JPH09169235A - Cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup holder for a vehicle excellent from the viewpoint of fitting structure as well as maintained relatively thin in the thickness of a holder part even with an elastic member added thereto besides being able to stably hold cups slightly different in outer diameter. SOLUTION: A cup holder constituted by forming a nearly circular cup hole 17 for holding a cup 16, in a holder plate 3 provided in an enclosable state on the body side has an elastic member 18 brought into pressure contact with the side face of the cup 16 put in the cup hole 17 so as to hold the cup 16 jointly with the inner surface of the cup hole 17, and the elastic member 18 is integrally fixed to the holder plate 3 in the state of a part of the elastic member 18 being embedded in the wall thickness of the holder plate 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle cup holder provided inside a vehicle such as an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various cup holders have been proposed as a means for preventing a can or a cup containing a drink from falling in a vehicle. 18 and 19 show an example of the basic form of the conventional vehicle cup holder. 18 and 19, in this cup holder 100, a cup holder plate 102 provided with two cup holes 101, and a cup receiving metal fitting 103 arranged below the cup holder plate 102 corresponding to the cup holes 101. Etc. Then, as shown in FIG. 19, when the cup 104 is inserted into the cup hole 101, the lower side of the cup 104 is supported by the cup receiving metal fitting 103, and the upper part is supported by the inner peripheral surface of the cup hole 101 to prevent falling. To be done. Therefore, this cup holder 100 can be used as long as it has a size smaller than the inner diameter of the cup hole 101 and is large enough to be caught by the cup receiving fitting 103.

[0003]

However, in the conventional cup holder 100 described above, as shown in FIG.
When the outer diameter dimension d of the cup 104 corresponding to the inner surface of the cup hole 101 is considerably smaller than the inner diameter dimension D of the cup hole 101, and there is a large gap X between the inner surface of the cup hole 101 and the cup 104. However, there is a problem that the cup 104 moves in the cup hole 101 and is difficult to stabilize during traveling of the vehicle, and the cup 104 cannot be kept in a horizontal state. Therefore, as examples of conventional measures against such a problem, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 52-53537 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-19154.
No. 7, JP-A 64-51540, etc., the cup holder is provided with elastic pressure contact means, and the pressure contact means is elastically contacted with the cup that can be inserted into the cup hole to eliminate backlash. It is known to have such a configuration. However, all of the conventional elastic pressure welding means have a limit in thinning the whole because the holder plate itself is thickened or the holder plate is added with a thickness corresponding to the elastic pressure welding means. There is a problem that it is structurally complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to stably hold even a cup or the like having a slightly different outer diameter dimension and to add an elastic member. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder for a vehicle, in which the thickness of the holder can be kept relatively thin and the mounting structure is excellent.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has the following ingenious ideas. First
1 to 13, the invention of claim 1 has a holder plate 3 which is provided so as to be retractable on the vehicle body side.
In a vehicle cup holder having a substantially circular cup hole 17 for holding the cup 16 therein, the cup 16 is sandwiched between the cup 16 and the inner surface of the cup hole 17 by pressing the side surface of the cup 16 into the cup hole 17. In addition to having the elastic member 18, the elastic member 18 is integrally fixed to the holder plate 3 in a state where a part of the elastic member 18 is embedded in the wall thickness of the holder plate 3 with respect to the holder plate 3. In this structure, the elastic member 18 is attached to the holder plate 3 with respect to the elastic member 18.
Since a part of the above is embedded in the wall thickness of the holder plate 3, that is, it is attached by insert molding, the assembling property is excellent. At the same time, the elastic member 18 makes the holder plate 3
Since it is fixed in a state where a part thereof is embedded in the wall thickness, it is possible to reduce the total thickness.

The second invention, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, has a holder plate 3 provided on the vehicle body side so as to be retractable, and a substantially circular cup hole 17 for holding a cup 16 in the holder plate 3. In the cup holder for a vehicle, the cup 16 is attached to the holder plate 3 via both fixed end portions 50b and 50c thereof, and is pressed against the side surface of the cup 16 to be inserted into the cup hole 17 to bring the cup 16 into the cup hole 17 Has an elastic member 50 that can be sandwiched between the inner surface and the inner surface of the elastic member 50, and the elastic member 50 has different distances from the abutting portion 50a that abuts the cup 16 inserted in the cup hole 17 to the fixed end portions 50b and 50c. It is a structure formed into a length. With this configuration, it is easy to provide the elastic member 50 so as to fit within the thickness of the holder plate, and the distances from the abutting portion 50a that abuts the cup 16 to the fixed end portions 50b and 50c are formed to have different lengths. By doing so, a twisting force (spring back) can be expected in the elastic member 50.

As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the third aspect of the invention has a holder plate 3 provided on the vehicle body side so as to be retractable, and a substantially circular cup hole 17 for holding the cup 16 in the holder plate 3. In the cup holder for a vehicle, the cup 16 is attached to the holder plate 3, and is rotationally pressed against the side peripheral surface of the cup 16 that is inserted into the cup hole 17 with the attachment portion 55a as a fulcrum. The elastic member 55 is sandwichable between the inner surface of the elastic member 17 and the inner surface of the elastic member 17. With this configuration, it is easy to provide the elastic member 55 with a small portion protruding from the thickness of the holder plate. In each of the above inventions, the elastic members 18, 50, 55 are provided on the side surface of the cup 16 inserted into the cup hole 17 to elastically clamp the cup 16 with the inner surface of the cup hole 17. Even if the peripheral surface dimension of the cup 16 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the cup hole 17, the gap existing therebetween is absorbed by the pressure contact of the elastic members 18, 50, 55.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 13 show a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 13, the cup holder 1 is composed of a frame 2 fixed to the vehicle body, a holder plate 3 held on the frame 2 slidably in the front-rear direction, and the like.

More specifically, the frame 2 has a bottom wall portion 4
And the side walls 5 and 6 which are erected upward from the left and right sides of the bottom wall 4, and the rear side which is erected upward from the rear end of the bottom wall 4 (the traveling direction of the vehicle). Wall 7
And a top wall portion 8 formed on the front side of the bottom wall portion 4 over the left and right side wall portions 5 and 6, and an opening 9 for inserting and removing the holder plate 3 is provided on the front surface side. Also,
At the rear of the frame 2, the bottom wall 4 and the side walls 5, 6
Also, a part of the ceiling wall portion 8 is notched and opened. Further, guide grooves 10 extending in the front-rear direction are provided on the inner surfaces of the side wall portions 5 and 6 which face each other.

Next, the holder plate 3 is formed of a resin material in a plate shape that can be inserted and removed through the opening 9. Guide walls 11 slidably engaged with the guide grooves 10 are provided on both left and right sides of the holder plate 3.
1 is engaged with the guide groove 10 so that the holder plate 3 becomes the frame 2
It is held so that it can slide in the front-back direction. The dimension between the left and right guide walls 11, 11 is formed to be slightly smaller than the dimension between the bottom surfaces of the left and right guide grooves 10.
Instead, each guide wall 11, 11 is provided with a protrusion 12 (see FIGS. 4, 7, and 8) that bulges outward, and the tip size between the left and right protrusions 12, 12 is left and right. It is set to be larger than the dimension between the bottom surfaces of the guide grooves 10. In addition, the guide wall 11 is provided with a slit 13 penetrating vertically in a position corresponding to the protrusion 12 in a state of extending in the front-rear direction, and a peripheral portion of the protrusion 12 is an inner side at a portion of the slit 13. It is easily elastically deformed to.

When the holder plate 3 is attached to the frame 2, the slit 13 is elastically deformed,
With this deformation, the protrusion 12 is released to the inside, and the guide wall 11 is inserted into the guide groove 10. Further, even after the insertion, the protrusion 12 is held in a state of being pressed against the bottom surface of the guide groove 10 by the reaction force, and this pressure contact force can remove the rattling of the holder plate 3 with respect to the frame 2 in the left-right direction. I have to.

Further, an operation plate 14 for pushing is integrally provided at the front end of the holder plate 3, and a leaf spring 15 is attached to the rear end thereof as shown in FIG. The leaf spring 15 is a locking device 2 which will be described later and serves as a locking means.
2 is arranged in the space between the rear end surface 3a of the holder plate 3 on which the frame 2 is arranged and the rear end surface 3a of the frame 2 which faces the rear end surface 3a, and is face-to-face with the rear end surface 3a of the holder plate 3. It is arranged in a closed state. Then, one end is fixed to the rear end of the holder plate 3 with a screw or the like, and the other end projects rearward freely so that the curl portion 15a at the front end thereof can contact the inner surface of the rear wall portion 7 of the frame 2. It is provided in.
Further, the height dimension of the leaf spring 15 is smaller than the height dimension of the rear end surface 3a of the holder plate 3, and is set to be accommodated between the upper and lower dimensions of the rear end surface 3a.

In addition, a cup hole 17 for inserting a cup 16 or a can is provided in the center of the holder plate 3. A part 17a of each cup hole 17 is cut rearward, and the cut part 17a is cut.
An elastic member 18 is attached inside each. The elastic member 18 is composed of a leaf spring 19 and a contact member 20. Of these, the leaf spring 19 is formed by press-molding one sheet of stainless steel or the like, and has three continuous leaf spring portions 19a, 19b, 19 in order to obtain a soft elastic force.
It is formed by c. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the leaf spring 19 is in a state in which a part of the leaf spring 19 is embedded in the wall thickness of the holder plate 3 with respect to the holder plate 3, that is, is integrally fixed by insert molding. , Leaf spring part 1
The contact member 20 is attached to the tip of 9c. The elastic member 18 is disposed within the thickness of the holder plate 3 and substantially parallel to the holder plate 3, and the cut portion 17a is formed.
From the cup hole 17
When the outer diameter dimension of the cup 16 inserted between the inner surface of the cup and the contact member 20 is larger than the dimension between the cup hole 17 and the contact member 20, the leaf spring 19 is bent to move downward. It is possible to lean and escape.

A cup receiving metal fitting 21 is provided on the lower surface side of the holder plate 3. This cup bracket 21 is
The left and right arm portions 21a, 21a, and the left and right side portions 21a
It is integrally formed with a connecting portion 21b that connects one ends of a and 21a, and is formed in a substantially U-shape with a steel wire rod having a spring property. Then, the other ends of the left and right arm portions 21a, 21a are fixed to the rear end of the holder plate 3, and the connecting portion 21b is arranged so as to cross the lower side of each cup hole 17 in common. It should be noted that the cup bracket 21 is provided on both left and right arm portions 21.
When the holder plate 3 is pulled out from the frame 2 as will be described later, it is in a state of being bent obliquely downward at a portion 21c near the other end of a (see FIGS. 1 and 4). As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion 21b is arranged obliquely downward and is arranged below the cup hole 17. On the other hand, in the case of storing in the frame 2, by raising the connecting portion 21b to the upper side, it can be brought into a state of being substantially in close contact with the holder plate 3 as shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG.

On the other hand, a locking device 22 is provided between the frame 2 and the holder plate 3. This locking device 22
Is for locking the holder plate 3 in the closed position. The locking device 22 includes a cam lever 24 at the rear portion of the frame 2, the free end of which is directed to the front side, and the rear end portion of which is pivotally supported by a shaft 23 so as to be pivotable.
The cam lever 24 is composed of a sickle-shaped front piece 26 having a sloped cam 25 at its free end (front end) and a rear piece 28 separated by a slit 27. Further, the slit 27 has one end opened after the retracted end of the slope cam 25 and the other end closed to form a blind alley. In addition, a recess 29 that does not reach the back of the slit 27 is provided at the rear edge of the sickle-shaped front piece 26, and the rear piece 28 is provided with a projection 30 that shallowly penetrates into the recess 29. In addition, the sickle-shaped front piece 26 is provided at the back of the slit 27 or the recess 2
9, the bottom gradually becomes shallower toward the middle of the slope cam 25, and the slope cam 25 is provided with a straight inclined path 31 whose bottom is at the same level as the upper surface of the cam lever 24.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a coil spring 32 is provided below the cam lever 24 on the shaft 23 around which the cam lever 24 is pivotally and tiltably mounted. The coil spring 32 causes the coil spring 32 to move. The cam lever 24 is urged to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 9 until the projection 33 at the rear end contacts the stopper 34, and the cam lever 24 is also moved toward the frame 2.
Maintain a horizontal state that is substantially parallel to
Are set to face the front-back direction (see FIGS. 4 and 9).
reference). The coil spring 32 has one end hooked on the cam lever 24 and the other end hooked on a stopper 34 protruding from the frame 2. In addition, at the rear portion of the holder plate 3, there is provided a pin 35 directed toward the straight inclined path 31 facing the front-back direction of the cam lever 24 so as to face downward.

Next, FIGS. 11 to 13 show a locking device 22.
It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of FIG. Therefore, the operation of the cup holder 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13. First, FIGS. 1 and 4 to 6 show a state in which the holder plate 3 is pulled out to the “open position”. Further, at this time, the connecting portion 21b of the cup receiving fitting 21 is projected obliquely downward. Then, in this state, the cup 16 is inserted into the cup hole 17. At this time, if the outer diameter of the cup 16 is the size shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1, the lower surface of the cup 16 contacts the contact member 20 in the cup hole 17, and the leaf spring 19 contacts while bending. The member 20 tilts obliquely downward and contacts the outer surface of the cup 16.

On the other hand, the cup 16 is supported on the connecting portion 21b of the cup receiving fitting 21. At the same time, the cup 1 is contacted via the contact member 20 contacting the outer surface of the cup 16.
6 receives the reaction force of the leaf spring 19, and the entire cup 16 is pressed against the inner surface of the cup hole 17 facing the abutting member 20 and pressed into contact therewith, and the abutting member 20 (elastic member 18) and the cup hole It is sandwiched with the inner surface of 17. Ie this is cup 1
If the outer diameter dimension of 6 is larger than the dimension W (see FIG. 4) between the inner surface of the contact member 20 and the inner surface of the cup hole 17 and smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the cup hole 17, the elastic member 1
The pressure contact by 8 eliminates the gap between the cup hole 17 and the cup 16. As a result, the movement of the cup 16 in the cup hole 17 while the vehicle is traveling can be eliminated, and the cup 16 can be stably held. When taking out the cup 16 inserted and placed in the cup hole 17, pulling the cup 16 by holding it by hand makes it easier to take out between the contact member 20 and the inner surface of the cup hole 17. be able to. Further, after the cup 16 is taken out, the contact member 20 is lifted to a position where the contact member 20 is flush with the holder plate 3 by the restoring force of the plate spring 19. That is, the elastic member 18 is set within the wall thickness of the holder plate 3, which is the initial position.

Next, after using the cup holder 1,
When the holder plate 3 is to be stored in the frame 2, the cup 16 is removed, and the connecting portion 21b of the cup bracket 21 is connected.
The side is lifted to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1, and in this state, it is pushed into the frame 2. Then, the holder plate 3 is moved to the frame 2 by the engagement guide of the guide groove 10 and the guide wall 11.
It is pushed inside. When pushed in halfway, the curl portion 15a formed at the tip of the leaf spring 15
Contacts the rear wall portion 7 of the frame 2. Further, when further pushed in, the curl portion 15a slides along the rear wall portion 7, the leaf spring 15 bends, and the holder plate 3 is allowed to be inserted. When the insertion of the holder plate 3 progresses toward the end, the pin 35 of the locking device 22 is located at the position where the end of the linear inclined path 31 of the inclined cam 25 of the cam lever 24 is located.
Abut (see FIG. 9). However, at this time, since the cam lever 24 is horizontal, the pin 35 moves toward the straight slope 3
When the holder plate 3 is pushed in further without being put in 1, the cam lever 24 is pushed away and rotates against the biasing force of the coil spring 32 (see FIG. 11). And pin 3
When 5 passes through the backward end of the inclined cam 25 and reaches the open portion of the slit 27, the cam lever 24 is slightly rotated in the original direction by the urging force of the coil spring 32. This allows
The pin 35 enters the slit 27 shallowly, and the projection 30 of the cam lever 24 contacts the pin 35 (see FIG. 11). Also,
When the pin 35 passes the rear end retreat of the inclined cam 25, the rear end of the holder plate 3 comes into contact with the regulation wall 36 (see FIG. 4) on the frame 2 and the holder plate 3 cannot be pushed any further. Therefore, when the pushing force of the holder plate 3 is released, the holder plate 3 is slightly returned to the open position by the repulsive force of the leaf spring 15 which is flexed and compressed. At the same time, the cam lever 24
The pin 35 at the back of the recess 29 at the rear edge of the sickle-shaped front portion 26 of
Are locked (see FIG. 12). As a result, the holder plate 3 is locked in the "closed position", and the operation plate 14 is used to lock the frame 2
The opening 9 is closed.

In order to pull out the holder plate 3 to use the cup holder 1 again, first, the operation plate 14 is pushed, the holder plate 3 is pushed against the returning force of the leaf spring 15, and the pin 35 is moved to the cam lever. The sickle-shaped front piece 26 of 24 is made to escape later from the recess 29 at the rear edge. Then, the cam lever 24 turns back to the original state by the urging force of the coil spring 32, the projection 33 contacts the stopper 34, and the back of the slit 27 contacts the pin 35 (see FIG. 13). Then, since the holder plate 3 is biased toward the open position by the bending reaction force of the plate spring 15, the pin 35 enters the straight inclined path 31 facing the front-rear direction from the end having a deep bottom. Then, the cam lever 24 is tilted to the front downward direction against the coil spring 32, moves forward through the linear inclined path 31, passes through, and loses the returning force of the leaf spring 15 "preliminary open position" (symbol N in FIG. 4). Position). It should be noted that the cam lever 24 tilted forward and downward while the pin 35 moves in the linear inclined path 31 returns to the original horizontal position by the biasing force of the coil spring 20 when the pin 35 passes the linear inclined path 31. Next, when the user holds the holder plate 3 that has been pulled out to the preliminary opening position by hand and pulls it further,
When it is pulled out to the open position, the state shown in Figs.
It can be used as described above. Further, the holder plate 3 is similarly housed in the frame 2 after use.

Further, in this cup holder 1, the holder plate 3 in the closed position is pushed in by the inertial force generated in a collision or the like when the vehicle is suddenly braked, and the preliminary release is performed in the same manner as when the operation plate 14 is pushed by hand. In order to prevent the frame 2 from being pulled out to a position, an inertia stopper 37 is provided on the frame 2 in front of the retracted end of the sloped cam 25 of the cam lever 24 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The inertia stopper 37 is normally pushed forward by the coil spring 38 so that it does not act on the cam lever 24. Since the inertia stopper 37 is sensitive to the inertial force, it is formed in a slender shape in the front-rear direction with lead or the like, and the frame 2 is provided with upside down L-shaped guides 39, 39 standing upright to move the inertia stopper 37 back and forth. The coil spring 3 is provided with a tongue piece 40 (see FIGS. 1 and 4) that is slidably and rearwardly provided between the front ends of the guides 39 and 39 so as to be movable in the direction.
The tongue piece 40 receives the front end of the inertia stopper 37, which was pushed forward at 8. In addition, inertia stopper 3
Immediately rearward of 7 the opposing wall 41 is erected from the frame 2 at a position where it does not hinder the movement of the cam lever 24.
1 is provided with a short frontward projection 42 projecting toward the inertia stopper 37. Then, one end portion of the coil spring 38 is fitted into the protrusion 42, and the other end portion of the coil spring 38 is attached to the rear surface of the inertia stopper 37 to form the protrusion 4
It is housed in a blind hole opened opposite to 2.

Therefore, one end of the coil spring 38 is fitted and attached to the protrusion 42 of the facing wall 41, and the inertia stopper 37 pushes down the tongue piece 40 to cause the coil spring 38 to move.
The left and right sides of the L
The inertia stopper 37 can be easily inserted between the guides 39 and 39 of the shape until the front end passes over the tongue piece 40.
And the coil spring 38 can be incorporated. Then, the recess 29 at the rear edge of the sickle-shaped front piece 26 of the cam lever 24 locks the pin 35, and when the holder plate 3 is in the closed position and an inertial force is applied by sudden braking, collision, etc., the coil spring 38 is applied to the coil spring 38. Against this, the inertia stopper 37 moves backward,
One side thereof is the cam lever 2 as shown by the broken line in FIG.
13 is slidably contacted with the backward end of the sloped cam 25, the holder plate 3 is pushed by the inertial force, and the cam lever 24 is biased by the coil spring 32 so that the original state of FIG. I can't go back to. Therefore, the pin 35 of the holder plate 3 cannot enter the straight slope 31, and the holder plate 3 does not move to the open position. When the inertial force stops acting, the holder plate 3 is slightly moved to the open position side by the urging force of the plate spring 15 to move the pin 35 to the closed position where it is locked in the recess 29 of the sickle-shaped front piece 26 of the cam lever 24. Returning, the inertia stopper 37 is pushed forward by the coil spring 38 and separated from the lever cam 24. Therefore, the holder plate 3 in the closed position can be pushed by hand and moved to the open position without any trouble.

As described above, in the cup holder thus constructed, the cup 16 inserted in the cup hole 17 is inserted.
Since the elastic member 18 is brought into contact with the side surface of the cup 16 to elastically sandwich the cup 16 between the cup hole 17 and the elastic member 18, the peripheral dimension of the cup 16 is slightly larger than the inner diameter dimension of the cup hole 17. Even if it is small, the gap existing between them is absorbed by the pressure contact by the elastic member 18. Therefore, the gap between the cup 16 and the cup hole 17 is effectively eliminated, the movement of the cup 16 in the cup hole 17 during traveling of the vehicle is eliminated, and the cup 16 can be stably held.

14 and 15 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the elastic member provided on the holder plate 3 is modified, and other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment described above. There is. The elastic member 50 contacts the side surface of the cup 16 inserted into the cup hole 17, and is formed of an elastic steel wire material into a substantially U-shape. In the elastic member 50, the contact portion 50 that contacts the cup 16
The distance from a to each of the fixed ends 50b and 50c is different by the dimension S (see FIG. 14). It should be noted that the elastic member 50, as shown in FIGS.
0b and 50c correspond to substantially U-shaped both side portions, each end portion is bent into an L shape, and the bent portion is fixed to the corresponding end surface of the cut portion 17a. Only the mounting position is misaligned. Also, each fixed end 5
From the portion 17a where 0b and 50c are cut, the cup hole 1
7, the abutting portion 50a abuts the cup 16 placed in the cup hole 17 from the side surface of the cup 16. Therefore, in this structure, the elastic member 50 can be provided so as to fit within the wall thickness of the holder plate 3 as in the first embodiment, and the cup 16 is inserted into the cup hole 17 so that the elastic member 50 is When bent, the elastic member 5
Torsional force acts on 0, and a larger holding force is obtained.

Next, FIGS. 16 and 17 show a third embodiment of the present invention.
This is an example in which the elastic member provided on the holder plate 3 is further modified, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment described above. This elastic member 55 is one elastic member 55 for two adjacent cup holes 17 abutting on the side surface of the cup 16 inserted into the cup hole 17.
It was formed in. That is, the elastic member 55 is formed by press-molding a metal plate material having a spring property, and at the time of molding, the mounting portion 55a is formed in the intermediate portion, and the peripheral surface of the cup 16 is formed on both sides sandwiching the mounting portion 55a. Contact plate portions 55b, 55b to be pressed are provided. And
This elastic member 55 has holder plates 55a in which one contact plate 55b projects from different cut portions 17a into the cup holes 17, and the holder 55a is attached to the holder by screws (not shown). It is fixed to the lower surface of the plate 3. A curl portion 56 is provided on the upper end side of each abutting plate portion 55b so as to be pushed by the cup 16 and easily escape to the outside when the cup 16 is inserted.

Therefore, in this structure, the elastic member 55 is used.
It is possible to reduce the portion of the holder plate 3 that protrudes from the thickness of the holder plate 3, and at the same time, the contact plate portion 55b is pushed outward to bend, that is, while rotating with the mounting portion 55a as a fulcrum, the cup hole 17 The cup 16 is inserted therein. Then, the elastic member 55 can press and hold the cup 16 against the inner surface of the cup hole 17 from the side surface of the cup 16 by the reaction force of the contact plate portion 55.

[0027]

As described above, according to the cup holder of the present invention, the elastic member is brought into contact with the side surface of the cup inserted into the cup hole, so that the cup is formed between the inner surface of the cup hole and the elastic member. Since the cups are elastically sandwiched between them, even if the peripheral surface dimension of the cup is slightly smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the cup hole, the gap existing therebetween is absorbed by the pressure contact by the elastic member. Therefore, the gap between the cup and the cup hole is effectively eliminated, whereby the movement of the cup in the cup hole during traveling of the vehicle can be eliminated and the cup can be stably held. Assuming this,
In the case of claim 1, the elastic member is excellent in assemblability, and the elastic member is fixed to the holder plate in a state where a part of the elastic member is embedded in the wall thickness of the holder plate. Is possible. In the case of claim 3, it becomes easy to provide the elastic member so as to fit within the plate thickness of the holder plate, and the distance from the abutting portion where the elastic member abuts the cup to each fixed end portion is set to different lengths. Since it is formed, a twisting force can be expected in the elastic member. In the case of claim 4, it is easy to reduce the portion of the elastic member protruding from the inside of the wall thickness of the holder plate, and the elastic member is rotated from the side portion of the cup with respect to the side peripheral surface of the cup to be inserted into the cup hole. As a result of press contact, the space for the elastic member can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view taken along the line |-| in FIG. 4 showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where a holder plate is stored in the first mode.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway top view of the same with the holder plate pulled out.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the same with the holder plate pulled out.

FIG. 6 is a schematic vertical sectional side view showing a partially enlarged state of use thereof.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional side view taken along the line ‖-‖ of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part thereof.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the locking device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the operation of the locking device.

FIG. 11 is also an operation explanatory view of the locking device.

FIG. 12 is also an operation explanatory view of the locking device.

FIG. 13 is also an operation explanatory view of the locking device.

FIG. 14 is an upper surface part of a main part showing the second embodiment of the present invention with the holder plate pulled out.

FIG. 15 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional side view showing the second embodiment in a use state.

FIG. 16 is an upper surface of a main part showing a third embodiment of the present invention with a holder plate pulled out.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a single elastic member according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a top view showing a basic form example of a conventional vehicle cup holder.

FIG. 19 is a schematic vertical sectional side view showing a usage state of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cup holder 2 frame 3 holder plate 15 leaf spring 16 cup 17 cup hole 18, 50, 55 elastic member 19 leaf spring 20 contact member 50a contact portion 50b fixed end portion 55a mounting portion 55b contact portion

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cup holder for a vehicle, comprising a holder plate which is provided on the vehicle body side so as to be retractable, and which has a substantially circular cup hole for holding a cup in the holder plate. An elastic member that presses against the side surface of the cup to be sandwiched between the cup and the inner surface of the cup hole,
A cup holder for a vehicle, wherein the elastic member is integrally fixed to the holder plate with a part of the elastic member embedded in the wall thickness of the holder plate. 2. The elastic member comprises a leaf spring fixed to the holder plate, and an abutting member attached to the leaf spring and protrudingly arranged in a substantially circular shape of the cup hole. The vehicle cup holder described in. 3. A cup holder for a vehicle, comprising a holder plate provided on the vehicle body side so as to be retractable, and forming a substantially circular cup hole for holding a cup in the holder plate. The elastic member is attached via both fixed end portions, and has an elastic member capable of being pressed against the side surface of the cup put into the cup hole and sandwiching the cup with the inner surface of the cup hole. The vehicle cup holder, wherein the distances from the abutting portion that abuts the cup placed in the cup hole to the fixed ends are different from each other. 4. A vehicle cup holder having a holder plate provided on the vehicle body side so as to be retractable, and a substantially circular cup hole for holding a cup formed in the holder plate, wherein the holder plate is attached to the holder plate. And an elastic member capable of being rotationally pressed against the side peripheral surface of the cup to be inserted into the cup hole with the mounting portion as a fulcrum and sandwiching the cup with the inner surface of the cup hole. Characteristic vehicle cup holder.