JPH0880777A - Cup holder device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a cup holder device improving the storage property of a holder case and capable of preventing a holder case from being unnecessarily enlarged in width size. CONSTITUTION: A holder section 29 is fixed to or released from a lid by a fixing means 39, and the front section of the holder section is not required to be bent as an 'action section' as before. The upper end face 22 of a holder case 21 is not required to be set partially low, the whole height of the holder case 21 can be sufficiently secured, and the storage property can be improved when the holder case 21 is utilized as a glove compartment. Both the right and left portions of the holder section 29 are not formed to be fixed or released, thus the width sizes of the holder section 29 and holder case 21 can be suppressed to the minimum required.

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 which also serves as a small container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional cup holder device, for example, ones shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 are known (for a similar technique, see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-78745). In the following, Y ₁ in the drawing is rearward (one end side),
It is assumed that Y ₂ is the front (the other end) and X is the left-right direction.

This cup holder device is installed near the console box of an automobile, and mainly comprises a holder case 1, a lid 2 and a holder portion 3.
The holder case 1 has a size capable of storing two cans C in an upright state, and a first rotation fulcrum α is set at the rear of the side surface thereof, and the upper opening 4 of the holder case 1 is set at this rotation fulcrum α.
A support piece 2a of the lid 2 that opens and closes is attached rotatably.

A front flange 5 and left and right side flanges 6 and the like are formed around the lid 2.
Both ends of the holder portion 3 formed of a wire are rotatably inserted into the hole β formed in the. Further, the front portion 3a of the holder portion 3 is bent and formed so as to be slightly lower than the general portion, and two cans C are held between the front portion 3a and the front inner surface of the holder case 1, respectively. The curved portion 7 is formed. Therefore, when the holder case 1 is used as a "cup holder", the holder part 3 is lowered and placed on the inclined upper end surface 8 and the front part 8a of the holder case 1 to be in a horizontal state. When it is used as a "container", the holder portion 3 may be lifted and placed on the back surface of the lid 2 so as to be superposed. Inside the side surface flange 6, there is provided a stopper portion 9 that engages with both side portions of the holder portion 3 which is rotated upward, so that the holder portion 3 in a superposed state can be fixed as it is on the back surface of the lid 2. It has become.

Since the front portion 3a of the holder portion 3 is bent and formed as described above, when the holder portion 3 is fixed by the stopper portion 9, only the front portion 3a serves as an "operating portion" from the lid 2 at a predetermined distance. Only d is going to the front side. This is for allowing the user to put his / her finger in the space d and pull out the holder portion 3 to the front side. The front portion 8a of the upper end surface 8 of the holder case 1 is set lower than the general portion in accordance with the bent shape of the front portion 3 of the holder portion 3 as described above.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional technique, the front portion 3a of the holder portion 3 is bent and formed as an "operation portion", and the front portion of the holder case 1 is correspondingly formed. Since the height of the holder case 1 is lowered, the height of the front portion 8a of the holder case 1 becomes insufficient and the storability of the holder case 1 is deteriorated when the holder case 1 is used as a small case. Also,
It is not good in terms of appearance that the front portion 3a of the holder portion 3 is protruded to the front side by the predetermined distance d when the lid 2 is opened.

Furthermore, since both side portions of the holder portion 3 are engaged with the stopper portions 9 of the side surface flanges 6, both side portions of the holder portion 3 having a certain width W on both the left and right sides of the can C. Therefore, the width of the holder case 1 is unnecessarily increased.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and it is possible to improve the storability of the holder case and avoid an unnecessary increase in the width of the holder case. Is provided.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
At the time of opening, the first rotation fulcrum provided on one end side of the holder case that can store two or more containers such as cans or cups in an upright position is in a substantially vertical state when opening and closing the upper opening. Occasionally, the lid is rotatably attached to one end side portion of the lid that covers the upper opening in a substantially horizontal state, and is overlapped on the second rotation fulcrum provided on the side flange of the lid when not in use and on the back surface of the lid. At the time of use, the base end of the holder part, which is in a substantially horizontal state at the upper opening of the holder case, is attached, and the tip end side of the holder part has a substantially mountain-like shape and is located between two adjacent containers and the inner surface of the holder case. A curved edge for holding the container between is formed with a protruding portion formed on both sides, and a flange formed on the other end of the lid is provided with fixing means capable of fixing / releasing the protruding end of the holder portion. Is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the fixing means includes a lock body whose lower end engages with the tip of the projecting portion, and can be pushed down toward the tip of the projecting portion of the holder part, and the tip of the projecting portion is removed from the lid. It is composed of a release knob having an inclined surface for pushing in the direction of separation to release the engagement state of the tip of the protruding portion, and a compression elastic body provided between the release knob and the lock body.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the holder portion has a hollow plate shape and incorporates a slide piece that can be pulled out from a curved edge.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the holder portion is made of wire.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an arc-shaped rib is formed on the upper end surface of the holder case for supporting the arc-shaped recess of the holder portion that is substantially horizontal when the lid is opened. The arcuate concave portion is located midway between the tip end and the base end of the holder portion, and the arcuate shape of the arcuate rib matches the circle centered on the first rotation fulcrum.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the holder part is fixed / released to / from the lid by the fixing means provided on the flange at the other end of the lid. It is not necessary to form a bend as the “operation part”. Therefore, it is not necessary to set the upper end surface of the holder case to be partially low, so that the entire height of the holder case can be sufficiently secured, and the storability when the holder case is used as a small container Can be improved.

When the holder is not in use, the entire holder is superposed on the back surface of the lid and stored, so that the appearance when the lid is opened is good.

Furthermore, the structure is such that the tip of the protruding portion of the holder is fixed and released by the fixing means of the lid, and it is not a structure for fixing and releasing both left and right sides of the holder unlike the conventional structure.
The width size of the holder portion and the holder case can be minimized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the tip of the protruding portion of the holder and the lower end of the lock body are automatically engaged with each other by overlapping the holder with the back surface of the lid, and the fixing means is released. Since the engagement state can be released by pushing the knob, the lid fixing / releasing operation is very easy.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the holder portion has the built-in slide piece that can be pulled out from the curved edge, containers with different diameters can be surely held.

According to the invention described in claim 4, since the holder portion is made of wire, the weight of the apparatus can be reduced.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the container hits the projecting portion and a downward collision force is applied to the projecting portion, the arcuate concave portion formed in the intermediate portion of the holder portion is hit by the arcuate rib. Since they are supported in close contact, the arc-shaped rib serves as a fulcrum of the "lever," and the base end of the holder portion, which is on the opposite side to the protruding portion, tries to lift upward together with the lid. At this time, since the arc shape of the arc-shaped rib supporting the holder portion matches the circle centered on the first rotation fulcrum of the lid, the downward collision force causes the holder portion and the lid to be separated from each other. It rotates integrally around the first rotation fulcrum without changing the relationship between the two. Therefore, a part of the collision force is converted into this rotational force, and the collision force acting on the protruding portion is alleviated accordingly, so that the protruding portion is less likely to be damaged.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the description overlapping with the conventional one is omitted.

1 to 9 are views showing a first embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 21 denotes a holder case having a size capable of accommodating two cans (thick cans C ₁ ) arranged side by side in the left-right direction, and an upper end surface 22 thereof has the same height position in the front-rear direction. A first rotation fulcrum A is set on the side surface of the rear side (one end side) of the holder case 21, and a support formed on the rear side portion of the lid 23 at the first rotation fulcrum A. The piece 23a is rotatably attached. This lid 2
3 is in a vertical state when opened and opens the upper opening 24 of the holder case 21, and when closed, it is in a horizontal state and covers the upper opening 24.

The lid 23 will be described below with reference to the open state shown in FIG. Around the lid 23, a front flange 25 as “a flange at the other end”, left and right side flanges 26, and a rear flange 27 are formed.
The support piece 23a is formed by extending a part of both side flanges 26. And the holder case 21
A stopper piece 28 for receiving the rear flange 27 of the lid 23 in a vertical state is provided on the rear surface of the lid 23 in a protruding manner. The stopper piece 28 receives the weight of the lid 23 in the vertical state and reduces the load applied to the first rotation fulcrum A.

A second rotation fulcrum B is set at an intermediate position above the support piece 23a of the side flange 26 of the lid 23, and the hollow plate-shaped holder portion 29 of the holder 29 is formed at the second rotation fulcrum B. A base end 30 is rotatably attached. The base end 30 has a semicircular cross section so that it can freely rotate without interfering with the back surface of the lid 23. Further, the tip end 31 side portion of the holder portion 29 is a mountain-shaped protruding portion 32, and has substantially the same lateral width as the lid 23. A groove 33 is formed at the tip of the protruding portion 32, and curved edges 3 for holding a heavy can C ₁ containing 350 cc are formed on both left and right sides.
4 are formed respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, the projecting portion 32 is located exactly between the _two cans C ₁ and C ₂ , and the tip 31 thereof does not interfere with either of the cans C ₁ and C _2. Gap "
Located in. Therefore, even if the groove 33 is formed on the tip 31 of the protrusion 32, the groove 33 will not be crushed by the contact with the cans C ₁ and C ₂ .

In addition, a slide piece 35 that can be pulled out around the shaft 35a is built in each portion of the holder portion 29 corresponding to the curved edge 34. This slide piece 35 is used to hold a small can C ₂ containing 250 cc, and the upper and lower cutouts 36 formed in the curved piece 34.
In this case, the slide piece 35 is sandwiched between the upper and lower fingers and pulled out, and the thin can C ₂ can be held between the tip of the slide piece 35 and the inner surface of the holder case 21.

Further, arcuate concave portions 37 are formed on the lower surfaces of the left and right ends of the holder portion 29. The arcuate recess 37 is formed corresponding to the arcuate rib 38 on the upper end surface 22 of the holder case 21.
The arcuate rib 38 abuts on the holder 29, which supports the holder 29 in a horizontal state from below. The arcuate recess 37 is formed at an intermediate position between the tip end 31 and the base end 30 of the holder portion 29. The arcuate recess 37 and the arcuate rib 38 are formed in the same arcuate shape.
The first rotation fulcrum A has a circle S as a center, and the relationship is in agreement.

The holder portion 29 has a thickness substantially corresponding to the side surface flange 26 of the lid 23, and when the cans C ₁ and C ₂ are not held and not in use, as shown in FIG. It is housed in the lid 23 in a state of being superposed.
In this state, the upper opening 24 of the holder case 21 is opened, and the holder case 21 can be used as a "small container".

On the other hand, as described above, the holder portion 29 rotated upward is maintained by the fixing means 39 provided at the central portion of the front flange 25 of the lid 23 so as to maintain the overlapping state with the lid 23. (See FIGS. 6 and 7). The fixing means 39 is composed of a release knob 40, a lock body 41, and a spring 42 (a leaf spring, rubber or the like may be used) as a “compression elastic body”. Release knob 4
0 can be pushed down from the position of the front flange 25, and the release knob 40 has a release operation piece 43 formed along the back surface of the lid 23 and a shaft portion 44. At the lower end of the release operation piece 43, a sloped surface 43 for pushing out the tip end 31 of the protrusion 32 in a direction away from the lid 23 when descending.
a is formed, and the spring 42 is externally mounted on the shaft portion 44. The lock body 41 has a U-shaped cross section,
A through hole 4 through which the shaft portion 44 of the release knob 40 is inserted
5 is formed and is urged downward by the spring 42 mounted on the shaft portion 44. And the lock body 41
At the bottom of the "bottom end" that engages with the groove 33 of the protrusion 32
46 is formed.

Therefore, in the state where the holder portion 29 is rotated upward to overlap the rear surface side of the holder portion 29 (see FIG. 6).
), The groove portion 33 of the tip 31 of the protruding portion 32 has the lock body 4
The first claw portion 46 is engaged and fixed. Therefore, in this fixed state, the holder part 29 is housed and integrated in the lid 23, so that the lid 23 is closed to cover the upper opening 24 of the holder case 21 as shown in FIG. 8 or opened as shown in FIG. The holder case 21 can be opened freely. When the holder portion 29 is desired to be used, the release knob 40 is pushed down and the slope 43a of the release operation piece 43 is depressed.
Pushes the tip 31 of the protrusion 32 away from the lid 23, so that the groove 33 of the protrusion 32 is locked by the lock body 41.
It comes off from the claw portion 46 of. Therefore, if the holder portion 29 is rotated as it is and placed on the arc-shaped rib 38 to be in a horizontal state, the cans C ₁ and C ₂ can be held.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the fixing and releasing of the holder portion 29 with respect to the lid 23 is performed by the lid 2
The fixing means 39 provided on the front flange 25 of No. 3 does not have to make a part of the holder part 29 into a bent shape to form an "operation part". Can be leveled straight across the range,
There is no need to set the lower part. Therefore, the overall height of the holder case 21 used as a small case can be sufficiently ensured, and the storability of the holder case 21 can be improved.

When not in use, the holder portion 29 is completely superposed on the back surface of the lid 23, and since there is no portion protruding from the lid 23 to the front side, it looks good when the lid 23 is opened.

In addition, the tip 33 of the protruding portion 32 of the holder portion 29 is fixed and released by the fixing means 39 of the lid 23, not the conventional structure for fixing and releasing the left and right side portions of the holder portion 29. Therefore, the width size of the holder portion 29 and the holder case 21 can be suppressed to the necessary minimum.

Next, the arcuate concave portion 37 and the arcuate rib 3 are formed.
The operation of No. 8 will be described. Since the protrusion 32 of this embodiment has a narrow width and is located at the center of the upper opening 24 of the holder case 21, the cans C ₁ and C ₂ are connected to the curved edge 34 of the protrusion 32 and the inner surface of the holder case 21. When trying to insert between
There is a risk that the bottoms of the cans C ₁ and C ₂ may be accidentally applied to the protrusion 32. However, the bottoms of the cans C ₁ and C ₂ are attached to the protrusion 32.
9, the holder portion 29 rotates downward together with the lid 23 as shown in FIG. 9, and a part of the collision force F applied to the projecting portion 32 from the cans C ₁ and C ₂ is converted into this rotational force. Since it is made to be relaxed, the protrusion 32 is not damaged.

That is, the bottoms of the cans C ₁ and C ₂ are the protrusions 32.
When it hits, the arc-shaped recess 37 formed in the intermediate portion of the holder 29 is abutted and supported by the arc-shaped rib 38, so that the arc-shaped rib 38 serves as the fulcrum of the “lever” and the protrusion 32 and The base end 30 of the holder portion 29 on the opposite side tries to lift upward together with the lid 23. At this time, since the arcuate shape of the arcuate rib 38 supporting the holder portion 29 matches the circle S centering on the first rotation fulcrum A of the lid 23, the downward collision force F causes Holder part 2
The 9 and the lid 23 smoothly rotate integrally around the first rotation fulcrum A without changing the relationship between them (the angle between the two is right), and the collision force F can be relaxed.

10 and 11 are diagrams showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the holder portion 47 is made of wire. The side surface flange 26 of the lid 23 is formed with a hole 48 as a "second pivot point".
Both ends of the holder portion 47 are inserted into the holes 48.
The tip 49 of the protrusion 32 formed on the holder 47
As shown in FIG. 11, while engaging with the groove 52 as the "lower end" of the lock body 51 of the fixing means 50, the slope 54a of the release operation piece 54 of the release knob 53 is provided.
By this, this engaged state can be released. According to this embodiment, since the holder portion 47 is made of wire and is lightweight, the weight of the entire apparatus can be reduced. Other configurations and operational effects are similar to those of the previous embodiment.

In each of the above embodiments, the holder portion 29,
Two cans C ₁ , C ₂ by forming one protrusion 32 on 47
Although an example in which the holders 29 and 47 are held is shown, two or more protruding portions 32 may be formed in the holder portions 29 and 47 to hold three or more cans.

Further, in each embodiment, cylindrical cans C ₁ and C _{2 are used.}
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a container such as a tapered tubular cup (cup) or a bottle can also be held.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to application to an automobile, but can be applied to a cup holder device used in a train other than an automobile, a vehicle such as an airplane ship, or in a building.

[0040]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the holder part is fixed to and released from the lid by the fixing means provided on the flange at the other end of the lid. As described above, it is not necessary to bend and form the "operation part". Therefore, it is not necessary to set the upper end surface of the holder case to be partially low, so that the entire height of the holder case can be sufficiently secured, and the storability when the holder case is used as a small container Can be improved.

When the holder is not used, the entire holder is superposed on the back surface of the lid and stored, so that the appearance when the lid is opened is good.

Furthermore, the structure is such that the tip of the protruding portion of the holder is fixed and released by the fixing means of the lid, and it is not the structure for fixing and releasing both left and right sides of the holder as in the conventional structure.
The width size of the holder portion and the holder case can be minimized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the tip of the protruding portion of the holder and the lower end of the lock body are automatically engaged by overlapping the holder with the back surface of the lid, and the fixing means is released. Since the engagement state can be released by pushing the knob, the lid fixing / releasing operation is very easy.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the holder portion has the built-in slide piece that can be pulled out from the curved edge, containers with different diameters can be surely held.

According to the invention described in claim 4, since the holder portion is made of wire, the weight of the apparatus can be reduced.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the collision force of the container is applied to the projecting portion of the holder portion, the holder portion and the lid integrally rotate about the first rotation fulcrum. Therefore, a part of the collision force is converted into this rotational force, and the collision force acting on the protruding portion is alleviated accordingly, so that the protruding portion is less likely to be damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cup holder device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a main part perspective view showing an arcuate rib and an arcuate arcuate recess.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a cup holder device.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a cup holder device.

FIG. 5 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 5, showing a state in which the holder portion is superposed on the back surface of the lid.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line SA-SA shown in FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 6 showing a state where a release knob is pushed.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the cup holder device showing a closed state of the lid.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which a holder part and a lid are rotated by a collision force.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the cup holder device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line SB-SB shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a conventional cup holder device.

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a conventional cup holder device.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 Holder Case 22 Upper End Surface 23 Lid 24 Upper Opening 25 Front Flange (Flange on Other End Side) 26 Side Flange 29 Holder Part 30 Base End 31 Tip 32 Protrusion 34 Curved Edge 37 Arc-Shaped Recess 38 Arc-Shaped Rib 39 Fixing Means A First rotation fulcrum B Second rotation fulcrum C ₁ , C ₂ Can (container) F Collision force S Circle Y ₁ Rear side (one end side) Y ₂ Front side (other end side) X Left and right direction

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A first rotation fulcrum provided on one end side of a holder case capable of accommodating two or more containers such as cans or cups in an upright state, and has a substantially vertical state when opened and an upper opening. Is opened and closed to be in a substantially horizontal state, and one end side portion of the lid that covers the upper opening is rotatably attached to a second rotation fulcrum provided on a side flange of the lid.
The base end of the holder part is attached to the back of the lid when not in use and is in a substantially horizontal state at the upper opening of the holder case when in use. It forms a protrusion with a mountain shape and curved edges that hold the container between it and the inner surface of the holder case, and the tip of the protrusion of the holder is fixed to a flange formed on the other end of the lid.・ A cup holder device characterized by being provided with a releasable fixing means. 2. The fixing means is a lock body whose lower end engages with the tip of the protruding portion, and is capable of being pushed down toward the tip of the protruding portion of the holder portion and pushing the tip of the protruding portion in a direction away from the lid. The cup holder device according to claim 1, comprising a release knob having an inclined surface for releasing the engagement state of the tip of the protrusion, and a compression elastic body provided between the release knob and the lock body. 3. The cup holder device according to claim 1, wherein the holder portion has a hollow plate shape and has a built-in slide piece that can be pulled out from a curved edge. 4. The cup holder device according to claim 1, wherein the holder portion is made of wire. 5. An arc-shaped rib for contacting and supporting an arc-shaped recess of a holder portion which is substantially horizontal when the lid is opened is formed on an upper end surface of the holder case, wherein the arc-shaped recess is a holder. The cup according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cup is located in the middle between the tip and the base of the portion, and the arc shape of the arc-shaped rib matches a circle centered on the first rotation fulcrum. Holder device.