JPH07291013A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To restrain inclination and play at the time of drawing out a holder main body without complicated correction work. CONSTITUTION:A storing case 2 stores a holder main body 5 which can be put in and out from an opening part 3. The holder main body 5 is provided with a driving gear 31 driven in the direction of drawing out the holder main body 5. A pair of right and left guides 40 are disposed in two, front and rear parts on the side of the driving gear 31. A projection 41 extended in the longitudinal direction of the storing case 2 is provided on the storing case 2. A rack 34 is integrated with the projection 41. The projection 41 is installed in the substantially central position (position corresponding to the substantial center of the holder main body 5) with respect to both right and left side walls of the storing case 2, and clamped between one pair of guides to be guided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup holder installed in a passenger compartment of an automobile, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows a conventional cup holder. In the cup holder 51, a storage case 52 made of synthetic resin has a rectangular box shape, and the storage case 52 has a holder body 53.
Are stored so that they can enter and leave. The racks 5 extending in the moving direction of the holder body 53 are provided on the inner surfaces of both side walls of the storage case 52.
4, 55 are provided. The holder body 53 is provided with a drive gear 56 for driving the holder body 53 in the pull-out direction, and the drive gear 56 meshes with one rack 54 of the storage case 52. The drive gear 56 has a spiral spring 57, and when the holder main body 53 is pushed into the storage case 52, the spiral spring 57 is wound to store elastic energy. Further, the holder main body 53 is provided with a silicon damper 58 that brakes the movement of the holder main body 53 when the holder main body 53 moves, and the silicon damper 58 meshes with the other rack 55 of the storage case 52. .

That is, the holder body 53 is placed in the storage case 52.
When the holder body 53 is pulled out, the elastic energy is stored and held in the spiral spring 57, and when the holder main body 53 is pulled out, the elastic energy of the spiral spring 57 is released to release the holder main body 53.
Is projected from the storage case 52.

Further, when the drive gear 56 is driven along the rack 54 on the side wall of the storage case 52 during the pulling-out operation of the holder main body 53, the pulling-out operation of the holder main body 53 is suppressed by the damper action of the silicon damper 58. The left and right sides of the holder body 53 move differently. As a result, the holder body 53 receives a load in a predetermined direction (the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 6) and tilts or rattles. Therefore, in order to correct this inclination and rattling, a protrusion 59 is provided near the opening 52a of the storage case 52 on the silicon damper 58 side, and the protrusion 59 is provided in the holder body 53.
Is in sliding contact with the side surface of. Since the storage case 52 made of synthetic resin varies in shrinkage during molding, the molding die of the storage case 52 is adjusted (tuned) every time the portion corresponding to the protrusion 59 is adjusted.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional cup holder 51, since the inclination and rattling of the holder main body 53 are corrected on the side opposite to the drive gear 56, the inclination and rattling are caused by a slight correction deviation. There is a problem that the noticeability becomes noticeable. That is, when the shrinkage amount of the storage case 52 at the time of molding is different, the dimensional difference between the drive gear 56 side and the silicon damper 58 side becomes large, and a complicated correction work is forced each time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to suppress tilting and rattling at the time of pulling out the holder body without requiring complicated correction work. It is to provide a cup holder that can be.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a cup holder according to a first aspect of the present invention is a holder which can be inserted into or removed from an opening of a storage case fixed to a predetermined mounting position. A ridge for accommodating the main body is provided in one of the storage case and the holder main body, the ridge extending in the moving direction of the holder main body and integrally forming a rack, and the other of the both members meshes with the rack and the holder main body The gist of the present invention is to provide a drive gear that drives in the direction of pulling out and a guide that guides the ridge so as to sandwich the ridge from both sides.

In the cup holder according to the second aspect of the invention, the protrusion is extended at a position corresponding to substantially the center of the holder body.

[0009]

According to the invention described in claim 1, when the holder main body moves, the protrusion is guided by the guide. Further, when the holder body is pulled out, the drive gear is driven while meshing with the rack. In this case, the drive part by the drive gear and the rack and the guide part by the ridge and the guide are close to each other, and the ridge is sandwiched by the guide and guided, so that the inclination and rattling of the holder body are suppressed. To be done. Further, the narrower the guide width for guiding the ridge, the easier the correction due to the dimensional difference of the storage case, and the appropriate correction can be realized by rough adjustment.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the drive portion formed by the drive gear and the rack and the guide portion formed by the protrusion and the guide are located at positions substantially corresponding to the center of the holder body. Further, the inclination and rattling of the holder body are suppressed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The cup holder in this embodiment is mounted so as to be embedded in, for example, a center cluster or armrest of an automobile. FIG. 2 shows the overall configuration of the cup holder 1. For convenience,
In the following description, the front of the left hand of FIG.
The rear right side of FIG. 2 is the rear of the holder 1.

First, the overall structure of the cup holder 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the cup holder 1, a storage case 2 fixed at a predetermined mounting position (here, an armrest) is formed of synthetic resin (for example, ABS) into a rectangular box shape, and an opening 3 is provided on the front surface thereof. There is.
A vertical frame-shaped design surface 4 is provided around the opening 3.

A holder body 5 which can be inserted and withdrawn through the opening 3 is housed in the housing case 2. The holder body 5 is formed with a pair of left and right cup insertion holes 6 and 7, and support pieces 8 and 9 are attached to the cup insertion holes 6 and 7, respectively. The support pieces 8 and 9 are biased by a spring (not shown) so as to stand upright toward the centers of the cup insertion holes 6 and 7, and the tips thereof are rotatable only in the downward direction in the figure. Further, a pair of left and right protrusions 10 and 11 are formed on the upper surface of the holder body 5, and when the holder body 5 is pulled out from the storage case 2, the protrusions 10 and 11 are formed on the rear edge 12 of the design surface 4. The position where the holder body 5 is pulled out is regulated by the contact of 11 with each other.

The cup tray 13 is composed of two front and rear arms 1.
4, 15 (hereinafter, referred to as front arm 14 and rear arm 15) are connected to the holder body 5. In detail, the upper end of the front arm 14 is pivotally supported on the back surface of the upper plate of the holder body 5, and the lower end is pivotally supported on the front center portion of the cup tray 13. The upper end of the rear arm 15 is pivotally supported by the side plate of the holder body 5, and the lower end thereof pivotally supports both rear edges of the cup tray 13. The cup tray 13 is the holder body 5
When the holder main body 5 is pushed in, the holder main body 5 is pulled up.

The cup tray 13 is provided with a pair of left and right circular recesses 16 and 17, and the circular recesses 16 and 1 are provided.
In the state shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 7 is located directly below the cup insertion holes 6 and 7 of the holder body 5. Then, in the state of FIG. 2, a cup (paper cup, can, etc.) C is inserted into the cup insertion holes 6 and 7 of the holder body 5.
Is inserted, and the cup insertion holes 6 and 7 and the cup tray 13 are inserted.
The cup C is held by the circular recesses 16 and 17.

Next, the holder driving mechanism in the cup holder 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3 and 4. In this cup holder 1, when the holder body 5 is pushed, the holder body 5 is held in the storage case 2 in a stored state, and when the holder body 5 is pushed again in this state, the holder body 5 automatically pops out. A so-called push-open mechanism is configured.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the holder main body 5
A holder drive unit 30 is arranged in the. The holder drive unit 30 includes a drive gear 31, a spiral spring 32 that biases the drive gear 31 in one rotation direction, and a silicon damper 33 (shown in FIG. 1) that meshes with the drive gear 31. The drive gear 31 drives the holder body 5 in the pull-out direction by the biasing force of the spiral spring 32. When the holder main body 5 moves, the silicon damper 33 brakes so that the movement does not become abrupt. Further, a pair of left and right guides 40 are provided laterally of the drive gear 31 at two front and rear positions. Further, the holder body 5 is provided with a locking tool 35. The locking tool 35 is rotatably arranged by a rotation shaft 36, and has a pin 37 at the tip on the rotation side.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage case 2 is provided with a ridge 41 extending in the front-back direction of the case 2, and a rack 34 is integrally formed on the ridge 41. The ridge 41 is provided at a substantially central position (a position corresponding to approximately the center of the holder body 5) with respect to the left and right side walls of the storage case 2. Further, the storage case 2 has a retainer portion 38 for holding the pin 37 of the locking tool 35.
And a retaining groove 39 is formed in the retainer portion 38.

When the holder main body 5 is housed in the housing case 2, as shown in FIG.
And the rack 34 mesh with the left and right side walls of the storage case 2 at a substantially central position. Also, the holder body 5
The ridge 41 on the side of the storage case 2 is guided so as to be sandwiched between the pair of guides 40 on the side. In the case of this embodiment, the width of the ridge 41 is sufficiently narrower than the width of the storage case 2, and the width of the guide 40 is also narrow.

Next, the operation of the cup holder 1 having the above structure will be described focusing on its main points. When the holder main body 5 is pushed into the storage case 2, the guide 40 of the holder main body 5 moves rearward while slidingly contacting the protrusion 41 of the storage case 2. Further, the drive gear 3 of the holder drive unit 30
1 rotates while meshing with the rack 34, and the spiral spring 32
Is wound and elastic energy is stored. At this time,
As shown in, the pin 37 of the locking tool 35 moves from the position P1 in the direction of arrow Q1. Then, when the holder body 5 is pushed all the way in, the pin 37 of the locking tool 35 is held in the locking groove 39 at the position P2 in the locked state.

Then, when the holder body 5 is pushed in again, the locking of the pin 37 is released and the elastic energy stored in the spiral spring 32 is released, so that the drive gear 31 is rotated in the drawing direction of the holder body 5. At this time, the guide 40 of the holder body 5 moves forward while slidingly contacting the protrusion 41 of the storage case 2. Further, the pin 37 moves from the position P2 in the direction of the arrow Q2, and the holder body 5 automatically pops out of the storage case 2.

According to the cup holder 1 of this embodiment described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, in the cup holder 1 of this embodiment, the rack 34 and the protrusion 41 are integrally formed, and the drive gear 3 is attached to the rack 34.
The ridge 41 was guided so as to be engaged with each other and sandwiched between the guides 40. Therefore, the drive part by the drive gear 31 and the rack 34, the protrusion 41 and the guide 40
Since the protrusion 41 is guided by being sandwiched between the guides 40 while being brought close to the guide portion by, the inclination and rattling of the holder main body 5 are suppressed. Further, the narrower the width of the guide 40 that guides the ridge 41, the easier the correction due to the dimensional difference of the storage case 2, and the rough adjustment even if the shrinkage amount of the storage case 2 varies during molding. Appropriate correction can be realized.

Further, since the drive portion by the drive gear 31 and the rack 34 and the guide portion by the protrusion 41 and the guide 40 are located at positions substantially corresponding to the center of the holder main body 5, the holder main body 5 is not tilted. The sticking can be further suppressed. That is, when compared with the conventional technique in which the drive gear and the rack are engaged with each other on the side wall of the storage case, the holder body 5 is not subjected to a load in only one direction, and the holder body 5 is tilted or rattles. It gets harder.

The above embodiment may be modified and embodied as follows. In the above embodiment, the storage case 2
The rack 34 and the protrusion 41 are provided on the holder main body 5, and the drive gear 31 and the guide 40 are provided on the holder main body 5. On the contrary, the drive gear 31 and the guide 40 are provided on the storage case 2, and the holder main body 5 is provided.
Alternatively, the rack 34 and the protrusion 41 may be provided.

[0025]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the excellent effect that the inclination and rattling at the time of pulling out the holder main body can be suppressed without requiring complicated correction work is exerted. .

According to the invention of claim 2, claim 1
In addition, the inclination and rattling of the holder body are further suppressed than in the above invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a main part of a cup holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a cup holder.

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view showing a configuration of a holder body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a storage case.

FIG. 5 is a plan view for explaining the operation of the locking tool and the locked state with the locking groove.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a conventional cup holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Cup holder, 2 ... Storage case, 3 ... Opening, 5 ...
Holder body, 31 ... Drive gear, 34 ... Rack, 40 ... Guide, 41 ... Projection.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A holder main body that can be inserted and removed through an opening of the storage case is stored in a storage case fixed to a predetermined mounting position, and the holder main body is moved to either the storage case or the holder main body. Provided with a ridge extending in the same direction and integrally forming the rack, a drive gear that engages with the rack and drives in the pull-out direction of the holder main body, and a guide that sandwiches the ridge from both sides A cup holder characterized in that and are provided. 2. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is provided at a position corresponding to substantially the center of the holder main body.