JPH09323576A - Fixture for attachably and detachably mounting article on louver of air conditioner blowoff hole of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the removal from a louver by providing a second member which is extended from the base end part attachably and detachably mounted on the mounting base part of a first member so as to be opposed to the upper piece of the first member and can hold the louver with the upper piece. SOLUTION: When a fixture is removed from a louver 3, the rear part 32a of the base end part 32 of a movable member 30 is pushed axially forward by a finger, and the base end part 32 is slid axially forward within the hole 23 of the mounting base part of a fixed member 20. When the base end part 32 of the movable member 30 is further pushed, and a recessed part 32g formed on the lower surface of the base end part 32 is moved to the front lower end surface of the mounting base part of the fixed member 20, the movable member 30 is inclined down by the depth of the recessed part 32g, and the rear upper surface of the base end part 32 is brought into contact with the upper inclined surface 23a of the hole 23 to displace the movable member 30 to the removing state where a lower piece 34 is separated from the upper piece 24 of the fixed member 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a louver fixture for an article such as a drink holder, which is detachably attached to the louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various articles which are detachably attached to a louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile are on sale. Among them, a beverage container such as canned juice or canned coffee is held at the air conditioner outlet and A drink holder that is cooled or kept warm by cold air or warm air is widely used.

This drink holder generally comprises a holder main body for holding the beverage container in a substantially vertical state in front of the air conditioner outlet, and a pair of attachments for detachably attaching the holder main body to the louver of the air conditioner outlet. It is configured. As a typical thing of this fixture,
There is known a metal clip spring described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-82232 filed by the applicant of the present application.

This metal clip spring is excellent in that it firmly engages with the louver and can stably hold the holder body containing the beverage container, but on the other hand, it may damage the louver when it is attached and detached. In addition, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost becomes high because of the metal molded part. Therefore, recently, a plastic clip formed by integral molding of plastic is used.

This plastic clip is, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-91108, a mounting base portion which is detachably engaged with a holder body, and an upper piece which is integrally formed with the mounting base portion and extends forward. And a lower piece that is integrally formed on the mounting base and extends forward so as to face the upper piece at a predetermined interval and has a U-shaped end that is engageable with the louver. The hook is formed. A louver insertion port for introducing the louver between the upper and lower pieces is formed between the hook and the lower piece. When the plastic clip is attached to the louver, the louver is inserted between the upper and lower pieces from the louver insertion opening, and the hook of the upper piece is engaged with the louver.

[0006] This plastic clip does not damage the louver at the time of attachment and detachment, and the manufacturing cost is low because it is an integrally molded part. Although it solves the above-mentioned problems of the metal clip, it is once attached to the louver. After that, the louver insertion opening between the hook of the upper piece and the lower piece is located on the back side of the louver, and since the upper piece and the lower piece are integrally molded and the gap is narrow, remove the clip from the louver. There is a problem that is very difficult.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a plastic fitting which can be easily removed from a louver.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a fitting for detachably attaching an article to a louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile according to the present invention is an air conditioner outlet having a plurality of louvers. A plastic base having a mounting base that removably engages with an article to be held, and an upper piece that extends forward from the mounting base, and has a hook that is engageable with a louver at the tip of the upper piece. A first member; a base end portion that is detachably fitted to an attachment base portion of the first member, and a base end portion extending from the base end portion so as to face an upper piece of the first member, and between the upper piece and A second member made of plastic having a lower piece capable of holding the louver.

According to the mounting tool of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the second member is detachably fitted to the mounting base of the first member. Therefore, when removing the attachment from the louver, the fitting state between the first member and the second member is released so that there is a gap between the hook of the upper piece of the first member and the lower piece of the second member. Is formed so that the fixture can be easily removed from the louver.

Preferably, the mounting base of the first member is
An opening is formed in the axial direction, and a base end portion of the second member is configured to be detachably fitted in the opening.

Further, preferably, in the second member, the base end portion of the second member is fitted into the opening of the mounting base portion of the first member, and the hook of the upper piece of the first member is the second member. And a fitting state in which the louver can be held between the upper piece and the lower piece, and a fitting state between the base end portion of the second member and the opening of the mounting base portion of the first member. Is released, the lower piece of the second member separates downward from the upper piece of the first member, and a detached state is formed in which a gap is formed between the lower piece and the hook of the upper piece of the first member. , Displaceable with respect to the first member.

In this case, preferably, the base end portion of the second member is formed so as to project rearward from the axial opening of the mounting base portion of the first member. Further, the second member presses the base end portion, which projects rearward from the axial opening of the mounting base portion of the first member, axially forward,
The attached state is displaced to the detached state.

Further, preferably, a slit is formed in a vertical direction at a rear portion of the base end portion of the second member, and the left and right portions divided by the slit are bendable in a direction toward or away from each other. To be done.

Further, preferably, a stopper for preventing removal from the opening is formed at the rear portion of the base end portion of the second member.

Further preferably, the tip of the hook of the upper piece of the first member is formed narrower, and the tip of the hook is formed on the lower piece of the second member in the longitudinal direction in the attached state. It can be received in the slit.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a fitting for detachably attaching an article (hereinafter referred to as "attached article") to a louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile according to the present invention, in a drink holder 1 for a beverage container. 1 illustrates an example of when used.

The drink holder 1 has a holder main body 10 arranged in front of a louver (not shown) of an air conditioner outlet and holding a beverage container, and the holder main body 10 is detachably attached to the louver of the air conditioner outlet. It is composed of a pair of fittings 5, 5. That is, in the case of this embodiment, the mounted article is the holder body 1
It becomes 0.

The holder body 10 is integrally formed of a bottom portion 10a for supporting a beverage container and a substantially circular peripheral wall portion 10b provided around the bottom portion 10a, and a beverage can with a capacity of 350 cc is provided above. Aperture 10 that can be inserted
c is formed. An opening 10d for taking in air from the air conditioner outlet is formed on the rear surface of the holder body 10.

At the upper rear portion of the peripheral wall portion 10b, a stopper piece 11 for stably holding a can S of a thin type containing, for example, 250 cc in the holder body 10 is provided horizontally as shown by a dotted line in FIG. It is rotatably provided between a position and a vertical position. This stopper piece 11 is, for example, 35
When a thick can L containing 0 cc is accommodated, it is rotated to a vertical position for use. On the other hand, when a small type S of 250 cc is accommodated, the can S is rotated to a horizontal position so as to project into the opening 10c of the holder body, and as shown in FIG. Section and peripheral wall section 10b
Is configured to hold the can between the front inner edge of the can.

When the drink holder 1 is attached to the air conditioner outlet, the lower surface of the holder body 10 comes into contact with the peripheral portion of the air conditioner outlet to keep the holder body 10 in a substantially horizontal state. The contact piece 14 is movably provided. The contact piece 14 is configured to be able to project rearward from the state shown in FIG. 2, and can be fixed at a suitable projecting position by the projecting position fixing means 15. The protruding position fixing means 15 includes, for example, a large number of lateral grooves formed in the front-back direction of the contact piece 14, an engaging member (not shown) engageable with the grooves, and the engaging member. It can be configured with an operation member (not shown) that releases the engagement state with the groove and enables the contact piece 14 to move.

By providing such an abutting piece 14, the protrusion distance of the abutting piece 14 is appropriately adjusted according to the shape of the dashboard around the air conditioner outlet of the vehicle to which it is attached, so that the holder body 10 is always horizontal. It can be held. Specifically, when the air conditioner outlet is formed in a substantially vertical dashboard, the contact piece 14
It is used in a state where it does not project. Further, when the shape of the dashboard below the air conditioner outlet is inclined and retracted toward the front of the vehicle, the contact piece 1
It is used by protruding until the tip of 4 touches the dashboard.

Further, on the rear part of the holder body 10, a mounting portion 12 to which the mounting tools 5, 5 are detachably mounted is integrally formed above the air intake opening 10d. The mounting portion 12 has a substantially vertical mounting surface 12 a that is located slightly rearward of the rear surface of the holder body 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting surface 12a includes
A pair of mounting openings 13 extending from the center to the left and right,
13 is formed. These mounting openings 13, 13
Are respectively substantially circular insertion ports 13 located on the center side.
a and a locking opening 13b extending laterally from the insertion opening 13a in the horizontal direction. The vertical width of the locking opening 13b is set to be slightly smaller than the diameter of the insertion opening 13a.

The attachments 5 and 5 are each composed of a fixed side member 20 as a first member and a movable side member 30 as a second member, and the fixed side member 20 is provided with a movable side member 3.
0 is assembled and used. These fixed side members 2
0 and the movable side member 30 are each formed by integral molding of plastic.

As described in detail in FIGS. 4 to 7, the fixed side member 20 has a mounting base portion 2 which is detachably engaged with the mounting opening 13 of the mounting portion 12 of the holder body 10.
2 and a substantially plate-shaped upper piece 24 which is formed integrally with the mounting base 22 and extends forward from the mounting base 22.

The mounting base portion 22 of the fixed member 20 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a substantially rectangular vertical cross section, and a circumferentially recessed portion 22a is formed substantially at the center in the axial direction of the outer peripheral portion thereof. Therefore, the rear engaging portion 22b and the recess 22a are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the mounting base 22 from the rear to the front.
The front engaging portion 22c is formed in this order. The rear engaging portion 22b is the mounting portion 12 of the holder body 10.
The recess 22a is formed in a size and shape that can be inserted into the insertion opening 13a, and the recess 22a is formed in a size and shape that can be engaged with the locking opening 13b.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, inside the mounting base 22 of the fixed-side member 20, an opening 23 having a substantially rectangular vertical section is formed in the axial direction.
The upper surface of the opening 23 is an upward inclined surface 23a.

The upper piece 24 is integrally formed on the upper front part of the mounting base 22. The length of the upper piece 24 is set to be slightly longer than the width of the louver. Preferably, it is set to about 3 cm to 3.5 cm so as to have versatility for different louvers of various automobiles.

A hook 26 that engages with the louver 3 of the air conditioner outlet is integrally formed at the tip of the upper piece 24. The hook 26 includes an inclined portion 26a extending downward from the tip of the upper piece 24 at an acute angle, and a mounting base 22 that is substantially parallel to the upper piece 24 from the tip of the inclined portion 26a.
And a protruding portion 26b protruding to the side.
The louver 3 can be fitted between 6b and the upper piece 24. The tip of the stepped portion 26c formed below the inclined portion 26a of the hook 26 and the protruding portion 26b are formed to be narrower than the width of the upper piece 24.

On the other hand, the movable side member 30 is integrally formed with the base end portion 32 and the base end portion 32 which is detachably attached to the attachment base portion 22 of the fixed side member 20. The upper piece 24 extends so as to face the piece 24.
And a lower piece 34 that holds the louver 3 between the upper and lower ends.

The base end portion 32 of the movable member 30 has a quadrangular shape in vertical cross section which can be removably fitted into the opening 23 of the mounting base portion 22 of the fixed member 20. The opening 23 is configured to be slidable in the axial direction. The base end portion 32 is formed longer than the axial length of the mounting base portion 22 of the fixed-side member 20, and therefore the base end portion 3 is formed.
The rear portion 32a of the second member 2 is configured to project rearward from the opening 23 of the fixed-side member 20. The rear part 3 of this base end part 32
A slit 32b is formed in the vertical direction on 2a and is divided into a left extending portion 32c and a right extending portion 32d. Therefore, the extending portions 32c and 32d can be bent in the directions toward and away from each other.

A locking projection 32e and a locking projection 32 are provided on the respective side surfaces of the left and right extending portions 32c and 32d.
A stopper 32f is formed behind e. When the base end portion 32 of the movable side member 30 is fitted into the opening 23 of the fixed side member 20, the locking convex portion 32e engages with the left and right end surfaces of the rear portion of the mounting base portion 22 of the fixed side member 20, Movable side member 30
Is locked to the fixed member 20. In addition, the stopper 32f
Is for preventing the movable side member 30 from slipping out of the opening 23 of the fixed side member 20 when the fitted state of the movable side member 30 and the fixed side member 20 is released. The left and right end surfaces of the rear portion of the mounting base portion 22 of the member 20 are engageable with each other. Further, a concave portion 32g is formed on the lower surface of the base end portion 32 of the movable side member 30 substantially at the center.

The lower piece 34 is integrally formed on the lower front portion of the base end portion 32 of the movable member 30.
It extends forward so as to face the upper piece 24 of 0 at a predetermined interval. On the lower side of the base portion of the lower piece 34, a locking portion 34a that can come into contact with the front lower end surface of the mounting base portion 22 of the fixed-side member 20 is integrally formed. Also, this lower piece 3
4 has a width substantially the same as the upper piece 24 of the fixed side member 20, and is formed to be slightly longer than the upper piece 24 of the fixed side member 20, and the tip end portion 34b thereof is bent slightly downward. There is. As a result, a louver introduction portion is formed between the inclined portion 26a of the hook 26 of the upper piece 24 of the fixed side member 20 and the tip portion 34b of the lower piece 34 of the movable side member 30, and the louver 3 is attached to the upper piece 24. And facilitates introduction between the lower pieces 34.

A slit 34c extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in the lower piece 34, and a portion of the hook 26 of the fixed member 20 which is narrower than the step 26c of the inclined portion 26a is formed. It is accepted.
Therefore, in the state shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the attachment 5 is in a state in which the step portion 26c of the hook 26 abuts on the upper surface of the lower piece 34 and there is no substantial gap between the upper and lower pieces 24, 34. , Sufficient holding power is obtained. In addition, this slit 3
4c also enables the movable member 30 to move in the axial direction with respect to the fixed member 20.

Movable member 30 constructed as described above
Means that the base end 32 of the movable side member 30 is the fixed side member 2
The fixed side member 20 is fitted into the opening 23 of the mounting base 22 of
The hook 26 of the upper piece 24 abuts the lower piece 34 of the movable side member 30, and the louver can be held between the upper piece 24 and the lower piece 34 (FIGS. 4 to 6). The base end 32 of the member 30 and the mounting base 22 of the fixed-side member 20
The fitting state with the opening 23 of the movable side member 30 is released, the lower piece 34 of the movable side member 30 separates downward from the upper piece 24 of the fixed side member 20, and the lower piece 34 of the movable side member 30 and the fixed side member 20. It is configured to be displaceable with respect to the fixed-side member 20 in a detached state (FIG. 7) in which a gap is formed between the upper piece 24 and the hook 26.

The case of using the above-described attachment 5 according to the present invention will be described below. First, the base end portion 32 of the movable side member 30 is formed into the opening 23 of the attachment base portion 22 of the fixed side member 20.
To the attached state shown in FIG. 4 (FIGS. 5 and 6). In this attached state, the hook 2 of the upper piece 24
The portion of the No. 6 beyond the step portion 26c is in a state of being received in the slit 34c of the lower piece 34. Further, the locking projections 32e formed on the respective side surfaces of the left and right extending portions 32c and 32d of the base end portion 32 of the movable side member 30 are engaged with the left and right end surfaces of the rear portion of the mounting base portion 22 of the fixed side member 20. The movable member 30 is locked to the fixed member 20.

Next, the fixture 5 assembled in this way
Is a mounting opening 1 of the mounting portion 12 of the holder body 10.
Attach to 3 and 13, respectively. Specifically, the mounting base portion 22 of the fixed-side member 20 of the mounting fixture 5 is inserted into the insertion opening 13a of the mounting portion 12 of the holder body 10 up to the position of the engaging recess 22a. In this state, the fixture 5 is moved toward the locking opening 13b, and the engaging recess 22a of the mounting base 22 of the fixed-side member 20 is fitted into the elongated hole of the locking opening 13b. Then, the fixture 5 is appropriately moved to a position where the louver (not shown) in the vertical direction does not interfere with the attachment to the air conditioner outlet.

In this way, with the fixtures 5 and 5 attached to the holder main body 10, the inclined portion 26a of the hook 26 of the upper piece 24 of the fixed side member 20 of each of the fixtures 5 and the lower side of the movable side member 30 are fixed. The introduction portion constituted by the tip portion 34b of the piece 34 is applied to an arbitrary louver 3 of the air conditioner outlet, and the holder body 10 is pressed toward the louver 3. Then, since the upper piece 24 and the lower piece 34 are made of a plastic plate-like member, they are elastically deformed in the respective separating directions, and the louver 3 is introduced between the upper piece 24 and the lower piece 34. In this state, the louver 3 has the upper and lower pieces 24.
, And the rear end of the louver 3 engages the hook 26 of the upper piece 24, so that the louver 3 is securely held between the upper piece 24 and the lower piece 34.

On the other hand, when the attachment 5 is to be removed from the louver, a finger or the like is inserted through the opening 10c of the holder body 10 and the rear portion 32a of the base end portion 32 of the movable member 30 is pushed forward in the axial direction to form the base end. The mounting base 2 of the fixed-side member 20
It is slid forward in the axial direction within the second opening 23. in this case,
Extension parts 32c, 3 at the rear of the base end 32 of the movable member 30
By pinching the 2d so that they approach each other, the extension portions thereof are displaced in the approaching direction. As a result, the locking by the locking convex portion 32e can be easily released, and the base end portion 3
The movable state of the movable member 30 can be easily moved forward by loosening the fitting state between the opening 2 of the mounting base 22 and the mounting member 2.

The base end portion 32 of the movable member 30 is further pushed in, and the recess 32g formed in the lower surface of the base end portion 32 is
When it moves to the front lower end surface of the mounting base portion 22 of the fixed-side member 20, as shown in FIG. 7, the movable-side member 30 inclines downward by the depth of the recess 32g, and the base end portion 3
The upper surface of the rear part of 2 abuts on the upper inclined surface 23a of the opening 23,
In the movable member 30, the lower piece 34 is the upper piece 24 of the fixed member 20.
It is displaced to the detached state separated from. In this detached state, a gap is formed between the tip portion 26b of the hook 26 and the lower piece 34 of the movable side member 30, and the louver 3 can be detached through the gap.

In this detached state, the stoppers 32f and 32f formed on the side surfaces of the extending portions 32c and 32d of the base end portion 32 of the movable side member 30 are fixed side members 2 respectively.
It is locked to the rear end surface of the mounting base 22 of No. 0, and the movable side member 30 is prevented from falling out of the opening 23 of the mounting base 22 of the fixed side member 20.

8 to 9 show another example of the drink holder provided with the fittings 5 and 5 according to the present invention.
In this drink holder, the front surface of the holder body 10 is formed by a U-shaped slide member 18 that can slide in the front-rear direction, thereby adjusting the thickness of the beverage container. Therefore, in this drink holder, a member corresponding to the stopper piece 11 in the drink holder 10 described above is not provided. The other configurations are basically the same as those of the drink holder 10 described above, although there are some differences in shape. Therefore, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding members, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Although the drink holder main body 10 is used as the article to be attached in the above embodiments, the attachment 5 according to the present invention uses another article such as a cigarette case or a small case as an air conditioner outlet. It can also be used for mounting.

[0043]

According to the mounting tool 5 of the present invention constructed as described above, a sufficient holding force for the louver 3 can be obtained and the louver 3 can be easily detached.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a drink holder in which a fitting according to the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the drink holder shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the drink holder of FIG. 1 with an attachment removed.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view showing a mounting state of the mounting tool according to the present invention.

5 is a top view of the fixture of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the fixture of FIG.

7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a detached state of the fixture of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a top view of another drink holder in which the fitting according to the present invention is used.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of the drink holder of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ・ ・ ・ Drink holder 3 ・ ・ ・ Louver 5 ・ ・ ・ Mounting tool 10 ・ ・ ・ Holder body 11 ・ ・ ・ Stopper piece 12 ・ ・ ・ Mounting part 13 ・ ・ ・ Mounting opening 14 ・ ・ ・ Abutting piece 15・ ・ ・ Projection position fixing means 18 ・ ・ ・ Slide member 20 ・ ・ ・ Fixed side member (first member) 22 ・ ・ ・ Mounting base 23 ・ ・ ・ Opening hole 24 ・ ・ ・ Upper piece 26 ・ ・ ・ Hook 30 ・..Movable side member (second member) 32 ... Base end portion 34 ... Lower piece

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A mounting base portion detachably engaged with an article held in an air conditioner outlet having a plurality of louvers, and an upper piece extending forward from the mounting base portion, the tip of the upper piece. A first member made of plastic having a hook capable of engaging with a louver, and a base end portion detachably attached to an attachment base portion of the first member, and an upper piece of the first member from the base end portion A second member made of plastic, which extends so as to face each other and has a lower piece capable of holding the louver between the upper piece and the upper piece, and is attached to or detached from a louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile. A fixture for attaching items freely. 2. The mounting base of the first member has an opening in the axial direction, and the base end of the second member is configured to be detachably fitted in the opening. The fixture according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The second member has a base end portion of the second member fitted into an opening of an attachment base portion of the first member, and a hook of an upper piece of the first member is a lower piece of the second member. The attached state in which the louver can be held between the upper piece and the lower piece.
The fitting state between the base end portion of the member and the opening of the mounting base portion of the first member is released, and the lower piece of the second member separates downward from the upper piece of the first member, and the lower piece and the first piece The fixture according to claim 2, wherein the fixture is configured to be displaceable with respect to the first member in a detached state in which a gap is formed between the upper piece of the one member and the hook. 4. A base end portion of the second member is formed so as to project rearward from an axial opening of the attachment base portion of the first member. Fixture. 5. The second member pushes a base end portion, which projects rearward from an axial opening of the mounting base portion of the first member, axially forward to remove the mounted member from the mounted state. The fixture according to claim 4, wherein the fixture is displaced to. 6. A slit is formed in a vertical direction at a rear portion of a base end portion of the second member, and the left and right portions divided by the slit are configured to be bendable in a direction toward or away from each other. The fixture according to claim 5, wherein 7. The stopper according to claim 4, wherein a stopper for preventing coming out of the opening is formed at a rear portion of a base end portion of the second member. Fixture. 8. The tip of the hook of the upper piece of the first member is formed with a narrow width, and the tip of the hook is a slit formed in the lower piece of the second member in the longitudinal direction in the attached state. The fixture of claim 3, wherein the fixture is adapted to be received by a.