JPH10119626A - Cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate ill effect due to liquid dripped from a container when used, avoid trouble in electronic equipment and increase the degree of freedom at an installation site. SOLUTION: In a holder mainbody 14 which is stored in a holder case 10 during no use and pulled out during use and provided with a holder hole 14a to position and hold a container, a first pool 11 is formed to receive liquid dripped from the container during use. A second pool 12 is formed in a tray 17 to receive liquid dripped therefrom, which is not received by the first pool 11. Drain holes 11a, 12a are provided in the respective first and second pools 11, 12, separated from the holder case 10 during use. A third pool 13 is formed in the holder case 10 to receive residual liquid in the first and second pools 11, 12 not be dropped when the holder mainbody 14 and the tray 17 are stored therein.

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 for holding a container containing a liquid such as juice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional vehicle cup holder, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. A conventional vehicle cup holder includes a holder body 2 having a holder hole 2a, which can be stored in a holder case 1 provided on an instrument panel or the like when not in use, is drawn out during use, and has a holder hole 2a. The tray 3 is rotatably connected to the holder main body 2 via a rod-shaped member 4. The container 5 is positioned and held by the holder hole 2 a of the holder body 2, and the lower end of the container 5 is supported by the tray 3.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional cup holder, as shown in FIG. 8, spilled liquid such as juice spilled from the container 5 at the time of use causes the respective parts of the container 5, the holder body 2 and the tray 3 and the like to pass through. As a result, as shown by a two-dot chain line, the liquid drops downward from the inner side of the holder case 1 in a stored state. The spilled liquid 6 falls on an electronic device or the like under the spilled liquid 6 and adversely affects or causes a failure. Further, there is a problem that a degree of freedom of an installation location is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and has as its object to eliminate the adverse effects of liquid spilled from a container during use and to avoid failure of electronic equipment. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder for a vehicle that can increase the degree of freedom of the installation location.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a holder case provided in a vehicle, which can be stored when not in use and pulled out when in use,
In a cup holder for a vehicle having a holder body having a holder hole for positioning and holding a container and a tray supporting a lower end of the container, the holder body and the tray each have a pool for receiving a spilled liquid from the container when used. The pool is provided with a drain hole at a position away from the holder case during use.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A cup holder for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking an example in which the present invention is applied to an automobile. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of an installation location of a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a state where a holder main body of the cup holder in FIG. 1 is pulled out, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where the holder main body of the cup holder according to the embodiment of the invention is pulled out, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG.

[0007] Cup holder 7 according to this embodiment
As shown in FIG. 1, is installed right above an electronic device 9 mounted on an instrument panel 8 of an automobile (hereinafter referred to as an "instrument panel") and can be stored when not in use. 2 to 4, the holder case 1
A holder body 14 having a holder hole 14a for positioning and holding the container 5 drawn out during use.
And a tray 17 that supports the lower end of the container 5.

Further, a first pool 11 for receiving the spilled liquid spilling from the container 5 during use is formed in the holder body 14, and a second pool 12 for receiving the spilled liquid that cannot be received by the first pool 11. Are formed in the tray 17, and liquid drain holes 11a and 12a are provided in the respective portions of the first pool 11 and the second pool 12 at a position away from the instrument panel 8 during use.

When the holder body 14 and the tray 17 are stored in the holder case 10, the first pool 11
In addition, a third pool 13 is formed to receive the liquid remaining in the second pool 12 and prevent the liquid from dropping, so that the liquid does not drip into the electronic device 9 or the like directly below the holder case 10. .

The holder case 10 has a rectangular cross section in a rectangular shape, and has a concave portion serving as a third pool 13 formed in a portion of the lower surface plate portion 20 which is farther from the interior of the vehicle, and is illustrated inside. No rails are provided along the longitudinal direction of the car,
As shown in FIG. 5, when the holder body 14 is stored when not in use, the holder hole 14a and the front edge of the tray 17 are set to be located directly above the third pool 13. Top plate 21 corresponding to third pool 13
Is provided with a notch 21a similar to the conventional one.

The holder body 14 includes an upper surface plate 23, a front end plate 24, a rear end portion 25, and left and right side plates 26.
Has a pair of circular holder holes 14a in a rear portion thereof, and has a peripheral wall 23b surrounding the holder hole 14a in a square shape from an intermediate position of the upper surface plate 23 to a position near the rear end, and a first wall is formed by the peripheral wall 23b. A pool 11 is formed, and a plurality of liquid drain holes 11a are provided at the left and right ends near the front end farthest from the instrument panel 8 during use and at an intermediate position between them.
Is open, and is slidable in the front-rear direction along a rail (not shown) in the holder case 10.

Further, the holder main body 14 includes left and right side plates 26.
The front end of each front link 36 is pivotally supported at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction, and a projection 37 is provided on the lower surface near the liquid drain hole 11a at an intermediate position in the left-right direction. The front end of the rear side link 39 is rotatably supported via a sliding pin 38 inserted through a long hole 37a along the front-rear direction.

The tray 17 has a support plate 30 with which the lower end of the container 5 abuts, and a protrusion provided on the upper surface of the support plate 30 along the outer circumference of a pair of circles corresponding to the pair of holder holes 14a of the holder body 14. The second pool 12 is formed by the ridges 31, and a plurality of liquid drain holes 12 a are formed in the portion of the support plate 30 at the left and right positions near the rear end farthest from the instrument panel 8 during use. It is open. Ridge 31
There is a small notch 31a in the middle rear part in the left and right direction
Are formed.

The tray 17 has an upwardly projecting left and right projection 41 provided near the front end of the upper surface of the support plate 30 and an upwardly projecting small projection 42 provided at an intermediate position in the left and right direction near the rear end of the upper surface.
The rear end of the front link 36 is connected to the rear link 39 by a sliding pin 43 inserted in a long hole 41 a along the front-rear direction opened in the left and right protruding pieces 41. The end is pivotally supported and is connected to the holder main body 14 by these links 36 and 39, and can be taken in and out of the holder case 10 in conjunction with the holder main body 14.

When the cup holder 7 housed in the holder case 10 is used, the rear end 25 of the holder body 14 is grasped and pulled out into the vehicle interior.
The links 36 and 39 and the tray 17 rotate downward by their own weight, and the holder hole 14a and the tray 17 thereunder coincide with each other, and stop at a position determined by a stopper (not shown). When the liquid contained in the container 5 spills and is received by the first pool 11, the received spilled liquid is discharged through the liquid drain hole 11 a of the first pool 11. The liquid that has not entered the first pool 11 is received by the second pool 12, and is discharged through the drain hole 12a. Since each of the liquid drain holes 11a and 12a is separated from the instrument panel 8, the discharged liquid does not fall on the electronic device 9 below.

When not in use, the container 5 is inserted into the holder hole 14a.
After being extracted from the holder main body 1 as shown in FIG.
4 is pushed into the holder case 10, and each link 3
The tray 17 is also housed in the holder case 10 in conjunction with 6, 39. When housed in the holder case 10, the residual liquid remaining in the first pool 11 and the second pool 12 is received and accumulated by the third pool 13, and is evaporated and lost by natural drying. As described above, the third pool 13 for holding the liquid remaining in the first pool 11 and the second pool 12 during storage of the holder body 14 and the tray 17 so as not to fall down is used as the holder case 10.
This has the advantage that adverse effects due to liquid spilled from the container during use can be eliminated, and failure of the electronic equipment can be reliably avoided.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the present invention can be applied to a case other than an automobile or a case where it is attached to a part other than the instrument panel 8, and as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, the liquid drain hole 13a may be opened, and the liquid may be discharged to a predetermined place by a pipe 45 or a gutter connected to the liquid drain hole 13a.

[0018]

According to the present invention, each pool for receiving the spilled liquid from the container at the time of use is formed in the holder body and the tray, and the pool is provided with a liquid drain hole at a position away from the holder case at the time of use. Receiving the spilled liquid from the container in the pool during use, and preventing the spilled liquid from dropping near the holder case,
Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the adverse effects of the spilled liquid, to reliably avoid the failure of the electronic device, and to increase the degree of freedom of the installation location.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of an installation location of a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the cup holder in FIG. 1 in a state where a holder main body is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where a holder main body of the cup holder according to the embodiment of the present invention is drawn out.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the holder main body is stored in the holder case.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a modification of the cup holder according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional vehicle cup holder.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Container 7 Cup holder 10 Holder case 11 First pool 11a Drain hole 12 Second pool 12a Drain hole 13 Third pool 14 Holder body 14a Holder hole 17 Tray 20 Lower plate 23 Upper plate 30 Support plate 31 Ridge 31a notch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A holder case provided in a vehicle, which can be stored when not in use and pulled out during use,
In a cup holder for a vehicle having a holder body having a holder hole for positioning and holding a container and a tray supporting a lower end of the container, the holder body and the tray each have a pool for receiving a spilled liquid from the container when used. A cup holder for a vehicle, wherein the pool is provided with a drain hole at a position away from the holder case during use.