JPH09272370A - Clip for drink holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip for a drink holder by which the drink holder can be mounted to a louver firmly. SOLUTION: A clip 5 for a drink holder for mounting a holder body 1 to a louver 32 of an air conditioner 3 is that which is projected from the holder body 1 so that a drink container 4 can be exposed to cool or warm air flow from the outlet 31 of the air conditioner 3. The clip 5 comprises a pair of nipping levers 6 and 7 for nipping one web of the louver from both sides, wherein the tip portion of the one lever 6 curves toward the other lever 7 so that a curved portion 8 is inserted into a inserting slot 9 provided on the tip portion of the lever.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to an improvement of a clip for a drink holder which can be surely attached to a louver of an air outlet of an air conditioner mounted on an automobile and which does not damage the louver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Usually, an automobile or other vehicle is often equipped with an air conditioner for air conditioning the inside of the vehicle.
To cool or warm soft drinks such as canned coffee or canned juice in the car by using the cold or warm air blown from the outlet of this air conditioner, so-called drink holder
The one called (B ') is widely used.

This drink holder (B ') is a pair of left and right clips mounted on the back surface of the holder body (1') as shown in FIG.
It was a method of fixing (5 ') by sandwiching it in the louver (32'). The shape of the clip (5 ') is such that the metal plate is folded in two to form the sandwiching pieces (5a') (5b '), and the tip of one of the sandwiching pieces is bent inward in a chevron shape (Fig. Not shown '),
Some of them are formed by shifting the positions of the angled bent portions (5c ′) and (5d ′), and the louvers (32 ′) are simply sandwiched from above and below.

In the clip (5 ') of this type, the louver (32') is simply sandwiched from above and below, and the holder main body is provided with the angled bent portions (5c ') (5d').
When a force is applied to (1 ') in the direction that the clip (5') comes out of the louver (32 '), the clip (5') may be removed depending on its size.
The mouth of the car may easily open and come off, and the drink holder (B ') may drop together with the drink can (not shown) to stain the floor, seats, or the clothes of the driver or passengers.

Since the clip 5'requires its strength, it is made of metal. Therefore, when the clip 5'is attached to the louver 32 ', it is clipped on the surface of the louver 32'.
There was also a problem that it was scratched by (5 ') and was unsightly.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a drink holder clip which can completely attach the drink holder to the louver and at the same time does not damage the louver. .

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] "Claim 1" is from a holder main body (1) which holds a drink container (4) in contact with cold air or hot air from an outlet (31) of an air conditioner (3). A clip (5) for a drink holder that is protrudingly attached to attach the holder body (1) to the louver (32) of the air conditioner (3)
The louver (32) from both sides with the clip pieces (6) (7)
(5) is configured, the tip portion of one holding piece (6) is bent toward the other holding piece (7) side, and the bent portion (8) is the tip of the other holding piece (7). It is characterized in that it is inserted into an insertion groove (9) provided in the portion.

According to this, one end portion of the sandwiching pieces (6) and (7) sandwiching the louver (32) from both sides is bent to the other side, and the bent portion (1) of the sandwiching piece (6) is bent. 8) is another clip (7)
Since it is inserted into the insertion groove (9) provided at the tip of the louver (32) inserted between the sandwiching pieces (6) and (7), the entire circumference of the louver (32) is sandwiched between the sandwiching pieces (6) (7). ) Will be surrounded by
Even if force is applied in the direction of pulling out the clip (5) from the louver (32), the bent portion (8) is locked to the louver (32) and the clip (5) falls off from the louver (32). There is no such thing.

[Claim 2] is a clip for a drink holder
When the sandwiching pieces (6) and (7) that make up (5) are configured separately, `` the bending strength of one sandwiching piece (6) is greater than the bending strength of the other sandwiching piece (7). It is configured to be "."

When the clip (5) is attached to and detached from the louver (32), the mouth of the clip (5) can be easily opened by bending the one having the smaller bending strength, which facilitates the attachment and detachment.

[Claim 3] is a clip for a drink holder
The material of (5) is characterized in that "the clip (5) is made of resin" so that the surface of the louver (32) is not damaged even when attached to the louver (32).

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The drink holder (A) consists of the holder body (1) and the clip (5).
It is mainly composed of a louver mounting portion (2) including the.

The holder body (1) comprises a body member (11), a holder member (12) and a bottom member (13). The body member (11) is composed of a frame member (11a) and a side member (11b) that form the main part of the upper surface opening, and these are integrally formed with the bottom member (13). The frame member (11a) is formed in a substantially C shape, the defective portion (11d) is located on the front side, and the rear end portion is projected rearward so that the convex base portion (1) for mounting the louver mounting portion (1) is formed.
It composes 1c). The side member (11b) is a holder body.
Air circulation openings (1a) and (1b) in front of and behind (1)
Has a shape for setting.

The holder member (12) is made of an elastomer, and the shaft members (12a) at both ends of the holder member (12a) are rotatably supported on the frame member (11a), and the holder member (12a) is held together with the frame member (11a). It constitutes the top opening of the body (1).

The bottom surface member (13) constitutes a mounting surface on which a drink can is mounted, and on the back surface thereof, an adjuster board (1
3a) is provided. This adjuster board (13a) is
As shown in FIG. 2, the holder body (1) is advanced backward along the slide frame (13b) provided on the back surface of the bottom member (13).
It is configured to be movable back and forth with respect to the holder main body (1) like storage in a holder, and a convex portion (not shown) provided on the back surface of the bottom member (13) and an unillustrated protrusion provided on the adjuster board (13a). The plurality of grooves are configured so that they can be advanced at an arbitrary length and engaged there to be fixed.

The louver mounting portion (2) is composed of two clips (5) and (5) in this example. The clip (5) is an ordinary air conditioner (3) installed in an automobile as shown in FIG.
The louver (32) provided in the air outlet (31) is configured to be able to be clamped, and the clip (5) is configured by the clamping pieces (6) (7) that clamp the louver (32) from both sides. ing. In this embodiment, the clip (5) for the drink holder is a separate holding piece.
(6) and (7), and the tip portion of one holding piece (6) is bent in a hook shape. This portion is called a bent portion (8).

The other sandwiching piece (7) has a fork-like end portion formed in a forked shape, and that portion serves as an insertion groove (9). Of course, the tip portion of the sandwiching piece (7) may not be formed into a bifurcated fork but may be simply a hole or a recess, and the bent portion (8) is inserted when a pair of sandwiching pieces (6) (7) are combined. It suffices if it fits in the groove (9) and closes the mouth of the clip (5).

A pair of protrusions (6a) is provided on the mating surface of one holding piece (6), and a fitting hole (7a) is formed on the mating surface of the other holding piece (7). When the holding pieces (6) and (7) are combined as shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion (6a) is fitted into the fitting hole (7a).
And the two are integrated to form one clip (5). As can be seen from FIG. 5, the tip of the holding piece (7) is formed with a slightly curved chevron portion (7b) on the side of the holding piece (6) so that it can be inserted into the louver (32). It's getting easier.

Further, at the rear ends of the sandwiching pieces (6) and (7), locking grooves (1
0) are respectively formed, and both clamping pieces are provided in the long hole (11d) formed in the convex base (11c) so as to be long in the horizontal direction.
(6) The rear end of (7) is inserted, and the slot (11d) is inserted in the locking groove (10).
The hole edge of is fitted and can be moved in the horizontal direction, and the clip (5) is stopped on both sides of the convex base (11c) at an arbitrary position.

Clamping pieces (6) (7) constituting the clip (5)
Is made of synthetic resin, and is configured such that the bending strength of one holding piece (6) is larger than the bending strength of the other holding piece (7). As a method of making strength difference, when changing the material,
There are cases where differences in shape are made, such as when the thickness and ribs are added. In either case, both may be combined. In this embodiment, the material of the sandwiching piece (6) is formed to be harder and thicker than the sandwiching piece (7). In addition, in the present embodiment, the sandwiching piece (6) that comes above the louver (32) is formed to have higher strength, but of course the invention is not limited to this, and even if the sandwiching piece (7) side is formed to have high strength. Good.

[0021] The drink holder (A) configured as described above
The operation of will be described. First, attach the clip (5) of the drink holder (A) to the outlet (3) of the air conditioner (3) that is intended to be attached.
Insert it in the louver (32) provided in 1). At this time, adjust the distance between the left and right of the clip (5) so that it does not hit the vertical fins (not shown), and push out the holding piece (7) to spread the holding piece.
The bent portion (8) of (6) separates from the insertion groove (9) of the holding piece (7b) to open the mouth of the clip (5), and the chevron curved portion (7b).
To the lower surface of the louver (32) and slide it, and then hold the gripping pieces (6) (7).
Fit in the mounting gap (T) between them.

When the louver (32) fits into the mounting gap (T), the sandwiching piece (7) returns to its original position due to its elastic force, and the bent portion (8) fits into the insertion groove (9). Close the mouth of the clip (5) with. As a result, the entire louver (32) is surrounded by the mounting gap (T) of the clip (5), and even if a force is applied in the falling direction, the bent portion (8) will not have a louver (32). It does not come off by engaging with 32). Then the adjuster board
(13a), for example, as shown in Figure 2, the air conditioner to be installed
Drink holder (A) as appropriate according to the shape of (3)
To be held almost horizontally.

[0023] The drink holder (A) installed in this way
When holding a drink can, for example, a drink can (4)
If it is a thick can (about 300 ml), pull out the holder member (12) provided on the body member (11) of the holder body (1) to bend it outward as shown in FIG. If
Since the upper surface opening of the frame member (11a) is set large, it can be sufficiently placed and held.

When the drink can (4) is a small can,
When the holder member (12) provided on the body member (11) of the holder body (1) is pressed into the holder body to bend inward as shown by the broken line in FIG. 3, the frame member (11a) Since the top surface opening is limited to a small size, even a small can holds the holder member within this opening.
Since it will be held by being restrained by (12), it can be held without rattling or falling.

When removing the drink holder (A) from the louver (32), the softer holding piece (7) is pushed to bend it, and the bent portion (8) is separated from the insertion groove (9) as described above. Open the mouth of the clip (5) and slide the louver (32) along the clip (7).
Slide the clip (5) off.

[0026]

According to the present invention, since the bent portion provided at the tip of one holding piece is inserted into the insertion groove provided at the tip of the other holding piece, the clip is attached to the louver. In this case, the entire circumference of the louver inserted between the sandwiching pieces will be surrounded by the sandwiching pieces, and even if force is applied in the direction of pulling out the clip from the louver, the bent portion is locked to the louver. Do not fall off. Also, by forming the gripping pieces that make up the clip separately, and by making a difference in strength between them, the mouth of the clip can be easily opened by bending the softer gripping piece, making it easy to attach and detach. become. In addition, since the clip is made of synthetic resin, the surface of the louver is not damaged when it is attached to the louver.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a drink holder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a clip used in the drink holder of the present invention.

5 is a right side view of FIG.

6 is a bottom view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional drink holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

(A)… Drink holder (1)… Holder body (1a), (1b)…
Air circulation opening (2)… Louver mounting part (3)… Air conditioner (4)… Drink can (5)… Clip (6)… Holding piece (6a)… Protrusion (7)… Holding piece (7a)… Mating Hole (7b) ... Curved portion (8) ... Bend (9) ... Insertion groove (10) ... Locking groove (11) ... Body member (11a) ... Frame member (11b) ... Side member (11c) ... Convex Stand (11d) ... Oval holes (12), (12Aa),
(12Ab)… Holder member (13)… Bottom member (13a)… Adjuster board (13b)… Slitted frame (13c)… Button (31)… Blowout port (32)… Louvre (33)… Horizontal fin (34)… Vertical fins

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A clip for a drink holder for attaching a holder body to a louver of an air conditioner, the holder body protruding from a holder body that holds the drink container in contact with cold air or hot air from the air outlet of the air conditioner. The clip is composed of sandwiching pieces that sandwich the louver from both sides, the tip of one sandwiching piece is bent toward the other sandwiching piece, and the bent portion is provided at the tip of the other sandwiching piece. The clip for the drink holder, which is inserted into the insertion groove. 2. A holding piece that constitutes a clip is formed as a separate body, and the bending strength of one holding piece is larger than the bending strength of another holding piece. The clip for a drink holder according to claim 1. 3. The drink holder clip according to claim 1, wherein the clip is made of resin.