JPH0976811A - Cup holder unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup holder unit, in which a drawing body can be drawn forward half upward and a cup receiver body to be loaded with a cup or the like and a support unit for supporting the upper periphery of the cup can be set so horizontally as to stably hold a cup or the like. SOLUTION: A second drawing body 3 is connected to a first drawing body 2 freely to be slid in the fore and aft direction, and both the drawing bodies 2, 3 are housed in a unit main body 1 freely to be slid in the fore and aft direction so that the second drawing body 3 is slid forward half upward in relation to the first drawing body 3, and a support body 4 and a cup receiver body 6 are fitted to the second drawing body 3 freely to be turned, and at the time of drawing the second drawing body 3, the support body 4 and the cup receiver body 6 are turned so as to be held in the nearly horizontal condition opposite to each other. In this condition, a cup (g) is placed on the cup receiver body 6 through a cup insertion hole formed in the second drawing body 3, and the upper periphery of the cup (g) is supported by the support body 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawer type cup holder suitable for use as an interior part of an automobile or the like. More specifically, the drawer part for holding cups can be pulled out obliquely upward. The present invention relates to a cup holder that can properly hold cups in this state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pull-out type cup holder that is pulled out and used when necessary is installed in an instrument panel portion of automobile interior equipment, and cups such as canned drinks are held in this cup holder and It is known to be stored in the instrument panel so as not to get in the way when it is used, and as a pull-out type cup holder unit for forming such a cup holder in the instrument panel or the like, as shown in FIG.
~ 39 are known (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-23480).

That is, in this cup holder unit, as shown in FIG. 37, a drawer body a having a cup insertion hole b is accommodated in a case c so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the lower surface of the drawer body a. The cup receiver d is swingably attached to the. In FIG. 37, e is a locking member that locks the drawer a when the drawer a projects from the front end surface of the case c, and f is rotatably attached to the front end of the cup receiver d. It is the cup receiving part.

As shown in FIG. 36, this conventional cup holder unit is attached to an instrument panel h of an automobile, pulls out the drawer body a at the time of use, and holds the cup g in the drawer body a. But
In this case, as shown in FIG. 38, when not in use, the drawer a and the cup receiver d overlap each other and are housed in the case c and stored in the instrument panel h. By pulling out the body a together with the cup receiver d from the case c, as shown in FIG. 39, the drawer a and the cup receiver d project forward from the front end surface of the case c, and the cup receiver d rotates downward due to its own weight, and in this state, the cup insertion hole b
By placing the cup g on the cup receiving portion f of the cup receiving body d, the cup g is held and the upper periphery of the cup g is supported by the inner periphery of the cup insertion hole b.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional drawer type cup holder unit, as described above, since the drawer body a is pulled out straight, a shift lever for gear change or the like is provided in front of the cup holder. If there is, there is a problem in that it cannot be installed and the installation location is limited. In this case, it is conceivable that the cup holder is installed at an angle and the drawer body a is pulled out obliquely upward while avoiding the shift lever or the like, but in this case, the cup receiving part f on which the cup g is placed is placed. Angle and cup insertion hole b that supports the upper part of cup g
The angle becomes slanted, and it becomes impossible to hold the cup g horizontally. At this time, the cup receiving portion f
Can be set horizontally by adjusting its rotation angle, but since the cup insertion hole b for supporting the upper part of the cup g is directly provided in the drawer a, it is always inclined. , The upper part of the cup g cannot be supported in the horizontal direction, and the support state of the cup g becomes unstable.

For this reason, the conventional pull-out cup holder cannot be installed in the lower part of the central portion of the instrument panel in which the pull-out direction overlaps with the shift lever and the like, and such an instrument panel has a design problem. It cannot be used when a cup holder has to be provided in the lower part of the central part of the.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. Even when it is necessary to install the drawer body diagonally upward even when it has to be installed in the lower central portion of the instrument panel whose pulling direction overlaps with the shift lever. By pulling it out, it is possible to reliably pull out the drawer body while avoiding the shift lever, and in this case, set the cup receiver on which the cups are placed and the support part supporting the upper periphery of the cups horizontally. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup holder unit capable of stably holding cups.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a rectangular box type unit main body having an open front end surface, and a unit movably housed in the unit main body in the front-rear direction.
A first drawer body that projects forward from the front end surface of the unit main body at the forward movement limit, and an inclined portion that is formed on the inner surfaces of both side walls of the first drawer body along the front-rear direction and that slopes upward at the front end portion. The guide groove and a pair of guide projections spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction by a predetermined distance are provided on the outer surfaces on both sides of the rear portion, respectively, and the guide projections are slidably inserted into the guide groove to provide the first drawer body. A second drawer body that is slidably connected in the front-rear direction, overlaps with the first drawer body at the rear slide limit, and projects forward from the front end portion of the first drawer body at the front slide limit, and the second drawer body. A cup insertion hole provided in the body, a support body having a front end portion rotatably connected to the upper surface of the front end portion of the second drawer body, one end portion connected to a rear portion of the second drawer body, and the other end Biased so that the side rotates upward In addition, the other end of the support arm is slidably connected to the lower surface of the support body in the front-rear direction, the rear end is rotatably connected to the rear part of the second drawer, and the front end side is the first end. 2 a cup receiving body that pivots downward on the lower surface side of the drawer body, and the first drawer body and the second drawer body are accommodated in the unit main body in a state where they overlap each other. From the above-mentioned 2nd drawer from the open front end face of the unit body,
Both the second drawer body and the first drawer body project forward from the front end face of the unit body, the second drawer body slides forward with respect to the first drawer body, and the second drawer body It is guided by the inclined portion of the guide groove and projects obliquely upward and forward from the front end portion of the first drawer body. At this time, the front end side of the support arm rotates upward by the urging force, and the front end portion of the support body moves. The lower surface is slid rearward to raise the slide body to a predetermined angle, and the cup receiver rotates downward and is held in a substantially horizontal state at the lower limit of rotation thereof. There is provided a cup holder unit characterized in that the cup is placed through the cup insertion hole of the second drawer and the upper periphery of the cup is supported by the support body.

The cup holder unit of the present invention is installed by embedding the unit body in an instrument panel of an automobile or the like, and the first and second drawer bodies are pulled out from the unit body and provided in the second drawer body. The cup receiver and the support body hold the cups.

In this case, in the cup holder of the present invention, as described above, when the first and second drawers are pulled out from the unit body, both drawers project forward from the front end face of the unit body and The second drawer body slides forward with respect to the first drawer body and projects forward from the front end portion of the second drawer body. At this time, the pair of guide projections provided on both side surfaces of the second drawer body are guided by the guide groove of the first drawer body, and the front guide projection is guided by the inclined portion of the guide groove to move upward. However, the rear guide protrusion is located in front of or in the middle of the inclined portion. As a result, the front end side of the second drawer body is directed obliquely upward, and the second drawer body is drawn forward obliquely upward.

At this time, as described above, the front end side of the arm body is rotated upward by the urging force, and
The front end of the support body slides rearward on the lower surface of the support body to raise the slide body to a predetermined angle, and the cup receiving body is rotated downward by its own weight or an appropriate biasing means to rotate downward. Is held in a substantially horizontal state by holding the cup on the cup receiving body through the cup insertion hole of the second drawer and supporting the upper periphery of the cup with the support body. To do.

As described above, since the cup holder unit of the present invention is constructed so that the second drawer body is pulled out obliquely upward, even when the shift lever and the shift lever overlap each other, the shift lever is The pull-out body can be pulled out securely and the cup receiver and the support body for holding the cup are set to the horizontal state by rotating at the set angles respectively, so the cup can be securely and stable. It can be retained in a positive manner. Therefore, the cup holder unit of the present invention can be suitably used even in the case where it is necessary to install the cup holder unit in the lower central portion of the instrument panel of an automobile in which the pull-out direction of the pull-out body overlaps with the shift lever. .

Moreover, in the present invention, the drawer body is constructed by slidably connecting the first drawer body and the second drawer body, and both drawer bodies are stored in the unit main body in a state of being superposed on each other. Therefore, the depth of the unit body can be set to be relatively small. Further, by sliding the second drawer body obliquely upward with respect to the first drawer body, the cup holding portion is moved obliquely upward, so that the first drawer body and the second drawer body are separated from each other. By pulling out both drawers from the unit body in an overlapping state, and then sliding the second drawer body with respect to the first drawer body and moving it diagonally upward, both drawer bodies are made straight with respect to the unit body. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a clearance at the upper end of the front end face opening of the unit body for moving the drawer body obliquely upward, and the thickness of the front end of the unit body can be made relatively thin. . Therefore, in the cup holder unit of the present invention, the unit main body can be molded in a relatively small size, and the drawer body can be stored in the unit main body in a very compact manner. Therefore, it is very suitable as an interior accessory to be installed in an automobile having a limited space.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically by showing examples. 1 to 5 show a cup holder unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes a unit main body 1 embedded in an instrument panel h of an automobile and a unit main body 1 which is movable in the front-rear direction. First drawer body 2, a second drawer body 3 slidably connected to the first drawer body 2, a support body 4, a support arm 5, and a cup receiving body attached to the second drawer body 3. 6 and a lock body 7 attached to the first drawer body 2.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the unit main body 1 has an open front end face (the right end face in FIGS. 7 and 8) and a rear end (in FIGS. 7 and 8). The left side) is a rectangular box shape with an open half, and step portions 11, 11 are formed along the front-back direction on both side edges of the bottom wall inner surface. In addition, a shallow recess 1 is formed in the center of the rear wall in the bottom width direction.
2 is formed, and a square through hole (deep recess) 13 is provided in the central portion in the front width direction. As shown in FIG. 9, the shallow recess 12 has a taper surface 12a whose front end (the right end in FIG. 9) is gradually inclined upward. Reference numeral 14 in FIGS. 7 and 8 is a reinforcing rib.
Reference numeral 5 is a screw hole for attaching the unit main body 1 to an instrument panel or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the first drawer 2 is formed by integrally forming both side walls 22a, 22b and a rear wall 23 on a bottom plate 21 whose front portion is bent obliquely upward. Is. The bottom plate 21 is formed with a bulging portion 211 that bulges like a belt along the front-rear direction in the widthwise central portion thereof, and a convex lock body mounting hole 212 is formed at the rear end portion thereof. At the same time, shaft mounting holes 213 and 213 are formed on both side edges of the rear end of the lock body mounting hole 212. In addition, the bent slope portion 2 formed on the front portion of the bottom plate 21.
A quadrangular arm body engaging hole 214 is formed in the center of 1a. Further, the bottom plate 21 has both side edges bent in a crank shape in cross section, and concave step portions 24, 24 are formed on both outer surface side sides along the front-rear direction.
When the drawer body 2 is housed in the unit body 1, the step portions 11, 11 of the unit body 1 are slidably fitted in the step portions 24, 24.

The both side walls 22 of the first drawer 2 are also provided.
A and 22b have guide grooves 2 penetrating inside and outside, respectively.
5, 25 are formed along the front-rear direction, and the front end portions of these guide grooves 25, 25 are inclined portions 251, 251 which are inclined upward. Further, the rear wall 23
Two stopper protrusions 26, 26 are provided at the upper end of the protrusion so as to be separated by a predetermined distance.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first drawer body 2 is accommodated in the unit body 1 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and as shown in FIG. The stopper projections 26, 26 are completely housed in the unit main body 1 at the limit of movement, and are inserted into the opening at the rear portion of the upper surface of the unit main body 1. As shown in FIGS. The projections 26, 26 are the unit body 1
The front end of the first drawer body 2 projects forward from the front end open surface of the unit main body 1 in the forward movement limit by coming into contact with the rear end of the upper wall.

The lock body 7 is attached to the first drawer body 2 as described above. That is, this lock body 7
19 to 22, a substantially staple-shaped attachment portion 72 is integrally formed at the rear end portion (upper end portion in FIG. 19) of the tongue-shaped substrate 71, and both sides of the substrate 71 are formed. Anti-rattle pieces 73 from the edges toward the upper front
73 integrally projects, and a second drawer body engaging piece (second drawer body engaging portion) 74 integrally projects along the width direction at an intermediate portion of the upper surface of the substrate 71 in the front-rear direction. Mounting holes 75, 75 are formed at both ends of the mounting portion 72, and the base end front end corners of the rattling prevention pieces 73, 73 are formed on the substrate 71.
The unit main body engaging portion 78 is formed by projecting downward from the lower surface of the unit. And this lock body 7
As shown in FIG. 5, the lock member mounting hole 212 is arranged in the lock member mounting hole 212 of the first drawer body 2.
Shaft mounting holes 213 and 213 provided on both side edges of the
0, 12) is inserted into the attachment holes 75, 75 of the lock body 7 so as to be rotatably attached to the first drawer body 2. In this state, the shaft body is attached. A coil torsion spring 77 wound around 76 urges the front end side of the substrate 71 to rotate downward.

Next, the second drawer body 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 8, the lid plate 32 is integrally formed on the front end of the substrate 31, and the rear end portion of the substrate 31 (see FIGS.
Guide protrusion forming pieces 34, 34 are integrally formed on the lower surface sides of both side edge portions, respectively, and a lock body engaging piece 35 is integrally formed on the lower surface of the rear end portion of the substrate 31 along the width direction. It was formed.

A cup insertion hole 36 extending to both ends in the width direction is formed in the center of the substrate 31, and
Slit-shaped receiving body mounting grooves 361 and 361 are formed in the rear portion from the rear end edge of the cup insertion hole 36 toward the rear. In addition, the lid plate 32 is integrally formed with a laterally elongated handle portion 37 having a bag-shaped recess 371 whose lower surface side is open on the front surface side along the width direction and the substrate 3
Support body mounting portions 321 and 321 each having a bearing hole are integrally formed at both end portions of the inner surface side (rear surface side) of 2. Further, the guide projection forming pieces 34, 34 are formed with a pair of shaft insertion holes 341, 341 which are provided at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction. In addition,
13 to 18, reference numerals 351 and 351 denote slits through which the rattling prevention pieces 73 and 73 of the lock body 7 pass,
Reference numerals 362 and 362 are reinforcing ribs.

The second drawer body 3 is slidably connected to the first drawer body 2 and, as shown in FIG. 5, the shaft insertion holes 34 of the guide projection forming pieces 34, 34.
1, 341 pierce the shaft bodies 38, 38 respectively, and the roller caps 39,
39 are attached as guide protrusions, and the roller caps (guide protrusions) 39 ... 39 are movably inserted into the guide grooves 25, 25 of the first drawer body 2 so as to move the first drawer body 2. Is slidably connected with. Then, the second drawer body 3 overlaps with the first drawer body 2 in the rear slide limit as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and as shown in FIGS. In the slide limit, it projects from the front end portion of the first drawer body 2 obliquely forward and upward.

As described above, the support body 4, the support arm 5, and the cup receiving body 6 are attached to the second drawer body 3.

As shown in FIGS. 23 to 27, the support body 4 has a front edge (lower edge in FIGS. 24 and 25) and both side edges which are linear and a rear edge (in FIGS. 24 and 25, Circular support holes 42, 42 are provided side by side in a plate-shaped base body 41 whose upper end portion is formed in a double arc shape, and shaft insertion holes 4 are provided at both end portions of the front end edge.
3 and 43 are drilled, and a guide groove 44 (see FIGS.
7) are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction at the center of the lower surface of the plate-shaped base body 41.

This support body 4 is, as shown in FIG. 5, a support body mounting portion 321 of the second drawer body 3.
The shaft body 46 attached between 321 and the shaft insertion hole 4
It is rotatably attached to the front end portion of the second drawer body 3 on the upper surface side by passing through the inside of the third drawer 43.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 28 to 31, the arm body 5 is rod-shaped toward the front from the central portion of the front end surface (lower end surface in FIGS. 28 and 30) of the substantially square block-shaped base body 51. The arm portion 52 is integrally provided. The upper surface of the base body 51 is hollowed to form a recess,
Shaft insertion holes 53, 53 are formed in both side walls of the recess, and cylindrical bearing portions 54, 54 communicating with the shaft insertion holes 53, 53 are integrally formed inside and outside the both side walls. Further, a rattling-preventing convex portion 55 is formed integrally with the rear portion of the base body 51 (upper side portion in FIGS. 28 and 30) in the width direction and the front end surface of the base body 51 is formed. 29, 31 is formed obliquely, and the front end surface thereof serves as the receiver contact surface 59. Further, a substantially circular support body connecting portion 56 having a shaft insertion hole is integrally formed on the upper surface of the tip portion of the arm portion 52.

This arm body 5 is, as shown in FIG. 5, a front shaft body 3 attached to the second drawer body 3.
By inserting 8 into the shaft insertion holes 53 of the base body 51, the coil torsion spring 58 is rotatably attached to the rear portion of the second drawer body 3 and is wound around the shaft body 38 and attached. Is urged upward by the arm member 52, and the support member connecting portion 56 at the tip of the arm member 52 passes through the cup insertion hole 36 of the second drawer member 3 by the shaft member 57 of the support member 4. It is slidably connected to the guide groove 44 of the arm body connecting piece 45.

Further, the cup receiver 6 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rear edge (upper edge in FIGS. 32 and 34)
Is linear and has a slit-shaped arm insertion groove 62 that opens to the front edge from the rear end portion at a slightly forward position in the widthwise central portion of the substrate 61 in which the front edge is formed in a double arc shape.
Two triangular plate-shaped connecting pieces 64, 64 having shaft insertion holes 63, 63 are provided at the rear end portion of the substrate 61 so as to be spaced apart by a predetermined distance. The cup receiving body 6 has cup receiving portions 65, 65 on both sides of the arm insertion groove 62. In the figure, 66 is a concave portion formed on the front upper surface side of both cup receiving portions 65, 65, 67 is a reinforcing rib formed on the lower surface of the substrate 61, and 68.
Is a weir portion formed on the upper surface side of the peripheral edge portions of the cup receiving portions 65, 65.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cup receiving body 6 has a structure in which the connecting pieces 64, 64 are inserted into the receiving body mounting grooves 361, 361 of the second extracting body 3 to form a second extracting body. Three
The front shaft 38 attached to the connecting piece 64, 64
By inserting the shaft through holes 63, 63 of the second
It is rotatably attached to the drawer 3. in this case,
The arm body 5 attached to the same shaft body 38 is attached between the connecting pieces 64 of the cup receiving body 6, and the arm portion 52 of the arm body 5 is an arm of the cup receiving body 6. It is in a state of being inserted into the insertion groove 62.

Next, the operation of this cup holder unit will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, this cup holder unit is one in which the unit main body 1 is embedded in an instrument panel h or the like of an automobile and is used as a pull-out type cup holder. As shown in FIG.
With the drawers 3 overlapping each other, the unit body 1
It is stored in.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the unit body engaging portion 78 of the lock body 7 attached to the first drawer body 2 is engaged in the shallow recess 12 formed in the unit body 1. The first drawer body 2 is held in the unit body 1, and the second drawer body engaging piece (second drawer body engaging portion) 74 formed on the lock body 7 is provided with a second rear side. The lock body engagement piece 35 of the drawer body 3 is engaged, and the second drawer body 3 is held in the unit body 1 together with the first drawer body 2. Further, at this time, the cover plate 32 of the second drawer 3 is attached to the unit main body 1
The front end open surface of the lock plate 7 is closed, and only the handle portion 37 formed on the front surface of the lid plate 32 is in a state of protruding from the instrument panel h, and the rattling prevention pieces 7 of the lock body 7 are prevented.
The rattling prevention convex portion 55 (see FIGS. 28 to 31) formed at the rear end portion of the base body 51 of the arm body 5 is inserted between the arms 3, 5, and the arm body 5, the cup receiving body 6, and the support body are formed. The rattling of No. 4 is prevented.

From this state, when using as a cup holder, the grip 37 is grasped and the unit body 1
The second drawer 3 is pulled out from. As a result, the second drawer body 3 moves forward, but at this time, the lock body engagement piece 35 of the second drawer body 3 engages the second drawer body of the lock body 7 attached to the first drawer body 2. Since it is engaged with the rear side of the piece (second drawer body engaging portion) 74, the first drawer body 3 as well as the first drawer body 3
Move the drawers 2 forward while overlapping each other,
The unit body engaging portion 78 of the lock body 7 is the shallow recess 12
By the action of the taper surface 12a (see FIG. 9) at the front end portion, the lock body 7 is pushed upward and the lock body 7 is rotated upward, and the temporary lock state of the first drawer body 2 is released, and the first and second Both drawers 2 and 3 move forward.

Then, as shown in FIG.
And the second drawers 2 and 3 overlap each other and project forward from the front end opening of the unit body 1, and the stopper projections 26 of the first drawer 2 contact the rear end of the upper wall of the unit body 1. And the movement of the first drawer 2 stops,
At this time, the unit main body engaging portion 78 of the lock body 7 enters into the through hole (deep recess) 13 formed in the unit main body 1 and the lock body 7 rotates downward, so that the lock body 7 is rotated. The engagement state between the second drawer body engagement piece (second drawer body engagement portion) 74 and the lock body engagement piece 35 of the second drawer body 3 is released.

By further pulling the second drawer body 3 forward (front) from this state, the second drawer body 3 slides forward with respect to the first drawer body 2 as shown in FIG. Then, it projects forward from the front end of the first drawer 2. At this time, the sliding movement of the second drawer 3 is caused by the roller caps (guide protrusions) 39, 39, 39, 39 (see FIG.
(See) slides in the guide grooves 25, 25 of the first drawer 2 to be guided by the guide grooves 25, 25,
As shown in FIG. 4, in the forward movement limit, the front roller caps (guide protrusions) 39, 39 are guided forward and obliquely upward by the inclined portions 251 and 251 (see FIGS. 11 and 12) of the front end portion of the guide groove 25. On the other hand, the rear roller caps (guide protrusions) 39, 39
The front side of the second drawer body 3 is rotated upward by stopping at a position before 251 and the second drawer body 3 is pulled out obliquely forward and upward.

Further, when the second drawer body 3 is slid with respect to the first drawer body 2 and pulled out, the base body 5 of the arm body 5 is used.
Although the rear end portion of the first sliding member slides forward on the inner surface of the bottom wall of the first drawer body 2, as shown in FIGS.
When the second drawer body 3 is rotated upward by the action of 1, 251 a clearance is formed between the lower surface of the second drawer body 3 and the upper surface (inner surface) of the bottom wall of the first drawer body 2, As a result, the arm body 5 is rotated upward by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 58 (see FIG. 5), and the tip of the arm portion 52 of the arm body 5 is connected to the arm body connecting piece 4 of the support body 4.
5, the support body 4 is rotated by a predetermined angle by the rearward movement, so that the support body 4 is held in a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG. Part engages in the arm body engagement hole 214 of the second drawer body 3,
The rotation state of the arm body 5 is maintained, and the second drawer body 3 is provisionally locked in a state of protruding from the front end portion of the first drawer body 2.

Similarly, the second drawer body 3 is replaced by the first drawer body 2
When sliding it out and pulling it out, the cup receiver 6
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, by projecting from the front end of the first drawer body 2, its front side rotates downward due to its own weight, and is formed on the front end surface of the base body 51 of the arm body 5. It abuts against the received receptacle contact surface 59 and is held in a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG.

As a result, as shown in FIG.
The second drawer 3 is pulled out obliquely upward and forward,
The support body 4 and the cup receiving body 6 attached to the second drawer body 3 are automatically rotated and held in a horizontal state in which they face each other. Then, in this state, the cups g such as a canned beverage are sequentially placed through the support hole 42 of the support body 4 and the cup insertion hole 36 of the second drawer body 3 and placed on the cup receiving body 6, and the cups The cups g are held by supporting the upper part of g with the inner peripheral surface of the support hole 42 of the support body 4.

When the first and second drawer bodies 2 and 3 are to be housed in the unit body 1 again after use, as shown in FIG.
From this state, the second drawer 3 is pushed rearward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the base body 51 of the arm body 5 is
The rear end portion is pulled out from the arm body engagement hole 214 to release the temporary lock state, and the second drawer body 3 is moved to the guide grooves 25, 25.
It is guided by and slides backward. At this time, the lower surface of the rear end portion of the base body 51 of the arm body 5 is pressed by the upper surface of the bottom wall of the first drawer body 2 to rotate, whereby the tip end portion of the arm portion 52 rotates downward and the support body 4 moves. The support body 4 and the arm body 5 are folded by moving the lower surface forward, and the lower surface of the cup receiving body 6 contacts the front end portion of the first drawer body 2 and pivots upward, as shown in FIG. As shown, the first drawer body 2 and the second drawer body 3 are in an overlapping state. At this time, the lock body engaging piece 35 of the second drawer body 3
Moves to the rear of the second pullout body engaging piece 74 of the lock body 7, and the rattling prevention projections 55 (see FIGS. 28 to 31) at the rear end of the base body 51 of the arm body 5 are provided on both sides of the lock body 7. It is in a state of being inserted between the rattling prevention pieces 73, 73.

When the second drawer body 3 is further pushed rearward in this state, the lock body 7 is pushed upward by the rear end edge portion of the through hole 13 (deep recess) 13 formed in the unit body 1. The engagement state between the unit main body engagement portion 78 of the lock body 7 and the through hole 13 (deep recess) 13 is released by this, and the second drawer body engagement piece 74 of the lock body 7 is released. The second drawer body 3 is positioned on the front side of the lock body engagement piece 35, and in this state, the first and second drawer bodies 2,
3 move backwards together, as shown in FIG.
Both drawers 2 and 3 reach the rearward movement limit and are completely stored in the unit body 1. Then, the unit body engaging portion 78 of the lock body 7 engages with the shallow recess 12 of the unit body 1, and this stored state is maintained.

As described above, the cup holder unit of this embodiment is constructed so that the second drawer body 3 is pulled out obliquely upward as shown in FIG.
Even when the pull-out direction and the shift lever s overlap each other, the pull-out body 3 can be reliably pulled out by avoiding the shift lever s, and the cup receiving body 6 and the support body 4 for holding the cup g are respectively The cup g can be reliably and stably held because the cup g is rotated by the set angle and set in the horizontal state. Therefore, the cup holder unit according to the present embodiment can be suitably used even in the case where it is necessary to install the cup holder unit in the lower central portion of the instrument panel of an automobile in which the pull-out direction of the drawer body overlaps with the shift lever g. Is.

Moreover, in the cup holder unit of this embodiment, the drawer body is constructed by slidably connecting the first drawer body 2 and the second drawer body 3, and these drawer bodies 2 and 3 are superposed on each other. Since it is stored in the unit main body 1 in this state, the depth of the unit main body 1 can be set to be relatively small. In addition, the second drawer body 3
The cup holding portion is configured to move obliquely upward by sliding the drawer 2 obliquely upward, and the first drawer 2 and the second drawer 3 are overlapped with each other. , 3 are pulled out from the unit body 1, and then the second drawer body 3 is slid with respect to the first drawer body 2 so as to be moved obliquely upward. Therefore, the units 2 and 3 are pulled out straight, and therefore, there is no need to provide a clearance in the upper part of the front end face opening of the unit body 1 for moving the drawers 2 and 3 obliquely upward, and the unit body 1
The thickness of the front end portion can also be made relatively thin. Therefore, in the cup holder unit of the present embodiment, the unit main body 1 can be molded in a relatively small size, and the drawer bodies 2 and 3 can be stored in the unit main body 1 in a very compact manner. Therefore, it is very suitable as an interior accessory to be installed in an automobile having a limited space.

The cup holder unit of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but the unit main body 1, the first and second drawer bodies 2 and 3, the support body 4, the arm body 5 and the cup receiving body. 6 and the lock body 7 can be appropriately changed in shape, for example, in the above embodiment, the first
The guide grooves 25, 25 penetrating the inside and the outside are provided on both side walls 22a, 22b of the drawer body 2. The guide grooves 25, 25 guide the guide protrusion 39 of the second drawer body 3 on the inner surface side of the both side walls 22a, 22b. It suffices that the grooves are formed, and it is not always necessary to penetrate the inside and outside of both side walls. Further, the lock mechanism and the operating mechanism of each part can be variously changed. For example, if necessary, a biasing means such as a spring is provided on the cup receiving body 6, and the cup receiving body 6 is moved downward by the biasing force. It can also be configured to rotate. Further, other configurations may be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0043]

As described above, according to the cup holder unit of the present invention, even when the drawer body has to be installed in the lower central portion of the instrument panel whose pulling direction overlaps with the shift lever, By pulling out diagonally upward, you can reliably pull out the drawer body while avoiding the shift lever, and in this case, the cup receiver on which the cups are placed and the support part that supports the upper periphery of the cups. Can be set horizontally,
The cups can be stably held.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a stored state of a cup holder unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a first intermediate state when the cup holder unit shifts from a stored state to a pulled-out state.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a second intermediate state when the cup holder unit shifts from the stored state to the pulled-out state.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a pulled-out state of the cup holder unit.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the cup holder unit.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a unit main body which constitutes the cup holder unit.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the unit main body.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the drawing unit body.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a shallow recess portion of the unit body.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a first drawer body that constitutes the cup holder unit.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing the first drawer body.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing the same first drawer body.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a second drawer body that constitutes the cup holder unit.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the second drawer body.

FIG. 15 is a rear view showing the second drawer body.

FIG. 16 is a side view showing the second drawer body.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 13 showing the second drawer body.

FIG. 18 is a bottom view showing the second drawer body.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing a lock body that constitutes the cup holder unit.

FIG. 20 is a side view showing the lock body.

FIG. 21 is a bottom view showing the lock body.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing the lock body.

FIG. 23 is a front view showing a support body that constitutes the cup holder.

FIG. 24 is a plan view showing the support body.

FIG. 25 is a bottom view showing the support body.

FIG. 26 is a side view showing the support body.

FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing the support body, taken along line BB in FIG. 24.

FIG. 28 is an enlarged plan view showing an arm body that constitutes the cup holder unit.

FIG. 29 is an enlarged side view showing the arm body.

FIG. 30 is an enlarged bottom view showing the arm body.

FIG. 31 is an enlarged sectional view showing the arm body.

FIG. 32 is a plan view showing a cup receiver that constitutes the cup holder unit.

FIG. 33 is a front view showing the cup receiver.

FIG. 34 is a bottom view showing the cup receiver.

FIG. 35 is a cross-sectional view showing the cup receiver, taken along the line CC of FIG. 32.

FIG. 36 is a perspective view showing a conventional cup holder unit.

FIG. 37 is an exploded perspective view of the cup holder unit.

FIG. 38 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a stored state of the cup holder unit.

FIG. 39 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a pulled-out state of the cup holder unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Unit Main Body 2 First Drawer 3 Second Drawer 4 Support Body 5 Arm Body 6 Cup Receiving Body 7 Lock Body 12 Deep Recess 13 Through Hole (Deep Recess) 25 Guide Groove 25a Inclined Part 35 Lock Body Engaging Piece 36 Cup Insertion hole 39 Roller cap (guide protrusion) 74 Second drawer body engaging piece (second drawer body engaging portion) 78 Unit body engaging portion 212 Lock body mounting hole (through hole)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular box-shaped unit main body having an open front end surface, and a first drawer body housed in the unit main body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction and protruding forward from the front end surface of the unit main body at a forward movement limit. A guide groove formed on the inner surface of each side wall of the first drawer body along the front-rear direction and having an inclined portion at the front end that inclines upward; The guide protrusions are respectively provided on the outer surfaces, and the guide protrusions are slidably inserted into the guide grooves and slidably connected to the first drawer body in the front-rear direction. A second drawer body that overlaps and projects forward from the front end portion of the first drawer body at the front slide limit, a cup insertion hole provided in the second drawer body, and a front end portion of the second drawer body. Can be rotated to the upper surface of the front end And a support body connected to the rear end of the second drawer body, and the other end of the support body is biased to rotate upward, and the other end of the support body is a lower surface of the support body. A support arm slidably connected in the front-rear direction, a rear end portion rotatably connected to the rear portion of the second drawer body, and a front end side that rotates downward on the lower surface side of the second drawer body. A body, and the first drawer body and the second drawer body are accommodated in the unit main body in a state of overlapping each other, and from this state, the second drawer body is opened from the open front end surface of the unit main body. By pulling out, both the second drawer body and the first drawer body project forward from the front end face of the unit main body, and the second drawer body is the first drawer body.
Sliding forward with respect to the drawer, the second drawer is guided by the inclined portion of the guide groove and protrudes forward and obliquely upward from the front end of the first drawer, and at this time, the front end side of the support arm is While rotating upward due to the biasing force, its front end slides backward on the lower surface of the support body to raise the slide body to a predetermined angle, and the cup receiving body rotates downward and rotates downward. The cup is placed in a substantially horizontal state at the limit of movement, and in this state, the cup is placed on the cup receiving body through the cup insertion hole of the second drawer, and the upper periphery of the cup is supported by the support body. This is a cup holder unit. 2. A lock body having a through hole at the rear end of the first drawer body, a second drawer body engaging portion on the upper surface side, and a unit main body engaging portion on the lower surface side, is rotated into the through hole. It is mounted so that it can be urged downward, and at the rear end of the bottom wall of the unit body, a shallow recess having a tapered front end edge is formed at the rear end, and a deep recess is formed at the front end. A lock body engaging piece is formed at the rear end portion of the lower surface of the drawer body, and when the first and second drawer bodies are overlapped with each other and housed in the unit body, the unit body engagement portion of the lock body is The first drawer body is temporarily fixed in the unit body by engaging in the shallow recess of the unit body, and the lock body engaging piece of the second drawer body is the second drawer body engaging portion of the lock body. And the second drawer body is locked to the first drawer body by the rearward slide limit. By pulling out the second drawer body from the unit body, the first drawer body moves forward together with the second drawer body, and the lock body is pushed up by the taper surface of the shallow recess to temporarily fix the first drawer body. State is released, first
The drawer body moves forward together with the second drawer body and projects outward from the front end face of the unit body, and the unit body engagement portion of the lock body is deeply recessed in the unit body at the forward movement limit of the first drawer body. When the lock body is inserted into the inside and pivots downward, the engagement state between the second drawer body engaging portion of the lock body and the lock body engaging piece of the second drawer body is released, The cup holder unit according to claim 1, wherein the second drawer body is configured to slide forward with respect to the first drawer body.