JPH0930313A - Drink can or cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fix a drink can or a cup with various sizes stably to a bicycle, by providing a bending elastic member along the side wall of a container, and providing a fixing member which is bent when it is pressed, and fixes the drink can or the cup by squeezing it to the inner wall of the container. SOLUTION: A holder has a container made of a polypropylene with a tubular form with bottom, and an installing part 4 connected and disconnected to the pipe frame of the head pipe of a bicycle. And at the upper side edge 5 of the container 2, a fixing part, 6 to fix a drink can is provided. The fixing part 6 is made of an elastic member, and it is bent to the center side of the container 2 when it is pressed in the direction A, and it squeezes the drink can 7 to the inner wall and fixes. The fixing part 6 is formed integral with the container 2, the upper edge of the container 2 is made in a recessed form within the angle θ1 , and hinges 6a and 6a formed at the startup and the trailing parts respectively are connected in the circular arc form. And a drink can with various diameters can be fixed in the same condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a beverage can / cup holder for a bicycle.

[0002]

The bicycle industry is a mature industry, and various vehicle types can be selected according to the application. That is, there are utility vehicles for commuting to school or shopping, off-road bikes, and mountain bikes for outdoor use.
Fashionability has been required for all types of vehicles, and naturally, mountain bikes are not provided with accessories such as baskets.

On the other hand, there is a canned beverage industry as a mature industry similar to the bicycle industry, and it is so popular that there is no vending machine.

By the way, there have been many situations in the past where people purchase canned drinks and ride bicycles. Nevertheless, bicycles that do not have cages, which emphasize so-called fashionability, do not have such retainers. In addition, even if the basket is equipped, it cannot hold an overdrinking canned beverage. The same applies to the case of purchasing a drink with a cup at a fast food store, not limited to the vending machine.

[0005] Although a dedicated holder for holding sports drinks on a bicycle has been conventionally known, the diameter and height of canned drinks or cups vary, so that canned drinks of various sizes or I haven't found anything that can fix a cup to a bicycle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a beverage can / cup holder capable of stably fixing can beverages or cups of different sizes to a bicycle.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a beverage can / cup holder having a bottomed cylindrical container and a mounting portion which is provided so as to project from the outer wall of the container and which can be attached to and detached from a bicycle frame. It is composed of a curved elastic member provided along the side wall of the container, and when pressed against elasticity, it bends toward the center of the container and fixes the beverage can or cup in the container by pressing it against the inner wall of the container. A beverage can / cup holder having a fixing part for As an example of the fixing portion, a thin strip plate that forms a part of the upper edge of the container and is integrally molded with the container is shown.

As another example of the fixing portion, a concave cutout portion formed on the upper edge of the container so as to form a part of the upper edge of the container, and a thin band-like member attached along the concave cutout portion. A piece is shown. The mounting portion is preferably configured to hold the container in a horizontal posture when the bicycle frame is mounted.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings. 1A is a plan view of a beverage can / cup holder (hereinafter simply referred to as a holder) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is CC sectional drawing of (a). In the present embodiment, the case where the beverage can is housed in the holder will be described as an example.

In both figures, a holder 1 is a container 2 made of polypropylene resin having a bottomed cylindrical shape, and a pipe frame 3 (two points in the drawings) which is provided so as to project from the outer wall of the container 2 and is accommodated in a bicycle head pipe. Mounting portion 4 which can be attached to and detached from (shown by a chain line). A fixing portion 6 for fixing a beverage can is provided on the upper edge portion 5 of the container 2. Since this fixing portion 6 is composed of an elastic member, when pressed in the direction of arrow A against its elasticity, it bends toward the center side of the container 2 and the beverage can 7 is attached to the inner wall of the container 2.
It is designed to be pressed and fixed (indicated by a broken line in the figure).

The configuration of each section will be described in detail below. The inner diameter of the container 2 is set to a value slightly larger than the diameter of a large-sized beverage can so that the container 2 can accommodate even the largest diameter beverage cans on the market. A through hole 2a is formed.

The fixing portion 6 is composed of a strip plate formed in an arc shape along the upper edge 5 of the container on the side opposite to the mounting portion 4, and is formed thin so as to function as a spring plate. The fixing portion 6 normally forms a part of the outer wall of the container 2,
When the finger is pushed in the direction of arrow A against the elastic force, it is instantly moved to the symmetrical position 6 ′ with the line BB as the boundary, and it functions as a spring plate even in this state. Therefore, when the beverage can contained in the container 2 has a large diameter, the fixing portion 6
It may be stored in the container 2 as it is without using, and when the beverage can to be stored has a small diameter, after the beverage can is stored, the fixing portion 6 is pressed in the direction of the arrow A and moved to the 6 ′ side. Thus, the beverage can can be pressed against and fixed to the inner wall of the container 2. Since the fixing portion 6 functions as a spring plate as described above, it can be fixed uniformly to beverage cans having various diameters.

The fixing portion 6 is formed integrally with the container 2.
That is, the upper edge portion of the container 2 has a concave shape in the range of the angle θ ₁ , and the hinge portions 6a and 6a are formed at the falling and rising portions of the concave portion, respectively, and the hinge portions 6a and 6a are formed into an arc shape. The fixed part 6 is formed so as to communicate with each other. When the thickness t of the fixed portion 6 is 1 mm, the above θ ₁ is preferably 76 ° to 80 °.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the mounting portion 4 has a frame contact surface 4a corresponding to a part of the peripheral surface of the pipe frame 3, and the pipe frame 3 is sandwiched from both sides of the frame contact surface 4a. The pair of plate portions 4b, 4b are extended in such a manner as to be away from each other.

Further, in the figure, 4c and 4d are an upper plate and a vertical plate which connect the frame contact surface 4a and the container 2 to each other.
The frame contact surface 4a is formed at an angle θ _{2 with} respect to the container 2 so that the container 2 becomes horizontal when the holder 1 is attached to the pipe frame 3. This inclination angle is preferably 15 ° to 18 °. Further, the plate portions 4b, 4b are provided with through holes 4e for passing the bolts 8 (see FIG. 2).

The second portion connected to the outer wall of the container 2 by slightly widening the plate portions 4b, 4b and extending further upward.
The plate portions 4f, 4f are for sandwiching the handle support portion 3a from both sides, and prevent the container 2 from rotating around the pipe frame 3 as an axis. Since the container 2, the mounting portion 4, and the fixing portion 6 described above are configured so as to be integrally molded, the holder 1 can be configured with a simple configuration.

Further, since the holder 1 having the above-mentioned structure is fixed to the center of the steering wheel which has the least shaking in the mechanism of the bicycle, the drink that is drunk is prevented from spilling.

Next, a method of fixing the holder 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the mounting portion 4 is made to face the pipe frame 3, and the frame contact surface 4a is fixed to the pipe frame 3.
The pipe frame 3 is sandwiched by the plate portions 4b and 4b so as to come into contact with a part of the peripheral surface of the. Next, the second plate portion 4
The holder 1 is moved upward along the pipe frame 3 so that the f and 4f can sandwich the handle support portion 3a, and when the upper plate 4c comes into contact with the lower edge of the handle support portion 3a, the bolt 8 and the nut 9 are attached. Tighten, thereby fixing the holder 1 to the pipe frame 3. The holder 1 fixed in this way is prevented from rotating by the second plate portions 4f, 4f, and the container 2 can be reliably fixed in a horizontal posture.

The fixing portion 6 is not limited to the integral molding described above, but may be a separate component from the container 2. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the concave notch 2 is formed on the upper edge of the container 20.
0a is formed, and a tubular portion 20b having a slit in the vertical direction is formed at each of a falling portion and a rising portion of the cutout portion 20a, and the tubular portion 20b is formed at each end of a separately prepared elastic thin strip 21. Cylindrical hinge parts 21a, 2
It can also be configured by inserting 1a into the tubular portion 20b. In addition, the fixing part 21 in this case is not limited to the resin, and the metal can be used.

The method of attaching the fixing portion 21 to the concave cutout portion 20a is not limited to the above-described structure, and any attachment method may be used as long as the fixing portion 21 can be curved toward the center side of the container 20. Can be used.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, showing a holder for a mountain bike. The mounting portion 30 of the holder according to the present embodiment has a cover having an inverted U-shaped cross section so that it can be covered from above the handle support pipe 31, and the bolt 8 penetrates the lower portion of the mounting portion 30. Through holes 32 are formed at two positions, and the holder 33 can be fixed to the handle support pipe 31 by tightening the mounting portion 30 using the bolt 8 and the nut 9.

In this embodiment, if the mounting portion 4 is not integrally formed with the container 2, the mounting portion 4 may be provided with an angle adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting the angle of the frame contact surface 4a. With this configuration, the horizontal posture of the container 2 can be adjusted with respect to the pipe frame at any angle.

Further, in this embodiment, the can fixing portion is arranged at the upper edge portion of the container on the side opposite to the mounting portion, but the invention is not limited to this.
The fixing portion can be arranged at any position on the upper edge portion of the container as long as it can be integrally molded. Further, although the fixing portion is arranged at one place in the container in the present embodiment, it is not limited to this, and a plurality of fixing portions may be arranged in the circumferential direction of the container or in the longitudinal direction of the container.

Further, the cross-sectional shape of the container of the present invention is not limited to the circle of the above-mentioned embodiment, but may be a container having a flat surface or an oval shape. Furthermore, the configuration of the container also includes a reticulated one. Further, the holder of the present invention is not limited to the beverage can of the above-described embodiment, and can be applied to the case of housing and fixing a cup.

[0025]

As is apparent from the above description,
The beverage can / cup holder of the present invention can fix different sizes of canned beverages or cups to a bicycle. The present invention can be integrally molded, and a beverage can / cup holder can be realized with a simple structure. Also,
Since the present invention is configured to be fixed to the center of the handle, it has the advantage that it is difficult for the drink to spill from the beverage can or cup.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view and a sectional view showing an embodiment of a beverage can / cup holder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view on arrow F in FIG. 1 (b).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounting procedure of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part showing another example of the fixing part of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Beverage Can / Cup Holder 2 Container 3 Pipe Frame 4 Mounting Part 5 Upper Edge 6 Fixed Part 7 Beverage Can 8 Bolt 9 Nut

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A beverage can / cup holder having a bottomed cylindrical container and a mounting portion which is provided so as to project from the outer wall of the container and which can be attached to and detached from a frame of a bicycle, and which is provided along a side wall of the container. A fixing portion configured by a curved elastic member provided to bend toward the center side of the container when pressed against elasticity and presses and fixes the beverage can or cup in the container against the inner wall of the container. A beverage can / cup holder characterized by comprising: 2. The beverage can / cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion is formed of a thin strip plate which forms a part of an upper edge of the container and is integrally formed with the container. 3. The fixing portion includes a concave cutout portion formed in the upper edge of the container so as to form a part of an upper edge of the container, and a thin strip-shaped piece attached along the concave cutout portion. The beverage can / cup holder according to claim 1, which is composed of: 4. The beverage can / cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion is configured to hold the container in a horizontal posture when the bicycle frame is attached.