JPH07291014A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a cup holder, by which the operating force at the time of storing the cup holder can be reduced in a stored type cup holder. CONSTITUTION:At least one pair of cup support members 30,30 are installed in such a manner as to be rotated round a horizontal axis on a storing operating member 26 rotatably or slidably supported on a storing part 23 formed on an instrument panel of an automobile or the like. The thus constructed cup holder is fitted in such a manner as to be expanded in the horizontal state by the spring energizing force at the time of use and be folded against the spring energizing force at the time of storing. One pair of cup support menthers 30, 30 are constructed in such a manner as to be folded with a time lag between them.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage type cup holder used in automobiles and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of the above-mentioned storage type cup holder, there is one having a structure as shown in FIG.
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An upright plate member 16 is slidably mounted in a vertically long storage portion 14 formed on an instrument panel 12 of an automobile, and a pair of holder members (cup peripheral portion support members) 18 are attached to the plate member 16. , 18 and the pedestal (cup bottom support member) 20, 20 are rotatable about a horizontal axis, and when pulled out, are in a horizontal state by spring force (left-right direction).
It is configured to open.

[0004]

However, the cup holder having the above structure requires a large operation force when the holder member and the pedestal are stored in the storage portion. That is, since the holder member and the like are rotated around the horizontal axis in the sliding direction (the storing direction) by the sliding operation of the cup holder, the left and right holder members and the like are simultaneously rotated during storage, and static friction to dynamic friction is increased. This is because a large operating force is required before moving to.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder of a storage type, which can reduce the operation force when the cup holder is stored.

[0006]

The cup holder of the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by the following constitution.

[0007] At least a pair of cup support members are rotatable about a horizontal axis in a storage operation member rotatably or slidably supported in a storage portion formed in an instrument panel of an automobile or the like. In a cup holder that is attached, is capable of being deployed horizontally by a spring biasing force when used, and is foldable against the spring biasing force when it is stored, a pair of cup support members have a time difference from each other. It is characterized by being configured to be foldable.

[0008]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, an explanation will be given by taking a cup holder of a one cup holding type and a rotary storage type as an example. The present invention can of course be applied to a pair or a pair only above and a slide type.

(1) The cup holder of this embodiment has the following basic structure.

A vertically long storage case (storage section) 23 having a mounting claw 22 for mounting on an instrument panel (not shown) on the back, and a storage operation member pivotally supported at the lower end front end of the storage case 23. Cup bottom support member 26 and standing walls 28, 2 extending upward from the front and rear ends of the bottom support member 26.
Between the upper ends of the cups 9, cup (peripheral portion) support members 30 and 30 each of which is composed of a half ring body which is urged by a spring in the opening direction and axially supported so as to be opened and closed.

(2) In the above structure, in the present embodiment, the pair of cup peripheral portion support members 30, 30 first come into contact with both side walls 24, 25 of the storage case 23 during the storage operation.
The left and right heights h1 and h2 are different. That is, the distance between the left and right opening ends 24a, 25a of both side walls and the contact portions 30a, 30a of the cup peripheral portion supporting members 30, 30 is different, and the pair of left and right cup peripheral portion supporting members 30, 30 are folded with a time lag from each other. It is configured to be possible.

At this time, instead of making the heights of the left and right side walls of the storage case 23 different, that is, the left and right side walls 24, 2
As shown in FIG. 4, the protruding step portion 3 is provided on one side (on the right side in the drawing) that abuts both the left and right side walls on the opening side, assuming that the heights of 5 are the same.
2 may be formed.

(3) Next, the mode of use of the above embodiment will be described.

When the cup holder is used, the bottom support member 26 in the stored state is held and pivoted forward (rearward).
Then, the pair of cup peripheral portion support members 30 and 30 formed of the half ring members are provided on both side walls 24 a and 24 of the storage case 23.
From the closed state where the restraint by b is released, the cup C can be held by expanding by the spring bias.

When the cup holder is to be stored after use, the front standing wall 28 is held and rotated forward (see FIG. 3). Then, the left and right side walls 24 of the storage case 23,
Since the heights of 25 are different, a time difference occurs at the start of folding of the cup peripheral portion supporting members 30, 30 formed of a pair of half halves. That is, after one cup peripheral portion support member 30 shifts to dynamic friction that requires a relatively small operating force as compared to static friction movement, the other cup peripheral portion support portion 30 shifts to static friction. Therefore, the left and right cup peripheral portion support members 3
It is possible to avoid simultaneous occurrence of static friction at 0 and 30, and it is possible to relatively reduce the operation load when the cup holder is stored.

[0017]

The cup holder of the present invention has the above-described structure, and therefore has the following actions and effects.

(1) The cup holder according to claim 1 or 2,
During the storage operation of the cup holder, the pair of cup (peripheral portion) support members are sequentially brought into contact with the front ends of the left and right side walls of the storage portion with a time lag and folded. For this reason, when a static friction force that requires a relatively large operation load as compared with the dynamic friction force is generated, a time difference occurs between the left and right cup support members (half ring members). Therefore, on the left and right cup support members,
Simultaneous generation of static friction force can be avoided, and the operation load when storing the cup holder can be relatively reduced.

(2) The cup holder according to claim 3 avoids simultaneous occurrence of static friction on the left and right cup support members by simply changing the shape so that the heights of the left and right side walls of the storage part are different. In addition, the above-described action and effect that the operation load when the cup holder is housed can be relatively reduced can be obtained, and the appearance does not deteriorate.

(3) The cup holder according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is provided with a cup holder for a left and right cups by simply changing the shape by providing a protruding step portion at a contact portion with both left and right side walls of the housing portion of the cup peripheral portion support member. Simultaneous occurrence of static friction on the peripheral support member can be avoided, and the above-described action and effect of relatively reducing the operating load when the cup holder is housed can be obtained, and the appearance is not deteriorated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional cup holder when it is developed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cup holder according to the embodiment of the present invention when the cup holder is expanded.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the same when the storage is started.

FIG. 4 is a partial plan view showing a configuration in which a step is provided at a contact portion with one of right and left side walls of one of the left and right halves of the cup peripheral portion supporting member in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 instrument panel 23 storage case (storage section) 24 storage case left side wall 25 storage case right side wall 26 cup bottom support member (storage operation member) 28 standing wall 30 cup peripheral support member 32 protruding step section

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shuji Ina 1 Ochiai, Nagachibata, Kasuga-cho, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. Within the corporation

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage operation member rotatably or slidably supported with respect to a storage portion formed in an instrument panel of an automobile or the like, and at least a pair of cup support members rotate about a horizontal axis. A cup holder that is mounted so that it can be deployed in a horizontal state by a spring biasing force during use, and can be folded against the spring biasing force during storage so that the pair of cup support members are mutually A cup holder characterized by being foldable with a time difference. 2. A cup bottom support member, which is a storage operation member rotatably supported on the lower end side, is attached to a storage part formed in an instrument panel of an automobile or the like, and the cup bottom support member. A pair of cup peripheral portion support members made of a half ring body are rotatably attached around a horizontal axis through a standing wall extending upward from the axis line of
When used, it can be deployed horizontally with spring bias, and
A cup holder that is foldably attached against a spring biasing force during storage, wherein the pair of cup peripheral portion support members are configured to be foldable with a time lag from each other. 3. The height according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pair of cup (peripheral portion) support members firstly come into contact with each other at different heights of both side walls of the storage portion when the storage operation is performed. And a cup holder. 4. The projecting step portion according to claim 1, wherein one of the portions of the pair of cup (peripheral portion) support members that abuts both side walls of the storage portion on the opening side is formed. And a cup holder.