JPH053032U - Vehicle cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The structure is such that the same holding force can be obtained even if the type of outer diameter of the container changes. A holding member 2 having a ring-shaped hold hole 10 is formed by a fixed half body 5 and a movable half body 6 which are swingably connected to each other, and these divided half bodies 5, 6 are formed. The hold holes 10 are defined by butting each other. Further, a leaf spring 7 is provided between the fixed half body 5 and the movable half body 6, and the movable half body 6 is always inclined with respect to the fixed half body 5 by the leaf spring 7. The minimum inner diameter dimension d of the hold hole 10 can be effectively changed by changing the amount of inclination of.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a cup holder for a vehicle for holding articles such as cans, bottles, cups, and paper packs containing drinking water on the vehicle so as not to fall down.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many vehicle cup holders have been proposed for holding an article such as a container containing drinking water that is drunk while riding a vehicle so that the article does not fall down.

6 and 7 show an example of a conventional vehicle cup holder. 6 and 7, the cup holder 51 is roughly composed of a holding member 52 and a saucer member 53, and can be folded and stored in a housing 54 when not in use.

More specifically, the holding member 52 is a substantially flat plate-like member, and a pair of arm portions 55 are integrally formed at the rear end portion. Each arm 55 is hinge-coupled to a support 56 fixed to the housing 54 side via a support shaft 57, and the support shaft 57 is used as a fulcrum at a substantially right angle to the front side of the housing 54. The projecting use position and the storage position stored in the housing 54 by rotating the use position approximately 90 degrees upward can be switched. Further, the holding member 52 is provided with a pair of substantially circular hold holes 58, which are vertically penetrated, for allowing articles such as cans, bottles, and cups to pass therethrough.

On the other hand, the tray member 53 is formed in a dish shape which is slightly larger than the plane of the holding member 52, and is provided below the holding member 52 on the support portion 60 fixed to the housing 54 side. The rear end portion 53a is hinged via a support shaft 59. Then, the saucer member 53 is rotated about 90 degrees upward from the open position, which protrudes to the front side of the housing 54 at a substantially right angle with the support shaft 59 as a fulcrum, and is stored in the housing 54. The holding member 52 can be rotated and switched to a closed position where the holding member 52 is covered and hidden.

Next, the operation of the cup holder 51 will be described. First, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show the state when the cup holder 51 is used. That is, the holding member 52 is arranged at the use position and the tray member 53 is arranged at the open position. In this state, when the articles 66a and 66b (juice cans in this embodiment) are dropped into the hold hole 58 from the upper side of the holding member 52, the lower surface of the article is received by the saucer member 53. At the same time, the side surface is received by the inner peripheral surface of the holding hole 58, and the articles 66a and 66b are supported in the holding hole 58. On the contrary, when the cup holder 51 is not used, the holding member 52 is rotated to the storage position and folded, and then the saucer member 53 is rotated to the closed position. When locked, the holding member 52 is stored and held in the housing 54 while being hidden by the saucer member 53.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned conventional cup holder 51, the shape inside the hold hole 58 provided in the holding member 52 is fixed. However, there are various kinds of containers (articles 66a, 66b) containing drinking water today, and the outer diameter dimensions D1, D2, etc. are also greatly different. Therefore, when an article 66a having a small outer diameter is put in the hold hole 58, the gap in the hold hole 58 becomes large, and the article 66a is largely tilted due to vibration or the like when the vehicle is running, and the contents are spilled. There was a problem that it would stain the surroundings.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is a vehicle cup holder having a structure capable of obtaining the same holding force even if the type of the outer diameter of the container is changed. To provide.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a cup holder for a vehicle, comprising a holding member having a ring-shaped hold hole that penetrates vertically for receiving articles such as cans, bottles and cups. The member is formed by a fixed half body and a movable half body that are swingably connected to each other, and the divided half bodies are butted against each other to define the hold hole. An urging means for urging the movable half body to rotate in one direction inclined with respect to the fixed half body is provided between the movable half body and the movable half body according to an inclination amount of the movable half body. The minimum inner diameter of the hold hole is effectively changed.

[0010]

[Action]

 According to this structure, the inclination of the movable half body can effectively increase the minimum inner diameter dimension against the biasing force of the biasing means. When the tilt is returned, it is possible to put and hold an article whose outer diameter is within the range that does not exceed the maximum inner diameter of the hold hole. Moreover, since the movable half body is pressed against the side surface of the article by the urging of the urging means after the article is put in the hold hole, even if the outer diameter of the container changes, the hold hole can be used for this container. It can be used in a state suitable for.

[0011]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a vehicle cup holder according to the present invention. 1 to 3, the cup holder 1 mainly includes a holding member 2 and a saucer member 3, and can be folded and stored in a housing 4 when not in use.

More specifically, the holding member 2 is fixedly attached to the fixed half body 5 made of resin and the left and right sides of the fixed half body 5 via plate springs 7 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction. And a movable half 6 made of resin. Further, a gap t is provided between the fixed half body 5 and the movable half body 6 connected by the leaf spring 7, and the portion of the leaf spring 7 exposed in this gap t has a valley fold shape. The movable half 6 is held in a state of being inclined in one direction with respect to the fixed half 5 by this bending. In addition, the holding member 2 is vertically provided for passing articles 8, 9 such as cans, bottles and cups (in FIG. 2, article 8 is a can of juice and article 9 is a cup). A pair of substantially circular hold holes 10 penetrating therethrough are provided on the left and right sides by butting the fixed half body 5 and the movable half body 6. The holding hole 10 is arranged in a state where the movable half body 6 is inclined with respect to the fixed half body 5, and therefore the minimum inner diameter dimension d of the holding member 2 in the left-right direction (direction of arrow AB in FIG. 1). (This is referred to as "effective inner diameter") is effectively increased as the leaf spring 7 is elastically deformed and the tilt of the movable half 6 is returned. Further, a pair of arm portions 11 are integrally formed at the rear end portion of the fixed half body 5. Each arm 11 is hinged to a support 12 fixed to the housing 4 via a support shaft 13, and the support member 13 serves as a fulcrum to support the entire holding member 2 in the housing 4. It is possible to switch between a use position that projects substantially at a right angle to the front side and a storage position that is stored in the housing 4 by being rotated 90 degrees upward from this use position.

On the other hand, the saucer member 3 is formed in a dish shape which is slightly larger than the plane of the holding member 2, and is attached to the support portion 14 fixed to the housing 4 side below the holding member 2 to the rear end. The portion 3a is hinged via the support shaft 15. The saucer member 3 is rotated about the support shaft 15 as a fulcrum toward the front side of the housing 4 at a substantially right angle, and from the open position to the upper side by about 90 degrees, and inside the housing 4. It is possible to rotate and switch to a closed position that covers and hides the stored holding member 2.

Next, the operation of the cup holder 1 will be described. First, FIGS. 1 to 3 show the state when the cup holder 1 is used. That is, the holding member 2 is arranged at the use position, and the tray member 3 is arranged at the open position. In this state, when the articles 8 and 9 are dropped into the hold hole 10 from the upper side of the holding member 2, the lower surfaces of the articles 8 and 9 are received by the saucer member 3 and the side surfaces thereof are held in the hold hole 10. Received and supported on the inner surface of the. Further, when the articles 8 and 9 are respectively put into the hold holes 10 and the effective inner diameter dimension d of the hold holes 10 is smaller than the outer diameter dimension of the article 8 or the article 9, it is possible to move in the direction of arrow C in FIG. When the body 6 is rotated to reduce the inclination with respect to the fixed half body 5, the effective inner diameter dimension d becomes large, whereby the articles 8 and 9 are dropped and held in the hold hole 10. Then, after dropping, when the force pushing the movable half 6 in the direction of the arrow C is released, the repulsive force of the leaf spring 7 pushes the movable half 6 against the side surfaces of the articles 8 and 9, respectively. The articles 8, 9 are held securely between the body 6 and the fixed half 5. Therefore, in this holding member 2, if the outer diameters of the articles 8 and 9 do not exceed the range of the variable effective inner diameter d of the hole hole 10, the side surfaces of the articles 8 and 9 are elastically clamped. Can hold In this structure, even if the effective inner diameter dimension d is within the minimum value, the elastic pinching function is eliminated and the holding can be performed. On the contrary, when the cup holder 1 is not used, the holding member 2 is rotated to the retracted position and folded, and then the tray member 3 is rotated to the closed position. When held, the holding member 2 is stored and held in the housing 4 while being hidden by the tray member 3. The holding member 2 and the tray member 3 shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 3 show this stored state.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiment, a method of slidably connecting the movable half 6 to the fixed half 5, and the movable half 6 is fixed to the fixed half 5. On the other hand, the urging means for urging the unidirectional rotation is not limited to the structure of the above embodiment, but may be configured as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example.

That is, in the structure shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the fixed half body 5 and the movable half body 6 are hinged to each other via the support shaft 21, and the movable half body 6 is fixed to the fixed half body 5. It is provided so that it can slide vertically. In addition, a winding spring 22 is attached to the support shaft 21, one end 22a of the winding spring 22 is brought into contact with and engaged with the fixed half body 5, and the other end 22b is brought into contact with and engaged with the movable half body 6. The movable half 6 is rotated and held with respect to the fixed half 5 by the urging force of the coil spring 22 until the regulating surfaces 5a and 6a abut each other. Therefore, even in this structure, the effective inner diameter dimension d in the hold hole 10 can be changed by rotating the movable half 6 against the biasing force of the coil spring 22 and changing the inclination amount with respect to the fixed half 5. it can.

[0017]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the vehicle cup holder of the present invention, it is possible to effectively increase the minimum inner diameter of the movable half body against the biasing force of the biasing means by the inclination of the movable half body. When the tilt of the movable half is returned according to the outer diameter, it is possible to put and hold an article whose outer diameter does not exceed the maximum inner diameter of the hold hole, and at the same time, to hold the article in the hold hole. After being inserted, the movable half is pressed against the side surface of the article by the urging of the urging means, so even if the outer diameter of the container changes, use the hold hole in a state suitable for this container. be able to. Therefore, reliable holding is always obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a vehicle cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic configuration front view of the same vehicle cup holder shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the above vehicle cup holder shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top view of a main part configuration showing a modified example of the present invention.

5 is a side view of the configuration of the main part of the same shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration top view showing an example of a conventional vehicle cup holder.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration front view of the same vehicle cup holder shown in FIG. 6.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Cup holder 2 ... Holding member 3 ... Sauce member 4 ... Housing 5 ... Fixed half body 6 ... Movable half body 7 ... Leaf spring (biasing means) 8 ... Article (can) 9 ... Article (cup) 10 ... Hold Hole 22 ... Winding spring (biasing means)

Claims (1)

Claims for utility model registration 1. A cup holder for a vehicle, comprising a holding member having a ring-shaped hold hole that vertically penetrates for receiving articles such as cans, bottles, cups, and the like, The holding member is formed of a fixed half body and a movable half body that are swingably connected to each other, and the divided half bodies are butted to each other to define the hold hole. An urging means is provided between the body and the movable half for urging the movable half to rotate in one direction inclining with respect to the fixed half, and the inclination amount of the movable half. A vehicle cup holder characterized in that the minimum inner diameter of the hold hole can be changed effectively according to the above.