JPH08132948A - Drink container holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To set only a holder on the use side so as to improve appearance and to reduce an exclusively used space by providing each receiving lid and each side face with locking members for holding the receiving lid with a container insert means held inside against a spring, into a closed position. CONSTITUTION: In a drink container holder 9, a pair of receiving lids 15 are rotatably provided at shafts 16 at the lower end parts of the side faces 11, 11a of a base 10, and a pair of container insert means 20 with insert openings 20a for drink containers are hinged by spring energization. The receiving lids 15 and the side faces 11, 11a are respectively provided with magnetic members 17 and magnets 17a serving as locking members for holding the container insert means 20 in the closed position. In the container insert means 20, the insert opening 20a is divided into two parts by a base part 22 and a semi-ring part 21. When the receiving lid 15 on the side face 11a side, for instance, is set horizontally, the semi-ring part 21 is also rotated automatically into the horizontal state. At the time of setting the receiving lid 15 on the side face 11 side into a service position, the container insert means 20 on the opposite side is folded and stored in a recessed part 14, and the magnetic member 17 is attracted to the magnet 17a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drink container holder which is housed in an instrument panel of an automobile so that it can be pulled out and has a pair of holders for holding cups, cans and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a drink container holder of this type,
Various double-fixed structures are well known.

[0003]

Therefore, even when only one of the holders is used, two holders are always prepared, which is not preferable in terms of appearance or panel operation.

In view of such a point, the present invention provides a drink container holder of the kind mentioned at the beginning, in which only the holder used in the pair of holders can be set from the storage position to the use position. To aim. Another purpose is to provide the drink container with a card holding function.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a substrate to be stored in an instrument panel in an upright state, and both sides of the substrate in the vehicle width direction according to the first aspect. A pair of receiving lids that are hinged at the lower ends of the sides of the side wall to open and close with respect to the side surface and that receive the drink container in the open position, and that can be pivotally received from the storage position along the side surface to the use position that is separated from the side surface. While being hinged to the upper side portions of the lid, respectively, are urged by a spring toward the use position, and are provided with a pair of both side container insertion tools having an insertion port for inserting a drink container, on the lid and the side surface, The present invention is characterized in that a lock member is provided for holding a receiving lid that sandwiches the container insertion tool against a spring in a closed position.

Another object of the present invention is to allow the card to be inserted and clamped in a standing state on the front surface of the substrate according to claim 2.
This is achieved by forming slits that penetrate vertically.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the pair of receiving lids on both sides are held by the lock member at the closed position with the container inserting tool sandwiched therebetween in a state where the substrate is pulled out from the instrument panel. When the receiving lid on the side to be used is rotated to the open position in the vehicle width direction, the associated container insertion tool is automatically set by spring force in conjunction with the use position.

In the second aspect of the present invention, the card is inserted and clamped in the slit on the front surface of the substrate that is stored or pulled out in a standing state. In particular, in the pulled-out state, a card that is longer than the slit can be held by protruding from the upper and lower ends of the slit.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A drink container holder according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the drink container holder 9 is housed in a narrow rectangular parallelepiped shape so that it can be pulled out in an intermediate region of a vehicle instrument panel 1 in the vehicle width direction. The shaft 16 formed at the lower end of the side faces 11 and 11a in the vehicle width direction (left and right) of the substrate 10 that is stored in the instrument panel 1 in a state where it can be pulled out is provided with a pair of holders on both sides. The receiving lids 15 are rotatably hinged from an orthogonal open position to a facing closed position, and a pair of container insertion tools 20 on both sides having a drink container insertion opening 20a at the upper end.
Are hinged so as to be automatically set by a spring bias to be described later to a use position separated from the storage position along the side surfaces 11 and 11a.

The substrate 10 is held in a storage room of the instrument panel 1 in a stored state, and a knob 11b formed on a front surface 12 of the substrate 10 is picked up and pulled out to the rear of the vehicle leaving a base 11d. Cover 15 and side faces 11, 1
A magnetic material 17 and a magnet 17a are embedded as lock members in 1a so as to hold the receiving lid 15 sandwiching the container insertion tool 20 at its storage position at its closed position. The front surface 12 is formed with a slit 13 for inserting and holding the card 3 in an upright state. As shown in FIG. 5, a rubber 13a is attached to this slit as a slip stopper.

The container insertion tool 20 includes a U-shaped base portion 22 having a proximal end portion hinged to a front-rear direction pin 23 formed at the upper end portion of the concave portion 14 of the side surfaces 11 and 11a, and a half ring-shaped portion 21. Is configured to divide the insertion port 20a into two,
They are hinged to each other so as to be folded and stored in the recess 14. That is, these divided free ends have
As shown in FIG. 5, bearing portions 21a and 22a are formed, respectively, and they are hinged to each other by inserting the pin 27.
By mounting the springs 26, the complementary pieces 21b and 22b of complementary shapes are rotated and restrained in the engaged state shown in the drawing. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, on the back surface of the base end portion of the base portion 22, two stepped contact surfaces 25a and 25b are arranged around a rotation axis A defined by the pin 23. A driven piece 25 is formed along the line. On the other hand, at the upper end of the recess 14, the container insertion tool 20 is moved to the first use position and the second upper position.
Tongue-shaped spring 14a that abuts against the abutment surfaces 25a and 25b so as to urge it to the use position and that exhibits elasticity in the vehicle width direction.
Are integrally formed.

The operation of the drink container holder thus constructed is as follows. The card 3 can be held in the slit 13 in the storage state of the drink container holder 9. Further, in order to securely hold the card 3 which is longer than the slit 13, it is possible to project the board 10 from the upper and lower ends of the slit 13 and hold it while the substrate 10 is pulled out by the knob 11b, as shown in FIG. it can.

In this pulled out state, for example, the driver can 2
6A, if the receiving lid 15 on the side surface 11a side is set to the horizontal open position, the base 2 in the state shown in FIG.
The first contact surface 25a of the driven piece 25 of No. 2 has the tongue-shaped spring 1
Due to the elasticity of 4a, it is rotated to the position shown in FIG. 4B, and at the same time, the spring 26 also automatically rotates the half-ring-shaped part 21 horizontally as shown in FIG.
Similarly, when used by a passenger in the passenger seat, the side surface 11
The side receiving lid 15 is set to the use position, and the container inserting tool 20 on the opposite side is folded and stored in the recess 14 as shown on the right side of FIG.
The magnetic material 17 is attracted to the magnet 17a against the bias of No. 6 and is held at the storage position.

When it is desired to hold the cup 2a having a large outer diameter, the tongue-shaped spring 14a is pushed to constrain the second contact surface 25b as shown in FIG. 6C, as shown on the left side of FIG. The base 22 closer to the horizontal position and the insertion opening 2
Enlarge the horizontal opening plane of 0a.

In the above-described embodiment, the substrate 10 is locked in the retracted position by pushing the front face 12 without forming the knob 11b, and when pushed again in this retracted state, it automatically projects by the spring. It is also possible to attach a known locking mechanism. Further, the container insertion tool 2
In the case of 0, the base end of the 0 can be simply hinged in a state in which the vertical width of the side face is appropriately formed without being folded in two, and the spring can be automatically set to a substantially horizontal use position. At that time, the receiving lid is also formed to be large corresponding to the side surface.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the drink container holder in a narrowly stored storage state can be pulled out and only the holder on the side to be used can be set, the appearance is improved and a dedicated space is provided. It can be made small, and it will not be an obstacle to the operation of the instrument panel. When setting the receiving lid, the container insertion tool for inserting and holding the drink container is also automatically set.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the drink container holder can be used to hold the card in the front in a stored state. In particular, in the drawn-out state, even if the card is larger than the vertical width of the slit, the slit can be passed through in the vertical direction to securely hold the card, and the card can be easily attached and detached.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the size of the horizontal opening surface of the insertion port can be adjusted by rotating the container insertion tool, and the drink container can be reliably held according to the outer diameter thereof.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the container insertion tool is a foldable type, the vertical size of the drink container holder can be reduced, and the drink container holder is automatically set by the spring force.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drink container holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an instrument panel to which the drink container holder is attached.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing a spring biasing structure of the container insertion tool of the drink container.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing a folding structure of the container insertion tool.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a card holding slit of the drink container.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the spring biasing mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the container insertion tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Instrument Panel 2 Can 3 Card 10 Substrate 11, 11a Side Surface 13 Slit 15 Receptacle 20 Container Insertion Tool 21 Half Ring Part 22 Base 25 Driven Piece 25a, 25b Contact Surface

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A substrate that is stored in an instrument panel in an upright state, and a lower end of each side face of the substrate on both sides in the vehicle width direction that is hinged so as to be openable and closable with respect to the side face and is in an open position. A pair of receiving lids on both sides for receiving a drink container, and a hinge that is rotatably hinged to the side surface portion above the receiving lid so as to be rotatable from a storage position along the side surface to a use position away from the side surface, and the use position. And a pair of container insertion tools on both sides having an insertion opening for inserting the drink container, and sandwiching the container insertion tool against the spring on the receiving lid and the side surface. A drink container holder characterized in that a lock member for holding the lid is held at the closed position. 2. The drink container holder according to claim 1, wherein a slit is formed vertically through the front surface of the substrate so that the card can be inserted and clamped in an upright state. 3. A spring for urging the container insertion tool toward the use position is integrally formed on the side surface as a tongue-shaped spring exhibiting bending elasticity in the vehicle width direction, and the container insertion tool is in the first use position. And a two-step stepped contact surface that contacts the tongue-shaped spring so as to be biased to a second use position that is rotated further upward, with the rotation axis of the container insertion tool as the center. The drink container holder according to claim 1, wherein a driven piece formed along the rotating circle is provided at a base end portion of the container insertion tool. 4. The container insertion tool is composed of a half ring-shaped portion that divides the insertion opening into two and a U-shaped base portion,
When the half ring-shaped portions are hinged to each other at the divided portions so that the half ring-shaped portions are driven by the upward rotation of the receiving lid and folded to the base portion when stored, when the receiving lid is set to the open position, The drink container holder according to claim 1, wherein a base portion that is automatically separated from the use position by a spring and a spring that automatically separates the half ring-shaped portion from each other to the use position are provided in the divided portions.