JPH11165574A - Drawer type cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer type cup holder wherein a small article can be prevented from advancing in a depth of a set up member. SOLUTION: A housing 1 fixed to a space of a set up member to open a front surface and a holder body 11 supported able to be drawn out in the housing 1 to open an upper surface are provided, the holder body 11, cutting away a rear part side bottom surface, is a drawer type cup holder partitioning a hold space 12 of a cup in the front side, behind the hold space 12 of the cup of the holder body 11, a flap 21 is suspended, by swiveling the flap 21 in a direction narrowing the hold space 12 of the cup, even when a large hole H is opened between a bottom surface cut away part of the holder body 11 and the hold space 12 of the cup, by existence of the flap 21 suspended therein, a small article dropped down in the hold space 12 can be prevented from advancing in a depth of the set up member.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a drawer-type cup holder installed on a dashboard of an automobile, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional cup holder of this kind, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-159141. Although not specifically shown, the conventional cup holder includes a box-shaped housing having an open front surface fixed to a space provided in a dashboard of an automobile, and an upper surface supported so as to be able to be pulled out into the housing. Is provided with an open box-shaped holder body, and a cup-shaped cup support plate rotatably supported inside the holder body, and the cup is provided on the upper side with respect to the support plate. A support hole is opened, a torsion coil spring is mounted on the lower side, and the upper side where the support hole is opened always projects horizontally from the upper surface opening of the holder body by the spring pressure of the torsion coil spring. It is configured to elastically bias in the direction.

For this reason, if the holder body is pulled out of the housing, the upper side of the support plate shifts to a developed state in which the upper side projects horizontally from the upper opening of the holder body. If a cup is inserted into the opened support hole, the bottom of the cup is placed on the bottom wall of the holder body and the side portion is supported by the edge of the support hole, so that This makes it possible to hold the cup stably, and conversely, when the holder body is pushed into the housing, the support plate is automatically folded inside the holder body against its biasing spring pressure. Thus, the unused state can be obtained.

[0004]

Accordingly, in a conventional cup holder, a box-shaped holder body having an open upper surface and a support plate having a support hole are used in a vertical direction.
Since it is intended to hold the cup, it is possible to stably hold the cup, but on the other hand, due to such a configuration, naturally, the height dimension of the holder body, before and after it, There was dislike that it grew equally. On the other hand,
Inside the car dashboard, air conditioner ducts and various electrical devices are mixed, so if you try to install a cup holder with a large height as in the past, there is room in space. Often there is no case.

Therefore, the rear side bottom surface of the holder body is cut out to the extent that it does not hinder the support of the cup, and the cutout portion of each bottom surface is used to arrange the inside of the dashboard. By storing a part of the equipment,
It is conceivable to reduce the installation space for the cup holder itself.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to accommodate a part of the arrangement existing inside the dashboard in the above-described cutout portion of the bottom surface of the holder body. Can be reduced, but this time, a large hole is opened between the cutout on the bottom of the holder body and the holding space of the cup defined on the front side, so the appearance in use condition Needless to say, the appearance is impaired, but especially in the holding space of the cup of the holder body pulled out of the housing,
If a small object such as a coin or a card falls, it is sufficiently predicted that the small object may enter the inside of the dashboard from the large hole and may no longer be taken out.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed to effectively improve such a situation. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a front surface fixed to a space of a member to be installed is open. And a holder body having an open upper surface which is supported so as to be able to be pulled out in the housing, and the holder body has a rear bottom surface cut out to define a cup holding space on the front side. In the cup holder, a structure is adopted in which a flap is vertically provided behind the holding space of the cup of the holder body, and the flap is swung in a direction to narrow the holding space of the cup.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, based on the first aspect, when the holder body is pushed into the housing,
When the flap is brought into contact with the regulating means provided in the housing, the flap swings in a direction to narrow the holding space of the cup.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, based on the first aspect, when the holder body is pushed into the housing, the flap is brought into contact with an arrangement existing inside the member to be installed, whereby the flap is formed. A structure that swings in the direction to narrow the cup holding space is adopted.

The invention according to claim 4 adopts a configuration based on claim 1 in which the flap is elastically biased in a direction to narrow the holding space of the cup by a spring pressure.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the rear bottom surface of the holder body is cut out, a large hole is opened between the cutout portion and the cup holding space. The presence of the flaps hanging on the spots makes it possible to close the large holes, improving the appearance in use, and accidentally inserting coins or cards into the cup holding space. Even if such small items are dropped, the presence of the flap can effectively prevent these small items from entering the interior of the installation target member. In addition, the fact that the flap can swing in the direction to narrow the holding space of the cup means that when the holder body is pushed into the housing, if the flap is swung in the same direction, further reduction of the installation space is expected. it can.

According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, when the holder body is pushed into the housing, the flap is moved in the direction in which the holding space of the cup is narrowed by the restricting means on the housing side or the arrangement on the member to be installed. Can be reliably swung. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the flap is elastically urged in a direction to narrow the holding space of the cup, the holder body is suddenly inserted into the housing while the small object is dropped into the holding space of the cup. Even if it is pushed in, it is possible to more effectively prevent the small object from entering the inside of the installation member.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on preferred embodiments illustrating the present invention. First, the drawer-type cup holder according to the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the first embodiment has a box-shaped housing with an open front face fixed to a space in an automobile dashboard. 1
And a box-shaped holder body 11 having an open upper surface which is supported so as to be able to be pulled out into the housing 1.

Then, for the former housing 1,
The rear bottom wall 1a is cut out in a range where the support of the holder body 11 is not hindered, and a pair of guide grooves 2 for guiding the movement of the holder body 11 are formed on both side walls, and on the inner surface side. A pair of regulating wall portions 3 for swinging a closing flap, which will be described later, in a direction to narrow the cup holding space of the holder body 11 are protrudingly provided, and a stopper claw 4 for regulating the amount of withdrawal of the holder body 11 is formed on the upper wall. It has a configuration. In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a fixing piece provided on a wall portion 6 hanging from the upper wall.

Also, for the latter holder body 11, the rear side bottom wall 11a is cut away as far as the cup support is not hindered, and two cups are held at the front side. And a pair of guide ridges 13 engaging with the guide grooves 2 on both side walls.
Is formed, and a pair of projections 14 that abut against the stopper claw 4 are laterally provided between central portions of the both side walls. In addition, a pair of bearing portions 15 each having an inverted U-shape in which a closing flap, which will be described later, is swingably suspended between the cutout portion of the bottom wall 11a inside the side walls and the cup holding space 12. And a circular arc-shaped slit 16 is opened near the one bearing portion 15.

A closing flap 2 vertically suspended between a cutout portion of the holder body 11 and a holding space 12 of the cup.
As shown, each of the bearings 1 of the holder body 11
5, a long shaft portion 22 swingably fitted to the shaft portion 5, and the shaft portion 22
And a wing portion 23 large enough to close a hole H formed between the cutout portion of the holder body 11 and the cup holding space 12. A torsion coil is provided at one end of the shaft portion 22. A spring 24 is mounted, and a pin 25 that moves in the slit 16 protrudes from one side surface of the wing portion 23.

Accordingly, if the both ends of the shaft portion 22 of the closing flap 21 are attached to the opposed bearing portions 15 of the holder body 11 while the pin 25 faces the inside of the slit 16,
The closing flap 21 is swingably suspended from the holder body 11, and the closing flap 21 is caused by the spring pressure of the torsion coil spring 24 attached to one end of its own shaft 22. In principle, it is elastically biased in a direction to expand the holding space 12 for the cup. But at this time,
When the pin 25 abuts on the lower edge of the slit 16, the swing in this direction is regulated, and the pin 25 hangs down in a substantially vertical posture. For this reason, the closing flap 21
Can move only in a direction in which the cup holding space 12 is narrowed by the upward movement of the pin 25 in the slit 16.

Accordingly, even under the cup holder according to the first embodiment, the housing 1 is placed in the space of the dashboard D.
And the guide between the guide groove 2 and the guide ridge 13 is obtained until the protrusion 14 comes into contact with the stopper claw 4.
If the holder body 11 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 1, as in the conventional case, the cup C is formed in the deep holding space 12 defined on the front side by using the remaining bottom wall 11 a.
Can be stably held.

However, in this use state, as shown in FIG. 2, the wings 23 of the closing flap 21 hanging down in a substantially vertical posture cause the bottom wall 11 of the holder body 11 to fall.
Since the large hole H opened between the cutout portion a and the holding space 12 of the cup is closed, the appearance in use can be improved, and in particular, the holding of the cup C can be improved. Not in its holding space 12,
Even when small articles such as coins and cards are accidentally dropped, the presence of the closing flap 21 can effectively prevent these small articles from entering the interior of the dashboard D.

Conversely, if the holder body 11 is pushed into the housing 1, the non-use state is obtained. However, when the holder body 11 is pushed in, as shown in FIG. The two sides of the wing 23 of the closing colliding with the pair of regulating walls 3 protruding from the housing 1 side, the wing 23 of the closing flap 21 is moved by the movement of the pin 25 of the slit 16 and Since the cup holding space 12 is forcibly swung in a direction to narrow the cup holding space 12 against the urging spring pressure of the torsion coil spring 24, it is possible to further reduce the installation space for the dashboard D of the vehicle. .

Also, by pushing the holder body 11 to swing the closing flap 21 in a direction to narrow the cup holding space 12, the holder body 11 is moved to the housing 1 while small articles are dropped into the cup holding space 12. Even if it is pushed inside, it is also possible to prevent small items from entering the inside of the dashboard D.

In the first embodiment, the wing 23 of the closing flap 21 resists the urging spring pressure by positively utilizing the regulating wall 3 provided on the housing 1 side. The holding flap 21 is forcibly swung in a direction to narrow the holding space 12 of the cup, as shown in FIG.
Of the closing flap 2 by abutting the wings 23 of the housing 1 and the arrangement 31 existing inside the dashboard D accommodated in the notches of the housing 1 and the holder body 11.
It is also possible to swing the first wing 23 in a direction to narrow the holding space 12 of the cup. In this case, as shown in the figure, it is preferable to separately provide an arc-shaped contact portion 26 or the like that comes into contact with the arrangement 31 on the wing portion 23.

Next, the drawer type cup holder according to the second embodiment will be described.
Basically, it follows the above-described first embodiment as it is, except that the torsion coil spring 24 that elastically urges the closing flap 21 acts in the opposite direction, so that the closing flap 21 Is always elastically biased in a direction to narrow the holding space 12 of the cup. For this reason, in the second embodiment, when the holder body 11 is pushed into the housing 1, the regulating wall portion 3 that swings the closing flap 21 in a direction to narrow the holding space 12 of the cup becomes unnecessary.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, not only the state where the holder body 11 is pushed into the housing 1 but also the state where the holder body 11 is pulled out from the housing 1 is shown in FIG. As described above, since the closing flap 21 is constantly elastically urged in the direction of narrowing the holding space 12 of the cup in the holder body 11, the holder body 11 is kept in the housing 1 while the small object is dropped into the holding space 12 of the cup. Even if it is suddenly pushed in, the small object can be more effectively prevented from entering the inside of the dashboard D due to this impact.

However, when the cup is actually held, as shown by the phantom line, the closing flap 21 swings in the opposite direction against the urging spring pressure. Not at all. The closing flap 21 in the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that
The elastic biasing position of the slit 16 is determined by the contact of the slit 5 with the upper end edge.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, according to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, the rear bottom surface of the holder body is cut out under the first aspect, and the cut-out portion and the holding space of the cup are formed. Even if there is a large hole between them, it is possible to close the large hole due to the presence of the flap hanging vertically, so that the appearance in use can be improved, and by mistake, Even when small items such as coins and cards are dropped into the holding space of the cup, the presence of the flap can effectively prevent these small items from entering the installation member. In addition, the fact that the flap can swing in the direction to narrow the holding space of the cup means that when the holder body is pushed into the housing, if the flap is swung in the same direction, further reduction of the installation space is expected. it can.

According to the second and third aspects, when the holder body is pushed into the housing, the flap is surely moved in a direction to narrow the holding space of the cup by the restricting means on the housing side or the arrangement on the member to be installed. It is possible to swing. Since the flap is elastically urged in a direction to narrow the holding space of the cup, even if the holder body is suddenly pushed into the housing while the small object is dropped into the holding space of the cup, the small object can be removed. Can be more effectively prevented from entering the interior of the member to be installed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part showing a state in which a holder body is pulled out from inside a housing in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state in which a holder body is pushed into a housing in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the cup holder according to the second embodiment, showing a state where a holder body is pulled out of a housing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 1a Bottom wall 2 Guide groove 3 Restriction wall part (restriction means) 4 Stopper claw 11 Holder body 11a Bottom wall 12 Cup holding space 13 Guide ridge 14 Projection 15 Bearing part 16 Slit 21 Closed flap 22 Shaft Part 23 wing part 24 torsion coil spring 25 pin 26 contact part 31 provided object D dashboard (installed member) H large hole C cup

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A housing having an open front surface fixed to a space of a member to be installed and a holder body having an open upper surface supported so as to be able to be pulled out into the housing, wherein the holder body has a rear bottom surface. A drawer-type cup holder, which is cut out and defines a cup holding space on the front side, wherein a flap is vertically provided behind the cup holding space of the holder body, and the flap is held by the cup. A drawer-type cup holder that swings in a direction to narrow the space. 2. When the holder body is pushed into the housing, the flap swings in a direction to narrow the holding space of the cup by bringing the flap into contact with a regulating means provided in the housing. The drawer-type cup holder according to claim 1, wherein 3. When the holder body is pushed into the housing, the flap swings in a direction in which the holding space of the cup is narrowed by bringing the flap into contact with an arrangement existing inside the member to be installed. The drawer-type cup holder according to claim 1, characterized in that: 4. The drawer-type cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the flap is elastically urged by a spring pressure in a direction to narrow the holding space of the cup.