JPH08127278A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a cup holder on which a cup can be put easily and from which the cup can be taken out easily and at the same time on which a large diameter cup can be also put, in an automobile. CONSTITUTION: The base end portion 22a of an arc like arm member 22 is fitted turnably to the opening side one end portion 21a of a U-shaped frame 21. Also, the free end portion of the arm member 22 is provided in approach/ separation at the opening side other end portion of the U-shaped frame 21. This free end portion is energized by means of a spring in an outer direction, and an upper portion frame body portion 18 is made up of the arm member 22 and the U shaped frame 21. A holder main body 13 which is the integral connection of the upper portion frame body portion 18 and a lower portion mounting slab 19 that is provided at a lower part position opposite to the upper portion frame body portion 18, by means of a lengthwise slab portion 20, is formed. This holder main body 13 is housed at a louver case 11 so that it can be drawn out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup holder for mounting a drink cup mounted on a louver case of an automobile air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an occupant takes a drink or the like while boarding a vehicle, an appropriate place for placing a cup containing the drink or the like is required in the passenger compartment. Therefore, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 10, a cup holder 2 (see FIG. 11) is built in the lower part of the instrument panel 1, and when used, the cup holder 2 is pulled out, and a plate lower than the upper hole 3 is used. The cup was placed on the part 4 and held.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, a cup holder 7 is provided in a console box 6 provided between the front bucket seats 5, and cups and the like are placed there. Furthermore, a commercially available cup holder 8 as shown in FIG.
Was attached to the outlet of the air conditioner of a car, and cups etc. were placed on it. In this case, the clip 9 portion of the cup holder 8 is inserted and attached to the louver of the air conditioner.

Incidentally, as a cup holder, the actual opening 63
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 121145. What is disclosed in this publication is such that an escutcheon which covers an opening edge of a ventilation grill provided on an instrument panel is openably and closably mounted, and a holding portion for mounting a cup is provided on the escutcheon.

As a register with a cup holder,
There is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-169417. In the device disclosed in this publication, one side of a square frame is attached to the upper edge of a downstream side opening of a tubular part that serves as a flow path for air-conditioning air so that the frame can be turned up and down. When rotated in the direction, a receiving member that moves in and out in the horizontal direction in conjunction with the frame is connected to the frame by a link mechanism.

[0006]

The conventional cup holder described above has a lower priority of use than other functional parts such as a radio switch and an air conditioner lever, and its mounting position is usually convenient. Poor, because it was installed in a low position, there was a problem that it was difficult to place the cup, etc.

The cup holder disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-112145 has a holding portion for holding a cup on an escutcheon provided at the opening edge of the ventilation grill. The cup does not fall easily, but there is a problem that the size of the cup is limited.

The register with a cup holder disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-169417 has a complicated structure, and since the width of the frame is fixed, the cup having a diameter larger than the width of the frame is used. There is a problem that can not hold.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. By changing the mounting position of the cup holder, the cup can be easily placed and taken, and in addition, a cup having a large diameter can be secured. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup holder that can be held at the.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a base end portion of an arc-shaped arm member is rotatable at one end portion on an opening side of a U-shaped frame, and a free end portion is outside. Directional springs are attached so as to be biased, and the free end of the arm member is made to face the other end on the opening side of the U-shaped frame to form an upper frame body, which corresponds to the upper frame body. A holder main body integrally connected with a lower mounting plate disposed at a lower position by a connecting member is provided, and the holder main body is retractably housed in a louver case for air conditioning. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of stoppers are provided at the air outlet of the louver case for holding the holder body when the holder body is housed and for gradually stopping the holder body when the holder body is pulled out. It is characterized by being provided.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when an occupant takes a drink while boarding a vehicle, the upper frame portion is pulled out from the air outlet of the louver case toward the passenger compartment, and together with the upper frame portion, the upper frame portion is pulled out. At the same time, pull out the lower mounting plate integrally connected to the lower part of the body. That is, the holder body is pulled out from the louver case. Further, the free end portion of the arm member of the upper frame portion is opened outward by the biasing force of the spring, and the opening degree of the arm member is controlled by the pulled-out state of the holder body.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the holder body including the upper frame portion and the lower mounting plate is housed in the louver case, the holder body is engaged with the stopper to be housed and held in the louver case. When the holder body is pulled out, the stoppers are engaged in stages to adjust the pull-out condition.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 by giving the same reference numerals to the same members as those in FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 10 indicates
It is a cup holder provided on the instrument panel 1. Cup holder 10 is a louver case for air conditioning 11
And a part is disposed inside the louver case 11, and
The holder main body 13 is provided so as to be pulled out from the air outlet 12 of the conditioned air.

An air conditioning duct is provided on the upstream side of the louver case 11.
The downstream end 14a of 14 is connected. The downstream end 14a of the air conditioning duct 14 has a diameter slightly increased by the thickness of the louver case 11. Further, the holder body 13 is adapted to enter the inside of the air conditioning duct 14 from the louver case 11 when stored. Further, a louver 15 is arranged inside the louver case 11, and the louver 15 can be rotated in the vertical direction by holding a shaft portion 17 on a side wall 16 of the louver case 11 (see also FIG. 3). reference).

Next, referring to FIG. 4, the holder body 13
Will be explained. The holder main body 13 is roughly composed of an upper frame body portion 18, a lower mounting plate 19, and a vertical plate portion 20 connecting these. The upper frame body portion 18 is an opening side end portion 21 of the U-shaped frame 21.
The base end 22a of the arc-shaped arm member 22 is rotatably attached to a, and the free end 22b of the arm member 22 is
When the entire holder body 13 is pulled out, it faces the other end 21b on the opening side of the U-shaped frame 21.

As shown in FIG. 5, the free end portion 22b of the arm member 22 is fitted to a rail 23 provided on the lower surface of the horizontal frame on the side of the other end portion 21b of the U-shaped frame 21. The arm member 22
The free end 22b may be held so as to be spaced from the other end 21b of the U-shaped frame 21, as shown in FIG.

A torsion coil spring 24 is attached to the lower portion of the connecting portion between the base end portion 22a of the arm member 22 and the one end portion 21a of the U-shaped frame 21. 22 is always biased in the outward (see arrow in FIG. 4) opening direction. Also, do not use the screw recoil spring 24 for the spring, but use a simple coil spring for the arm member.
22 may be opened outward.

Further, two convex portions 25 and 26 are formed on the upper surface of the vertical frame 21c of the U-shaped frame 21, and the convex portions 25 and 26 are formed.
As shown in FIG. 1, the stopper recess 27 formed in the upper surface of the louver case 11 is engaged to hold the holder main body 13 in a stopped state when it is stored and when it is pulled out.

That is, by engaging the recess 27 for the stopper and the projection 25 on the air outlet 12 side, the holder main body 13
However, the holder body 13 is held in the air outlet 12 in a housed state so as not to come out due to vibration or the like. During such storage, the arm member 22 is provided on the side wall of the louver case 11.
It comes into contact with 16 and pivots toward the U-shaped frame 21 side against the spring 24 so as to be retracted inward, so that there is no bearing when the holder main body 13 is stored.

Further, the holder main body 13 is held in the pulled-out state by the engagement of the stopper concave portion 27 and the convex portion 26 located on the inner side of the louver case 11. At this time, since the holder main body 13 is not entirely pulled out, the arm member 22 is in contact with the side wall 16 of the louver case 11, and there is no further rotation of the arm member 22. This means that the diameter is about the same as a small cup.

A double recess 28 (see FIG. 4) is formed on the upper surface of the lower mounting plate 19 of the holder body 13 to fit cups having different diameters. The lower mounting plate 19 is the upper frame part
It is arranged at the lower position corresponding to 18, and the lower mounting plate 19
And the upper frame body portion 18 on the back side of the louver case 11,
They are connected by a vertical plate portion 20 which is a connecting member arranged in the vertical direction.

The reference numeral 29 indicates the upper frame portion 18
It is a knob for pulling out the holder body 13 provided in the.
As described above, the holder main body 13 may not be pulled out by the knob 29, but the holder main body 13 may be biased by a spring and pushed out by a button.

In FIG. 1, the side wall 16 of the louver case 11 is shown.
Stopper members 30 for preventing the holder main body 13 from coming out when the holder main body 13 is pulled out are attached to four positions on the upper, lower, left and right sides of the holder. This stopper member
30 is a vertical plate part that connects the upper frame plate part 18 and the lower mounting plate 19.
20 is abutted (see the broken line portion in FIG. 2).

When the holder body 13 is pulled out until the vertical plate portion 20 abuts on the stopper member 30 in this manner, substantially the entire holder body 13 is pulled out, and the arm member 22 interferes with the side wall 16 of the louver case 11. The arm member 22 rotates outward to the extent that a cup having a large diameter can be placed. At this time, the spring 24 urging the arm member 22
Will return to the initial shape, so the arm member 22 will not be rotated any further.

When a stopper is provided to prevent the arm member 22 from rotating outward, the stopper should be a U-shaped frame.
Alternatively, the arm member 22 may be provided with a convex portion so that the arm member 22 is brought into contact with the side wall 16 of the louver case 11 to stop the rotation.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. When the occupant takes a drink while boarding the vehicle, the occupant pulls out the holder main body 13 housed in the air outlet 12 of the air conditioner toward the vehicle compartment, and puts the cup on the lower placing plate 19. When pulling out the holder main body 13, if the knob 29 is pinched and pulled toward the passenger compartment (see the arrow in FIG. 3), as shown in FIG. 7, the lower mounting plate 19 is pulled out together with the upper frame plate portion 18. That is, the integrated holder body 13 is pulled out.

When a large-diameter cup (350 ml cup and can) is placed, the holder body 13 is pulled out from the air outlet 12 until the vertical plate portion 20 comes into contact with the stopper member 30. In this way, as shown in FIG. 8, the biasing force of the spring 24 eliminates the interference of the arm member 22 that was in contact with the side wall 16 of the louver case 11 and allows the arm member 22 to open outward. A cup 31 having a large bending diameter can be placed.

When a small-diameter cup is placed, the holder main body 13 is pulled out until the convex portion 26 of the upper frame portion 18 engages with the stopper concave portion 27 of the louver case 11. In this way, if the holder body 13 is pulled out and stopped,
As shown in, the arm member 22 is attached to the side wall of the louver case 12.
The upper frame body portion 18 comes into contact with 16 and does not rotate in the direction in which it spreads any further, and the upper frame body portion 18 maintains a moderately large diameter. As a result, the cup 32 having a small diameter can be held.

Since the holder body 13 is formed of a frame, air for air conditioning can pass through the frame. Therefore, if the cups 31 and 32 are placed on the lower placing plate 19, the drink is always kept warm when the heater is used, and the drink is kept cold when the cooler is used.

The urging direction of the arm member 22 may be a direction in which the arm member 22 is closed so as to press the cup inward instead of opening outward. At that time, the arm member 22 is a cup.
Holds 31, 32.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the cup holder is formed by accommodating the holder main body in the air outlet of the louver case, the cup holder is located at a high place of the instrument panel, and the cup holder is more conventional. It is easy to place and keep the drinks, and you can easily take drinks even while driving. Further, when the holder body is pulled out, the arm member of the upper frame body portion is opened outward by the spring, so that cups having different diameters can be reliably held.

When the cup holder is not used, the holder body can be stored in the louver case,
The appearance can be improved. Furthermore, when using the heater or cooler, the cups and the like placed on the holder body can be kept warm or cold forever. Further, even if the width of the louver is small, the arm member opens more than the width of the louver when the cup holder is pulled out, so that a can with a large diameter can be held.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the holder main body including the upper frame portion and the lower mounting plate is stored in the louver case, the holder main body is engaged with the stopper to store the holder main body in the louver case. Can be held at. Further, when the holder body is pulled out, the holder body can be engaged with the plurality of stoppers in a stepwise manner to adjust the degree of pulling out of the holder body. This makes it possible to reliably hold cups having different diameters.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the cup holder of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an air outlet having the cup holder of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a holder body of the present invention.

5 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing the disposition of the free end of the arm member of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another arrangement of that of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the cup holder is pulled out from the state of FIG.

8 is a top view showing the holder main body of FIG. 1 on which a cup having a sufficiently large drawing diameter is placed. FIG.

9 is a top view showing the holder body of FIG. 1 pulled out to the extent that a small-diameter cup is placed. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting position of a conventional cup holder.

11 is a perspective view of the cup holder mounted in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional cup holder.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a conventional cup holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Cup holder 11 Louver case 12 Air outlet 13 Holder body 18 Upper frame 19 Lower plate 20 Vertical plate 21 U-shaped frame 21a One end 21b The other end 22 Arm member 22a Base end 22b Free end 24 Spring 27 Stopper recess 30 Stopper member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A base end portion of an arc-shaped arm member is rotatably attached to one end portion of an opening side of a U-shaped frame, and a free end portion of the arm member is urged by an outer spring. A lower end plate disposed at a lower position corresponding to the upper frame body portion by forming a free end portion of the upper frame body portion so as to face the other end portion on the opening side of the U-shaped frame. A cup holder characterized in that a holder main body integrally connected by a connecting member is provided, and the holder main body is housed in a louver case for air conditioning so as to be drawn out. 2. The holder body is held in the air outlet of the louver case when the holder body is stored,
2. The cup holder according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of stoppers for gradually stopping the holder body when the holder body is pulled out.