JPH08127276A - Cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a cup holder which possesses a projecting shaft support mechanism that, at the time of cup holder assembly, can insert holder right and left projecting shafts into the right and left shaft receicing hole portions of a cup side support member simply without bending a cup bottom support member and at the same time can ensure projecting shaft support after the insertion. CONSTITUTION: On each inner surface of the right and left frame portions of a cup side support member 1, a groove portion 4a that is connected to a shaft receiving hole portion 4b and at the same time makes a projecting shaft that projects outward from each base end of the right and left frame portions of a cup bottom support member 2, insertable from the outside, is formed, and at the connection portion of the groove portion 4a and the shaft receiving hole portion 4b, a rib that possesses a climbing-over slope by which a projecting shaft in the groove portion 4a can be moved over to the shaft receiving hole portion 4b, is projectingly provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup holder installed near a seat of an automobile, and more particularly, it has a cup side surface supporting member and a cup bottom surface supporting member, both supporting members being pulled out from a housing case to the front. The present invention relates to a cup holder of a type in which the front side of the cup bottom surface support member pivots downward when being opened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various cup support mechanisms have been proposed for cup holders made of synthetic resin, which are installed near the seats of automobiles. As an example, for example, actual Kaihei 6-2
There is a cup holder disclosed in 2069. Figure 7
8 and 9 show the structure of the cup holder disclosed in the publication and the usage thereof. According to these figures, the cup holder is slidably housed in a housing case 3'fixed to the holder installation part in the vehicle, and has a support hole 1a 'for inserting the cup and supporting the side surface thereof. A cup side surface supporting member 1'comprising a substantially rectangular frame, and a cup supporting the bottom surface of the cup at a position that can be housed in the frame of the cup side surface supporting member 1'and is substantially opposed to the supporting hole 1a '. And a cup bottom surface support member 2'consisting of a substantially rectangular frame having a semicircular support hole 2a ', and a front end side surface of the cup bottom surface support member 2'is provided with the cup side surface support member 1'. It is rotatably pivotably attached to the inner surface of the front side (in the front direction of the vehicle body) beyond the support hole 1a '. In the illustrated example, as this pivoting means, a protruding shaft 2b 'is projected from the side surface pivoting portion of the cup bottom surface supporting member 2', and the inner surface of the cup side surface supporting member 1'corresponding to the protruding shaft 2b 'is provided. A bearing hole portion 1b 'for pivotally supporting the protruding shaft 2b' is formed at a position to pivotally attach both.

[0003]

In order to assemble the cup holder having the above-mentioned structure, the cup bottom surface supporting member 2'is largely bent to reduce the distance between the left and right protruding shafts 2b '. This is performed by elastically restoring the cup bottom surface support member 2'after inserting the cup side surface support member 1 'into the left and right bearing hole portions 1b'. However, not only a considerable force is required to bend the cup bottom support member 2 ', but also it is not possible to bend the cup bottom support member 2'when the distance between the protruding shafts 2b' of the cup bottom support member 2'is short. Therefore, if it is attempted to bend with an excessive force, it will be damaged.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. When assembling a cup holder, the left and right protruding shafts of the cup bottom surface supporting member can be easily bent without bending the cup bottom surface supporting member. (EN) A cup holder having a protruding shaft support mechanism that can be inserted into a hole and at the same time ensures reliable support of the protruding shaft after the insertion.

[0005]

The object of the present invention is to provide a cup bottom surface support member composed of a frame body supporting the side surface of the cup, which is the main constitution of the present invention, and a cup bottom surface support member composed of the frame body supporting the bottom surface of the cup. A cup holder for pivotally supporting the projecting shafts of the left and right front ends of the cup bottom support member in bearing hole portions provided on the inner surfaces of the left and right sides of the cup side support member. Is formed with a groove portion that communicates with the bearing hole portion and into which the protruding shaft can be inserted from the outside, and between the groove portion and the bearing hole portion, the protruding shaft inside the groove portion with respect to the bearing hole portion is formed. Is provided with a transitionable climbing slope, which is achieved by a vehicle cup holder.

[0006]

In order to support the projecting shaft of the cup bottom surface supporting member in the bearing hole of the cup side surface supporting member, the left and right projecting shafts are simultaneously fitted into the respective groove parts formed on the inner surfaces of the left and right cup side surface supporting members, and the same groove part is formed. After sliding over the inside to the position of the inclined surface, it is moved toward the bearing hole. At this time, when a slight force is applied in the moving direction, each frame portion of the cup side surface supporting member and the cup bottom surface supporting member is relatively slightly elastically deformed, and the tip of the protruding shaft is moved along the overpass slope. It easily slips over the inside of the bearing hole, and once the projecting shaft is inserted into the bearing hole, it is blocked by the vertical surface continuing to the overpass slope and cannot be easily pulled out. That is, according to the shaft support mechanism of the present invention, an excessive force is not applied to both the cup side surface support member and the cup bottom surface support member during the assembling, and the deformation of both is minimized to prevent destruction and easy. Not only does it make it possible to assemble it into the bearing hole, but the bearing hole portion does not easily slip out of the bearing hole portion after the assembly, and the bearing hole portion reliably supports the protrusion shaft.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 relate to a cup holder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the cup holder, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cup holder after assembly, and FIGS. 6 is an explanatory view showing a pivoting mechanism of a cup bottom surface supporting member and a cup side surface supporting member of the cup holder. The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, but various modifications can be made.

Like the conventional cup holder described above, the cup holder of the present invention is slidably housed in a housing case (not shown) fixedly installed in the holder installation portion in the vehicle, and is not shown. When the cup is inserted, the cup side surface supporting member 1 formed of a substantially rectangular plate-shaped frame having a supporting hole 1a for supporting the side surface of the cup, and the cup side surface supporting member 1 can be housed in the lower surface frame of the cup side supporting member 1 A cup bottom surface support member 2 formed of a substantially rectangular plate-shaped frame body having a substantially semicircular support hole 2a for supporting the bottom surface of the cup is provided at a position facing the hole 1a.

However, in the illustrated example, the support holes 1a and 2a are provided.
Are both independent, and two cup support holes 1a 'and 2 are provided like the conventional cup holders shown in FIGS.
It does not have a '. Therefore, the cup holder in the illustrated example is configured as a single cup holder. And
The left and right sides of the left and right side surfaces of the front end portion (the end portion in the front direction of the vehicle body) of the cup bottom surface supporting member 2 are located forward (in the front portion direction of the vehicle body) beyond the support holes 1a of the cup side surface supporting member 1. Is rotatably and pivotally attached to the inner surface position of the side.

The present invention is characterized by a mechanism for pivotally connecting the cup side surface supporting member 1 and the cup bottom surface supporting member 2. That is, an example of the pivoting mechanism in the cup holder of the present invention is shown in FIGS. In these figures, from the side surface pivoting portion of the cup bottom surface supporting member 2 to the protruding shaft 2
There is no substantial difference in structure from the above-mentioned conventional example in that b is projected. Therefore, although the structure of the shaft support portion 4 formed at the corresponding pivotal position of the corresponding cup side surface supporting member 1 for supporting the protruding shaft 2b has a structure that facilitates molding, the conventional bearing hole is simply used. It is not a simple structure for forming the portion 1b '.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the shaft supporting portion 4 has a groove portion 4a and a bearing hole portion 4b formed on the inner surface of the left and right frame portions 1b of the cup side surface supporting member 1. The groove portion 4a is formed on the inner surface of the left and right frame portion 1b so as to cross the frame portion 1b at a right angle with a width and a depth into which the protruding shaft 2b can be inserted, and the bearing hole portion 4b is adjacent to the groove portion 4a. It is formed by forming a substantially semi-cylindrical side having an open side and projecting inward from the frame portion 1b and allowing the open portion adjacent to the groove portion 4a to communicate with the groove portion 4a. And
A rib 4c having an arcuate inner surface is provided so as to project across the connecting portion between the groove portion 4a and the bearing hole portion 4b.
As shown in FIG. 4, the cross section of the rib 4c has the groove portion 4a.
It has a truncated triangular shape with a hypotenuse on the side, and the height of the rib is approximately equal to the depth of the groove 4a and the bearing hole 4b.
It is set lower than the height of.

The cup side support member 1 according to the present invention
Since the shaft support portion 4 of the above has the above configuration, in order to allow the coaxial support portion 4 to support the protruding shaft 2b of the cup bottom surface supporting member 2, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 4a at the same time, slide in the groove 4a to the rib 4c, and then move at a right angle toward the bearing hole 4b. At this time, when a slight force is applied in the moving direction, the respective frame portions of the cup side surface supporting member 1 and the cup bottom surface supporting member 2 are relatively slightly elastically deformed, and the tip end of the protruding shaft 2b forms the rib 4c. It easily slides along the slope into the bearing hole 4b, and once the protruding shaft 2b is inserted into the bearing hole 4b, it is blocked by the right-angled surface of the rib 4c and cannot be easily removed. That is, according to the shaft support mechanism of the present invention, an excessive force is not applied to both the cup side surface supporting member 1 and the cup bottom surface supporting member 2 during the assembly, and the deformation of both is minimized to prevent the destruction. Moreover, not only is it easy to assemble, but the protruding hole 2b does not easily slip out of the bearing hole 4b after the assembly, and the protruding hole 2b reliably supports the protruding shaft 2b.

The present invention is not limited to the illustrated example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit thereof.

[0014]

As is clear from the above description, according to the cup holder for a vehicle of the present invention having the cup side surface supporting member and the cup bottom surface supporting member, particularly, the pivotal support mechanism in the pivoting portion between the supporting members is provided. Because of the above-described configuration, not only can the two members be assembled very simply, but also the members are not damaged by excessive load and deformation during the assembly. Further, after the both supporting members are assembled, the cup bottom surface supporting member does not easily come off from the cup side surface supporting member, and a reliable shaft support is realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of main constituent members of a vehicle cup holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main constituent member after assembly.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing an example of a pivot portion of a cup side surface supporting member which is one of the main constituent members.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing an assembling operation procedure of the protruding shaft of the cup bottom surface supporting member with respect to the pivot portion of the cup side surface supporting member.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state at the end of assembly in the pivotal support portion.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional homogenous cup holder.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a form of the holder when supporting the cup.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1'Cup side support member 1a, 1a '(cup side) support hole 1b Left and right frame part 1b' Bearing hole part 2, 2 'Cup bottom support member 2a, 2a' (cup bottom) support hole 2b, 2b 'Projection Shaft 3 Storage case 4 Shaft support 4a Groove 4b Bearing hole 4c Rib

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cup side surface supporting member composed of a frame body supporting the side surface of the cup and a cup bottom surface supporting member composed of a frame body supporting the bottom surface of the cup, the inner surface of both left and right sides of the cup side surface supporting member. In a cup holder that pivotally supports projecting shafts on both left and right front ends of a cup bottom surface supporting member in a provided bearing hole, the projecting shaft is communicated from the outside to the bearing hole on the left and right inner surfaces of the cup side surface supporting member. A vehicle is characterized in that a groove portion that can be inserted is formed, and that a crossover slope is provided between the groove portion and the bearing hole portion, and the projecting shaft in the groove can move with respect to the bearing hole portion. Cup holder.