JPH07186808A - Cup holder unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute, within a car room, etc., a drawer type cup-holder, which is able to hold vessels whose outside diameters are different from each other and to hold a vessel such as a mug with a handle, without any complicated manipulation. CONSTITUTION:When a holder main body 2 is pulled out from the front end surface of a unit main body 1, guide projections 31, 32 slide within guide grooves 4, 4 to be guided to obliquing parts 4a, 4a of the guide grooves 4, 4. Thereby arm bodies 3, 3 swing outward, for forming cup-holding spaces 26, 26 surrounded by the arm bodies 3, 3 and the inner peripheral surfaces cup-holding holes 23, 23. At the same time, it is so constituted that the inside diameters of the cup- holding spaces 26, 26 vary in accordance with the pulled out distance of the holder main body 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pull-out type cup holder unit incorporated in an instrument panel of an automobile, a center console, an armrest of a rear seat, or the like. A cup holder that can be changed and can securely hold a plurality of cups with different outer diameters without rattling, and can easily change the size of the holding part without requiring special operations. Regarding the unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cup holder for holding a canned beverage or the like has been conventionally provided in an automobile, and such a cup holder is used as an instrument panel portion in the front seat, a center console portion, or a center seat in the rear seat. A drawer type is known, which is built in the armrest part and is used by pulling out the holder at the time of use. It is also proposed that the size of the holding part can be changed according to the size of the cup to be held. .

As a drawer type cup holder capable of changing the size of the holding portion, a cup holder shown in FIG. 7 has been proposed (actual fair 3-12592).
Gazette). That is, a mounting hole b is formed in the interior of an automobile such as the center console a, and a hollow plate-shaped holder body c is housed in the mounting hole b so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. Are cut into semicircular shapes to form cup holding recesses d, d, and semicircular holding arms e, e are swingably attached so as to close the open side portions of the holding recesses d, d. A cup holder f has been proposed.

In this cup holder f, the holder body c is completely stored in the mounting hole b while both holding arms e, e are normally rotated inward to be half-stored in the holder body c. When not in use, the holder body c is pulled out from the mounting hole b, and the holding arm e is rotated outward so that the holding arm e and the inner peripheral surface of the cup holding recessed portion d are in a closed state. The cup is inserted and held in the enclosed cup holding region g. In this case, the holding arm e is provided with an urging means, and when the holder main body c is pulled out, the urging means automatically rotates the holding arm e to the outside by a predetermined angle, When holding a cup having a large diameter, the holding arm e is manually rotated further outward from this state to expand the cup holding region g,
It is designed to insert a cup.

[0005]

However, when the cup holder f holds a large cup, the holding arm e has to be rotated by hand, and the cup is picked up by the hand and the cup is opened. The holding arm e has to be operated each time the holder is held, which is inferior in handleability and it is dangerous for the driver to perform such an operation during driving. Further, since the cup holding area g of the cup holder f is always closed, it is impossible to hold a container having a handle such as a mug.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to hold containers having different outer diameters without requiring a complicated operation, and it is also possible to hold a container having a handle such as a mug. An object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder unit capable of forming a pull-out type cup holder in a vehicle interior or the like.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention draws out a holder main body housed in a box-shaped unit main body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction from the front end surface of the unit main body, It is a pull-out type cup holder that holds a cup in a cup holding hole formed in the front part, and inside the square box type unit main body with the front end face opened, an arc-shaped cup holding hole is opened to the side on the front end side. A substantially plate-shaped holder main body formed in such a state is housed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the one end of the holder main body can be swung along the upper surface or the upper surface of the holder main body while the tip side is weighted with the cup holding hole. An arm body is mounted, a guide projection is provided on the arm body, and a guide groove having a slanted portion is formed on the inner surface of the upper wall or the bottom wall of the unit body along the front-rear direction. By slidingly inserting the guide protrusion into the guide groove and pulling out the holder main body from the front end surface of the unit main body, the guide protrusion slides in the guide groove and is guided to the oblique portion of the guide groove. As a result, the arm body swings outward, and a cup holding area surrounded by the arm body and the inner peripheral surface of the cup holding hole is formed. Provided is a cup holder unit characterized in that an inner diameter of a cup holding region is changed.

In this case, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a stop means for temporarily locking the movement of the holder body in multiple stages according to the amount of withdrawal of the holder body is provided, and the holder body is pulled out in multiple stages. And a cup holder unit configured such that the inner diameter of the cup holding region changes at each withdrawal step.

[0009]

The cup holder of the present invention is incorporated into an instrument panel portion of a vehicle, a center console, a center armrest portion of a rear seat, or the like, and the holder body stored in the unit body is pulled out from the front end open surface of the unit body when necessary. Hold cups such as canned beverages and mugs in the cup holding area surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the cup holding hole of the holder body and the arm body, and push the holder body into the unit body to store it when not in use. It is something to keep.

In this case, when the holder main body is pulled out from the front end open surface of the unit main body, the front end side of the holder main body projects from the front end open surface of the unit main body with the rear end thereof being supported in the unit main body. At this time, in the cup holder unit of the present invention, when the holder main body is pulled out from the unit main body, the guide projection of the arm body swingably attached to the holder main body is provided in the unit main body along the front-back direction. Sliding from the rear to the front in the guide groove, the arm body swings outward guided by the oblique portion of the guide groove, and is surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the cup holding hole of the holder body and the arm body. The cup holding area is designed to expand in diameter. Further, in this case, the swing amount of the arm body due to the action of the oblique portion changes according to the amount of pulling out (projection amount) of the holder main body. Therefore, by adjusting the amount of pulling out of the holder main body, the inner diameter of the cup holding region It can be adjusted according to the outer diameter of the cups that hold the.

Further, in the cup holder unit of the present invention, the cup holding hole formed in the holder body is formed in an arc shape which is open to the side surface of the holder body, and the inner peripheral surface of the holding hole and the holder body are formed. Since the cups are held in the cup holding area surrounded by the arm body that swings according to the amount of pulling out, when the arm body swings largely outward, the tip of the arm body holds the cup. By configuring so as to project outward beyond the opening of the hole, the handle insertion notch opened outward is formed in the cup holding region surrounded by this arm body and the inner peripheral surface of the cup holding hole. Can be formed,
As a result, a cup having a handle such as a mug can be properly held by inserting the handle into the notch.

Here, the cup holder unit of the present invention is provided with a stop means for temporarily locking the movement of the holder in multiple stages according to the amount of pulling out the holder body as in the above embodiment, and the holder body is The holder body can be pulled out in multiple steps and the inner diameter of the cup holding area is changed at each pulling step, so that the holder body is pulled out according to the outer diameter of the cups to be held, and the temporary stop is performed by the stop means. By stopping the cups, it is possible to stably hold the cups without changing the withdrawal amount of the holder main body during use and changing the inner diameter of the cup holding region. In addition, for example, by temporarily locking in three stages for a 250 ml canned beverage, a 350 ml canned beverage, and a mug having a larger outer diameter than these, the holder body can be pulled out depending on the container used. With a simple operation of simply selecting, the holder main body can be pulled out by an appropriate amount and the cup holding region can be set to an appropriate inner diameter without requiring complicated adjustment.

As described above, according to the cup holder unit of the present invention, it is possible to adapt to cups having various outer diameters by simply adjusting the amount of withdrawal of the holder main body, and what outer diameter For the cups, once pull out the holder body according to its outer diameter,
The holding cup can be satisfactorily held without any operation. Further, a notch for inserting a handle can be formed in the cup holding region by pulling out the holder body, and it can be suitably applied to cups having a handle such as a mug.

In the cup holder unit of the present invention, when not in use, the holder main body is pushed into the unit main body to store the holder main body together with the arm body in the unit main body. That is, when the holder body is pushed into the unit body, the guide protrusion of the arm body slides in the guide groove provided in the unit body from the front to the rear, contrary to when it is pulled out, and the guide groove is slanted. The arm body swings inward and is stored within the entire width of the holder main body, and in this state the holder main body is stored inside the unit main body.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show a cup holder unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cup holder unit includes a thin rectangular box-shaped unit main body 1 having an open front end surface, and a unit inside the unit main body 1. A holder body 2 having a substantially rectangular plate shape that is housed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction and arm bodies 3 that are swingably attached to the upper surface of the holder body 2 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the unit body 1 is composed of a base body 11 whose front end face and upper end face are open, and a cover body 12 which closes the upper end face of the base body 11. Further, at the front end portion (the left end portion in the drawing) and the intermediate portion of the cover body 12, square ring-shaped engaging projections 13 and 13 are provided to protrude downward at both side edge portions, respectively. Square protrusions 14 and 14 are provided on outer surfaces of both side walls of the front end portion (the left end portion in the drawing) and the intermediate portion of the base body 11, respectively. The engaging protrusions 13 and the square protrusions 14 are engaged with each other. Further, the cover body 12 is fixed in a state in which the upper end surface of the base body 11 is closed by screwing together screw-fastening pieces 15, 15 protruding from the rear wall upper end portion of the base body 11 and the rear end edge portion of the cover body 12, respectively. Has been done. Note that FIG.
2 shows a state in which the cover body 12 is removed.

Although not shown in the drawings, rail grooves having a concave cross section are formed along the front-rear direction on the inner surfaces of both side walls of the base body 11 of the unit main body 1. The rail grooves are formed on both sides of the holder main body 2. A guide ridge 27 (see FIG. 3) formed along the front-rear direction on the surface is slidably inserted so that the holder body 2 can move in the front-rear direction without rattling. Locking protrusions 16 and 16 (see FIG. 2) are provided at both ends in the widthwise direction of the inner surface of the front end of the base body 11, and the locking protrusions 16 and 16 extend in the front-rear direction of the holder body 2. The locking wall portions 17, 17 (see FIG. 2) formed at both ends of the rear lower surface in the width direction come into contact with each other to stop the forward movement of the holder body 2.

A base end of a leaf spring 18 curved in an arc shape is fixed to one end of the rear wall of the base 11, and the tip of the leaf spring 18 is bent toward the front of the base 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the rear end surface of the holder main body 2 in the state of being stored in the unit main body 1 (non-use state) abuts on the tip of the leaf spring 18 and moves it backward. In the elastically deformed state, the leaf spring 18 urges the holder main body 2 forward, and at the same time, the lock projection 19 abutting on one end of the rear end of the bottom wall of the base body 11 in the upper surface width direction is attached to the rear end of the lower surface of the holder main body. A cam latch 5 arranged in the section is engaged with the holder body 2 so as to be housed and held in the unit body 1 against the biasing force. Further, substantially saw-teeth-shaped temporary fastening step portions 20, 20 are formed on the intermediate portions of the side walls of the base body 11 slightly forward, and the temporary fastening step portions 20, 20 are formed.
20 has three steps 20 as shown in FIG.
a, 20b, 20c, and each step 20a, 20b, 2
0c is engaged with stop pieces 25, 25 provided at rear end portions of both side walls of the holder main body 2, which will be described later, so that the forward movement of the holder main body 2 is temporarily locked in three stages.

Further, guide grooves 4 and 4 are formed in the middle portion of the inner surface of the cover body 12 of the unit main body 1 in the front-rear direction so that the front end portions thereof are inclined portions 4a and 4a. They are arranged side by side, and guide protrusions 31, 31 of the arm bodies 3, 3 described later are slidably fitted in the guide grooves 4, 4, respectively.

Next, the holder body 2 is a substantially plate-shaped member having a substantially concave cross section, and a long rectangular plate-shaped lid 21 extending horizontally and vertically is fixed to the front end portion thereof. At the same time, a spring contact recess 22 is formed on the rear end face, and the tip end of the leaf spring 18 contacts the spring contact recess 22.

In the front part of the holder main body 2, arcuate cup holding holes 23, 23 are formed so as to be opened to the side surface of the holder main body 2, and an arm disposing recess 24 is provided in the middle of the upper surface. Has been. The arm placement recess 2
4, projecting piece passage grooves 241 and 241 are formed in an arc shape, and a protruding piece insertion hole (not shown) continuous with the protruding piece passage grooves 241 and 241 is formed in the rear wall of the arrangement recess 24. Has been drilled.

The arm disposing recess 24 is provided with the arm bodies 3, 3 whose tip portions are curved inward,
These arm bodies 3 and 3 have their base end portions in the arm placement recess 2
4 is rotatably mounted on a cylindrical shaft cylinder 41 provided at the center of the rear end of the cup 4, and the tip ends thereof overlap the cup holding holes 23, 23, respectively. At the base end portions of the arm bodies 3 and 3 slightly on the front upper surface,
Cylindrical guide protrusions 31, 31 are provided in a protruding manner, and the guide protrusions 31, 31 are slidably fitted in the guide grooves 4, 4 respectively (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
Further, arc-shaped rattling prevention pieces 32, 32 are respectively provided on the outer side surfaces of the arm bodies 3, 3 located rearward of the positions where the guide protrusions 31 are provided so as to project rearward. The sticking prevention pieces 32, 32 are the projection piece passage grooves 241,
It is slidably inserted into the inside of 41. In the figure, reference numeral 33 denotes a ridge formed on the upper surfaces of the arm bodies 3 and 3. The ridge 33 makes a line contact with the inner surface of the cover body 12 of the unit main body 1 to swing the arm bodies 3 and 3. It is designed to be performed smoothly without rattling and large resistance.

Further, on the lower surface of the front portion of the holder body 2, there are arranged substantially hail-shaped cup supports 6 and 6 so as to straddle the cup holding holes 23 and 23, respectively. 6, both ends of the holder 6 are rotatably supported by the lower surface of the holder main body 2 so as to rotate along the width direction of the holder main body 2, and as shown in FIG. 4 (reference numerals 6'and 6'in FIG. 4), the holder body 2 is completely stored in the recessed portion on the lower surface thereof, and the lower rotation limit is set at an angle of about 45 ° outside the lower side (see FIG. 4, reference numerals 6 and 6), in the downward rotation limit, as shown in FIG.
It is located right under 3,23.

At the rear base end portions of the cup holders 6 and 6, rearward end portions of the taper bodies 61 and 61 are integrally provided integrally with taper bodies 61 and 61 having a substantially triangular shape toward the rear. The rod-shaped guide rods 62, 62 are integrally provided in the rearward direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the tip ends of the guide rods 62, 62 are inside the unit body 1 even when the holder body 2 is in the forward movement limit (completely pulled out from the unit body 1). It is supposed to be inserted into.

A cam latch 5 is provided on one side of the lower surface of the rear end of the holder main body 2. By pushing the holder main body 2 into the unit main body 1, the cam latch 5 is attached to the lock projection 19. It abuts and engages with it, whereby the holder body 2 is locked in the unit body 1 against the biasing force of the leaf spring 18 (see FIG. 1). At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the front end open surface of the unit main body 1 has the holder main body 2
It is closed by the lid body 21 of the above, and the cam latch 5 is provided between the rear surface of the lid body 21 and the front end surface of the unit body 1.
A gap s for obtaining a stroke for releasing the locked state by means of is formed, and by pressing this lid 21, the holder main body 2 is moved backward by this gap s, whereby the cam latch 5 and lock protrusion 1
The engagement state with 9 is released. In addition,
The cam latch 5 is a known push-lock / push-open type, and its configuration and operation are described in Japanese Patent Publication No.
It is the same as that disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 36389.

Further, arcuate stop pieces 25, 25 are provided on both side walls of the rear end portion of the holder body 2. These stop pieces 25, 25 are elastically urged outward and protrude outward, and are in pressure contact with the inner surfaces of both side walls of the unit body 1, respectively, and the unit body is pressed by an inward pressing force. It is designed to be elastically deformed as the load is sunk in the side wall 1. When the holder body 2 is pulled out from the unit body 1, the stop pieces 25, 25 slide on the inner surfaces of both side walls of the unit body 1,
As shown in, each step 20a of the temporary fixing step portion 20,
20b and 20c are sequentially engaged to temporarily stop the movement of the holder main body 2, and the forward movement of the holder main body 2 is stepwise (3
Stage).

In the cup holder unit of this embodiment, the unit body 1 is an instrument panel of an automobile,
It is installed in the automobile interior by being embedded in the center console or the armrest of the rear seat, etc., and as shown in FIG. 1, the holder main body 2 is completely stored in the unit main body 1 at all times, and the cam latch 5 and the lock protrusion 19 are Engaged and locked.

From this state, when holding various containers using this cup holder unit, first, the lid 21 of the holder body 2 is pressed to make the gap s (see FIG. 1).
The holder body 2 is pushed into the unit body 1 by the amount.
As a result, the engagement state between the cam latch 5 and the lock projection 19 is released, the lock state is released, the holder main body 2 is advanced by a predetermined amount by the urging force of the leaf spring 18, and the front end portion of the holder main body 2 becomes a unit. The main body 1 is projected from the front end surface by a predetermined amount (not shown).

Next, the holder body 2 is pulled out from this state. At this time, when the holder body 2 moves forward in the unit body 1, the guide protrusions 31, 31 of the arm bodies 3, 3 slide forward in the guide grooves 4, 4 of the unit body 1, The guide projections 31 and 31 are guided outward by the skewed portions 4a and 4a provided at the front ends of the guide grooves 4 and 4, respectively, whereby the arm bodies 3 and 3 are pivoted outward and the tip ends thereof. Each side swings outward (FIG. 2), and substantially circular cup holding regions 26, 26 surrounded by the inner peripheral surfaces of the cup holding holes 23, 23 and the tip ends of the arm bodies 3, 3 are formed.

At this time, the front portion of the holder main body 2 is pulled out from the unit main body 1, so that the cup support bodies 6, which are stored in the lower surface recessed portion of the holder main body 2, are formed.
6 rotate about 45 ° downward due to their own weight and move directly under the cup holding regions 26, 26 (see FIG. 4).

In this state, the cup is inserted into the cup holding regions 26, 26 from above, and the outer circumference of the cup is supported by the inner peripheral walls of the cup holding holes 23, 23 and the inner surfaces of the arm bodies 3, 3 at the tip side. At the same time, the lower surface of the cup is supported by the cup support 6 and the cup is held by the holder body 2.

Here, in the cup holder unit of this embodiment, when the holder main body 2 is pulled out from the unit main body 1, as described above, the stop pieces 25, 25 provided on the rear end portions of both side walls of the holder main body 2 are the units. Each step 20a of the temporary fastening step portion 20, 20 provided on the inner surface of both side walls of the main body 1,
The holder main body 2 is pulled out in three stages by sequentially engaging with 20b, 20c, and the size of the cup holding regions 26, 26 is selected by selecting the stage of pulling out according to the type and size of the cup to be held. The shape can be changed.

For example, when holding a relatively thin 250 ml canned beverage, the stop pieces 25, 25 engage with the first step 20a (see FIG. 5) when the holder body 2 is pulled out from the unit body 1. Stop pulling out at that point. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the guide protrusion 31 stops at the front end of the tilted portion 4a of the guide groove 4, whereby the arm body 3 is held with a small swing amount, and the cup holding region is held. 26 has a relatively small diameter suitable for holding a 250 ml canned beverage a. As a result, the 250 ml canned beverage a is securely held in the cup holding region 26 without wobbling.

When holding a relatively thick 350 ml canned beverage, when the holder body 2 is pulled out from the unit body 1, the stop pieces 25, 25 are the first step 2.
When pulling over 0a and engaging with the second step 20b (see FIG. 5), the pulling operation is stopped. As a result, FIG.
As shown in (B), the guide protrusion 31 stops at the middle portion of the tilting portion 4a of the guide groove 4, whereby the swing amount of the arm body 3 is held in the intermediate state, and the cup holding region 26
Has a medium diameter suitable for holding a 350 ml canned beverage b. As a result, the 350 ml canned beverage b is prevented from wobbling and is surely held in the cup holding area 2.
Held within 6.

Further, in the case of holding a container having a handle such as a mug or a container having a diameter larger than that of the canned beverage b, when the holder body 2 is pulled out from the unit body 1, the stop pieces 25, 25 are the first. While overcoming the step 20a and the second step 20b and engaging with the third step 20c (see FIG. 5), as shown in FIG. 2, the holder is attached to the locking projections 16, 16 of the unit main body 1. The locking wall portions 17, 17 of the main body 2 come into contact with each other so that the holder main body 2
The holder body 2 is pulled out until the forward movement of the holder stops. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6 (C), the guide protrusion 31 moves to the front end of the tilting portion 4a of the guide groove 4, whereby the arm body 3 swings to the outermost side, and the tip portion thereof is held by the holder. The body 2 is largely projected outward, and the cup holding region 26 has the maximum diameter, and is opened outward in the cup holding region 26 surrounded by the arm body 3 and the inner peripheral surface of the cup holding hole 23. The handle insertion notch 27 is formed. Further, in the case of a cup c which holds a container or cup having a large diameter in the cup holding region 26 and further has a handle, the cup c is held in a state where the handle is inserted into the handle insertion notch 27. Is.

When the arm bodies 3 and 3 are rotated outward and expanded, the rattling preventing pieces 32 and 3 are prevented.
2 is the projecting piece passage grooves 241 and 24 of the holder body 2, respectively.
1 is inserted into a projecting piece insertion hole (not shown) that is continuous with 1. The rattling preventing pieces 32, 32 effectively prevent rattling of the arm bodies 3, 3 in the vertical direction.

As described above, according to the cup holder unit of the present embodiment, the size of the cup holding area 26 is changed by selecting the pull-out amount of the holder body 2 according to the size and shape of the cups to be held. A stop means (stop piece 2) for temporarily locking the movement of the holder body 2 in multiple stages according to the amount of pulling out the holder body 2.
5 and the temporary fixing step portion 20), the holder main body 2 can be pulled out in multiple stages, and the inner diameter of the cup holding region 26 is changed at each pulling stage, so that the outside of the cups to be held can be changed. By pulling out the holder body 2 according to the diameter and temporarily locking it by the stop means, the amount of pulling out the holder body 2 may change during use and the inner diameter of the cup holding region 26 may change. It is possible to hold the cups in a stable manner.
Moreover, in this example, for a 250 ml canned beverage, 3
Since it is formed so as to be temporarily locked in three stages for a 50 ml canned drink and a mug having an outer diameter larger than these, simply select the stage for pulling out the holder main body 2 according to the container or cups to be used. With only a simple operation, the holder main body 2 can be pulled out by an appropriate amount and the cup holding region 26 can be set to an appropriate inner diameter without requiring complicated adjustment.

After using as a cup holder or when not in use, the holder main body 2 is pushed into the unit main body 1 to move the holder main body 2 rearward in the unit main body 1, and the holder main body 2 is moved to the unit main body 1. Store in. In this case, the holder body 2 is the unit body 1
The guide protrusions 31, 31 of the arm bodies 3, 3 slide in the guide groove 4 from the front end portion to the rear end portion as they move backward, and the guide protrusions 31, 31 move. Guided by the oblique portions 4a, 4a, the arm bodies 3, 3 swing inward and are folded into the entire width of the holder body 2 (see FIG. 1). The tapered bodies 61, 61 of the support bodies 6, 6 come into contact with each other,
This is pushed upward, and as shown by reference numerals 6'and 6'in FIG. 4, both cup supports 6 and 6 are rotated upward and stored in the lower surface recessed portion of the holder main body 2.

As a result, the holder main body 2 is completely housed in the unit main body 1, the cam latch 5 abuts on the lock projection 19, and the cam latch 5 is further pushed by the gap s so that the cam latch 5 strokes. 5 and the lock projection 19 are engaged and locked.

As described above, according to the cup unit of the present embodiment, the holder main body 2 which is normally stored in the unit main body 1 is pulled out at the time of use, and the withdrawal amount is adjusted so that various outer diameters can be obtained. It can be adapted to cups, and once the holder body 2 is pulled out according to the outer diameter of any outer diameter cup, the holding cup can be satisfactorily operated without any operation. Can be held. Further, a pull-out operation of the holder main body 2 forms a notch 27 for inserting a handle in the cup holding region 26, which can be adapted to cups having a handle such as a mug.

The cup holder unit of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and for example, urging means for urging both of the arm bodies 3 and 3 is provided.
It is also possible to make the arm bodies 3 and 3 expand while being biased inward to prevent rattling of the arm bodies 3 and 3 better, and to operate the button instead of the cam latch 5. It is also possible to provide a locking claw that operates with and a locking recess that engages with this locking claw so that the lock can be released by operating a button. Furthermore, regarding other configurations such as the shape of the arm body and the holder main body. Various changes may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

As described above, according to the cup holder unit of the present invention, it is possible to adapt to cups having various outer diameters by simply adjusting the amount of pulling out the holder main body, and what kind of outer Even for cups having a diameter, once the holder body is pulled out in accordance with the outer diameter, the cup can be favorably held without a troublesome operation. Further, a notch for inserting a handle can be formed in the cup holding area by pulling out the holder body, and it can be adapted to cups having a handle such as a mug.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a cup holder unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is not used and showing a state in which a cover body of a unit main body is removed.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the cup holder unit is used and a cover body of the unit main body is removed.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the cup holder unit in use.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the cup holder unit in use.

FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view showing a stop means portion of the cup holder unit.

6A and 6B are partial plan views showing changes in the cup holding area depending on the withdrawal amount when the holder body of the cup holder unit is withdrawn, where FIG. 6A is the minimum withdrawal, FIG. ) Is the maximum withdrawal.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional cup holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Unit main body 18 Leaf spring 19 Lock protrusion 2 Holder main body 20 Temporary stop step (stop means) 23 Cup holding hole 25 Stop piece (stop means) 26 Cup holding area 3 Arm body 31 Guide protrusion 4 Guide groove 4a Oblique portion 5 Cam latch 6 Cup support

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A drawer for pulling out a holder main body housed in a box-shaped unit main body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction from a front end face of the unit main body, and holding a cup in a cup holding hole formed in a front portion of the holder main body. It is a cup holder of the formula, in the square box type unit main body with the front end face open,
A substantially plate-shaped holder main body having an arcuate cup holding hole opened to the side at the front end side is housed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the front end side and the cup holding hole are weighted on one side of the holder main body. In addition, a swingable arm body is attached along the upper surface or the lower surface of the holder body, and a guide protrusion is provided on the arm body, and a guide groove having a slanted portion is formed on the inner surface of the upper or bottom wall of the unit body in the front-back direction. Formed along the direction, the guide protrusion is slidably inserted into the guide groove, and the holder main body is pulled out from the front end surface of the unit main body so that the guide protrusion slides in the guide groove. When the arm body swings outward by being guided by the oblique portion of the guide groove, a cup holding region surrounded by the arm body and the inner peripheral surface of the cup holding hole is formed. , The cup holder unit according to the amount of drawing of the holder body, characterized by being configured as the inner diameter of the cup holding area is changed. 2. A stop means for temporarily locking the movement of the holder main body in multiple stages according to the amount of pulling out the holder main body is provided so that the holder main body can be pulled out in multiple stages, and a cup holding is performed for each withdrawal stage. The cup holder unit according to claim 1, wherein the inner diameter of the region is changed.