JPH08142731A - Cup holder device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make an engage-stopping portion safe by removing a projection matter and make action smooth with little friction by extending a plate spring right and left from its center hanging engage-stopping portion, positioning its middle portions on the right and left fulcrums of an inner, and pushing up the hanging engage-stopping portion by pushpressing both tips of the plate spring by means of a push button. CONSTITUTION: A plate spring 12 consisting of lever pieces 12b that extend integrally right and left from a center hanging engagestopping portion 12a is inserted into a space portion between the inner 10 and the lid 3 of a housing device with a cup holder, and the tip bent portions 12c, 12c of the lever pieces 12b, 12b are engaged with both sides of a push button. The middle portions of the lever pieces 12b, 12b butt against the fulcrums 10a, 10a of the inner 10, and the center hanging engage-stopping portion 12a of the plate spring 12 is put into the engagement recessed portion 4a of a can holder piece 4. When the push button 7 is pushed, the right and left lever pieces 12b, 12b are turned upward with the respective fulcrums 10a, 10a as centers, and the hanging engage-stopping portion 12a is pulled from the engagement recessed portion 4a, and the can holder piece 4 is opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup holder device arranged on a lid or a side wall of a storage part of a console box of an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 12 and 13 show a first known example of a conventional cup holder. This first known example is a can holder 10.
The locking portion 101 formed in the key shape at the tip of the central part of 0 is locked to the locking portion 103 formed in the key shape of the button 102, and when the button 102 is pushed, the locking portion 103 is moved downward. The can holder 100 is pushed by and is released from the locking portion 101 of the can holder 100, and the can holder 100 falls horizontally to hold the can between the front edge arcuate portions 104 and 105 and the side wall of the storage portion.

FIG. 14 shows a second known example of a conventional cup holder. In this second known example, an inclined portion 107 formed at the terminal portion of the button 106 pushes out the recess 109 at the upper end of the holder 108 beyond the projection 110 with which the recess is engaged.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned first known example, when the can holder 100 is laid down horizontally and used, when the key-like locking portion 101 facing upward is touched by the hand, it becomes a projection. It may damage your hands or be damaged if you drop the can. Further, in the second known example, it takes a considerable force to surmount the concave portion from the protrusion only by pressing the inclined portion, and there is a possibility that the contact portion may be worn and cannot be locked.
The present invention relates to a cup holder attached to a console box of an automobile or the like, which is safe with no harmful protrusions on the locking portion of the can holder, does not impair aesthetics, reduces friction at the locking portion, and opens the can holder. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup holder device that enables smooth operation.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an upright holding member, and an upright holding member which is housed in the upright holding member and is urged to pivot to a horizontal position. In a cup holder provided with a cup holder piece and a push button for releasing the engagement with the cup holder piece, a leaf spring consisting of a lever piece integrally extending to the left and right from a central hanging engagement part Are arranged so that they are located on the left and right fulcrums of the inner, and the left and right protrusions of the push button press both ends of the lever piece to push up the drooping locking part upwards and engage the cup holder. It is characterized in that it can be detached from the mating recess.

[0006]

[Function] When the push button on the front end of the console box lid is pressed, both ends of the leaf springs on the left and right of the leaf spring fitted and locked in the engaging recess formed in the center of the front end of the can holder piece are pressed, and the lever piece is moved to the inner side. By pivoting upward about the fulcrum, the hanging engaging portion at the center of the leaf spring is pulled out upward from the engaging concave portion, and the can holder piece is opened horizontally at a slow speed by the torsion bar of the shaft portion. The can is held between the front edge of the can holder piece and the side wall of the storage section. This can holder piece may be provided on the side wall of the storage portion of the console box.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 will be described in detail. Reference numeral 1 is a console box of an automobile, 2 is a storage device with a cup holder, and 3 is a lid thereof, and a can holder piece 4 is attached to the back surface of the can holder piece 4 so as to be capable of undulating around a lower shaft. FIG. 4 shows the storage device with the cup holder removed from the console box. The lid 3 is locked and closed by a lock mechanism 5 (detailed description thereof is omitted because it is outside the scope of the present invention). An oil damper 6 is attached to the side wall and is biased in the opening direction of the lid. When the closed lid 3 is pressed, the lock mechanism 5 is released, and the lid 3 opens upward as shown in FIG. There is a push button 7 at the center of the front end of the lid 3, and when the push button 7 is pushed, the can holder piece 4 slowly rotates in a horizontal state around the torsion bar 17 of the lower shaft as shown in FIG.

Next, this mechanism will be described. A notch 11 into which the can holder piece 4 is fitted is formed in the inner 10 of the lid 3. In the space between the lid 3 and the inner 10,
A leaf spring 12 consisting of lever pieces 12b, 12b extending integrally obliquely upward and to the left from the central hanging locking portion 12a is inserted, and the lever is provided on both sides of the push button 7 fitted into the front end central cutout portion 3a of the lid 3. The tips 12b, 12b are engaged with the tip bent portions 12c, 12c, the intermediate portions of the lever pieces 12b, 12b abut on the fulcrums 10a, 10a of the inner 10, and when the push button 7 is not pressed, the center of the leaf spring 12 hangs down. The locking portion 12a is fitted and locked in the engaging recess 4a formed at the center of the front end of the can holder piece 4. Reference numeral 13 is a push-button lift guide, and 14 is a support piece for temporarily setting the center of the leaf spring 12. When the push button 7 is pushed, the tip ends of the left and right lever pieces 12b, 12b of the leaf spring 12 are pushed down, so that the lever pieces 12b, 12b rotate in the direction of the arrow around the fulcrums 10a, 10a of the inner 10 and therefore, are drooped. Since the locking portion 12a is pulled out from the upper recess 4a of the can holder piece 4, the can holder piece 4 is opened horizontally at a slow speed by the torsion bar 17 of the shaft portion. The can is held by the front edge of the can holder piece 4 and the side wall of the storage section so that the can does not fall down while running.

FIG. 11 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the can holder piece 4 may be provided directly on the side wall 1a of the housing portion instead of on the back surface of the lid of the console box 1. The cup holder piece of the above embodiment holds the can with the side wall of the storage portion, but it is also possible to form a circular hole in the cup holder piece and hold the cup by the cup holder piece alone.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the upright holding member, the cup holder piece housed in the upright holding member, which is pivotally supported downward and is biased to rotate to the horizontal position, and the cup holder. In a cup holder equipped with a push button that releases the lock with one piece, a leaf spring consisting of a lever piece that integrally extends to the left and right from the central hanging lock part, the middle part of which is on the left and right fulcrums of the inner Since the left and right protrusions of the push button are arranged so as to be positioned, the both end portions of the lever piece are pressed so that the hanging locking portion can be pushed upward and disengaged from the cup holder engaging concave portion. The hanging lock of the can holder is safe with no harmful protrusions, does not impair the aesthetics, reduces friction at the hanging lock, and allows the can holder to open smoothly. That.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a console box portion of an automobile to which a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the cup holder of FIG. 1 when the lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the can holder piece of FIG. 2 in a horizontal state.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the storage device with the cup holder shown in FIG. 1 removed from the console box.

5 is an external perspective view of the lid of FIG. 4 when opened.

6 is an external perspective view of the can holder piece of FIG. 5 in a horizontal state.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram when the push button of FIG. 8 is pressed.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the exploded view of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front sectional view of an engaging portion of a conventional first known cup holder.

13 is an external perspective view of the tip portion of the can holder piece in FIG. 12. FIG.

FIG. 14 is a front sectional view of an engaging portion of a conventional second known cup holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Console box 2 Storage device with cup holder 3 Lid 4 Can holder piece 4a Engagement recess 7 Push button 10 Inner 10a Inner fulcrum 11 Inner notch 12 Leaf spring 12a Leaf spring hanging lock 12b Lever piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An upright holding member, a cup holder piece housed in the upright holding member, which is pivotally supported downward and is biased to rotate to a horizontal position, and an engagement between the cup holder piece. In a cup holder equipped with a push button for releasing, a leaf spring consisting of a lever piece that integrally extends to the left and right from the central hanging locking part is arranged so that the middle part is located on the left and right fulcrums of the inner Then, the cup holder device in which the left and right protrusions of the push button press both ends of the lever piece to push up the hanging locking portion upward and disengage it from the cup holder engaging concave portion.