JP2010132201A - Vessel holder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vessel holder capable of not only improving visibility during the night by clearly lighting an entire top face opening peripheral edge of a housing case with application of a light source from one part, but also improving an appearance by improving a decoration property. <P>SOLUTION: This holder comprises a holder body 1 housing a container and a light conducting member 2, which is an annular disk having light transparency, and in which an annular part 21 arranged on the holder body and an introduction part 25 projecting in its tangential direction from the annular part are integrally molded so that an annular hole 20 is provided at a top face opening of a housing hole 10 of the holder body 1, a plurality of indentations 22 with an equal cross section shape along a thickness direction are repeatedly arranged on an outer circumferential side face of the annular part, and a plurality of indentations 26 are repeatedly arranged also on an outside face 25 of the introduction part, or a plurality of through-holes 23 penetrating in the thickness direction of the annular part 21 are repeatedly arranged at intervals to surround the annular part. Light is made incident on the annular part 21 from the introduction part 25, so that a vertical stripe pattern of light reflection appears by forming the indentations 22, 26 or the through-holes 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container holder installed in a passenger compartment of an automobile.

A container holder convenient for temporarily storing beverage containers such as plastic bottles and beverage cans is provided on the front face of a console box or an instrument panel in the interior of an automobile. By storing the beverage container from the upper opening of the container holder into the holder storage hole, the beverage container is held so as not to fall down due to vibration or sudden stop during traveling.
By the way, it is difficult to confirm the position of the container holder during traveling at night. In view of this, a container holder has been proposed in which light from a light source is irradiated onto the holder housing portion at night to make it easier to see and the appearance is improved by irradiation (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-297811

  The claim of Patent Document 1 states that “the operation member is formed of a transparent material, and a concavo-convex shape is formed at a predetermined position serving as an optical path at the time of irradiation. In this case, the technical contents are described in which, along with this rotational movement, the concavo-convex shape formed at the predetermined location sequentially passes through the irradiation position.

  However, Patent Document 1 states that “a plurality of concave and convex shapes 26 are provided on the inner side surface 22 a of the gripping portion 22 in the arc direction. At this time, it varies depending on the amount of transmitted light when irradiated and the thickness of each of the concave and convex shapes 26. Therefore, when the operation member 20 is rotated, the operation is performed along with the rotation. The brightness of the light transmitted through the member 20 changes. ” Furthermore, it is the structure by which the light from LED is irradiated to the normal line direction which passes along the circular center of a ring-shaped operation member. Therefore, “irradiated light passes through the translucent operation member 20 and appears on the upper surface 22b side of the grip portion 22.” “At this time, the light emitted from the LED 91 is formed on the operation member 20. It is assumed that brightness and darkness appear blurred due to the uneven shape 26 made. The light irradiated from the LED so as to pass through the center of the ring-shaped circle of the operation member partially passes through the uneven shape formed inside the operation member passing through the LED, and the rest hits the uneven shape and is reflected. Even if the light is reflected by the uneven shape, it is diffused toward the outside of the ring-shaped operation member, so that the light attenuation is expected to increase. There is a possibility that the brightness can be obtained only at and around the place passing in front of the LED by the turning operation of the operation member. Of course, the number of LEDs may be increased by increasing the number of LEDs, but the cost and power consumption are increased accordingly.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, reduces the cost, and illuminates the entire upper case opening periphery of the storage case with a light source from a single location, improving the nighttime visibility as well as decoration. An object of the present invention is to provide a container holder capable of improving the appearance and improving the appearance and allowing the decorative pattern to appear in daylight even during the day.

In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the invention described in claim 1 is that a holder main body for storing a container and a resin-made annular disk having translucency are provided, and a ring hole is formed in an upper surface opening of the storage hole of the holder main body. An annular portion arranged on the holder body and an introduction portion projecting in a tangential direction from the annular portion are integrally formed, and the outer peripheral side surface of the annular portion has an equal cross-sectional shape in the thickness direction. A plurality of depressions are repeatedly arranged, and a plurality of depressions are also arranged on the outer surface of the introduction part, or a plurality of through holes penetrating in the thickness direction of the annular part are spaced apart from the annular part. A light guide member repeatedly arranged so as to circulate, and light is incident on the annular portion from the introduction portion, thereby causing a vertical stripe pattern of light reflection to appear by forming the recess or the through hole. In a container holder.
A container holder according to a second aspect of the present invention is the container holder according to the first aspect, wherein the plurality of depressions arranged on the outer peripheral side surface of the annular portion and the outer side surface of the introduction portion have the same shape, and the depressions are repeatedly arranged at regular intervals. It is provided. A container holder according to a third aspect of the present invention is the container holder according to the first or second aspect, wherein a portion of the light guide member on the holder main body is made larger than a size in plan view of the light guide member. A rib-shaped guide bank that surrounds the outer periphery and is raised higher than the thickness of the light guide member is further provided. A container holder according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the container holder according to the third aspect, further comprising a reflective structure film provided on the outer peripheral side surface side of the annular portion or on the inner wall surface side of the guide bank.

  The container holder according to the present invention has a low-cost and relatively simple structure, and the inside of the storage hole of the holder body as a storage case and the ring hole of the light guide member disposed thereon are brightly illuminated by light source from one place. Not only can it be brightly illuminated by the light of a vertical ring-shaped striped pattern to enhance the visibility of the storage holes for storing beverage containers at night, but it can also enhance the decoration and provide a stunning light effect. It produces excellent effects such as the appearance of vertical stripe decoration patterns.

  Hereinafter, the container holder according to the present invention will be described in detail. 1 to 8 show an embodiment of the container holder of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view thereof, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a light guide member, and FIG. 3 is a connection member assembled to the light guide member. 4 is a plan view in which (a) is a reflection structure film added to the outer peripheral side surface of the light guide member in FIG. 2, and (b) is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in (b). 5A is a plan view in which a reflective structure film is added to the outer peripheral side surface of a light guide member of another mode different from FIG. 4, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 6A is a plan view in which a reflective structure film is added to the outer peripheral side surface of a light guide member different from FIGS. 4 and 5, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. . 7 is a perspective view in which the light guide member of FIG. 6 is placed on the receiving surface of the inner holder body. FIG. 8 is a view in which the light guide member of FIG. 2 is placed on the receiving surface of the holder body in front of FIG. FIG.

  The container holder includes a holder body 1, a light guide member 2, a connection member 3, a light source 4, and an upper lid 7 (FIG. 8). The container holder in which these components are assembled is attached to the front portion of the console box 9 installed between the driver seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle interior as shown in FIG.

  The holder body 1 is a storage case that is a main part of the outer shape of the container holder, and is a resin molded product provided with a storage hole 10 for storing a beverage container such as a plastic bottle (FIG. 1). The holder main body 1 is formed into an oval cylindrical body in a plan view as shown in FIG. 7 with a flat upper plate portion 11 and a side plate portion 12 extending downward from the outer peripheral edge of the upper plate portion. 11 is provided with two storage holes 10. The storage portion formed by the storage hole is formed into a bottomed cylindrical body with a cylindrical wall 13 extending downward from the upper surface opening edge of the upper plate portion 11 and a bottom wall 14 closing the lower surface opening. The upper surface opening 10 a of the storage hole 10 has a size that matches the size of the ring hole 20 of the annular portion 21 of the light guide member 2. In the present embodiment, the apertures of the upper surface opening 10a and the ring hole 20 of the light guide member 2 are matched. The annular portion 21 of the light guide member 2 is arranged on the holder main body 1 so that the ring hole 20 comes to the upper surface opening 10a, but the portion where both the light guide members 2 are arranged on the holder main body 1 is rib-shaped. A guide bank 15 is provided.

The guide bank 15 is provided on the upper plate portion 11 of the holder body 1 where the light guide member 2 is disposed (FIGS. 7 and 8). The guide bank 15 is slightly larger than the size of the light guide member 2 in plan view, surrounds the outer periphery of the light guide member, and is shaped like an enclosure that rises higher than the thickness of the light guide member. As shown in FIG. 7, the receiving surface 11 a on which the light guide member 2 is placed is secured on the upper plate portion 11, and the guide bank contacts or approaches the outer peripheral side surface 21 b of the placed light guide member 2. Enclose like so. The guide bank 15 standing on the upper plate portion 11 of the holder body 1 is provided so that the light guide member 2 can be easily set, and the ring hole 20 of the set light guide member is laterally displaced from the upper surface opening 10a. To prevent. The guide bank 15 includes an annular section bank 15a and an introduction section bank 15b, and the end face 25e side of the introduction section 25 of the light guide member 2 that is locked and set to the guide bank is opened. A through hole 19 as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 16 denotes an engagement rib, which is a rib-like dam standing on the holder body 1 like the guide ridge 15. The engaging rib 16 protrudes from the upper plate portion 11 along the outer peripheral edge of the upper plate portion 11, engages with the outer peripheral flange 72 of the upper lid 7 that covers the upper plate portion 11, and the upper lid is laterally displaced. Do not hold.

  The guide bank 15 and the engaging rib 16 are integrally formed when the holder body 1 is formed. The holder body 1 here is a white (or light-colored) resin molded product having a high reflectance, and the guide bank 15 is also a white (or light-colored) resin molded part, and a reflecting surface is formed on the inner wall surface of the guide bank. Take a role. Alternatively, a reflective structure film VD such as aluminum vapor deposition or white coating may be provided on the inner wall surface side of the guide bank to form a reflective surface. A part of the light that has escaped outward from the annular portion 21 of the light guide member 2 is reflected by the guide bank 15 and returned to the annular portion 21. The height of the guide bank 15 is made higher than that of the light guide member 2 of the annular plate, the guide bank surrounds the light guide member 2 like an outer fence, and the upper surface of the light guide member is covered with the upper lid 7. This contributes to the purpose of the product of the present invention in which most of the light entering the light guide member 2 is emitted toward the inside of the ring hole 20 and the inside of the storage hole 10. Reference numeral 13a denotes an engagement piece that protrudes into the accommodation hole 10 by an elastic biasing force, and reference numeral 13b denotes a notch hole that is provided on the cylindrical wall 13 of the accommodation hole 10 and is received when the engagement piece 13a is pushed.

  The light guide member 2 is a resin-made annular disc of translucent acrylic resin (or vinyl chloride resin or the like), and includes an annular portion 21 and an introduction portion 25 (FIG. 2). The annular portion 21 is a disc portion disposed on the holder body so that the annular hole 20 is aligned with the upper surface opening 10 a of the storage hole 10 of the holder body 1. The introduction portion 25 is a tongue-like disc portion protruding from the annular portion 21 in the tangential direction. The annular portion 21 and the introduction portion 25 are integrally formed. A plurality of recesses 22 having the same cross-sectional shape are repeatedly arranged on the outer peripheral side surface 21b of the annular portion 21 and a plurality of recesses 26 are also repeatedly disposed on the outer side surface 25b of the introduction portion 25 (FIG. 2). (Figure 5). Alternatively, instead of the two depressions 22 and 26, a plurality of through holes 23 penetrating in the thickness direction of the annular portion 21 are repeatedly arranged so as to go around the annular portion 21 at intervals (FIG. 6).

The light guide member 2 of the present embodiment is an annular disk having a constant thickness W as shown in FIG. 3, and the annular part 21 is a disk as shown.
The annular portion 21 has a rectangular cross section as shown in FIG. 4B, and its inner peripheral side surface 21c is a smooth cylindrical surface. On the other hand, the outer peripheral side surface 21b of the annular portion 21 has the same cross-sectional shape in the thickness direction as shown in the previous enlarged view (the enlarged view is a plan view of the outer peripheral portion of the annular portion 21) indicated by an arrow from the circle in FIG. Arc-shaped depressions 22 are repeatedly arranged. The depression 22 is formed over the entire outer peripheral side surface 21b of the annular portion 21 except for both the portion of the annular portion 21 connected to the introducing portion 25 and the portion α of the annular portion 21 near the root of the inner side surface 25c of the introducing portion. Form. As shown in FIG. 2, the formed recesses 22 effectively reflect the light v ₀ incident in the tangential direction from the introduction portion 25 to the annular portion 21, and illuminate the inside of the annular hole 20 (inside the storage hole 10). _{1, v} is diverted to _2. Here, each hollow 22 is continuously provided without taking an empty space between the adjacent arc-shaped depressions 22 and reflected more effectively. At the same time, many vertical lines of brightness 24 related to the vertical stripe pattern formed by the depressions 22 are formed. Each of the depressions 22 has a wave shape, but when the light is concentrated on the deepest portion m of each depression 22, the light is emitted strongly, and it appears as if many LEDs 4 are emitting light. The recess 22 formed in the outer peripheral side surface 21b of the annular portion 21 is not limited to the arc-shaped recess 22, and for example, as shown in FIG.

The introduction part 25 is a belt-like board part that enters the annular part 21 in the tangential direction as described above. The thickness t ₁ and the width W ₁ of the introduction portion 25 are the same as the thickness t and the width W of the annular portion 21, and the cross section is a long square as shown in FIG. An arcuate recess 26 having the same cross-sectional shape is repeatedly arranged on the outer surface of the introduction portion 25 in the thickness direction. The recess 26 has the same shape as the recess 22 provided in the annular portion 21. As shown in FIG. 2, the recess 26 of the introduction part 25 is formed up to approximately the middle point of the distance from the connection part with the annular part 21 to the end face. If the recess 26 is not provided at least to this intermediate point, when the container holder incorporating the light guide member 2 is illuminated with the light source 4 and viewed in the direction of the white arrow in FIG. It becomes a circular vertical stripe pattern. This is because the recess 22 is not provided in both the part of the annular part 21 connected to the introducing part 25 and the part α of the annular part 21 near the root of the inner side surface 25c of the introducing part 25. By providing the depression 26 up to the intermediate point of the introduction part 25, this is solved. As shown in FIG. 1, an annular vertical stripe pattern that shines from the inner peripheral side surface 21 c of the annular portion 21 toward the inside of the annular hole 20 appears.
Reference numeral 27 denotes a small protrusion for engagement with the connection member 3 provided on the upper surface near the end face of the introduction part 25, and reference numeral 28 denotes a small protrusion for engagement with the connection member 3 provided on the side face near the end face of the introduction part 25. The lower surface of the light guide member 2 is a flat surface, and the upper surface of the light guide member 2 is also a flat surface as illustrated except for the small protrusions 27. 3 does not show the small protrusion 27, and FIGS. 7 and 8 omit the small protrusion 28. FIG.

  Here, the above-described light guide member 2 in FIG. 2 is set around the upper surface opening of one storage hole 10, and the light guide member 2 in FIG. 6 is set around the upper surface opening of the other storage hole 10. As shown in FIG. 8, the light guide member 2 a of FIG. 2 is placed on the receiving surface 11 a of the holder body 1 on the front side, but the light guide member 2 b of FIG. 6 is placed on the receiving surface 11 a of the holder body 1 on the back side. To do.

In the light guide member 2b of FIG. 6, instead of the depressions 22 and 26, a plurality of through holes 23 penetrating in the thickness direction of the annular portion 21 are repeatedly arranged so as to go around the annular body portion at a constant interval. Is done. A cylindrical hole 23 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces of the annular portion 21 is formed at a substantially middle point of the width W of the annular portion 21. The hole diameter of the through hole 23 is in the range of 1 mmφ to 1.5 mmφ for improving the reflection efficiency. Through-holes 23 are provided that go around the annular portion 21 at a constant pitch. The pitch interval of the through holes 23 is substantially equal to the pitch interval of the recesses 22. This is to obtain a vertical stripe pattern similar to the case of the recess 22. In the light guide member 2 of FIG. 6, the through-hole 23 makes a round of the annular portion 21, so that even when viewed in the direction of the white arrow in FIG. Therefore, the through-hole 23 is not provided in the introduction part 25 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the light guide member 2b of FIG. 6 is provided with a reflective structure film VD by aluminum vapor deposition (or white coating or the like) on the outer peripheral side surface 21b of the annular portion 21 and further on the outer side surface 25b of the introduction portion 25. Alternatively, the reflective structure film VD is provided by performing aluminum vapor deposition, white coating, or the like on the inner wall surface side of the above-mentioned guide bank. In the case of the through-hole 23, since the reflection efficiency is inferior to that of the case of the recess 22 in FIG. 2, the reflection structure film VD increases the reflection efficiency. Also in the light guide member 2 of FIG. 2, the reflective structure film VD may be provided on the outer peripheral side surface 21 b of the annular portion 21 and the outer side surface 25 b of the introduction portion 25 in order to increase the reflection efficiency as shown in FIG. 4. The other configuration is the same as that of the light guide member 2a in FIG.
As described above, the two types of light guide members 2a and 2b shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 are used as the light guide member 2 of the container holder, but two light guide members 2a shown in FIG. 2 may be used. Although illustration is omitted, if the container holder is made of only the light guide member 2a of FIG. 2, the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the cost can be further reduced.

  The connection member 3 is a part that is assembled to the introduction portion 25 of the light guide member 2 to facilitate attachment of an LED module such as the LED 4 and the printed circuit board 5 to the introduction portion end face 25e. The connection member 3 here is a box-shaped resin molded product as shown in FIG. 3 and includes a box-shaped frame main body 30 and a fitting portion 35 that protrudes forward in a rectangular tube shape from the upper portion of the frame main body. The frame body 30 has a box shape surrounding the rectangular front wall portion 31 with an upper wall portion 33, a lower wall portion 34, and both side wall portions 32, and a wiring cutout 34 a is provided in the central portion of the lower wall portion 34. The cylindrical hole shape of the fitting part 35 is substantially equal to the cross-sectional shape of the introduction part 25. The fitting portion 35 is provided with notches 36 and 37 at positions corresponding to the small protrusions 27 and 28. When the rectangular tube opening of the fitting portion 35 is inserted into the introduction portion from the end face 25e of the introduction portion 25, the respective notches 36 are provided. , 37 are engaged with the small protrusions 27, 28, and the connection member 3 is integrally attached to the light guide member 2. At this time, the end face 25e of the light guide member 2 protrudes from the square hole 32a provided in the front wall portion 31 of the frame body 30 as shown in FIG. The end face 25e of the optical member 2 is substantially flush with the end face 25e. The connecting member 3 attached to the introducing portion 25 can be inserted and set in the through hole 19 formed in the upper plate portion 11 of the holder body 1 at the lower half portion thereof. In addition, the light guide member 2 can be set on the receiving surface 11a of the holder body 1 in accordance with the insertion set of the connection member. 3 omits the notch 36 of the small protrusion 27, and FIGS. 7 and 8 omit the notch 37 of the small protrusion 28.

  The light source 4 is composed of a light emitting diode, and the present embodiment uses a three-color LED 4. As shown in FIG. 7, a printed circuit board 5 having a size that fits into the frame body 30 is prepared, and a three-color LED 4 is mounted on the front surface thereof. A control IC chip 5a is mounted on the back surface of the printed board. The connection member 3 assembled with the mounting printed circuit board 5 of the LED 4 and the IC chip 5a is attached to the light guide member 2 in a state of approaching the square hole 32a so that the LED 4 can face the introduction portion end surface 25e. This LED 4 is connected to the electric system of the automobile by wiring 6, and when the switch is turned on, a current flows and the LED 4 lights up. In the present embodiment, the wiring 6 further extends from the printed circuit board 5 and is connected to a temperature sensor (not shown) provided in the storage portion of the holder body 1. The LED 4 changes to red, green, blue, etc. according to the temperature sensed by the sensor. Two sets of the LED module including the three-color LED 4 and the printed board 5 and the connection member 3 are prepared because the two light guide members 2 are provided.

  The upper lid 7 is an oval covering lid having the same size in plan view as the holder body 1 (FIGS. 1 and 8). In the upper plate portion 71 of the upper lid 7, an opening 70 is formed at a portion facing the storage hole 10. The size of the opening coincides with the size of the upper surface opening 10 a and the ring hole 20. From the outer peripheral edge of the upper plate portion 71, it is bent at a substantially right angle to extend the outer peripheral flange 72, and from the peripheral edge of the opening 70, it is bent at a substantially right angle to extend the inner peripheral flange 73. After the light guide member 2 is placed on the holder main body 1, the upper plate portion 11 of the holder main body 1 is covered with the upper lid 7 to cover the holder main body 1. At this time, the engaging rib 16 is housed inside the outer peripheral flange 72, and the upper lid 7 is held so as not to be laterally displaced.

The respective components are assembled into a container holder, for example, as follows. A wiring 6 extending from the printed board 5 on which the three-color LED 4 and the control IC chip 5a are mounted is connected to the electric system of the automobile. The printed circuit board 5 passes through the through hole 19 from the lower side of the holder main body 1 and pulls the printed circuit board upward from the upper plate portion 11 of the holder main body 1 like the printed circuit board 5 on the near side in FIG. Before and after this, as shown in FIG. 3, the fitting part 35 is inserted into the introduction part 25, and the connection member 3 is attached to the light guide member 2. Next, the printed circuit board 5 is mounted on the frame body 30 so that the three-color LEDs 4 are directed to the square holes 32a of the frame body 30 according to the connection member 3 of FIG. After such a state, as shown in FIG. 8, the lower half of the connection member 3 is inserted into the through hole 19 and the light guide member 2 is placed on the receiving surface 11 a of the holder body 1. Thereafter, when the upper lid 7 is placed on the upper plate portion 11 of the holder body 1, the container holder is completed. The LED 4 is disposed so as to approach or come into contact with the end face 25e of the introducing portion 25, and light emitted from the LED is tangentially incident on the annular portion 21 as shown in FIG. By making the light v ₀ incident from the introduction part 25 to the annular part 20, a container holder is created that causes the vertical stripe pattern of light reflection to appear by forming the recesses 22, 26 or the through holes 23. The container holder is incorporated in a console box 9 in the vehicle compartment as shown in FIG.

In the container holder configured as described above, when the three-color LED 4 as the light source 4 is turned on, the light v ₀ emitted from the LED enters the annular portion 21 from the end face 25e of the introduction portion 25 as shown in FIG. Unlike the light that enters the normal direction with respect to the annular portion 21, the light v ₀ that enters the tangential direction is efficiently reflected toward the inside of the annular hole 20 by the outer peripheral side surface 21 b of the annular portion 21. Moreover, by the respective recesses 22 and wavy disposed on the outer peripheral side surface 21b of the annular portion 21, the light v ₀ which enters tangentially, as recess 22 of the enlarged view of FIG. 2 taken an effective reflective surface, The direction is changed into the annular hole 20 so as to approach total reflection. Thus, it becomes easy to visually recognize the storage hole 10 of the container holder during traveling at night, and the beverage container can be easily taken in and out.

Compared with the case where the depression 22 is provided on the inner peripheral side surface 21c of the annular portion 21, the provision of the concave portion 22 on the outer peripheral side surface 21b as in the present invention increases the reflection efficiency, and the light v ₁ to v ₃ directed into the annular hole 20. Shine increases. Most of the light v ₀ of the LED 4 that enters the annular portion 21 in the tangential direction is sequentially reflected by the recesses 22, and the light travels toward the annular hole 20. The light v ₀ incident in the tangential direction from the introduction part 25 to the annular part 21 is reflected in succession by the depressions 22 provided on the outer peripheral side surface 21 b of the annular part 21 and the depressions 26 provided on the outer side surface 25 b of the introduction part 25 one after another. Then, the direction is changed to light v ₁ to v ₃ that illuminates the inside of the ring hole 20 (inside the storage hole 10).
Each of the depressions 22 and 26 is repeatedly arranged to have a wave shape, and the light is concentrated at the deepest part of each depression 22 and 26, and the portion emits light 24 strongly, and it shines as if many LEDs are emitting light. . The wave shape of each of the recesses 22 and 26 produces an effect of diffusing and irregularly reflecting light, and makes the light illuminating the inside of the annular hole 20 (inside the storage hole 10) brighter. Since each recess 22 has the same cross-sectional shape in the thickness direction on the outer peripheral side surface 21 b of the annular portion 21, each recess 22 directs light (brightness 24) of a vertical line related to the vertical stripe pattern into the annular hole 20.
Even in the case of the through-hole 23 instead of the depression 22, the vertical line of light (brightness 24) related to the same vertical stripe pattern is directed into the annular hole 20.

  Thus, an annular vertical stripe pattern formed by the vertical line of light 24 appears from all the inner peripheral side surfaces 21 c of the annular portion 21 into the annular hole 20. The brightness 24 of the annular vertical stripe pattern that uniformly illuminates the inside of the annular hole 20 (inside the storage hole 10) from the inner peripheral surface of the annular portion 21 not only facilitates the confirmation of the position of the container holder during night driving, but also a decoration. Increase the effect and improve the appearance. There is no need for a separate part for forming the vertical stripe pattern, a rotation operation of the light guide member 2 in Patent Document 1, or the like. Even with the light guide member 2 kept stationary, it is possible to enjoy a stunning light effect.

  Since the plurality of depressions 22 and 26 arranged on the outer peripheral side surface 21b of the annular portion 21 and the outer side surface 25 of the introduction portion 25 have the same shape, and the depressions 22 and 26 are repeatedly arranged at regular intervals, the regularity Brightness stands out with the vertical stripes of brightness 24, and the decorative effect increases. In addition, the entire periphery of the upper surface opening of the holder body 1 (storage case) is clearly illuminated with the light of one LED 4 that irradiates the annular portion 21 in the tangential direction. This simplifies the cost of the container holder and saves power consumption.

In addition, since the light guide member 2 reflects the sun light in the daytime through the depressions 22 and 26 (or the through holes 23), when the storage hole 10 is viewed, it can be seen that the bright vertical stripe pattern 24 is emitted. This container holder is excellent in enhancing the decorativeness of the vehicle interior.
In addition, the container holder has a small number of parts and a compact configuration as described above, and the light guide member 2 can be easily molded and the cost can be reduced. In particular, the light guide member 2 provided with the depressions 22 as shown in FIG. 2 can be formed very easily by injection molding, which further contributes to the cost reduction of the container holder.

  By the way, the container holder is often used not only as a beverage container such as a plastic bottle but also as a container for storing a metal item such as a key. If there is a dent 22 on the inner peripheral side surface 21c of the light guide member 2, there is a possibility that it will be scraped or chipped by taking it in and out. Since the dent 22 of the present invention that forms the vertical stripe pattern 24 is provided on the outer peripheral side surface 21 b of the light guide member 2, the dent will not be damaged when an object such as a beverage container is taken in and out of the storage hole 10. Since the through-hole 23 is not provided on the inner peripheral side surface 21 c of the light guide member 2, it is not damaged by putting in and out an object such as a beverage container in the storage hole 10. It is possible to maintain and maintain the beautiful vertical stripe shine 24 created by the depression 22 for a long time. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide unevenness on the inner peripheral side surface 21c of the light guide member 2 and it has a smooth cylindrical surface, it is easy to put in and out items such as a beverage container in the storage hole 10. When the storage hole 10, the light guide member 2 and the like are dirty, they can be wiped cleanly and easily.

  Further, by further providing the rib-shaped guide bank 15 of the white (or light-colored) resin molded portion, not only the assembling property and the stability of the light guide member 2 are improved, but the inner wall serves as a reflecting surface, and the vertical stripes The brightness of the pattern can be further increased. Further, by providing the reflective structure film VD on the outer peripheral side surface 21b of the annular portion 21 or the inner wall surface 15b of the guide bank, the brightness of the vertical stripe pattern can be further increased. As described above, the container holder has a number of excellent effects.

  The present invention is not limited to those shown in the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention depending on the purpose and application. The shape, size, number, etc. of the holder main body 1, the light guide member 2, the connection member 3, the light source 4, the upper lid 7, etc. can be appropriately selected according to the application.

It is the whole holder perspective view by one form of the container holder of the present invention. It is a perspective view of a light guide member. It is the perspective view which assembled | attached the connection member to the light guide member of FIG. 3A is a plan view in which a reflective structure film is added to the outer peripheral side surface of the light guide member of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 4A is a plan view in which a reflective structure film is added to the outer peripheral side surface of a light guide member of another mode different from FIG. 4, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 6A is a plan view in which a reflective structure film is added to the outer peripheral side surface of a light guide member different from FIGS. 4 and 5, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. . FIG. 7 is a perspective view in which the light guide member of FIG. 6 is placed on the receiving surface of the inner holder body. FIG. 8 is a perspective view in which the light guide member of FIG. 2 is placed on the receiving surface of the holder body on the near side from the state of FIG. 7.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holder main body 10 Storage hole 10a Upper surface opening 15 Guide bank 2,2a, 2b Light guide member 20 Ring hole 21 Annular part 21b Outer peripheral side surface 22,26 Depression 23 Through-hole 25 Introduction part 25b Outer side surface VD Reflective structure film

Claims (4)

A holder main body for storing the container, a resin-made annular disk having translucency, and an annular portion arranged on the holder main body so that a ring hole is formed in the upper surface opening of the storage hole of the holder main body and the annular And an introduction portion protruding in a tangential direction from the portion is integrally formed, and a plurality of depressions having the same cross-sectional shape are repeatedly arranged in the thickness direction on the outer peripheral side surface of the annular portion, and also on the outer side surface of the introduction portion. A plurality of depressions are repeatedly arranged, or a plurality of through-holes penetrating in the thickness direction of the annular part are disposed repeatedly so as to go around the annular part, and a light guide member,
A container holder, wherein light is incident on the annular part from the introduction part to cause a vertical stripe pattern of light reflection to appear by forming the depression or the through hole. The container holder according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of depressions arranged on the outer peripheral side surface of the annular portion and the outer side surface of the introduction portion have the same shape, and each depression is repeatedly arranged at a constant interval. The portion of the holder body where the light guide member is disposed is larger than the size of the light guide member in plan view, surrounds the outer periphery of the light guide member, and rises higher than the thickness of the light guide member. The container holder according to claim 1, further comprising a rib-shaped guide bank. The container holder according to claim 3, further comprising a reflective structure film on an outer peripheral side surface of the annular portion or on an inner wall surface side of the guide bank.

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