JPH07291009A - Box type cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a box type cup holder, in which a lid can be easily removed so as to facilitate cleaning. CONSTITUTION:The box type cup holder comprises a box main body 12 and a lid 14, wherein the lid 14 is rotatably assembled through a shaft pin 18 formed on the outside of the forward end part of a rotary arm 16 projected from the back thereof. Pin insert and holding grooves 22, the lower ends of which are U-shaped grooves 21, are formed on both inside walls in the longitudinal direction of the box main body 12, and a stop block 24 for energizing the shaft pin 18 upward by a spring is placed on the lower side of the pin insert and holding groove 22, whereby the shaft pin 18 is energized upward by a spring by the stop block 24 to be removably held on the tip of the U-shaped groove 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a box-shaped cup holder which is used by incorporating it into a console box or the like for holding cups such as cups, cans and bottles for beverages when an automobile is used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A box-shaped cup holder of this type has, for example, a basic structure consisting of a box body and a lid, which is projected outside the tip of a rotary arm projecting from both sides of its back surface. There is a basic structure in which a spring member is assembled so as to be rotatable via the shaft pin and capable of urging the lid body in the closing direction and the opening direction in a reverse direction.

[0003]

However, in the cup holder having the above structure, as shown in FIG. 1, generally, a scissor-shaped coil spring (torsion spring) 12, a box body 14 and a lid 16 are rotated. Since both ends of the moving arm 18 are fixed by applying loads in opposite directions to the urging direction, the lid 16 cannot be easily removed.

Therefore, when juices are spilled from a cup or the like, or when dust (scraps such as confectionery) is accumulated on the bottom corner of the inner box body, it is difficult to easily remove the lid. , It was difficult to clean the cup holder.

Further, the inclination angle of the lid body when opened is one, and it is impossible to change the inclination angle of the lid body according to the size of the diameter of the cups. Therefore, since the cup holder is compatible with cups having a large diameter, it is difficult to stably hold cups having a small diameter.

In view of the above, a first object of the present invention is to provide a box-shaped cup holder in which the lid can be easily removed and the inner box can be easily cleaned.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a box-shaped cup holder capable of stably holding cups having a small diameter.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

(1) The box-shaped cup holder of the present invention according to claim 1 solves the first object by the following configuration.

A box-shaped cup holder comprising a box body and a lid body that serves as a cup supporting member when opened, and is used by being incorporated in a console box or the like, wherein the lid body is a rotating arm protruding from the back surface thereof. In a configuration in which it is rotatably assembled via a shaft pin protruding to the outside of the box, a pin insertion holding groove having a U-shaped groove at the lower end is formed on both inner side walls of the box body, and the U-shaped A retaining block for spring-biasing the shaft pin upward is arranged in the lower portion of the groove, and the shaft pin is detachably held at the tip of the U-shaped groove.

(2) The box-shaped cup holder of the present invention according to claim 2 solves the above second object by the following constitution.

In the first aspect of the present invention, the retaining block has an upper portion formed into a chevron portion having at least one crest, and a positioning lever is formed so as to project from a position where the shaft pin of the rotating arm is formed. A locking recess corresponding to the top shape of the chevron of the stop block is formed, and the right and left sides of the tip of the positioning lever are respectively locked to the left and right sides of the chevron of the locking block to close the lid. The open position can be maintained, and the locking recess of the positioning lever can be locked to the top of the locking block chevron to maintain the intermediate position.

[0012]

EXAMPLES The present invention will now be described in detail based on examples. The same parts as those in the above-described example are designated by the same reference numerals.

<Embodiment 1: See FIGS. 2 to 3> (1) A box body 12 and a lid 14 are formed, and the lid 14 is formed on the outer side of the tip of a rotating arm 16 protruding from the back surface thereof. It is rotatably assembled via a shaft pin 18. Up to this point, the configuration is the same as the conventional configuration.

(2) A pin insertion holding groove 22 having a U-shaped groove 21 at the lower end is formed on both inner side walls in the longitudinal direction of the box body 12, and a shaft pin 18 is provided below the U-shaped groove 21. A retaining block 24 that biases the spring upward is arranged, and the shaft pin 18 is detachably held at the tip of the U-shaped groove 21.

Specifically, the pin insertion holding groove 22 is J-shaped, and the retaining block 24 has a sliding groove 28 formed in a stepped wall portion 26 formed below the inner peripheral wall of the box body. It is held below the sliding groove 28 via a scissor-shaped spring 30. Here, a scissor-shaped spring was used as the biasing spring,
A usual compression coil spring may be used.

(3) The usage of the box-shaped cup holder of this embodiment is as follows.

The lid 14 is attached to the box body 12 by inserting the shaft pin 18 of the rotating arm 16 of the lid 14 into the pin insertion holding groove 2.
2 is inserted from the upper end opening, the retaining block 24 is pushed down against the spring force, and further moved to the tip of the U-shaped groove 21. Then, the retaining block 24 rises,
In a normal opening / closing operation of the lid body 14, the lid body 14 is the box body 12
Never leave.

On the contrary, when removing the lid 14 from the box body 12, the retaining pin 24 is pushed down by the shaft pin 18,
After slipping through the bottom of the U-shaped groove 21, the lid 14 may be pulled up, and can be easily removed.

Further, since the retaining block 24 is biased upward by the spring, the right and left sides of the tip R surface contact the retaining block 24 with the top of the tip R surface of the rotating arm 16 as a boundary. In this case, the function of urging the cover body in the closing direction and the opening direction can be performed without providing a special spring material.

In the figure, 13 is a cup receiving recess. Reference numerals 15 and 17 are a mounting bracket and a locking claw for mounting the box-shaped cup holder on the console box 19, respectively.

<Second Embodiment: See FIGS. 4 to 7> (1) The second embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment, but has the following characteristic features. In addition, a part corresponding to that of the first embodiment is represented by a three-digit display with a prefix "1", and the description thereof is omitted in whole or in part.

An upper portion of the retaining block 124 is formed as a chevron portion 125 having at least one crest, and the positioning lever 1 is positioned from the position where the pivot pin 118 of the rotating arm 116 is formed.
27 is formed so as to project, and a locking recess 129 corresponding to the peak shape of the retaining block 124 is formed at the tip of the positioning lever 127.

In the present embodiment, the number of peaks is one in the illustrated example, but it may be two (see FIG. 7), three, etc. if necessary.

(2) The mode of use with this embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, but it is also possible to use cups having a small diameter. .

That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the tip right and left side surfaces of the positioning lever are respectively locked to the left and right sides of the locking block chevron 125, respectively, to close and open the lid 114. Can be maintained. Further, the locking recess 129 of the positioning lever 116 is locked to the top of the locking block chevron 125 so that the intermediate open position can be maintained.

That is, large diameter cups (for example, 350 cc)
The lid 114 can be stopped at an intermediate open position between the open position and the closed position, which is the holding position of the juice can C1), and stable holding of small diameter cups (for example, a 250 cc juice can C2) becomes possible.

The locking recess 1 of the positioning lever 127
Both sides of 29 are inclined surfaces in order to smoothly move the lid to the closed, intermediate open, and open positions.

[0028]

[Operation and effect of the invention]

(1) In the box-type cup holder according to claim 1, pin insertion holding grooves whose lower ends are U-shaped grooves are formed on both inner side walls of the box body, and a shaft pin is provided in a lower portion of the U-shaped grooves. With the configuration in which the retaining block that biases the spring upward is arranged and the shaft pin is detachably held at the tip of the U-shaped groove, the following actions and effects are exhibited.

The lower part of the U-shaped groove can be passed through the shaft pin only by pushing down the retaining block arranged in the lower part of the U-shaped groove against the spring force by the shaft pin. Therefore, the lid can be easily attached and detached. Therefore, it is easy to clean the cup holder when juices are spilled from the cups or when dust (scraps such as confectionery) is accumulated on the bottom corner of the inner box body.

(2) The box-shaped cup holder according to claim 2 is
In Claim 1, the upper side of the retaining block is a chevron portion, and the positioning lever is formed so as to project from the pivot arm forming position of the rotating arm, and the tip of the positioning lever corresponds to the top shape of the chevron portion of the retaining block. The left and right side surfaces of the tip of the positioning lever are respectively locked to the left and right sides of the chevron section of the locking block, and the closed / open position of the lid can be maintained. Since the locking recess of the positioning lever locks with the top of the locking block chevron to maintain the intermediate open position, stable holding of small diameter cups is facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing an example of a conventional cup holder.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing an example of the box-shaped cup holder of the present invention when a lid is removed.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the box-shaped cup holder of FIG. 2 when used (when the lid is assembled).

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of a box-shaped cup holder according to another embodiment of the present invention when the lid is closed.

FIG. 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view when the lid is also in the open position (large-diameter cup holding position).

FIG. 6 is a transverse cross-sectional view when the lid is also at an intermediate open position (small diameter cup holding position).

FIG. 7 is a partial view showing another form of the retaining block chevron that can be used in the cup holder of the present invention.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 12,112 Box body 14,114 Lid body 16,116 Rotating arm 18,118 Axis pin 19,119 Console box 21,121 U-shaped groove 22,122 Pin insertion holding groove 24,124 Locking block 125 block chevron 127 positioning lever 28, 128 sliding groove 129 locking recess 30, 130 scissor spring

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped cup holder comprising a box body and a lid body that serves as a cup support member when opened, and is used by being incorporated into a console box or the like, the lid body protruding from the back surface thereof. In a configuration in which the rotary arm is rotatably assembled via a shaft pin protruding to the outside, a pin insertion holding groove having a U-shaped groove at the lower end is formed on both inner side walls of the box body. A box, in which a retaining block for spring-biasing the shaft pin upward is arranged at a lower portion of the U-shaped groove, and the shaft pin is detachably held at a tip of the U-shaped groove. Shaped cup holder. 2. The positioning lever according to claim 1, wherein an upper side of the retaining block is a chevron portion having at least one crest, and a positioning lever is formed so as to project from a shaft pin forming position of the rotating arm. A locking recess corresponding to the top shape of the chevron portion of the retaining block is formed at the tip of the locking block, and the right and left side surfaces of the tip of the positioning lever are respectively locked to the left and right sides of the chevron portion of the locking block. And the closed / open position of the lid can be maintained, and the locking recess of the positioning lever can be locked to the top of the chevron portion of the locking block to maintain the intermediate open position. Box-shaped cup holder.