TWM618583U - Expandable cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

A telescopic cup holder includes: a base with a plurality of guide grooves at different heights inside, and a placement surface at the top; a gear set located in the base; at least three surrounding arms, each of which The surrounding arm includes a sliding member and a surrounding member connected to each other. The sliding member is located in the corresponding guide groove and can move. The sliding member will be engaged by the gear set. When one of the surrounding arms is moved, the rest of the surrounding arms will also move synchronously; a brake part is partially constrained in the base, when the brake part moves and interacts with it. After one of the sliding parts is in contact, it can be prevented from being moved, thereby fixing the area enclosed by a plurality of surrounding parts, achieving the purpose of variable accommodating size and convenient use.

Description

Telescopic cup holder

This creation is a technical field of cup holders, and especially refers to a telescopic cup holder that can be adjusted to change its accommodating size.

There is at least one cup holder in the car for the driver or passengers to place canned drinks or water cups. However, with the increase in the frequency of use of electronic products, the old equipment in the car is no longer suitable for use. Some manufacturers have designed a bearing bracket to be installed on the cup holder, and then the bearing bracket adds additional clamping devices, extension platforms, etc., for drivers or passengers Hold a mobile phone or use it for other purposes. In addition, some people use popcorn buckets to hold a large amount of popcorn for consumption in the car to avoid boring long-distance driving. However, currently, ordinary vehicles do not have such a fixed structure. Usually, the popcorn bucket is placed on the passenger seat. Once the brakes are too fast Or the turning speed is too fast, the consequences can be imagined, but if only the corresponding special bearing is designed, it has the shortcomings that the frequency of use is not high and it is easy to occupy too much space in the car. For this reason, the author thinks about the solution .

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a telescopic cup holder, which is surrounded by at least three movable arms to form a accommodating area, thereby providing multiple accommodating sizes to choose from, so whether it is a general water cup or a can Containers, large-size mugs, or popcorn buckets can be placed, but this creation can also be placed in other containers of different purposes and sizes to meet the different needs of users.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the telescopic cup holder of this creation includes: a base, a gear set, at least three surrounding arms and a brake. The top of the base has a placing surface, and a plurality of guide grooves located at different heights and communicating with the outside are arranged inside. The gear set is located in the bottom region of the machine base. The gear set includes a central gear and at least three peripheral gears. A plurality of the peripheral gears mesh around the central gear, and each peripheral gear also protrudes an actuating gear. Each of the surrounding arms includes a sliding member and a surrounding member connected to each other. The sliding member is located in the corresponding guide groove and can move. A plurality of the surrounding members are erected around the base, and each sliding member The member has a channel, and the vertical wall of the channel has an action rack. Each of the peripheral gear positions corresponds to the sliding member, and the action gear meshes with the action rack. When one of the surrounding arms moves, through the The gear set can be linked to make the rest of the surrounding arms move synchronously; in addition, one of the sliding parts has a positioning rack on the vertical outer wall; a brake part is partially restricted in the base but can move for a short distance, the brake The member has a convex tooth, and when the braking member moves, the surrounding arm cannot be moved when the convex tooth is meshed with the positioning rack.

As one of the preferred preferred embodiments, the base is a hollow shell formed by a base and a cover, but there is also a partition inside, and the upper and lower opposite surfaces of the partition are respectively formed with two different Orientation of the guide groove, in addition, the cover facing the bottom of the partition also forms another guide groove. The outer wall of the base is provided with a plurality of notches corresponding to the positions of the guide grooves, so that the base, the partition and the seal After the cover is assembled, the guide groove is still in communication with the outside, so that several sliding parts can slide in the guide grooves of different heights without interfering with each other.

As one of the preferred embodiments, the brake has a neck, and the base has two guide walls. The size between the two guide walls is larger than the size of the neck. After assembly, the guide wall is located The positions on both sides of the neck enable the stopper to move in a short distance between the two guiding walls without being separated.

As one of the preferred embodiments, the number of peripheral gears is equal to the number of surrounding arms.

As one of the preferred preferred embodiments, the base body is cylindrical, the enclosure member is arc-shaped, and a plurality of enclosure members are distributed around the base.

As one of the preferred embodiments, it can be installed on a supporting frame, the supporting frame includes a cup holder unit, a base unit, a rotating unit and several expansion units. A structure composed of a gear set, at least three surrounding arms, and the braking member. The cup holder unit is pivotally connected to an extension of the base unit, and can be adjusted to different positions by turning when in use. The outer wall of the base unit Several through holes are arranged in the ring. The rotating unit is installed on the base unit and can be rotated but not separated. Several expansion units are installed in the base unit through the through holes at corresponding positions. When the rotating unit rotates It will be linked with the expansion unit, and several expansion units will extend outward through the corresponding through holes. .

The technical solution of this creation will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and drawings.

As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the structure diagram and the schematic diagram of the use of the carrier bracket with the telescopic cup holder of the present creation. The supporting frame of the telescopic cup holder of the invention includes a cup holder unit 1, a base unit 2, a rotating unit 3 and several expansion units 4. As shown in Fig. 2, the cup holder unit 1 is an extension piece 21 pivotally connected to the base unit 2, and can be adjusted to different orientations by turning during use. The cup holder unit 1 can be adjusted to provide multiple different positions. The size of the container is placed. A number of through holes 22 are arranged around the outer wall of the base unit 2. The rotating unit 3 is installed on the base unit 2 and can be rotated but not separated. A plurality of the expansion units 4 are installed in the base unit 2 through the through holes 22 at corresponding positions. When the rotating unit 3 rotates, it will be linked with the expansion unit 4, and several expansion units 4 will linearly move through the corresponding through holes 22 and extend outward. In actual use, the base unit 2 is placed in the cup holder structure 5 in the car, and the expansion unit 4 moves outwards and presses against the inner wall of the cup holder structure 5 to achieve the purpose of fixation. In this embodiment, the upper half of the rotating unit 3 is a container with an opening facing upward, but it is not limited to this, and it can also be designed in other shapes for other purposes. In addition, in this embodiment, the linkage mode of the base unit 2, the rotating unit 3, and the expansion unit 4 is only one of many usage types, but it is not limited to this, and can be designed into various types according to the needs of the manufacturer. Different types.

The key point of this creation is that the structure of the cup holder unit 1 is telescopic, which makes the carrying capacity variable, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4 together. The cup holder unit 1 includes a base 11, a gear set 12, at least three surrounding arms 13 and a brake 14. The surrounding arm 13 includes a sliding member 131 and a surrounding member 132 connected to each other. A plurality of the sliding members 131 extend into the base 11 and can move synchronously by the meshing of the gear set 12, and a plurality of the surrounding members 132 stand upright and surround Around the base 11, a plurality of enclosures 132 form an area for placement. The braking member 14 is installed on the base 11, and after being pressed and pushed, it will contact with one of the sliding members 131 to brake, thereby fixing the area enclosed by the plurality of enclosure members 132 and providing a plurality of accommodating sizes for selection.

Then I will give a detailed explanation on the structure of each component of this creation:

The top of the base 11 is a placing surface 111 for placing cups or containers on the placing surface 111. The base 11 is provided with a plurality of guide grooves 112 of different heights, the guide grooves 112 communicate with the outside, and each guide groove 112 is provided with the corresponding sliding member 131 and can slide therein. In this embodiment, the number of the guide grooves 112 is three, and they are distributed at different heights at equal intervals. The central body of the base 11 is cylindrical, and the innermost area is provided for the gear set 12 to be arranged, and the area above the gear set 12 forms the above-mentioned multiple guide grooves 112. The structure of the base 11 can be formed in many different ways, and this creation will only illustrate one of them.

In this embodiment, the base 11 is a hollow shell formed by a base 113 and a cover 114, but there is also a partition 115 inside. The upper and lower sides of the partition 115 respectively form two The guide groove 112 has a different orientation, and the cover 114 faces the bottom of the partition 115 to form another guide groove 112. The annular outer wall of the base 113 is provided with a number of notches 1131 corresponding to the positions of the guide grooves 112, so that after the base 113, the partition 115 and the cover 114 are assembled, the guide groove 112 still communicates with the outside. In this way, a plurality of the sliding members 131 can slide in the guide grooves 112 of different heights without interfering with each other, so that the sliding distance can reach the maximum value. Therefore, the enclosed size range of the surrounding members 132 of the present invention is the largest.

The gear set 12 includes a central gear 121 and at least three peripheral gears 122. A plurality of the peripheral gears 122 mesh around the central gear 121, and each of the peripheral gears 122 also protrudes an actuating gear 123 upward. As shown in Figure 5, the gear set 12 is installed in the base 113. When one of the peripheral gears 122 rotates and is linked by the central gear 121, the other peripheral gears 122 can also rotate synchronously. Each actuating gear 123 is responsible for driving the corresponding The slider 131 moves.

The surrounding arm 13 includes the sliding member 131 and the surrounding member 132 connected to each other. The sliding member 131 moves in the corresponding guide groove 112, and a plurality of the surrounding members 132 stand upright around the base 11, and the surrounding member 132 is in an arc shape. In addition, each sliding member 131 has a channel 133, and the vertical wall of the channel 133 has an actuating rack 134. Each of the peripheral gears 122 corresponds to one of the sliding members 131, and the actuating gear 123 and the corresponding The actuating rack 134 meshes with each other, so that when one of the surrounding arms 13 moves, the gear set 12 is linked to cause the remaining surrounding arms 13 to also move synchronously. In addition, the vertical outer wall of the sliding member 131 of one of the surrounding arms 13 further has a positioning rack 135.

The stopper 14 is installed on the base 11 and can be moved for a short distance. Specifically, the stopper 14 is partially restricted in the base 113, so that the stopper 14 can be shortened along the outer wall of the base 113 when it is pushed. Distance movement. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the stopper 14 has a neck 141, and the base 113 has two guide walls 1132. The size between the two guide walls 1132 is larger than the size of the neck 141. After assembling, the guiding wall 1132 is located on both sides of the neck 141, so that the stopper 14 can move a short distance between the two guiding walls 1132 without being separated. In addition, the braking member 14 is located at a high position and will not contact the peripheral gear 122. Please also refer to FIG. 6, the braking member 14 further has a protruding tooth 142, and the protruding tooth 142 is responsible for blocking the movement of one of the sliding members 131 to achieve the purpose of fixing. When the braking member 14 is pushed and the protruding teeth 142 contact the positioning rack 135, one of the sliding members 131 cannot be moved. Due to the meshing relationship of the gear set 12, all the surrounding arms 13 cannot be moved to achieve a fixed position. The purpose of the adjusted position.

Based on the above, the telescopic cup holder in this creation uses the cup holder unit 1 with the telescopically movable surrounding arm 13, as shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 7, to achieve the purpose of adjustable accommodating size, and Cooperate with the brake member 14 to fix it in due time, which meets the requirements of actual use. This creation can be fixed to the cup holder structure 5 in the car when it is applied to the carrying bracket with a telescopic cup holder, and can provide a set of telescopic cup holders with variable accommodating sizes to meet the needs of users and comply with the patent. The essentials.

However, the above-mentioned embodiments are only illustrative of the effects of this creation, and are not used to limit this creation. Anyone familiar with this technical field can modify and change the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. . In addition, the number of elements in the above-mentioned embodiments is merely illustrative, and is not intended to limit the creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation should be as listed in the scope of patent application below.

1: Cup holder unit 11: Base 111: Placement surface 112: Guide groove 113: Base 1131: gap 1132: Guide Wall 114: cap 115: divider 12: Gear set 121: central gear 122: Peripheral Gear 123: Actuating gear 13: Around the arm 131: Slider 132: Enclosure 133: Groove 134: Actuating rack 135: Positioning rack 14: Brake parts 141: Neck 142: Convex Teeth 2: base unit 21: Extension 22: Through hole 3: Rotating unit 4: Expansion unit 5: Cup holder structure

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the creative supporting frame with telescopic cup holder;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the use of the creative carrying bracket with a telescopic cup holder;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the creative telescopic cup holder;

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the creative telescopic cup holder;

Figure 5 is a partial structure diagram of the creative telescopic cup holder;

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the action of the brake of the creative telescopic cup holder;

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the movement of multiple surrounding arms of the creative telescopic cup holder.

1: Cup holder unit

11: Base

111: Placement surface

13: Around the arm

14: Brake parts

Claims (6)

A telescopic cup holder, including: A machine base with multiple guide grooves of different heights inside, and a placement surface on the top; A gear set located in the bottom region of the machine base, the gear set includes a central gear and at least three peripheral gears, a plurality of the peripheral gears meshing around the central gear, and each peripheral gear protrudes an actuating gear; At least three enclosing arms, each of the enclosing arms includes a sliding piece and an enclosing piece connected to each other, the sliding piece is located in the corresponding guide groove and can move, and a plurality of the enclosing pieces stand upright around the base In addition, each sliding member has a channel, the vertical wall of the channel has an actuating rack, and each peripheral gear position corresponds to the sliding member, and the actuating gear meshes with the actuating rack. When the surrounding arm is moved, the other surrounding arms can also be moved synchronously through the linkage of the gear set; in addition, the vertical outer wall of one of the sliding parts has a positioning rack; A brake part is partially restricted in the base and can move in a short distance. The brake part has a convex tooth. When the brake part is pushed, when the convex tooth engages with the positioning rack, a plurality of the surrounding The arm cannot be moved. For the telescopic cup holder as described in claim 1, the base is a hollow shell formed by butting a base and a cover, but there is also a partition inside, and the upper and lower surfaces of the partition are respectively formed There are two guide grooves with two different orientations. In addition, another guide groove is formed on the bottom of the cover facing the partition. After the cover is assembled, the guide groove is still in communication with the outside, allowing several sliding parts to slide in the guide grooves of different heights without interfering with each other. According to the telescopic cup holder of claim 2, the stopper has a neck, and the base has two guide walls. The size between the two guide walls is larger than the size of the neck. After assembly, the guide The walls are located on both sides of the neck, so that the stopper can move in a short distance between the two guiding walls without being separated. For the telescopic cup holder described in claim 1, the number of peripheral gears is equal to the number of surrounding arms. According to the telescopic cup holder described in claim 1, the central body of the base is cylindrical, the enclosure is in the shape of an arc, and a plurality of enclosures are distributed around the base. The telescopic cup holder as described in claim 1, which can be installed on a supporting bracket, the supporting bracket includes a cup holder unit, a base unit, a rotating unit and several expansion units, the cup holder unit is composed of the above-mentioned base , The gear set, at least three of the surrounding arms and the brake member, the cup holder unit is pivotally connected to an extension of the base unit, and can be adjusted to different positions by turning when in use, the base There are several through holes on the outer wall of the unit. The rotating unit is installed on the base unit and can be rotated but not separated. Several expansion units are installed in the base unit through the through holes in the corresponding positions. When the unit rotates, it will be linked with the expansion unit, and several expansion units will extend outward through the corresponding through holes.

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