JP2552086Y2 - Pull-out cup holder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an opening which is slidable between a storage position pushed into a storage portion and a use position pulled out from the storage portion and into which a body of a beverage container fits. The present invention relates to a drawer-type cup holder that includes a slide plate that is provided and a support member that is provided on the lower surface of the slide plate so as to be foldable and supports the bottom surface of the beverage container fitted in the opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a drawer-type cup holder is provided on an upper lid of a console box provided between left and right front seats of an automobile so that a passenger in a rear seat can stably place a beverage container or the like. Such a cup holder has an opening in which the body of the beverage container fits in a slide plate pulled out rearward from the upper lid of the console box, and a support member that supports the bottom surface of the beverage container can be folded on the lower surface of the slide plate. (See, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-103837).

[0003]

The support member provided on the conventional cup holder includes a support bar for supporting the bottom surface of the beverage container, and a lower end connected to the left and right ends of the support bar and an upper end for the support bar. A U-shaped member including a pair of suspension bars pivotally supported on a slide plate so as to be swingable,
When the cup holder is stored, it is folded at a position along the bottom surface of the slide plate and stored in the upper cover of the console box. However, since only one support member is provided for one beverage container, when the diameter of the beverage container is small, the bottom surface of the beverage container may fall off the support bar of the support member and fall. There is.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to enable a support member provided on a slide plate of a cup holder to support a beverage container in a more stable state.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a beverage container is slidable between a storage position pushed into a storage portion and a use position extracted from the storage portion. A drawer-type cup comprising: a slide plate having an opening formed therein for fitting the body of the slide plate; and a support member provided on the lower surface of the slide plate so as to be foldable and supporting the bottom surface of the beverage container fitted in the opening. In the holder, the lower ends of a pair of first hanging bars whose upper ends are pivotally supported on the slide plate are connected to each other by a first support bar that engages with the bottom surface of the beverage container. A first support member that can swing between a folding position along the line and a hanging position that hangs down in the drawing direction of the slide plate; a pair of second suspensions whose upper ends are swingably supported on the slide plate Beverage between lower ends of bar A second support bar engaged with a bottom surface of the slide plate, the second support bar being swingable between a folded position along the lower surface of the slide plate and a hanging position inclined down in the pushing direction of the slide plate. A first member for swinging the first support member to the folded position when the slide plate is pushed into the storage position, and swinging the first support member to the hanging position when the slide plate is pulled out to the use position;
Cam means for supporting the first suspension bar of the first support member and the second suspension bar of the second support member in a state of intersecting each other, and the second support in conjunction with the swing of the first support member; And a second cam means for swinging the member in the opposite direction.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a console box, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1 (line 2-2 of FIG. 3). 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an operation showing a state where the cup holder is pulled out, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of an operation showing a state where the cup holder is pulled out, FIG. 7 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 7 in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8-
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8.

As shown in FIG. 1, a console box B provided between the left and right front seats of an automobile has a console box body 1 made of synthetic resin and an armrest which covers the upper opening of the console box body 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. And an upper lid 2. Inside the upper lid 2, a cup holder 3 on which a passenger in a rear seat places a beverage container C such as a paper cup or a juice can is housed so as to be able to be pulled out rearward.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the upper lid 2 includes a board 5 pivotally supported at the rear end of the upper surface of the console box body 1 via a hinge 4, and a cover 6 covering the board 5 from above. The upper surface of the cover 6 is made of a covering material 2 made of the same material as the seat skin.
Coated with 0. A guide member 7 having a U-shaped cross section with an open lower surface is fixed to the upper surface of the substrate 5, and a U-shaped cross section with an open lower surface is provided in a tunnel-shaped space formed by the substrate 5 and the guide member 7. Is supported so as to be slidable back and forth. At this time, in order to reduce the sliding resistance between the slide plate 8 and the guide member 7, the slide plate 8 guide member 7 pair of waveform sliding surface 7 ₃ formed
It is supported by and slides. Also with the stopper ₈₁ which is upwardly protruded from the upper surface front end of the slide plate 8 is guided by the guide groove 7 ₁ formed in the upper surface of the guide member 7, the stopper ₈₁ is formed on the rear end of the guide groove 7 ₁ by abutting the stepped portion 7 ₂ that, regulation and retaining the retreat limit when pulling out the slide plate 8 to the rear takes place (see FIG. 6).

A lock mechanism 9 for the cup holder 3 is provided at the front end of the upper lid 2 (see FIG. 4). The lock mechanism 9 is a well-known one used for an ashtray for a vehicle or the like, and includes a projection 8 ₂ provided at the tip of a slide plate 8 pushed into the inside of the upper lid _2.
When the actuating piece 10 is pushed by the slide plate 8 is locked in the storage position by the lock piece 11 is engaged with the projection ₈₂ swings upward. Also use the cup holder 3, by further pressing the operating piece 10 by pushing the rear end of the slide plate 8 with a finger, and disengaged from the projections ₈₂ are swung the lock piece 11 downward, the locking mechanism 9 The slide plate 8 is pushed rearward from the upper lid 2 by the resilience of a spring (not shown) provided in the inside of the slide.

[0011] the front end of the upper lid 2 is locking claw 12 made engageable synthetic resin is provided on the locked portion 1 ₁ which is formed at the front end of the console box body 1, the front face of the locking claw 12 lever 12 ₁ occupant finger is applied are integrally formed on. Thus, the locking claw 12 is engaged with the engaged portion 1 ₁ of the console box main body 1 is elastically deformed when pressing the upper lid 2 downwardly, thereby the upper lid 2 console box body 1
Is locked in the closed position covering the upper surface opening. Further, when pulled upward over the finger on the lever 12 _1, the locking claw 12 is elastically deformed and disengaged from the engaged portion 1 ₁ of the console box body 1, the upper lid 2 is pivoted on the hinge 4 around Open upwards.

An auxiliary locking claw 13 is provided on the side of the locking claw 12.
Are swingably supported by pins 14, and the spring 1
5, the locked portion 1 of the console box body 1
It is always urged in the direction engaging with ₁ . The auxiliary locking claws 13 of the lever 13 ₁ extending rearwardly provided with integral, the lever 13 _first cam surface 8 ₃ formed on the front end of the slide plate 8 to the rear end can come into contact opposite. The lever 13 ₁ and the cam surface 8 ₃ constitutes the interlocking means between the slide plate 8 and the auxiliary locking claws 13.

[0013] In Thus, when the slide plate 8 of the cup holder 3 is pushed inside the upper lid 2, the auxiliary locking claws 13 on the cam surface 8 ₃ is pressed the lever 13 ₁ a spring 15
Against the elastic force swings in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 2, disengaged from the engaged portion 1 ₁ of the console box body 1. Therefore, in this state, the upper cover 2 is
Can be freely opened and closed. Meanwhile, cup holder 3
Of the pull out the slide plate 8 from the upper lid 2, the auxiliary locking claws 13 cam surface 8 ₃ is separated from the lever 13 ₁ is swung in the direction of the arrow b in FIG. 5 by the resilient force of the spring 15, the console box main body It engages the engaged portion 1 ₁ of 1. Therefore, in this state, even if the locking claw 12 is operated to open the upper lid 2, the opening movement of the upper lid 2 is prevented by the auxiliary locking claw 13.

Next, the structure of the cup holder 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

The cup holder 3 can support two beverage containers C, and its slide plate 8 has a pair of front and rear openings 8 ₄ , 8 into which the body portions of the two beverage containers C can fit.
_4, each opening 8 _4, 8 ₄ provided on the lower beverage container C
And a pair of front and rear support members for supporting the bottom surface of the front panel.

The support member comprises a first support member 16 and a second support member 17 supported on the lower surface of the slide plate 8 so as to be swingable. The first support member 16, the boss portion 8 ₅ a pair of right and left projecting from the lower surface of the slide plate, 8 ₅ the pin 18 first suspension bar 16 ₁ of the pair which is pivotally supported upper end through,
16 ₁ and a member of both the first suspension bar 16 _1, 16 U-shaped comprising _one lower end each other from the first support bar 16 ₂ which supports a bottom of the beverage container C connected to each other, The folding position along the lower surface of the slide plate 8 and the first suspension bar 16 ₁ ,
16 ₁ is swingable between the the hanging position droops toward the lower rear. When the first support member 16 swings downward, that the swing limit first suspension bar 16 _1, 16 ₁ of the regulating surface 16 formed on the upper end _3, 16 ₃ is brought into contact with the lower surface of the slide plate 8 Regulated by

[0017] The second support member 17, the slide pair of boss portions projecting from the lower surface of the plate 8 88 _6, 8 ₆ pivoted to the upper end via a respective pin 19, 19 a pair of second The hanging bars 17 ₁ , 17 ₁ and both second hanging bars 1
Beverage container C by connecting lower ends of 7 ₁ and 17 ₁ to each other
A U-shaped member made of a second support bar 17 ₂ which supports a bottom surface, drooping toward the ₁ folded position and a second suspension bar 17 along the bottom surface, 17 ₁ lower front of the slide plate 8 Swinging position between the hanging position. First support member 1
6 and the second support member 17 are both in the hanging position, the second
The pair of second suspension bars 17 ₁ , 17 ₁ of the support member 17 are respectively provided with guide pins 16 ₄ , as second cams, which protrude from the pair of first suspension bars 16 ₁ , 16 ₁ of the first support member 16.
Supported by 16 ₄ . In this state, the pair of first suspension bars 16 ₁ , 16 ₁ and the pair of second suspension bars 17 ₁ , 17 ₁ intersect in an X shape in a side view, and the first support bar 16 ₂ and the second support bar 16 1. the bottom surface of the beverage container C is supported in a stable posture by the bar 17 _2.

When the slide plate 8 is pushed into the upper lid,
Guide projections 5 ₁ of the first cam means provided at the rear end of the substrate 5, 5 ₁ comes into contact with the first suspension bar 16 _1, 16 ₁ of the left and right, toward the collapsed position the first support member 16 FIG. 6 in the direction of arrow c. When the first support member 16 swings in the direction of arrow c, the second support bars 17 ₁ , 17 ₁ are pressed by the guide pins 16 ₄ , 16 ₄ of the first suspension bars 16 ₁ , 16 _1. The member 17 is moved toward the folded position by an arrow d.
And the first support member 16 and the second support member 17
Is stored inside the upper lid 2 along the lower surface of the slide plate 8.

[0019] Conversely, when pulling out the slide plate 8 from the inside of the upper lid 2, together with the first support member 16 is first passed through the guide projection 5 _1, 5 ₁ swings suspended position by gravity,
The second support member 17 supported via the guide pins 16 ₄ , 16 ₄ of the first support member 16 also swings to the hanging position by gravity, and is in a state where the beverage container C can be supported.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure will be described.

[0021] When the cup holder 3 is housed inside the upper lid 2 of the console box B, the auxiliary locking claws 13 are pressed lever 13 ₁ on the cam surface 8 ₃ provided at the front end of the slide plate 8 disengaged It has moved to the stop position (see FIG. 2). Accordingly, the lever 12 ₁ of the locking claw 12 by disengaging the engaged portion 1 ₁ of the console box main body 1 is pulled up by a finger, it is possible to open the upper lid 2 freely in FIG. Also, if engaged claws 12 to press the upper lid 2 downwardly locked portion 1 ₁ while elastically deforming, the upper lid 2 is locked in position to close the console box body 1.

When the slide plate 8 is pulled out backward to use the cup holder 3, first, the first support member 16 on the rear side is used.
The second support member 17 swings to the hanging position due to gravity, and the second support member 17 is supported by the guide pins 16 ₄ , 16 ₄ of the first support member 16.
Intersect in an X shape in side view. When the slide plate 8 is further pulled rearward, the first support member 16 and the second support member 17 on the front side also swing to the hanging position by gravity and intersect in an X shape in a side view. And Thus, insertion of beverage containers C into the opening 8 _4, 8 ₄ of the slide plate 8, a stable bottom of the beverage containers C by the support bars 16 _2, 17 ₂ of the first support member 16 and the second support member 17 It is supported by the posture that did. By supporting the bottom surface of each beverage container C with the two support bars 16 ₂ , 17 _{2 in} this manner, the falling of the beverage container C can be reliably prevented.

[0023] Engaging the slide plate 8 so as to house the cup holder 3 inside of the top cover 2 forward, the first support member 16 in contact with the guide projection 5 _1, 5 ₁ of the substrate 5 is swung upwardly As a result, the second support member 17 pressed by the guide pins 16 ₄ , 16 ₄ of the first support member 16 also swings upward, and the first support member 16 and the second support member 17 are moved to the lower surface of the slide plate 8. Is smoothly accommodated in the upper lid 2 along the state.

[0024] During use of the cup holder 3, as shown in FIG. 5, the cam surface 8 ₃ formed on the front end of the slide plate 8 is disengaged from the lever 13 _first auxiliary locking claws 13, the auxiliary locking claws 13
It engages the engaged portion 1 ₁ of the console box body 1 swings by the resilient force of the spring 15. As a result, while the cup holder 3 is in use, the upper lid 2 is locked in the closed position, and the inconvenience of the beverage container C falling down is reliably avoided.

By the way, the slide of the cup holder 3 when the locking claw 12 and the auxiliary locking claws 13 upper lid 2 is in the half open state is not engaged with the engaged portion 1 ₁ of the console box body 1 plate 8 Is pulled out rearward, the auxiliary locking claw 13
Is swung to the locking direction by the resilient force of the spring 15, never upper lid 2 is engaged with the engaged portion 1 ₁ of the console box body 1 to be in the half-opened state. When the upper lid 2 is pressed downward to close the upper lid 2 from this state, the auxiliary locking claw 13 is merely urged toward the locking position by the elastic force of the spring 15. it can engage the engaged portion 1 ₁ of the console box body 1 without breaking swung in an anti.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various small design changes can be made.

For example, the cup holder of the embodiment supports two beverage containers, but the number of the supported beverage containers can be appropriately changed. Further, instead of providing the guide pin as the second cam means on the first support member side, it is also possible to provide the guide pin on the second support member side. Further, the cup holder of the present invention can be mounted at any place other than the console box of the automobile.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the support member for supporting the bottom surface of the beverage container fitted into the opening of the slide plate is replaced by the first support member and the second support member which intersect each other. Since the beverage container is constituted by the members, the beverage container can be stably supported by the two support bars of the first support member and the second support member, and the beverage container can be reliably prevented from falling. In addition, the first cam means causes the first
Since the support member is swung, and the second support member is swung in the opposite direction by the second cam means in accordance with the swing of the first support member, the first support member and the second support member are stored in the storage portion. The members can be taken in and out smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a console box.

2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1 (a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 3);

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an operation showing a state where a cup holder is pulled out.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of an operation showing a state where a cup holder is pulled out.

FIG. 7 is a view in the direction of arrows in FIG. 6;

8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Upper lid (storage part) 5 ₁ Guide projection (first cam means) 8 Slide plate 8 ₄ opening 16 First support member 16 ₁ First suspension bar 16 ₂ First support bar 16 ₄ Guide pin (Second cam means) 17 Second support member 17 ₁ Second suspension bar 17 ₂ Second support bar C Beverage container

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Toshihiko Okazaki 1-4-1, Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama Pref. Honda Research Institute (56) References 2-74430 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model 4-50531 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 4-41421 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 3-103837 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A slidable portion between a storage position pushed into a storage portion (2) and a use position pulled out from the storage portion (2), and a body portion of a beverage container (C) is fitted. A slide plate (8) having an opening (8 ₄ ) formed therein, and a bottom surface of the beverage container (C) provided on the lower surface of the slide plate (8) so as to be foldable and fitted into the opening (8 ₄ ). A drawer-type cup holder provided with a supporting member (16, 17), which has a pair of first suspension bars (16 ₁ ) whose upper ends are swingably supported on a slide plate (8). The first support bar (16 ₂ ) engaging with the bottom surface of the slide plate (8) is interconnected by the first support bar (16 ₂ ). The first support bar (16 ₂ ) is inclined downward in the folding position along the lower surface of the slide plate (8) and in the drawing direction of the slide plate (8). A first support member (16) that can swing between a hanging position; Ride plate a pair of pivotally supported swingably (8) second
The lower end each other of the suspended bar (17 ₁₎ will be interconnected by a second support bar (17 ₂₎ which engages the bottom of the beverage container (C), and a folded position along the lower surface of the slide plate (8) A second support member (17) capable of swinging between a hanging position in which the slide plate (8) inclines in the pushing direction and a hanging position; and a first support member (17) when the slide plate (8) is pushed into the storage position. First cam means (5 ₁ ) for swinging the slide plate (8) to the hanging position and swinging the first support member (16) to the hanging position when the slide plate (8) is pulled out to the use position; The first suspension bar (1) of the member (16)
6 ₁ ) and the second suspension bar (17) of the second support member (17).
₁ ) are supported so as to cross each other, and the second support member (17) is interlocked with the swing of the first support member (16).
And a second cam means (16 ₄ ) for swinging the cup in the opposite direction.