WO2015059820A1

WO2015059820A1 - Cup holder

Info

Publication number: WO2015059820A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/078979
Authority: WO
Inventors: 裕矢秋山
Original assignee: 日産ライトトラック株式会社
Priority date: 2013-10-25
Filing date: 2013-10-25
Publication date: 2015-04-30

Abstract

　A cup holder has a securing mechanism for securing a support ring member in a holding position for holding at least a beverage container, the support ring member being linked to a base member on which at least one beverage container can be placed, and the support ring member being capable of rotating between an upright position and a tilted position. The cup holder has a rotational-force-generating mechanism for generating rotational force that causes the support ring member to rotate toward the holding position when the support ring member has rotated beyond the holding position and toward the tilted position.

Description

Cup holder

The present invention relates to a cup holder for a vehicle.

Some vehicles, such as automobiles, have a cup holder for holding a cup or plastic bottle attached at the foot of the center of the rear seat. If the cup holder is attached to the foot of the center part of the rear seat, for example, when the passenger in the rear seat gets on or gets off, the cup holder may be stepped on and the cup holder may be damaged. For this reason, as described in International Publication No. 2011/035824 pamphlet (Patent Document 1), when an excessive external force acts on the cup holder, the hinge of the support ring holding the cup, the plastic bottle, etc. comes off, and the cup A technique for suppressing the breakage of the holder has been proposed.

International Publication No. 2011-035824 Pamphlet

However, the cup holder described in Patent Document 1 is prevented from being damaged by the hinge of the support ring coming off, but in order to restore it to its original shape, work such as reassembling the hinge of the support ring is required. Indispensable. The foot of the rear seat has enough space for the occupant to sit comfortably, but it is not enough to reassemble the cup holder and the work to restore the support ring to its original shape is difficult. It was.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder that eliminates the need for restoring the support ring.

The cup holder elastically supports at least a holding position for holding a beverage container with respect to a base member on which at least one beverage container can be placed, and a support ring member rotatably connected between a standing position and a lying position. A fixing mechanism for fixing; Further, the cup holder has a rotational force generating mechanism that generates a rotational force that rotates the support ring member in the direction of the holding position when the support ring member rotates in the direction of the lying down position beyond the holding position.

According to the present invention, even if an excessive external force acts on the support ring member and rotates in the direction from the holding position to the lying down position, a rotational force that rotates the support ring member in the direction of the holding position is generated. The restoration work of the ring member can be made unnecessary.

It is a top view which shows the layout example of the cabin of a motor vehicle. It is a side view which shows the layout example of the cabin of a motor vehicle. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a cup holder. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a base member. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a support ring member. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the coupling | bonding form of a base member and a support ring member. It is sectional drawing which shows the rotation range of the support ring member with respect to a base member. It is a perspective view which shows the rotation range of the support ring member with respect to a base member. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a leaf | plate spring. It is explanatory drawing of the mechanism which fixes a support ring member to a holding position. It is explanatory drawing of the function which fixes a support ring member to a standing position. It is explanatory drawing of the mechanism which makes rotational force act on a support ring member. It is explanatory drawing of the mechanism which suppresses that a support ring member rotates exceeding a standing position. It is explanatory drawing of the mechanism which suppresses that a support ring member rotates exceeding a lying position.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 and 2 show an example of the layout of an automobile cabin.

A pair of left and right front seats 120 and a rear seat 130 extending in the vehicle width direction are attached to the upper surface of the floor panel 110 of the cabin 100 from the front to the rear of the vehicle in this order. A cup holder 200 that holds a beverage container via a fixing tool such as a bolt is provided on the foot of the center portion of the rear seat 130, that is, on the upper surface of the floor tunnel 110A located in the center portion of the floor panel 110 in the vehicle width direction. Is fixed. Here, examples of the beverage container include a cup, a can, a bottle, and a plastic bottle containing a beverage. The cup holder 200 can hold not only beverage containers but also small items such as mobile phones and sunglasses.

Therefore, when a passenger who uses the rear seat 130 of the automobile gets on or gets off the vehicle across the floor tunnel 110A, he or she steps on the cup holder 200 attached to the foot of the center portion of the rear seat 130, and the cup holder 200 is excessively damaged. There is a risk of external force acting. For this reason, as will be described later, when an excessive external force is applied to the cup holder 200, the device is designed to release the external force.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cup holder 200 includes a base member 210 on which two beverage containers can be placed, a support ring member 220 rotatably connected to the base member 210, and a support ring member 220. And a leaf spring 230 that is elastically fixed to the position. The base member 210 only needs to be able to place at least one beverage container. Here, the leaf spring 230 is an example of an elastic member.

The base member 210 has a thin shell structure with an open bottom surface for weight reduction. In order to ensure the strength of the base member 210, for example, reinforcing ribs that intersect vertically may be formed on the inner surface facing downward. Note that the base member 210 has such a strength that it is not damaged even if the occupant steps on it.

As shown in FIG. 4, two recesses 212 for receiving the bottom of the beverage container are formed on the upper surface of the base member 210, and fixing tools such as bolts and clips for fixing the base member 210 to the floor panel 110 are inserted. At least one insertion hole 214 is formed. Here, the shape of the insertion hole 214 can be, for example, a stepped shape that can accommodate the head of the fixture. Further, the lower surface of the base member 210 has a substantially arcuate shape (substantially arc shape) that follows the upper surface shape of the floor tunnel 110A of the floor panel 110, which is an example of an attachment site.

A rectangular housing portion 216 that extends in the vehicle width direction and accommodates a hinge mechanism and the like for rotatably connecting the support ring member 220 is formed on the back surface of the base member 210 facing the vehicle rear. A fixing portion 216 A for fixing the leaf spring 230 is formed on the lower surface of the housing portion 216 located at the center in the longitudinal direction. The fixing portion 216A has a plate member that extends horizontally toward the rear of the vehicle, and a plate spring 230 is fitted and fixed thereto from the back. On the lower surface of the horizontally extending plate member of the fixing portion 216A, a fitting portion that is fitted with a convex portion formed on the leaf spring 230 to be prevented from coming off can be formed.

The pin holes 216B into which the pins of the hinge mechanism are fitted are respectively formed on both upper side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the housing portion 216. In addition, a notch 216 C that avoids interference with the support ring member 220 is formed at a predetermined location on the upper surface of the housing portion 216. In order to further promote weight reduction, a lightweight hole may be formed at a location where the influence on the strength is small.

The support ring member 220 has a thin shell structure having an oval shape in a plan view with a lower surface opened in the same manner as the base member 210 for weight reduction. In order to ensure the strength of the support ring member 220, for example, reinforcing ribs that intersect vertically and horizontally may be formed on the inner surface facing downward. The support ring member 220 has such a strength that it will not be damaged even if the occupant steps on it.

The support ring member 220 is formed with two surrounding holes 222 surrounding the beverage container, as shown in FIG. The diameter of the surrounding hole 222 can be made into the dimension according to the drink container which has the largest external shape among the drink containers used as the object mounted in the base member 210, for example. In addition, at a position located at one end in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the support ring member 220, a rectangular connecting portion that extends downward is a part of a hinge mechanism that is rotatably connected to the base member 210. 224 is formed. Pin holes 226 into which pins of the hinge mechanism are fitted are respectively formed at both ends of the connecting portion 224 that are separated in the longitudinal direction. A cylinder having an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface as a part of a fixing mechanism for elastically fixing the support ring member 220 between the holding position of the beverage container and the standing position not holding the beverage container at the center of the connecting portion 224 in the longitudinal direction. A portion 228 is formed. Here, the cylindrical portion 228 has an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface concentric with the pin hole 226. In addition, the fixing mechanism should just elastically fix a drink container to a holding position at least.

The base member 210 and the support ring member 220 are connected by a pin 240 of a hinge mechanism as shown in FIG. Here, a protrusion that is urged radially outward by an elastic force may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pin 240, and the retaining function may be exhibited by the protrusion.

In a state where the base member 210 and the support ring member 220 are connected, the support ring member 220 is rotated to a position away from the base member 210 as shown in FIGS. It is possible to freely rotate between the “falling position” that has been rotated to the position where it touches. As the “standing position”, for example, the support ring member 220 can be rotated to a position that is substantially parallel to the rising surface of the floor panel 110 so that the passenger of the rear seat 130 does not get in the way when getting on and off. .

As shown in FIG. 9, the leaf spring 230 has a shape in which spring steel is folded in half, and the bent portion is fixed to the base member 210 by fitting into the fixing portion 216 A of the base member 210. An arc portion 232 that protrudes upward is formed at the tip of the portion located above the leaf spring 230. In addition, an extended portion 234 that extends obliquely downward is formed at the tip of the portion located below the leaf spring 230. When the leaf spring 230 is attached to the base member 210, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper surface of the lower portion of the leaf spring 230 abuts the lower surface of the plate member of the fixing portion 216A, and the leaf spring Since the extended portion 234 of 230 abuts against a part of the upper surface of the base member 210, the arc portion 232 always presses the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 228 of the support ring member 220.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the support ring member 220 is rotated to the holding position for holding the beverage container, the arc portion 232 of the leaf spring 230 is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 228 of the support ring member 220. A first notch 228A is formed. Here, the first notch 228A has, for example, a shape that follows the shape of the arc portion 232 of the leaf spring 230 (the same applies hereinafter). Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a second notch 228 B is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 228 so that the arc portion 232 of the leaf spring 230 fits when the support ring member 220 rotates to the standing position. The

Accordingly, the support ring member 220 is held and raised by the first notch 228A and the second notch 228B formed in the cylindrical portion 228 of the support ring member 220 and the leaf spring 230 fixed to the base member 210. A fixing mechanism for elastically fixing to is formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, when the support ring member 220 rotates in the direction of the lying down position beyond the holding position, the support ring member 220 is in the upright position on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 228 of the support ring member 220. A projecting portion 228C having a slope whose distance from the center of rotation gradually increases toward the direction of rotation toward the top is integrally formed. Therefore, when the support ring member 220 rotates in the direction of the lying down position beyond the holding position, the leaf spring 230 is pressed and elastically deformed by the protrusion 228C, and an elastic force is applied to the slope of the protrusion 228C. In this state, a rotational force that rotates the support ring member 220 toward the holding position is generated.

The base member 210 incorporates a mechanism that mechanically restricts the rotation of the support ring member 220 when the support ring member 220 rotates to the standing position. In other words, as shown in FIG. 13, the receiving portion 216 of the base member 210 has a longitudinal direction so as to come into contact with the back surface of the connecting portion 224 of the support ring member 220 when the support ring member 220 is rotated to the standing position. Stopper portions 216D that rise upward from the bottom surfaces of both end portions are integrally formed.

Further, the support ring member 220 incorporates a mechanism that mechanically restricts the rotation of the support ring member 220 when the support ring member 220 rotates to the lying down position. That is, in the connecting portion 224 of the support ring member 220, as shown in FIG. 14, when the support ring member 220 is rotated to the lying position in the hinge portion 224A in which the pin hole 226 is formed, the base member 210 is accommodated. A protruding portion 224B that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface of the hinge portion is integrally formed so as to contact the stopper portion 216D formed on the portion 216. The protruding portion 224B is not limited to the stopper portion 216D, and may be in contact with somewhere in the base member 210.

In this way, since the rotation range of the support ring member 220 is regulated by a mechanical mechanism, for example, it is possible to prevent the support ring member 230 from rotating to an unexpected angle and causing a problem.

Next, the operation of the cup holder 200 will be described.
When the cup holder 200 is not used, the occupant of the rear seat 130 rotates the support ring member 220 to the standing position. At this time, when the support ring member 220 is rotated to the upright position, as shown in FIG. The support ring member 220 can be fixed to the standing position by an elastic force. Accordingly, even if the vibration of the automobile is transmitted to the cup holder 200, the support ring member 220 does not easily rotate in the direction of the holding position, and for example, it does not get in the way when an automobile occupant gets on and off the rear seat 130. In addition, since the base member 210 of the cup holder 200 has a strength that does not cause damage even when the occupant steps on the cup holder 200, no problem occurs even if the occupant steps on the base.

When the occupant of the rear seat 130 uses the cup holder 200, the occupant rotates the support ring member 220 from the standing position to the holding position. At this time, when a force larger than the elastic force of the leaf spring 230 is applied to the support ring member 220, the arc portion 232 of the leaf spring 230 is disengaged from the second notch 228B of the column portion 228, and the support ring member 220 is raised. The mechanism for elastically fixing to is released. Then, when the support ring member 220 rotates to the holding position, as shown in FIG. 10, the arc portion 232 of the leaf spring 230 fixed to the base member 210 is fitted into the first notch 228 A of the cylindrical portion 228. The support ring member 220 can be fixed to the holding position by an elastic force. Therefore, when the cup holder 200 is used, the support ring member 220 can be prevented from rotating even if vibrations of the automobile are transmitted to the cup holder 200.

In this state, the vehicle occupant inserts the beverage container into the surrounding hole 222 of the support ring member 220 and places the bottom of the beverage container in the recess 212 of the base member 210. In this way, for example, the beverage container can be held in the cup holder 200 even if the automobile vibrates somewhat.

Here, for example, a case where the support ring member 220 is stepped on when the occupant of the rear seat 130 gets off the vehicle while the support ring member 220 is fixed at the holding position is considered. When the occupant steps on the support ring member 220, as shown in FIG. 12, the arc portion 232 of the leaf spring 230 is disengaged from the first notch 228A of the cylindrical portion 228, and the fixing to the holding position is released. The member 220 rotates in the direction of the lying down position. At this time, along with the rotation of the support ring member 220, the arc portion 232 of the leaf spring 230 is pressed by the inclined surface of the projection portion 228C of the cylindrical portion 228 and elastically deforms. Then, the support ring member 220 rotates to the lying down position, and as shown in FIG. 14, the protrusion 224B of the hinge portion 224A of the support ring member 220 abuts on the stopper portion 216D of the base member 210 to mechanically restrict the rotation. Is done.

When the support ring member 220 is not stepped on by the occupant, the elastic force that the leaf spring 230 tries to restore to the original shape presses the inclined surface of the protrusion 228C of the cylindrical portion 228, and the support ring member 220 is moved in the direction of the holding position. Rotate to When the support ring member 220 is rotated to the holding position, the arc portion 232 of the leaf spring 230 is fitted into the first notch 228A of the cylindrical portion 228, and the support ring member 220 is fixed to the holding position by elastic force.

Therefore, even if the occupant of the rear seat 130 steps on the support ring member 220 of the cup holder 200 when getting into or getting out of the automobile, it rotates in the direction of the lying down position, so that the cup holder 200 is prevented from being damaged. be able to. When the support ring member 220 is not stepped on, the support ring member 220 is rotated in the direction of the holding position by the elastic force of the leaf spring 230 and is fixed by the elastic force at the holding position. Restoration work such as reassembly is not necessary.

In addition, the cup holder 200 can be attached not only to an automobile but also to a vehicle such as a train. Further, instead of the leaf spring 230, for example, a compression coil spring having a sphere attached to the tip can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Cabin 110 Floor panel 110A Floor tunnel 130 Rear seat 200 Cup holder 210 Base member

216B Pin hole

216D Stopper part 220 Support ring member 222 Surrounding hole

224A Hinge part

224B Projection part 228 Column part

228A First notch

228B Second notch

228C Projection Part 230 leaf spring 240 pin

Claims

A base member on which at least one beverage container can be placed;
A support ring member connected to the base member so as to be rotatable between a standing position and a lying position, and having a surrounding hole surrounding the beverage container;
A fixing mechanism for elastically fixing the support ring member to at least a holding position for holding the beverage container;
A rotational force generating mechanism that generates a rotational force for rotating the support ring member in the direction of the holding position when the support ring member rotates in the direction of the lying down position beyond the holding position;
A cup holder characterized by containing.
The rotational force generating mechanism is
A cylindrical portion having an inclined surface that is integrated with a base end portion of the support ring member and gradually increases in distance from the rotation center of the support ring member in a direction in which the support ring member rotates to the standing position. When,
An elastic member fixed to the base member and biasing the outer peripheral surface of the columnar part;
The cup holder according to claim 1, comprising:
The fixing mechanism includes a first notch formed on the outer peripheral surface of the columnar portion, into which the tip of the elastic member is fitted when the support ring member rotates to the holding position.
The cup holder according to claim 2.
In addition to the holding position, the fixing mechanism elastically fixes the support ring member to the standing position.
The cup holder according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein
The fixing mechanism includes a second notch formed on an outer peripheral surface of the columnar part, into which a distal end portion of the elastic member is fitted when the support ring member rotates to the standing position.
The cup holder according to claim 4.
The elastic member comprises a leaf spring fixed to the base member.
The cup holder according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that:
On the outer peripheral surface of the hinge portion of the support ring member, when the support ring member is rotated to the lying down position, a protruding portion that comes into contact with the base member is formed.
The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein:
The base member is formed with a stopper portion that contacts the support ring member when the support ring member rotates to the standing position.
The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein:
The hinge portion of the support ring member is rotatably connected to a pin hole formed at two spaced positions of the base member with a pin.
The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein
The base member and the support ring member have a thin shell structure.
The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein:
The base member and the support ring member are reinforced with ribs,
The cup holder according to claim 10.
The lower surface of the base member has a shape that follows the shape of the attachment site,
The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that:
The base member is mounted in the cabin of an automobile;
The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that:
The base member is attached to the upper surface of the floor panel located at the foot of the center portion of the rear seat.
The cup holder according to claim 13.