WO2014156500A1

WO2014156500A1 - Cup holder

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Publication number: WO2014156500A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/055379
Authority: WO
Inventors: 真実菊池
Original assignee: カルソニックカンセイ株式会社
Priority date: 2013-03-29
Filing date: 2014-03-04
Publication date: 2014-10-02
Also published as: JP6258595B2; JP2014198490A

Abstract

The purpose is primarily to prevent problems such as worsening of movement of a rotating shaft due to contact by liquid. This invention has a cup holder main body (3) in which a beverage container (1) can be inserted from above and held in an accommodated manner, and a container side surface holding part (4) capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container (1); the container side surface holding part (4) has a movable flap (7) placed so as to be freely inserted and taken out via a side surface opening (5) formed in a side surface (3c) of the cup holder main body (3), and an urging member (8) capable of urging the movable flap (7) in a direction of protrusion; the movable flap (7) being associated with a cup holder (2) axially supported to be capable of swinging about a rotating shaft (9). The rotating shaft (9) is designed so as to be placed in a position on the outer surface side of the cup holder main body (3), and higher than the top edge part of the side surface opening (5).

Description

Cup holder

The present invention relates to a cup holder installed in a vehicle such as an automobile.

Vehicles such as automobiles are provided with cup holders for holding beverage containers in the passenger compartment.

Such a cup holder has a cup holder main body capable of inserting and holding a beverage container from above and a container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder main body. There exist things (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

And in this container side surface holding part, the movable flap installed so that it can enter / exit into the cup holder main body through the side opening part formed in the side surface of the cup holder main body, and this movable flap are side opening part. There is an urging member that can be urged in a direction protruding from the cup holder body into the cup holder body, and the above-described movable flap is pivotally supported so as to be swingable about the rotation axis.

JP 2011-255865 A

However, the above cup holder has the following problems.

In other words, the rotating axis of the movable flap is often installed at a position below the upper portion of the movable flap at the position facing the side opening. In the case where the beverage has been spilled from the beverage, there is a high possibility that the beverage spilled from the beverage container will be applied to the rotating shaft of the movable flap through the side opening.

In this way, when a beverage is applied to the rotating shaft, the beverage applied to the rotating shaft dries and sticks to the rotating shaft, or dust or foreign matter adheres to the beverage that adheres to the rotating shaft and sticks. As a result, the movement of the rotating shaft deteriorates. Therefore, the function of the container side surface holding part cannot be maintained in an initial state for a long period of time, and maintenance is required.

However, the structure around the rotating shaft is difficult for hands and tools to reach from the outside, so maintenance is not easy, and if you only rub the area that can be seen from the outside, the lump of beverage fixed on the rotating shaft is completely removed. Could not be removed.

Therefore, the movable flap was left unattended for a long time with poor movement, and the cup holder was often used with patience while its functionality was lowered.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A cup holder body capable of inserting and holding a beverage container from above, and
A container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder body, and
A movable flap installed so that the container side surface holding portion can be freely moved into and out of the cup holder body through a side opening formed on a side surface of the cup holder body;
An urging member capable of urging the movable flap in a direction protruding into the cup holder body from the side opening,
Furthermore, in the cup holder in which the movable flap is pivotally supported so as to be swingable about the rotation axis,
The rotating shaft is installed on the outer surface side of the cup holder body and at a position above the upper edge of the side opening.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by the above-described configuration.
That is, even when a beverage spills from the beverage container and comes out of the cup holder body from the side opening, the rotation axis is on the outer surface side of the cup holder body and the side opening. Since it is installed at a position above the upper edge, the opening upper wall can almost certainly prevent the beverage from being applied to the rotating shaft.
This prevents the rotation of the rotating shaft from deteriorating when the beverage on the rotating shaft dries and sticks to the rotating shaft, or when dust or other foreign substances adhere to the beverage that sticks to the rotating shaft. can do.
Therefore, the function of the container side surface holding portion can be maintained in the initial state for a long period of time, and the need for maintenance can be eliminated. That is, maintenance-free can be achieved.

It is the perspective view which looked at the cup holder concerning the Example described in embodiment from diagonally upward. It is a perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the drink container in the cup holder of FIG. It is a perspective view of the various drink containers accommodated in the cup holder of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the cup holder of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the container side surface holding part of FIG. It is a sectional side view which shows the attachment condition with respect to the cup holder main body of the container side surface holding | maintenance part of FIG. It is a schematic side sectional view explaining the function of the container side surface holding part of FIG. It is side sectional drawing of the cup holder which accommodated the large sized cup. It is side sectional drawing of the cup holder which accommodated the container with a constriction, and shows the state which takes out the container with a constriction. It is an operation | movement figure following FIG. 9A. FIG. 9B is an operation diagram following FIG. 9B. It is an operation | movement figure following FIG. 9C. FIG. 9B is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the constricted portion in FIG. 9A, showing a state in which the constricted container is taken out. FIG. 10B is an operation diagram following FIG. 10A. FIG. 10B is an operation diagram following FIG. 10B. FIG. 10C is an operation diagram following FIG. 10C. It is side sectional drawing of the cup holder which accommodated the small cylindrical container. FIG. 8 is a schematic side cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 7 when the rotation shaft portion is provided to face the side opening.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment and examples embodying the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 to FIG. 12 show examples of this embodiment and modifications thereof.

<Configuration> The configuration will be described below.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicle such as an automobile is provided with a cup holder 2 for holding various beverage containers 1 (see FIG. 3) in the passenger compartment.

As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 4, the cup holder 2 is accommodated and held in at least the cup holder body 3 which can be accommodated and held by inserting the beverage container 1 from above, and the cup holder body 3. The container side surface holding part 4 which can hold | maintain the side surface of the drink container 1 shall be included.

Then, as shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 5, the container side surface holding portion 4 can be freely moved into and out of the cup holder main body 3 through the side surface opening 5 formed in the side surface 3 c of the cup holder main body 3. And a biasing member 8 capable of biasing the movable flap 7 in a direction protruding from the side opening 5 into the cup holder body 3. Further, the movable flap 7 described above is supported so as to be swingable about the rotation shaft 9.

(Supplementary explanation)
Here, if the supplementary explanation about the above is given, the above-mentioned “beverage container 1” is literally a container for storing a beverage. Various types of beverage containers 1 such as a large cup 1a, a constricted container 1b, a medium cylindrical container 1c, and a small cylindrical container 1d exist as shown in FIG. These will be described later.

The above-mentioned “cup holder 2” is literally for holding the beverage container 1, and there are various types of cup holders 2. In this case, Has been. The cup holder 2 is attached to a vehicle body panel such as a center console (not shown). The cup holder 2 is almost entirely composed of resin parts.

As shown in FIG. 4, the above-described “cup holder body 3” has an opening 3 a into which the beverage container 1 can be inserted at its upper end, and a bottom 3 b that can hold the bottom of the beverage container 1 at its lower end. The side surface 3c of the beverage container 1 has a bottomed container shape that continuously surrounds the side surface of the beverage container 1 in the circumferential direction. In this case, the cup holder main body 3 has a double shape that allows two beverage containers 1 to be stored side by side. The cup holder body 3 is a resin part.
In addition, the decoration ring 11 etc. which extend along the edge part are attached to the opening part 3a of the cup holder main body 3 as needed. In this case, the decoration ring 11 is substantially bowl-shaped in a plan view along the shape of the opening 3a. The decoration ring 11 is attached to the opening 3a of the cup holder body 3 by claw fitting or the like.

The above-described “container side surface holding portion 4” is literally a movable part that is provided on the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3 and presses and holds the side surface of the beverage container 1. The container side surface holding portion 4 may be directly attached to the cup holder main body 3, but in this case, the container side surface holding portion 4 is separate from the cup holder main body 3 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the assembly part is retrofitted outside the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3.
For this purpose, the container side surface holding portion 4 includes the housing 12 for holding the movable flap 7 and attaching the movable flap 7 to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

The “housing 12” has a substantially box-like shape extending substantially in the vertical direction. The housing 12 has an opening 12a on a surface facing the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3, and is installed in a state where the portion of the opening 12a is in contact with the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3. It is like that. In addition, an opening for preventing interference with the movable flap 7 is formed on the surface of the housing 12 opposite to the opening 12a, for example, the back surface, if necessary.

Then, a pair of mounting shaft portions 14 are integrally protruded from the both side surfaces of the housing 12 to the outside at a position above the side opening 5 of the housing 12 (see FIG. 5). On the other hand, a pair of shafts in the form of upward hooks that can hold and hold the mounting shaft portion 14 and can be rotatably supported at the upper portion of the side surface opening 5 in the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3. The part 15 is integrally projected (see FIG. 4). The mounting shaft portion 14 and the shaft holding portion 15 constitute an upper mounting portion or a rotation support portion.

In addition, a locking claw portion 17 is integrally protruded toward the out-of-plane direction at a position below the side opening 5 of the cup holder body 3 (see FIG. 6). On the other hand, a claw hole portion 18 into which the locking claw portion 17 is inserted and locked is formed in the lower portion of the housing 12. The locking claw portion 17 and the claw hole portion 18 constitute a lower attachment portion or a claw fixing portion.
The locking claw portion 17 and the claw hole portion 18 may be provided opposite to the housing 12 and the cup holder body 3. Further, the locking claw portion 17 and the claw hole portion 18 may be provided in multiple. Other configurations of the container side surface holding portion 4 will be described later.

The above-mentioned “side opening 5” is literally an opening formed on the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3 for communicating between the inside and outside of the cup holder body 3. In this case, the side opening 5 has a rectangular shape extending in the vertical direction. The side surface opening 5 is provided on the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 in the middle in the vertical direction, that is, slightly above the center.

The above-mentioned “movable flap 7” is a main part constituting the container side surface holding portion 4 and a movable part that directly presses and holds the side surface of the beverage container 1. The main body portion of the movable flap 7 has a width dimension substantially equal to that of the side opening 5 described above, so that the movable flap 7 can move in a state where there is almost no gap between the side portion of the side opening 5. ing.
The movable flap 7 is provided at one place with respect to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 or at a plurality of places with a required interval in the circumferential direction. In this case, three or more places are provided with substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
If the movable flap 7 is excessively large, the structure becomes complicated and it becomes difficult to hold the beverage container 1 evenly in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the number of the movable flaps 7 is optimal to be about three or four. The configuration of the movable flap 7 will be described later.

The above-mentioned “biasing member 8” is literally a member that urges the movable flap 7 in the protruding direction, and the urging force of the urging member 8 causes the movable flap 7 to be elastically applied to the side surface of the beverage container 1. The side surface of the beverage container 1 can be pressed and held.
In this case, a metal torsion spring or the like is used for the urging member 8. The torsion spring has a coil portion and two arm portions extending in a tangential direction from both ends of the coil portion.
In this case, the urging member 8 is in a state where both ends of the coil portion are pivotally supported by the urging member support shaft portion 7 a provided between the pair of rotating shafts 9, and both arm portions of the housing 12 are It is installed so as to be interposed between the back surface and the rear portion of the movable flap 7.
However, the urging member 8 is not limited to the torsion spring, and other elastic members such as a plate spring, a coil spring, and a resin spring may be used.

The above-mentioned “rotating shaft 9” is literally a shaft portion that is the center of rotation or swinging of the movable flap 7.

In addition to the basic configuration as described above, this embodiment has the following configuration.

(Configuration 1)
As shown in FIG. 7, the rotating shaft 9 is installed on the outer surface side of the cup holder body 3 and on the upper side of the upper edge portion of the side surface opening 5.

(Supplementary explanation 1)
Here, the above-mentioned “outer surface side of the cup holder body 3” literally means the outer surface side of the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

The above-mentioned “position above the upper edge of the side opening 5” is literally a position higher than the upper edge of the side opening 5. The higher the position of the rotary shaft 9 is, the more effective for the purpose of this embodiment, but structurally, there is a limit to the position of the opening 3a of the cup holder body 3. Thereby, the position of the rotating shaft 9 is set at a position higher than the portion of the main body portion of the movable flap 7 that protrudes into the cup holder main body 3.

The upper opening wall 21 above the upper edge of the side opening 5 of the cup holder main body 3 is used as a shielding wall or a protective wall that can prevent the liquid from getting on the rotating shaft 9. .
Here, the above-described “liquid splashing on the rotating shaft 9” literally means that the beverage spilled from the beverage container 1 hangs on the rotating shaft 9 of the movable flap 7. As described above, when liquid splash is generated on the rotary shaft 9 of the movable flap 7, there is a high possibility that a problem such as the movable flap 7 not smoothly moving due to a dry and hardened beverage is generated.

The above-mentioned “opening upper wall 21” is literally a wall portion located above the side opening 5, and the opening upper wall 21 is flush with the side surface 3 c of the cup holder body 3. The cup holder body 3 is integrally formed.

The more detailed structure will be described below. As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating shaft 9 is substantially upward from the upper part of the portion that does not protrude from the side opening 5 of the movable flap 7 into the cup holder body 3. It is a short shaft that protrudes integrally from the upper end outer surface of the upper extension portion 22 that protrudes integrally toward the outer side. In this case, the upper extension 22 and the rotating shaft 9 are provided as a pair on the left and right. The urging member support shaft portion 7a described above is a pair of short shafts that project integrally from the inner side of the upper end of the upper extension portion 22 inward.

And the shaft hole part 23 for supporting the rotating shaft 9 is provided with respect to the inner surface of both sides of the upper end part of the housing 12 described above. In this case, the rotating shaft 9 is provided in the vicinity of the mounting shaft portion 14 described above at a position slightly lower than the mounting shaft portion 14, for example, a position lower by about the thickness of the housing 12.

Further, a guide protrusion 24 is integrally provided so as to project outward from the lower end outer side of the upper extension 22 of the movable flap 7. In this case, a pair of left and right guide protrusions 24 are provided along with the upper extension 22 and the rotation shaft 9. The guide protrusion 24 is also the same short axis as the rotary shaft 9.
Further, guide portions 25 for guiding the guide protrusions 24 are provided on both side portions of the upper half portion of the housing 12 described above. Both end portions of the guide portion 25 serve as stopper surfaces for restricting the stop position of the guide protrusion 24. The guide portion 25 is an arc-shaped long hole portion or groove portion around the rotation shaft 9. A clearance of a size that does not cause sticking is formed between the guide protrusion 24 and the guide portion 25 even if the above-described liquid contact occurs.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer peripheral surface of the cup holder body 3, that is, the outer peripheral side of the side surface 3 c, the peripheral portion of the side opening 5 is surrounded by the entire periphery. A peripheral wall portion 26 for height adjustment and for preventing liquid splashing is erected outward.
The opening 12a of the housing 12 is one size larger than the peripheral wall 26 and is attached to the outer surface of the cup holder body 3 so as to surround the outer side of the peripheral wall 26. As a result, the peripheral wall portion 26 has a function of preventing liquid from getting on the rotating shaft 9, the biasing member support shaft portion 7 a, the guide protrusion 24, and the like.

In addition, a height adjusting contact portion 27 with which the opening portion 12a of the housing 12 is contacted is appropriately provided on the outer peripheral surface of the side surface opening portion 5 on the outer surface of the cup holder body 3. Yes. The contact portion 27 is a contact rib provided integrally with the peripheral wall portion 26. In this case, the abutting portion 27 is provided so as to be two steps up and down on one side or both sides with respect to the substantially middle portion of the peripheral wall portion 26 in the vertical direction. However, the installation position and the number of installed contact portions 27 are not limited thereto.

Furthermore, between the cup holder main body 3 and the housing 12 of the container side surface holding portion 4, there is provided a backlash preventing portion capable of preventing the housing 12 from rattling in the lateral direction with respect to the cup holder main body 3. This rattling prevention part is provided in the cup holder main body 3, for example, and has a press holding part 28 that presses and holds the side surface of the housing 12. The pressing holding portions 28 are provided on one side surface of the housing 12 (one side holding portion), or a pair is provided so as to hold the both side surfaces of the housing 12 (pinching holding portion).

The pressing holding portion 28 is provided integrally with the side portion of the peripheral wall portion 26 described above. The pressing holding portion 28 is provided at, for example, a position between the above-described two upper and lower contact portions 27 at the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the housing 12. The press holding portion 28 protrudes higher in the out-of-plane direction than the contact portion 27 described above, and the inner surface or the inner edge portion thereof is pressed against the side surface of the housing 12.
For this purpose, the press holding portion 28 is formed so that its inner surface is lengthened by a dimensional tolerance, that is, set to a negative tolerance and intentionally set to interfere with a receiving portion 29 described later. deep.

In addition, it is preferable to provide a pair of the press holding portions 28, but in the case where the press holding portions 28 cannot be provided in pairs due to the structure of the cup holder body 3, the anti-rattle portion is It replaces with a pair of press holding | maintenance part 28 or a clamping holding | maintenance part, and it is set as the said one side holding part etc. which latched and hold | maintained only the one side part of the housing 12. FIG.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of receiving portions 29 that are sandwiched and held by a pair of press holding portions 28 are provided on both sides of the housing 12. At least one of the receiving portions 29 is an elastic receiving portion that can be elastically deformed by the clamping force of the pair of press holding portions 28 to absorb the play. This elastic receiving portion is provided between the notches 12 b by forming a pair of notches 12 b on both sides of the housing 12. In this case, both receiving portions 29 are elastic receiving portions.
As described above, when the pressing holding portion 28 (one-side holding portion) is provided on one side portion of the housing 12, the receiving portion 29 is opposed to the one side portion on which the pressing holding portion 28 is provided. Should be provided.

(Configuration 2)
As shown in FIG. 8, the movable flap 7 can hold the side surface of the large cup 1 a in the beverage container 1, and as shown in FIGS. 9A and 10A, in the beverage container 1. The constricted container holding part 33 which can hold | maintain the constricted part 32 of the side surface of the container 1b with a constricted part shall have in order from the upper side.
Then, in the middle of the constricted container holding part 33, as shown in FIG. 11, a small cylindrical container holding part 34 capable of holding the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d in the beverage container 1 is provided.

(Supplementary explanation 2)
Here, the above-mentioned “large cup 1a” is literally a large cup-shaped beverage container 1 having a truncated cone shape having a small diameter on the lower end side and a large diameter on the upper end side. The large cup 1a is assumed to be a beverage container 1 such as a large mug of L size, LL size of a fast food store, or a large size similar to these. In this case, the cup holder body 3 has a substantially inverted truncated cone shape that is large and shaped so that the substantially lower half of the large-sized cup 1a can be accommodated without any gaps. However, the presence of a slight gap is allowed.

The above-described “large cup holding portion 31” is literally for holding the side surface of the large cup 1a. The large cup holding portion 31 constitutes the upper portion of the main body portion of the movable flap 7 that protrudes to the inside of the cup holder main body 3.
The large cup holding portion 31 is retracted or retracted outside the cup holder body 3 against the urging force of the urging member 8 by accommodating the large cup 1a in the cup holder body 3. Or it is a part which faces the side surface opening part 5 in the movable flap 7 in the extruded state, and has a part that is substantially parallel and substantially flat with the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

The above "constricted container 1b" is literally the beverage container 1 having the constricted portion 32 on the side surface. The constricted container 1b is assumed to be a plastic bottle containing 500 ml containing a carbonated beverage, for example. The lower part of the constricted container 1b has a slightly smaller diameter than the lower part of the large cup 1a. As a result, a slight gap is formed between the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 and the side surface of the constricted container 1b.

The above-mentioned “neck portion 32” is literally a constricted portion, and various shapes are conceivable for the constricted portion 32. In this case, the constricted portion 32 has a substantially arc shape in a side view.

The above-mentioned “constriction container holding part 33” literally holds the part of the constriction part 32 on the side surface of the container 1b with constriction. The constricted container holding portion 33 constitutes an intermediate portion or an inwardly projecting end portion of the main body portion of the movable flap 7 projecting inward of the cup holder main body 3, that is, a distal end portion in the exit / entry direction. ing.
The constricted container holding portion 33 has a substantially arc-shaped portion substantially along the shape of the constricted portion 32. When the constricted container holding portion 33 holds the constricted portion 32, the movable flap 7 is slightly retracted against the urging force of the urging member 8 or is slightly tilted downward. . Details of the constricted container holding portion 33 will be described later.

The above-mentioned “small cylindrical container 1d” is literally a small, substantially cylindrical beverage container 1. This small cylindrical container 1d assumes, for example, a can beverage containing 190 ml or a can beverage containing 250 ml. More specifically, for example, the small cylindrical container 1d is assumed to have a diameter of approximately 52 mm, which is smaller than the diameter of the constricted portion 32 of the constricted container 1b. As a result, a relatively large gap is formed between the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 and the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d.

The above-described “small cylindrical container holding portion 34” is literally for holding the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d. The small cylindrical container holding portion 34 is an intermediate portion in the vertical direction or an inwardly protruding end portion of the main body portion of the movable flap 7 protruding inward of the cup holder main body 3, that is, one of the front and rear end portions thereof. Part, that is, it constitutes the most tip part. The small cylindrical container holding portion 34 is formed as a flat surface having a slight range.
When the small cylindrical container holding portion 34 holds the small cylindrical container 1d, the movable flap 7 resists the biasing force of the biasing member 8 by having a wrap margin of about 0.5 mm. It will be in a very slightly retracted state. Since there is a relatively large difference in diameter between the large cup 1a, the constricted container 1b, and the small cylindrical container 1d, the amount of protrusion until the small cylindrical container 1d is pressed down. A movable flap 7 with is still rare.

As another configuration, the movable flap 7 has a hook-preventing inclined portion 35 at the lower portion of the main body portion. The hook-preventing inclined portion 35 is difficult to be taken out when an occupant uses the cup holder main body 3 as a container and puts small items such as a key holder into the lower part of the movable flap 7. It was formed so as not to become.
The hook-preventing inclined portion 35 constitutes a lower shape of the movable flap 7 protruding inward of the cup holder body 3. The hook preventing inclined portion 35 has an inclination angle of approximately 45 °. However, this inclination angle is not limited to 45 °, and can be provided with a range of about ± 10 ° with respect to 45 °. In addition, the hook-preventing inclined portion 35 can have a curved shape or the like as well as a linear shape.

Further, a lower end bent portion 36 is bent at the lower end portion of the hook preventing inclined portion 35. The lower end bent portion 36 is a direction substantially perpendicular to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 toward the position directly above the lower edge of the side opening 5 in a state where the movable flap 7 protrudes to the inside of the cup holder body 3. For example, it is assumed to extend in a substantially horizontal direction.
The lower end bent portion 36 makes the side opening 5 small, that is, allows the position of the lower edge of the side opening 5 to be higher, and reduces the size of the housing 12, that is, reduces the thickness of the housing 12. It is provided to make it thinner.

The large cup holding part 31, the constricted container holding part 33, the small cylindrical container holding part 34, the hook preventing inclined part 35, and the lower end bent part 36 are each assumed to have a required size or region.

(Configuration 3)
As shown in FIG. 10A (particularly, also refer to FIGS. 10A, 7 and 10B), a constricted container holding portion 33 capable of holding the constricted portion 32 formed on the side surface of the constricted container 1b of the movable flap 7. However, it has a constricted part holding point 41 as a holding point for the constricted part 32 on the upper end side thereof.
A pressure angle α (see FIG. 7), which is an angle formed by a direction perpendicular to the movable flap 7 and a tangential direction of the circle 42 around the rotation shaft 9 at the constricted portion holding point 41, The retraction limit angle required for the movable flap 7 to be retracted by the force F for extracting the constricted container 1b is set to be equal to or smaller than the retraction limit angle.

(Supplementary explanation 3)
Here, the above-mentioned “holding point” literally means a point at which the movable flap 7 holds the beverage container 1. The position of this holding point varies depending on the beverage container 1 to be held. Further, the holding point described above is displaced in the process of taking out the beverage container 1.
In addition, since the holding state with respect to the beverage container 1 may become unstable if the movable flap 7 is configured to be in point contact with the side surface of the beverage container 1, the movable flap 7 is not attached to the beverage container 1. It is preferable to make line contact or surface contact with the side surface, and it is designed to have such a width. Therefore, in this case, the point having the strongest holding force in the above-described substantially line contact or surface contact state is the above-described holding point.

The above-mentioned “neck portion holding point 41” is literally the point that the constriction container holding portion 33 of the movable flap 7 most strongly presses and holds the constriction portion 32 when the container 1b with the constriction is accommodated in the cup holder body 3. is there.

The above-mentioned “direction perpendicular to the movable flap 7 at the constricted portion holding point 41” is a direction perpendicular to the surface of the movable flap 7 at the position of the constricted portion holding point 41, and the bias acting on the movable flap 7. This is the direction in which the reaction force of the urging force of the member 8 or the component force N of the force F that pulls up the beverage container 1 is directed.

The above-mentioned “circle 42” is as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 10A.

The above-mentioned “tangential direction of the circle 42 around the rotation axis 9 at the constricted portion holding point 41” is a direction in which the movable flap 7 retracts or retracts at the constricted portion holding point 41, and the constricted container 1b is retracted. This is the direction of the rotational moment M generated in the movable flap 7 when a force F in the direction of taking out or pulling up, for example, taking out force is applied.

The above-mentioned “pressure angle α” is an angle of force (an angle in the input direction with respect to the moving direction) that allows the cam mechanism, the link mechanism, the gear mechanism, and the like to move smoothly. The pressure angle α is normally set to 30 ° to 60 ° or the like.

The pressure angle α may be constant over the entire area of the constricted container holding portion 33, but may be an angle other than constant. In particular, the pressure angle α is such that the angle in the holding state before taking out the constricted container 1b as shown in FIGS. 9A and 10A, that is, the initial angle is minimized, so that the constricted container 1b is made smooth. It is preferable in that it can be taken out.

For example, FIGS. 9A and 10A show the holding state before lifting the constricted container 1b, FIGS. 9B and 10B show the state where the constricted container 1b is lifted by 2 mm, and FIGS. 9C and 10C show the constricted container. FIG. 9D and FIG. 10D show a state in which the constricted container 1b is lifted by 9 mm.
As an example, the pressure angle α in the case of FIGS. 9A and 10A described above is 35 °, the pressure angle α in the case of FIGS. 9B and 10B is 43 °, the pressure angle α in the case of FIGS. 9C and 10C is 52 °, The pressure angle α in the case of FIGS. 9D and 10D is set so as to be 56 °.
That is, in any case, the pressure angle α is set so that the initial angle is minimized while being within the range of 30 ° to 60 °.

The above-mentioned “retraction limit angle” is the retraction generated in the movable flap 7 when a force F in the take-out direction is applied to the constricted container 1b or when the component force N is applied to the movable flap 7 by this force F. This is the limit angle at which the rotational torque M in the direction becomes larger than a predetermined value and the movable flap 7 is smoothly retracted. As described above, the limit angle of the pressure angle α is normally 60 degrees, and the retreat limit angle in this case is also 60 degrees.

Note that the above retraction limit angle is the upper limit value of the pressure angle α. The lower limit value of the pressure angle α is normally 30 degrees as described above.

In order to set the pressure angle α to be equal to or less than the retraction limit angle, the component force N of the force F described above needs to be made more downward and closer to the direction of the rotational moment M.
For this purpose, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 10A, the constriction holding point 41 in the holding state of the container 1b with the constriction, that is, the constriction holding point 41 in the stationary state, the movable flap 7 is most inward. A shape that is above the position l of the protruding portion or that the portion below the constricted portion holding point 41 protrudes outward more than the circle 42, that is, the retraction assisting shape portion 43. It is necessary to have
In order to do this, it is structurally advantageous to make the position of the rotary shaft 9 higher and to increase the amount of protrusion of the movable flap 7 into the cup holder body 3.

On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 12, the position of the rotary shaft 9 is lower than the upper part of the main body portion of the movable flap 7, that is, the rotational radius is short, and the innermost part of the movable flap 7 is. The constricted portion holding point 41 is set below the position of the portion protruding in the direction, or the portion below the constricted portion holding point 41 has a shape substantially along the circle 42 described above. Since the pressure angle is likely to be greater than the retraction limit angle, for example, 85 ° or more, due to the structure, the force F is generated in the movable flap 7 when a force F in the take-out direction is applied to the constricted container 1b. The rotational moment M ′ in the retracting direction becomes small, and it is difficult to prevent the constricted container 1 b from sticking to the movable flap 7.

The above-mentioned “retraction assisting shape portion 43” is literally a portion of the above-described constricted container holding portion 33 that protrudes greatly outside the above-described circle 42. The retraction assisting shape portion 43 is a shape that is intentionally greatly humped to generate a large revolving direction rotational moment M on the movable flap 7, and depends on the amount of humping out from the circle 42 and the humping shape. In the point that the pressure angle α is set optimally, it is essentially different from the unintentional shape in which the above-mentioned circle 42 slightly protrudes accidentally.

(Configuration 4)
As shown in FIG. 1, the cup holder main body 3 has an inward fall prevention portion 51 capable of preventing the side surface 3 c of the cup holder main body 3 from falling inward at the upper portion thereof.

(Supplementary explanation 4)
Here, the above-mentioned “inward fall prevention part 51” is literally for holding it against an external body panel (not shown) such as a center console so that the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3 does not fall inward. It is a holding part.
This inversion preventing portion 51 is provided at a position outside the constricted portion in the opening 3a of the double-shaped cup holder body 3 so that the opening 3a is not crushed into an elongated shape. This inversion prevention part 51 is provided separately from the attachment point of the cup holder main body 3 with respect to a vehicle body panel, or as what assists an attachment point.

On the other hand, a body holder panel (not shown) is provided with a cup holder upper fixing portion that can be fitted into the inward fall prevention portion 51.

<Operation> The operation of this embodiment will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 8, when the large cup 1 a is inserted into the cup holder body 3, the movable flap 7 is pushed by the side surface of the large cup 1 a and is largely retracted, and the large cup holding portion constituting the upper portion of the movable flap 7. 31 becomes substantially vertical, faces the side opening 5, and presses and holds the side surface of the large cup 1a in a state substantially parallel to the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

9A and 10A, when the container 1b with a constriction is inserted into the cup holder main body 3, the movable flap 7 is pushed by the side surface of the container 1b with the constriction and is slightly retracted. The constriction portion holding point 41 of the constriction container holding portion 33 at the intermediate portion of the movable flap 7 presses and holds the constriction portion 32 while being slightly protruded again.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, when the small cylindrical container 1d is inserted into the cup holder main body 3, the movable flap 7 is pushed by the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d, and slightly, for example, 0.5 A small cylindrical container holding part 34 which is retracted by about a millimeter and formed in the middle of the constricted container holding part 33 presses and holds the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d.

Although not particularly illustrated, when the medium-sized cylindrical container 1c is inserted into the cup holder body 3, the movable flap 7 is pushed slightly by the side surface of the medium-sized cylindrical container 1c, for example, compared with the case of the small cylindrical container 1d. The side surface of the medium-sized cylindrical container 1c is pressed and held by being largely retracted.

Thus, the above-described movable flaps 7 can hold all the beverage containers 1 firmly using different positions or the like. In addition, when the movable flap 7 is retracted with respect to the cup holder main body 3, the movable flap 7 is rotated downward about the rotation shaft 9.

Since the large cup 1a, the medium-sized cylindrical container 1c, and the small cylindrical container 1d have straight side surfaces, they are not particularly caught by the movable flap 7. It can be taken out smoothly.

On the other hand, since the side wall of the constricted container 1b is not linear, there is a possibility that the movable flap 7 is caught by the constricted portion 32 and cannot be removed smoothly when it is taken out from the cup holder body 3.

However, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9A, 9B, 10A, and 10B, when a force F is applied to pull the constricted container 1b upward, as described above, the constricted container holding portion 33 is used. Since the downward rotational moment M generated at the constricted portion holding point 41 is increased, the constricted container 1b can be smoothly taken out from the cup holder body 3 without the movable flap 7 being caught.

<Effect> According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(Effect 1)
Even if a beverage spills from the beverage container 1 and comes out of the cup holder body 3 from the side opening 5, the rotation shaft 9 is on the outer surface side of the cup holder body 3 and the side surface. Since it is installed at a position above the upper edge of the opening 5, for example, at a position higher than the upper part of the main body portion of the movable flap 7, the upper edge of the side opening 5 of the side surface opening 5 of the cup holder body 3. The upper opening upper wall 21 can be used as a shielding wall that can prevent liquid from getting on the rotating shaft 9, and the opening upper wall 21 almost certainly prevents the beverage from being applied to the rotating shaft 9. Can do.
As a result, the beverage applied to the rotating shaft 9 dries and sticks to the rotating shaft 9, or further dust or foreign matter adheres to the beverage stuck to the rotating shaft 9, thereby deteriorating the movement of the rotating shaft 9. Can be prevented. Therefore, the function of the container side surface holding part 4 can be maintained in the initial state over a long period of time, and the need for maintenance can be eliminated. That is, maintenance-free can be achieved.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, when the rotary shaft 9a is placed at a position facing the side opening 5, for example, at a position lower than the upper portion of the main body portion of the movable flap 7, the beverage with respect to the rotary shaft 9a. It is difficult to prevent catching.

Moreover, since the rotating shaft 9 is installed above the upper edge part of the side surface opening part 5, the distance of the up-down direction between the rotating shaft 9 and the holding point with respect to the side surface of the drink container 1 of the movable flap 7 is provided. Can be lengthened, that is, the radius of rotation of the movable flap 7 can be increased and the position of the rotary shaft 9 can be increased, so that the holding point of the movable flap 7 can be set in the lateral direction. It can be moved while being kept at a substantially constant height, and the side surface of the beverage container 1 can be held at a stable state, for example, at a substantially constant height.
Moreover, since the amount of displacement of the movable flap 7 in the vertical direction is reduced, the amount of protrusion of the movable flap 7 into the cup holder body 3 can be easily increased.

Furthermore, since the rotating shaft 9 is installed above the upper edge part of the side surface opening part 5, since the rotation radius of the movable flap 7 can be lengthened, it is movable by the force F which takes out the beverage container 1 upwards. Rotational moment M generated in the movable flap 7 so that the component force N acting on the flap 7 in a direction perpendicular to the movable flap 7 is downward from the line connecting the rotary shaft 9 and the holding point. Therefore, when the beverage container 1 is taken out from the cup holder body 3, it becomes easy to make a structure in which the movable flap 7 is spontaneously retracted by the downward rotation moment M.

Thereby, for example, even when the beverage container 1 having the constricted portion 32 on the side surface, for example, the container 1b with constriction is held in the cup holder body 3, the beverage container 1 can be moved by simply pulling it straight up. Since the flap 7 can be smoothly retracted without being caught by the constricted portion 32, for example, in order to avoid the movable flap 7 from being caught on the constricted portion 32, the beverage container 1 is tilted or the beverage container 1 It is possible to easily take out the beverage container 1 without a wasteful operation such as pressing the cup against the side surface 3c of the cup holder body 3.

In addition, since the rotation radius of the movable flap 7 can be increased by the above, the rotation angle of the movable flap 7 for moving the movable flap 7 in and out of the cup holder body 3 can be reduced. The container side surface holding part 4 can be made compact and thin. The rotational radius of the movable flap 7 can be set relatively freely depending on the length of the upper extension 22.

(Effect 2)
The movable flap 7 described above includes a large cup holder 31, a constricted container holder 33, and a small cylindrical container holder 34. Thereby, the holding | maintenance part which is respectively optimal with respect to various kinds of drink containers 1 can be disperse | distributed and formed in each site | part of the movable flap 7. FIG. Therefore, it is possible to easily obtain the movable flap 7 that just fits almost all types of beverage containers 1.

Particularly, by having the small cylindrical container holding part 34 in the middle of the constricted container holding part 33, the side surface of the small cylindrical container 1d of the beverage container 1 can be reliably pressed and held.

(Effect 3)
A pressure angle α, which is an angle formed by a direction perpendicular to the movable flap 7 at the constricted portion holding point 41 and a tangential direction of the circle 42 centering on the rotating shaft 9, is a force F for extracting the constricted container 1b. Thus, the movable flap 7 is set to a retraction limit angle or less for retreating the movable flap 7. Thereby, when taking out the container 1b with a constriction, the structure in which the downward large rotational moment M generate | occur | produces in the movable flap 7 and the movable flap 7 is retracted spontaneously is realizable.

(Effect 4)
The cup holder main body 3 has an inward prevention portion 51 capable of preventing the side surface 3c of the cup holder main body 3 from falling inward at the upper portion thereof. Thereby, the shape of the cup holder main body 3 is maintained by the inward fall prevention part 51, and the mutual positional relationship between the movable flap 7 and the beverage container 1 is shifted, for example, when the side surface 3c of the cup holder main body 3 falls inward. Thus, it is possible to prevent a problem that the function of each holding portion of the movable flap 7 is impaired.

Further, the upper part of the cup holder body 3 was attached to a vehicle body panel (not shown) via the inward fall prevention part 51. Thus, the horizontal rigidity of the cup holder body 3 can be increased using the vehicle body panel, and the vertical rigidity of the vehicle body panel can be increased using the cup holder body 3. Rigidity can be secured and improved by mutual complementation, and accordingly, the structure of the cup holder body 3 and the vehicle body panel can be simplified and the weight can be reduced.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. Needless to say, design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention are included in the present invention. Further, for example, when each embodiment includes a plurality of configurations, it is a matter of course that possible combinations of these configurations are included even if not specifically described. Further, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are shown, it is needless to say that possible combinations of configurations extending over these are included even if not specifically described. Further, the configuration depicted in the drawings is of course included even if not particularly described. Further, when there is a term of “etc.”, it is used in the sense that the equivalent is included. In addition, when there are terms such as “almost”, “about”, “degree”, etc., they are used in the sense that they include those in the range and accuracy recognized by common sense.

Cross-reference of related applications

This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-073730 filed with the Japan Patent Office on March 29, 2013, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. .

Claims

A cup holder body capable of inserting and holding a beverage container from above, and
A container side surface holding portion capable of holding the side surface of the beverage container accommodated and held in the cup holder body, and
A movable flap installed so that the container side surface holding portion can be freely moved into and out of the cup holder body through a side opening formed on a side surface of the cup holder body;
An urging member capable of urging the movable flap in a direction protruding into the cup holder body from the side opening,
Furthermore, in the cup holder in which the movable flap is pivotally supported so as to be swingable about the rotation axis,
The cup holder, wherein the rotation shaft is installed on the outer surface side of the cup holder main body and at a position above the upper edge of the side opening.
The movable flap is
A large cup holder capable of holding the side of the large cup of the beverage container;
A constricted container holding portion capable of holding the constricted portion on the side surface of the constricted container of the beverage container, in order from the upper side,
In the middle of the constricted container holding part,
The cup holder according to claim 1, further comprising a small cylindrical container holding portion capable of holding a side surface of the small cylindrical container of the beverage containers.
The constricted container holding part capable of holding the constricted part formed on the side surface of the constricted container of the movable flap has a constricted part holding point as a holding point for the constricted part on the upper end side thereof, and
A pressure angle, which is an angle formed between a direction perpendicular to the movable flap at the constricted portion holding point and a tangential direction of a circle centering on the rotation axis, is retracted by the force for removing the constricted container. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the cup holder is set to be equal to or smaller than a retraction limit angle for making it.
The cup holder body according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cup holder body has an inward prevention portion capable of preventing a side surface of the cup holder body from falling inward at an upper portion thereof. holder.