JPH0635037U - Beverage container holding device for automobiles - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A holding device for a beverage container equipped in a vehicle such as an automobile, wherein the holder portion of the beverage container is not folded and the holder portion is simultaneously opened / closed by a lid / bearing plate opening / closing operation. And undulate smoothly. [Structure] A case 1 incorporated in an interior member B of an automobile or the like, and a lid / bearing plate that is pivotally supported on both lower sides of the case 1 and can be opened to a substantially horizontal position and that closes the opening surface of the case 1. 2 and below the lid-and-supporting plate 2, and are guided up and down by the curved grooves 5 and 5 provided on both sides of the lower portion of the case 1 so as to be retractable so as to be housed in the case 1. And a connecting bar 4 pivotally supported by the holder member 3 and the lid / bearing plate 2.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a device for holding a beverage container, which is used by being incorporated in an interior member of an automobile, for example, a surface of an instrument panel, a back surface of a driver seat, and the like. The present invention relates to the provision of a holding device having a lid and a bearing plate that can be closed in a surface position, and a holder member for holding a relatively upper portion of a beverage container connected to the lid.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In various vehicles such as automobiles, the living space is usually the minimum required, and in this kind of narrow living space, the side walls of the inside of the vehicle are used to effectively utilize this living space. When a tray, ashtray, or cup holder was assembled and used, the tray, ashtray, or cup holder was pulled out from the side wall surface of the assembly, or the holder was used.

Among such storing or supporting means, a means for holding various drinks such as juice, so-called drinks such as alcohols, soups, etc. is of this kind in association with shaking of an automobile or the like. Special measures have been taken to prevent the beverage storage container from falling over or slipping out.Generally, the tray part that receives the bottom of cans, bottles, cups, etc. and this tray part are Some have a ring-shaped holder portion that holds a relatively upper portion of a supported can or the like.

As described above, in a beverage container holder having a tray portion for receiving a bottom portion of a can and the like and a holder portion for supporting a relatively upper portion of the can supported by the tray portion, the tray portion is usually The holder part and the holder part are rotatably and pivotally supported on an interior member of an automobile or the like, such as an instrument panel.When not in use, the holder part is pushed down in the instrument panel while the holder part is pushed down. The holder part housed in the instrument panel is covered with the above-mentioned tray part which is also laid down on the instrument panel surface. Also, when using this type of beverage container holder, the tray part on the instrument panel surface is opened to a substantially horizontal position and rotated to form a bearing surface for a can or the like, and a ring is placed above the tray part. The holder part is used by pulling it out from the inside of the instrument panel so that the holder part can be positioned.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In this type of beverage container holder, it is necessary to separately draw out the tray part that constitutes the bearing surface of the can and the holder part that prevents the can from tipping over or slipping over from the interior member such as the instrument panel. For example, take out a container holder of this kind while driving and hold it while holding a can container that is ingesting, or a can container that is drinking in a running car. When it is necessary to take out the holder and hold it, it is difficult to easily put the can container etc. in the holder, which will support smooth operation or cause a safety problem in a swaying vehicle. was there.

[0006] From this point of view, the tray portion that constitutes the bearing surface of the can and the like and the holder portion that prevents the can or the like from falling over or slipping sideways are connected, and the tray portion is rotated from the interior member. There are various beverage container holders that are configured to be pulled out from the interior member while the holder portion is rotated following the rotation of the tray portion when it is pulled out. However, in this type of beverage container holder, the rotation of the holder portion, which is rotated following the rotation of the tray portion, is difficult to smoothly follow the rotation of the tray portion. It was difficult for the tray part and the holder part to open and rotate due to.

From this point of view, the holder part is configured to be foldable, and the holder part and the tray part are taken out from the interior member by the same processing operation in a rotatable state, Alternatively, there has been proposed a beverage container holder configured to be stored in a state of being laid down toward the interior member. However, since this type of holder has a structure in which the holder part is folded, the simplicity of the external appearance is impaired, and the mechanism is complicated, and it is easy to cause malfunctions during operation. Had.

In view of the inconvenience of such conventional beverage container holders, the present invention has a simple operation mechanism, and the holder portion is not folded, and the holder portion also serves as a lid. An object of the present invention is to provide a holding device for a beverage container, which can be undulated at the same time by opening and closing the supporting plate and smoothly and smoothly following the rotation of the lid / supporting plate.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the beverage container holding device according to the present invention achieves the above-mentioned object. The holding device is mounted on an interior member B of an automobile or the like, and is pivotally supported on both lower sides of the case 1. And a cover / bearing plate 2 for closing the opening surface of the case 1 and being opened to a substantially horizontal position, and provided below the lid / bearing plate 2 and on both sides of the lower part of the case 1. The holder member 3 which is guided by the curved grooves 5 and 5 which are curved toward the back side and which can be raised and lowered so as to be housed in the case 1, and the holder member 3 and the lid / bearing plate 2 are pivoted. It is configured to have the connecting bar 4 supported.

[0010]

[Action]

 The holder member 3 and the lid / bearing plate 2 are connected to each other by a connecting bar 4 in a pivotally supported state, and the holder member 3 is guided by the grooves 5 and 5 provided on both sides of the case 1 relatively below. Since the case 1 can be raised and lowered so that it can be stored in the case 1, the holder member 3 is rotated by rotating the lid / bearing plate 2 with respect to the case 1 in the opening direction or the closing direction. Following the rotation of the lid / bearing plate 2, it is smoothly raised and lowered.

[0011]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, one embodiment of a typical holding device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state before the present apparatus is assembled to an interior member such as an automobile, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a holder member 3 of the same apparatus. FIGS. 3 and 4 show the same apparatus in a longitudinal sectional view. In FIG. 3, the holder member 3 is housed in the case 1, and the opening surface of the case 1 is covered by the lid and bearing plate 2. FIG. 4 shows a state in which it is covered, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which the holder member 3 is pulled out from the case 1 together with the lid / bearing plate 2 and the can container C is supported. FIGS. 5 and 6 show the apparatus from the respective side surfaces, and FIG. 5 shows the state in which the holder member 3 is housed in the case 1 together with the lid / support plate 2 from one side surface. Reference numeral 6 shows a state in which the lid / bearing plate 2 and the holder member 3 are pulled out from the case 1 from the other side surface. Further, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the case 1 of the apparatus with the gear 6 left, and the lid / bearing plate 2 and the holder member 3 are pulled out from the case 1 to a substantially horizontal state. The state is shown. Further, FIG. 8 is a front view of the apparatus, and shows a state in which the lid / bearing plate 2 and the holder member 3 are similarly pulled out from the case 1. Further, FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing a heart-shaped cam groove used in the female engaging member.

The beverage container holding device according to the present embodiment is mainly used in vehicles such as automobiles, and various beverage containers such as can containers, beverage containers, and cups for various drinks are provided. And a case 1 incorporated into the interior member B, and a lid that is pivotally supported on both lower sides of the case 1 and can be opened to a substantially horizontal position and that closes the opening surface of the case 1. A support plate 2, a holder member 3 which is guided by grooves on both sides of the lower portion of the case 1 and can be raised and lowered so as to be stored in the case 1, the holder member 3 and the lid / bearing plate 2 It is configured to have at least a connecting bar 4 which is pivotally supported by.

First, the case 1 is composed of a substantially rectangular frame body, and is a frame-like object composed of side plates 1a and 1a ′ facing each other, a top plate 1b, and a bottom plate 1c. The back plate 1d is assembled on the back side of the, and the front side is the opening surface 1e. Further, a window 7 is largely opened in the back plate 1d of the case 1, and the tubular mounting portion 9 of the female engaging member 8 extends between the back plate 1d and the top plate 1b above the window 7. Is provided. Further, the front edge portion of the top plate 1b of the case 1 has a recessed portion 1g, which is suitable for pushing the lid / bearing plate 2 described later. Further, a front plate 1f is provided on the front edge portion of the bottom plate 1c of the case 1 so as to be continuous with the bottom plate 1c in a standing state, and a strong force acts on the lid / bearing plate 2 that is opened in the horizontal direction, which will be described later. The upper end 5a of the groove 5 in FIG. 1 constitutes an emergency receiving surface when the guide 10 of the holder member 3 is not stopped.

Grooves 5 and 5 are provided so as to face the lower facing surfaces of the side plates 1 a, 1 a ′ on both sides of the case 1 having such a structure, that is, inside the case 1. These grooves 5 and 5 are provided on the inside of the convex portion 11 facing outward of the side plates 1a and 1a ', and typically, an arc-shaped back is provided on the back side of the case 1. It is provided so that it faces. The grooves 5 and 5 have a curvature capable of smoothly guiding the guides 10 on both sides of the holder member 3 on the side of the mounting base, which will be described later, in particular, a pair of guides 10 and 10 that are continuously provided. In the holder member 3, the lid-and-bearing plate 2 pivotally supported by the connecting bar 4 and the holder member 3 have an arc-shaped locus drawn by the pivotally supporting portion of the connecting bar 4 in the lid-and-bearing plate 2, and the holder member. In response to the distance between the connecting bar 4 and the arcuate locus drawn by the pivotal portion of the connecting bar 4, the mounting base side of the holder member 3 moves and the connecting bar 4 of the holder member 3 moves. It absorbs by changing the trajectory drawn by the pivotal portion, and is provided as a groove 5 having a structure capable of smoothly performing withdrawal or pushing motion in the lid / bearing plate 2 with respect to this holder member 3. .

More specifically, the groove 5 has an upper end 5a that faces the front of the case 1 and is curved toward the rear side of the case 1 in a state where the curvature gradually increases from the upper end 5a to form an arc shape. After the spine 5b is brought close to the back side of the side plates 1a, 1a 'of the case 1, the lower end 5c of the groove 5 is pulled out below the side plates 1a, 1a'. As a result, the holder member 3 guided in the groove 5 stands up toward the case 1 while moving the holder member 3 largely toward the rear side of the case 1 on the side of the upper end 5a of the groove 5, and then the groove 5 The holder member 3 is moved toward the lower side of the case 1 at the back 5b portion of the body 5 while standing upright toward the case 1 and then housed in the case 1. Further, by pushing the holder member 3 further downward, the guide element 10 of the holder member 3 is guided outward from the vertical groove portion at the lower end 5c of the groove 5, and the holder member 3 is removed from the case 1. The holder member 3 can be detached or mounted in the case 1 in the opposite direction.

Next, the holder member 3 has a circular first hole 12 into which a can container or the like is inserted in the plate thickness direction, and a diameter smaller than the first hole 12, and a part of the holder member 3 is opened. And a second hole 13 which is provided, and projections 14 having guides 10 are provided on both sides of the mounting base 3a side. The hole 13 has a ring portion 15 forming the hole 13 in a partially cut-out state so that the ring portion 15 has sufficient flexibility. It has a structure capable of elastically holding a cup, a can, and the like put in 13. In addition, since the hole 13 is made slightly smaller, and a part of the hole 13 is cut out to give flexibility to the ring portion 15, various cups and cans having different thicknesses can be securely held. Is possible.

Further, with respect to the side of the mounting base 3 a, the side where the holes 12 and 13 are provided is inclined obliquely upward, so that the side of the mounting base 3 a and the pivotal support of the lid / bearing plate 2 are connected. The distance between the lid / bearing plate 2 and the holder member 3 on the side of the holes 12 and 13 is set to be larger than the distance between them. The holder member 3 can hold the relatively upper portion of the can or the like placed on the lid / bearing plate 2 while making the movement trajectory of the pivot point of the connecting bar 4 as close as possible.

Further, by providing the projections 14 in a plate shape on both sides of the mounting base 3a side, an operating space of the connecting bar 4 is formed between the inner side surface of the case 1 and the holder member 3. By providing the pair of guides 10 and 10 at the front and rear ends of the plate-like protrusion 14, the guides 10 and 10 inserted in the groove 5 easily follow the curve of the groove 5 and move. The holder member 3 can be supported by the guides 10 and 10 at two points in the groove 5.

The holder member 3 constructed in this way stands up toward the case 1 while being guided by the groove 5, and is placed in the case 1 so that it can be stored in the case 1 in a folded state. It is assembled.

Next, the lid / bearing plate 2 used for placing a can container or the like is composed of a plate having a size that substantially covers the opening surface 1e of the case 1, and is provided on both sides on the side of the mounting base 2a. That is, a support piece 16 protruding toward the inside of the case 1 is provided, and a pivot shaft 17 provided on the support piece 16 pivotally supports the lower portion of the case 1. As a result, the lid / bearing plate 2 is separated from its plate portion and the pivot position, and the lid / bearing plate 2 which rotates about this pivot shaft 17 is used as the fulcrum of the opening surface 1e of the case 1. It can be configured so as to be flush with each opening edge, and when a strong force acts on the lid / bearing plate 2 that has been opened outward, the lid / bearing plate 2 is immediately below the lid / bearing plate 2 and the case 1 On the other hand, the outer surface is urgently supported by the upper end of the front plate 1f of the case 1.

Further, the lid / bearing plate 2 is provided with a projecting wall 2b having a rising width smaller than the depth width of the recessed portion 1g of the case 1 at the front end portion thereof, and the female engagement member of the case 1 is also provided. A male locking member 18 that is inserted and locked in the stopper 8 is provided on the side facing the case 1.

The lid / bearing plate 2 having such a structure and the holder member 3 are connected by a connecting bar 4 with the holder member 3 positioned above. The connecting bar 4 is provided between the relatively front end side of the lid / bearing plate 2 and the relatively mounting base 3a side of the holder member 3, and each end of the connecting bar 4 is covered. The support plate 2 and the holder member 3 are pivotally supported along both side surfaces.

In this way, the front end side of the lid / bearing plate 2, that is, the upper side when the lid / bearing plate 2 is erected toward the case 1, and the mounting base side of the holder member 3, that is, the holder member 3 By providing the connecting bar 4 so as to connect the lower side when standing up to the case 1, and further providing the holder member 3 above the lid / bearing plate 2, that is, on the side of the case 1, the lid is provided. The holder member 3 can be smoothly raised and lowered with the rotation of the support plate 2, and the holder member 3 is housed in the case 1 or the holder member 3 pulled out from the case 1 is covered and supported by the support plate 2. It can be stably held above. Further, in the holder member 3 pulled out from the case 1, the guide element 10 is in contact with the upper end 5a of the groove 5, and therefore, the holder member 3 does not further fall forward, that is, toward the lid / bearing plate 2 side. In addition, the pair of guides 10 and 10 are configured to support two positions in the groove 5, so that the holder member 3 pulled out from the case 1 can be more reliably held in the posture.

The assembling of the connecting bar 4 to the lid / bearing plate 2 is performed by providing a support piece 19 on the upper surface of the lid / bearing plate 2, that is, on the side facing the case 1. The connecting bar 4 is pivotally supported, and a recess 20 for accommodating the connecting bar 4 is provided on the standing base side of the support piece 19 so that the connecting bar 4 can smoothly operate.

In the holding device having such a structure, in order to bring about a one-touch operation and a smooth operation of the lid / bearing plate 2 and the holder member 3, a biasing force for constantly pushing the lid / bearing plate 2 in the opening direction is provided. Means and buffer means for buffering this urging force are provided. The urging means and the urging force buffering means fix the substantially fan-shaped gear 6 to the pivot shaft 17 of the lid / bearing plate 2 protruding from the side plate 1a of the case 1 and the gear 6 Is biased by a torsion coil spring 21 toward the side where the lid / bearing plate 2 is opened from the case 1, and the gear 6 is engaged with a gear 23 of an oil damper 22 to buffer the bias. .

First, in the gear 6, a shaft 17a having a relatively large diameter is connected to a pivot shaft 17 of the lid / bearing plate 2 protruding from the side plate 1a of the case 1, and the tip of the shaft 17a is formed into an angular shaft shape. Then, the gear 6 is fixed. When one end 21a of the torsion coil spring 21 wound around the shaft 17a is fixed to the gear 6 and the other end 21b is fixed to the boss portion of the case 1, respectively, and the lid / bearing plate 2 is locked to the opening surface 1e of the case 1. The torsion coil spring 21 is compressed as shown in FIG. 5, and at this time, the gear 6 is fixed to the shaft 17a so that the tooth row of the fan-shaped gear 6 faces the back side of the case 1. In this state, the gear 23 of the oil damper 22 is assembled so as to mesh with the upper part of the tooth row of the fan-shaped gear 6. The biasing means and the cushioning means assembled in this way are arranged so that the tooth row of the fan-shaped gear 6 faces the front of the case 1 as the lid / bearing plate 2 is opened by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 21. The gear 23 of the oil damper 22 is meshed with the gear 6 to prevent the gear 6 from rotating.

The oil damper used as a shock absorber in this case is a disk provided coaxially with the gear 23 in a cylinder filled with highly viscous oil. The disk in FIG. 6 is configured to suppress the rotation of the gear 6 by receiving the resistance of oil, and any other structure may be used as long as it is a means for suppressing the rotation of the gear 6. .

Further, the means for locking the lid / bearing plate 2 to the case 1 may be any means for suppressing the lid / bearing plate 2 from opening forward by the urging means. For example, in the illustrated example, a locking means called a push latch is used. The female locking tool 8 of this locking means includes a tubular body 25 in which the slider 24 is housed, a spring 26 that constantly urges the slider 24 toward the protruding side, and the operation of the slider 24. It has a pin 27 that regulates the above, and a plate panel 28 that presses this pin 27 against the cam groove 29 of the slider 24.

Further, the slider 24 has a cam groove 29 on the upper surface thereof, and an elastic locking piece 30 is provided at the front end portion apart from the main body portion of the slider 24. The male locking member 18 is configured to be inserted into a gap 31 between the male locking member 18 and the locking convex portion 30a provided on the side of the gap 31 of the elastic locking piece 30 and the male locking member 18 described above. The engaging convex portions 18a are configured to be engaged with each other. Then, the male locking member 18 pushed into the gap 31 causes the elastic locking piece 30 forming the gap 31 to be bent by the movement of the slider 24 into the cylindrical body 25. It is restrained and securely locked to the female locking member 8. Further, the slider 24 of the female locking tool 8 that locks the male locking tool 18 is pushed forward from the tubular body 25, and the elastic locking piece 30 forming the gap 31 is bent out. By making it possible, the male locking member 18 can be separated from the female locking member 8.

The sliding of the slider 24 guides one end of the bent pin 27 into the heart-shaped cam groove 29 provided in the slider 24, and the other end of the bent pin 27 is guided. The pin 27 is swingably inserted into a hole provided in the tubular body 25, and the pin 27 is pressed against the cam groove 29 by a leaf spring 28. The slider 24 and the tubular body The slider 24 is set in the pushed-in state or the pushed-out state by resisting or utilizing the biasing force of the spring 26 interposed between it and the back wall of 25.

The cam groove 29 is typically a so-called heart-shaped cam groove shown in FIG. 9, in which the bent end 27 a of the pin 27 is guided while the slider 24 is protruding from the cylindrical body 25. It is located in the insertion portion 29a, and this slider 24 is pushed into the cylindrical body 25 by closing the lid / bearing plate 2. As the slider 24 is pushed in, the bent portion 27a of the pin is guided by the step 32a so as to fall from the step 32b while being guided to the outward path 29b, and is guided to the first pushing portion 29c. When the slider 24 abuts against the pushing portion 29c, the slider 24 cannot be pushed further. In this state, by stopping the pushing motion of the slider 24, that is, the pushing motion of the lid / bearing plate 2, the bent end 27a of the pin 27 is made to fall from the step 32c to the locking portion 29d by the step 32b. The slider 24 is locked at the pushing position against the bias of the spring 26 so that the lid / bearing plate 2 can be locked to the case 1. Then, by lightly pushing the lid / bearing plate 2, the bent end 27a of the pin 27, which was at the engaging portion 29d of the slider 24, is caused to fall to the second pushing portion 29e by the presence of the step 32c. And is guided by the introduction portion 29 so as to drop the step 32a from the return path 29f by being biased by the spring 26 due to the existence of the step 32d, and elastically locked to the male locking tool 18 that has been locked. Release the strong locking state of piece 30.

[0032]

[Effect of device]

 The device for holding a beverage container according to the present invention has the above-mentioned characteristic structure, in particular, the lid / bearing plate 2 and the holder member 3 are connected by a connecting bar 4, and the holder member 3 is provided together with the lid / bearing plate 2 in a case. Since it is configured to stand upright or be pulled out from the case 1 even though the entire device has a simple structure, the movement of the holder member 3 is smooth, and malfunctions such as malfunctions occur in the operating part. It has a feature that does not cause Further, the holder member 3 moves following the lid / bearing plate 2, and it is not necessary to fold the holder member 3 itself, so that it is possible to provide a holding device having a neat appearance. In addition, since the entire device has a simple structure, it has the advantage that manufacturing costs and assembly costs are low.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a holding device of an exemplary embodiment of the device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a holder member used in the device.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the device with the lid / bearing plate 2 closed.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the device with the lid / bearing plate 2 opened.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same device with the lid / bearing plate 2 closed, as seen from one side.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the state in which the lid / bearing plate 2 is opened with the same device as seen from the other side.

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view showing a state where the lid / bearing plate 2 is opened by the same device.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in which the lid / bearing plate 2 is opened by the same device.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a cam groove

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Case 2 Lid / Bearing Plate 3 Holder Member 4 Connecting Bar 5 Groove 6 Gear 7 Window 8 Female Locking Tool 9 Mounting Part 10 Guide Element 11 Convex Part 12 Hole 13 Hole 14 Projection 15 Ring Part 16 Support Piece 17 Pivot shaft 18 Male locking tool 19 Support piece 20 Recess 21 Thread recoil spring 22 Oil damper 23 Gear 24 Slider 25 Cylindrical body 26 Spring 27 Pin 28 Leaf spring 29 Cam groove 30 Elastic locking piece 31 Gap 32 Step

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A case incorporated in an interior member of an automobile or the like, and a holder which is guided up and down by a curved groove formed on both sides of a lower portion of the case so as to be retractable in the case. A member, which is provided below the holder member, is pivotally supported on both sides of the lower part of the case, and can be opened to a substantially horizontal position, and the opening surface of the case so that the holder member is housed in the case. A holding device for a beverage container in an automobile or the like, comprising: a lid / bearing plate that closes the lid, and a connecting bar pivotally supported by the holder member and the lid / bearing plate.