claw. 3. An article holding device characterized in that the rotating member is kept in the retracted mode . The torsion coil spring is characterized in that one end side of the coil portion is supported by a first support portion provided on the rotating member, and the other end side of the coil portion is supported by a second support portion provided on the button. The article holding device according to claim 1. 2. An article holding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said locking claw is disengaged from said engaging claw by sliding of said button against compressive stress of said torsion coil spring. 4. The article holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the lock claw is arranged in a space between the first support portion and the second support portion. 5. The article holding device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member is a flap that holds the article to be put into the accommodation hole from a side direction.

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