JPH0717578Y2 - Cup holder in vehicle - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a cup holder in a vehicle that holds a cup containing drinking water or the like and holds the cup so that it does not fall over. .

[Conventional technology]

The driver of the vehicle cannot eat or drink drinking water or the like while driving, but can drink the drinking water or the like when parked. Therefore, a cup or can containing drinking water or the like may be brought into the passenger compartment. Since the driver who is driving or the assistant who is checking the map cannot hold the cup or the like, a place for placing the cup or the like is required.

As a place for placing such a cup, conventionally, for example, a cup holder formed by appropriately recessing a proper place of the inner panel in a circular shape is provided.

However, there are cases in which the cup holder cannot be arranged on the inner panel, and in this case, the shift lever of the console box may be arranged by appropriately recessing the front.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, when disposing the cup holder in the console box, since the cup holder has an appropriately depressed shape, there are the following problems.

For example, in an automatic transmission vehicle, an interfering object such as an automatic transmission wire or an automatic transmission slider is arranged inside the console box so as to be directed toward the front of the shift lever. Therefore, in front of the shift lever, the depression can be made only to a depth of about 20 to 30 mm. At such a depth, when a cup containing drinking water or the like is held, the cup may fall due to vibration during traveling.

Therefore, in order to secure an appropriate depth, it is conceivable that the upper portion of the cup holder is projected above the upper surface of the console box. However, this narrows the vehicle interior space.

Further, in the conventional cup holder, since it has a recessed shape, the opening at the upper end is always exposed, which is not good in appearance.

In view of this, the present invention allows a sufficient depth to be ensured when the device is installed in a console box or the like, and the cup does not easily fall due to vibration, etc., and a flat surface appears when not in use. It is intended to provide a cup holder for a vehicle.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, a cup holder in a vehicle according to the present invention has a recess formed in a vehicle compartment for accommodating a bottom of a cup, and a base end rotatably attached to an opening edge of the recess. A pair of opposed main plates that are supported and that open and close the opening of the recess by rotation thereof, and one end rotatably linked to the free end edges of the pair of main plates, and the other end. It consists of a pair of support plates rotatably connected to each other, and a notch formed in the edge portion on the other end side of each of the pair of support plates, and the pair of main plates stand upright. In the state, the recessed portion is opened, the pair of support plates are held substantially horizontally, and the notch formed in each of the support plates cooperates to hold the upper portion of the cup. And the pair of main plates form the opening of the recess. In a state where the form was, to form a planar with said pair of main plates, the support plate is characterized in that accommodated in the recess portion is positioned below the main body plate.

[Action]

In order to hold a cup or a can in this cup holder, the main plate in a state where the opening of the recess is closed is raised. As a result, the support plate becomes substantially horizontal. At this time, the main plate is maintained in the standing state, and the support plate is held horizontally. Since the through hole is formed in this horizontal support plate, when a desired cup or the like is inserted into this through hole, the lower part of the cup is accommodated in the recess and the upper part is supported by the support plate. Supported by. That is, since the support plate is continuous with the free end of the standing main plate, for example, when this cup holder is provided in the console box, the height of the support plate is higher than the upper surface of the console box, It will be located at the top of the cup. Therefore, it becomes a deep cup holder.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, a cup holder according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an illustrated embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted perspective view showing an outline of the console box 2, and the cup holder 4 is arranged in front of the shift lever 6.

2 and 3 show the cup holder 4 respectively.
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a non-use state and a non-use state of FIG. The cup holder 4 constitutes a holder main body by arranging two main plates 8 in parallel with each other, and a lower end edge along the longitudinal direction thereof is a base end portion 8a and is rotatable on the upper surface of the console box 2. It is supported. It should be noted that the rotation range of the main plate 8 is, as shown in FIG. 3, at least from the position in which the opening of the recessed portion described later is opened and stands up substantially vertically, as shown in FIG. The opening of the part is up to a nearly horizontal position. A hinge portion 10 is connected to the leading edge of the main plate 8 so that one ends of a pair of support plates 12a and 12b are rotatable with respect to the main plate 8 to form a cup support portion. There is.

As shown in FIG. 3, the tips of the support plates 12a and 12b have the above-mentioned 2
A substantially semicircular cutout is formed at the tip of each of the two main plates 8 to a substantially central portion, and a circular through hole is formed by the cooperation of these two support plates 12a and 12b. 14
Is formed. As shown in FIG. 5, a cup 20 or a can for containing drinking water or the like can be inserted into the through hole portion 14.

On both side edges of the support plates 12a, 12b, one of the support plates 12a, 1
The leading end of the support member 16 that also extends to 2b is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the support plates 12a and 12b. An engagement portion 16a is formed at the base end of the support member 16, and
As shown in the figure, the engaging portion 16a is engaged with the guide rail 18 so that the support member 16 can slide on the guide rail 18. Further, when the engaging portion 16a is located at the upper end portion of the guide rail 18, the supporting member 16 is inadvertently slid by engaging with the engaging portion 16a except when a predetermined external force is applied. I try not to move. Then, with the engaging portion 16a positioned at the upper end of the guide rail 18, the support plates 12a and 12b are substantially horizontal, and a circular through hole portion 14 is formed therein.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, one end of a sector gear 22 is fixed to one side of the main plate 8, a pinion 24 meshes with this sector gear 22, and the rotating shaft of the pinion 24 has a cushioning means. The oil damper 27 is connected as. Also, the fourth
As shown in the figure, the main plate 8 to which the fan gear 22 is fixed
And an upper plate of the console box 2 between the main plate 8 and a torsion coil spring wound around the rotation axis of the main plate 8.
26 have been passed over. The restoring force of the open spring 26 is biased in the direction of rotating the main plate 8 in the horizontal position to the vertical position. In addition, as shown in FIG.
On the upper surface of the console box 2 facing the base end 8a of
A stopper 28 is provided to prevent the main plate 8 that has been rotated to the vertical position from rotating further.

As shown in FIG. 2, a recess 12c is formed at one end of the lower surface of the support plates 12a and 12b. When the main plate 8 is positioned in the horizontal position, the support plates 12a and 12b are substantially vertical, and at this time, the recess 12c is located at the lower end of the support plates 12a and 12b as shown in FIG. Is done. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, a support plate locking means 30 having a pair of locking hooks 30a that engages and disengages with the recess 12c is disposed below the vertical support plates 12a and 12b. This support plate locking means 30 is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7,
The locking hook 30a opens and closes to disengage from the recess 12c.
FIG. 6 shows a state where the locking hook 30a is opened and disengaged, and FIG. 7 shows a state where the locking hook 30a is closed and engaged. Then, when the support plates 12a and 12b are slightly pushed down in the engaged state, the spring 30b built in the support plate locking means 30.
Is compressed and guided by the cam surface 30c, and the pin 30d, which is linked to the locking hook 30a, moves upward as shown in FIG. 6 to open the locking hook 30a.

As shown in FIG. 5, the console box 2 provided with the cup holder 4 is provided with a recess 33 having a depth that does not hinder the parts such as the automatic transmission slider 32.

The cup holder 4 according to the present invention configured as described above
The operation of will be described below.

When not using this cup holder 4, the first
As shown in the drawings and FIG. 2, the main plate 8 is located in the horizontal position, and the support plates 12a and 12b are located in the vertical position and are accommodated in the recess 33. As shown in FIG. 7, the locking hooks 30a of the support plate locking means 30 are engaged with the recesses 12c formed at the lower ends of the support plates 12a and 12b, so that the main plate 8 does not rotate carelessly. Is done. In this state, the upper surface of the main plate 8 substantially coincides with the surface of the console box 2, and the surface of the console box 2 is a flat surface.

When using the cup holder 4, the portion of the upper surface of the main plate 8 located above the support plate locking means 30 is appropriately pushed down. As a result, the support plates 12a, 12b are slightly pushed down, the engagement between the recess 12c and the locking hook 30a is released, and the support plates 12a, 12b become free.

The main plate 8 is biased by the restoring force of the opening spring 26 as shown in FIG. 4, and the support plates 12a and 12b are released from the restraint as described above. Rotate in the clockwise direction. The support plate 12 is interlocked with the rotation of the main plate 8.
a moves upward in FIG. The support member 16 is provided on the support plate 12a.
Are connected and the support plate 12b is connected to the support member 16, so that when the support plate 12a moves upward, the support plate 1
2b and the support member 16 also move upward. Further, the rotation of the main plate 8 and the movement of the support plates 12a and 12b should be gradually operated while resisting the restoring force of the opening spring 26 because the oil damper 27 is linked to the main plate 8. become.

The movement of the support member 16 is performed by the engagement portion 16a guided by the guide rail 18, and when the engagement portion 16a is located at the upper end portion of the guide rail 18, the engagement portion 16a is locked and slightly moved. Even if the support member 16 is pushed down by force, it cannot be lowered. In this state, the main plate 8 comes into contact with the stopper 28 and does not rotate any more, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the main plate 8 is positioned at a substantially vertical position and the support plates 12a, 12b are at a substantially horizontal position. Therefore, since the through hole portion 14 is formed in the central portion of the support plates 12a and 12b, the cup 20 or the can can be inserted into the through hole portion 14 to hold it. Moreover, 20 cups
As shown in FIG. 5, when the vehicle is traveling, the cup 20 is held at a height corresponding to the sum of the depth of the recess 33 from the bottom of the cup 20 and the height of the main plate 8 positioned at the vertical position. It will not fall over easily due to vibration.

In order to bring the cup holder 4 in use into a non-use state, the upper end of the support member 16 is pushed down with an appropriate force.
As a result, the engagement of the engagement portion 16a of the support member 16 is released, and the engagement portion 16a is guided by the guide rail 18 and slides downward. For this reason, the support plate 12 that is continuous with the support member 16
The central portions of a and 12b move downward and are positioned from the horizontal position to the vertical position, and the main plate 8 connected thereto is rotated and positioned from the vertical position to the horizontal position. As shown in, the upper surface of the main plate 8 matches the surface of the console box 2 and becomes a flat surface.

Further, the main plate 8 and the support plate 12 with the cup 20 held.
Although the structure in which the engaging portion 16a of the support member 16 is locked so that the a and 12b do not fall down has been described, for example, when the main plate 8 is positioned in the vertical position, it is slightly dropped into a groove or the like. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which the main plate 8 does not accidentally fall. Further, although the structure in which the main plate 8 is rotated by the restoring force of the opening spring 26 has been described, the main plate 8 may be manually rotated.
In this case, the opening spring 26 and the oil damper 27 need not be provided.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the cup holder according to the present invention, for example, when the cup holder is attached to the console box, when the cup holder is not used, the portion where the cup holder is attached and the surface of the console box are continuous and flat. The surface of the console box looks good and the interior space of the vehicle can be widened because there is no unnecessary protrusion from the console box. Further, when this cup holder is used, the cup can be inserted deeply so that the cup does not easily fall over due to vibrations or the like when the vehicle is running. In addition, since the recess formed in the console box need only be shallow, it does not hinder the automatic transmission slider or the like arranged in the console box.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show a preferred embodiment of the cup holder according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially omitted perspective view of a console box to which the cup holder is attached.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the cup holder is not used, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view when the cup holder is not used. FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the cup holder when it is used.
It has been cut in the direction in which the vehicle moves forward and backward. 6 and 7 are views for explaining the locking means for locking the cup support portion, FIG. 6 shows the disengaged state, and FIG. 7 shows the engaged state. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 2 ... Console box 4 ... Cup holder 8 ... Main plate (main holder) 8a ... Base end part, 10 ... Hinge part 12a, 12b ... Support plate (cup support part) 12c ... Recessed part 14 ... Through hole, 16 ... Support member 18 ... Guide rail, 20 ... Cup 30 ... Support plate locking means, 30a ... Locking hook

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A recess formed in a passenger compartment for accommodating a bottom of a cup, and an opening edge of the recess supporting a base end rotatably.
The pair of opposed main plates that open and close the opening of the recessed portion by the rotation are rotatably connected to the respective free end edges of the pair of main plates, and the other ends are rotated. A pair of support plates that are freely connected to each other, and a notch formed in the edge portion on the other end side of each of the pair of support plates, and in the state where the pair of main plates are upright, the recess is formed. The pair of support plates are held substantially horizontally while the parts are opened, and the cutout portions formed in each of the support plates cooperate to form a through hole portion that holds the upper portion of the cup, In a state in which the pair of main plates closes the opening of the recess, the pair of main plates form a flat surface, and the support plate is positioned below the main plate and accommodated in the recess. Cup holders for vehicles.