JPH0532361Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to improvements in container holder devices.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, inside vehicles such as buses and passenger cars, there are
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Container holder devices are used to hold containers such as beer cans. This container holder device has a box-shaped fixed frame that is fixed to the vehicle body and has an opening at the front, a drawer frame that is disposed on the fixed frame so that it can be freely drawn out, a container holder section on the front side, and a box-shaped fixed frame that has an opening on the front side. The container holder has a pivot part that is swingably supported on the drawer frame, and the swing frame opens the container holder part below the fixed frame when the container holder part is pulled out from the opening of the fixed frame together with the drawer frame. ing.

In this container holder device, the drawer frame is pulled out from the fixed frame using fingers or the like. As a result, the swing frame is pulled out by the drawer frame, and the swing frame is pulled by gravity and swings at a predetermined angle with respect to the drawer frame. The container holder portion of the swing frame is positioned at a predetermined position relative to the drawer frame, so that containers such as cans containing youth can be easily held in the container holder portion. When not in use, the tip of the drawer frame is pushed with a finger or the like, the drawer frame and the swing frame are pushed into the fixed frame, and returned to the storage chamber of the fixed frame.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the container holder device described above, when the drawer frame is pulled out from the fixed frame, the front side of the swinging frame is pulled by gravity and begins swinging downward in the initial stage of drawing out. In addition, when returning the drawer frame and swing frame to the storage chamber of the fixed frame, the swing frame swings at a predetermined angle with respect to the drawer frame pulled out from the fixed frame and is opened downward. is pushed into the storage chamber of the fixed frame. At this time, by sliding the back side of the swinging frame that has been swung at a predetermined angle to the lower end surface of the opening of the fixed frame, the container holder section of the swinging frame is swung in the direction closer to the drawer frame. I have to.

Therefore, if the drawer frame is suddenly pulled out or pushed in, a strong impact force acts between the swinging frame and the fixed frame, resulting in damage to the device or generation of abnormal noise.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and attempts to solve the above problem by restricting the swinging of the swinging frame when the drawer frame is pulled out or stored.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The container holder device of the present invention includes a box-shaped fixed frame having an opening at the front, a drawer frame disposed on the fixed frame so as to be freely drawn, and a container holder at the front side. The container holder part has a pivot part on the rear side that is swingably supported on the drawer frame, and when the container holder part is pulled out from the opening of the fixed frame together with the drawer frame, the container holder part is attached to the fixed frame. A swinging frame that opens downward, a rear part of which is pivotally supported by the drawer frame at a position rearward from the center of rotation of the swinging frame, and an intermediate abdomen of the swinging frame slides on a lower end surface of the opening of the fixed frame. It is characterized in that it is swingable by being in contact with the swing frame, and that the front part thereof comprises a swing support body that slides and holds the back surface of the swing frame.

The fixed frame has a box shape with an opening at the front. For example, when the container holder device is installed in a vehicle, this fixed frame is used for parts inside the vehicle,
Specifically, it can be fixed to a console box, glove box, seat, instrument panel, etc. The fixed frame can also be formed with a guide portion consisting of, for example, a rail-like convex or concave groove for guiding the drawer frame, and a storage chamber for storing the drawer frame. In addition, the front surface is sloped on the lower inner peripheral surface of the fixed frame so that the swinging frame can be pressed upward by the swinging support to prevent the swinging frame from wobbling in the storage chamber of the fixed frame when the drawer frame is stored. It is also possible to form a convex portion that is a surface.

The drawer frame is disposed on a fixed frame so as to be freely drawable. This drawer frame has a circular shape into which containers such as cans and paper cups are inserted.
A container insertion opening having a rectangular shape or the like is formed.

The swing frame has a container holder section on the front side thereof, and a pivot portion swingably supported on the drawer frame on the rear side thereof. The container holder section holds the bottom of the container below the container insertion opening formed in the drawer frame, and has a horizontally extending rod shape, plate shape, or the like.
The swinging frame is designed to hold the swinging frame at a predetermined angle and to withstand the weight of the container held in the container holder. It is possible to have a swing suppressing part to suppress the swing.

A rear portion of the swing support body is swingably supported by the drawer frame at a position rearward from the center of rotation of the swing frame. Note that a swing suppressing section for suppressing the above-mentioned swing frame from swinging by a predetermined angle or more may be provided at the rear part of the swing support. However, as described below, if the swing support is made of an elastic material, the swing support will bend due to the weight of the container, and this will cause the swing frame to swing. It is preferable to provide the swing frame in this way. The intermediate abdomen of the swinging support slides against the lower end of the opening of the fixed frame when the drawer frame is pulled out from or stored in the fixed frame. The swinging support body is able to swing freely by sliding contact with the lower end surface of the opening of the intermediate abdomen. In addition, when storing the drawer frame in the fixed frame after the drawer frame has been completely pulled out from the fixed frame, the distance between the intermediate abdomen of the swing support and the lower end surface of the opening of the fixed frame in this fully drawn out state. The shorter they are, the faster they will come into contact with each other, so the swing frame will be returned upwards sooner. Therefore, it is preferable that the above-mentioned distance is short, and it is particularly preferable that they are in contact with each other. The material of this swing support body is not particularly limited, and metals, synthetic resins, etc. can be appropriately selected and used, for example. In addition, when the swinging support is made of an elastic material, a convex portion with an inclined front surface is formed on the lower inner peripheral surface of the fixed frame as described above, or the shape of the swinging support is devised. By doing so, when the swing frame is stored in the storage chamber of the fixed frame, the swing frame can be reliably pressed and held upward to prevent it from wobbling. However, the strength of the elasticity needs to be within a range that allows the swinging frame to swing downward by a predetermined angle against the elasticity due to its own weight or the slight weight of the container. The shape of this swing frame is also not particularly limited. For example, it can be formed into an arbitrary shape or plate-shaped by a wire rod. However, so that the intermediate abdomen of the swing frame can easily collide with and slide into contact with the lower end surface of the opening of the fixed frame, it is preferable that the intermediate abdomen protrudes downward in a vertical cross-sectional view of the swing frame.

[Operation] When using the container holder device of the present invention, the drawer frame is pulled out from the fixed frame by grasping the front end of the drawer frame with fingers or the like, or by hooking fingers or the like on the front end. At this time, the swinging frame is pulled out from the fixed frame together with the drawer frame, but in the initial stage of drawing out, the middle abdomen of the swinging support is inside the storage chamber of the fixed frame, and the lower inner peripheral surface of the fixed frame Since the swing frame is held on its back side by the front part of the swing support, it remains held substantially parallel to the drawer frame. Then, when the drawer frame is gradually pulled out and the middle abdomen of the swinging support advances from the open end of the fixed frame and is released from the holding by the fixed frame, the front part of the swinging support moves downward from the drawer frame. to sway. Therefore, the swinging frame, which is held in sliding contact with the front part of the swinging support, also swings downward together with the swinging support, and is held in a state of swinging at a predetermined angle. At this time, the container holder portion of the swing frame opens to be located below the container insertion opening formed in the drawer frame, and can hold the container.

When not in use, the front part of the drawer frame is pushed toward the fixed frame with fingers or the like, so that both the drawer frame and the swing frame are pushed into the fixed frame.

In this manner, when the drawer frame is pushed into the solid frame when not in use, the middle abdomen of the swinging support body, which is swinging at a predetermined angle, comes into contact with the lower end surface of the opening of the fixed frame. Then, the front part of the swing support member slides against the back surface of the swing frame and swings so as to push the swing frame upward. When the middle abdomen of the swinging support is completely inserted into the storage chamber of the fixed frame and held on the lower inner peripheral surface of the fixed frame, the swinging frame is held almost parallel to the drawer frame. becomes. Then, the front end of the drawer frame is further pushed into the fixed frame and housed together with the swing frame in the storage chamber of the fixed frame.

As described above, when the drawer frame is pulled out from the fixed frame, the swing frame is held substantially parallel to the drawer frame until the intermediate abdomen of the swing support is released from being held by the fixed frame. Furthermore, when the drawer frame is housed in the fixed frame, the swinging support body contacts the lower end surface of the opening of the fixed frame and swings upward before the swinging frame does. Therefore, the swing frame swings upward in the initial stage of storage, is held substantially parallel to the drawer frame, and is stored in the storage chamber of the fixed frame as it is.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in Figures 1 to 6.
This will be explained with reference to the figures.

The container holder device of this embodiment is applied to a vehicle, and includes a fixed frame 1 made of resin, a drawer frame 2 made of resin that is disposed on the fixed frame 1 so as to be freely drawn, and a swing frame made of resin. 3 and a swinging support 4 made of metal.

The fixed frame 1 has a thin box shape with a storage chamber 10 inside, and has an opening 11 at the front.
This fixed frame 1 is the instrument panel 5
is fixed.

The drawer frame 2 is arranged so as to be freely drawable with respect to the fixed frame 1. The drawer frame 2 has a plate shape with a recessed back surface, and two circular container insertion openings 20 are formed side by side on the front side thereof. Note that the amount of drawer frame 2 is regulated by a stopper (not shown), and is guided by a guide portion (not shown) provided on the inner circumferential surface of fixed frame 1.

The swinging frame 3 has a hole 3 into which a container to be held enters.
Two 0's are arranged in parallel. A flat container holder portion 31 is provided on the front side, and pins 32 protruding from both ends are integrally formed on the rear side. The pin 32 is pivotally supported in a locking hole 21 provided in the side wall of the drawer frame 2, and the swing frame 3 is swingable in the vertical direction. In addition, the swing frame 3
A stopper 33 is pivotally supported on the side surface of the stopper 3.
The other end of 3 engages with an elongated hole 22 provided in the side wall of the drawer frame 2. And swing frame 3
The stopper 33 is engaged with both ends of the elongated hole 22 when it swings, so that the amount of swing is regulated.

The swing support body 4 is made of a metal wire rod, and has a bent intermediate abdomen 40 formed approximately in the center thereof. Two parallel parts 41 are formed at the rear of the swing support, and these two parallel parts 41 are pivoted into the locking holes 24 of the two locking parts 23 provided on the back side of the drawer frame. supported. The swing support body 4 is rotatable about the parallel portion 41 as a rotation axis, and the front thereof is swingable in the vertical direction. The front part of the swing support body 4 is curved downward, and a ring-shaped front part 42 slides and holds the back surface of the swing frame 3.

A hook portion 25 is provided at the rear end of the drawer frame 2, and an engaging portion 12 is provided at the back of the storage chamber 10 of the fixed frame 1. The hook portion 25 and the engaging portion 12 are engaged and disengaged by pushing the hook portion 25 into the engaging portion 12.

The operation of the container holder device of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained below.

Before use, drawer frame 2 is fixed frame 1.
It is stored in a storage chamber 10 (Fig. 2). When in use, lightly push the front end of the drawer frame 2 towards the back of the fixed frame 1 with your fingers, etc. to release the hook part 2.
5 and the engaging portion 12 is released, and the drawer frame is pulled out from the fixed frame 1. When withdrawing,
The drawer frame 2 is guided by a guide portion (not shown) of the fixed frame 1.

When the drawer frame 2 is pulled out from the fixed frame 1 as described above, the swing frame 3 is also pulled out from the fixed frame 1. At this time, at the initial stage of the drawer, the intermediate abdomen 40 of the swing support 4 is in the storage chamber 10 of the fixed frame 1 and is held on the lower inner circumferential surface of the fixed frame 1. The swinging frame 3 is held at the front end 42 of the
is pulled out while being held substantially parallel to the drawer frame 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate abdomen 40 of the swing support 4 advances from the lower end surface of the opening 11 of the fixed frame 1, and
When released from the holding, the swing support body 4 rotates in the direction of arrow A about its parallel portion 41 as a rotation axis, and its front portion 42 swings downward. Accordingly, the swing frame 3, which is slidably held in the front portion 42 of the swing support 4, also swings downward about the pin 32. The swing frame 3 then swings downward until the stopper 33 pivotally supported on the side wall of the swing frame 3 is engaged with the rear end of the elongated hole 22 of the drawer frame 2. As a result, the container holder portion 31 of the swing frame 3 opens to be positioned below the container insertion opening 20 formed in the drawer frame 2. Then, the drawer frame 2 is pulled out until the drawer is regulated by a stopper (not shown), and is in a fully drawn out state (FIG. 1). In this state, a container such as a can containing juice is inserted into the container insertion opening 20 and the hole 30, and placed on the container holder section 31 to be held.

Next, when storing the drawer frame 2 from the fully drawn out state (FIG. 1), push the front end of the drawer frame 2 toward the back of the fixed frame 1 with your fingers or the like. At this time, first, the intermediate abdomen 4 of the swinging support 4
0 comes into contact with the lower end surface of the opening 11 of the fixed frame 1 (FIG. 3) and comes into sliding contact. Then, the swing support 4
rotates in the opposite direction of arrow A about the parallel part 41 as a rotation axis, and as a result, the front part 42 swings upward so as to slide on the back surface of the swing frame 3 and lift it up.
Then, when the intermediate abdomen 40 of the swinging support 4 completely enters the storage chamber 10 of the fixed frame 1 and is held on the lower inner peripheral surface of the fixed frame 1, the swinging frame 3 connects with the drawer frame 2. The drawer frame 2 and the swing frame 3 are held substantially parallel, and in this state, the drawer frame 2 and the swing frame 3 are stored in the storage chamber 10 of the fixed frame 1. Then, the hook portion 25 of the drawer frame 2 and the engaging portion 12 of the fixed frame 1 are engaged, and storage is completed (FIG. 2).

As described above, the container holder device of this embodiment is
When the drawer frame 2 is pulled out from the fixed frame 1, the swing frame 3 is held substantially parallel to the drawer frame 2 until the intermediate abdomen 40 of the swing support 4 is released from being held by the fixed frame 1. . In addition, the drawer frame 2 can be replaced with the solid frame 1.
, the swing support body 4 comes into contact with the lower end surface of the opening 11 of the fixed frame 1 before the swing frame 3 and swings upward. The swing frame 3 swings upward at the initial stage of storage and is held substantially parallel to the drawer frame 2, and is stored in the storage chamber 10 of the fixed frame 1 in this state. Therefore, when the drawer frame 2 is pulled out or stored, there is no collision between the swing frame 3 and the fixed frame 1, and damage to the container holder device and generation of abnormal noise can be prevented.

Furthermore, since the swinging frame 3 protrudes downward from the drawer frame 2 only when the drawer frame 2 is fully pulled out as described above, the instrument panel 5 and the swinging frame 3 come into contact with each other during the drawing or pushing process. Therefore, damage to the instrument panel 5 can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the lower inner peripheral surface of the fixed frame 1 was a flat surface, but as shown in FIG. 7, the lower inner peripheral surface of the fixed frame 1' has a sloped front surface. 13 can also be formed. According to this fixed frame 1', when the drawer frame 2 is housed in the fixed frame 1', the intermediate abdomen 40 or the front part 4 of the swing support 4
2 is pushed upward by the convex portion 14, and presses and holds the back surface of the swing frame 3 upward. Therefore, the swing support body 4 can prevent the swing frame 3 from wobbling within the storage chamber 10.

[Effects of the invention] As detailed above, the container holder device of the present invention is effective when pulling out or storing the drawer frame.
The swing frame is made to swing while the back surface of the swing frame is held in sliding contact with the front part of the swing support. Therefore, when the drawer frame is pulled out or stored, there is no collision between the swinging frame and the opening of the fixed frame, and damage to the container holder device and generation of abnormal noise can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a sectional view of both the drawer frame and the swing frame pulled out from the fixed frame, and Figure 2 being the drawer frame and swing frame. A cross-sectional view of the state in which both are pushed into the storage chamber of the fixed frame,
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the swinging support in contact with the lower end surface of the opening of the fixed frame, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the swinging frame, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the drawer frame, and Fig. 6 is A perspective view of the swing support body, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a fixed frame showing another embodiment. 1...Fixed frame, 2...Drawer frame,
3... Swinging frame, 4... Swinging support, 11...
...Opening part, 31... Container holder part, 40... Middle abdomen, 42... Front part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A box-shaped fixed frame having an opening at the front, a drawer frame disposed on the fixed frame so as to be freely drawn out, and a container holder section at the front side and the drawer frame at the rear side. a swinging frame having a pivot portion swingably supported on the drawer frame, the swinging frame opening the container holder section below the fixed frame by being pulled out from the opening of the fixed frame together with the drawer frame; is pivotably supported by the drawer frame at a position rearward from the center of rotation of the swing frame, and is swingable by having its intermediate abdomen slidingly contact the lower end surface of the opening of the fixed frame;
A container holder device comprising a swinging support whose front portion slides and holds the back surface of the swinging frame.