JPH11151967A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a cupholder storing possible in a very compact manner, holding two cups atably without occupying large space on an instrument panel. SOLUTION: At ordinary time with a drawer 2 stored in a storage part 1, support bodies 3a, 3b are stored in a mutually layered condition, in the case of drawing out the drawer 2 from the storage part 1, both the support units 3a, 3b are turned out ward respectively, also guided by guide protrusions 26a, 26b, respective free end sides are brought upward.

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 which is used by being incorporated in an instrument panel of an automobile or the like. Nevertheless, at the time of use, a sufficient distance can be provided between the receiving portion on which cups such as canned beverages are placed and the support portion for supporting the middle to upper portions in the height direction of the cups. The present invention relates to a cup holder that can stably hold cups.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cup holder for holding a canned beverage or the like has been incorporated into an instrument panel in an automobile. Many and many kinds of accessories have been installed, and the installation place of the cup holder is inevitably greatly restricted, and a cup holder capable of realizing a small space is desired.

[0003] As a cup holder that can be installed in the instrument panel portion in a relatively small space, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-open No.
Japanese Patent No. 24828 discloses a cup holder of a rotary storage type.

That is, this cup holder is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, a pair of substantially ring-shaped holders b and b are rotatably mounted on a tray a whose upper end surface is opened, and as shown in FIG. d, and the holders b, b are arranged and installed at the joint between the console d and the instrument panel e. And FIG.
As shown in (B), the two holders b,
b is stored in a joint portion between the console d and the instrument panel e, and as shown in FIG. 6A, at the time of use, the holder portion b is rotated to connect the console d with the instrument panel e. From the mating section to the tray section a
By pulling it up and placing the cups c such as canned beverages in the tray section a through the holder section b, the cup section c is received by the tray section a and the middle part of the cups c in the vertical direction or the like. The upper part is supported by the holder part b to hold the cups c.

According to this cup holder, it is possible to achieve a small space in the instrument panel e. However, a space for installing the tray section a on the console d is required, and a sufficient space is not necessarily required. Is not achieved.

Further, as apparent from FIG. 6, this cup holder is inferior in appearance when not in use because the tray portion a is always exposed on the console d. In this case, the tray portion is not used when not in use. Although it is possible to use a as a glove compartment, etc., if it is used as a glove compartment, etc., it cannot be used as a cup holder unless the stored small items are taken out, making it inconvenient to use. Would. Therefore, in order to be able to use the cup holder at any time, the inside of the tray a must always be emptied. When not in use, the tray part a occupying a relatively large space on the consorte d is unnecessary. Is rather long, and space cannot be used effectively.

Further, the cup holder is provided with cups c
The receiving tray part a is embedded in the console d, and the support parts b, b are arranged above it.
The installation location is limited between the center lower part of the instrument panel e and the front end of the console d, which imposes restrictions on the design layout of various instruments, various operation buttons, and other accessories in the vehicle cabin. Would.

On the other hand, when not in use, a tray portion for receiving cups together with the support portion can be stored in the instrument panel. When used, these support portions and the tray portion are pulled out from the instrument panel for use, a so-called drawer type. Various cup holders have been proposed and implemented.

However, if the drawer-type cup holder is intended to have a function of holding two cups so that a driver and a passenger on the passenger seat can use the cup holder at the same time, the width naturally becomes large. In order to stably hold the cups, it is necessary to support the upper part of the cups as much as possible with the support part, so the distance between the tray part that receives the cups and the support part that supports the periphery of the cups must be increased. It must be long, which increases the thickness of the cup holder as a whole, and the occupation area of the cup holder storage portion on the instrument panel naturally increases at present.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a drawer-type cup holder that can be stored in an instrument panel or the like when not in use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup holder that does not occupy a large area on an instrument panel and can stably hold two cups.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a box-shaped storage section having an open front end face, and is accommodated in the storage section so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. A drawer body projecting from the front end face of the storage part, a pair of left and right support bodies having a cup insertion hole, and being rotatably and vertically swingably attached to the drawer body, A biasing means for biasing each of the support members so as to rotate outwardly and a pulling member which is provided below the base end portion of each of the support members, respectively; A guide projection having a height gradually increasing toward a biasing direction; and when the drawer is stored in the storage section, the support body is pressed against both side walls of the storage section and the urging means is always provided. Stored in a state of overlapping each other against the urging force of When the drawer is pulled out of the storage part, the two support bodies released from the pressing force of the side walls of the storage part rotate outward, respectively, and are guided by the guide projections to be free from each other. A cup holder characterized in that the end side is configured to be lifted upward.

In the cup holder of the present invention, two support bodies are always stored together with the drawer in the storage section, and when used, the drawer and the support body are pulled out from the storage section, and the drawer body is pulled up. Place the cups on the
The cups are held by supporting the intermediate part or upper part in the vertical direction with the support body.

In this case, according to the cup holder of the present invention, as described above, the cup holder has a function of holding two cups for the driver and the passenger in the passenger seat, and when not in use, the instrument panel and the like. Despite being a drawer-type cup holder that can be stored in the storage unit, the two support bodies are stored in the storage unit in an overlapping state at the time of storage, so that a large width is not required, and the drawer is pulled out during use. When the body is pulled out, both support bodies are turned outward, respectively, to be in a usable state.

When the drawer is pulled out and used, the two support members are automatically rotated outward by the biasing means, and are raised upward by the action of the guide projection. Because it swings, even when the two support bodies overlapping each other and the top surface of the drawer on which the cups are placed are very close to each other during storage, the cups are raised by the support bodies that have risen upward during use. The upper portion can be supported as much as possible, and a stable holding state can be ensured at the time of use even if the thickness at the time of storage is designed to be thin.

Therefore, according to the cup holder of the present invention, the cup holder can be stored very compactly even though it is a drawer-type cup holder that can be stored in an instrument panel or the like when not in use. The two cups can be stably held without occupying a large area on the instrument panel.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically by showing examples. FIGS. 1 to 5 show a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cup holder includes a unit main body (storage portion) 1 embedded in an instrument panel of an automobile and a unit main body 1. The drawer 2 includes a drawer 2 that is accommodated so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and a pair of supports 3a and 3b that are attached to the drawer 2 so as to be rotatable and swingable in the vertical direction.

The unit main body 1 has a substantially box-shaped front end surface and a rear end surface which are open, an upper end surface of which is closed at about half of the front side by an upper end wall, and which is open from an intermediate portion to a rear end portion. Things.

On the inner surfaces of both side walls 12 of the unit body 1, guide grooves 13 are formed along the front-rear direction.
Is formed, a concave portion 14 is formed in the center of the rear end edge of the upper end wall 11, and a small square ring is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the open front end surface. A flange 15 is formed over the entire circumference.

Further, the drawer 2 has a rectangular substrate 21.
A lid plate 22 in the shape of a square plate is integrally formed at the front end of the substrate 21. Further, side walls 23, 23 are integrally erected from an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of both side edges of the substrate 21 to a rear end thereof, and a rear edge portion is formed. A rear wall 24 integrally connected to both side walls 23, 23 is integrally erected.

On the outer surfaces of both side walls 23, 23 of the drawer 2, guide ridges 231, 23 are respectively provided along the front-rear direction.
1 are protrudingly provided, and the guide protrusions 231 and 231 are slidably fitted into guide grooves 13 and 13 formed on the inner surfaces of both side walls 12 and 12 of the unit main body 1. The unit moves in the unit body 1 in a smooth and stable posture.

At the center of the upper end of the rear wall 24 of the drawer body 2, a locking piece 241 curved substantially in a hook shape is integrally formed to protrude. As shown in FIG. The piece 241 is engaged with the concave portion 14 formed at the center of the rear end of the upper end wall 11 of the unit main body 1, and the drawer 2 is locked, so that the forward movement limit of the drawer 2 is established. I have. In this forward movement limit, both side walls 2 of the drawer 2
The front part of the unit main body 1 projects from the front end face of the unit body 1.

On the both sides of the front surface of the upper surface of the substrate 21 of the drawer 2
Has semicircular recesses 211 and 211 formed therein.
Recesses 211 and 211 are provided for receiving cups.
Part. Also, the front ends of both side walls on the upper surface of the substrate 21
In the vicinity, cylindrical screw stoppers 25a and 25b are respectively provided.
Are integrally protruded, and these screw stoppers 25
a, 25b, and guide projections 26a,
26b, spring stopper walls 27, 27 are integrally provided to project rearward.
ing. Here, as shown in FIGS.
Height h of one screw stopper 25a¹(See FIG. 4A)
Is the height h of the other screw stopper 25b.^Two(See Fig. 5 (A)
)). In addition, the guide protrusion 26
Both a and 26b are directed toward the side edge of the substrate 21.
The height of the wall gradually increases according to
As shown in FIGS.
Height h of the lowest end of the id projection 26a^Three (See Fig. 4 (B)
) Is the height of the lowest end of the other guide projection 26b.
h^Four(See FIG. 4B).

Next, the support bodies 3a and 3b each have a thin, generally triangular plate-like base end piece 32 protruding from a part of the outer peripheral surface of a circular ring-shaped support part 31 via a step. In addition, a hollow portion of the support portion 31 serves as a cup insertion hole 34, and a screw insertion hole (rotating hole) 33 is formed in the base end piece 32.

The support members 3a and 3b respectively have a base end piece 32 placed on the screw stoppers 25a and 25b of the drawer 2 and a screw insertion hole 33 provided in the base end piece 32.
Tapping screws 4 and 4 through
a, 25b, so that it is attached to the drawer 2.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the shaft of the tapping screw 4 is
a, 25b projecting upward from the upper ends of the tapping screws 4, the shaft portion of the tapping screw 4 serves as a rotation axis, and the supports 3a, 3b are rotatable.
The screw insertion holes 33 of the support bodies 3a and 3b are formed to have a larger diameter than the shaft of the tapping screw 4.
Thereby, each support body 3a, 3b is in a state capable of swinging up and down. Further, the shaft of the tapping screw 4 protrudes greatly from the upper end of the screw insertion hole 33,
The base pieces 32 of the two support bodies 3a and 3b are urged downward by a coil spring 5 attached in a state of being wound around the shaft portion, and one end of the coil spring 5 is connected to the spring stopper wall. 27 (not shown), and the other end thereof abuts against the side surface of each support body 3a, 3b (not shown) to press each support body 3a, 3b in one rotation direction. Thereby, both support bodies 3a and 3b are urged to rotate in mutually opposing outward directions (directions of arrows A and B in FIG. 3, respectively).

In this cup holder, as shown in FIG. 2, the two supports 3a and 3b are pressed against both side walls of the unit main body (storage portion) 1 and resist the urging forces of the coil springs 5 and 5, respectively. The drawer 2 is housed in the unit body (storage portion) 1 together with the drawer 2 in a state where the drawer 2 overlaps each other, and the front end face of the drawer 2 is closed by the cover plate 22 at the front end of the drawer 2. It is in a closed state.

When the cup holder is used from this state, the drawer 2 is pulled out of the unit main body 1 by putting a finger on the cover plate 22 and moved to the forward movement limit, and the front part of the drawer 2 is moved. It protrudes from the front end face of the unit body 1.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the two support bodies 3a, 3b released from the pressing force on both side walls of the unit body 1 are respectively outwardly moved by the urging forces of the coil springs 5, 5. While being rotated, the free ends are lifted up by being guided by the guide protrusions 26a and 26b, and are positioned above the cup receiving portions 211 and 211 formed on the upper surface of the substrate 21 of the drawer 2, respectively. Become. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 (B) and FIG. 5 (B), the substantially same as the height h ⁶ of the tip of the height h ⁵ and the other support member 3b of one of the support member 3a tip And height.

In this state, cups such as canned beverages are placed on the cup receiving portions 211 and 211 provided on the substrate 21 of the drawer 2 through the cup insertion holes 34 and 34 of the support members 3a and 3b. At the same time, the cups are held by supporting the middle part or upper part in the vertical direction of the cups on the inner peripheral surface of the cup insertion hole 34 of the support bodies 3a, 3b.

When the drawer 2 is stored in the unit body 1 again after use, the drawer 2 is
Is pushed until it comes into contact with the front end face of the unit body 1, and the two support bodies 3 a, 3 b and the drawer body 2 are separated.
Store in.

In this case, when the drawer 2 is pushed into the unit main body 1, the side surfaces of the support bodies 3 a and 3 b abut against the inner surfaces of both side walls 12 and 12 of the unit body 1, and the drawer 2 is further pushed in. Thereby, both support bodies 3a,
3b rotates inward against each other against the urging force of the coil springs 5 and 5, and both the support members 3a and 3b and the drawer 2 are stored in the unit body 1.

At this time, FIGS. 4A and 5A show
As shown in FIG.
Height h of the screwed part 25a¹But the other support body
Height h of screw stopper 25b to which 3b is attached^TwoThan
4 (B) and FIG. 5 (B).
Guide one support body 3a as described above.
Height h of the lowest end of guide projection 26a^Three Is the other
The lowest end of the guide projection 26b for guiding the support 3b
Part height h^FourIt is higher than
Height h of the support body 3a⁷(Up to the bottom of the support 3a
4A) is the height of the other support 3b.
H⁸(See Fig. 5 (A)
)), Which is slightly higher than
The other support body 3b is also under the one support body 3a.
The support bodies 3a and 3b are automatically overlapped
It has become.

As described above, according to this cup holder, the unit main body 1 has a function of holding two cups for the driver and the passenger in the passenger seat, and is buried in the instrument panel or the like when not in use. Despite being a drawer-type cup holder that can be stored inside, a large width is required because the two support bodies 3a and 3b are housed in the unit body 1 in an overlapping state at the time of storage. When the drawer 2 is pulled out at the time of use, the support members 3a and 3b are turned outward to be ready for use.

When the drawer 2 is pulled out and used, the two supports 3a and 3b rotate outward, respectively, and the distal ends rise upward by the action of the guide projections 26a and 26b. The two support bodies 3 overlap each other when stored.
Even when the upper surfaces a and 3b and the upper surface of the substrate 21 of the drawer 2 on which the cups are placed are very close to each other, the upper portions of the cups are supported as much as possible by the support members 3a and 3b which are raised upward during use. Thus, a stable holding state can be ensured during use even if the thickness at the time of storage is designed to be thin.

Therefore, according to the cup holder of the present invention, the cup holder can be stored very compactly even though it is a drawer-type cup holder that can be stored in an instrument panel or the like when not in use. The two cups can be stably held without occupying a large area on the instrument panel.

The cup holder according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a substantially square box-shaped unit body 1 and a drawer 2 are combined and stored by the unit body 1. Although the unit is configured, a storage unit instead of the unit body 1 may be formed directly on the instrument panel of the automobile. In the above-described embodiment, the drawer 2 is manually moved in and out. However, an appropriate urging means and a lock means may be provided to automatically perform the drawing operation or the storing operation. Further, in the above embodiment, an appropriate clearance is provided between the shaft portion (rotating shaft) of the tapping screw 4 and the screw insertion hole (rotating hole) 33 provided in the base end piece 32 of each of the supports 3a and 3b. And the two support bodies 3a, 3b are mounted so as to be rotatable and swingable in the vertical direction. However, the mounting manner of the support bodies 3a, 3b is not limited to this, and for example, the support bodies 3a, 3b Is simply rotatable, and a bent portion is provided between the base piece 32 and the support portion 31 so that the distal ends of the supports 3a and 3b can be bent upward. The distal ends of the supports 3a and 3b may be swung upward by the curved portion. Furthermore, the drawer body 2, the support bodies 3a and 3b, the guide protrusions 26a and 26b
Other configurations such as the shape and mounting mode of the support member and the method of urging the support members 3a and 3b may be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention.

[0037]

As described above, according to the cup holder of the present invention, although it is a drawer-type cup holder that can be stored in an instrument panel or the like when not in use, it is very compact. Can be stored in the instrument panel without occupying a large area on the instrument panel. In addition, the distance between the cup receiving portion for placing the cups and the support portion for supporting the middle or upper part of the cups in the vertical direction is sufficient. Thus, the two cups can be stably held.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a cup holder according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state when the cup holder is not used.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a state when the cup holder is used.

4A and 4B are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating the operation of one of the support members constituting the cup holder, wherein FIG. 4A shows a state at the time of storage, and FIG. 4B shows a state at the time of use.

5A and 5B are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating the operation of the other support member constituting the cup holder, wherein FIG. 5A shows a state at the time of storage, and FIG. 5B shows a state at the time of use.

FIG. 6 shows a conventional cup holder;
(A) is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a use state, (B) is a perspective view showing a non-use state, and (C) is an exploded perspective view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Unit main body (storage part) 2 Pull-out body 26a, 26b Guide protrusion 3a, 3b Support body 33 Screw insertion hole (rotation hole) 34 Cup insertion hole 4 Tapping screw (rotation axis) 5 Coil spring (biasing means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped storage part having an open front end face, a drawer body accommodated in the storage part so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and a front part protruding from the front end face of the storage part at a forward movement limit, and a cup insertion hole. And a pair of left and right support members rotatably and vertically swingably attached to the drawer, and urging both the support members to rotate outwardly opposite to each other. Biasing means, and a guide projection which is provided on the drawer below the base ends of the two support bodies and whose height gradually increases in the biasing direction of the support body. When the drawer is always stored in the storage section, the support body is pressed against both side walls of the storage section and stored in a state where they are overlapped against each other against the urging force of the urging means, When the drawer is pulled out of the storage, A cup holder characterized in that the two support bodies released from the pressing force of the wall rotate outward, respectively, and are guided by the guide projections so that their free ends are lifted upward. . 2. A rotary shaft provided on the drawer body is inserted through a large-diameter rotary hole provided at a base end of the support body so that each support body is rotatable and vertically movable. A pivotally mounted coil spring wrapped around the pivot shaft urges each support body outwardly in opposition to each other, and urges the base end of the support body downward. 2. The cup holder according to 2. 3. The height of the lowest end of one of the guide projections is
It is set higher than the height of the lowest end of the other guide projection, and when stored, it is guided by the one guide projection and is guided by the other guide projection below the one support body that rotates. 3. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the other rotating support body is recessed and the two support bodies are stored in an overlapping state.