JPH08142732A - Cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To realize at the time of use the immediate constitution of a cup holder housed in the vertical wall surface of a vehicle room whose depth is little, by making stoppers retain a container support frame with a space left between it and a lid member when the lid member and the container support frame are turned as they are opened from the recessed portion of the vertical wall surface. CONSTITUTION: When a lid member 5 at the recessed portion 10 of a floor console vertical wall surface 3 is opened, a container support outer frame 12 and a container support inner frame 13 respectively connected to support axes are turned upward. At this time, support members 23 are pulled by means of the lid member 5 through pins 25, so pins 24 slide downward in long grooves 22, and are engagingly stopped at their lower ends, and the container support outer frame 12 is engaged with projections 26 and retained with a space left between it and the upper surface of the lid member 5. Also, the flat portion 20 of the container support inner frame 13 is retained in the hole portion 18 of the container support outer frame 12. Accordingly, a cup holder is formed with the round hole portion 21 of the container support inner frame 13 and the upper surface of the lid member 5. Also, by turning upward the container support inner frame 13 alone, a container of a thick diameter can be retained with the hole portion 18, the upper surface of the lid member 5 and the inner surface of a rib 17.

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 a vehicle which can be freely taken in and out from a vertical wall surface of a passenger compartment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vehicle cup holder is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 3 (1999) -311.
As illustrated in Japanese Patent No. 50039, when the cup mounting base and the cup holding plate are stacked and stored in the vehicle interior wall surface, and when the cup mounting base and the cup holding plate are drawn out from the vehicle interior wall surface toward the front when used. However, since a considerable depth space is required for storing the cup holder, there is a problem that it is difficult to adopt in a vehicle in which it is difficult to occupy the space in the interior wall surface of the vehicle. As shown in the figure, a recess is provided on the vertical wall surface in the vehicle compartment, the lid is pivotally supported on the lower part of the recess, and the upper end of the recess and the upper end of the lid are connected by a support plate and a link, so that If the lid is configured to serve as a saucer for the cup when opened, another operation of opening the lid as a cup holder and then opening the support frame for preventing the cup from collapsing becomes necessary. An on use cumbersome, further to the above examples both possible to form a suitable falling prevention structure in each of the container and narrow container such as cans of thick cans has been difficult.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to immediately open a cup holder by opening a lid member attached to the vertical wall surface while having the advantage that the cup holder can be stored on the vertical wall surface of a passenger compartment with a small depth. Is to be able to configure.

[0004]

Therefore, a cup holder for a vehicle according to the present invention has a recess formed in a vertical wall surface of a vehicle compartment, a lid member whose lower portion is pivotally supported in the recess, and one end of which is the vertical wall surface. Formed on the support member and the other end of which is attached to the lid member and which is pivotally supported by the lid member, a container support frame which is pivotally supported coaxially with the lid member, is housed in the recess, and rotates together with the lid member. When the lid supporting member is opened from the recess and the container supporting frame is rotated, the container supporting frame is vertically spaced from the lid member by the stopper. It is configured to be held at.

[0005]

In other words, if the recess formed on the vertical wall surface of the vehicle compartment is closed by the lid member, the container support frame is housed in the recess without being exposed to the outer surface of the vertical wall surface, while the container support frame serves as the lid member. Since it is pivotally supported coaxially and is housed in the recess, when the lid member is opened, the container support frame can be rotated together with the lid member, and the container support frame is moved vertically by the stopper. Since the cup holders are held at intervals, the cup holder can be immediately constituted by the upper surface of the lid member supported on the vertical wall surface by the pivot shaft and the support member and the container support frame.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be specifically described below. In FIG. 1, a shelf-like change lever cover 2 is provided on a floor console 1 of a vehicle such as a large truck.
The cover member 5 is attached to a portion of the vertical wall surface 3 that is the side surface of the floor console 1 facing the change lever cover 2 and is close to the change lever 4, and the entire surface of the vertical wall surface 3 is particularly uneven. It is formed so that it does not exist. 6 is a steering wheel.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a concave portion 10 is formed in the vertical wall surface 3 of the floor console, and the concave portion 10 is formed.
Left and right lower portions of the lid member 5, the container supporting outer frame 12 and the container supporting inner frame 13 are pivotally supported by the left and right support shafts 11 attached to the lower ends of the claws 14 at the tip of the lid member 5, respectively. When the lid member 5 closes the concave portion 10, the claws 14 elastically engage the projections 16 formed on the left and right wall surfaces 15 in the concave portion 10 to close the lid member 5 at the closed position. A reinforcing rib 17 is formed on the inside of the lid member 5 and can also support the container.

The container supporting outer frame 12 is substantially L-shaped when viewed from the side, has a large substantially square hole 18 formed in the central portion thereof, and has a wall 19 integrally formed therebelow. The supporting inner frame 13 is also substantially L-shaped in a side view, and a relatively small round hole portion 21 is formed in the center of the flat portion 20, and the flat portion 20 is fitted into the hole portion 18 of the container supporting outer frame 12. You can get stuck.

On the other hand, substantially up and down long grooves 22 are formed on both left and right wall surfaces 15 in the recess 10, and left and right support members 23 are formed.
Pins 24 rotatably engaged with one end of each of the pins slidably engage with the long groove 22, and each pin 25 rotatably with the other end of the support member 23 and the inside of the lid member 5. Are provided in the middle portions of the left and right support members 23, respectively.

When the lid member 5 closes the recess 10 in the above apparatus, as indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
The flat portion 20 of the container supporting inner frame 13 is housed in the recess 10 with the flat portion 20 fitted in the hole 18 of the container supporting outer frame 12, but the claw 14 at the tip of the lid member 5 and the left and right wall surfaces 15 are formed. When the elastic engagement with the projection 16 is released and the lid member 5 is opened above the change lever cover 2 around the support shaft 11 as shown by the arrow, the container that is in contact with the lid member 5 at each of the support shafts 11 is opened. The supporting outer frame 12 and the container supporting inner frame 13 in contact with the container supporting outer frame 12 also move upward of the change lever cover 2 about the support shaft 11 integrally with the lid member 5 due to the frictional force of each contact portion and its own weight. Rotate.

At this time, since the support member 23 is pulled by the lid member 5 via the pin 25, the pin 24 engaged with one end of the support member 23 slides downward in the long groove 22 and the pin 2
By locking 4 at the lower end of the long groove 22, the lid member 5 is held in a substantially horizontal fully opened state as shown by the solid line in FIGS.
6 is held at a distance from the upper surface of the lid member 5 by engaging with 6, and the container supporting inner frame 13 is held by the container supporting outer frame 12
The flat portion 20 is retained by being engaged with the upper end of the wall portion 19 of the container 19 while being fitted into the hole portion 18 of the container supporting outer frame 12.

Therefore, the cup holder is formed by the round hole portion 21 of the container supporting inner frame 13 and the upper surface of the lid member 5, and the round hole portion 2 is formed.
A relatively thin container, such as a 250 ml can, that can be inserted into 1 can be securely held even while the vehicle is running, and
From the above state, the container support inner frame 13 centering around the support shaft 11
Only the upper part of the container supporting outer frame 12 and the upper surface of the lid member 5 can be accommodated by rotating only the upper part and storing it in the recess 10 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIGS. 2 and 4. With this, a cup holder is formed by the inner surface of the rib 17, and a relatively thick container such as a 350 ml can or a 500 ml paper pack that can be inserted into the hole 18 can be reliably held even while the vehicle is running.

Further, when closing the lid member 5 opened as described above, if the lid member 5 is rotated upward about the support shaft 11, the pin 2 engaged with one end of the support member 23 will be described.
4 slides in the long groove 22 upward, and the support member 23 also rotates upward about the pin 25. However, as the lid member 5 rotates, the protrusion 26 of the support member 23 causes the projection 26 of the support member 23 to rotate. Is pushed toward the recessed portion 10, so that when the container support inner frame 13 is fitted in the container support outer frame 12, the container support inner frame 13 is pushed onto the upper end of the wall portion 19 of the container support outer frame 12, A container support outer frame 12 and a container support inner frame 1 centered around a support shaft 11.
When the lid member 5 closes the recess 10, the container supporting outer frame 12 and the container supporting inner frame 13 are housed in the recess 10 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It will be.

In the above cup holder for a vehicle, the lower part of the lid member 5, the container supporting outer frame 12 and the container supporting inner frame 13 are the support shafts 11 with respect to the lower end of the recess 10 of the floor console vertical wall surface 3. Since it is pivotally supported, the recess 10 for accommodating the container supporting outer frame 12 and the container supporting inner frame 13 can be formed vertically long, and the depth of the recess 10 required in the vertical wall surface 3 can be reduced. There is an advantage that the place where the cup holder is installed is less likely to be restricted in the vehicle interior.

Further, when the lid member 5 is opened, the container support outer frame 12 and the container support inner frame 13 are integrally rotated together with the lid member 5, and the projection 26 of the support member 23 and the container support outer frame wall portion 19 are respectively rotated. By engaging with, the container support outer frame 12 and the container support inner frame 13 are held in a state of being overlapped with the upper surface of the wall member 5 and the cup holder is automatically configured, which is easy to use. It is practically very convenient, and since the recess 10 and the lid member 5 are installed on the vertical wall surface 3 of the floor console near the change lever 4, the place is close to the driver's left hand, and the lid member 5 is provided to the driver. There is an advantage that you can easily open and close.

Further, by returning only the container support inner frame 13 fitted in the container support outer frame 12 into the recess 10, the relatively thick container can be inserted into the hole 18 of the container support outer frame 12 so that the container can be collapsed. Since it can be held while preventing it, even for containers with different thicknesses, there is a feature that it can always prevent the container from falling over and can be held reliably as a cup holder, and because the overall structure is relatively simple, There is no particular increase in cost.

In the above embodiment, when the lid member is opened, both the container supporting outer frame and the container supporting inner frame rotate together with the lid member. By loosening the contact between the frame and the container support inner frame, the container support inner frame remains in the recess when the lid member is opened and the container support outer frame rotates, and the container support is supported as necessary. It is also possible to rotate the inner frame toward the container supporting outer frame, and to form a cup holder for a relatively thin container by the container supporting inner frame engaged with the container supporting outer frame. It goes without saying that each of the embodiments can be easily applied to the front vertical wall of the vehicle instrument panel or the like.

[0018]

In the cup holder for a vehicle according to the present invention, the container support frame is pivotally supported coaxially with the lid member and is housed in the recess, and when the lid member is opened, the container support frame together with the lid member is opened. Rotates and is held vertically with a lid member by a stopper, and the cup holder is immediately constructed with the upper surface of the lid member and the container support frame, which is very convenient and practically convenient. In addition, since the structure is relatively simple, there is an advantage that it can be manufactured at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic layout diagram in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of an essential part of the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Floor Console 3 Vertical Wall Surface 5 Lid Member 10 Recess 11 Shaft 12 Container Support Outer Frame 13 Container Support Inner Frame 18 Hole 19 Wall 21 Round Hole 22 Long Groove 23 Support Member 24 Pin 25 Pin 26 Protrusion

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A recess formed in a vertical wall surface of a vehicle compartment, a lid member having a lower portion pivotally supported in the recess, a support member having one end attached to the vertical wall surface and the other end pivotally supported by the lid member, The lid member includes a container support frame that is pivotally supported coaxially with the lid member, is housed in the recess, and rotates with the lid member, and a rotation stopper for the container support frame formed on the support member. A cup holder for a vehicle configured such that when the container support frame is opened by opening from the recess and the container support frame is rotated, the container support frame is held by the stopper at a vertical interval from the lid member. 2. The vehicle cup holder according to claim 1, comprising a first container support frame and a second container support frame in which the container support frames are superposed on each other. 3. The second container support frame according to claim 2, wherein the second container support frame is fitted in a container insertion hole formed in the first container support frame, and the lid member is opened from the recessed portion.
A cup holder for a vehicle, wherein the first container support frame engages with the stopper when the container support frame rotates. 4. The cup holder for a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the container insertion hole of the first container support frame is a square hole, and the second container support frame is formed with a container insertion round hole. 5. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the lid member is opened from the recess, the second member is opened.
A cup holder for a vehicle, in which a container support frame is locked by the first container support frame. 6. The cup holder for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein one end of the support member is slidably attached to a vertically extending long groove formed inside the recess. 7. The vehicle cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the container support frame is formed in a substantially L shape in a side view. 8. The cup holder for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vertical wall surface is a side surface of a floor console. 9. The vehicle cup holder according to claim 8, wherein the recess is formed on the side surface of the floor console near the change lever.