JP5707196B2 - Beverage container holder for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular beverage container holder used in a passenger compartment of a vehicle.

  Conventionally, as this kind of vehicular beverage container holder, a console box is provided between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle, and a container holder for holding the beverage container at a predetermined position of the console box is provided. It is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-231520 A

  In the vehicle beverage container holder, the container holder may be disposed behind a shift lever for operating the transmission. In this case, if the container holder holds a beverage container having a large height, the arm may contact the beverage container when the occupant operates the shift lever, which may hinder the occupant's operation of the vehicle. There is.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular beverage container holder that can prevent an occupant's operation of a vehicle from being hindered by a beverage container held in the container holder.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a vehicular beverage container holder comprising an armrest provided on the vehicle width direction center portion side of a vehicle seat, and a container holder for holding a beverage container, The container holder holding the beverage container, which includes a moving mechanism that moves only one or both of the armrest and the container holder in the front-rear direction, and the armrest moves in the front-rear direction with respect to the armrest by the moving mechanism. A holder accommodating portion is provided , and a lid for opening and closing an upper surface opening of a cup as a beverage container held by the container holder is provided at an upper portion of the holder accommodating portion.

  Thereby, since a container holder is accommodated in a holder accommodating part by a moving mechanism, the drink container hold | maintained at the container holder can be accommodated in a holder accommodating part.

Also, an invention according to claim 2, wherein the container holder is capable of holding a plurality of cups, said holder receiving portion, said lid is provided for each cup to be held in a container holder Features.
Further, the invention according to claim 3 , biasing means for biasing one or both of the armrest and the container holder in a direction opposite to the direction in which the container holder is housed in the holder housing portion, the armrest and When one or both of the container holders are moved in a direction in which the container holder is housed in the holder housing part against the biasing force of the biasing means, and the container holder moves to a predetermined position of the holder housing part. And a lock mechanism for restricting movement in a direction opposite to the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, movement in the direction opposite to the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in one or both of the arm rest and the container holder is restricted by the lock mechanism. In this state, when the holder holder is further moved in the direction in which the container holder is accommodated, the lock release mechanism that releases the restriction of the movement in the direction opposite to the direction in which the holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion by the lock mechanism. It is provided with.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an urging means for urging one or both of the armrest and the container holder in a direction for accommodating the container holder in the holder accommodating portion, and the armrest and the container holder. One or both of them is moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the container holder is housed in the holder housing portion against the biasing force of the biasing means, and the container holder moves to a predetermined position outside the holder housing portion. Then, a lock mechanism for restricting movement in the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion is provided.
Further, in the invention according to claim 6 , in the state in which movement in the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in one or both of the arm rest and the container holder is regulated by the lock mechanism, When further moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion, a lock release mechanism is provided that releases the restriction of movement in the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion by the lock mechanism. It is characterized by that.
Further, the invention according to claim 7 , wherein the lid is a body part supported by the holder housing part, a contact part provided detachably with respect to the body part, and contacting the upper surface of the cup, It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, since the beverage container held in the container holder can be stored in the holder accommodating portion, the beverage container held in the container holder does not hinder the operation of the vehicle of the occupant, It is possible to improve safety when the vehicle is running.

It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for vehicles of one Embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the drink container holder for vehicles. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the drink container holder for vehicles. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the drink container holder for vehicles. It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for other vehicles of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for other vehicles of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for other vehicles of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for other vehicles of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for other vehicles of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for other vehicles of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for other vehicles of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the drink container holder for other vehicles of this invention.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.

  The beverage container holder for vehicles of the present invention is provided behind the shift lever 1 for operating the transmission between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle. The vehicular beverage container holder includes a container holder 10 that can hold a cup A whose upper surface is opened, and an armrest 20 that can accommodate the container holder 10 therein.

  The container holder 10 is provided behind the shift lever 1 and is formed in a concave shape capable of receiving the lower end side of the cup A. The cup A held by the container holder 10 is a container made of, for example, paper or synthetic resin whose upper surface is opened, and a drink or ice is placed inside.

  The armrest 20 includes an armrest main body 30 provided to be movable in the front-rear direction, and an elbow receiving portion 40 on which an occupant's elbow is placed.

  The armrest body 30 is open on the front side, and a holder accommodating portion 30a for accommodating the container holder 10 is provided therein. The armrest body 30 performs an opening / closing operation of an armrest moving mechanism 31 for moving the armrest body 30 in the front-rear direction with respect to the container holder 10 and a lid 32 for closing the upper surface opening of the cup A held by the container holder 10. And a lid opening / closing mechanism 33.

  The armrest moving mechanism 31 has a pair of left and right rails 31a extending in the front-rear direction on both the left and right sides of the lower part of the armrest body 30, and the armrest 20 is configured to be movable in a front-rear direction within a predetermined range with respect to the container holder 10. Yes. The armrest moving mechanism 31 has a tension spring 31b as an urging means provided between the rear side of the armrest body 30 and the vehicle body side member, and the armrest 20 is moved from the container holder 10 by the tension spring 31b. It is urged in the direction of leaving (backward). Furthermore, the armrest moving mechanism 31 is an armrest lock for locking the armrest 20 on the front end side of the moving range in the front-rear direction of the armrest 20 when the armrest 20 is moved forward against the urging force of the tension spring 31b. It has a mechanism 31c. The armrest lock mechanism 31c is provided on the vehicle side so as to be swingable, and an end is provided on the hook-shaped locking member 31d and the armrest main body 30 side, and the locking member 31d is engaged with the locking member 31d in a freely detachable manner. A part 31e and an engagement release member 31f which is provided on the vehicle side so as to be swingable and constitutes a lock release mechanism for releasing the engagement between the engagement member 31d and the engagement part 31e by the movement of the armrest 20. doing. The armrest locking mechanism 31c moves the armrest 20 further forward in a state where the locking member 31d and the engaging portion 31e are engaged, thereby swinging the engagement releasing member 31f by the engaging portion 31e. The engaging member 31d and the engaging portion 31e are disengaged by the swinging engagement releasing member 31f.

  The lid 32 is made of a disk-shaped member formed larger than the diameter of the upper surface opening of the cup A held by the container holder 10 and can completely cover the upper surface opening of the cup A. The lid 32 includes a main body 32 a connected to the lid opening / closing mechanism 33, and a contact portion 32 b that is detachably provided on the main body 32 a and contacts the upper surface of the cup A.

  The lid opening / closing mechanism 33 allows the lid 32 to move up and down in the holder accommodating portion 30a. The lid opening / closing mechanism 33 has a compression spring 33a provided between the upper surface of the lid 32 and the ceiling surface of the holder accommodating portion 30a, and the lid 32 is urged downward by the compression spring 33a. The lid opening / closing mechanism 33 has a lid release mechanism 33b for moving the lid 32 upward against the urging force of the compression spring 33a by moving the armrest 20 forward. The lid release mechanism 33b connects the vehicle-side member and the lid 32 with a wire-like member and guides the wire-like member with a roller, thereby moving the lid 32 upward by moving the armrest 20 rearward. is there. The lid opening / closing mechanism 33 has a lid locking member 33c for locking the lid 32 moved upward by the lid release mechanism 33b. The lid lock member 33c is a member extending in the vertical direction, and the upper end side is rotatably supported. The lid lock member 33 c has an engaging portion 33 d that engages with the lid 32 by moving the lid 32 upward. When the armrest 20 moves forward, the lid lock member 33c moves rearward with the lower end side contacting the container holder 10, and the engagement state of the engagement portion 33d with the lid 32 is released. Further, the lid opening / closing mechanism 33 is provided with a damper 33e provided between the upper surface of the lid 32 and the ceiling surface of the holder accommodating portion 30a and for reducing the operating speed of the lid 32 that closes the opening of the cup A. ing.

  The elbow support portion 40 is provided on the upper surface of the armrest body 30 and is configured by covering a cushion material such as urethane foam with a sheet material.

  The operation | movement which closes the opening of the cup A hold | maintained at the container holder 10 with the lid | cover 32 in the state which the armrest 20 is located in the back of the container holder 10 in the drink container holder for vehicles comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2, with the cup A held by the container holder 10, the occupant moves the armrest 20 forward against the urging force of the tension spring 31 b by hand. At this time, the lid release mechanism 33b acts in the direction of lowering the lid 32. However, since the lid 32 is locked by the lid lock member 33d, the lid 32 does not move downward in the holder accommodating portion 30a.

  When the armrest 20 is moved to the front end side, the container holder 10 is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion 30a as shown in FIG. At this time, the armrest 20 is locked to the front end side by the engagement between the engagement member 31d on the vehicle side and the engagement portion 31e on the armrest body 30 side. Further, the lid lock member 33c has its lower end in contact with the container holder 10 and rotated rearward to release the engagement state between the engagement portion 33d and the lid 32, and the lid 32 is moved downward by the urging force of the compression spring 33a. Moving. Since the damping force of the damper 33e acts on the lid 32 that moves downward, the lid 32 does not move abruptly and moves at a predetermined speed or less.

  Thereby, the cup A held by the container holder 10 is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion 30a of the armrest 20 and the opening is closed by the lid 32 as shown in FIG. Since the opening of the cup A is closed by the lid 32, the beverage in the cup A is not scattered outside the cup A due to the vibration of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the cup A is taken out in the state where the cup A is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion 30a of the armrest 20, the armrest 20 is further moved forward. Thereby, the engaging part 31e contacts the engagement releasing member 31f and rotates the locking member 31d downward, and the engagement between the locking member 31d and the engaging part 31e is released. Thereafter, the armrest 20 moves rearward by the urging force of the tension spring 31b. When the armrest 20 moves rearward, the lid 32 moves upward by the lid release mechanism 33b interlocked with the rearward movement of the armrest 20, and the lid 32 engages with the engaging portion 33d of the lid lock member 33c. A lid 32 is held at the upper part in the holder accommodating portion 30a.

  Thus, according to the vehicle beverage container holder of the present embodiment, the armrest moving mechanism 31 that moves the armrest 20 in the front-rear direction is provided, and the armrest 20 is moved rearward with respect to the armrest 20 by the armrest moving mechanism 31. A holder accommodating portion 30a capable of accommodating the container holder 10 is provided. Thereby, since it becomes possible to store the cup A held by the container holder 10 in the holder accommodating portion 30a, the cup A held by the container holder 10 does not hinder the operation of the occupant's vehicle, It is possible to improve safety when the vehicle is running.

  A lid 32 for opening and closing the upper surface opening of the cup A held by the container holder 10 is provided on the upper surface of the holder accommodating portion 30a. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the beverage from splashing from the cup A to the outside of the cup A due to vibration during traveling of the vehicle, so that the sanitary condition inside the vehicle can be kept good.

  Also, when the armrest 20 is moved forward against a biasing force of the tension spring 31b and the tension spring 31b for biasing the armrest 20 backward and the tension spring 31b is moved, the movement of the armrest 20 is restricted. Armrest locking mechanism 31c. Thereby, since the cup A held by the container holder 10 can be accommodated in the holder accommodating portion 30a only by the operation of moving the armrest 20 forward, the operation of accommodating the cup A in the holder accommodating portion 30a is easily performed. It becomes possible.

  Further, when the armrest 20 is moved further forward from the state where the armrest 20 is locked on the front end side by the armrest locking mechanism 31c, the engaging member 31d and the engaging portion 31e are engaged with each other by the swinging engagement releasing member 31f. I try to release it. Thereby, since the locked state of the armrest 20 can be released only by the operation of moving the armrest 20 forward, the operation of exposing the cup A from the holder accommodating portion 30a can be easily performed.

  The lid 32 includes a main body 32 a connected to the lid opening / closing mechanism 33, and a contact portion 32 b that is detachably attached to the main body 32 a and contacts the upper surface of the cup A. Thereby, by exchanging the contact portion 32b according to the size of the cup A, the types of the cup A that can be closed with the lid 32 are increased, and the lid 32 is removed for cleaning, so that the hygiene state is favorably maintained. It is possible.

In the above embodiment, the holder housing portion 30a is provided with the lid opening / closing mechanism 33 for opening and closing the lid 32 by moving the lid 32 in the vertical direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. is not.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the holder accommodating portion 30 a may include a lid opening / closing mechanism 11 for opening and closing the lid 32 by moving the container holder 10 in the vertical direction. It is possible to obtain the same effect as the embodiment.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although what was provided with the armrest moving mechanism 31 for accommodating the container holder 10 in the holder accommodating part 30a by moving the armrest 20 to the front-back direction was shown, it is not restricted to this. .
For example, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the embodiment described above may include the holder moving mechanism 12 for accommodating the container holder 10 in the holder accommodating portion 30 a by moving the container holder 10 in the front-rear direction. The same effect can be obtained.
Moreover, it is not restricted to what accommodates the container holder 10 in the holder accommodating part 30a by moving one of the container holder 10 and the armrest 20, Each of the container holder 10 and the armrest 20 is moved, and a container is accommodated in the holder accommodating part 30a. Even when the holder 10 is accommodated, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the embodiment.

  9 and 10, in the holder accommodating portion 30a, the lid opening / closing mechanism 11 for opening and closing the lid 32 by moving the container holder 10 in the vertical direction, and the container holder 10 in the front-rear direction. Even if it is provided with the holder moving mechanism 12 for accommodating the container holder 10 in the holder accommodating portion 30a, it is possible to obtain the same effect as in the above embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the armrest 20 and the lid opening / closing mechanism 33 are operated by operating the armrest 20 with the hand of the occupant. However, by operating the operation unit such as a switch of the occupant. You may make it perform the operation | movement of the front-back direction of the armrest 20 and the operation | movement of the up-down direction of the lid | cover 32 with the electric motor which act | operates.

  In the embodiment, the container holder 10 that holds one cup A is provided, and the lid 32 that opens and closes the upper surface opening of the cup A held by the container holder 10 is shown. For example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, a container holder 13 that can hold a plurality of cups A is provided, and a plurality of lids 32 that open and close respective upper surface openings of the plurality of cups A held by the container holder 13 are provided. Also good. In this case, since different lids 32 correspond to the respective cups A, it becomes possible to deal with various types of cups A by replacing the lid 32 according to the type of the cup A held in the container holder 13, and individually. Since it can wash | clean, the operation | work which wash | cleans becomes easy.

  In the embodiment, the cup A is held in the container holder 10. However, the same effect as in the embodiment can be obtained even if the beverage can is held in the container holder 10. It becomes. Further, when a beverage container with a cap such as a bottle or a plastic bottle is held in the container holder 10, the upper part of the beverage container is held by the lid 32, so that the beverage container can be stably held. Become.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the armrest 20 is urged | biased in the direction (backward) which leaves | separates from the container holder 10 with the tension | pulling spring 31b, and the armrest 20 is moved ahead against the urging | biasing force of the tension | pulling spring 31b, and the holder accommodating part 30a. Although what accommodated the container holder 10 was shown in FIG. 1, it is not restricted to this. For example, the arm holder 20 is urged toward the container holder 10 by the tension spring (forward), and the arm rest 20 is moved rearward against the urging force of the tension spring to be accommodated in the holder accommodating portion 30a. It is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment even if it is positioned outside the holder accommodating portion 30a.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Container holder, 11 ... Lid opening / closing mechanism, 12 ... Holder moving mechanism, 13 ... Container holder, 20 ... Armrest, 30 ... Armrest main body, 30a ... Holder accommodating part, 31 ... Armrest moving mechanism, 31a ... Rail, 31b ... Tension Spring, 31c ... armrest lock mechanism, 31d ... locking member, 31e ... engagement portion, 31f ... disengagement member, 32 ... lid, 33 ... lid opening / closing mechanism.

Claims (7)

A vehicle beverage container holder comprising: an armrest provided on a vehicle width direction center portion side of a vehicle seat; and a container holder for holding a beverage container,
A moving mechanism for moving one or both of the armrest and the container holder only in the front-rear direction;
The armrest is provided with a holder accommodating portion capable of accommodating the container holder holding the beverage container, which moves in the front-rear direction with respect to the armrest by the moving mechanism ,
A beverage container holder for a vehicle , wherein a lid for opening and closing an upper surface opening of a cup as a beverage container held by the container holder is provided at an upper portion of the holder accommodating portion . The container holder can hold a plurality of cups,
The beverage container holder for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the holder accommodating portion is provided with the lid for each cup held by the container holder. An urging means for urging one or both of the armrest and the container holder in a direction opposite to a direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion;
One or both of the armrest and the container holder are moved in a direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion against the urging force of the urging means, and the container holder is moved to a predetermined position of the holder accommodating portion. moving to vehicular beverage container holder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that and a locking mechanism for restricting the movement of the direction for accommodating the container holder to the holder receiving unit in the opposite direction . In the state where movement in the direction opposite to the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion of one or both of the armrest and the container holder is restricted by the lock mechanism, the container holder is placed in the holder accommodating portion. A lock release mechanism is provided for releasing the restriction of movement in the direction opposite to the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion by the lock mechanism when the container is further moved in the direction in which the container is accommodated. 4. The beverage container holder for vehicles according to 3 . A biasing means for biasing one or both of the armrest and the container holder in a direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion;
One or both of the armrest and the container holder are moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion against the urging force of the urging means, and the container holder is moved to the holder accommodating portion. When moved to a predetermined position outside the vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that and a locking mechanism for restricting the movement in the direction for housing said container holder into the holder receiving portion Beverage container holder. The container holder is accommodated in the holder accommodating portion in a state where movement of the arm rest and the container holder in one or both of the holder accommodating portions in the direction of accommodating the container holder is restricted by the locking mechanism. If is further moved in the opposite direction to the direction, according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises an unlocking mechanism for releasing the restriction of the movement in the direction of accommodating the container holder to the holder receiving portion by the lock mechanism Beverage container holder for vehicles. The lid includes a main body part supported by the holder housing part, and a contact part that is detachably provided on the main body part and contacts an upper surface of the cup. Item 7. A beverage container holder for a vehicle according to any one of Items 1 to 6 .

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