JPH0721406Y2 - Cup holder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a cup holder, and more particularly to a retractable cup holder mounted in the interior of a vehicle such as an automobile.

[Prior Art and Problem] Conventionally, the cup holder may be provided in the central portion of the instrument panel or the lid of the glove box or the upper and lower portions thereof.

Since it is not used all the time, it is usually retractable so that it does not get in the way when not in use.

However, since a large number of mechanisms such as a radio, a meter including a stereo, a switch, and an air outlet of an air conditioner are concentrated on the instrument panel, the operability tends to be impaired when the cup holder is used, and the space is limited. It is desirable to install it in a place other than the instrument panel if possible.

What emerged there was the provision of a retractable or retractable plastic cup holder in the opening of the console box (for example, Shokai 61-113150,6).
1-113151).

Although these have the advantage that things can be put in and taken out of the console box even when using the cup holder, other rails of the console lid etc. will be stacked one more step between the console opening and the volume of the console box will be reduced. , There was a problem such as spoiling the aesthetics of the design of the console box.

Therefore, the present inventor has arrived at the present invention as a result of earnest research as a means of providing a cup holder which can be folded and stored in a very small space of a part of a console box and is easy to use.

[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder that can be folded and stored in an extremely small space such as a console box, and can securely hold the cup so that it does not fall due to the shaking of the vehicle during use. is there.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an elevating cup holder that can be deployed and stored with one touch.

[Object of the Invention] According to the present invention, the opening 200 and the opening 2 provided in the console box are provided.
Vertically long box body 1 fixed to 00 and open at the top, and box body 1
A cup support half body A that can be slid vertically and a half support body A that is pivotally attached to the upper end of the half body A and is urged from the half body A by the elastic member 14 in the door opening direction so that it can rotate and slide vertically. A cup support half body B that can be stored in the box body, an elastic member 4 that biases the half body A in a pop-up direction toward the opening of the box body 1, and a hook 2 or a hook body 2 on either the half body A or the box body 1, respectively. A cup holder is provided which is characterized in that it comprises a catch 5.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are a side sectional view, a plan view, a side sectional view in a stored state, a plan view, and a perspective view of a used state of an embodiment of the present invention, respectively. is there.

In FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, reference numeral 1 is a rectangular box having an open top, and a locking hook 2 is integrally formed on the bottom of the box. An openable and closable console lid 10 covering the whole or a part of the console box is pivotally attached to the outside of the box body 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a cup support half body A having a substantially inverted F-shaped side cross-sectional view and vertically retractably housed in the box body 1.

The half-split body A (3) is provided with a spring reel 4 and a cyclic catch 5 at the bottom thereof.

The spring reel 4 is elastically urged to rotate clockwise in the retracted state so as to push up the half-split body A, but as long as the hook 2 is engaged with the cyclic catch 5, the half-split body A does not pop up. . Cyclic catch 5
Is a known mechanism that applies a mechanism often used for an opening / closing lock device of various lids arranged on an instrument panel of an automobile, for example, and a hook on the catch side that engages the hook 2 of the box body 1 for each push. It is a combination and release.

Although not shown, there is a stopper on the upper part of the inner wall of the box so that the half-split body A does not jump out of the box.

A hinge 7 is provided at the upper end of the half-split body A, and a half-split body B (6) having an L-shaped cross section is pivotally attached to the half-split body A such that the half-split body B can be rotated 90 °.

Attach a snap action spring (not shown) near the hinge 7 to divide the half body A into half body B.
May be urged to both the position shown by the solid line (6) in FIG. 1 and the position shown by the chain line (6C) in FIG.

Reference numeral 10 is a rotary lid that covers the opening 200, and is pivotally attached to the upper part of the center console by a shaft 11.

In this embodiment, since the ashtray 20 and the cigarette lighter 30 may be used, the rotation of the lid 10 and the vertical movement of the half-divided body A (3) are independent of each other.

When using the cup holder (Figs. 1 and 2), the lower portion of the cup or can 100 is the holding portion 3A, 6A of the half-split body A, B.
It is held firmly by the so that it will not fall due to the shaking of the vehicle.

[Operation] When the cup holder of the present invention is stored, first, the half-split body B is rotated clockwise from the solid line (6) position in the figure to the dashed line (6C) position in the figure (arrow R). Then half-split A
(3) Push it downwards.

In this state, the two slide as a unit and slide downward, and when the bottom dead center is reached, the hook 2 and the catch 5 engage, so that the upper opening is closed by the half-split body B (6) and folded and stored. To be done.

When using, start from the position shown in FIG.
When C) is pushed down (in the direction of arrow D), the catch 5 disengages from the hook 2, and the elastic force of the spring reel 4 causes the cup holder to pop up automatically.
After that, the half-split body B (6C) is rotated counterclockwise to the position shown by the solid line (6) in FIG. 1 and ready for use.

As another embodiment, if the hinge 7 is set further to the right of the position shown in FIG.
The manual operation of (above) is omitted. However, in this case, the hinge portion 7 is provided with a torsion spring for urging the half-split body B counterclockwise.

When storing the cup holder of this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
First, by pressing the half-split body A (3) in the direction of arrow D, the half-split body B (6) hits the left edge of the box 1 and rotates clockwise (direction of arrow R), and the state of 6C is reached. Then, the two slide together and slide downward, and when the bottom dead center is reached, the hook 2 and the catch 5 engage with each other, so that the upper opening is closed by the half-split body B (6) and folded and stored. To be done.

When using, the lid 5, that is, the half-divided body B (6C) is pushed down so that the catch 5 disengages from the hook 2, and the cup holder automatically pops up due to the elastic force of the spring reel 4 and the half-divided body. B is in the use position shown by the solid line (6) in FIG.

[Effects of the Invention] By implementing the present invention, all the above objects can be achieved.

That is, it is possible to fold and store it in an extremely small space such as a console box, and obtain a cup holder in which a cup or a can does not fall over when the vehicle is slightly shaken during use.

In addition, the cup holder can be expanded and stored with one touch.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are a side sectional view, a plan view, a side sectional view showing a stored state, a plan view and a perspective view of the used state of an embodiment of the present invention, respectively. 1 ... Box, 2 ... Hook, 3 ... Half split A, 4 ... Spring reel, 5 ... Cyclic catch, 6 ...
Half-split body B, 7 ... hinge, 10 ... lid, 200 ... opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An opening 20 provided in a console box.
0, a vertically long box body 1 fixed to the opening 200 and having an open upper end, a cup support half body A that can be stored in the box body 1 so as to be slidable up and down, and a pivotal connection to the upper end portion of the half body A. The cup support half-split body B which is urged by the elastic member 14 from the half-split body A in the door opening direction and is capable of rotating and sliding up and down, and the half-split body A pop up in the opening direction of the box 1. An elastic member 4 for urging,
A cup holder, characterized in that it is provided with a hook 2 or a catch 5 on either the half body A or the box body 1, respectively.