JPH11342796A - Memoranda holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a memoranda holder which can install in a little space in a cabin independently, fix papers, sheets or cards easily and use as a stand. SOLUTION: In this memoranda holder, a slant surface 17a is formed to the storing side of a table 17 stored extractably in a storing case 16 provided in a car and a paper holder 18, whose base end is pivoted to the storing side of the table 17, whose tip is pressed to the slant surface 17a by a spring 24 and whose upper surface is the nearly same level as the surface of the table 17 is provided. A recessed part is formed on the side of the storing side of the table 17 and a lever for lifting the paper holder 18 against the elastic force of the spring 24 is installed in a recessed part. A stopper 19, moved along with the table 17, for engagingly locking the table 7 to the storing case 16 so as not to be extracted from the storing case is formed integrally with the table 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memo holder provided inside a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 12, a conventional memo holder in which the base of a paper scissor 8 is pivotally supported at the end of a table 7 is known.
Is configured to be pressed by a spring (not shown) on the surface of the. In this memo holder, the table 7 is held with one hand, and the tip of the paper scissors 8 is lifted with the other hand. In this state, a memo paper 9 or the like to be fixed is inserted between the tip of the paper scissors 8 and the table 7. After that, by lifting the tip of the lifted paper scissors 8 away from the other hand,
The memo paper 9 is sandwiched between the tip of the paper scissors 8 and the surface of the table 7 by the urging force of a spring.

However, in such a memo holder, since both hands are already used until the tip of the paper scissors 8 is lifted, a memo paper 9 or the like is inserted between the lifted paper scissors 8 and the tip. There is a problem that makes it difficult. That is, a third party can insert the memo paper 9 or the like, or hold down the table 7 with the elbow to lift the paper scissors 8 with one hand at the elbow and use the memo paper 9 or the like with the other hand that is not used. However, when this memo holder is used by a driver or a passenger in the passenger compartment, the posture of sitting in the driver's seat or the passenger's seat is temporarily lost. There is a problem that it is difficult to use. In order to solve this point, as shown in FIG.
It is conceivable to attach the table 7 to the interior 6 of the vehicle. By mounting the table 7 in the vehicle interior 6, the operation of holding or pressing the table 7 when lifting the paper scissors 8 becomes unnecessary, and the paper scissors 8 are lifted securely and the memo paper 9 and the like are fixed to the table 7. In addition, if the table 7 is stored so as to be able to be pulled out, it is expected that the aesthetic appearance in the vehicle when not in use is improved.

[0004]

However, the mode of use of the memo holder provided in the vehicle compartment is not limited to the case where the memo paper or the like is fixed to the table, and the memo holder or the like is simply placed on the surface of the table by focusing on the surface of the table. It can also be used as In addition, it is necessary to consider the storing ability when the table is not used. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a memo holder that can be independently installed in a small space in a vehicle cabin. Another object of the present invention is to provide a memo holder that allows a driver or a passenger to easily fix a document, a sheet, or a card without significantly changing the posture. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a memo holder that can be used also as a table.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 is
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an inclined surface 17 a is formed on a storage side of a table 17 which is retractably stored in a storage case 16 mounted in the vehicle, and a base end is pivotally supported on the storage side of the table 17. This is a memo holder provided with paper scissors 18 whose front end is pressed against the inclined surface 17 a by a spring 24 and whose upper surface is substantially flush with the surface of the table 17. In the invention according to claim 1, when the memo holder is used,
The table 17 is pulled out from the storage case 16 and used.
Since the upper surface of the paper scissors 18 pivotally supported by the drawn-out table 17 is substantially the same as the surface of the table 17, the paper scissors 18 protrude from the surface of the table 17 and the surface area for placing memo paper or the like is reduced. All parts of the table 17 drawn out are used as tables. In order to fix the memo paper or the like, a memo paper or the like to be fixed is inserted between the tip of the paper scissors 18 and the inclined surface 17a of the table 17, and the memo paper is sandwiched therebetween by the urging force of the spring 24. On the other hand, when the memo holder is not used, the table 17 is stored in the storage case 16.

The invention according to a second aspect is the invention according to the first aspect, wherein the recess 17d is formed on the side surface of the table 17 on the storage side.
And a lever 18a for lifting the paper scissors 18 against the elastic force of the spring 24 in the recess 17d. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the paper scissors 18 can be easily lifted by a simple operation only by operating the lever 18a. By providing the lever 18a in the recess 17d, the lever 18a is prevented from protruding around the table 17, and the storage case 16 in which the table 17 is stored is made relatively small. The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stopper 19 moves together with the table 17 and locks the table 17 to the storage case 16 so that the table 17 cannot be pulled out from the storage case 16.
Is a memo holder integrally formed on the table 17. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the table 17 is prevented from being pulled out when the memo holder is used, and is pulled out from the storage case 16 until it is stopped by the stopper 18.
7 can be used as a table on which books or the like are placed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, there is provided a table 27 having a recess 27a formed on a side surface of a storage side which is retractably housed in a storage case mounted in a vehicle. A paper scissor 28 whose end is pivotally supported on the storage side of the table 27 and whose tip is pressed against the surface of the table 27 by a spring 34, and a lever provided in the recess 27a to lift the paper scissors 28 against the elastic force of the spring 34. 31. Claim 4
In the invention according to the first aspect, the table 2 pulled out of the storage case
7, a table 27 near the lever 31 is held, and the finger 3
1 is rotated to lift the paper scissors 28.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 6, a center register 12c is provided in the upper center of the instrument panel 11 together with side registers 12a and 12b provided on both sides of the instrument panel 11 mounted inside the vehicle. On the instrument panel 11 located in front of the driver's seat, display devices such as a speedometer necessary for driving the vehicle are arranged. The memo holder 13 according to the present invention is provided on the instrument panel 11 below the center register 12c, that is, substantially at the center between the driver's seat and the passenger seat. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a memo holder 13 is stored in a storage case 16 attached to the instrument panel 11 so as to be able to be pulled out in a horizontal direction.
7 has paper scissors 18 pivotally supported on the storage side. The table 17 is integrally formed with a stopper 19 that moves together with the table 17 and locks the table 17 to the storage case 16 so that the table 17 cannot be pulled out of the storage case 16.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage case 16 is formed in a rectangular tube shape having a rectangular opening 16a, and a notch 16b is formed on the upper side. Square holes 16d and 16e are formed in both side walls 16c of the storage case 16, respectively.
In the figure, only one side wall 16c is shown for the square holes 16d and 16e. Square holes 16 are formed in the inner surfaces of both side walls 16c of the storage case 16.
A pair of rails 21 and 21 are attached using d and 16e. The rails 21 are square holes 16d, 1 of the storage case 16.
Locking claws 21a and 21f protrude respectively at positions opposite to 6e, and the rails 21 are fixed to the storage case 16 by locking the locking claws 21a and 21f with the square holes 16d and 16e, respectively. ing. Rail 21
A concave groove 21b into which both sides of the table 17 and both sides of the stopper 19 can be loosely inserted is formed in the concave groove 21b. Elastically deformable curved leaf springs 22 whose lower ends are slidably abutted are respectively attached. Both sides of the stopper 19 and the table 17 are respectively formed from the opening 16a of the storage case 16 through the concave groove 21b of the rail 21.
Are stored in the storage case 16 by inserting them in this order.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
On the storage side, a slope 17a is formed so as to be smoothly continuous with the surface of the table 17. The stopper 19 is formed integrally with the table 17 via a connecting member 17b at an end of the table 17 on the back side on the storage side. In the stopper 19, a locking wall 19a (FIG. 1) is formed to come into contact with the notch 16b of the storage case 16 in a state where the table 17 is pulled out and to prevent the table 17 from being pulled out further.
9a is brought into contact with the notch 16b so that the table 1
Numeral 7 is configured so that it cannot be pulled out of the storage case 16.

A pivot wall 17c is formed on the connecting member 17b, and the base end of the paper scissors 18 is connected to the pivot wall 1 via a pivot shaft 23.
7c. The paper scissors 18 are on the table 17 on the top
A coil spring 24 is fitted into the pivot 23. Paper scissors 1
8 is configured to press the tip of the spring 24 against the inclined surface 17a by the urging force of the spring 24. Returning to FIG. 3, a recess 17 d is formed on the side surface on the storage side of the table 17, and a lever 18 a integrally formed with the paper scissors 18 is provided in the recess 17 d. By lifting the lever 18a as shown by the solid arrow in the drawing, the paper scissors 18 integrated with the lever 18a can be lifted against the elastic force of the spring 24.

The operation of the memo holder configured as described above will be described. When the driver or the front passenger needs to fix the memo paper or the like in the vehicle interior, first, the table 17 stored in the storage case 16 is pulled out. When the table 17 is pulled out, the stopper 19 moves together with the table 17,
As shown in FIG. 1, the table 1 is moved until the locking wall 19 a of the stopper 19 contacts the notch 16 b of the storage case 16.
7 is pulled out, and further withdrawal of the table 17 is prohibited while the locking wall 19a is in contact with the notch 16b. As a result, the table 17 protrudes from the opening 16a of the storage case 16, and the table 17 is maintained in a substantially horizontal state on the front surface of the instrument panel 11 with the paper scissors 18 positioned near the storage case as shown in FIG. .

When the table 17 is pulled out, the driver or the front passenger seats the table 17 which emerges from the storage case 16 by using the paper scissors 18 to fix the memo paper or the like. At this time, the driver lifts the paper scissors 18 with one hand by lifting the lever 18a against the elastic force of the spring 24 as shown by a solid line arrow in FIG. After the paper scissors 18 have been lifted as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, insert something to be fixed, such as memo paper, between the tip of the paper scissors 18 and the inclined surface 17a of the table 17 with the other hand. Release your hand. This allows the spring 24
6 urges the paper scissors 18 and presses the front end thereof against the inclined surface 17a of the table 17, so that the memo paper 2 indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG.
6 and the like are sandwiched and fixed between the inclined surface 17 a and the tip of the paper scissors 18.

On the other hand, when the drawn-out table 17 is used as a place for storing memo sheets and the like, the table 17 is used as it is on the surface of the drawn-out table 17. in this case,
Since the upper surface of the paper scissors 18 is configured to be substantially the same as the surface of the table 17, the paper scissors 18
The surface area for placing the memo paper or the like protruding from the surface of the table 17 is not reduced, and all the parts of the table 17 pulled out can be used effectively.

When the drawn-out table 17 is not used, the table 17 is pushed into the storage case 16 as it is. When the table 17 is pushed in, the drawer-side end surface of the table 17 is substantially flush with the opening 16a of the storage case 16, and the opening 16a is sealed to improve the appearance. In this case, since the upper surface of the paper scissors 18 is configured to be substantially the same as the surface of the table 17, the height of the storage case 11 in which the table 17 is stored is such that the paper scissors 18 protrude from the surface of the table 17. The size can be reduced as compared with the conventional case, and the storage case 11 can be independently attached to a small space in the vehicle interior. Further, if the table 17 is pushed in while the memo paper or the like is fixed to the paper scissors 18, it can be used as a storage space for the memo paper or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the stopper 17 is integrally formed on the table 17, but as shown in FIG. 4, the table 17 can be pulled out of the storage case without the stopper. May be configured.
Even in this case, the upper surface of the paper scissors 18 is
By making the surface substantially the same as the surface of 7,
The height of the storage case in which the table 17 is stored can be made smaller than that of the conventional case, and the storage case can be independently mounted in a small space in the vehicle interior.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the lever 18a formed integrally with the paper scissors 18 is provided in the recess 17d formed in the table 17, but as shown in FIG. A recess 17e into which the tip of a finger can be inserted may be formed on the surface of the table 17 to be inserted. When the recess 17e is formed, the tip of the finger inserted into the recess 17e is engaged with the tip of the paper scissors 18 and pulled up, whereby the paper scissors 18 can be lifted against the elastic force of the spring 24. it can.

FIGS. 7 to 9 show another embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, the same reference numerals as those in the above-described embodiment indicate the same parts, and the description thereof will not be repeated. As shown in FIG. 7, the memo holder has a table 27 and paper scissors 28, and the table 27 is retractably stored in a storage case mounted inside the vehicle. A recess 2 is provided on the storage side of the table 27.
7a is formed, and the base end of the paper scissors 28 is pivotally supported on the storage side of the table 27. A notch 27b into which the paper scissors 28 can be inserted is formed at the storage end of the table 27.
As shown in FIG. 9, the rotating shaft 29 extends in the width direction at the storage end of the table 27 so as to penetrate the notch 27 b.
Is provided. A coil spring 34 is fitted into the rotating shaft 29, and the base end of the paper scissors 28 is fixed to the rotating shaft 29 in the notch 27b. The respective ends of the springs 24 are fixed to the table 27 and the paper scissors 28, respectively. Be composed.

The end of the rotating shaft 29 projects into a recess 27a formed in the table 27, and the base end of the lever 31 is fixed to this projected end. The lever 31 is provided in the concave portion 27a, and the rotation shaft 29 is rotated by rotating the lever 31 against the elastic force of the spring 34 as shown by a solid line arrow in FIG. The fixed paper scissors 28 are configured to be rotated so that the leading ends thereof can be lifted from the surface of the table 27.

In the memo holder constructed as described above, a driver or a passenger such as a passenger seat uses a paper scissor 28 to fix and use a memo sheet or the like on a table 27 drawn out of a storage case. At the time of this fixing, the driver or the like holds the table 27 near the lever 31 with only one hand, and further touches the finger against the lever 31 to rotate as shown by the solid arrow in FIG. The rotation of the lever 31 causes the rotation shaft 29 to rotate against the elastic force of the spring 34, thereby lifting the tip of the paper scissors 28 from the surface of the table 27. In this state, after inserting something to be fixed, such as memo paper, between the tip of the paper scissors 28 and the table 27 with the other hand, the finger of one hand is released from the lever 31. Then, the spring 34 urges the paper scissors 28 to hold the memo paper 36 and the like between the tip of the paper scissors 28 and the surface of the table 27 and fix them.

In the above-described embodiment, the recess 27 is used.
10A, only the lever 31 is provided, but as shown in FIG.
May be further provided in the concave portion 27a. The auxiliary lever 32 in the figure is pivotally supported at substantially the center, and has a contact portion 32a formed at the base end thereof with which a finger of a driver or the like abuts. Auxiliary lever 3
2 is configured such that one end is lifted by rotating as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 11, and the lever 31 whose one end and the front end are engaged can be rotated. In the memo holder further provided with the auxiliary lever 32, the driver or the like holds the table 27 near the lever 31 with one hand and applies his / her finger to the contact portion 32a of the auxiliary lever 32, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. The lever 31 is easily rotated by a simple operation of simply pushing the contact portion 32a. By the rotation of the lever 31, the tip of the paper scissors 28 is lifted from the surface of the table 27 against the elastic force of the spring 34.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, an inclined surface is formed on the storage side of the table which is retractably stored in the storage case mounted in the vehicle, and the base end pivots toward the storage side of the table. A paper scissor that is supported and the top is pressed against the inclined surface by a spring and the upper surface is substantially the same as the surface of the table is provided, so insert something to be fixed such as memo paper between the tip of the paper scissor and the inclined surface of the table. Thus, the size of the storage case in which the table is stored can be reduced without impairing the original function of being held by the biasing force of the spring. As a result, the memo holder can be mounted in a small space in the vehicle cabin.

Further, if a stopper for locking the table to the storage case so that the table cannot be pulled out from the storage case is formed integrally with the table, the table 17 drawn from the storage case can be used as a table for placing books and the like. Become. In this case, the upper surface of the paper scissors is configured to be substantially flush with the surface of the table, so that the paper scissors do not protrude from the surface of the table, and the surface area for placing memo paper or the like is not reduced. Can be used as a platform. Further, if a lever is formed to form a recess on the side surface on the storage side of the table and lift the paper scissors, an operation of simply operating the lever without increasing the outer diameter, for example, holding the table near the lever and holding the same The paper scissors can be easily lifted by a simple operation of rotating the lever with the fingers of the hand, and the driver, passenger or passenger can easily fix the document, sheet or card without significantly disturbing the posture. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a table in a memo holder of the present invention is pulled out of a storage case.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an attached state of the paper scissors.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the memo holder.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 of a memo holder without a stopper;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a table having a recess formed on the surface.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an instrument panel to which a memo holder is attached.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another memo holder of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an attached state of the paper scissors and the lever.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 7 in which an auxiliary lever is provided in a concave portion.

FIG. 11 is a side view as viewed from a direction B in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional memo holder.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which a conventional memo holder is attached to an instrument panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 16 Storage case 17, 27 Table 17a Inclined surface 17d, 27a Recess 18, 28 Paper scissors 18a, 31 Lever 19 Stopper 24, 34 Spring

Claims (4)

[Claims] An inclined surface (1) is provided on a storage side of a table (17) which is retractably stored in a storage case (16) mounted in a vehicle.
7a) is formed, the base end is pivotally supported on the storage side of the table (17), and the tip is pressed against the inclined surface (17a) by a spring (24), and the upper surface is substantially flush with the surface of the table (17). Note holder with paper scissors (18). 2. A recess (17) is provided on a side surface of the table (17) on the storage side.
2. The memo holder according to claim 1, wherein d) is formed, and a lever (18a) for lifting the paper scissors (18) against the elastic force of the spring (24) is provided in the recess (17d). 3. A stopper (19) that moves together with the table (17) and locks the table (17) to the storage case (16) so that the table (17) cannot be pulled out from the storage case (16). 3. The memo holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. A table (27) which is retractably housed in a storage case mounted in a vehicle and has a recess (27a) formed on a side surface on the storage side, and a base end pivotally connected to the storage side of the table (27). A pair of paper scissors (28) that are supported and whose tips are pressed against the surface of the table (27) by a spring (34), and the paper scissors provided in the recess (27a) against the elastic force of the spring (34). A memo holder including a lever (31) for lifting the scissors (28).