JPH0510076U - Cup holder device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To reduce the storage space of the cup holder on the bottom surface of the inner case. [Structure] The cup holder 20 is mainly composed of first and second holder bodies 22 and 28 that divide the cup holding hole 21. The first holder body 22 is the inner case 1
It is rotatably attached to a storage position that is stored along the lower surface of the inner casing 1 and a use position that extends substantially horizontally outside the inner case 11. The second holder body 28 is attached to the first holder body 22 so as to be horizontally openable and closable. Then, when the inner case 11 is pulled out from the outer case 1, the first holder body 22 is rotated to the use position and the second holder body 28 is expanded to the open position, so that the inner case 11 On the outer side, a cup holding hole 21 is formed between the first and second holder bodies 22 and 28.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a cup holder device in which a cup holder having a cup holding hole is attached to the lower surface of an inner case that is attached to and removed from an outer case.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, as this type of cup holder device, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-8645 is known. Further, in such a cup holder device, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of front and rear guide rails 5 ′ extending in the lateral direction are provided on the lower surface of the inner case 11 ′ that is assembled in and out of the outer case 1 ′. Then, one horizontal holder plate 6'which functions as a cup holder is slidably attached to both of the guide rails 5 '. A circular cup holding hole 7'is formed in the holder plate 6 '. Then, when the inner case 11 'is pulled out, the holder plate 6'is slid by the elastic force of the spring 8'to the use position where the cup holding hole 7'overpasses the side surface of the inner case 11', and On the contrary, when the inner case 11 'is pushed in, the holder plate 6'is slid along the lower surface of the inner case 11' to the position where it is stored.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional one, the sliding stroke S from the storage position of the holder plate 6'to the use position becomes large, and the length L of the holder plate 6'in the left-right direction also becomes long. Therefore, the pair of left and right holder plates 6'cannot be slidably assembled in the storage position and the use position, respectively, on the lower surface of the inner case 11 'having a limited width. In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder device capable of reducing the storage space of the cup holder on the lower surface of the inner case.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cup holder device in which a cup holder having a cup holding hole is attached to a lower surface of an inner case that is attached to an outer case so that the cup holder can be inserted and removed. The holder is mainly composed of first and second holder bodies that divide the cup holding hole, and the first holder body has a storage position along the lower surface of the inner case and an inner case. Is rotatably assembled to a use position that extends substantially horizontally to the outside of the second holder body, and the second holder body is assembled to the first holder body so as to be horizontally openable and closable. When the inner case is pulled out from the outer case, the first holder body is rotated to the use position, and the second holder body is expanded to the open position, whereby the inner case is opened. In the outer side, said first, said cup holding hole is formed therebetween in the second holder member.

[0006]

[Action]

 In the cup holder device configured as described above, when the inner case is pulled out from the outer case and the cup holder is used, the first holder body is rotated to the outer side of the inner case until it extends to a substantially horizontal position. By being moved and the second holder body is expanded to the open position, a cup holding hole is formed between the first and second holder bodies on the outer side of the inner case. Then, a cup is inserted and held in the cup holding hole. In contrast to the above, the first holder body is rotated to the storage position along the lower surface of the inner case, and the second holder body is closed toward the first holder body. The storage space for the cup holder on the lower surface is reduced.

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, an outer case 1 to be attached to a vehicle instrument panel (not shown) is formed in a box shape having a storage chamber opening to the front, and is formed on the inner side surfaces of both left and right side walls 2 thereof. Is provided with a pair of upper and lower rail pieces 3 for forming rail grooves for supporting the inner case 11 so that the inner case 11 can move in and out. The inner case 11, which is assembled in the storage chamber of the outer case 1 so as to be able to move in and out, is formed in a box shape having a small article compartment opening upward, and a square plate-shaped ashtray 12 is attached to and detached from the small article compartment. Be fitted as much as possible.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the inner case 11 is accommodated between the outer case 1 and the inner case 11 with respect to the outer case 1. A lock pin 13 and a lock lever 14 which are unlocked by slightly pushing 11 are assembled. Further, a pin-on 15 for pulling out the inner case 11 to the pulling-out position is provided on the inner side surface of the inner case 11 by engaging with the rack teeth formed on the lower surface of the lower rail piece 3 of the outer case 1 to rotate. It is attached so that it can rotate around the pin-on shaft. The pinion 15 is always urged to rotate in the pull-out direction of the inner case 11 by a spring action, and when the lock pin 13 and the lock lever 14 are unlocked, the inner case 11 is pulled out to the pull-out position. ing. Further, the pinion 15 is constantly meshed with the operating gear 17 of the damper mechanism 16, so that the sudden pull-out of the inner case 11 is prevented.

A support shaft 18 for assembling a pair of left and right cup holders 20 described below is provided in a hanging shape at left and right portions of the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 11a of the inner case 11 toward the rear side. The pair of left and right cup holders 20 are mainly configured by first and second holder bodies 22 and 28 that divide the cup holding hole 21.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, both first holder bodies 22 have a flat plate shape parallel to the bottom plate portion 11 a of the inner case 11, and the upper surface near the back side thereof has the above-mentioned structure. A boss portion 23 for receiving a shaft hole corresponding to the support shaft 18 is provided in a protruding manner, and a concave arc surface 21a forming a majority of the cup holding hole 21 is formed on the outer surface near the front side. Further, both first holder bodies 22 are rotatably fitted to the support shaft 18 at their boss portions 23, and as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, between the lower end surfaces of both support shafts 18. It is supported by a presser plate 24 installed. The first holder body 22 and the second holder body 22 are stored along the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 11a of the inner case 11 as indicated by the solid lines in FIGS. 2 and 3, and are indicated by chain lines in FIGS. 2 and 3. As described above, the inner case 11 is rotated about the support shaft 18 in each of the horizontally extended use positions.

Spring hooking pieces 25 are respectively provided at the rear end portions of both first holder bodies 22, and an extension spring 26 made of a tension coil spring is provided between the spring hooking pieces 25. It is stretched. The first holder body 22 and the first holder body 22 are constantly repelled by the overhanging ridge 26 toward the above-mentioned use position, and when the inner case 11 is pushed into the outer case 1, the first holder body 22 is pushed. The outer surface of 22 is rotated to the storage position while being pressed by the inner surface of the side wall 2 of the outer case 1.

On the upper surface of the first holder body 22, a second holder body 28 having a substantially arcuate shape in plan view is attached at one end thereof so as to be openable and closable around the pin 29. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, on the upper surface near the tip of the first holder body 22, both first and second regulating pieces 30 and 31 for limiting the opening / closing range of the second holder body 28 are arranged at predetermined intervals. On the other hand, a stopper piece 32 is formed at the other end of the second holder body 22 so as to come in contact with and separate from the first and second restricting pieces 30 and 31.

Further, when the stopper piece 32 of the second holder body 28 is opened to the expanded position where it comes into contact with the first restriction piece 30, the first side surface of the second holder body 28 is opened. The concave arc surface 21b forming the cup holding hole 21 in cooperation with the concave arc surface 21a of the holder body 22 is formed. Further, the holder body 28 is always repelled in the opening direction by the opening spring 35, and when the inner case 11 is pushed into the outer case 1, the outer arc surface of the second holder body 28 is the outer case. While being pressed against the inner surface of the side wall 2 of No. 1, the stopper piece 32 is closed to the closed position where it comes into contact with the second restriction piece 31. Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a peripheral wall 22a is projectingly provided on the peripheral portion of the upper surface of the first holder body 22, and a cover plate 27 is fixed to the upper surface of the peripheral wall 22a. ing.

A cup receiving arm 33 having a receiving piece 33 a at the tip end thereof for receiving the bottom surface of a cup (not shown) inserted into the cup holding hole 21 is provided on the lower surfaces of both the first holder bodies 22. However, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, it is rotatably assembled at its base end with a horizontal pin 34 as a fulcrum. The cup receiving arm 33 is always elastically urged by a spring (not shown) toward the cup receiving position as shown by the chain line in FIG. 2, and the inner case 11 is pushed into the outer case 1. At that time, while being pressed by the front end surface of the bottom plate portion of the outer case 1, the outer case 1 is rotated along the lower surface of the first holder body 22 to a stored position.

This embodiment is constructed as described above. Therefore, when the inner case 11 is pulled out from the outer case 1 to the pull-out position shown by the chain line in FIGS. 2 and 3, both the first holder bodies 22 of the pair of left and right cup holders 20 have the extension spring 26. The elastic force causes the support shaft 18 to rotate about the support shaft 18 to a use position in which the inner case 11 extends outward in a substantially horizontal direction. Further, with respect to both the first holder bodies 22, the second holder body 28 is expanded about the pin 29 to the open position by the elastic force of the opening spring 33, respectively, and the first and second holder bodies 22, The biconcave arc surfaces 21a and 2b of 28 form a cup holding hole 21 having a substantially circular plan shape. Further, the cup receiving arms 33 of both the first holder bodies 22 are each rotated about the pin 34 to the cup receiving chamber receiving position by the elastic force of a spring (not shown). Here, the cup is inserted into the cup holding hole 21, and the bottom surface of the cup is received by the receiving piece 33a of the cup receiving arm 33, whereby the cup is held.

Contrary to the above, when the cup is taken out from the cup holding hole 21, the inner case 11 is pushed into the outer case 1 to the original pushing position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 2 and 3. The first holder body 22 and the second holder body 22 contact the inner surface of the side wall 2 of the outer case 1 and center on the support shaft 18 up to the original storage position along the lower surface of the inner case 11 against the elastic force of the overhang spring 26. It is rotated. Further, with respect to both the first holder bodies 22, the second holder body 28 contacts the inner surface of the side wall 2 of the outer case 1 while centering the pin 29 to the original closed position against the elastic force of the opening spring 33. Is closed as. Further, the cup receiving arms 33 of both the first holder bodies 22 are rotated about the pins 34 to the original storage position while being in contact with the front edge of the bottom plate portion of the outer case 1.

As described above, by disposing both the first holder bodies 22 of the pair of left and right cup holders 20 at the storage position and the second holder body 28 at the closed position with respect to the inner case 11, Since the storage space of each cup holder 20 can be made small, the pair of left and right cup holders 20 can be properly stored in the limited space under the inner case 11.

In the above embodiment, one extension spring 26 is stretched between the spring hooking pieces 25 of both the first holder bodies 22 to direct the first holder bodies 22 to the use position. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and both first holder bodies 22 may be elastically ejected toward the use position by separate extension springs. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, each second holder body 22 is composed of one arc-shaped member, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of arc pieces 28a, 28b, 28c are rotatably connected to each other to form a second holder body 28, and each arc piece has the same center by a spring. When the inner case is pushed into the expanded position forming an arc and is pushed in, the second holder body 28 is linearly closed with respect to the first holder body 22 as shown by the chain line in FIG. Good.

[0019]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the first holder body is rotated to the storage position along the lower surface of the inner case, and the second holder body is closed toward the first holder body. The storage space for the cup holder on the bottom of the inner case becomes smaller. For this reason, it becomes possible to assemble a pair of left and right cup holders in the limited space under the inner case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an inner case of a cup holder device according to an embodiment of the present invention is pulled out.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the same.

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cup holder.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the cup holder.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing a conventional one.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Outer case 2 Side wall 11 Inner case 20 Cup holder 21 Cup holding hole 21a, 21b Concave arc surface 22 First holder body 26 Overhang spring 28 Second holder body 33 Opening spring

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] 1. A cup holder device in which a cup holder having a cup holding hole is attached to a lower surface of an inner case that is attached to an outer case so that the cup holder can be put in and out. Is mainly composed of first and second holder bodies that divide the cup holding hole, and the first holder body has a storage position that is stored along the lower surface of the inner case, and the inner case. Is rotatably assembled to a use position that extends substantially horizontally to the outside, the second holder body is assembled to the first holder body so as to be horizontally openable and closable, and the outer case On the other hand, when the inner case is pulled out, the first holder body is rotated to the use position, and the second holder body is expanded to the open position. In the outer side of Nakesu,
A cup holder device, wherein the cup holding hole is formed between the first and second holder bodies.