JPH0820285A - Cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the formation of an area for holding two cups with the small pull-out quantity of a holder body by constituting in such a way that the curved parts of a pair of holding pieces are placed in the state of being shifted in the pull-out direction of the holder body at the time of pulling the holder body out of a holder guide body. CONSTITUTION:When a holder body 8 is pulled out of a holder guide body 7, a pair of holding pieces 12a, 12b are opened outward respectively around bearing parts 9a, 9b as fulcrums by the energizing force of the spring 18 of an energizing mechanism part 13. When side edges 10a, 10b are respectively brought into contact with the tip side of a pair of guide pieces 6 and displaced into the position regulated positions, the holding pieces 12a, 12b are energized upward along with a supporting body 9 by the force of a spring 17, and curved parts 11a, 11b are respectively disposed in the inclined state in relation to the holder body 8. A holding area for holding two cups is thereby formed on the holder body 8, with the small pull-out quantity.

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, and more particularly to a cup holder for a vehicle which is suitable for being placed on an audio device mounted on a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cup holder for a vehicle of this type will be described with reference to FIG. In the vehicle cup holder 50 shown in the figure, a dish-shaped holder main body 53 is arranged so that it can be inserted and pulled out above the audio device 52 housed in the audio device housing frame 51 of the vehicle. A holding piece 55 for holding the cups C in a state of urging the tip (drawing end) side upward by 54 is attached.

However, this cup holder 5 for a vehicle is used.
In the case of 0, since the holding piece 55 is simply flipped up by the spring 54 when the holder body 53 is pulled out, the holding piece 55 only rotates. As a result,
Since the pull-out dimension L of the holder main body 53 becomes large, the end portion of the holder main body 53 comes too close to the shift lever 59 of this vehicle, which is usually arranged in the vicinity of the audio device 52, which hinders the driving operation of this vehicle. There was a problem that it would occur.

FIG. 9 shows another conventional vehicle cup holder 60. This vehicle cup holder 60 is shown in FIG.
Arranges a dish-shaped holder body 63 on the upper portion of the audio equipment 52 housed in the audio equipment housing frame 51 of the vehicle so that the holder body 63 can be inserted and pulled out.
The bottom holding piece 64 for supporting the bottom of the cups C inserted in the holder body 63 is attached when the bottom holding piece 64 is pulled out.

However, this vehicle cup holder 6
In the case of 0, when the holder main body 63 is pulled out, the bottom holding piece 64 descends near the front surface of the audio device 52. Therefore, when the cups C are supported by the vehicle cup holder 60, the audio device 52 can be operated. There was a problem that it caused trouble.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cup holder for a vehicle which requires a small amount of withdrawal during use and does not affect the driving operation of the vehicle or the operation of audio equipment. And

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a cup holder for a vehicle, which is disposed in a storage area between an audio device storage frame of a vehicle and an upper end surface of an audio device stored in the audio device storage frame. A holder guide body having a pair of guide pieces arranged on the both sides in the insertion and withdrawal directions arranged in the storage area, and a corner arranged so as to be insertable and withdrawable while being guided by the holder guide body with respect to the storage area. Each rear end side is rotatably supported by a mold dish-shaped holder main body and a support body provided within the holder main body and shorter than the distance between the pair of guide pieces. A pair of holding pieces each having a side edge in contact with each other and a curved portion for holding the cups on the tip side, and the pair of guides in a state where the holder body is inserted into the holder guide body. The pair of hold pieces are urged in a direction of expanding the pair of hold pieces overlapping each other by being abutted against each other by the side edges thereof, and the tip ends of the pair of hold pieces are urged upward to guide the holder body to the holder guide. When pulled out from the body, the pair of hold pieces are expanded so that their side edges are regulated by the tip ends of the pair of guide pieces, and are inclined with respect to the holder body. And a biasing mechanism portion that forms a holding region.

[0008]

The function of the present invention will be described below. To a holder guide body having a pair of guide pieces on both sides arranged in a storage area between a vehicle audio device housing frame and an upper end surface of an audio device housed in the audio device housing frame On the other hand, when the rectangular dish-shaped holder main body is inserted, the pair of hold pieces rotatably supported in the horizontal direction on the rear end side of each by the support body shorter than the interval between the pair of guide pieces, Each side edge is in contact with the pair of guide pieces so that the curved portions overlap each other.

When the holder main body is pulled out from the holder guide body when this cup holder for a vehicle is used, the pair of holding pieces are urged by the urging mechanism portion, and each side edge thereof is on the tip side of the pair of guide pieces. The curved portion expands while being displaced in the horizontal direction until the position is regulated by, and the curved portions of the pair of holding pieces are biased upward to be inclined with respect to the holder body. As a result, the curved portions of the pair of hold pieces are displaced in the drawing direction of the holder main body, the amount of drawing the holder main body is small, and the holder main body can be operated without affecting the driving operation of the vehicle or the operation of the audio device. It is possible to form two cup holding regions by the curved portion.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Figure 1
1 shows a vehicle cup holder 1 of this embodiment arranged in a storage area 4 between a vehicle audio device housing frame 2 and an upper end surface of an audio device 3 housed in the audio device housing frame 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the cup holder 1 for a vehicle has a pair of guide pieces 6 arranged in the storage area 4 along the insertion and withdrawal directions (directions a and b). , 7b are arranged in such a manner that openings hanging at predetermined intervals inward of the holder guide body 7 are quadrangular quadrangular cylinders, and can be inserted into and pulled out from the storage area 4 while being guided by the holder guide body 7. Each rear end side is rotatably supported by a rectangular dish-shaped holder main body 8 and a support body 9 provided in the holder main body 8 and having a dimension shorter than the distance between the pair of guide pieces 6. In addition, it has side edges 10a and 10b that come into contact with the pair of guide pieces 6, respectively, and curved portions 11a and 11 for holding cups are provided on the tip side.
It has a pair of holding pieces 12a and 12b provided with b.

Further, in the cup holder 1 for a vehicle, the side edges 10a and 10b contact the pair of guide pieces 6 in a state where the holder body 8 is inserted into the holder guide body 7, and the cup holder 1 rotates. , The curved portions 11a, 11b of the pair of holding pieces 12a, 12b overlapping each other as shown in FIG.
And a biasing mechanism portion 13 that biases the tip ends of the pair of hold pieces 12a and 12b in the upward direction (y direction).

As shown in FIG. 2, the holder body 8 has a bottom plate 8a on which the insertion and withdrawal directions (a,
A pair of support pieces 8c and 8d opposed to each other in a direction orthogonal to the (b direction) and a pair of cross-shaped receiving pieces 8e and 8f contacting the bottom surface of the cups C are provided.

The support 9 has bearing portions 9a and 9b each having a U-shaped opening at each end, and each bearing portion 9 has a U-shaped opening.
recesses 14a, 1 provided with projections 9c, 9d provided on a, 9b on the rear end side of the pair of holding pieces 12a, 12b, respectively.
By engaging with 4b, the pair of holding pieces 12a,
12b is rotated in the horizontal direction using the bearings 9a and 9b as fulcrums, and as shown in the upper part of FIG.
2a and 12b can be placed in a superposed state, or a pair of hold pieces 12a and 12b can be expanded as shown in the lower part of FIG.

Further, each bearing portion 9a, 9b of the support body 9
A pair of holes 15a and 15b are bored inward at a predetermined interval, and the support 9 is attached to the pair of support pieces 8c and 8d through the pair of holes 15a and 15b. ing.

That is, a pair of rollers 16a and 16b for rotation are axially supported in the pair of holes 15a and 15b, and one roller 16a is directly supported by the support piece 8c.
The other roller 16b is fitted to the supporting piece 8d via the first spring 17 which constitutes the biasing mechanism portion 13. The first spring 17 is arranged in the hole 15 b of the support body 9 as shown in FIG. 5, and the pair of hold pieces 12 a, 12 are arranged via the support body 9.
The tip side of b is biased upward (y direction) as shown in FIG.

Rear end projections 10c and 10d are provided at portions of the pair of hold pieces 12a and 12b which project further rearward from the bearing portions 9a and 9b, respectively.
2nd spring 1 which comprises the urging | biasing mechanism part 13 at 0c and 10d
I am crossing over 8. When the holder body 8 is pulled out from the holder guide body 7, the pair of hold pieces 12a, 12b are urged by the second spring 18 so as to expand the pair of hold pieces 12a, 12b in the horizontal direction. 12
Each side edge 10a, 10b of the b is the pair of guide pieces 6
The cups holding regions 20a and 20b are formed on the holder body 8 at an inclined position with respect to the holder body 8 while being displaced and expanded until the position is regulated by the tip 6a side.

Next, the operation of the vehicle cup holder 1 will be described. When the holder body 8 is inserted into the holder guide body 7 and is not in use, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pair of holding pieces 12a, 1 in the holder body 8 are held.
2b has its side edges 10a and 10b abutted against the inner surfaces of the pair of guide pieces 6, respectively, and its position is regulated. The pair of hold pieces 12a and 12b includes the bearing portions 9a and 9a of the support body 9, respectively.
9b is used as a fulcrum to rotate against the biasing force of the second spring 18, and the hold piece 1 is placed on the curved portion 11b of the hold piece 12b.
The curved portion 11a of 2a is in an overlapping state. Further, of the pair of hold pieces 12a and 12b, the upper surface of the upper hold piece 12a is positioned by the lower surface of the upper piece 7c of the holder guide body 7 against the biasing force of the first spring 17 in the y direction. Has been done.

Next, in order to hold the cups C, the holder main body 8 is pulled out from the holder guide body 7 in the direction b, and the pair of hold pieces 12a and 12b are removed.
As shown in FIG. 5, the second spring 18 of the urging mechanism portion 13 expands outward with the bearing portions 9a and 9b as fulcrums, and the side edges 10a and 10b of the bearing portions 9a and 9b extend outward. The piece 6 comes into contact with the tip 6a side and is displaced to a position-regulated state. At the same time, the biasing force of the first spring 17 causes a pair of hold pieces 12a, 12 together with the support body 9.
b is biased in the direction of the arrow y, and the curved portions 11a and 11b are inclined with respect to the holder body 8 as shown in FIG. As a result, a holding area for the two cups C can be formed on the holder body 8 with a small pull-out amount L ₀ that does not affect the driving operation of the vehicle or the operation of the audio device 3.

That is, the pair of hold pieces 12a, 12
When not in use, the curved portions 11a and 11b overlap with each other as shown in FIG. 5, and when in use, their respective side edges 10a and 10b contact the tip 6a side of the pair of guide pieces 6 as shown in FIG. Since it expands outward until it comes into contact with and its position is regulated, such a displacement of the curved portions 11a, 11b may cause the holding area of the cups C on the holder body 8 to be shifted to the leading end side in the drawing direction. Therefore, the amount L ₀ of pulling out the holder main body 8 is smaller (L ₀ <as compared to the case where the holding piece 54 is simply flipped up as in the conventional example.
L) can be done.

The present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of the invention in addition to the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0022]

According to the present invention described above, by pulling out the holder main body from the holder guide body, the curved portions of the pair of hold pieces are displaced in the pulling-out direction of the holder main body, so that the holder main body is pulled out. It is possible to provide a cup holder for a vehicle which can be formed with two cup holding regions on the holder body without affecting the driving operation of the vehicle and the operation of the audio device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an arrangement of a vehicle cup holder of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle cup holder of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an overlapping state and a spread state of hold pieces in the vehicle cup holder of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the vehicle cup holder of the present embodiment with the holder body inserted.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vehicle cup holder of the present embodiment with the holder body inserted.

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the vehicle cup holder of the present embodiment with the holder body pulled out.

FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of the vehicle cup holder of the present embodiment with the holder body pulled out.

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a conventional vehicle cup holder.

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of a conventional vehicle cup holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vehicle Cup Holder 2 Audio Equipment Storage Frame 3 Audio Equipment 4 Storage Area 6 Guide Piece 7 Holder Guide Body 8 Holder Main Body 9 Supports 10a, 10b Side Edges 11a, 11b Curved Part 12a, 12b Hold Piece 13 Biasing Mechanism Section C cups

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle cup holder arranged in a storage area between an audio device storage frame of a vehicle and an upper end surface of an audio device stored in the audio device storage frame, wherein the cup holder is disposed in the storage area. A holder guide body having a pair of guide pieces on both sides along the insertion and withdrawal directions, and a rectangular dish-shaped holder body arranged so as to be insertable and withdrawable while being guided by the holder guide body with respect to the storage area, Each rear end is rotatably supported by a support body provided in the holder body and shorter than the distance between the pair of guide pieces, and each of the guide pieces has a side edge that abuts on the pair of guide pieces. A pair of holding pieces each having a curved portion for holding cups on its sides, and side edges of the pair of guide pieces contact the pair of guide pieces when the holder body is inserted into the holder guide body. When the holder body is pulled out from the holder guide body, the pair of holding pieces that rotate and urge the pair of holding pieces that overlap each other are urged in a direction of expanding and the pair of holding pieces are urged upward. The holding piece is urged so as to form two holding areas for cups on the holder main body while expanding the holding pieces until their respective side edges are regulated by the tip ends of the pair of guide pieces while tilting the holder piece. A cup holder for a vehicle, comprising: a mechanism portion.