JPH0490937A - Container holder device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize miniaturization at a container holder device for a vehicle seat or the like, by a method wherein a pair of container retaining plates at which container bottom support projecting pieces and body portion retaining ring portions are housed in an assembled condition, comes into a use condition as they are being separated mutually upward and downward and are swung, in linkage with the drawing out of a bottomless box shape drawer. CONSTITUTION:When a drawer 13 is pulled out of a main body housing portion 11, the pulling out is made by bringing the ends of a movable body 14 into sliding contact with a housing hole 12. And when the drawer 13 is completely pulled out, the body 14 is separated from the hole 12, and the body 14 makes a turning movement by the force of a drive spring 19 unit it butts against a stopper 133, and rises up. At this time, the spring 19 turns a drive gear 20, and makes the 1st holder plate 15, the 2nd holder plate 16 turn respectively through gears 22, 21, 17, and makes them at a container holding position. At the time of housing, holding is done conversely.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Objective of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a container holder device configured to be able to be inserted into and removed from a vehicle seat, instrument panel, game table, or the like.

(Prior Art) As a conventional container holder device of this type, there is one shown in FIG. The container holder device shown in FIG. 4 is provided with a drawer 2 configured to be removable in and out of a main body storage part 1, and an accommodation hole 3 for accommodating a cup in a pulled out flat part of the drawer 2.
．． 3 is formed.

Further, the main body storage section 1 houses a container bottom holding aid 4 which is pulled out together with the drawer 2 to the outside in accordance with the drawer operation of the drawer 2. The auxiliary tool 4 is rotatably supported on both side plates of the drawer 2.

With the container holder device having such a configuration, when placing a beverage container such as a cup, when the front of the drawer in the stored state is pressed, the drawer 2
As shown in Fig. 4, the drawer 2 is automatically propelled, and the drawer 2 is pulled out almost horizontally, and the base of the auxiliary tool 4, which separates from the drawer 2 and protrudes diagonally, is stopped at the end of the storage hole of the main body storage part 1. (supported by the container) located at the bottom of the container receiving hole 3.3. Thereby, when the container is inserted through the container accommodation hole 3, the bottom of the container is held by the auxiliary tool 4, and the container can be held.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional container holder device, since the auxiliary tool 4 supporting the bottom of the container is not locked, if the drawer 2, the container, the auxiliary tool 4, etc. are touched carelessly, There is a drawback that the auxiliary tool 4 rotates from a fixed position supporting the container, causing the container to fall or the beverage inside the container to spill. In addition, when the auxiliary tool 4 is stored in the drawer 2, the part supporting the bottom of the container overlaps the front surface of the drawer 2,
The height direction of the front surface of the drawer, that is, the length in the thickness direction of the drawer 2 is determined. For this reason, there is a restriction in constructing the drawer 2 thinly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a container holder device that can compactly store two members that hold a container, and that allows these members to stably hold the container during use.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) The present invention provides a main body storage section, a bottomless box-shaped drawer configured to be able to be taken in and out of the main body storage section, and a space between a pair of opposing side frames of the drawer. a frame-shaped movable body that rotatably bridges the drawer and rotates within the drawer; a plate-shaped first holder plate that is swingably held at one end of the movable body and has a notch hole;
a plate-shaped second holder plate that is swingably held at the other end of the movable body opposite to the first holder plate and has a protrusion that matches the notch hole; When the container is pulled out and the movable body rotates to be orthogonal to the drawer, the first holder plate and the second holder plate are set to face each other in parallel to hold the container;
The first holder plate and the second holder plate are positioned on the same plane parallel to the drawer so that the notch hole and the protrusion align when the movable body is parallel to the drawer. A holder rotation mechanism is provided.

(Function) According to the above configuration, when the drawer is pulled out from the main housing, the movable body rotates from a state parallel to the drawer to a state perpendicular to the drawer in conjunction with the drawer operation. In response to this, the first. The second holder plate also pivots to hold the container by its sides and bottom in parallel relation to each other. When the drawer is pushed from the above state, the movable body becomes parallel to the drawer and the first and second holder plates become coplanar bodies with the notch holes and the protrusions aligned, and when the drawer is pushed at this time, the movable body and the drawer become parallel to each other. 1st. A second holder plate can be stored.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to illustrated embodiments.

FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are configuration diagrams showing one embodiment of a container holder device according to the present invention. (a> is a perspective view of the drawer when it is pulled out, and (b) is a perspective view of the drawer in use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing details of the configuration of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the structure of Fig. 1. It is an operation explanatory diagram explaining an operation.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a main body storage section corresponding to the instrument panel section of a vehicle, and the main body storage section 11 includes:
A storage hole 12 is formed through which a bow 13, which is the base of the container holder device, can be taken in and out. The drawer 13 has a bottomless rectangular frame, and a movable body 14 having a corresponding shape is rotatably supported within the frame. As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the movable body 14 is rotatably inserted into a pin 131 protruding from the side frame of the drawer 13.

The pin 131 provides a rotation axis for the movable body 14, and the drive gear 2, which is integrally formed with the movable body 14, is aligned with the tip position of the pin 131.
0 is set.

Further, the movable body 14 rotatably supports a first holder plate 15 that holds the upper part of the container when the container is placed, and a second holder plate 16 that holds the lower part of the container. . That is, the first and second holder plates 15.
Reference numeral 16 indicates that an end serving as a rotation shaft is placed on each long side of the movable body 13, and small-diameter gears 17 and 18 are attached to one of the ends, respectively (see FIG. 2). On the other hand, the first holder plate 15 has a container accommodation hole 1 that fits into the upper part of the container.
51, the second holder plate 16 is formed with a pedestal portion 161 that corresponds to the container accommodation hole 151. When the drawer 13 is stored, these first and second holder plates 15, 16 are flat, with the container accommodation hole 151 and the pedestal part 161 aligned, as shown in FIG. 1(a). It is designed to be folded into. In this embodiment, the first and second holder plates 15, 16 are each provided as one set. These other holder plates 15a, 16a also have small diameter gears 17a,
18a is the installation.

Next, the holder plates 15, 16 (15a, 16a
) performs the opening/closing operation as shown in FIG. 3 by means of a holder rotating means consisting of the above-mentioned drive gear 20, coaxial overlapping gear 2], and spur gear 22. In this embodiment, this holder rotating means operates the holder plates 15 and 16 using energy from the drive gear 19. Further, the drive spring 19 also serves as a power source for the movable body 14. Drive spring 1
9 is wound around the pin 131, one end is hooked into a hole 132 drilled in the side frame of the drawer 13, and the other end is hooked into a hole 14 drilled in the movable body 14.

As a result, the drive spring 19 becomes a torsion spring between the drawer 13 and the movable body 14, and the small gear 21a of the stacked gear 21 meshes with the drive gear 20, and the large gear 21a meshes with the drive gear 20.
The spur gear 22 is meshed with.

Further, the large gear 21a of the stacked gear 21 meshes with the gear 17, and the flat gear 22 meshes with the gear 18.

Note that a stopper 133 is provided protruding from the side frame of the drawer 13 to restrict the amount of rotation of the movable body.

Next, the operation of the container holder device having the above structure will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b).

When the head of the drawer 13 is pressed, this container device automatically draws out the drawer 13 as shown in FIG. 1(a) using an automatic drawer mechanism (not shown).
3 is pulled out from the storage hole 12, and when the drawer 13 is completely pulled out from the storage hole 12, the movable body 14 is erected approximately perpendicular to the drawer 13 by the force of the drive spring 19.
As shown in FIG. 1(b), the first and second holder plates 15, 16 face each other and extend in parallel, and the container receiving hole 151 and the pedestal 161 cover the sides and bottom of the container. When not in use, the container accommodation hole 151 and the pedestal part 161
The holder plates 15 and 16 are rotated so that the holder plates 15 and 16 coincide with each other, and the holder plates 15 and 16 are housed as a plate on the same plane as the drawer 13.

At the time of drawing out, first, while the drawer 13 is being drawn out, the end surface of the movable body 14 comes into sliding contact with the storage hole 12, and the drawer 13 is drawn out. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3(a), the drive spring 19 is activated when the movable body 14 and the drawer 13 overlap and the end surface of the movable body 14 comes into contact with the end of the storage hole 12. 1
4, and the angle at both ends is narrow and stores energy. When the drawer 13 is completely pulled out, the movable body 14 also leaves the storage hole 12. This results in
The drive spring 19 no longer receives any resistance from the movable body 14, and the drive spring 19 rotates the movable body 14 so as to stand up. The movable body 14 is stopped by a stopper 133.

At this time, the movable body 14 stands up substantially perpendicular to the drawer 13. Further, the driving spring 19 is simultaneously moved as shown in FIG. 3 (a>
As shown in , the drive gear 20 is rotated in the direction of arrow C.

Therefore, due to the meshing relationship between the flat gear 22, the stacked gear 21, and the gear 17, each gear 21.17 rotates in the direction of each arrow shown in the figure, and rotates the first holder plate 15 (15a>) upward. Rotate the second holder plate 16 (16a) downward.In this way, the container accommodation hole 151 and the pedestal part 161
and becomes as shown in FIG. 1b (FIG. 3b), and a beverage container such as a container can be placed thereon.

During storage Next, when closing each holder plate 15, 16, a force is applied to push the holder plate 15 in the state shown in FIG. 1(b) downward against the force of the drive spring 19. , push the drawer 13 toward the storage hole 12. When the holder plate 15 is pushed downward, the gear 17 rotates clockwise, the overlap gear 21 rotates counterclockwise, and the drive gear 20 rotates clockwise, as shown in FIG. 3(b). As a result, the drive spring 19 is gradually displaced to a narrower angle, and when the drive gear 20 rotates approximately 90 degrees, the first and second holder plates 15, 16 overlap in a flat manner. Next, the end surface of the movable body 14 is connected to the storage hole 1.
2, even if the holder plate 15 (or the movable body 14) is released, the drive gear 19 is maintained at the narrow angle shown in FIG. The drawer 13 can be stored in the main body storage part 1 together with the holder plates 15 and 16 in this state.

According to the above, in the state of use, the drawer 13 protrudes to the same extent as the first and second holder plates 15.16, and even if someone carelessly reaches out and hits the drawer 13, the direction in which the holder plate 15.16 is folded is No force is applied to the container, and the container can be held stably. Further, according to the configuration of the embodiment, the first holder plays 1 to 15 are arranged upwardly and the second
Since the holder plates 16 are each biased downwardly by the drive springs 19, the safety effect is even higher.

In addition, compared to conventional container holder devices, the holder plate 1 in the stored state is displaced into a single plate shape, which has the advantage that storage efficiency is good and the number of containers that can be placed can be increased.

Furthermore, when the movable body 14 is in the storage hole 12, the flat surface of the holder plate 15, 16 can be used as a small platform.

In the above embodiment, the holder plate 1 is
5.16 and rotation of the movable body 14, the operation lacks smoothness. These drawbacks can be solved by using a motor in place of the drive spring 19 in the holder rotation means.

That is, the drive gear 20 may be attached to the output shaft of the motor.

Furthermore, the configuration of the holder rotation means is merely an example, and various modifications can be made by changing the number and types of gears.

Furthermore, the insertion and removal may be performed manually without using power such as a drive spring. In this case, the holder rotation means can be constituted by, for example, a groove which sets each holder plate 15, 16 in a flat and parallel condition.

In such a manual method, when the container is high, the container can be held only by the first holder plate.

U Effects of the Invention U As described above, according to the present invention, the two
Since the two parts can be folded flat, storage efficiency is high.
It can be configured compactly. Furthermore, the stability of the two members is good, and the container is held securely and safely. Furthermore, when not in use as a container holder, it can be used as a small desk.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a container holder device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing details of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory diagram showing the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional container holder device. 11... Main body storage section, 12... Storage hole, 13...
Bow extension, 14... Movable body, 15.16... First and second holder plates, 19... Drive spring, 20...
- Drive gear, 21... overlap gear, 22... flat gear. Patent applicant: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney: Hiroshi Okawa Figure 2 Figure 3 (Q) (b)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A main body storage part, a bottomless box-shaped drawer configured to be able to be taken in and taken out from the main body storage part, and a pair of opposing side frames of the drawer rotatably bridged, and a drawer in the drawer. a frame-shaped movable body that rotates at the movable body, a plate-shaped first holder plate that is swingably held at one end of the movable body and has a cutout hole, and the first holder plate that is attached to the other end of the movable body. A second plate-like holder plate is supported in a swingable manner to face each other, and has a protrusion that matches the notch hole. The first holder plate and the second holder plate are set to face each other in parallel when they are orthogonal to each other so as to be able to hold the container;
The first holder plate and the second holder plate are positioned on the same plane parallel to the drawer so that the notch hole and the protrusion align when the movable body is parallel to the drawer. A container holder device characterized by comprising: a holder rotation mechanism that is set to .