JPH11180204A - Cup holder device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect fittings such as an audio device or the like mounted at a lower part of a holder part even when the drinking water is spilled from a drink container held by the holder part. SOLUTION: An upper edge of a front link arm member 8 and an upper edge of a rear link arm member 9 are pivoted to a holder part of a cup holder device 1 for an automobile, a lower edge of the front link arm member and the lower edges of the left and right rear link arm members are pivoted to a tray member 10, a wall part 20 is formed between the rear link arm members mounted left and right, a cam part 23 which is allowed to abut to an opening lower edge of a storing part when a holder part is pushed in the storing part 6 and rotates the rear link arm member, is integrally mounted on the rear link arm member, the tray member is formed with a bottom supporting part for a drink container, and a standing wall 32 is formed around the bottom supporting part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile cup holder device for holding canned drinking water and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An instrument panel or a center console of an automobile is equipped with on-vehicle equipment such as an audio device and an operation unit of a cooling / heating device. The conventional cup holder device has a structure in which a recessed storage portion is provided below the above-mentioned accessories, and a plate-like holder portion having a cup fitting hole is provided in the storage portion so as to be able to be pulled out. Has been adopted.

[0003]

However, when the cup holder device is provided at a position lower than the equipment such as the audio device, the position of the canned coffee or the like is too low when placed or taken by hand. Also, if the cup holder device is installed at a position higher than the equipment, if drinking water spills from the drinking container held when driving on rough roads or applying sudden braking, this drinking water will be Inconveniences such as soiling or failure due to various operation switches or the like occur.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide accessories such as an audio device disposed below drinking water from a drinking container held by a holder portion even if the drinking water spills out of the drinking container. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile cup holder device capable of protecting a vehicle.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object, and has a storage portion having a front opening at a higher position than an in-vehicle component mounted on an instrument panel or a center console. A cup holder device for an automobile, wherein a plate-like holder portion having a cup fitting hole is provided in the storage portion so as to be able to be pulled out, wherein the holder portion includes an upper end of a front link arm member and a rear link arm member. An upper end is pivoted, a lower end of the front link arm member and a lower end of the left and right rear link arm members are pivotally mounted on the tray member, and a wall is formed between the left and right rear link arm members. When the holder part is pushed into the storage part, the rear link arm member is integrated with a cam part that contacts the lower edge of the opening of the storage part and rotates the rear link arm member to convert the link arm member and the tray member to the storage state. Target The tray member is provided with a bottom support portion capable of supporting the bottom of the beverage container fitted in the cup fitting hole, an upright wall formed around the bottom support portion, and the holder portion pulled out. In the state, the lower end of the wall portion is positioned inside the upright wall, and the beverage spilled from the beverage container fitted in the cup fitting hole is received by the wall portion and caused to flow down onto the tray member. It is an automobile cup holder device.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cup holder device 1 in use, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the holder unit 2 of FIG.
3B is a cross-sectional view in a use state where the holder unit 2 is pulled out, an upper half of FIG. 3 is a plan view in a use state where the holder unit 2 is pulled out, and a lower half is a plan view in a state where the holder unit 2 is stored.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cup holder device 1 is arranged above the instrument panel 3, and below this, the operation unit 4 of the audio equipment and the operation unit 5 of the cooling / heating device are provided below. And so on.

The cup holder device 1 is provided with a recessed storage portion 6 having at least a front surface opened, and a holder portion 2 having a cup fitting hole 7 provided in the storage portion 6 so as to be drawn out. The tray member 10 is provided in a state where the tray member 10 is suspended from the holder 2 and supported by one front link arm member 8 and two left and right rear link arm members 9.

In the present embodiment, the storage portion 6 is formed of a box-shaped member having front and rear openings, and has a substantially horizontal U-shaped cross section for supporting the holder portion 2 on the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls so as to be movable in the front and rear direction. A guide rail 11 is provided, and a mounting portion 12 for attaching to the instrument panel 3 is provided in front of the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls.
Is provided.

The holder unit 2 stored in the storage unit 6
Is an upper surface member in which cup fitting holes 7 having a diameter of about 70 mm are opened side by side, left and right side members formed downward from the left and right side edges of the upper surface member, and a storage unit attached to the front end edge of the upper surface member. 6 is formed of a front decorative lid member 13 capable of closing the front opening. (Not shown).
In addition, a concave handle portion 15 is formed in the front decorative lid member 13 so that a user can put his / her hand and pull out the holder portion 2 to operate. As described above, the holder 2 in the present embodiment supports the tray member 10 with one front link arm member 8 and two left and right rear link arm members 9. A front bearing portion 16 is provided on the lower surface of a portion where the left and right cup fitting holes 7 are closest, and two rear bearing portions 17 are provided behind (toward the storage portion 6) rear portion. In addition,
These bearing portions are formed by forming bearing holes in the leg pieces.

The front link arm member 8 is a substantially shamisen tongue-shaped member that gradually widens from the lower half. The shaft is inserted into a shaft hole formed at the upper end and is turned to the front bearing 16 of the holder 2. The shaft can be movably mounted, and the shaft can be inserted through a shaft hole formed at the lower end to be rotatably mounted on a shaft mounting portion of the tray member 10 described later.

In the present embodiment, the left and right rear link arm members 9 are integrally formed with a wall portion 20 formed therebetween, and the upper end portion has a rear bearing portion 17 of the holder portion 2.
A shaft 21 that fits inside is protruded outward, and a shaft 22 that is rotatably mounted on the rear shaft mounting portion of the tray member 10 is protruded inward at the lower end. And the holder 2
A triangular fin-shaped cam portion 23 that gradually increases in height from the upper end to the lower end is formed integrally with a portion that contacts the lower edge of the opening of the storage unit 6 when the storage unit 6 is stored in the storage unit 6. In addition,
In the present embodiment, since the wall portion 20 is integrally formed, a rib 24 for reinforcing the rear link arm member 9 and the wall portion 20 is appropriately provided.

The tray member 10 is a horizontally long plate like the holder portion 2 and has a partially cut circular bottom support portion 3 capable of supporting the bottom of the beverage container 30 fitted in the cup fitting hole 7.
1 is formed on the left and right, and an upright wall 32 is formed around the bottom support portion 31. A front shaft attachment portion 33 is formed forward between the left and right bottom support portions 31, and a rear end is formed. A rear shaft attaching portion 34 is formed on the left and right. Each of the front shaft mounting portion 33 and the rear shaft mounting portion 34 in the present embodiment is configured by forming a bearing hole through which a shaft passes.

The tray member 10 having such a configuration is
To support the front link arm member 8 and the rear link arm member 9 in a suspended state below the holder portion 2, FIG.
As shown in (b), the narrow upper end of the front link arm member 8 is axially mounted on the front bearing portion 16 of the holder 2, and the wide lower end is axially mounted on the front axial mounting portion 33 in the center of the tray member 10. Part 23
The upper ends of the left and right rear link arm members 9 are mounted on the left and right rear bearing portions 17 of the holder 2 and the lower ends of the left and right rear link arm members 9 are mounted on the left and right rear mounting portions 34 of the tray member 10, respectively. .

Front link arm member 8 and rear link arm member 9
Are set to be substantially the same, and the distance between the front bearing 16 and the rear bearing 17 of the holder 2, the distance between the front bearing 33 and the rear bearing 34 of the tray member 10, and Are set almost the same. Therefore, the quadrangle constituted by these becomes a parallelogram, and the holder 2 and the tray member 10 are positioned in parallel, and the front link arm 8
And the rear link arm member 9 are positioned in parallel, and the height of the tray member 10 changes depending on the angle between the link arm members 8 and 9.

When the holder 2 is pulled out most forward and stops against a stopper (not shown), the rear bearing 17 is located slightly behind the opening edge of the housing 6 at the most advanced position, and The position of the stopper is set so that the link arm member 9 stops in an inclined state in which the lower end is located forward of the upper end. In this state, FIG.
As shown in (b), the lower end of the wall portion 20 is
The bottom support portion 3 of the tray member 10 is located inside the upright wall 32 of the tray member 10 and directly below the cup fitting hole 7 of the holder portion 2.
1 is located and is in use.

In this state of use, a container 30 such as canned coffee can be inserted into the cup fitting hole 7 of the holder 2 from above and placed on the bottom support 31 of the tray member 10 to be held. When a sudden brake is applied or the vehicle travels on a rough road, the liquid (drinking water) in the container 30 may spill. The spilled liquid flows down on the inclined wall portion 20 and rises. Tray member 1 inside 32
Accepted on 0. Therefore, even if drinking water is spilled from the holding beverage container 30, the spilled drinking water does not stain the instrument panel 3 located below, and does not wet the operation unit of the audio device or the cooling / heating device. Never do. It is desirable that the spilled drinking water be quickly wiped off with tissue paper or the like. The upright wall 32 is preferably formed over the entire circumference of the tray member 10 so that the upright wall 32 can be reliably received and not spilled.

When the cup holder device 1 is not used, the holder unit 2 is pushed back into the storage unit 6 by hand, and the holder unit 2 and the tray member 10 are stored in the storage unit 6. be able to. That is, the holder 2
Is retracted, the upper portion of the cam portion 23 is in contact with the lower edge of the opening of the storage portion 6, so that the cam portion 23 is pressed against the lower edge of the opening as the holder portion 2 retreats, whereby the rear link arm The member 9 rises while rotating the lower end in the forward direction. When the rear link arm member 9 rotates, the front link arm member 8 which forms a part of the link mechanism also rotates, whereby the tray member 10 gradually rises and approaches the holder portion 2. When the holder portion 2 is retracted to a predetermined position, the lower edge of the opening of the storage portion 6 comes into contact with the most protruding portion of the cam portion 23, and the rear link arm member 9 is sufficiently rotated. It rises to such an extent that it overlaps the lower surface of the holder portion 2, and the thickness (vertical dimension) of both becomes a size that can enter the storage portion 6.

In this state, the front decorative lid member 13 is
When the holder 2 is pushed in enough to close the front opening of the holder 2, the tray member 10 is stored in the storage 6 with the tray member 10 superimposed on the lower surface of the holder 2 as shown in FIG.
The cam portion 23 is provided with the sliding portion 4 provided in the storage portion 6.
0 supported.

When the cup holder device 1 is to be used again, the user puts his hand on the handle 15 of the front decorative lid member 13 and pulls the holder portion 2 forward. When the holder portion 2 is pulled out, the cam portion 23 comes off the sliding portion 40 and comes into contact with the lower edge of the opening of the storage portion 6, and when the holder portion 2 is further pulled out, the lower edge of the opening of the storage portion 6 becomes the upper end side of the cam portion 23. , So that the rear link arm member 9 rotates back (rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 2B), whereby the tray member 10 gradually descends by its own weight or by the urging force of the spring. I do.
When the holder 2 is sufficiently pulled out, the tray member 1
0 is sufficiently lowered to a predetermined position, the bottom support 31 is located directly below the cup fitting hole 7, and the lower end of the wall 20 is located inside the upright wall 32 of the tray member 10. It will be in use.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the front link arm member and the rear link arm member are pivotally mounted on the holder, and a wall is formed between the rear link arm members disposed on the left and right. When the holder portion is pushed into the storage portion from the wall portion or the rear link arm member, the holder portion is brought into contact with the lower edge of the opening of the storage portion and the rear link arm member is rotated to convert the link arm member and the tray member into the storage state. The cam part is provided integrally, and the tray member has
A bottom support portion capable of supporting the bottom of the beverage container fitted in the cup fitting hole was formed, and an upright wall was formed around the bottom support portion, so that the holder was put in the cup fitting hole of the holder portion and held. When liquid spills from the beverage container, the liquid can be received by the wall and flow down onto the tray member. Therefore, there is no risk of soiling the instrument panel below the cup holder device, and it is possible to prevent the instrument panel and the equipment provided on the center console unit from getting wet. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the failure of the equipment due to the liquid spilled from the cup holder device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cup holder device in a used state.

FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of the cup holder device in a state in which a holder unit is stored, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the cup holder device in a use state in which the holder unit is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an upper half in a use state in which a holder is drawn out, and a lower half is a plan view of a state in which the holder is retracted.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a rear link arm member and a wall;
(A) is a sectional view taken along the line BB of (b), (b) is a top view of the right half of the rear link arm member and the wall, and (c) is a side view of the rear link arm member.

5A and 5B are explanatory views of a tray member, wherein FIG. 5A is a top view of the right half of the tray member, FIG. 5B is a side view of the tray member,
(C) is a sectional view taken along line AA of (a).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cup holder apparatus 2 Holder part 3 Instrument panel 4 Operation part of audio equipment 5 Operation part of air conditioner 6 Storage part 7 Cup fitting hole 8 Front link arm member 9 Rear link arm member 10 Tray member 11 Guide rail 12 Mounting part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Front decoration cover member 15 Handle part 16 Front bearing part 17 Rear bearing part 20 Wall part 21 Shaft 22 Shaft 23 Cam part 24 Rib 30 Drinking container 31 Bottom support part 32 Standing wall 33 Front shaft attaching part 34 Rear shaft attaching part 40 Sliding Moving part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plate-shaped holder portion having a storage portion having an open front surface and a cup fitting hole formed in the storage portion at a position higher than the on-vehicle equipment mounted on an instrument panel or a center console portion. The upper end of the front link arm member and the upper end of the rear link arm member are pivotally mounted on the holder portion, the lower end of the front link arm member and the left and right rear link arm members. The lower end of the housing is pivotally attached to the tray member, and a wall is formed between the left and right rear link arm members. When the holder portion is pushed into the storage portion, the opening of the storage portion is formed in the wall portion or the rear link arm member. A cam portion for abutting against the lower edge to rotate the rear link arm member to convert the link arm member and the tray member to the retracted state is integrally provided, and the tray member has a beverage container fitted in the cup fitting hole. Bottom A bottom support portion capable of supporting the bottom support portion, an upright wall is formed around the bottom support portion, and in a use state in which the holder portion is pulled out, the lower end of the wall portion is located inside the upright wall, and the inside of the cup fitting hole is formed. A cup holder device for a motor vehicle, wherein a liquid spilled from a beverage container fitted to the container is received by the wall portion and flows down onto a tray member.