JP2001253284A - Cup holder of armrest for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To equip an armrest body with a cup holder function, prevent overflow of the beverage off from a glass, etc., caused by vibration, etc., while the vehicle is running, keep inside the vehicle cabin clean, and preclude dust, rubbish, etc., from intruding into the beverage in the glass, etc. SOLUTION: The body 27 of a cup holder 25 has an opening 27a which is opened when a holder moving piece 29 rotates, and a slider 31 slidable in the vertical direction is installed on one side of the holder moving piece 29 when the opening 27a is opened. A cap member 33 is provided slidable in the vertical direction relative to the slider 31 and rotatable to over the opening 27a with the aid of a pin 35 provided at the top of the slider 31. The cap member 33 is energized by a spring 37 at the top of the slider 31 toward the open seal side in the upper part of a glass, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup holder for an armrest for a vehicle, and more particularly to a cup holder for a vehicle.
A cup holder for holding a cup, a drink can, a cup, or the like is attached to the holder recess, the cup holder is provided with a holder body having an opening, and rotatably provided to open and close the opening of the holder body. The present invention relates to a cup holder for a vehicle armrest having a movable holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 7, a rear seat 1 such as a vehicle seat includes a seat cushion 2 on which an occupant sits,
In the case of a trunk-through structure, a recess or opening 4 is formed substantially at the center of the seat back 3, and the armrest body 5 is housed in the opening 4. A hinge mechanism (not shown) is provided inside the opening 4 of the seat back 3 so as to obtain a state in which the armrest main body 5 is stored in the opening 4 and a state in which the armrest body 5 is tilted forward on the seat cushion 2 to provide an occupant's armrest function. The armrest body 5 is rotatably mounted on the armrest.

Further, in order to enhance the functionality of the armrest main body 5, there has been proposed a configuration in which a plate-shaped lid 6 also serving as a table is mounted on the upper surface side of the armrest main body 5 in use. The lid 6 is
It is rotatably mounted so that it can be stored in the opening 4 and can be tilted forward to the seat cushion 2 side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a cup holder 7 for holding a cup, a drink can, a cup and the like is attached to a front end of the armrest body 5. The cup holder 7 includes a holder body 7a having an opening and a movable holder 7b rotatably provided to open and close the opening of the holder body 7a.

[0005]

In the conventional armrest main body 5 shown in FIG. 7, the armrest main body 5 only has an armrest function, and there is no place for storing small articles, cups, drink cans, cups and the like, which is inconvenient for usability. It is. Also, when the cup holder 7 is formed from the holder main body 7a having the opening shown in FIG. 6 and the holder movable body 7b for opening and closing the opening of the holder main body 7a, the cup, the drink can, etc. It cannot be held securely without spilling, and there is a risk that cups, drink cans, cups, etc. may move or fall down due to vibrations during running and contaminate the cabin, and paper cups, etc., whose upper surface is completely open In the case of using a paper cup, dust and dust easily enter the inside of the paper cup, which is not hygienic, and there is a risk that the drink inside the cup may be spilled even with a small vibration.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder function to an armrest body when the armrest body is used as an armrest, and to further provide a cup,
There is no danger of drinks inside, such as drink cans and cups spilling out, and it is possible to maintain the cleanness of the cabin,
An object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder for a vehicular armrest that can improve the heat retaining effect without the danger of dust or dirt entering a drink inside a drink can, a cup or the like.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a cup holder for a vehicle armrest according to the first aspect of the present invention has a holder recess at a front end of an armrest body. A cup holder for holding a cup, a drink can, a cup, and the like is attached to the holder recess, and the cup holder is rotatable to open and close the holder body having an opening and the opening of the holder body. In a cup holder of a vehicle armrest having a holder movable body provided in the above, a slider slidable in a vertical direction is provided on one side of the cup holder, and slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the slider; A rotatable cap member is provided at the upper end of the slider above the opening of the holder body, and the cap member is Cup housed in the loaders, characterized in that it is adapted to be closed the upper portion of the opening port, such as drink cans.

Therefore, according to the cup holder of the armrest for a vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, a slider slidable in the up and down direction is provided on one side of the cup holder, and the slider is provided in the up and down direction with respect to the slider. A cap member that is slidable and rotatable at the upper end of the slider above the opening of the holder body is provided, and the cap member is used to open an upper portion of a cup, a drink can, a cup, or the like housed in the cup holder. Since the mouth can be closed, the cap member is in close contact with the upper opening side of the cup, drink can, cup, etc., and the cup,
There is no danger of drinks inside, such as drink cans and cups spilling out, and it is possible to maintain the cleanness of the cabin,
There is no danger of dust or dirt entering the drink inside the drink can, cup or the like, and the heat retention effect can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cup holder for an armrest for a vehicle, wherein a concave portion for a holder is formed at a front end of the armrest body, and a cup, a drink can, a cup and the like are held in the concave portion for the holder. The cup holder is a cup holder for a vehicle armrest having a holder main body having an opening, and a holder movable body rotatably provided to open and close the opening of the holder main body. On one side of the holder movable body when the opening of the holder body of the holder is opened by the rotation of the holder movable body,
A slider slidable in the up-down direction is provided, and a cap member slidable in the up-down direction with respect to the slider and rotatable at an upper end of the slider above the opening of the holder body is provided; Is urged by a spring at the upper end of the slider toward the upper opening side of a cup, drink can, cup or the like.

Therefore, according to the cup holder of the vehicle armrest according to the second aspect of the present invention, the holder movable body when the opening of the holder main body of the cup holder is opened by the rotation of the holder movable body. A slider slidable up and down on one side is provided, and a cap member slidable up and down with respect to the slider and rotatable at the upper end of the slider above the opening of the holder body. The cap member is provided at the upper end of the slider and is urged by a spring toward the upper opening side of the cup, the drink can, etc., so that the cap member is a cup, a drink can,
Closely adhered to the upper opening side of the cup etc., there is no danger that the drink inside the cup, drink can, cup etc. will spill outside due to vibration etc. while running, and it is possible to maintain the cleanness of the cabin, There is no danger of dust or dirt entering the drink inside the drink can, cup or the like, and the heat retention effect can be improved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A cup holder for a vehicle armrest according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 (a) and 5 (b) show an embodiment of a cup holder of a vehicle armrest according to the present invention, respectively. The armrest body 21 of the vehicle armrest is shown in FIGS.
7 is rotatably supported in an opening 4 substantially at the center of the seat back 3 as shown in FIG. 7, so that a stored state in the opening 4 and a used state in which the seat 4 is moved forward can be obtained. Alternatively, a fixed armrest can be used.

The armrest body 21 of the armrest for a vehicle generally comprises an armrest frame (not shown) made of a pipe material or a panel, a pad material surrounding the armrest frame, and a skin material covering the pad material. Have been. On both sides of the rear part of the armrest main body 21, a lid can be pivotably supported.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a holder recess 23 is formed at the front end of the armrest body 21, and a cup, a drink can,
A cup holder 25 for holding a cup P or the like is attached. Although the holder recess 23 is formed at the front end in the present embodiment, a plurality of holder recesses 23 may be formed in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the cup holder 25 is rotated in the front-rear direction so as to open and close the holder body 27 having an opening 27a. And a holder movable body 29 having a substantially L-shaped side surface pivotally supported at the lower end as much as possible.

A slider 31 is provided on one side of the cup holder 25 so as to be vertically slidable.
A rotatable cap member 33 is provided at the upper end of the upper part of the opening 27a of the holder body 27 at the upper end.

In the present embodiment, a pair of left and right sliders 31 is provided on the holder movable body 29, and the pair of right and left sliders 31 is a pair of left and right guides 30 extending in the vertical direction.
It is mounted so that it can move up and down. As shown in FIGS. 3B and 4A, the pair of left and right sliders 31 is used.
The cap member 33 is attached so as to rotate while the lower end of the cap member 33 is moved to the upper end of the slider 31 by a pin 35 provided at the upper end of the cap member 33.

The cap member 33 is pivoted at the upper end of the slider 31 to the upper part of a cup, a drink can, a cup P or the like housed in the cup holder 25, and FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the opening of a cup, a drink can, a cup P or the like can be closed.

The cap member 33 is urged by the spring 37 such as a coil spring provided at the position of the pin 35 at the upper end of the slider 31 toward the opening of the cup, drink can, cup P or the like. .

Therefore, the slider 31 is moved upward with respect to the guide 30 from the state shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B to the state shown in FIGS. The cap member 33 is moved upward. In addition, a cup,
The slider 31 is adjusted up and down with respect to the guide 30 according to the height of the drink can, the cup P and the like.

The cap member 33 is urged by the spring 37 at the upper end of the slider 31 toward the upper opening side of the cup, drink can, cup, or the like. It can be in close contact with the opening of cans, cups P and the like, and the opening can be securely closed. Further, if the holder movable body 29 is rotated so as to close the opening 27a of the holder main body 27, it can be used as a normal armrest main body 21.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, cups, drink cans, cups P and the like are stored in a cup holder 25 of the armrest main body 21, and cups, drink cans,
The cap member 33 can be tightly closed on the upper surface, which is the opening of the cup P, etc., and the lid can be closed. Even if the cup, drink can, cup P, etc. are opened and left for a long time, dust and foreign matter enter inside. It is extremely sanitary, drinks do not spill outside even during driving, such as vibrations and sharp curves, keeping the interior of the car clean and closing the lid. Thereby, the heat retention effect can be improved.

[0022]

The above is the embodiment of the cup holder of the armrest for a vehicle according to the present invention. According to the cup holder of the armrest for a vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, one side of the cup holder. A cap member slidable in a vertical direction with respect to the slider, and a cap member slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the slider and rotatable above an opening of a holder body at an upper end of the slider; A cup in which the member is stored in the cup holder,
Since the upper opening of drink cans and cups can be closed, the cap member is in close contact with the upper opening of cups, drink cans, cups, etc. There is no danger of drinks inside the cans, cups, etc. spilling to the outside, and the inside of the vehicle can be kept clean. In addition, the heat retaining effect can be improved.

According to the cup holder of the vehicle armrest according to the second aspect of the present invention, the holder movable body when the opening of the holder main body of the cup holder is opened by the rotation of the holder movable body. A slider slidable up and down on one side is provided, and a cap member slidable up and down with respect to the slider and rotatable at the upper end of the slider above the opening of the holder body. The cap member is provided at the upper end of the slider and is urged by a spring toward the upper opening side of the cup, the drink can, etc., so that the cap member is a cup, a drink can,
Closely adhered to the upper opening side of the cup etc., there is no danger that the drink inside the cup, drink can, cup etc. will spill outside due to vibration etc. while running, and it is possible to maintain the cleanness of the cabin, There is no danger of dust or dirt entering the drink inside the drink can, cup or the like, and the heat retention effect can be improved.

According to the present invention, when the armrest body is used as an armrest, the armrest body is provided with a cup holder function.
There is no danger of drinks inside, such as drink cans and cups spilling out, and it is possible to maintain the cleanness of the cabin,
A cup holder for a vehicular armrest can be obtained which has no risk of dust or dust entering a drink inside a drink can, a cup or the like, and can improve a heat retaining effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a use state of a cup holder of a vehicle armrest according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the use state of the cup holder of the vehicle armrest according to the present invention.

3A and 3B show a state in which a cap member of a cup holder of a vehicle armrest according to the present invention has been moved upward, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view and FIG.

4A and 4B show a holder movable body of a cup holder of a vehicle armrest according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view showing a fitting state of a cap member and a slider, and FIG. Sectional drawing which shows a state.

5A and 5B show a state in which the cap member of the cup holder of the vehicle armrest according to the present invention is not used, wherein FIG. 5A is a perspective view and FIG. 5B is a partial horizontal cross-sectional view of the holder movable body.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cup holder of a conventional vehicle armrest.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which an armrest body and a lid of a rear seat having a conventional trunk-through structure are tilted forward.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 Armrest body 23 Holder recess 25 Cup holder 27 Holder body 29 Holder movable body 30 Guide 31 Slider 33 Cap member 35 Pin 37 Spring

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A holder recess is formed at a front end of an armrest body, and a cup holder for holding a cup, a drink can, a cup, or the like is attached to the holder recess.
The cup holder is a cup holder for a vehicle armrest having a holder main body having an opening, and a holder movable body rotatably provided to open and close the opening of the holder main body. A slider that is slidable in the up and down direction is provided on the portion, and a cap member that is slidable in the up and down direction with respect to the slider and that is rotatable at an upper end of the slider above the opening of the holder body is provided. A cup holder for an armrest for a vehicle, wherein a cap member is capable of closing an upper opening of a cup, a drink can, a cup or the like stored in the cup holder. 2. A holder recess is formed at a front end of the armrest body, and a cup holder for holding a cup, a drink can, a cup, or the like is attached to the holder recess.
The cup holder is a cup holder for a vehicle armrest having a holder main body having an opening, and a holder movable body rotatably provided to open and close the opening of the holder main body. A vertically slidable slider is provided on one side of the holder movable body when the opening of the holder is opened by the rotation of the holder movable body, and the slider is slidable vertically with respect to the slider. A rotatable cap member is provided at the upper end of the slider above the opening of the holder body, and the cap member is urged by a spring toward the upper opening side of a cup, a drink can, a cup, or the like at the upper end of the slider. An armrest cup holder for a vehicle.