JPH07228181A - Cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To cover up all kinds of cups by furnishing a lock plate to position and lock an lowering end of a slide member and a knob for lock release to uncover by rising of the slide member by pushing and moving this lock plate and releasing engagement of a lock claw. CONSTITUTION:A lock plate 12 having a saw tooth type tooth profile 12a to position a lowering end of a slide member 4 in accordance with height of a cup at a covering position of a cover 8 as a lock claw 14 provided on the slide member 4 is engaged with it is provided. A knob 13 for lock release to open the cover 8 by rising of the slide member 4 by releasing engagement of the lock claw 14 by way of pushing and moving the lock plate 12 is provided. Consequently, it is possible to automatically open the cover concerning all kinds of cups by one touch.

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 for mounting a cup containing a drink such as coffee or juice so that the drink does not spill.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is provided a cup holder for mounting a cup containing a drink such as coffee or juice in the interior of an automobile. A conventional general cup holder has a structure in which two holder rings that hold the upper and lower portions of a cup placed on a cup holder are interlockingly provided, but this does not have a lid. There is a problem that the drink spills from the cup due to the shaking motion of the car.

In order to prevent the drink from spilling and retaining heat, there is provided a cup holder provided with an openable / closable lid for covering the upper surface of the cup placed on the cup holder.

[0004]

However, the cups have different heights depending on their types, and the conventional cup holder with a lid cannot cover all types of cups.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder for a vehicle which solves the above problems.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cup holder on which a cup is placed, an operating lever and a lock pawl, which are constantly urged in an upward direction by a spring to move up and down. A slidable member, a lid pivotally supported by the slidable member in a vertically rotatable manner, and a downward movement of the slidable member to close an upper surface of the cup on the cup holder and open a vertically movable cup; Has a sawtooth shape in the direction, is provided in the cup holder so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is engaged with a lock claw provided on the slide member so that the closing position of the lid is determined according to the height of the cup. A lock plate for positioning and locking the descending end of the slide member, and a lock releasing knob for pushing the lock plate to release the engagement of the lock claw and opening the lid by raising the slide member. Those were.

[0007]

With the above structure, the lid in the closed position is brought into contact with the upper surface of the cup on the cup holder and the slide member is moved downward so as to close the lid, and the lock claw is engaged with the lock plate to close the lid. The position is locked corresponding to the various heights of the cup on the cup cradle. The lock release knob pushes the lock plate to release the engagement of the lock claws to release the lock, the slider member moves upward, and the lid rotates in conjunction with this upward movement, and the cup moves The lid is opened.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a cup holder on which the cup C is placed. A support member 2 is provided on the left and right sides of the cup pedestal 1 in the vertical direction, and a vertical guide slot 3 is formed in the support member 2.

A slide member 4 is supported on the support member 2 via a guide shaft 5 slidably guided in the guide elongated hole 3 so as to be able to move up and down, and is always urged in an upward direction by a spring 7. , Spring 7 by air damper 16
The rising speed of the slide member 4 is controlled by.

On the slide member 4, an operating lever 6 protruding forward, a lid 8 pivotally supported by a hinge shaft 9 so as to be vertically pivotable, and when the lid 8 is restricted to a closed position,
A spring 10 that pulls the lid 8 in a direction to abut the stopper 11 for closing the lid, and a lock plate 12 described later.
And a lock claw 14 (see FIG. 2) that engages with.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the supporting member 2 engages with the upper rear end of the lid 8 when the slide member 4 is raised to the vicinity of the rising end so that the lid 8 is pulled by the spring 10. Stopper 15 for swiveling in the opening direction against
Is projected.

The lower part of the supporting member 2 has a tooth profile 12a having a saw-tooth shape in the vertical direction, is movable in the front-rear direction through an elongated hole 12b, and is constantly pressed forward by a spring 12c. Lock claw 14 provided in 4
Are engaged with each other to lock the closed position of the lid 8 to positionally lock the lower end of the slide member 4 according to the height of the cup C, and the lock plate 12 is pushed to push the lock claw 14. There is provided a lock releasing knob 13 for releasing the engagement and opening the lid by raising the slide member 4.

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, when the slide member 4 is located at the rising end as shown in the drawing, the lid 8 integrated with the slide member 4 has a support member at the upper rear end thereof. The lid 8 rotates upward with the hinge shaft 9 as a fulcrum against the tensile force of the spring 10 due to the relative movement of the slide member 4 and the lid opening stopper 15 by hitting the lid opening stopper 15 projecting from 2. The lid is opened.

In this opened state, the cup C is used to hold the cup C.
It is placed on the upper side, and the slide member 4 is moved down by the operation lever 6. As the slide member 4 descends, the upper portion of the rear end of the lid 8 is separated from the lid opening stopper 15, so that the pulling force of the spring 10 causes the lid 8 to pivot downward to close the lid stopper 11.
And the lid 8 is restricted to the closed position.

Then, the lid 8 abuts on the upper surface of the cup C placed on the cup holder 1, and the lock claws 14 of the lock plate 12 corresponding to various heights of the cup C are provided at the lowered position of the slide member 4. The slide member 4 is engaged with the tooth profile 12a.
Positioning lock of the descending end of the cup corresponding to various heights of the cup C.

In this manner, the lid 8 which is in contact with the upper surface of the cup C closes the cups C of various heights to prevent the drink from spilling and to keep the heat. To prevent the cup C from falling over.

When the lid 8 is opened, the lock releasing knob 13 is pushed to move the lock plate 12 backward against the pressing force of the spring 12c. As a result, the lock claw 14 causes the tooth profile 12 of the lock plate 12 to
The engagement is released from a and the slide member 4 is unlocked.

When the slide member 4 is unlocked, the slide member 4 urged in the upward direction by the spring 7 is moved upward by the air damper 16 while controlling the rising speed. 8
The upper end of the rear end is engaged with the opening stopper 15 to automatically open the lid 8 at the rising end of the slide member 4.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, a slide member provided with an operation lever and a lock claw on a cup holder on which a cup is placed and which is always urged in an upward direction by a spring and can be moved up and down. A lid that is rotatably supported by the slide member so as to be vertically rotatable, and a lid that closes the upper surface of the cup on the cup holder by the downward movement of the slide member and opens by the upward movement; and a sawtooth tooth profile in the vertical direction. And a lock pawl provided on the slide member is engaged with the cup pedestal so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the closing position of the lid is positioned according to the height of the cup. Since the lock plate for locking and the lock releasing knob for pushing the lock plate to release the engagement of the lock claw and opening the lid when the slide member is lifted, It has the advantage that the cup can be closed according to various heights of the cup placed on the base, and the lid can be automatically opened with one touch by operating the lock release knob. ing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle cup holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a vehicle cup holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cup cradle 2 support member 3 guide slot 4 slide member 5 guide shaft 6 operating lever 7 spring 8 lid 9 hinge shaft 10 spring 11 closing lid stopper 12 lock plate 12a tooth 12b slot 12c spring 13 knob for unlocking 14 Lock claw 15 Stopper for opening 16 Air damper

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A slide member provided with an operating lever and a lock pawl on a cup holder for placing a cup thereon and being constantly urged in an upward direction by a spring so as to be able to move up and down; A lid that is movably supported and that closes the upper surface of the cup on the cup pedestal by the downward movement of the slide member and opens by the upward movement, and has a sawtooth-like tooth profile in the up-and-down direction. A lock plate that is movable in any direction and that locks the closing position of the lid according to the height of the cup by engaging the lock claw provided on the slide member, and the lock plate. A cup holder for a vehicle, comprising: a lock releasing knob that is pushed to release the engagement of the lock claw and that opens the lid when the slide member rises.