JPH068769A - Cup holder device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a cup holder device which simplifies structure and improves holding rigidity of a container, and performs reliable holding of even the bottom of a container held in a state to be displaced to the outside. CONSTITUTION:When a holder base 19 IS moved to a working position, a bottom support piece 37 is caused to fall down under a dead weight. Thereby, in following operation, a second holder piece 20 is opened to the outside and containers C1 and C2 may be placed between the curve edges 21 and 22 of first and second holder pieces 18 and 20. In which case, the sides of the containers C1 and C2 are supported by the curved edges 21 and 22 and the bottoms of the containers C1 and C2 are held by the support surface part 40 of the bottom support piece 37, whereby the containers C1 and C2 are held in a reliable state. Since in the holding state, the slope part 39 of the bottom support piece 37 is positioned inside the containers C1 and C2, the rear ends of the containers C1 and C2 are positioned further rearward than the rear edge of the support surface part 40, and the containers C1 and C2 can be held in a position situated in the vicinity of a case 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle cup holder device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional vehicle cup holder device, there is one shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-109740).

The center console 1 is provided with a shift lever 2, and a recess 3 for accommodating small articles is provided in front of the shift lever 2. Further, the front side of the center console 1 is a rising portion 4, and on the surface of the rising portion 4 on the vehicle compartment (passenger compartment) R side, a small container 5, a cup holder device 6, and an ashtray 7 are arranged in this order from the top. It is equipped. The cup holder device 6 includes a storage portion 9 formed in the rising portion 4 with the opening 8 facing the vehicle compartment R side, and an upward U-shaped cross section stored in the storage portion 9 so as to be slidable back and forth. Holder base 10 and a base end portion 11 of the holder base 10.
It is mainly composed of a pair of left and right holder main bodies 11 which are attached so as to be opened to the right and left around the center a and to be rotatable. The peripheral edge of each base end portion 11a of each holder main body 11 has gear teeth meshed with each other, and each holder main body 11 is opened to the left and right sides at the same angle.
Further, a spring 12 for urging each holder body 11 outward is provided between the one holder body 11 and the holder base 10. As described above, since the base end portions 11a are in the meshed state, the urging force of the spring 12 extends to the other holder body 11 as well.

A front flange 13 is formed at the tip of the holder body 11 in consideration of appearance when not in use. That is, when not in use, the front flange 13 covers the opening 8 of the housing 9 when the holder body 11 is housed in the housing 9.

When the holder base 10 is pulled out toward the front passenger compartment R side during use, both holder bodies 11 expand to the left and right due to the urging force of the spring 12 to form a V shape when viewed from above. The receiving portion 14 at the tip of 11 is the storage portion 9
Are located on the outer sides of the openings 8. Then, a container C such as a can is placed on the receiving portion 14 and used as a cup holder. In that way, looking at each holder body 11 from above, V
The reason why it is expanded in a letter shape and an empty space is secured between both holder main bodies 11 is to avoid interference with the shift lever 2 and to enable use of the ashtray 7 directly below the cup holder device 6. This is because.

[0006]

However, in the conventional cup holder device 6 as described above, the holder body 11 must be extended to the left and right sides at the same time as it is pulled out to the use position, and the cup lever device 6 and the shift lever 2 cannot be opened. Since there is a risk of causing interference problems and the like, the structure of the gear toothed base end part 11a and the spring 12 for expanding the holder main body 11 to the left and right is inevitably inevitable, and the overall structure of the device itself is inevitably complicated. I have no choice.

Further, the holder base 10 of the holder body 11
Since the base end portion 11a, which is the base portion of the holder C, serves as a rotation fulcrum, the attachment strength of both holder main bodies 11 to the holder base 10 is low, and the holding of the container C may become unstable.

Therefore, it is desired to vertically divide the holder 11 into two parts, at least the inner part is fixed to the holder base 10 and only the outer part can be opened to the outside. I can't support it.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and has a simple structure and high holding rigidity of the container, and also reliably supports the bottom portion of the container which is held by being displaced outward. The present invention provides a vehicle cup holder device that can be used.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle cup holder device according to the present invention includes a case fixed to a vehicle with an opening facing the passenger compartment, and a case inner part. A pair of left and right holder bases respectively provided in the case in a movable state from the storage position to the use position on the side of the case opening; A first curved piece for supporting a part is formed, and a first holder piece integrally attached to a position separated from the inner end of the holder base at the opening side end of each holder base, and the holder base or the first holder piece. One holder piece is horizontally rotatably attached to a rotation fulcrum set on the holder piece, and a second curved edge that cooperates with the first curved edge to support the side surface of the container is formed at the inner end. Outside And a second holder piece that is in a vertically overlapping state with the first holder piece inside the case opening at the storage position and inside the container that can be tilted downward and is held at the use position. At the tip of the sloping part located, a bottom support piece extending outward and having a receiving surface part that is in a horizontal state to support the bottom part of the container when tilted downward, and a holder base in the storage position First biasing means for biasing to the opening side, and locking means for blocking the movement of the holder base to the case opening side with a stronger force than the first biasing means and for releasing the blocking by the releasing means. , Is composed of.

Here, the "vehicle" may be an automobile, a railway vehicle, a ship, an airplane or the like. The term "fixed to the vehicle" refers to the case where the vehicle is fixed to the vehicle itself (the vehicle body if it is a car), and the equipment (instrument panel, seat, etc.) assembled to the vehicle. When fixed, it means both. Furthermore, "container"
By is meant broadly, including cans, bottles, cups, and other containers.

[0012]

According to the vehicle cup holder device of the present invention,
Since the first holder piece is integrally attached to the opening side end of each holder base at a position spaced from the inner end of the holder base, the holder base is moved to the use position, and the first holder piece is moved. At the time of protruding toward the passenger compartment,
The first holder piece has already been offset to an outer position where it cannot interfere with the shift lever or the like. In other words, even if both the left and right first holder pieces are projected toward the passenger compartment, an empty space corresponding to the separated length is always secured between the both first holder pieces. , It is not necessary to open the holder piece to the left and right sides and rotate it at the same time as when pulling out the holder piece to the use position as in the conventional case. Therefore,
Unlike the conventional case, it is not necessary to provide the meshing mechanism by the gear teeth and the spring mechanism as an essential structure, so that the structure is simplified.

When the holder base is moved to the use position, the bottom support piece tilts downward due to its own weight. Therefore, after that, the second holder piece is opened to the outside, and the curved edges of the first holder piece and the second holder piece are opened. Put a container in between. Then,
Since the side surface of the container is supported by each curved edge and the bottom portion of the container is supported by the receiving surface portion of the bottom support piece, a reliable holding state of the container can be obtained. In this holding state, since the inclined portion of the bottom support piece is located inside the container, the rear end of the container can be located rearward of the rear edge of the receiving surface portion, and the container is located near the case. Will be held at.

Further, of the first and second holder pieces, the first holder piece is integrally fixed to the holder base.
The attachment strength to the holder base is high, and the container can be held stably.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the following description, X will be described as the left-right direction and Y as the front-rear direction.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a case, which is mounted inside the rising portion 15a of the center console of the automobile. The rising portion 14a is in a slant state in which the rising portion 14a is slightly inclined toward the front window panel side, and as shown in FIG. 2, the case 15 is entirely curved along the front-rear direction with the lower part as the center point. A pair of left and right openings 16 are formed on the front surface of the case 15, and the flange 1 in a state of slightly protruding vertically and horizontally around the openings 16.
7 are formed.

The left and right openings 16 of the case 15
Inside, a holder base 19 with a first holder piece 18 and a second holder piece 20 are provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The first holder piece 18 is the holder base 1.
A front end portion (opening side end portion) 41 of 9 is provided at a position separated (offset) by a length D from the inner end portion 23 of the holder base 19. A first curved edge 21 is formed on the outer side of the first holder piece 18, and a second curved edge 22 is formed on the inner side of the second holder piece 20.

Recesses 24 are formed on both left and right sides of the holder base 19.
The holder base 19 can be moved back and forth while the left and right recesses 24 are engaged with the outer guide protrusions 25 and the central guide rail 26. A state in which a central portion of a leaf spring 27 as a “first biasing means” having a symmetrical shape is sandwiched between a main pin 28 at the center of the case 15 and left and right auxiliary pins 29 at the back of the case 15. In the retracted state, both ends of the leaf spring 27 push the rear surface of the holder base 19 backward.

Further, the case 15 and the holder base 19
Between the lock means 30 using a heart cam mechanism
Is provided. The lock means 30 has a so-called push-push structure having a release means at the same time, and the lock means 30 is repeatedly locked and released each time a pushing operation is performed on the inner side of the holder base 19.

Further, the first holder piece 18 and the holder base 1
A curved step-down portion 31 is formed at the base portion of the second holder piece 20, and the base end portion of the second holder piece 20 is attached to the rotation itself at a pin 32 as a rotation fulcrum formed at the center thereof. Has been. The outer side wall of the step-down portion 31 is formed one step deeper than the inner side wall, and a step portion 33 is formed at the boundary. In addition, the step portion 33 is formed on the outer sidewall.
Two protrusions 34a and 34b are formed in the vicinity. On the other hand, one protrusion 35 corresponding to the protrusions 34a and 34b is formed on the side end of the base end portion of the second holder piece 55.

Further, a pair of left and right mounting pieces 36 are formed downward on the lower surface of the front portion of the holder base 19. Then, the base end pin 3 of the bottom support piece 37 is attached to the attachment piece 36.
8 is rotatably inserted. This bottom support piece 37
Is composed of an inclined portion 39 located inward of the containers C ₁ and C ₂ to be held in a plan view, and a receiving surface portion 40 extending in an L-shape from the tip of the inclined portion 39 toward the outside. ing. The inclined portion 39 of the bottom support piece 37 is provided on the holder base 29.
When the tilted portion 39 falls down due to its own weight in the use position of the above, and the inclined portion 39 falls down, the receiving surface portion 40 at the tip is in a horizontal state. Further, the corner 40a on the front side of the receiving surface 40 expands the second holder piece 30 to the outside, and 350
When the can container C _{2 of} cc is held at a displacement position substantially outside the opening 16 of the case 15, the can container C ₂ is set to be located exactly at the bottom center S of the container C ₂ .

Next, a method of using the cup holder device according to this embodiment will be described. First, the lock means 3 is at the storage position.
The second holder piece 20 locked at 0 is pushed to release the locked state. When the locked state is released, the holder base 19 moves toward the opening 16 side by the urging force of the leaf spring 27, and the second holder piece 20 jumps out from the opening 16 toward the vehicle compartment R side by a certain amount. Therefore, after that, the protruding second holder piece 20 is pulled out to the front side by hand, the first holder piece 18 is projected toward the vehicle compartment R side, and the bottom support piece 37 is tilted downward by its own weight. The bottom support piece 37 tilts downward and hits the lower side of the opening 16 to restrict the holder base 19 from returning to the rear. Since the case 15, the holder base 19 and the like are curved as a whole, even if the rising portion 15a is in the slanted state, the first holder piece 18 and the like pulled out to the front is in a substantially horizontal state. .

Further, in the state of this use position, the first holder piece 18 has the inner end portion 2 of the holder base 19.
Since it is formed at a position separated (offset) by a length D from 3, when both holder bases 10 are moved to the front side, the length D is doubled between the left and right first holder pieces 18. Since an empty space of a corresponding length is always formed, there is no risk of interference with the shift lever or the like, and it is possible to use an ashtray (not shown) that is usually provided at the lower position of the case 15. Become. Therefore, this first
It is not necessary to forcibly open the holder piece 18 to the outside at the same time as it is moved to the front side as in the conventional case, and the structure is very simple.

The second holder piece 20 is not yet fully opened to the outside only by pulling out the holder base 19 toward the opening 16 side, and therefore the second holder piece 20 is manually rotated to the outside. To move. When the second holder piece 20 is rotated outward, the protrusion 35 provided on the base end portion of the second holder piece 20 first comes into contact with the protrusion 34a on the outer side of the side wall of the step-down portion 31. , Second holder piece 2
0 is further rotated to get over the projection 34a, and the projection 35 on the second holder piece 20 side is made into two projections 34a, 34
Insert between b. The outward expansion angle of the second holder piece 35 at this time cooperates with the first holder piece 18 so that the can container C ₁ of just 250 cc size can be held.

Therefore, a 250 cc can container C ₁ is inserted between the curved edges 21 and 22 of the first holder piece 18 and the second holder piece 20, and the bottom of the container C ₁ is supported by the bottom support piece 37.
When it is placed on the receiving surface portion 40, the holding is completed. On this occasion,
Since the vicinity of the center S of the bottom portion of the container C ₁ is supported by the corner portion 40a of the receiving surface portion 40, the holding is stable. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the first holder piece 18 is integrally formed with the holder base 19, the attachment strength of the first holder piece 18 to the holder base 19 is very high,
As a result, the container C ₁ can be stably held. Furthermore, since the inclined portion 39 is offset inward with respect to the container C _{1 in a} plan view, the rear end H of the container C ₁ is positioned rearward of the rear edge of the receiving surface portion 40 in the holding state,
It is possible to hold ₁ at a position close to the case 15. In other words, the inclined portion 39 with respect to the container C _1, since that is offset inwardly in plan view, also holds the container C ₁ at a position near the case 15, the container C ₁ and the inclined portion 39 interferes There is no.

Then, a can container C having a size of 350 cc
_In the case of holding ₂ , the second holder piece 20 is further rotated outward, and the projection 35 at the base end portion thereof is inserted between the projection 34b on the inner side and the step portion 33. The angle of expansion of the second holder piece 20 to the outside at this time is such that it can hold the can container C ₂ of exactly 350 cc size in cooperation with the first holder piece 18. The bottom support state of the container C ₂ by the bottom support piece 37 at this time is the same as that of the above-mentioned 250 cc can container C ₁ , but in the case of this 350 cc can container C ₂ , especially the corner portion of the receiving surface portion 40. 40a is just this container C ₂
It is adapted to match the center S of the bottom of the.

In the above description, the pair of holder bases 19 which can be moved separately to the left and right has been taken as an example. However, the left and right holder bases 19 are integrated left and right, and the opening side of the integrated holder base 19 is described. Left and right pair of first holder pieces 1 at the ends
8 may be provided in a state of being separated in the left-right direction.

[0028]

The vehicle cup holder device according to the present invention has the contents described above, and the first holder piece is separated from the inner end of the holder base at the opening side end of each holder base. Since the holder base is moved to the use position and the first holder piece is projected into the passenger compartment, the first holder piece is already attached to the shift lever or the like. It is in a state of being offset to an outer position where it cannot interfere. In other words, by simply projecting both the left and right first holder pieces toward the passenger compartment, an empty space is always ensured between the left and right first holder pieces. The structure is very simple because it does not require a structure to forcibly expand the outside.

Further, since the inclined portion of the bottom support piece is located inside the container, the rear end of the container can be located rearward of the rear edge of the receiving surface portion and supports the center of the bottom of the container. However, the container can be held in the vicinity of the case.

Further, of the two holder pieces, the first holder piece is integrally fixed to the holder base, so that the attachment strength to the holder base is high and the container can be held stably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a cup holder device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view seen from a DA direction in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a stored state of a conventional cup holder device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a usage state of a conventional cup holder device.

[Explanation of symbols]

15 Case 16 Opening 18 First Holder Piece 19 Holder Base 20 Second Holder Piece 21 First Curved Edge 22 Second Curved Edge 23 Inner End of Holder Base 27 Leaf Spring (First Biasing Means) 30 Locking Means 32 Pins ( Rotation fulcrum) 37 Bottom support piece 39 Inclined portion 40 Receiving surface portion 41 Front end portion (opening side end portion) C container C ₁ 250 cc can container C ₂ 350 cc can container

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A case fixed to a vehicle with an opening facing the passenger compartment, and a case fixed in the case in a movable state from a storage position inside the case to a use position on the case opening side. A pair of left and right holder bases, and a first curved edge projecting from the case opening to the passenger compartment side at the use position and supporting a part of the side surface of the container at the outer end, and the holder base at the opening side end of each holder base. First integrally attached to respective positions separated from the inner end of the
A holder piece and a second curved edge that is horizontally rotatably attached to a rotation fulcrum set on the holder base or the first holder piece and that cooperates with the first curved edge to support the side surface of the container at the inner end. Formed,
In the use position, it is in a state of expanding outward from the case opening, and in the storage position, the second holder piece that is in a vertically overlapping state with the first holder piece inside the case opening, and can be tilted downward in the use position. A bottom support piece that extends outward and has a receiving surface that is in a horizontal state to support the bottom of the container when the container tilts downward; A first urging means for constantly urging the holder base in the position toward the case opening side; and a releasing means for preventing the holder base from moving toward the case opening side with a stronger force than the first urging means. A cup holder device for a vehicle, comprising: locking means capable of releasing blocking.