JP5219091B2 - Cup holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder that deploys or accommodates a support by opening and closing a lid.

  A cup holder that holds cups such as a cup, a plastic bottle, and a can drink is provided in a console box or the like in the vehicle compartment. Many of the cup holders include a storage member having a cup storage chamber for storing the cups C, a lid for opening and closing the cup storage chamber, a support for holding the cups, and raising and lowering the support according to opening and closing of the lid. A link member (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the cup holder includes a housing member 91 having a cup housing chamber 91a in which cups C are housed and having an opening 91b, and a lid 92 that opens and closes the opening 91b. And a support 93 that holds the side portions of the cups C, and a link member 94 that raises and lowers the support 93. The lid body 92 is rotatably supported with respect to the housing member 91 at the rotation center portion 92a. The support 93 is rotatably supported on the lid 92 by a pivotal support portion 93a on one end side. One end of the link member 94 is provided with a connecting portion 95 that is rotatably connected to the other end of the support 93. At the other end of the link member 94, a support portion 96 that is rotatably supported in the support hole 91c of the housing member 91 is provided. As described above, the housing member 91 is used as a fixed link, and the lid body 92 rotates, whereby the link member 94 rises or falls, and the support 93 is moved up and down. When the lid 92 is in the closed state, the support 93 is lowered and moved to the storage position in the cup storage chamber 91a. In the open state of the lid 92, the support 93 rises to the deployed position above the accommodation position.

JP-A-9-71172 JP-A-8-142761

  By the way, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the link member 94 is often disposed at the left and right ends of the cup holder.

  However, when the link members 94 are arranged at the left and right end portions of the cup holder, the appearance of the left and right end portions of the cup holder appears to be complicated with parts.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, it is conceivable to arrange a link member 94 at the center of the left and right of the cup holder. The link member 94 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 is bifurcated in the left-right direction at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the link member 94 in order to receive a load from the left-right direction. A connecting portion 95 and a support portion 96 are disposed on the outer side surface. The branch portions 97 and 98 are easily elastically deformed inward in the width direction by pressing the outer surface. For this reason, the connecting portion 95 of the link member 94 is easily fitted into the connecting hole 93 b of the support 93, and the support portion 96 of the link member 94 is easily fitted into the support hole 91 c of the housing member 91.

  However, when the cup holder is used, for example, a load is applied to a part of the lid body 92 or the support 93, and the lid body 92 is deformed, and the link member 94 may be tilted or twisted. The support portion 96 of the link member 94 is fitted in the support hole 91 c of the housing member 91. For this reason, there exists a possibility that the support part 96 may remove | deviate from the support hole 91c by the inclination of the link member 94, or a twist.

  Further, since the connecting portion 95 of the link member 94 is also fitted to the support 93, the connecting portion 95 may be detached from the support 93.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this situation, and makes it a subject to provide the cup holder which can suppress that a link member remove | deviates from an accommodating member.

  The present invention includes a housing member having a cup housing chamber for housing cups therein, an opening for opening the cup housing chamber to the outside, and a support member rotatably supported with respect to the housing member. A lid that opens and closes and a pivot part pivotally supported by the lid. The lid is in the stowed position when the lid is in the closed state, and is in the deployed position when the lid is in the open state. A support that holds the side portions of the cups, and a long support that is provided at one end in the extending direction and is supported at the other end in the extending direction. The connecting portion is rotatably fitted to the support, and the support is moved to the accommodation position and the unfolded position by turning the connecting portion and turning the support portion when the lid is opened and closed. A link member that is moved between The pivot support portion of the support member is composed of one of a shaft and a hole formed in the support, and is supported by the other of the shaft and the hole formed in the lid, and the support portion of the link member Is composed of one of a shaft and a hole formed in the link member, and is supported by the other of the shaft and the hole formed in the housing member, and the connecting portion of the link member is the link A cup holder connected to the other of the shaft and the hole formed in the support, and one end side in the extending direction of the link member is bifurcated. A first branching portion branched into a shape is formed, and an outer surface of the first branching portion has a facing surface facing the other of the shaft and the hole of the housing member, and the support portion is on the facing surface. Provided of the first branch portion The gap formed, characterized in that the first retaining member is provided.

  According to the above configuration, the first retaining member is provided in the gap formed between the first branch portions. For this reason, even if the first branch portion is slightly bent under load in the direction toward the gap, the support portion provided on the outer surface opposite to the inner surface of the first branch portion is the shaft of the housing member. And it can maintain a fitting state reliably, without dropping from the other of holes. Therefore, even if a load is applied to a part of the lid or the support and the link member is inclined with respect to the housing member, the support portion can be prevented from being displaced from the other of the shaft and the hole of the housing member.

  A second branch portion that is bifurcated is formed on the other end side in the extending direction of the link member, and an outer surface of the second branch portion is opposed to the other of the shaft and the hole of the support. It is preferable that the connection portion is provided on the opposing surface, and a second retaining member is provided in a gap formed between the second branch portions.

  In this case, even if the second branch portion is slightly bent by being loaded in the direction toward the gap, the connecting portion provided on the outer surface opposite to the inner surface of the second branch portion is not supported. The fitting state can be reliably maintained without dropping from the other of the shaft and the hole. Therefore, even if a load is applied to a part of the lid or the support and the support is inclined with respect to the link member, the connecting portion can be prevented from being displaced from the other of the support shaft and the hole.

  The first retaining member is preferably formed integrally with the second retaining member. In this case, the first retaining member and the second retaining member can be constituted by one component, and an increase in the number of components can be suppressed.

  The support portion configured by one of the shaft and the hole is fitted to the other of the shaft and the hole of the housing member, and the support portion is fitted to the other of the shaft and the hole. The fitting width in the fitting direction is preferably larger than the width between the first branch portion and the first retaining member.

  In this case, the amount of bending of the first branch portion is suppressed to be less than the width between the first branch portion and the first retaining member. Therefore, it can prevent reliably that a support part falls out from the other of the axis | shaft and hole of an accommodating member.

  The connecting portion configured by one of the shaft and the hole is fitted to the other of the shaft and the hole of the support, and the connecting portion is fitted to the other of the shaft and the hole. The fitting width in the fitting direction is preferably larger than the width between the second branch portion and the second retaining member.

  In this case, the bending amount of the second branch portion is suppressed to be less than the width between the second branch portion and the second retaining member. Therefore, it can prevent reliably that a connection part falls out from the other of the axis | shaft and hole of a support.

  According to the cup holder of the present invention, the first retaining member is provided in the gap formed between the first branch portions of the link member. For this reason, it can control that a link member slips from an accommodation member.

It is a perspective view of the cup holder which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an AA arrow line sectional view of Drawing 1 of a cup holder when a support exists in a deployment position. It is sectional drawing of a cup holder when a support exists in an accommodation position. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover body and the support body from the front side when the support is in the unfolded position. It is the perspective view (a) of a support main body and a link member when a support exists in an expansion | deployment position, and the perspective view seen from the lower surface side of the support main body and a link member when a support exists in an accommodation position. It is the perspective view seen from the back side of the support body. It is a principal part left side view of a cover and a support. It is sectional drawing of FIG. 2 along the longitudinal direction L1 of a link member. It is a perspective view of a link member. It is the expansion perspective view (a) of D section of Drawing 5 (a), and the expansion perspective view (b) of E section of Drawing 5 (b). FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view (a) of an F portion in FIG. 2 and an enlarged perspective view (b) of a G portion in FIG. 3. It is a perspective view of a retaining member. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the cup holder which shows the state by which the retaining member is attached to the link member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the dimensional relationship between the support part of a 1st branch part, a support hole, and a 1st retainer part, and the dimensional relationship between the connection part of a 2nd branch part, a connection hole, and a 2nd retainer part. Dimensional relationship between the support portion, the support hole, and the first retaining portion of the first branch portion when there is a space between the first branch portion and the first retaining portion, and the second branch portion and the second retaining portion. It is explanatory drawing which shows the dimensional relationship of the connection part of a 2nd branch part, a connection hole, and a 2nd retaining part when space exists between a stop part. It is sectional drawing of the cup holder of a prior art example. It is a perspective view of a link member. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the link member is fitting to the support and the accommodating member.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cup holder according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. In FIG. 1, front, rear, right, and left are directions as viewed from a person seated on a vehicle seat. The same applies to the drawings after FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cup holder according to the present embodiment includes a housing member 1 having a cup housing chamber 1a formed therein and having an opening 1b, a lid 2 for opening and closing the opening 1b, and a cup. A support 3 that holds the side portion of the class C, a link member 4 that moves the support 3 up and down, and a link stopper 5 that prevents the link member 4 from being detached from the housing member 1 and the support 3 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the storage member 1 has a bottom member 11 that forms the bottom of the cup storage chamber 1a, and a quadrangular frame member 12 that surrounds the opening 1b. The bottom member 11 is integrated with the frame member 12 by disposing the frame member 12 on the upper portion and fitting with the frame member 12, and constitutes the housing member 1 together with the frame member 12.

  The bottom member 11 has a pair of holder portions 11b and 11b arranged side by side in the left-right direction, a support hole 11c provided in the center portion in the left-right direction, and rotation holes 11d formed at both left and right ends. ing. The holder parts 11b and 11b are circular depressions on which the cups C are placed. The support hole 11c is a hole that supports the link member 4 in a swingable manner. The rotation hole 11d is a hole that pivotally supports the lid 2 so as to be rotatable.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the frame member 12 includes a frame main body portion 12a having a surface flush with the surface of the vehicle body side member, and a closed lid that protrudes from the frame main body portion 12a to the opening 1b. It has a lid holding portion 12b that holds the back side of the body 2 and a lock mechanism 12c that holds the lid 2 in a closed state. The lock mechanism 12c includes an operation unit 12d, a locking claw 12e that is disposed below the operation unit 12d and that locks or releases the closed lid 2, and a claw support unit that rotatably supports the locking claw 12e. 12g. The locking claw 12e moves back and forth toward the cup housing chamber 1a by rotating about the rotation shaft 12f. A coiled spring (not shown) that urges the locking claw 12e to advance toward the cup housing chamber 1a is wound around the rotation shaft 12f of the locking claw 12e. When the operation portion 12d arranged immediately above is pressed, the locking claw 12e is rotated upward by the lower portion of the operation portion 12d against the biasing force of the spring, and the cup housing chamber 1a side Retreat from.

  The lid 2 has a substantially flat quadrangular shape, and is gently curved from the left and right ends toward the center. The lid 2 has a front side member 21 having a surface that is flush with the surface of the frame main body 12a when closed, and a back side member 22 that faces the cup housing chamber 1a. The front side member 21 is integrated with the back side member 22 at the peripheral edge portion, and constitutes the lid 2. As shown in FIG. 4, on the side walls 25 on both the left and right sides of the back side member 22, a rotation center portion 2 a that is pivotally attached to a rotation hole 11 d of the bottom member 11 and a support 3 are pivotally supported. A pivot hole 2b is formed. The rotation center portion 2a is formed in a portion located below the pivot support hole 2b when the lid body 2 is in the open state. Support plate portions 23 protrude from the left and right ends of the back member 22 of the lid 2. The support plate portion 23 is a portion that comes into contact with a convex portion 3j described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the support 3 has pivot portions 3 a that protrude outward at the left and right ends. The support 3 is pivotally supported with respect to the lid 2 by inserting the pivot 3 a into the pivot hole 2 b of the lid 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the support 3 is supported by a support main body 3h having a pair of arc-shaped holder portions 3b and 3b for holding the side portions of the cups C and the left and right ends of the support main body 3h in a swingable manner. Claw members 3c and 3c, and a support cover 3i that covers the upper portion of the support body 3h and extends in the horizontal direction. A portion protruding forward is provided between the pair of holder portions 3b, 3b in the support body 3h, and a contact portion 3d extending in the left-right direction is disposed at the tip of the protrusion 3e.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 1, the claw member 3 c is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 3 g that protrudes from the upper surface side of the left and right ends of the support body 3 h. The claw member 3c is urged toward the center side of the cup housing chamber 1a by a spring (not shown) interposed between the shaft portion 3g and the claw member 3c. When the cups C are inserted into the holder member 3b, the claw members 3c swing toward the outside of the cup housing chamber 1a against the biasing force of the springs by the side portions of the cups C.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a housing portion 3k that houses the link member 4 when the support 3 is in the housing position is recessed in the center in the left-right direction on the back side of the support body 3h. Convex portions 3j as swing prevention portions at the time of opening protrude from the left and right ends of the back surface side of the support body 3h. The pivot part 3a is located immediately above the convex part 3j. The pivot portion 3 a is a shaft pivotally supported in the pivot hole 2 b of the lid 2. When the lid body 2 is in the open state, the support plate portion 23 provided on the lid body 2 is positioned below the convex portion 3j, and the tip of the convex portion 3j is in pressure contact with the support plate portion 23.

  Is the height of the convex part 3j the same as the value of the height of the gap between the support plate part 23 and the support body 3h and the width of the clearance C1 between the pivot part 3a and the pivot hole 2b? The value may be slightly larger than that. In this case, the convex portion 3j is press-contacted to the support plate portion 23, so that the pivot support portion 3a positioned thereon presses upward on the inner peripheral surface of the pivot support hole 2b, and the pivot support portion 3a pivots. This is because the rotation with respect to the hole 2b is restricted, and rattling between the lid 2 and the support 3 can be effectively suppressed. For example, the clearance C1 which is 0.5 mm in height between the support plate portion 23 and the support main body 3h and the radial maximum width of the gap between the pivot support portion 3a and the pivot support hole 2b is provided. The height of the convex portion 3j is 0.8 mm. The height (0.8 mm) of the convex part 3j is the height (0.5 mm) of the gap between the support plate part 23 and the support body 3h and the clearance C1 between the pivot part 3a and the pivot hole 2b. 0.1 mm larger than the combined value of (0.2 mm). This absorbs the warp deformation amount and dimensional error of the support 3 and the lid 2, and also the convex portion 3j, the support plate portion 23, the pivot portion 3a and the pivot hole when the convex portion 3j comes into pressure contact with the support plate portion 23. This is to absorb the deformation amount 2b.

  Examples of the convex portion 3j of the support body 3h include columnar shapes such as a cylinder and a prism, a semispherical shape, a conical shape, and a pyramid shape. Among these, a semispherical shape is preferable. This is because, when the convex portion 3j has a semispherical shape, the impact sound of the convex portion 3j to the support plate portion 23 can be effectively suppressed. Further, when the convex portion 3j has a semispherical shape, variation in the amount of interference between the convex portion 3j and the support plate portion 23 resulting from variation in the accuracy of the molded product can be absorbed by minute deformation of the convex portion 3j. . In addition, the variation in the amount of interference between the convex portion 3j and the support plate portion 23 can be absorbed by the displacement of the press contact position due to the semicircular shape of the convex portion 3j. As a result, the clearance between the shafts and the holes can be reduced in one direction, and rattling of the support 3 and the link member 4 due to vehicle vibration can be suppressed and abnormal noise can be prevented.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the link member 4 is an elongated body, and a first branch portion 4 b and a second branch portion 4 d that are bifurcated are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction. ing. A gap 40 is interposed between the first branch part 4b and the second branch part 4d. The surface facing the gap 40 is the inner side surface 41 of the first branch portion 4b and the second branch portion 4d.

  A rotating portion 4e is provided at the tip of the second branching portion 4d of the link member 4. The rotating part 4e has a disk-shaped reduced diameter part 4f and a diameter-increased part 4g whose peripheral surface protrudes radially outward from the reduced diameter part 4f in a part of the peripheral surface of the reduced diameter part 4f. As shown in FIG. 10B, the enlarged diameter portion 4g is a portion that contacts the contact portion 3d of the support 3 only when the support 3 is in the storage position. While the support 3 moves from the storage position to the deployment position, when it is in the deployment position, and while it moves from the deployment position to the storage position, both the reduced diameter portion 4f and the enlarged diameter portion 4g are contact portions of the support 3. It does not contact 3d.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the pair of rotating portions 4 e of the second branch portion 4 d of the link member 4 has an axial connecting portion 4 a coaxially with the rotation center line of the rotating portion 4 e toward the outside. It protrudes. The surface on which the connecting portion 4 a is provided in the second branch portion 4 d is an outer surface 42 opposite to the inner surface 41 that faces the gap 40. The connecting portion 4a is a shaft that is rotatably fitted in a connecting hole 3f provided in the protruding portion 3e of the support body 3h. As shown in FIG. 11A, a slight clearance is provided between the inner peripheral surface of the connecting hole 3f and the outer peripheral surface of the connecting portion 4a so that the connecting portion 4a is slidably rotated with respect to the connecting hole 3f. C2 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (a), the amount of protrusion of the enlarged diameter portion 4 g from the reduced diameter portion 4 f of the rotating portion 4 e of the link member 4 is from the reduced diameter portion 4 f of the link member 4 to the contact portion 3 d of the support 3. It is preferable that it is equal to or slightly larger than the amount obtained by adding a clearance for smoothly performing the rotation provided between the shafts and the holes to the interval between them. When the enlarged diameter portion 3g contacts the contact portion 3d of the support 3, the connecting portion 4a strongly interferes with the inner peripheral surface of the connecting hole 3f, and the link member 4 is reliably rotated with respect to the support 3. This is because it can be regulated. For example, the protruding amount of the enlarged diameter portion 4g from the reduced diameter portion 4f is 1.0 mm, the interval between the reduced diameter portion 4f and the contact portion 3d of the support 3 is 0.8 mm, and the link member 4 The clearance C2 between the connecting portion 4a and the connecting hole 3f of the support 3 is 0.1 mm. Therefore, the protrusion amount (1.0 mm) of the enlarged diameter portion 4g from the reduced diameter portion 4f is equal to the interval (0.8 mm) between the reduced diameter portion 4f and the contact portion 3d of the support 3 and the link member 4. The clearance C2 (0.1 mm) which is the maximum radial width of the gap between the connecting portion 4a and the connecting hole 3f of the support 3 is larger by 0.1 mm. This absorbs the warp deformation amount and dimensional error of the support 3 and the link member 4, and also the diameter-expanded portion 3g, the abutting portion 3d, the connecting portion 4a, and the connecting portion when the diameter-expanding portion 3g presses against the abutting portion 3d. This is to absorb the deformation amount of the hole 3f.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the first branch portion 4 b of the link member 4 is provided with a support portion 4 c on the outer surface at the tip in the longitudinal direction. The support portion 4 c is a shaft that is swingably supported by the support hole 11 c of the bottom member 11 of the housing member 1. The clearance C3, which is the maximum radial width of the gap between the support portion 4c and the support hole 11c, is 0.1 mm. As shown in FIG. 2, when the support 3 is in the unfolded position, the longitudinal direction L1 of the link member 4 is perpendicular to the vertical line L2 so that the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4 is positioned on the front side of the support portion 4c. Slightly inclined. The link member 4 may be erected in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the link stopper 5 includes a long main body 51, a first protrusion 52, a second protrusion 53, a first retaining part 54, a second retaining part 55, A pair of locking portions 56 and a fitting portion 57 are provided. The pair of locking portions 56 project from the upper and lower back surfaces of the main body 51. The lower locking portion 56 has a hook shape and is locked in the gap 40 of the first branch portion 4b. The upper locking portion 56 has an inverted L shape and is locked in the gap 40 of the second branch portion 4d. And the convex fitting part 57 arrange | positioned in the approximate center between a pair of latching | locking parts 56 is fitted by the hollow part 4m provided in the center part of the longitudinal direction of the link member 4. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the link stopper 5 is held at a predetermined position with respect to the link member 4.

  The 1st protrusion part 52 protrudes from the back surface of the main body 51, and is inserted in the clearance gap 40 between the 1st branch parts 4b. The first retaining portion 54 protrudes from the side surface of the first projecting portion 52 and is a portion facing the first branch portion 4b on the side surface of the first projecting portion 52 and closest to the first branch portion 4b. It is a close part. The tip of the first retaining portion 54 abuts on the inner side surface 41 of the first branch portion 4b.

  The second projecting portion 53 extends upward from the upper side of the main body 51 and has a width narrower than the width of the main body 51. The second projecting portion 53 is fitted into the gap 40 between the second branch portions 4 d of the link member 4. The second retaining portion 55 projects from both side surfaces 53a of the second projecting portion 53, and is the portion facing the second branching portion 4d on the side surface of the second projecting portion 53 and the second branching portion 4d. It is a proximity part close to. The tip of the second retaining portion 55 abuts on the inner surface 41 of the second branch portion 4d.

  The tips of the first and second retaining portions 54 and 55 are in contact with the inner surface 41 of the first and second branch portions 4b and 4d, but do not hinder the rotation of the support portion 4c and the connecting portion 4a. You may press.

  After the support portion 4 c of the link member 4 is fitted into the support hole 11 c of the housing member 1 and the connecting portion 4 a of the link member 4 is fitted into the connecting hole 3 f of the support 3, the link stopper 5 is attached to the link member 4. The link stopper 5 is inserted into the cup storage chamber 1a, and the back surface of the link stopper 5 faces the link member 4. The pair of locking portions 56 protruding from the back surface of the link stopper 5 is fitted into the gap 40 between the first and second branch portions 4 b and 4 d of the link member 4. Then, the convex fitting part 57 of the link stopper 5 is fitted into the recessed part 4 m of the link member 4, and the link stopper 5 is fixed to the link member 4.

  Since the tips of the first branch portion 4b and the second branch portion 4d are free ends, they are easily elastically deformed. Therefore, when the support portion 4c of the link member 4 is fitted into the support hole 11c of the housing member 1 and the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4 is fit into the connecting hole 3f of the support 3, the first branch portion 4b and the second The bifurcated portion 4d is slightly bent toward the gap 40, and the support portion 4c and the connecting portion 4a are moved backward toward the gap 40. Thereby, the support part 4c and the connection part 4a can be easily fitted to the support hole 11c and the connection hole 3f.

  After the support portion 4c and the connecting portion 4a are easily fitted into the support hole 11c and the connecting hole 3f, the first retaining portion 54 and the second retaining portion 55 of the link stopper 5 are fitted into the gap 40, and the first retaining portion 55 is inserted. The first branch part 4b and the second branch part 4d are prevented from bending toward the gap 40, and the support part 4c and the connection part 4a are prevented from coming out of the support hole 11c and the connection hole 3f.

  The accommodation member 1, the lid 2, the support 3, the link member 4, and the link stopper 5 are all formed by injection molding a resin material using a mold. Examples of the resin material used for these members include ABS and PP. The support 3 is preferably composed of a high-sliding ABS having a smaller friction coefficient than that of a general ABS. The link member 4 is preferably made of polyacetal resin. This is because the link member 4 is pressed against the support 3 to absorb the clearance between the shafts and the holes and is brought into a pressed state, so that a polyacetal resin having higher creep characteristics and a lower friction coefficient is suitable.

  The cup holder according to this embodiment is attached to a console box of a vehicle, a central armrest portion of a rear seat, and the like.

  Next, the operation of the cup holder of this embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, when the lid 2 is in the open state, the lid 2 is erected in a substantially vertical direction with respect to the horizontal plane, and the support 3 is substantially horizontal by the lid 2 and the link member 4. Held at the deployment position. As shown in FIG. 7, a convex portion 3 j protrudes from the bottom surface of the support body 3 h of the support 3. When the support 3 is in the unfolded position, the convex portion 3j is positioned on the support plate portion 23 of the lid body 2 in the open state, and presses against the support plate portion 23. Since the convex portion 3j receives the load of the support 3 in a concentrated manner, it comes into pressure contact with the support plate portion 23 in a state of strong interference. For this reason, the support 3 is pushed upward by the press contact of the convex portion 3j to the support plate portion 23. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the pivot part 3 a of the support 3 is pressed to the upper side of the inner peripheral surface of the pivot hole 2 b of the lid member 2, and the axial center of the pivot part 3 a of the support 3 is It moves above the axial center of the pivot hole 2b. For this reason, the upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the pivot part 3a of the support 3 is pressed upward against the upper part of the inner peripheral surface of the pivot hole 2b, and the rotation of the support 3 with respect to the lid 2 is restricted.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 11A, the support 3 is moved relatively upward with respect to the link member 4. For this reason, the shaft center G4 of the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4 moves below the shaft center G3 of the connecting hole 3f, and the lower part of the inner peripheral surface of the connecting hole 3f of the support 3 is the connecting portion of the link member 4. It is pressed downward against the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of 4a. Thereby, rotation of the link member 4 with respect to the support 3 is controlled.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the link member 4 is pushed upward by the support 3, and moves upward from the axial center of the support hole 11 c of the housing member 1. For this reason, the upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the support part 4 c of the link member 4 presses upward on the upper part of the inner peripheral surface of the support hole 11 of the housing member 1. Thereby, rotation of the link member 4 with respect to the housing member 1 is restricted.

  As described above, when the lid 2 is opened, the rotation of the support 3 with respect to the lid 2, the rotation of the link member 4 with respect to the support 3, and the rotation of the link member 4 with respect to the housing member 1 are restricted. For this reason, rattling of the support 3 and the link member 4 can be suppressed, and generation | occurrence | production of unusual noise can be suppressed.

  Next, when the lid body 2 is changed from the open state to the closed state, the operator places the lid body 2 on the front side. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the support 3 pivotally supported by the lid 2 moves forward while maintaining the upper surface horizontal. The link member 4 swings forward about the support portion 4c and falls down. The support 3 is lowered to the front side and moved to the accommodation position while drawing an arc-shaped locus centering on the rotation center portion 2a of the lid 2 while maintaining the upper surface in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 10B and 11B, when the lid body 2 is rotated from the open state to the closed state, the support plate portion 23 protruding from the back surface of the lid body 2 moves downward. Therefore, the support plate part 23 moves away from the convex part 3j of the support 3, and the support 3 moves downward. Therefore, the rotation restriction of the pivot portion 3a of the support 3 with respect to the pivot hole 2b of the lid 2 is released. The rotation restriction of the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4 with respect to the connecting hole 3f of the support 3 is released. The rotation restriction of the support portion 4c of the link member 4 with respect to the support hole 11c of the housing member 1 is released. Therefore, the support 3 and the link member 4 rotate about each axis to close the lid 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 11B, when the lid body 2 is rotated from the open position to the closed position and the support 3 is moved from the deployed position to the storage position, the link member 4 is rotated forward. When the link member 4 rotates to a position where the enlarged diameter portion 4g of the rotating portion 4e faces the abutting portion 3d, the enlarged diameter portion 4g strongly presses and contacts the abutting portion 3d. Since the contact portion 3d of the support 3 is located in front of the enlarged diameter portion 4g of the rotating portion 4e of the link member 4, the enlarged diameter portion 4g is pressed against the contact portion 3d, so that the link member 4 is supported by the support 3. Is moved to the rear side. The link member 4 is moved to the rear side with respect to the housing member 1. The support 3 is moved to the front side with respect to the lid 2.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11B, the shaft center G4 of the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4 moves to the rear side of the shaft center G3 of the connecting hole 3f, and the rear portion of the outer peripheral surface of the connecting portion 4a is connected. It pushes against the rear part of the inner peripheral surface of the hole 3f in the backward direction. Therefore, the rotation of the connecting portion 4a with respect to the connecting hole 3f is restricted. As shown in FIG. 3, the axial center of the pivot portion 3a of the support 3 moves to the rear side from the axial center of the pivot hole 2b of the lid 2, and the rear portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pivot portion 3a is pivoted. It presses against the rear part of the inner peripheral surface of 2b in the backward direction. Therefore, the rotation of the pivot 3a with respect to the pivot hole 2b is restricted. The axial center of the support portion 4c of the link member 4 moves rearward from the axial center of the support hole 11c of the housing member 1, and the rear portion of the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 4c is the rear portion of the inner peripheral surface of the support hole 11c. Press backwards on. Therefore, the rotation of the support portion 4c with respect to the support hole 11c is restricted.

  Thus, when the lid 2 is closed, the rotation of the support 3 relative to the lid 2, the rotation of the link member 4 relative to the support 3, and the rotation of the link member 4 relative to the housing member 1 are restricted. For this reason, rattling of the support 3 and the link member 4 can be suppressed, and generation | occurrence | production of unusual noise can be suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the support 3 is moved from the deployed position to the lower front receiving position, the lid holding portion 12 b is pushed downward by the back surface of the lid body 2. Accordingly, one end portion of the lid body 2 rotates the latching claw 12e of the lock mechanism 12c downward, so that the latching claw 12e is formed into a concave locked engagement formed at one end portion of the lid body 2. The part 2d is locked. Thereby, the movement of the lid body 2 is restricted, and the closed state of the lid body is maintained.

  Next, when the lid 2 is changed from the closed state to the open state, the operation unit 12d of the lock mechanism 12c is pushed. The base end portion of the locking claw 12e is pushed downward by the lower portion of the operation portion 12d to rotate. Thereby, the front-end | tip part of the latching claw 12e retreats from the opening part 1b, the front-end | tip part of the latching claw 12e remove | deviates from the to-be-latched part 2d of the cover body 2, and the rotation control of the cover body 2 is cancelled | released. The Then, the cover body 2 is rotated rearward by the spring wound around the rotation center portion 2a of the cover body 2. The link member 4 rises and the support 3 rises from the accommodation position toward the rear side. As a result, the lid 2 is in an open state, and the support 3 is moved to the deployed position.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the support portion 4c is fitted in the support hole 11c of the housing member 1, and the fitting width in the fitting direction in which the support portion 4c is fitted in the support hole 11c. H1 is larger than a width H2 between the first branch portion 4b and the first retaining portion 54. “Fitting width H1” refers to the length of the portion fitted in the support hole 11c of the support portion 4c. In the case where the tip of the support portion 4 protrudes and fits from the support hole 11c, in addition to the length of the portion of the support portion 4c that is fitted in the support hole 11c, the support portion 4c extends from the support hole 11c. The total length is the total length of the protruding parts. The “width H2 between the first branch portion 4b and the first retaining portion 54” is a portion of the inner side surface 41 of the first branch portion 4b that faces away from the support portion 4c and the tip of the first retaining portion 54. The width between. In the present embodiment, since the first retaining part 54 presses the inner surface 41 of the first branch part 4b, the width H2 between the first branch part 4b and the first retaining part 54 is 0 (zero).

  Further, the first retaining portion 54 is provided on both side surfaces of the first projecting portion 52. A width H3 between the pair of first retaining portions 54 is the same as or slightly larger than a width H4 of the first branch portion 4b, and the first retaining portion 54 is a support portion of the first branch portion 4b. The inner surface 41 opposite to the outer surface 42 provided with 4c is always pressed. The “width H3 between the first retaining portions 54” refers to the width between the pair of first retaining portions 54 that are provided on both side surfaces of the first protruding portion 52. The “width H4 of the first branch portion 4b” is the first width on the other inner surface 41 of the first branch portion 4b from the portion facing the first retaining portion 54 on the one inner surface 41 of the first branch portion 4b. It refers to the width between the retaining portion 54. The first retaining portion 54 always presses the inner side surface 41 opposite to the outer side surface 42 provided with the support portion 4c of the first branching portion 4b. For this reason, even if the 1st branch part 4b receives a load in the direction which goes to the clearance gap 40, it does not bend. Therefore, the support portion 4 c is pressed in the fitting direction by the support hole 11 c of the housing member 1. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the support portion 4c from dropping from the support hole 4c of the housing member 1. Therefore, even if a load is applied to a part of the lid 2 or the support 3 and the link member 4 is inclined in the left-right direction with respect to the housing member 1, the support portion 4 c may be disengaged from the support hole 11 c of the housing member 1. Can be suppressed.

  Further, the connecting portion 4a is fitted in the connecting hole 3f of the support 3, and the fitting width H5 in the fitting direction in which the connecting portion 4a is fitted in the connecting hole 3f is the second branching portion 4d and the second retaining member. It is larger than the width H6 between the portions 55. “Fitting width H5” refers to the length of the portion fitted in the coupling hole 3f of the coupling portion 4a. When the tip of the connecting portion 4a protrudes from the connecting hole 3f and is fitted, in addition to the length of the portion fitted in the connecting hole 3f of the connecting portion 4a, the connecting hole 3f of the connecting portion 4a. The total length of the length from the top to the tip of the protruding part. The “width H6 between the second branch portion 4d and the second retaining portion 55” refers to a portion facing away from the connecting portion 4a of the inner surface 41 of the second branch portion 4d and the tip of the second retaining portion 55. The width between. In the present embodiment, since the second retaining portion 55 presses the inner surface 41 of the second branch portion 4d, the width H6 between the second branch portion 4d and the second retaining portion 55 is 0 (zero).

  The second retaining portion 55 is provided on both side surfaces of the second projecting portion 53. A width H7 between the pair of second retaining portions 53 is the same as or slightly larger than a width H8 of the second branch portion 4d, and the second retaining portion 55 is a connecting portion of the second branch portion 4d. The inner surface 41 opposite to the outer surface 42 provided with 4a is always pressed. The “width H7 between the second retaining portions 55” refers to the width between the pair of second retaining portions 55 projecting from both side surfaces of the second projecting portion 53. The “width H8 of the second branch portion 4d” is the second width on the other inner side surface 41 of the second branch portion 4d from the portion facing the second retaining portion 55 on the one inner side surface 41 of the second branch portion 4d. It refers to the width between the retaining portion 55. The second retaining portion 55 always presses the inner side surface 41 opposite to the outer side surface 42 provided with the connecting portion 4a of the second branching portion 4d. For this reason, even if the 2nd branch part 4d receives a load in the direction which goes to the clearance gap 40, it does not bend. Therefore, the connecting portion 4 a is pressed in the fitting direction by the connecting hole 3 f of the support 3. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the connecting portion 4a from dropping from the connecting hole 3f. Therefore, even if a load is applied to a part of the lid 2 or the support 3 and the support 3 is inclined in the left-right direction with respect to the link member 4, the connecting portion 4 a is prevented from being detached from the connecting hole 3 f of the support 3. be able to.

  The first and second branch portions 4b and 4d of the link member 4 are pressed in the fitting direction of the support portion 4c and the connecting portion 4a by the first and second retaining portions 54 and 55 of the link stopper 5. Therefore, the play of the link member 4 and the link stopper 5 can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent vibration noise generated by minute vibrations of the link member 4 and the link stopper 5 due to vibration during vehicle travel.

  Further, the first retaining part 54 and the second retaining part 55 constitute a link stopper 5 and are formed as one part. For this reason, the number of parts can be reduced as compared with the case where the first retaining part 54 and the second retaining part 55 are separate parts. However, the first retaining part 54 and the second retaining part 55 are separate parts and may be attached to the link member 4.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3, 10 (b), and 11 (b), when the cover 2 is closed and the support 3 is in the storage position, the enlarged diameter portion 4 g of the link member 4 contacts the support 3. By press-contacting to the contact portion 3d, the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4 presses backward with respect to the connecting hole 3f of the support 3, and the pivot portion 3a of the support 3 is against the pivot hole 2b of the lid 2. The bearing member 4c of the link member 4 is pressed against the bearing hole 11c of the housing member 1 in the backward direction. Therefore, the backward clearance between the connecting portion 4a and the connecting hole 3f is absorbed, and the backward clearance between the pivot supporting portion 3a and the pivot supporting hole 2b is absorbed, and the supporting portion 4c and the supporting hole 11c The clearance on the rear side is absorbed. Therefore, swinging of the support 3 and the link member 4 can be restricted. Therefore, rattling of the support 3 and the link member 4 can be suppressed, and generation of abnormal noise can be suppressed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the cover 2 is open and the support 3 is in the unfolded position, the convex portion 3j of the support 3 is pressed upward by the support plate portion 23 of the cover 2, so that the support 3 and The link member 4 is pushed upward. As shown in FIGS. 2, 8, and 11 (a), the pivot portion 3 a of the support 3 is pressed upward against the pivot hole 2 b of the lid 2, and the connecting portion 4 a of the link member 4 is the support 3. And the support portion 4c of the link member 4 presses the support hole 11c of the housing member 1 upward. Therefore, the upward clearance between the pivot part 3a and the pivot hole 2b is absorbed, and the downward clearance between the coupling part 4a and the coupling hole 3f is absorbed, and the bearing part 4c and the bearing hole 11c The upward clearance between the two is absorbed. For this reason, rocking | fluctuation of the support 3 and the link member 4 can be controlled. Therefore, rattling of the support 3 and the link member 4 can be suppressed, and the occurrence of abnormal noise can be suppressed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a convex portion 3 j as an opening-time swing prevention portion is provided on the bottom surface of the support 3. In this case, since the load of the support 3 is concentrated on the convex portion 3j, the convex portion 3j is pressed against the support plate portion 23 of the lid 2 with strong interference. Therefore, swinging of the support 3 and the link member 4 is effectively suppressed, and abnormal noise can be effectively suppressed.

  Further, the pivotal support portion 3a of the support 3 with respect to the lid body 2 is a portion where a dimensional error is likely to occur due to warpage deformation. For this reason, the clearance C1 between the pivot 3a of the support 3 and the pivot hole 2b formed in the lid 2 is not only for sliding, but also absorbs dimensional errors due to warpage deformation of the lid and support. Therefore, it is set to a relatively large value of 0.2 mm. Therefore, when the support 3 is in the deployed position, the pivotal support portion 3 a of the support 3 is likely to rattle between the pivotal support hole 2 b of the lid 2. A convex portion 3j as an opening-time swing preventing portion is provided directly below a portion where the clearance C1 is large. For this reason, rattling of the support 3 and the link member 4 when the lid is opened can be effectively suppressed by press-contacting the convex portion 3j to the support plate portion 23.

  In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the width H3 of the first retaining portion 54 is the same as or slightly larger than the width H4 of the first branching portion 4b. The inner side surface 41 opposite to the outer side surface 42 provided with the support portion 4c of the first branch portion 4b is always pressed. However, as shown in FIG. 15, the width H3 between the first retaining portions 54 may be smaller than the width H4 of the first branch portion 4b. In this case, the fitting width H1 in the fitting direction in which the support portion 4c is fitted in the support hole 11c may be larger than the width H2 between the first branch portion 4b and the first retaining portion 54. As a result, even if the first branch portion 4b is subjected to a load in the direction toward the gap 40 and slightly bends, the support portion 4c provided on the outer surface 42 of the first branch portion 4b The fitting state can be reliably maintained without dropping from the hole 11c.

  In the above embodiment, the width H7 between the second retaining portions 55 is the same as or slightly larger than the width H8 of the second branching portion 4d, and the second retaining portion 55 has the second branching portion 55d. The inner surface 41 opposite to the outer surface 42 provided with the connecting portion 4a of the portion 4d is always pressed. However, the width H7 between the second retaining members 55 may also be smaller than the width H8 of the second branch portion 4d. In this case, the fitting width H5 in the fitting direction in which the connecting portion 4a is fitted into the connecting hole 3f is preferably larger than the width H6 between the second branch portion 4d and the second retaining portion 55. As a result, even if the second branch portion 4d is subjected to a load in the direction toward the gap 40 and slightly bends, the connecting portion 4a provided on the outer surface 42 of the second branch portion 4d is connected to the connecting hole of the support 3. The fitting state can be reliably maintained without dropping from 3f.

  In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the connecting portion 4 a of the link member 4 is a shaft portion and is fitted in the connecting hole 3 f of the support 3. However, the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4 is a connecting hole, the shaft portion is formed in the support 3, and the shaft portion of the support 3 is fitted in the connecting hole as the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4. Also good. In this case, when the support 3 is in the storage position, the diameter-enlarged portion 4g of the link member 4 contacts the contact portion 3d of the support 3, and the front portion of the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion of the support 3 is the link member 4. The front end of the inner peripheral surface of the connecting hole as the connecting portion 4a is pressed forward. When the support 3 is in the deployed position, the upper portion of the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion of the support 3 is placed on the upper portion of the inner peripheral surface of the connecting hole as the connecting portion 4a of the link member 4 by the press contact of the convex portion 3j to the support plate portion 23. Press upward.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the pivot part 3a of the support 3 is a shaft part and this shaft part is rotatably fitted in the pivot hole 2b of the cover body 2, the pivot part 3a is made into a hole. The shaft portion formed on the lid may be rotatably fitted in this hole. In this case, when the support 3 is in the storage position, the diameter-enlarged portion 4g of the link member 4 is in pressure contact with the abutting portion 3d of the support 3, so that the inner peripheral surface of the hole as the pivot portion 3a of the support 3 The front part of the outer peripheral surface of the shaft part of the lid 2 is pressed against the front part of the lid 2 in the forward direction. When the support 3 is in the unfolded position, the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion of the lid body 2 is downward in the lower portion of the inner peripheral surface of the hole as the pivotal support portion 3a due to the press contact of the convex portion 3j to the support plate portion 23. Press to touch.

  Further, in the embodiment, the support portion 4c of the link member 4 is used as a shaft portion, and the support member 4c of the link member 4 is rotatably fitted in the support hole 11c of the bottom member 11 of the housing member 1. And a shaft portion formed on the bottom member 11 may be rotatably fitted. In this case, when the support 3 is in the storage position, the diameter-enlarged portion 4g of the link member 4 is pressed against the contact portion 3d of the support 3 so that the inner peripheral surface of the hole as the support portion 4c of the link member 4 The front portion of the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion of the bottom member 11 is pressed against the front portion in the forward direction. When the support 3 is in the deployed position, the support 3 and the link member 4 are moved upward by the press contact of the convex portion 3j to the support plate portion 23. For this reason, the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the axial part formed in the bottom member presses down on the lower part of the inner peripheral surface of the hole as the support part 4c of the link member 4.

  Moreover, although the rotation center line of the rotation part 4e of the link member 4 is arrange | positioned on the same shaft center line as the axial connection part 4a, it is not limited to this. The rotation center line that becomes the center of rotation of the rotation part 4e of the link member 4 only needs to be parallel to the axis center line of the shaft-like connection part 4a.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the support 3 is provided with a convex portion 3j as an opening swing prevention portion and is brought into contact with the support plate portion 23 of the lid 2. The second support plate 23 may be provided with a convex portion as an opening-time swing preventing portion so as to be in contact with the lower surface of the support 3. Also in this case, rattling between the support 3 and the lid 2 can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, a convex portion 3 j as an opening swing prevention portion is provided on the bottom surface of the support 3. Considering the vehicle swinging direction, it is preferable that the convex portion 3j and the support plate portion 23 are in pressure contact with each other in the vertical direction. When the support 3 is in the deployed position, the opening-time swing preventing portion can be provided at any position as long as the support 3 faces the lid 2. For example, an opening-time swing prevention portion may be provided on the side surface of the support 3 that faces the lid 2 when in the deployed position.

When the support is in the receiving position, the link member is in contact with the support, and each of the shafts and the holes constituting the pivotal support portion, the support portion and the connecting portion is in contact with the other of the shafts and the holes. It has a swinging prevention part at closing to absorb the clearance in one direction between each shaft and each hole by pressing in one direction,
One of the support and the lid is either one of each shaft and each hole constituting the pivotal support portion, the support portion, and the connecting portion in pressure contact with the other of the support and the lid body when the support is in the deployed position. It is preferable to have an opening-time swing prevention portion that absorbs the clearance in one direction between each shaft and each hole by pressing against the other of each shaft and each hole in one direction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Housing member, 1a: Cup accommodating part, 1b: Opening part, 2: Cover body, 2a: Rotation center part, 2b: Pivoting hole, 3: Support, 3a: Pivoting part, 3b: Holder part, 3c: Claw member, 3d: abutting portion, 3e: protruding portion, 3h: support body, 3i: support cover, 3j: convex portion (opening swing preventing portion, protruding portion), 3m: recessed portion, 4: link member, 4a: connecting portion, 4b: first branching portion, 4d: second branching portion, 4c: support portion, 4e: rotating portion, 4f: reduced diameter portion, 4g: expanded diameter portion (closed swing prevention portion), 4h : Support part, 5: link stopper, 11: bottom member: 11b: holder part, 11c: support hole, 11d: rotation hole, 12: frame member, 12c: lock mechanism, 21: front side member, 22: back side member, 23: support plate part (support part), 25: side wall, 40: gap, 41: inner surface, 42: outer surface (opposing surface), 5 : Body, 52: first projecting portion, 53: second projecting portion, 54: first retaining portion, 55: second retaining portion.

Claims (5)

A storage member having a cup storage chamber for storing cups therein, and an opening for opening the cup storage chamber to the outside;
A lid that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing member and opens and closes the opening;
The cup has a pivot part pivotally supported by the lid body. When the lid body is in the closed state, the lid body is in the storage position, and when the lid body is in the open state, the lid body is in the deployed position. Support to hold the part,
A long connecting part provided at one end in the extending direction and rotatably supported by the housing member, and a connection provided at the other end in the extending direction and rotatably fitted to the support A link member that has a portion and moves the support between the accommodation position and the unfolded position by rotation of the connecting portion and opening of the support portion when the lid is opened and closed,
The pivot portion of the support is composed of either one of a shaft and a hole formed in the support, and is supported by the other of the shaft and the hole formed in the lid,
The support portion of the link member is composed of either one of a shaft and a hole formed in the link member, and is supported by the other of the shaft and the hole formed in the housing member,
In the cup holder, the connecting portion of the link member is composed of either one of a shaft and a hole formed in the link member, and is connected to the other of the shaft and the hole formed in the support.
One end of the link member in the extending direction is formed with a bifurcated first branch portion, and the outer surface of the first branch portion is opposed to the other of the shaft and the hole of the housing member. Having a surface, the support portion is provided on the opposite surface,
A cup holder, wherein a first retaining member is provided in a gap formed between the first branch portions. A second branch portion that is bifurcated is formed on the other end side in the extending direction of the link member, and an outer surface of the second branch portion is opposed to the other of the shaft and the hole of the support. Having a surface, the connecting portion is provided on the opposite surface,
The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein a second retaining member is provided in a gap formed between the second branch portions.   The cup holder according to claim 2, wherein the first retaining member is formed integrally with the second retaining member.   The support portion configured by one of the shaft and the hole is fitted to the other of the shaft and the hole of the housing member, and the support portion is fitted to the other of the shaft and the hole. The cup holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a fitting width in a fitting direction is larger than a width between the first branch portion and the first retaining member.   The connecting portion configured by one of the shaft and the hole is fitted to the other of the shaft and the hole of the support, and the connecting portion is fitted to the other of the shaft and the hole. The cup holder according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a fitting width in a fitting direction is larger than a width between the second branch portion and the second retaining member.

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