JP6214966B2 - Cup holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder that holds a container containing a beverage.

  Conventionally, a cup holder that holds a container containing a beverage in an upright position is known. As one of the cup holders, a beverage holding device has been proposed that includes a bottomed cylindrical receiving portion and three protrusions that protrude inward from the inner peripheral surface of the receiving portion to support a beverage container ( For example, see Patent Document 1). The three protrusions rotate horizontally between the fully deployed position protruding from the side wall of the receiving portion and the fully retracted position retracted from the side wall. The protrusion disposed at the fully retracted position protrudes outward from the side wall of the main body. When the beverage container is inserted, each protrusion urged to the fully deployed position rotates by contacting the beverage container, and stops at a position corresponding to the diameter of the container to hold the beverage container.

JP 2006-224961 A

  On the other hand, the cup holder has been required to expand the range of sizes that can be accommodated. In order to be able to hold both a large-diameter container and a small-diameter container, it is necessary to increase the rotation range of the protrusion while increasing the inner diameter of the receiving portion.

  However, since the protrusion described above protrudes to the outside of the receiving portion at the retracted position, it is necessary to secure a retreat space having substantially the same size as the protruding amount at the maximum protruding position on the outside of the receiving portion. Therefore, when the range of the size that can be accommodated in the above apparatus is increased, it is necessary not only to increase the size of the receiving portion but also to increase the retreat space of the protrusion. Accordingly, there has been a demand for a configuration that suppresses the increase in size of the apparatus as much as possible while improving the size correspondence capability. Such a problem is not limited to the cup holder having the above-described configuration, and can occur in the same manner when the corresponding range of the container diameter is expanded.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, The objective is to provide the cup holder which can suppress an enlargement, expanding the container diameter range which can be hold | maintained.

  A cup holder that solves the above-mentioned problem is biased by a base portion having a housing portion into which a beverage container is inserted and a maximum projecting position that projects from the housing portion, and is centered on a rotation axis that is parallel to the axial direction of the housing portion. And a pair of arms that rotate between the maximum projecting position and a retracted position that retracts from the housing part, and a rotation start position that projects from the housing part, and is rotated perpendicular to the axial direction. A flap that rotates between the rotation start position and a rotation end position that is tilted along the inner side surface of the housing portion around a moving axis.

  According to this aspect, since the cup holder includes the pair of arms that rotate horizontally and the flap that rotates in the vertical direction, the arms always support the beverage container at the same height regardless of the container diameter. However, the evacuation space ensured outside the accommodating portion can be reduced by the amount of the flap. For this reason, the enlargement of a cup holder can be suppressed.

  In this cup holder, the distance from the contact surface of the flap that contacts the beverage container at the time of insertion to the rotation axis of the flap is from the contact surface of the arm that contacts the beverage container at the time of insertion. It is preferable that the distance is shorter than the distance to the rotation axis.

  According to this aspect, since the distance from the rotation axis of the flap to the contact surface is shorter than the distance from the rotation axis of the arm to the contact surface, the same external force is applied to each contact surface. In this case, the torque applied to the rotation shaft of the flap is smaller than the torque applied to the rotation shaft of the arm. Therefore, it is easy to make the force required to start the rotation of the flap larger than the force required to start the rotation of the arm. For this reason, when inserting a small-diameter beverage container, only the arm is rotated to reduce the insertion force, and when inserting a large-diameter beverage container, both the arm and the flap can be rotated. .

  In this cup holder, each of the arms is provided obliquely on the left side and the oblique right side with respect to the center in the radial direction of the storage part, and the flap is in the radial direction with respect to the intermediate point of each arm. It is preferable to be provided on a straight line passing through the center.

  Since the arm is provided on the diagonally left side and the diagonally right side with respect to the radial center, the beverage container is unlikely to fall down in the lateral direction. The flap is provided on a straight line passing through the center of each arm and the center in the radial direction. For this reason, while being able to support a drink container from the front and back with an arm and a flap, since the resultant force by which an arm presses a drink container and the pressing force of a flap face each other, the drink container is not easily displaced in the radial direction and is not easily collapsed.

  In this cup holder, the flap and the arm are each provided with a support surface for supporting the inserted beverage container, and the support surface of the flap is disposed at a height higher than the support surface of the arm. Is preferred.

According to this aspect, since the contact surface of the flap is disposed at a height higher than the contact surface of the arm, the beverage container can be supported at a relatively high position.
In this cup holder, it is preferably provided in the vehicle, and the flap and the arm are provided on different ones in the forward direction and the backward direction, respectively.

  According to this aspect, even if acceleration in the front-rear direction due to start and stop of the vehicle is applied, the beverage container is unlikely to fall down due to the support of the flap and the arm. Even if lateral acceleration due to turning of the vehicle or the like is applied, the beverage container is unlikely to fall down due to the three-point support of the flap and arm.

The perspective view which shows one Embodiment which actualized the cup holder in this invention, Comprising: The state provided in the vehicle is shown. The whole perspective view of the cup holder. The perspective view of the flap which comprises the cup holder. The perspective view of the arm which comprises the cup holder. The cross-sectional view of the cup holder. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cup holder. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cup holder which accommodated the uneven | corrugated shaped drink container. The cross-sectional view of the cup holder in a state where a large-diameter beverage container is accommodated. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cup holder in the state which accommodated the large diameter drink container.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the cup holder will be described. In the present embodiment, the cup holder is described as a cup holder provided in a vehicle interior.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cup holder 10 is provided on a center console 50 disposed between a driver seat and a passenger seat. The cup holder 10 includes a tray 11 serving as a base portion accommodated in the center console 50. The tray 11 is made of resin, and a pair of storage spaces 12 for storing beverage containers are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. The cup holder 10 is provided with a lid portion 13 that covers the accommodation space 12. A space for accommodating the lid portion 13 when not in use is provided behind the tray 11, and the lid portion 13 is rotated to the vehicle rear (R direction) side and held upright when not in use. At the time of use, the front end of the lid part 13 is rotated forward and is put on the accommodation space 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tray 11 has a pair of accommodating portions 15 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. The accommodation space 12 is configured by an internal space of the accommodation portion 15. Each accommodating part 15 is the same shape, and is mutually connected in the tray center.

  Further, the tray 11 is provided with one flap 20 and a pair of arms 21 with respect to one accommodating portion 15. The flap 20 and the arm 21 are made of resin. Further, one flap housing portion 17 is provided on the rear wall portion of the tray 11 with respect to one housing portion 15. The flap housing part 17 is recessed with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the housing part 15. In addition, a pair of shaft support portions 18 that pivotally support the flap 20 with respect to one storage portion 15 are provided on the rear wall portion of the tray 11.

  Further, the tray 11 is formed with a pair of upper bearing portions 22 and a pair of lower bearing portions 23 with respect to one accommodating portion 15. The upper bearing portion 22 and the lower bearing portion 23 support the rotation shafts of the respective arms 21. In addition, a pair of penetration openings are formed through the side wall of the accommodating portion 15. The arm 21 enters and exits the accommodation space 12 through the insertion opening.

  Next, the flap 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The flap 20 includes a pair of rotating shafts 25 arranged on the same straight line. The rotation shaft 25 is orthogonal to the vertical direction by being fitted to the shaft support portion 18 of the tray 11. A spring support portion 26 is provided between the rotation shafts 25. A torsion coil spring 27 is inserted into the spring support portion 26. One winding end of the torsion coil spring 27 is fixed to the flap 20, and the other winding end is fixed to the flap accommodating portion 17.

  The flap 20 is provided with a support piece 28 that supports the side surface of the beverage container. At the tip of the support piece 28, a support surface 29 that is concavely curved in accordance with the curve of the beverage container is provided. The torsion coil spring 27 urges the flap 20 to a rotation start position where the support piece 28 is horizontal and the amount of protrusion in the radial direction from the inner peripheral surface of the housing portion 15 is maximum.

  Next, the arm 21 will be described with reference to FIG. The arm 21 includes a pair of shaft support portions 31 provided on the upper side and the lower side, and a rotation shaft 32 protruding from each shaft support portion 31. The rotating shaft 32 is rotatably inserted into the upper bearing portion 22 and the lower bearing portion 23 of the tray 11. In addition, both ends of a torsion coil spring 33 are fitted on each rotation shaft 32. One winding end of the torsion coil spring 33 is fixed to the tray 11, and the other is fixed to the back surface of the arm 21.

A pressing portion 35 is connected to the shaft support portion 31 via a connecting wall 34. The pressing part 35 protrudes in a direction substantially orthogonal to the connecting wall 34. The pressing portion 35 is formed in a shape that tapers from the base end side to the tip end in a plan view, and includes an inclined surface 36 at the top. The inclined surface 36 is inclined from the outer side end of the pressing portion 35 toward the rotating shaft 32 side. Further, on the lower side of the push pressure part 35, step part 37 having a shape cut out from the distal end side is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the pressing portion 35 is inserted into the space inside the accommodating portion 15 from the insertion opening 24 of the tray 11 and is disposed so that the inclined surfaces 36 face each other. Further, the arm 21 is urged by the torsion coil spring 33 to the maximum projecting position where the projecting amount of the pressing portion 35 into the accommodation space 12 is maximized.

  Each arm 21 pivotally supported on the tray 11 is provided on the front left side and the front right side with respect to the vertical axis AX1 passing through the radial center of the accommodating portion 15, and is urged in a direction approaching each other. Further, the flap 20 is provided on a horizontal axis AX2 that passes through an intermediate point and a radial center of each arm 21. In particular, it is preferable that the center of the support surface 29 of the flap 20 coincides with the horizontal axis AX2.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the arm 21 has a distance from the pivot shaft 32 serving as a fulcrum to the inclined surface 36 that comes into contact with the beverage container at the time of insertion. Longer than 30 distances. For this reason, when a beverage container is inserted into the storage portion 15 and a pressing force having an equivalent size is applied to the arm 21 and the flap 20, the torque applied to the rotation shaft 32 of the arm 21 is the rotation of the flap 20. It becomes larger than the torque applied to the shaft 25. Further, the urging force of the torsion coil springs 27 and 33 takes into account the torque applied to the rotary shafts 25 and 32 described above, and the force required to start the rotation of the flap 20 starts the rotation of the arm 21. It is set so as to be larger than the force required to make it.

  When the beverage container is inserted into the storage space 12, the distal end portion 38 of the arm 21 and the support surface 29 of the flap 20 support the side surface of the beverage container. The support surface 29 of the flap 20 is provided above or at the same position as the height position along the vertical axis AX1 of the distal end portion 38 of the arm 21.

Next, the operation of the cup holder 10 will be described.
As shown by solid lines in FIGS. 5 and 6, the arm 21 is disposed at the maximum projecting position projecting into the accommodating space 12 by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 33 in a natural state where the beverage container is not accommodated. . Further, the flap 20 is disposed at a rotation start position that protrudes radially inward of the accommodation space 12. The beverage container inserted into the cup holder 10 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a paper cup, a plastic bottle, a can, and a bottle. The shape of the beverage container does not have to be substantially cylindrical, and may be square.

  Of the beverage containers that can be held by the cup holder 10, when a relatively small-diameter beverage container 100 is inserted, the bottom of the beverage container 100 comes into contact with the inclined surface 36 of the arm 21. At this time, since the lid portion 13 and the like are provided behind the cup holder 10 and the inclined surface 36 faces the front upper side, the beverage container 100 can be easily inserted obliquely downward from the upper front side. Furthermore, since the inclined surface 36 of each arm 21 inclines toward the rotating shaft 32 and faces each other, it is easy to insert the beverage container 100 from both the front right side and the front left side. In addition, the beverage container 100 can be smoothly guided into the storage space 12. The force that presses the arm 21 downward is converted into a force that horizontally rotates the arm 21 toward the retracted position, and the arms 21 open in a direction away from each other as indicated by a two-dot chain line. Slide between the arms 21. When the beverage container 100 lands on the bottom surface of the storage unit 15, the arm 21 stops at a position where the distal end portion 38 contacts the side surface of the beverage container 100.

  Further, as described above, since the force required to rotate the arm 21 is smaller than the force required to rotate the flap 20, the force pressing the flap 20 includes the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 27. Unless the reaction force from the flap 20 is exceeded, the flap 20 does not rotate and supports the side surface of the beverage container 100. For this reason, when inserting the small-diameter beverage container 100, since it is not necessary to push in strongly, it can suppress that a drink spills or a container deform | transforms at the time of insertion. Moreover, when the force which presses the flap 20 exceeds the reaction force from the flap 20, the flap 20 falls down by an amount corresponding to the diameter of the beverage container 100, and supports the container side surface with the support surface 29. .

  In the holding state in which the beverage container 100 is held in the storage unit 15, each arm 21 supports the beverage container 100 from the front left side and the front right side, respectively. For this reason, even if a lateral acceleration is applied to the vehicle body in a state where there is a gap between the inner peripheral surface of the container 15 and the beverage container 100, the beverage container 100 is leftward (L direction) and rightward (R direction). ) And can maintain a vertical posture. Further, since the flap 20 is arranged on the horizontal axis AX2 passing through the middle of each arm 21, the resultant force of the pressing force of the arm 21 and the pressing force of the flap 20 are opposed to each other in the radial direction of the beverage container 100. The shift can be suppressed and it can be made difficult to fall down.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the beverage container 100 having a small diameter portion is inserted at the approximate center in the height direction, the arm 21 supports the beverage container 100 with the tip portion 38 being hooked on the small diameter portion. . Thus, when the side wall is also curved in the height direction, the contact area with the arm 21 is relatively small, and thus the holding force tends to be reduced. However, when the step portion 37 is provided on the arm 21, when the beverage container 100 is inclined in the lateral direction, obliquely forward or obliquely rearward, the large diameter portion of the container is caught on the stepped portion 37 side, whereby the beverage container 100 can be prevented from falling.

  Next, with reference to FIG.8 and FIG.9, the case where the drink container 100 of the largest diameter is inserted among the drink containers 100 of the diameter which the accommodating part 15 can hold | maintain is demonstrated. When the beverage container 100 with the maximum diameter is inserted, each arm 21 is pressed to rotate from the maximum protruding position to the retracted position. Further, the flap 20 rotates in a direction that falls downward from the rotation start position, and is finally accommodated in the flap accommodating portion 17. At this time, the force required to rotate the flap 20 and the arm 21 is larger than when the relatively small-diameter beverage container 100 is inserted, but the large-diameter beverage container 100 is larger than the small-diameter beverage container 100. The beverage container 100 can be smoothly inserted because it is heavy and its weight is also taken into account as rotational force.

  Thus, when the large-diameter beverage container 100 is accommodated, the arm 21 retreats to the outside of the accommodating portion 15, and therefore, in the radial direction of the accommodating portion 15, the depth L1 is substantially the same as the size of the pressing portion 35 of the arm 21. A evacuation space must be secured outside the housing portion 15. However, since the flap 20 only needs to have a retreat space having a depth L2 corresponding to the thickness, it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the accommodating portion 15 in the radial direction. For this reason, the enlargement of the cup holder 10 can be suppressed while expanding the range of container diameters that can be accommodated.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the flap 20 supports the beverage container 100 in a state where the flap 20 is tilted downward, but in the case of a large-diameter beverage container 100, the gap between the inner peripheral surface of the storage portion 15 is small. Therefore, since it can be supported by the inner peripheral surface of the accommodating portion 15, it is difficult to fall backward. Moreover, since the height position of the arm 21 is not different from the case of the beverage container 100 having a small diameter, it can be supported at a position near the center of gravity of the beverage container 100. For this reason, even the big drink container 100 cannot fall easily.

As described above, according to the cup holder of the above embodiment, the effects listed below can be obtained.
(1) Since the cup holder 10 includes a pair of arms 21 that rotate horizontally and a flap 20 that rotates up and down in the accommodation space 12, the arm 21 always keeps the same height position regardless of the container diameter. Thus, the retreat space can be reduced by the amount of the flap 20 while supporting the beverage container. For this reason, the enlargement in the radial direction of the cup holder 10 can be suppressed.

  (2) Since the distance from the rotation axis 25 of the flap 20 to the upper surface 30 is shorter than the distance from the rotation axis 32 of the arm 21 to the inclined surface 36, the pressing force of the same magnitude is applied to the flap 20 and the arm 21. Is applied, the torque applied to the rotation shaft 25 of the flap 20 is smaller than the torque applied to the rotation shaft 32 of the arm 21. Therefore, the force required to start the rotation of the flap 20 can be made larger than the force required to start the rotation of the arm 21. Therefore, even when the spring constants of the torsion coil springs 27 and 33 are not finely adjusted, for example, when the small-diameter beverage container 100 is inserted, only the arm 21 is rotated and the large-diameter beverage container 100 is removed. When inserting, both the arm 21 and the flap 20 can be rotated. Therefore, when inserting a relatively light small-diameter beverage container 100, only the arm 21 can be rotated to reduce the insertion force.

  (3) The arms 21 are provided on the front left side and the front right side of the housing portion 15, and the flap 20 is provided on the rear side. For this reason, even if acceleration in the front-rear direction is applied to the vehicle, the beverage container 100 is not easily overturned by being supported from the front and back. Moreover, even if a lateral acceleration is applied to the vehicle, the beverage container is unlikely to fall due to the support of each arm 21 from the lateral direction. Further, the flap 20 is provided on a horizontal axis AX2 that passes through the intermediate point of each arm 21 and the radial center. For this reason, while being able to support a beverage container from the front and back by the arm 21 and the flap 20, the resultant force that the arm 21 presses the beverage container and the pressing force of the flap 20 face each other on the horizontal axis AX2, the beverage container is not easily displaced in the radial direction. Hard to fall down.

  (4) Since the support surface 29 of the flap 20 is provided at a position higher than the distal end portion 38 of the arm 21, the support surface 29 is close to the center of gravity of the beverage container and can be supported at a relatively high position. For this reason, a beverage container is hard to fall down.

In addition, the said embodiment can also be suitably changed and implemented as follows.
In the above embodiment, the tray 11 is provided with a pair of accommodation spaces 12, but may be one or three or more.

Although each arm 21 is provided with one rotation shaft 32 and can be individually rotated, the rotation shafts 32 of the pair of arms 21 may be shared.
-You may form the support surface 29 of the flap 20 in planar shape.

-The tray 11, the flap 20 and the arm 21 may be made of metal.
Instead of the torsion coil springs 27 and 33, a coil spring that biases the flap 20 and the arm 21 toward the accommodation space 12, a plate spring provided on the outer periphery of the accommodation portion 15, and the like may be used.

-The flap 20 is not limited to the shape mentioned above. For example, it is good also as the same shape as the press part 35 of the arm 21. FIG.
-The arm 21 is not limited to the shape mentioned above. For example, the connecting wall 34 may be omitted, and the pressing portion 35 may have the same shape as the support piece 28 of the flap 20.

  In the above embodiment, the relative distance between the rotation shaft 32 and the pressing portion 35 is longer than the relative distance between the rotation shaft 25 and the support piece 28, but the same length may be used. The former relative distance may be shorter than the latter relative distance. In this case, the urging force of the torsion coil springs 27, 33, etc. is adjusted, but the force required to start the rotation of the arm 21 is smaller than the force required to start the rotation of the flap 20. You just have to do it.

  In the above embodiment, each arm 21 is provided forward and the flap 20 is provided rearward. However, each arm 21 may be provided rearward and the flap 20 provided forward. Even in this case, it is preferable that the arms 21 are provided on the rear left side and the rear right side, respectively, and the flap 20 is provided on the horizontal axis AX2.

-You may make the height position of each arm 21 and the height position of the flap 20 the same. It is preferable to make each height position equal.
-The lid part 13 of the cup holder 10 may be omitted.

The cup holder 10 may be provided at a position other than the center console 50. You may provide in the door of a vehicle, the back of a sheet | seat, etc.
-Although the cup holder 10 was provided in the motor vehicle in the said embodiment, you may provide in other moving bodies, such as a rail vehicle and an aircraft. Moreover, you may provide the cup holder 10 in structures other than a moving body. For example, it may be provided on a seat or a table on which a user is seated.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Cup holder, 11 ... Tray as a base part, 15 ... Storage part, 20 ... Flap, 21 ... Arm, 25 ... Rotating shaft, 29 ... Support surface, 30 ... Upper surface as a contact surface, 32 ... Rotating shaft 36 ... Inclined surface as a contact surface, 100 ... Beverage container.

Claims (5)

A base having a receiving part into which a beverage container is inserted;
The maximum projecting position and the accommodation centered on a rotation axis parallel to the axial direction of the housing part, which is biased to the maximum projecting position projecting inside the housing part in a state in which the container can be accommodated in the housing part. A pair of arms that rotate between a retracted position that is retracted from a portion, wherein the pair of arms are different in rotation direction from the maximum protruding position to the retracted position ;
The rotation start position and the rotation center around a rotation axis that is biased to a rotation start position that protrudes inside the storage portion in a state in which the container can be stored in the storage portion. A flap that rotates between a rotation end position that is tilted along the inner surface of the housing portion ,
The pair of arms is a cup holder that rotates in a region opposite to the flap with respect to a center in a radial direction of the housing portion .   The distance from the contact surface of the flap that contacts the beverage container at the time of insertion to the rotation axis of the flap is from the contact surface of the arm that contacts the beverage container at the time of insertion to the rotation shaft of the arm. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the cup holder is shorter than the distance. Each of the arms is provided on the diagonally left side and the diagonally right side with respect to the center in the radial direction of the accommodating part in the accommodating part,
The cup holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the flap is provided on a straight line passing through an intermediate point of each arm and a center in a radial direction. The flap and the arm each include a support surface for supporting the inserted beverage container,
The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support surface of the flap is disposed at a height equal to or higher than the support surface of the arm. Provided in the vehicle,
The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the flap and the arm are provided on different front and rear sides in the traveling direction.

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