JPH078062U - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] In particular, to provide a cup holder that can smoothly perform the tray pushing operation. [Structure] An elastic arm 5 is fixed to a tray 2 supported in a housing 1 at a desired rising inclination angle, and an operating link 9 is rotatably supported so that a holding plate 3 is provided at a tip end of the elastic arm. The front end portion 3a of the holding plate is rotatably connected, and the front end portion side of the holding plate is biased in a direction of separating from the tray, while the tip end portion of the operating link is slidably connected to the rear end portion 3b of the holding plate. , When the tray is pushed into the housing by urging the tip end portion of the operation link by the spring pressure 12 in the direction of separating from the tray,
The operating link comes into contact with the upper opening edge of the housing and rotates to the tray side against the biasing spring pressure, and only the rear end side of the holding plate approaches the tray side. The unused state can be easily obtained by pushing the tray into the housing by utilizing the close state of.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an improvement of a cup holder which is attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle so as to be able to be pulled out.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As conventional cup holders of this type, there are, for example, those disclosed in JP-A-2-193731 and JP-A-3-50039. Among these conventional cup holders, the former one is a box-shaped housing fixed to the instrument panel side, a tray that is supported in the housing so that it can be retracted, and the opposite ends can be folded and stood upright. A pair of holding plates connected to each other, and the free ends of the pair of holding plates are rotatably supported on the upper surface of the tray so that the holding plates are constantly erected by spring pressure. It is configured to bias the state.

Therefore, under the former cup holder, when the tray is pulled out from the inside of the housing, the pair of holding plates stand up in a mountain shape by the biasing spring pressure. If the cup is inserted into the through hole that is opened on the side of the tray, the tray is supported by the bottom and the cup is held in the through hole. Conversely, if the tray is pushed into the housing, the rear side The holding plate comes into contact with the upper opening edge of the housing, and the holding plate is forcibly folded on the tray together with the front holding plate, so that the unused state is obtained.

Also, the latter one is basically the same as the above-mentioned one, but if it is different, one holding plate having a through hole formed in the tray is provided with a pair of pivot arms. A pair of guide pieces having curved guide grooves are provided on both sides of the housing and are connected to each other through the curved guide grooves of the guide pieces at the free ends of the pivotal arms on the rear side. The guide shaft provided is movably fitted.

Therefore, under the latter cup holder, when the tray is pulled out from the inside of the housing, the guide shaft of the pivotal arm on the rear side moves in the curved guide groove of each guide piece to hold the holding plate. As the cup is mechanically separated upward from the tray, if the cup is inserted into the through hole of the holding plate, the tray is supported by the bottom and the cup is held in the through hole. Conversely, if the tray is pushed into the housing, this time the guide shaft moves in the opposite direction in the curved guide groove, again bringing the holding plate mechanically closer to the tray side. The unused state will be obtained.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in such a conventional cup holder, in the former case, when the unused state is obtained, the holding plate on the rear side is brought into contact with the upper opening edge of the housing, and the holding plate is biased by a spring force. Since it is necessary to forcibly press the tray against the tray side, even if the holding plate inclines in a mountain shape, a considerable resistance force is generated, and smooth pushing operation cannot be expected. There was a big problem to say, and in the worst case, there was a risk that the holding plate surface would be damaged at the opening edge of the housing. Further, since the free ends of the pair of holding plates are pivotally supported on the tray side, it is difficult to secure a sufficient separation distance between the holding plate and the tray for securely holding the cup. . On the other hand, in the latter, the guide shaft moves forward and backward with respect to the curved guide groove to mechanically move the holding plate to and from the tray. Although it does not pose a problem so much, for this purpose, a pair of guide pieces having a curved guide groove is provided on the housing side, or a special shape is given to the rearward pivot arm so that the pivot arm can be freely moved. Since the guide shaft had to be provided on the end side, this time, the number of parts naturally increased, and the cup holder itself became large and costly.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention was developed in order to effectively solve the problems of these conventional cup holders, and includes a housing having an opening and a tray supported so as to be retractable in the housing. On the premise of a cup holder that has a through-hole for inserting a cup and is connected to the tray so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the tray, the elastic arm is fixed to the tray at a desired rising inclination angle, and the operation link is attached. The front end side of the holding plate is rotatably connected to the tip end of the elastic arm so as to be rotatable, and the front end side of the holding plate is constantly urged in a direction away from the tray. The front end of the operating link is slidably connected to the rear end side of the holding plate, and the front end of the operating link is urged by spring pressure in the direction to always separate from the tray, In abutment against the housing opening edge of the operation link, and employs a configuration to contact the tray proximity alone rear end side of the holding plate.

[0008]

[Action]

 Therefore, even in the present invention, when the tray is pulled out from the housing, the holding plate is placed apart from the tray, so that the bottom portion of the cup is placed in the through hole of the holding plate. Insert the cup until it is supported by the tray, and the cup will be held stably. On the contrary, when the tray is pushed into the housing, under the present invention, the actuation link first comes into contact with the upper opening edge of the housing and pivots to the tray side against the biasing spring pressure. Since only the rear end side of the holding plate is brought closer to the tray side, if the tray is further pushed into the housing by utilizing such approaching state of the rear end side, the rear end side of the holding plate is It is smoothly guided into the opening of the housing without any hindrance. Therefore, if the tray pushing operation is continued after that, the holding plate surface is pushed by the housing opening edge, and the front end side of the holding plate surface is smoothly approached to the tray side against the spring pressure of the elastic arm. Therefore, this allows the holding plate itself to be completely folded on the tray, and its unused state can be obtained very easily.

[0009]

Embodiment Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an illustrated embodiment. A cup holder according to the embodiment is also fixed to an instrument panel (not shown) side as shown in FIG. Box-shaped resin housing 1, a resin tray 2 that is supported in the housing 1 so as to be retractable, and a through hole 4 into which a cup is inserted is formed so that the tray 2 can be connected to and detached from the tray 2. The resin-made holding plate 3 is provided, but is characterized in that the following configuration is adopted.

That is, according to the present embodiment, with respect to the tray 2, fixed wall portions 6 for fixing the bent base end portions 5a of the pair of metal elastic arms 5 to both sides of the rear end portion of the upper surface thereof are provided. In addition to being integrally provided, a convex wall portion 7 and a stopper wall portion 8 are additionally provided in the vicinity of the respective fixed wall portions 6, so that the pair of elastic arms 5 are individually fixed to the tray 2 side with a desired rising inclination angle. On the other hand, a bearing portion 10 for rotatably supporting a base end portion 9a of a resin-made operation link 9 having a protruding cam portion 9c at the center of the rear end portion of the upper surface is provided, and the operation link is provided on the bearing portion 10. A base end portion 9a of 9 is rotatably supported via a pivot shaft 11, and the T-shaped tip portion 9b side of the operation link 9 is constantly supported by a spring pressure of a torsion spring 12 mounted on the pivot shaft 11. It is configured such that it is biased in a direction away from 2. In the figure, 13a and 13b are support wall portions that support the bottom portion of the cup, 14 is a receiving window that receives the bottom portion of the cup, and 15 is a locking wall portion that locks the end portion of the torsion spring 12.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the holding plate 3 is formed into a substantially spectacle shape having two through holes 4 formed on both sides of the central separating band 16, and its front end portion 3a is formed. A guide hole 17 is formed on both sides for inserting the hook-shaped tip portions 5b of the pair of elastic arms 5, and the T-shaped tip portion 9b of the operating link 9 is slidably fixed to the lower surface of the central separation band 16. The wall 18 is integrally formed.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the hook-shaped tip portions 5b of the pair of elastic arms 5 are fitted into the fitting holes 17 of the holding plate 3 to hold the holding plate. The front end portion 3a side of 3 is rotatably connected between the hook-shaped front end portions 5b of the pair of elastic arms 5, and the front end portion 3a side is constantly spring-loaded from the inclined state of each elastic arm 5 from the tray 2 at all times. The T-shaped tip 9b of the operating link 9 is slidably locked to the guide wall 18 while being biased in the direction of separation, so that the rear end 3b side of the holding plate 3 has the T-shaped tip of the operating link 9. At the same time as being connected to the front end portion 9b of the holding plate 3, the rear end portion 3b of the holding plate 3 is also independently urged by the spring pressure of the torsion spring 12 in the direction of separating from the tray 2 at all times.

Therefore, even in the cup holder having such a configuration, the tray 2 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 1 while gripping the grip portion 2a, and the projecting cam portion 9c of the operating link 9 causes the opening cam edge of the housing 1 to open. 4, the T-shaped tip 9b of the actuation link 9 slides in the guide wall 18 toward the rear end while receiving the spring pressure of the torsion spring 12 and pivoting upward. Thus, the rear end 3b side of the holding plate 3 is automatically separated from the tray 2, and at the same time, the front end 3a side of the holding plate 3 is automatically separated from the tray 2 by the spring pressure of the pair of elastic arms 5 themselves. Therefore, this causes the holding plate 3 to be completely separated from the tray 2. Therefore, after that, as shown in the drawing, the cup C is stably held in each through hole 4 by inserting the cup C into each through hole 4 until the bottom portion thereof is supported by the support walls 13a and 13b. The Rukoto. Since the distance between the holding plate 3 and the tray 2 is determined by the inclination angle of the elastic arm 5 and the size of the operation link 9, it is only necessary to appropriately determine these angles and sizes. There is an advantage that a separation distance suitable for holding the can be set.

On the contrary, when the tray 2 is pushed into the housing 1, in this embodiment, first, the protruding cam portion 9c of the operation link 9 comes into contact with the upper opening edge of the housing 1. When the tray 2 is pushed in in such a contact state, as shown in FIG. 5, only the operating link 9 rotates to the tray 2 side against the biasing spring pressure of the torsion spring 12, and first, Only the rear end portion 3b side of the holding plate 3 is independently brought close to the tray 2 side. In this case, on the front end 3a side of the holding plate 3, the separated state is maintained as it is by the spring pressure of the elastic arm 5, and only the rotation following the approach of the rear end 3b side is promoted. Only.

Therefore, when the tray 2 is pushed further into the housing 1 by utilizing the approaching state of the rear end portion 3b side, the rear end portion 3b side of the holding plate 3 becomes an obstacle. Without being guided, it is smoothly guided into the opening of the housing 1, and at the same time, the surface of the holding plate 3 abuts against the opening edge of the housing 1. This allows the front end 3a side of the holding plate 3 to move toward the elastic arm 5. Since the holding plate 3 itself is completely folded on the tray 2 against the spring pressure of itself and close to the tray 2 in a smooth manner, as shown in FIG. The holding plate 3 and the holding plate 3 are completely immersed in the housing 1 so that the unused state can be obtained very easily. Further, in such a non-use state, the holding plate 3 is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the housing 1 by receiving the spring pressure of the elastic arm 5 and the torsion spring 12, so that, for example, the traveling vibration of the automobile is generated. Even if it is received, there is no fear that the holding plate 3 inadvertently rattles in the housing 1.

Although the above embodiment is based on the assumption that the cup holder is a manual type that is pulled out obliquely upward from the instrument panel side, the present invention is not limited to this. It goes without saying that it can be easily implemented and applied to a normal horizontal pull-out type cup holder, an automatic cup holder having a so-called push-open function, and the like.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, by adopting the above configuration, particularly when the tray is pushed into the housing, the rear end side of the holding plate is made to approach the tray side in advance, and the rear end side of the holding plate is approached. Since it is possible to guide it smoothly into the opening of the housing, this makes the push-in operation much better than the conventional one and eliminates the possibility of damaging the holding plate surface. Became. Moreover, according to the present invention, since the conventional guide pieces having the curved guide groove and the accessory parts such as the guide shaft are not necessary at all, the cup holder itself can be greatly reduced in size and cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a rear surface of the holding plate with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the cup holder.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a usage state of the cup holder.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a state where the rear end side of the holding plate approaches the tray side.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a non-used state of the cup holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Box-shaped housing 2 Tray 3 Holding plate 3a Same front end 3b Same rear end 4 Through hole 5 Elastic arm 5b Same tip 9 Actuation link 9b Same tip 12 Torsion spring C cup

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cup provided with a housing having an opening, a tray supported so as to be retractable in the housing, and a holding plate having a through hole into which the cup is inserted and having a through hole connected to the tray so as to be contactable and separable. In the holder, the elastic arm is fixed to the tray at a desired rising inclination angle, the operation link is rotatably supported, and the front end of the holding plate is rotatably connected to the tip of the elastic arm. , The front end side of the holding plate is constantly biased in a direction away from the tray, while the front end of the operating link is slidably connected to the rear end side of the holding plate, and the front end of the operating link is spring-loaded. Is always urged in the direction to separate from the tray, and the rear end side of the holding plate is independently approached to the tray by contacting the opening edge of the housing with the operation link. A cup holder characterized by that.