JPH10244862A - Vehicle table - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low-profile compact vehicle table having two cup holders. SOLUTION: This vehicle table has a table body 10 with a recess 11 having a through hole and a cover 2 supported by a shaft and opened with respect to the table body 10. A cup frame 3 supported by a shaft and opened in the same direction of the cover 2 is provided between the recess 11 and the cover 2 and a cup receiving base 4 moved up or down when the cover 2 is opened or closed is provided under the recess 11. If the cover 2 and the cup frame 3 are opened, a first cup holder 61 having the cover 2 as a bottom and the cup frame 3 as a frame is formed and a second cup holder 62 having the cup receiving base 4 as a bottom and the recessed part 11 as a frame is formed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular table provided in a cabin of an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a motor vehicle, a vehicle table that can be effectively used for a storage room or the like has been installed in order to improve comfort in a vehicle compartment. Such a vehicle table is, for example, a compact type, such as a foldable type, in order to effectively use a narrow cabin.

On the other hand, in order to facilitate eating and drinking in a vehicle cabin, there is a case where a cup holder for receiving a cup containing a drink is installed in, for example, a console box.
These vehicle tables and cup holders all improve the convenience in the passenger compartment, and the need for passenger cars with a strong leisure interest is increasing.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional vehicle table and cup holder have the following problems. That is, as described above, since the size of the interior of the vehicle compartment is limited, from the viewpoint of effectively using that space,
Both the vehicle table and the cup holder are required to have compact structures.

On the other hand, in order to improve the convenience of a plurality of occupants, not only one cup but also two cup holders are used.
The ability to receive individual cups has been required. Therefore, if the vehicle table and the cup holder are separately provided, the result is contrary to the demand for effective use of the vehicle interior space. Therefore, it has been desired to develop a thin and compact vehicle table having two cup holders by integrating the vehicle table and two cup holders.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional demand, and has as its object to provide a thin and compact table for a vehicle having two cup holders.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle table provided with two cup holders, a table body having a recess having a through hole on an upper surface side, and an opening direction with respect to the table body. A lid that is rotatably supported on the table and that opens and closes the recess, and between the recess and the lid, the table body is inverted with respect to the table body in the same direction as the lid. A ring-shaped cup frame rotatably supported is provided, and below the recess, a cup holder which moves up and down in conjunction with the rotation of the lid and which descends when the lid is turned over. A base is provided, and the lid and the cup frame are each turned over to form a first cup holder using the lid as a bottom and the cup frame as a frame. Bottom of cup holder above To, in a vehicle table, characterized in that it is configured to a second cup holder with the recess in the frame portion.

The most remarkable point in the present invention is that the lid, the cup frame and the cup holder are arranged on the table body, and the lid and the cup frame are set in the inverted state. Thus, two cup holders are formed.

That is, the surface of the lid is a part of the table surface when closed by the table body, and the rear surface is the bottom of the first cup holder in the inverted state. When the lid is closed by the table body, the cup frame is stored between the lid and the recess, that is, inside the table body. on the other hand,
When the cup frame is inverted in the same direction as the inversion direction of the lid, the cup frame is located above the lid and serves as a frame of the second cup holder.

Further, the table body is provided with a recess having a through hole as described above, and the upper portion of the recess is opened by inverting the lid, and the through hole is formed in the second hole.
Serves as the frame of the cup holder. Further, the cup receiving base is lowered with the reversal of the lid and is positioned below the concave portion, and serves as a bottom of the second cup holder.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. The table for a vehicle according to the present invention is constituted as described above by the table main body, the lid, the cup frame, and the cup holder. Therefore, by inverting the lid and the cup frame from the table body in the opening direction, the first cup holder can be easily formed by the lid and the cup frame. At the same time, the second cup holder is formed by the opened concave portion and the cup receiving base.

On the other hand, when the lid and the cup frame are closed by the table main body, the outer shape of the table main body is very compact, and the surface of the lid is used as a part of the table surface. The area can be increased. Further, the cup receiving base can also be raised to the table main body side, so that the thickness of the table main body when the cup holder is not used can be made extremely thin.

That is, the vehicle table of the present invention can easily assemble two cup holders by reversing the lid and the cup frame when using the cup holder. If you do not need to use it, close the lid
It is possible to obtain a compact and relatively large table. Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to provide a thin and compact table for a vehicle having two cup holders without sacrificing limited space in the vehicle.

The vehicle table of the present invention is preferably a foldable table. This makes it possible to further reduce the size by making use of the effects of the above configuration. Further, in this case, it can be arranged on another in-vehicle member such as a console box, and further improvement in convenience can be obtained.

Next, a lock mechanism for holding the lid closed is provided between the lid and the table body. Is preferably provided with a spring biasing in the reverse direction. Thus, by setting the lock mechanism in the locked state, the lid can be held in a closed state, and the stability when the surface of the lid is used as a part of the table surface can be improved. . Further, when the cup holder is used, by releasing the lock mechanism, the lid is automatically flipped together with the cup frame by being pushed by the cup frame which is about to be reversed by the urging force of the spring. The two cup holders can be assembled very easily.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, gears that engage with each other are disposed on the shaft of the lid and the shaft of the cup receiving base, respectively.
When the lid is closed in the table main body by rotating in the opposite direction to the opening and closing direction of the lid in conjunction with the rotation of the lid, the cup receiving stand is raised and the lower surface of the table main body is raised. It is preferably configured to be stored on the side.
As a result, the interlocking of the cup holder and the lid can be realized by a simple mechanism, and further downsizing can be achieved.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

First Embodiment A vehicle table according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Vehicle table 1 of this example
Are two cup holders 61, 6 as shown in FIG.
The vehicle table 2 is provided with a cover 73 of a parking lever 71 provided in a walk-through portion 70 of the vehicle interior floor, as shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the vehicle table 1 has a table body 10 provided with a concave portion 11 having a through hole 100 (FIG. 4), and a shaft which can be turned in the opening direction with respect to the table body 10. A lid 2 that is supported and opens and closes the concave portion 11, and is pivotally supported between the concave portion 11 and the lid 2 in the same direction as the lid 2 with respect to the table body 10. A ring-shaped cup frame 3 is provided, and a cup holder 4 that moves up and down in conjunction with the rotation of the lid 2 and descends when the lid 2 is inverted is provided below the recess 11. Is provided.

FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
By inverting the lid 2 and the cup frame 3 respectively, the lid 2 is placed on the bottom 611 and the cup frame 3
The first cup holder 61 is formed using the frame as a frame portion 612, and the cup receiving base 4 is provided on the bottom portion 621, and the concave portion 11 is provided.
Are formed so as to form the second cup holder 62 using the frame portion 622. The details are described below.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the table body 10 is disposed so as to be rotatable by 90 degrees about a rotation shaft 125 (FIG. 7) with respect to the cover 73 of the parking lever 71. The table surface of the table body 10 is in a horizontal state when it is pulled up as shown in FIG. 5, and is stored on the side surface of the cover 73 when it is tilted 90 degrees as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the table main body 10 is provided with the parking lever 71 when the table is in use.
A notch 16 is provided on the front right side so as not to interfere with the above. In addition, as shown in FIG.
Has a L-shaped cross section, and has the rotating shaft 125 on the short side 12 thereof. The table body 1
At the end of 0, there is provided a lateral groove 18 for putting a finger of the hand at the time of handling.

A stay 72 is provided between the table main body 10 and the cover 73 for holding the table main body 10 in a raised state. This stay 72
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the cover 7 is foldable from the center, and is folded when the table is stored.
It is configured to be stored in the third stay storage portion 732. The stay 72 has a hinge 722 at the center to
It is configured to be foldable and is connected to the table body 10 and the cover 73 via hinges 721 and 723 provided at both ends.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the table body 10 is provided with a concave portion 11 which is open upward and rearward at a rear portion on the upper surface side. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a through hole 100 (FIG. 4) is formed in the center of the bottom 111 of the concave portion 11.
Are formed. And the through-hole 1 of this bottom 111
The periphery of 00 plays the role of the actual frame portion 622 (FIG. 3) in the second cup holder 62. In addition, a concave portion 12 that is opened downward corresponding to the concave portion 11 is provided also on the lower surface side of the table body 10.

An engagement protrusion 114 is provided on a front wall surface of the recess 11 of the table body 10. The engagement protrusion 114 constitutes the lock mechanism 8 that holds the lid 2 in a closed state in cooperation with the engagement hole 24 of the lid 2. Further, a notch 115 for operating the release of the lock mechanism is provided on the front wall surface. At the rear end of the table main body 10, a lid 2, a cup frame 3, and a cup receiving base 4 are disposed rotatably.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the lid 2 engages the shaft portion 25 with the lower rear end of the table main body 10 and
It is arranged to be rotatable by degrees. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, in a state where the lid 2 is closed to the table body 10,
The surface 201 becomes a part of the table surface. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the back surface 202 is configured to function as the bottom portion 611 of the cup holder when inverted.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lid 2 has a substantially L-shaped cross section in the front-rear direction.
The shaft portion 25 is provided at an end of the shaft 3. Thus, the lid 2 is configured to be at the same height as the table surface when the lid 2 is closed by the table main body 10, but to be positioned lower than this when inverted. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the shaft portion 25 of the lid 2 has gears 26 on its left and right which engage with gears 46 of the cup holder 4 described later. The gear 26 is provided so as to rotate together with the lid 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cup frame 3 has the shaft portion 35 engaged with the rear end of the bottom portion 111 of the concave portion 11, and is arranged to be rotatable by 180 degrees. The cup frame 3 has a ring shape having a size slightly larger than the outer diameter of the cup 88 as shown in FIGS. A spring 47 is provided on the shaft 35 as shown in FIG. 4, and urges the cup frame 3 in the reverse direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cup receiving base 4 is composed of a bottom plate portion 41 and left and right arms 42. The shaft portion 45 at the tip of the arm 42 is engaged with the rear end in the concave portion 12. It is arranged below the concave portion 11 of the table body 10.
On both sides of the shaft portion 45, gears 46 that engage with the gears 26 of the lid 2 are provided. The gear 46 is provided so as to rotate integrally with the arm 42. 2 above
The two gears 26 and 46 are in a relationship that when one rotates, the other rotates in the opposite direction.

The cup holder 4 is provided with these gears 2.
Due to the engagement of the cover 6 and the cover 46, the cover 2 rotates in a direction opposite to the opening / closing direction of the cover 2 in conjunction with the rotation of the cover 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the lid 2 is closed to the table body 10,
The cup pedestal 4 rises and is located in the recess 12 on the lower surface side of the table body 10, while, as shown in FIG. 3, when the lid 2 is turned over, the cup pedestal 4 is moved to the bottom of the second cup holder 62. Descends to the position.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
As described above, the vehicle table 1 of the present embodiment includes the table body 10, the lid 2, the cup frame 3, and the cup holder 4, and the parking lever 7 is provided.
The first cover 73 is provided so as to be housed. Therefore, when it is not necessary to use the table as a table or a cup holder, the vehicle table 1 can be compactly stored in the cover 73 side.

When the vehicle table 1 is used as a table or a cup holder, first, the table body 10 is pulled up from a state of being stored in the cover 73 to a horizontal state. In this state, the vehicle table 1 functions as a table. At this time, since the lid 2 is located at the same height as the table surface, this constitutes a part of the table surface and contributes to an increase in the table area.

When it is desired to use the cup holder, the lock mechanism 8 between the table body 10 and the lid 2 is released. As a result, the cup frame 3 pressed by the lid 2 is urged in the reversing direction by the spring 47, and pushes and turns the lid 2 to be reversed.

Thus, the first cup holder 61 using the lid 2 on the bottom 611 and the cup frame 3 on the frame 612 is instantaneously formed. On the other hand, the lid 2 and the gear 2
The cup pedestal 4, which is in an interlocking relationship via the rims 6 and 46, descends with the reversal of the lid 2 and is disposed as the bottom 621 of the second cup holder 62. Then, the concave portion 11 of the table body 10 opened by the inversion of the lid 2 becomes the frame portion 622 of the second cup holder 62 by itself, and forms the second cup holder 62 together with the cup receiving table 4.

As described above, in the vehicle table 1 of this embodiment, the two cup holders 61, 62 can be assembled very easily and quickly only by releasing the locked state of the lid 2 and the table body 10. . When the cup holders 61 and 62 are not used, the lid 2
Is simply locked by closing it to the table body 10,
It can be returned to the table state very easily.

When the cover 2 is closed, the cup receiving table 4 is securely stored in the table body 10 by the action of the gears 26 and 46. Therefore, the entire thickness of the vehicle table 1 can be kept within the range of the thickness of the table body 10 when the cup holder is not used. Therefore, the vehicle table 1 is covered with the cover 7 as in this example.
Even when folded and stored, the storage space can be reduced. Therefore, in this example, as shown in FIG. 8, the vehicle table 1 can be installed without impairing the function of the walk-through portion 70 provided between the left and right seats 91 and 92.

Although the vehicle table 1 of this embodiment is shown as being housed in the cover 73 of the parking lever 71, it can be arranged in another vehicle interior member, such as a console box. In this case, the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a thin and compact vehicle table having two cup holders.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a state in which two cup holders are assembled in a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the first embodiment with a lid closed.

FIG. 3 is an essential part cross-sectional view of the first embodiment in a state where a lid is inverted.

FIG. 4 is a main part plan view of the first embodiment in a state where a lid is inverted.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a table use state of the vehicle table according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a stored state of the vehicle table according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement position of a vehicle table according to the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. . . Vehicle table, 10. . . Table body, 11. . . Recess, 2. . . 2. lid, . . 3. cup frame, . . Cup cradle, 61. . . First cup holder, 62. . . Second cup holder, 611, 621. . . Bottom, 612,622. . . 7. frame part, . . Lock mechanism,

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vehicular table provided with two cup holders, wherein a table body having a recess having a through hole on an upper surface side is pivotally supported so as to be reversible in an opening direction with respect to the table body. And a lid for opening and closing the concave portion, and a ring-shaped member rotatably supported between the concave portion and the lid in the same direction as the lid with respect to the table body. The cup frame is further provided below the concave portion, and a cup receiving base which moves up and down in conjunction with the rotation of the lid and falls when the lid is turned over is provided. By inverting the lid and the cup frame, respectively, a first cup holder using the lid as a bottom and the cup frame as a frame is formed, and the cup holder is positioned at a bottom.
A vehicle table, wherein a second cup holder using the concave portion as a frame portion is formed. 2. A lock mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a lock mechanism is provided between said lid and said table body to hold said lid in a closed state, and said cup frame has said reversing direction. A table for a vehicle, wherein a spring is provided for urging the table. 3. The shaft according to claim 1, wherein the shaft of the lid and the shaft of the cup holder are provided with gears that engage with each other. When the lid is closed in the table body by rotating in the direction opposite to the opening and closing direction of the lid in conjunction with the rotation of the body,
A table for a vehicle, wherein the cup receiving table is configured to be stored on a lower surface side of the table body.