JPH0635787Y2 - Container holder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a container holder provided in a room such as an automobile.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a container holder which is provided in a room such as an automobile and on which a container such as a beverage can or a cup is placed is widely used.

As such a container holder, for example, an actual flat plate 2-2105
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6 and as shown in FIG. 17, a holder hole 23 that penetrates vertically is formed in a case main body 21 that is supported so that it can be freely taken in and out, and a beverage can 26 inserted into the holder hole 23 and the like. Is provided with a vertically movable support member 24 that supports the bottom of the beverage can 26 and descends under the weight of the beverage can 26, and presses the outer peripheral surface 26a of the beverage can 20 or the like when the support member 24 descends in cooperation with the support member 24. At the same time, a vehicle holding device has already been proposed, which is provided with a pair of holding members 25 that separate from the outer peripheral surface 26a when rising.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) According to the conventional container holder described above, by inserting the beverage can into the holder hole formed in the case body, the outer peripheral surface of the beverage can is pressed and supported by the holding member, which is stable. A beverage can is held in the. However, when the support member that descends due to the weight of the beverage can is used, especially when the beverage can has a small diameter, it greatly projects from the case body, so the installation location of the container holder is significantly limited, and the support member projects downward and is exposed. Therefore, there is a problem that the aesthetics of the passenger compartment may be impaired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a container holder which is not restricted in its installation location and which does not impair the aesthetic sense.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A container holder of the present invention that achieves the above-mentioned object includes a base, a side support member that moves up and down with respect to the base to surround the outer periphery of the container, and a side support member inside the side support member. Support the bottom of the inserted container,
And a lower support member that can move up and down and that descends by the weight of the container, and a connecting member that is disposed between the lower support member and the side support member that raises the side surface support member in conjunction with the lowering of the lower support member. And have.

(Operation) A container is inserted into the side surface support member, the lower support member is lowered by its own weight, the side surface support member is raised through the connecting portion in conjunction with the lowering of the lower support member, and the container is lifted. To lower the side support member.

Embodiment An embodiment of the container holder according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the container holder showing a non-use state, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the container holder showing a use state, and FIGS. 1 to 3 are A- of FIG. 7 for explaining an operating state. Sectional views taken along the line A and FIGS. 4 to 6 are perspective views of essential parts corresponding to the operating states shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, respectively.

Reference numeral 1 in the drawing is a base, which is a cylindrical shape having a bottom portion 1a, and an appropriate means such as a clip, a double-sided adhesive tape, a magnet or a hook for an interior member such as a dashboard or a console box in a vehicle interior. Mounted by. Furthermore, the base 1 has an opening concave portion 1b opened upward, and an inwardly extending flange 1c is provided at an edge of the opening concave portion 1b.

On the other hand, reference numeral 2 is a side surface supporting member made of a thin wire metal, and the side surface supporting member 2 is located on the lower annular portion 2a disposed in the opening concave portion 1b of the base 1 and the base 1. The upper annular portion 1b and the lower annular portion 2a and the upper annular portion 2b are opened.
It has a coupling portion 2c which penetrates and connects a through hole 1d opened to a flange 1c formed on the peripheral edge of 1b.

A disk-shaped lower support member 3 is arranged in the opening recess 1b of the base 1 so as to be vertically movable, and the diameter d ₁ of the lower support member 3 is larger than the inner diameter d ₂ of the flange 1c of the base 1. Yes, the opening recess 1b
It prevents it from coming out from above.

The lower support member 3 is supported on the connecting member 4. The tip end 4a of the connecting member 4 is formed in an annular shape, slidably and swingably engages with the lower annular portion 2a of the side surface supporting member 2, and the central portion 4b bent in a crank shape projects from the base 1. Annular support
A pair of stays 4c, 4c that are slidably supported by being inserted into 1e, and a support portion 4d that linearly connects the base ends of these stays 4c, 4c and carries the lower support member 3 It is formed in a substantially U shape. The connecting members 4 are mutually supporting parts.
A pair of 4d intersects and is slidably arranged to prevent the lower support member 3 placed on the support portion 4b from tilting.

Next, the use of the container holder thus configured will be described.

The lower support member 3 surrounded by the upper annular portion 2b of the side surface support member 2 in the unused state shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 7.
Place the container 5 on top. When the container 5 is placed on the lower support member 3, the lower support member 3 descends due to the weight of the container 5. As the lower support member 3 descends, the support portions 4d, 4d of the connecting members 4, 4 are pushed downward, and the support portions 1e, 1e, 1e, 1e of the base 1 are pushed.
The stays 4c, 4c, 4c, 4c, and accordingly the connecting members 4, 4 are rotated around the central portions 4b, 4b, 4b, 4b supported by
By the tips 4a, 4a, 4a, 4a of the stays 4c, 4c, 4c, 4c, the lower annular portion 2a and thus the side support member 2 are pushed upward,
After the states shown in FIGS. 5 and 5, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the supporting portion 1b supporting the lower supporting member 3 comes into contact with the bottom portion 1a of the base 1 and stops.

Accordingly, the side surface 5a of the container 5 placed on the lower support member 3 is supported by the upper annular portion 2b protruding from the base 1, and the container 5 is prevented from falling.

Further, when the container 5 is pushed up, the container 5 is moved to the lower support member 3.
The downward pressing force due to its own weight is released, and the upward movement is allowed. Therefore, due to the weight of the side support member 2,
The tips 4a, 4a, 4a, 4a of the stays 4c, 4c, 4c, 4c of the connecting members 4, 4 are pushed down, and the connecting members 4, 4 are supported by the supporting portions 1e, 1e, 1e of the base 1.
The lower support member 3 is raised by the support portions 4d, 4d by rotating about 1e as a swing center, and the lower support member 3 contacts the flange 1c of the base 1 to return to the unused state shown in FIG. Stop.

Next, another embodiment of the container holder according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
It will be explained with reference to FIG.

9 is a perspective view of the container holder showing a non-use state, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the container holder showing a use state, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. The figure is C- in Figure 10.
It is sectional drawing which follows the C line.

Reference numeral 11 in the drawing is a base, which is a cylindrical shape having a bottom 11a and an opening recess 11b that opens upward, and is clipped to an interior member such as a dashboard or a console box in a vehicle compartment, a double-sided adhesive tape, a magnet or the like. It is attached by appropriate means.

A cylindrical side surface support member 12 that surrounds the base 11 is provided outside the base 11, and a disc-shaped lower support member 13 is provided in the opening recess 11b of the base 11 so as to be vertically movable. ing. In the unused state shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 11, the side surface support member 12 is positioned near the upper end of the opening recess 11b so that the side surface support member 12 is located at the lower end position where the side support member 12 substantially covers the base 11. The lower end of the support member 12 is coupled by a connecting member 14, 14, 14, 14 made of continuous flexible thin wire such as a wire, the disk-shaped sliding portion 11c, 11c, 11c, formed on the upper end of the base 11. It is suspended from 11c.

When using the container holder configured in this way,
The container 15 shown by the alternate long and short dash line in the unused state shown in FIGS. 9 and 11 is placed on the lower support member 13. When the container 15 is placed on the lower support member 13, the lower support member 13 is pushed down by the own weight of the container 15, and as the lower support member 13 descends, the side surface support members are connected via the connecting members 14, 14, 14, 14. 12 is pulled up, and the lower support member as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
When 13 reaches a use state in which it contacts the bottom 11a of the base 11, it stops.

Therefore, the container 15 in the use state shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
The side surface 11a of the container is prevented from falling over by the side surface support member 12.

By lifting the container 15, the lower support member 13 is allowed to rise. Therefore, the side support member 12 is lowered by the weight of the side support member 12, and the lower support member 13 is pulled up via the connecting members 14, 14, 14, 14 to return to the unused state shown in FIGS. 9 and 11. And stop.

Still another embodiment of the container holder according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the container holder showing a non-use state, FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the container holder showing a use state, and FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line D-D of FIG. The figure is E- in Figure 14.
It is sectional drawing which follows the E line. 13 to 16, parts corresponding to those in FIGS. 9 to 11 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted, but side supports that are arranged outside the base 11 and move up and down. The member 16 has a lower annular member 16a that surrounds the outside of the base 11 and an upper annular member 16b that has a small diameter and that surrounds the side surface of the container 15, and each lower annular member 16a and the upper annular member 16b.
Are connected by a connecting portion 16c. With such a configuration, it is possible to always provide the user with the decoration or the like attached to the outer peripheral surface of the base 11.

In the above description, the case where the side surface support member has a circular shape in plan view has been described. However, the side surface support member may have a polygonal shape such as a triangular shape in a plan view, a quadrangular polygonal shape, or any other arbitrary shape, and the base may be an interior of an automobile such as a dashboard or a console box. It can be formed integrally with the product, and it is expected that the aesthetic appearance can be improved by further decorating the base and the lower support member.

(Effect) According to the container holder of the present invention described above, the lower supporting member in the side surface supporting member is lowered by the weight of the container placed on the lower supporting member, and the connecting member is interlocked with the lowering of the lower supporting member. Since the side support member is configured to be raised via the above, even if the vertical movement distance of the lower support member is small, the side support member is raised to sufficiently support the side surface of the container, and the lower support member is moved downward. Without protruding
The restrictions on the selection of the container holder installation location have been greatly eased, and there is no risk of impairing the aesthetics of the interior of the vehicle.In addition, when not in use, the side support members do not project upward and become compact. The effect is great.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of a container holder according to the present invention, which is a sectional view for explaining an operating state, and FIGS. 4 to 6 respectively show an operating state shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 respectively. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the container holder showing a non-use state, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the container holder showing a use state, and FIG.
10 and 11 are perspective views showing another embodiment of the container holder according to the present invention, FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 9,
FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line CC, and FIGS. 13 and 14 are perspective views showing still another embodiment of the container holder according to the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 13, and FIG.
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in the figure, and FIG. 17 is an explanatory view of a conventional container holder. 1 ... Base, 1b ... Opening concave part, 1e ... Supporting part, 2 ... Side supporting member, 3 ... Lower supporting member, 4 ... Connecting member, 4a
...... Tip, 4b …… Central part, 4c …… Stay, 4d …… Bearing part, 5 …… Container, 11 …… Base, 11b …… Opening recess, 12…
… Side support member, 13 …… Lower support member, 14 …… Coupling member, 15 …… Container, 16 …… Side support member.

Claims (6)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A base, a side support member that moves up and down with respect to the base and surrounds the outer periphery of the container, and a bottom portion of the container inserted in the side support member and that can move up and down. A lower support member that descends due to the weight of the container, and a connecting member that is disposed between the lower support member that raises the side surface support member in conjunction with the lowering of the lower support member and the side surface support member. Container holder to be used. 2. The container holder according to claim 1, wherein the base is integrally formed with an interior member of an automobile. 3. The base according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base has an opening recess that opens upward, the lower support member moves up and down in the opening recess, and the upper part of the side support member moves up and down above the base. Container holder. 4. A pair of opposing levers, in which a connecting member is engaged at its front end with a side surface supporting member and is swingably supported at its central portion, and the base ends of these levers are connected to support downward. The container holder according to claim 1, further comprising a support portion that carries a member. 5. A pair of connecting members provided so that the support portions of the connecting members intersect each other and are slidably arranged.
The described container holder. 6. The base has an opening recess that opens upward, the lower support member is disposed inside the opening recess, the side support member surrounds the base, and the connecting member supports the lower support member and the side support. It is a continuous flexible thin wire that connects the lower parts of the members, and moves from the upper end of the base so that the lower support member is located above the opening concave portion and the side support member surrounds the base when not in use. The container holder according to claim 1, wherein the container holder is hung down.