JPH1191427A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup holder by which smooth operation can be secured and excellent operation and handling performance can be realized. SOLUTION: A door 12 to open/close above a tray 11 arranged on a console 10 is provided, and a shielding cover 18 is continuously arranged in an end part of the door 12, and a tail end part of the shielding cover 18 is slidably engaged with the console 10. The shielding cover 18 is mounted between the door 12 and the console 10 by interlocking with opening/closing operation of the door 12. The door 12 is pivoted on the tray 11 so as to enter the console 10 by rotating around its pivot 14. A slide guide 21 to the shielding cover 18 is provided inside the console 10 in a near position of an end part of the door 12, and the tail end part of the shielding cover 18 slides along the slide guide 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup holder provided on a front console of a vehicle such as a passenger car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 4, for example, a vehicle of this type is provided with a cup holder 100 integrally formed with a console box which can be used as a small container between a driver's seat and a passenger seat. ing. In some consoles or cup holders, an opening / closing door is provided at an upper portion of a box body, and a cup holder is additionally provided inside the door. In such a form, the console box itself can be used as a storage,
A cup holder can be used as appropriate. By sharing the cup holder and the container in this way, the space is effectively used.

FIG. 5 shows an opening and closing mechanism around the above-mentioned conventional cup holder or console.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A. In FIG. 5, a box body 1 having an upper opening is fixedly arranged at a predetermined position of a console. The box body 1 is formed in a concave container shape, and can accommodate appropriate small items and the like inside. Door 2
It is supported so as to be rotatable about the pivot 3, and its opening and closing rotation angle is about θ = 90 °. FIG. 5 shows the state when the door 2 is closed (solid line) and when the door 2 is opened (dotted line).

A lip 4 having appropriate flexibility and rigidity is fixed to one end of the door 2 on the pivot 3 side, and the lip 4 moves in a circular orbit as the door 2 rotates. . On the console side, a cover 5 curved in an arc shape is fixed in a shape corresponding to the movement trajectory of the lip 4. When the door 2 is opened and closed, the lip 4 pivotally moves along the closest position of the cover 5 as shown by the arrow B. By constantly keeping the lip 4 close to the cover 5 in this way, it is possible to prevent an article M such as a small article placed on the door 2 from falling inside the console.

[0005]

In the conventional cup holder, the gap between the lip 4 and the cover 5 provided for preventing falling off is minimized to prevent falling off, and at the same time, the lip 4 is smoothly moved. To ensure the operation, a certain gap or more is required. However, if the component accuracy or the assembly accuracy of these members is not sufficient, it is difficult to set an appropriate gap, and the lip 4 rubs the cover 5 when the door 2 is opened and closed. Thus, it is difficult to ensure smooth operation of the door 2 or the lip 4.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cup holder capable of ensuring smooth operation and realizing excellent operation and handling.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cup holder having a door which opens and closes at an upper portion of a tray provided on a console, wherein a shielding cover is provided at an end of the door. The terminal portion of the shield cover is slidably engaged with an appropriate position of the console, and the shield cover is mounted between the door and the console in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the door.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the door is pivotally supported by the tray so that the door pivots around its pivot and an end portion enters the console. . According to the third aspect of the invention, a slide guide for the shielding cover is provided inside the console at a position near the door end, and the terminal of the shielding cover slides along the sliding guide. And According to the invention described in claim 4, the base end side of the shielding cover is rotatably coupled to the end of the door, and the terminal portion is slidably engaged with the slide groove of the slide guide. And

According to the present invention, the shielding cover connected to the end of the door is mounted between the door and the console in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the door. That is, the terminal portion of the shielding cover is slidably engaged with the slide guide inside the console, and slides along the slide guide when the door is rotated around the pivot. With this, when opening and closing the door,
A shielding cover is always mounted between the door and the console, so that small articles and the like can be prevented from falling during this time.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a cup holder according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, for example, the present invention is applied to a cup holder installed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat. The cup holder is integrally provided inside the box body, that is, inside the door that opens and closes at the top of the tray.

FIG. 1 shows an opening / closing mechanism around a cup holder or a console according to this embodiment, and corresponds to a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. In the figure, a tray 11 having an upper opening is arranged and fixed at a predetermined position of a console 10. The tray 11 is formed in a concave container shape, and can accommodate appropriate small items and the like inside.
The door 12 and the holder 13 are independently and rotatably supported around a common pivot 14. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the door 12 and the holder 13 are opened and closed, and the opening and closing rotation angle is about θ = 90 °. Note that the door 12 is preferably configured as a decorative panel. Console 10
The upper panel 15 is attached to the upper surface of the.

FIG. 3 shows a detailed configuration example of the cup holder according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, numerals 1 to 8 and arrows surrounded by circles indicate a connection relationship between components, and components with the same numbered arrows are connected to each other. The pivot 14 is constituted by a pin 16 set on the outside of the tray 11. The rotation axes of the door 12 and the holder 13 are coaxially arranged by a pivot 14. The door 12 and the holder 13 are elastically urged in the opening direction by a coil spring 17 mounted around a pivot 14. The door 12 and the holder 13 are normally closed to the tray 11 as shown by a solid line in FIG.
By pushing the end of the door 12 by a certain stroke, the door 12 can be opened by the elasticity of the coil spring 17.

In this embodiment, a shielding cover 18 is connected to an end of the door 12. The terminal of the shielding cover 18 is slidably engaged with the console 10 at an appropriate position, so that the shielding cover 18 is mounted between the door 12 and the console 10 in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the door 12. I have.

As shown in FIG. 3, the shielding cover 18 is made of a plate material which is curved slightly concavely, and is fixed to the lower surface of the door 12 via a bracket 19 (see a circled numeral 5 in FIG. 3).
And 6). That is, the base end side of the shielding cover 18 is hingedly connected to the bracket 19 via the pin 20, thereby being rotatably connected to the end of the door 12. Door 1
A slide guide 21 for the shielding cover 18 is provided inside the console 10 at a position close to the end of the console 2. The terminal portion of the shielding cover 18 slides along the slide guide 21.

A slide guide 21 is mounted and fixed inside the front portion of the console 10, and a slide groove 21 in which a pin 18a provided at a terminal portion of the shielding cover 18 is slidably engaged.
a. The door 12 pivots about a pivot 14 and the end enters the console 10. In conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the door 12, the pin 18a moves the slide groove 2
Reciprocate along 1a. In this case, the slide groove 21a
Are formed so as to be longer than the moving stroke of the pin 18a by a certain amount, and are formed so that a gap S is generated at the moving end of the pin 18a as shown in FIG. By setting the length of the slide groove 21a in this way, a smooth operation can be performed without being affected by the accuracy of the parts.

According to the present invention, in the console 10, the door 12 and the holder 13 are supported so as to be independently rotatable around a common pivot 14. Depending on whether the console 10 is to be used as a container or a cup holder, the door 12 or the holder 13 can be appropriately rotated to selectively use one of the functions. For example, by using it as a cup holder, the cup C or C ′ can be stably held in the tray 11.

When the door 12 rotates as described above, a shielding cover 18 provided continuously at an end of the door 12 is mounted between the door 12 and the console 10 as shown in FIG.
The terminal portion of the shielding cover 18 is slidably engaged with a slide guide 21 inside the console 10, and slides along the slide guide 21 when the door 12 is rotated around the pivot 14. As a result, when the door 12 is opened and closed, the shielding cover 18 is always mounted between the door 12 and the console 10, and small articles (for example, cards, etc.) M
Can be prevented from falling.

Conventionally, as in the case of the lip for dropping prevention described above, it takes time and effort to manage the gap, and it has been extremely important and indispensable to ensure the accuracy of parts or assembly. In the cup holder of the present invention, the shielding structure is mounted on the door 12 in conjunction with the coupling structure, so that such management of the gap becomes unnecessary and the precision of parts is not restricted. In addition, a proper drop-off prevention function is exhibited, smooth operation of the storage compartment or the cup holder is ensured, and operation and handling are excellent.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the door of the console is opened and closed, the shielding cover is always mounted between the door and the console, and during this time, small articles or the like fall. Can be prevented. Therefore, the usability of the container or the cup holder is remarkably improved, the operation and handling are smooth, and there are advantages such as realizing excellent usability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a periphery of a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view around a slide groove of the slide guide according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a detailed configuration example of a cup holder or a console in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view around a console according to a conventional cup holder.

FIG. 5 is an AA view of FIG.
It is sectional drawing which follows a line.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Console 11 Tray 12 Door 13 Holder 14 Axis 15 Upper panel 16 Pin 17 Coil spring 18 Shielding cover 19 Bracket 20 Pin 21 Slide guide

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cup holder provided with a door which opens and closes at an upper part of a tray provided on a console, wherein a shielding cover is continuously provided at an end of the door, and a terminal portion of the shielding cover is slid to the console. A cup holder, wherein the cup cover is freely engaged and the shielding cover is mounted between the door and the console in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the door. 2. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the door is pivotally supported on the tray such that the door pivots about its pivot and an end enters the console. 3. The console according to claim 1, further comprising a slide guide for the shield cover inside the console at a position close to the door end, wherein the terminal of the shield cover slides along the slide guide. Item 1
Or the cup holder according to 2. 4. The door according to claim 3, wherein a base end of the shielding cover is rotatably connected to an end of the door, and a terminal of the shielding cover is slidably engaged with a slide groove of the slide guide. The cup holder according to 1.