JP2014088111A - Article holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article holding device which has a small numbers of components and movable parts, hardly breaks, and is capable of reducing an area of a storage space.SOLUTION: The article holding device comprises: right and left side plates 5, 5; a front plate 6; and a bottom 3a' formed of a part of a console box 1. One ends 5b of the right and left side plates 5, 5 are rotatably coupled to an attachment concavity 2e. Other ends 5c of the right and left side plates 5, 5 are rotatably coupled to right and left ends of the front plate 6. The right and left side plates 5, 5 and the front plate 6 are configured so as to be folded in a state that they overlap along a surface of the attachment concavity 2e.

Description

  The present invention relates to an article holding device that holds an article such as a beverage can or a mobile phone, which is attached to a mounted portion such as a console box or an instrument panel of an automobile so as to be changeable between a storage state and a use state.

  Conventionally, for example, there is a beverage container holding device disclosed in Patent Document 1 as an article holding device attached to a console box of an automobile. The holding device slidably supports a slider by a guide fixed to the inside of the console box, and a pair of first arms is pivotally attached to the slider, and a pair of second arms is attached to the first arm. The arm is pivotally attached, and the tips of the second arms are connected to each other by arm connecting means.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-250445

  In the conventional beverage container holding device, since the first and second arms and the connecting means are rotatably connected, there is a problem that the number of parts is large, the structure is complicated, and the cost is high. Since there are many, there exists a problem that it is easy to break down.

Further, the first and second arms are configured to be stored in the instrument panel in a state where they extend in the front-rear direction, and there is a problem that a large storage space is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an article holding device that has a reduced number of parts and movable parts, is unlikely to fail, and can reduce a storage space.

Invention of Claim 1 is attached to a to-be-attached part so that change in a storage state and a use state is possible, and in an article holding device holding an article in a use state,
It has at least left and right side members constituting the left and right side portions, a front member constituting the front portion, and a bottom part formed of a part of the attached portion, and one end of the left and right side members is the attached portion. The other ends of the left and right members are rotatably connected to the left and right end portions of the front member, and the left, right and front members are connected to the surface of the attached portion. It is characterized by being foldable so as to overlap.

The invention of claim 2 is the article holding apparatus according to claim 1,
One end of each of the left and right members is connected to the attached portion so as to be slidable in the direction of expansion / contraction of the space between the left and right members.

The invention of claim 3 is the article holding device according to claim 1 or 2,
The other ends of the left and right members are connected to the front member so as to be slidable in the direction of expansion / contraction of the space between the left and right members.

  According to the article holding apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, one end of the left and right members is rotatably connected to the mounted portion, and the other end of the left and right members is rotated to the left and right ends of the front member. Since the left and right members and the front member can be folded so as to overlap each other along the surface of the attached portion, the left, right member, and front member can be stored in a compact state. Storage space is small.

In addition, since a part of the mounted portion is used for the bottom portion, the number of parts and the movable portion can be reduced, it is difficult to cause a failure, and a heavy article can be held.

According to the invention of claim 2, since one end of the left and right members is slidably connected to the attached portion, and in the invention of claim 3, the other end of the left and right members is slid to the front member. Since the connection is possible, the left and right members and the front member can be folded more compactly.

Further, the storage capacity of the article can be changed by adjusting the slide positions of the left and right members, and the storage capacity can be set according to the size of the article.

1 is a front perspective view of an article holding device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the component of the said article holding apparatus. It is a schematic cross-sectional top view (IIIa-IIIa sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 1) for demonstrating the effect | action of the said article holding device. It is a schematic cross section side view (IV-IV line sectional view of Drawing 3) of the above-mentioned article holding device. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of the article holding device (a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 3). It is a schematic cross-sectional top view of the article | item holding apparatus which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. It is a schematic cross-sectional top view of the article | item holding apparatus which concerns on Example 3 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 5 are views for explaining an article holding device in an automobile according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a console box disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of an automobile. The console box 1 includes a main box portion 2 and a tray portion 3 extending rearward of the vehicle. I have. The entrance / exit 2a of the main box part 2 can be opened and closed by a lid 2c having a housing recess 2b. The tray portion 3 has a tray shape in which a side wall 3b is erected on the periphery of the bottom wall 3a.

The article holding device 4 according to the first embodiment is disposed on a rear wall portion (attached portion) 2d that is slightly curved in a convex shape toward the rear of the main box 2. The article holding device 4 has left and right side plates (left and right side members) 5, 5, a front plate (front member) 6, and a bottom part 3 a ′ composed of a part of the bottom wall 3 a of the tray part 3. And has the following detailed structure.

The left and right side plates 5 are slightly curved along the rear wall portion 2d, and further, a rotation pin 7a is implanted in one end portion 5b of the lower end surfaces 5a and 5a, and the other end portion 5c. The rotation pin 7b is planted in.

The front plate 6 has a main body portion 6a that is curved in the same manner as the left and right side plates 5, and support plate portions 6b and 6b formed on the upper and lower ends of the main body portion 6a. The support plate portion 6b is formed with guide slits 6c and 6c that are long holes extending in a pair of left and right vehicle width directions.

A mounting recess 2e is formed in the rear wall 2d of the console box 1 so as to have a curved shape similar to that of the left and right plates 5 and the front plate 6. In addition, guide grooves 2h and 2h made of a long groove extending in the left and right pair of vehicle width directions are provided in the upper and lower edges 2f and 2g of the hook-shaped recess 2e.

The rotation pins 7a and 7a of the one end 5b of the left and right plates 5 and 5 are rotatable in the guide grooves 2h and 2h of the mounting recess 2e and the direction of expansion / contraction of the space between the left and right plates 5 and 5 (vehicle It is slidably inserted in the width direction. The rotation pins 7b and 7b of the other end portion 5c of the left and right plates 5 and 5 are inserted into the guide slits 6c and 6c of the front plate 6 so as to be rotatable and slidable in the expansion / contraction direction.

Although not shown in the drawing, the opening angle of the left and right plates 5 and 5 can be arbitrarily selected by providing a plurality of moderation mechanisms between the guide groove 2h or guide slit 6c and the guide pins 7a and 7b. It may be possible.

The operation of the article holding device 4 in the first embodiment will be described.

When the article holding device 4 is in the retracted state, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the rotation pin 7a of the one end portion 5b of the left and right plates 5, 5 is the vehicle width of the guide groove 2h of the mounting recess 2e. The rotation pin 7b of the other end 5c is located at the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the guide slit 6c of the front plate 6. Thus, the left and right plates 5, 5 and the front plate 6 are folded so as to overlap each other and are substantially accommodated in the mounting recess 2e.

When switching the article holding device 4 to the use state, the front plate 6 is pulled out to the near side. Then, the rotation pin 7b of the other end portion 5c of the left and right side plates 5 slides outside the guide slit 6c of the front plate 6 in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 3B), and at the same time, the one end portion 5b. The rotation pin 7a slides inside the guide groove 2h of the mounting recess 2e inward in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 3C). As a result, the article holding device 4 enters a use state, and the beverage can B or the like is inserted into the holding space A surrounded by the left and right plates 5 and 5, the front plate 6 and the mounting recess 2 e. The can B and the like are supported by the bottom portion 3a 'of the tray portion 3 and are held so as not to fall down.

  According to the article holding device 4 according to the present embodiment, the rotation pin 7a of the one end portion 5b of the left and right plates 5 and 5 can be rotated and slid in the guide groove 2h of the mounting recess 2e of the console box 1. Since the rotation pin 7b of the other end portion 5c of the left and right plates 5 and 5 is inserted into the guide slit 6c of the front plate 6 so as to be rotatable and slidable, the left and right plates 5 and 5 and the front plate 6 can be folded so as to overlap with the surface of the mounting recess 2e, and the storage state of the left and right plates 5 and 5 and the front plate 6 can be made compact. Is small. In particular, the retracted state can be made compact by enabling the rotation pins 7a and 7b to slide.

In addition, since a part of the bottom wall 3a of the tray portion 3 of the console box 1 is used for the bottom portion 3a 'for supporting the load of the article, the number of parts and the movable portion can be reduced. Is possible.

In the first embodiment, both the rotation pin 7a of the one end portion 5b and the rotation pin 7b of the other end portion 5c of the left and right plates 5 and 5 are configured to be rotatable and slidable. Then, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the left and right plates 5, 5 of the other end portion 5c of the rotation pin 7b is rotatably connected to both ends of the front plate 5, Only the rotation pin 7a of the one end 5b is connected to the guide groove 2h of the mounting recess 2e so as to be rotatable and slidable.

Even in such a configuration, the left and right side plates 5 and 5 and the front plate 6 can be switched between the storage state and the use state, and substantially the same operational effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In the third embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b), contrary to the second embodiment, the left and right plates 5 and 5 have the mounting pins 7a at the one end 5b. The recess 2e is rotatably connected, and only the rotation pin 7b of the other end 5c is connected to the guide slit 6c of the front plate 6 so as to be rotatable and slidable.

Even in this configuration, the left and right side plates 5 and 5 and the front plate 6 can be switched between the storage state and the use state, and substantially the same operational effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be obtained. It is done.

  In the first to third embodiments, the case where both or any one of the rotation pins 7a and 7b of the left and right plates 5 and 5 are connected so as to be rotatable and slidable is described. This includes the case where both of the rotating pins 7a and 7b are rotatable and do not slide.

  Furthermore, the present invention includes a case where the left, right and front members are each composed of a plurality of sheets. As the number of these members increases, the types of articles that can be held can be increased.

2d Rear wall of console box (attached part)
3a 'bottom part 4 article holding device left and right side plates (left and right side members)
6 Front plate (front member)

Claims (3)

In the article holding device that is attached to the attached portion so as to be switchable between the storage state and the use state, and holds the article in the use state.
At least the left and right side members constituting the left and right side portions, the front member constituting the front portion, and the bottom portion formed of a part of the mounted portion;
One end of the left and right members is pivotally connected to the attached portion, and the other end of the left and right members is pivotally connected to the left and right end portions of the front member,
The left and right members and the front member can be folded so as to overlap along the surface of the attached portion. The invention of claim 2 is the article holding apparatus according to claim 1,
One end of each of the left and right members is connected to the attached portion so as to be slidable in an expansion / contraction direction of the interval between the left and right members. The article holding device according to claim 1 or 2,
The other end of the left and right members is connected to the front member so as to be slidable in the direction of expansion / contraction of the space between the left and right members.

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