JP2012157379A - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably hold a cup body, while allowing the cup body to be held or released in a switchable manner.SOLUTION: A cup holder 1 includes: a circular holder body 11 in which the cup body C with content is inserted and held; and a grip body 12 formed on the holder body 11 to protrude radially outward. The grip body 12 is connected to a support 16 provided so as to freely rotate around a hinge axis L between a hold state where one end 16a is positioned radially inside the holder body 11 and supports an upper-end opening edge of the cup body C from above, and a release state where the one end 16a is positioned radially outward the holder body 11. On at least one of the holder body 11 and the grip body 12, a regulation part 19 is arranged which engages with the support 16 in the hold state and regulates rotational movement of the support 16 around the hinge axis L toward the release state.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder.

  Conventionally, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, an annular holder main body in which a cup body in which contents are stored is inserted and held, and the holder main body protrudes radially outward. A cup holder provided with a handle is known.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-58774

  However, the conventional cup holder has room for improvement in stably holding (supporting) the cup body and easily switching between holding and releasing.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, Comprising: It aims at providing the cup holder which can hold | maintain a cup body stably and can switch this holding | maintenance and releasing easily. .

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve such an object, the cup holder of the present invention includes an annular holder body in which a cup body in which contents are accommodated is inserted and held, and the holder body. And a grip holder projecting outward in the radial direction, wherein the grip body has one end positioned radially inward of the holder body and the upper end of the cup body. A support body rotatably connected around the hinge axis is connected between a holding posture for supporting the opening edge from above and a releasing posture in which one end portion is located on the radially outer side of the holder body. The at least one of the holder main body and the handle body is engaged with the support body in the holding posture and restricts the rotational movement of the support body around the hinge axis toward the release posture. Is arranged And butterflies.

According to the present invention, since the restricting portion is disposed in at least one of the holder main body and the handle body, the support body in the holding posture can rotate around the hinge axis toward the release posture. As a result, the cup body can be stably held without being pulled upward from the cup holder.
Furthermore, since the support body is rotatably disposed between the holding posture and the releasing posture around the hinge axis, both the postures can be easily switched.

  Here, a projecting body that enters the upper end opening of the cup body when the support body is in a holding posture may be disposed at one end of the support body.

In this case, since the protrusion is disposed at one end of the support body, for example, when the upper end opening of the cup body to be held is closed with a film material, the holder body holds the cup body, and When the support body is in the holding posture, it becomes possible to break through the film material by the protrusions and release the sealed state in the cup body. Therefore, when the cup body to be held is filled with, for example, a heated content, the cup body is held in the holder body in advance and the support body is held in the holding posture before the heating. It becomes possible to make a hole to release the. As a result, the internal pressure of the cup body can be prevented from rising during heating, and after heating, the handle body of the cup holder can be gripped without directly touching the cup body filled with the heated contents. You can move or lift the cup.
In this case, the handle body may be formed of, for example, a resin material, a rubber material, a paper material, or the like that is not easily heated even when heated.

  In this configuration, the protrusion may sandwich the upper end opening of the cup body in the radial direction between the holder body and the support body in a holding posture.

  In this case, when the support body is in the holding posture, the protrusions sandwich the upper end opening of the cup body in the radial direction between the holder body and the cup body can be held more stably.

  According to the present invention, the cup body can be stably held, and the holding and releasing can be easily switched.

It is a perspective view of a cup holder and a cup body shown as one embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state in which the cup holder of FIG. 1 hold | maintained the cup body. It is the perspective view of the cup holder shown as other embodiment of this invention, and a cup body. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the cup holder of FIG. 3 hold | maintained the cup body. It is a principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a cup holder according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
The cup holder 1 according to the present embodiment includes an annular holder main body 11 in which a cup body C in which contents are accommodated is inserted and held, and a handle that protrudes radially outward from the holder main body 11. And a body 12. The holder body 11 and the handle body 12 are integrally formed of the same material. The material forming the holder main body 11 and the handle body 12 may be formed of, for example, a resin material, a rubber material, a paper material, or the like that is not easily heated even when heated.
Hereinafter, the central axis of the annular holder body 11 is simply referred to as an axis O, a direction orthogonal to the axis O is referred to as a radial direction, and a direction of circling around the axis O is referred to as a circumferential direction.

The handle body 12 includes a handle body 13 which is located on the outer side in the radial direction of the holder body 11 and extends from the holder body 11 toward one side in the axis O direction.
Hereinafter, a direction in which the handle main body 13 extends from the holder main body 11 along the axis O direction is referred to as a downward direction, and a side opposite to this direction is referred to as an upper direction.

  The cup body C is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and a flange portion C1 that protrudes outward in the radial direction and continuously extends over the entire circumference is formed at an upper end opening edge thereof. The cup body C is gradually reduced in diameter from the upper side to the lower side. The film material F is stuck to the flange portion C1 of the cup body C, and the upper end opening of the cup body C is closed.

The holder body 11 is formed in an annular shape that extends continuously over the entire circumference.
The handle body 13 of the handle body 12 is a plate-like body whose front and rear surfaces face the radial direction and extend along the axis O direction.
Furthermore, the handle body 12 includes a connecting body 14 that connects the outer peripheral surface of the holder body 11 and the upper end of the handle body 13. A pair of connecting bodies 14 are disposed so as to connect both ends in the circumferential direction at the upper end of the handle body 13 and the outer peripheral surface of the holder body 11 separately. Each of these connecting bodies 14 is a plate-like body whose front and back surfaces 14a and 14b face the circumferential direction and extend in the radial direction. The upper end of the coupling body 14 is located above the upper end opening edge of the holder body 11.

Of the front and back surfaces 14a and 14b of the connecting body 14, there is a peripheral rib 15a that connects the back surface 14b located on the opposite side of the front surface 14a facing the other connecting body 14 in the circumferential direction and the outer peripheral surface of the holder body 11. It is arranged. The peripheral rib 15 a connects the intermediate portion in the axis O direction on the back surface 14 b of the coupling body 14 and the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the holder body 11. Further, the peripheral rib 15a is formed in a plate shape whose front and back faces in the direction of the axis O. The circumferential rib 15a gradually decreases in width along with the holder body 11 from the coupling body 14 in the circumferential direction.
On the upper end of the back surface 14b of the connecting body 14, a radial rib 15b is projected so as to gradually protrude outward in the circumferential direction from the radially inner end to the outer side. The diameter rib 15b is formed in a plate shape whose front and back faces the direction of the axis O. A connecting rib 15c that extends downward and reaches the peripheral rib 15a is disposed at the radially inner end of the radial rib 15b.

  In the present embodiment, the grip body 12 has a holding posture in which the one end portion 16a is positioned inside the holder main body 11 in the radial direction and supports the upper end opening edge of the cup body C from above, and the one end portion 16a is a holder. A support body 16 that is rotatably arranged around the hinge axis L is connected between a release posture located on the outer side in the radial direction of the main body 11. The hinge axis L extends along a horizontal plane perpendicular to the axis O.

The support body 16 is rotatably disposed around the hinge axis L between the pair of connecting bodies 14.
The support 16 is a rectangular plate, and one end in the longitudinal direction is the above-mentioned one end 16a.

Here, a rectangular parallelepiped stopper piece 20 that is long in the direction of the axis O protrudes from the lower surface of each surface 14 a of the pair of connecting bodies 14. And each upper end of these stopper pieces 20 and the both ends of the transversal direction in the intermediate part of the longitudinal direction of the support body 16 are each connected via the hinge part 17. As shown in FIG. In addition, the upper end of the stopper piece 20 is located in the center part of the surface 14a of the coupling body 14 in the axis O direction.
When the support 16 is in the holding posture, the front surface 16b faces upward, the back surface 16c faces downward, and the longitudinal direction coincides with the radial direction. The outer side in the radial direction, the back surface 16c face the inner side in the radial direction, and the longitudinal direction coincides with the direction of the axis O. In addition, when the back surface 16c of the support body 16 contacts the stopper piece 20, further rotational movement of the support body 16 from the holding posture side toward the releasing posture side is restricted.

  When the support body 16 is in the holding posture, the surface 16b is positioned so as to be substantially flush with the upper end of the coupling body 14 over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, and the back surface 16c of the one end 16a is the upper end of the holder body 11. It arrange | positions so that it may be located above an opening edge. Further, when the support body 16 is in the holding posture, the back surface 16c of the one end portion 16a is disposed so as to be positioned on the inner side in the radial direction of the holder body 11 across the upper end opening edge of the holder body 11 in the radial direction. Has been.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the support body 16 is provided with a protrusion 18 that enters the upper end opening of the cup body C when the support body 16 is in the holding posture.
In the illustrated example, the protrusion 18 protrudes from the central portion in the short direction of the back surface 16 c of the one end 16 a of the support 16. Further, the protrusion 18 is located at the tip of the one end 16 a of the support 16. Furthermore, the protrusion 18 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the front and back surfaces 16b and 16c of the support 16, and as the tip edge thereof becomes a ridge line extending in the short direction, as the tip edge side is approached. Gradually, the size of the support 16 in the longitudinal direction decreases.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the support body 16 is in the holding posture among the plurality of surfaces of the protrusion body 18, the rectangular fitting surface 18a facing outward in the radial direction has the upper end of the cup body C to be held. By being fitted in the opening, the upper end opening of the cup body C is sandwiched in the radial direction by the fitting surface 18a and the inner peripheral surface of the holder body 11. That is, the protrusion 18 is configured to sandwich the upper end opening of the cup body C between the holder body 11 in the radial direction. In the illustrated example, a portion of the fitting surface 18a located outside the center portion along the circumferential direction is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the upper end opening of the cup body C.

Further, in this embodiment, at least one of the holder main body 11 and the handle body 12 is engaged with the support body 16 in the holding posture, and the support body 16 is rotated around the hinge portion 17 toward the release posture. A restricting portion 19 is provided for restricting the above.
The restricting portions 19 project from the radially outer ends of the surfaces 14 a of the pair of connecting bodies 14. The restricting portion 19 has a flat surface 19a that protrudes from the surface 14a of the coupling body 14 and faces upward, and an inclined surface 19c that gradually decreases in protrusion amount as it goes downward from the tip of the flat surface 19a. In the example shown in the figure, the restricting portion 19 is formed in a triangular prism shape extending along the radial direction.

  Next, the operation of the cup holder 1 configured as described above will be described.

First, the cup body C is inserted into the holder body 11 from the bottom side with the support body 16 in the released posture, and the flange portion C1 of the cup body C is placed on the upper end opening edge of the holder body 11.
Then, the support body 16 is rotated around the hinge portion 17 to be in a holding posture.

At this time, one end portion 16a of the support 16 advances from the radial outer side of the holder body 11 to the inner side in the radial direction from the upper side to the lower side, and the projection 18 breaks through the film material F, and the projection The fitting surface 18 a of the body 18 is fitted into the upper end opening of the cup body C.
Thereby, the upper end opening edge of the holder body 11 and the one end portion 16a of the support body 16 support the flange portion C1 of the cup body C sandwiched in the direction of the axis O, and the inner peripheral surface of the holder body 11 and the protrusion The fitting surface 18a of the body 18 supports the upper end opening of the cup body C by sandwiching it in the radial direction.

Further, in the process from the release posture to the holding posture, the other end portion of the support body 16 moves upward from below while being in sliding contact with the inclined surface 19c of the restricting portion 19, and the flat surface 19a. Get on top. As a result, the other end portion of the support 16 is supported from below by the flat surface 19a of the restricting portion 19, and the rotational movement of the support 16 in the holding posture around the hinge portion 17 toward the releasing posture is restricted, and the cup The body C is restricted from coming out of the cup holder 1 upward.
In this state, the cup body C can be moved or lifted without directly touching the cup body C by gripping the handle body 13 of the handle portion 12.

As described above, according to the cup holder 1 according to the present embodiment, since the restricting portion 19 is provided, the support body 16 in the holding posture rotates around the hinge portion 17 toward the releasing posture. Therefore, the cup body C can be stably held without being pulled upward from the cup holder 1.
Furthermore, since the support body 16 is rotatably disposed around the hinge portion 17 between the holding posture and the releasing posture, both the postures can be easily switched.

  Further, since the protrusion 18 is disposed on the one end 16a of the support 16, the film material is formed by the protrusion 18 when the holder body 11 holds the cup C and the support 16 is held. It is possible to break through F and release the sealed state in the cup body C. Therefore, when, for example, the heated cup body C is filled with heated contents, the holder body 11 is held in advance by the holder body 11 and the support body 16 is held in the holding posture before heating. A hole for releasing the internal pressure of the cup body C can be opened. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the internal pressure of the cup body C from increasing during heating, and after the heating, the handle body 12 of the cup holder 1 is not touched directly without touching the cup body C filled with the heated contents. The cup body C can be moved or lifted by gripping.

Further, when the support body 16 is in the holding posture, the protrusion 18 sandwiches the upper end opening of the cup body C between the holder body 11 in the radial direction, so that the cup body C can be held more stably. Can do.
In the present embodiment, the upper end opening edge of the holder main body 11 and the one end portion 16a of the support body 16 in which the rotational movement around the hinge portion 17 toward the release posture is restricted, the flange portion C1 of the cup body C is connected to the axis line. Since it is sandwiched and supported in the O direction, the position of the cup body C with respect to the cup holder 1 can be reliably stabilized without wobbling.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the holder main body 11 has an annular shape that continuously extends over the entire circumference.
Further, the peripheral rib 15a, the diameter rib 15b, the connecting rib 15c, and the stopper piece 20 may not be provided.

  Further, in place of the embodiment, a cup holder 2 as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 may be used.

For example, the protrusion 31 may extend over the entire length in the short direction of the back surface 16 c of the one end 16 a of the support 16.
Further, the upper end of the coupling body 14 and the upper end opening edge of the holder main body 11 are connected to each other, and the back surface 14b of the coupling body 14 and the outer peripheral surface of the holder main body 11 are integrally connected. You may arrange | position the rib 15 which connects the upper end of the back surface 14b, and the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the holder main body 11. FIG. In the illustrated example, the rib 15 gradually decreases in width toward the outer side in the radial direction along the connecting body 14 so that the width is maximum at the connecting portion between the connecting body 14 and the holder main body 11, and the holder 15 The width gradually decreases as the distance from the coupling body 14 in the circumferential direction along the main body 11 increases.
Further, a step 16e may be formed on the support 16 so as to provide a step between the one end 16a and the other portion 16d along the longitudinal direction. In this case, in the support body 16 in the holding posture, the one end portion 16a is positioned above the other portion 16d. When the support body 16 is in the holding posture, the back surface 16c of the one end portion 16a is located above the upper end of the coupling body 14 and the upper end opening edge of the holder body 11, and the surface 16b of the other portion 16d is The upper end of the coupling body 14 and the upper end opening edge of the holder body 11 are substantially flush with each other.
Moreover, the hinge part 32 may connect the upper end edge of the handle main body 13, and the other end edge of the support body 16 over the full length of the circumferential direction.
In this configuration, the stopper piece 20 is not provided, and the other end portion 16f of the support body 16 faces the other edge 16f downward when the support body 16 is in the holding posture, and in the direction of the axis O. The surface 16b of the other end portion 16f may be brought into contact with the upper end portion of the handle body 13 from the outside in the radial direction when the support body 16 is in the release posture by bending the support body 16 so as to extend.
Further, in this configuration, the restricting portion 33 may be provided separately at the radially inner end of each of the surfaces 14 a of the pair of connectors 14.
In the illustrated example, the restricting portion 33 includes a flat surface 33a that protrudes from the surface 14a of the coupling body 14 and faces downward, and an inclined surface 33c that gradually decreases from the tip of the flat surface 33a upward. Have.
Further, in this configuration, even if an accommodation recess 16g for accommodating the restricting portion 33 is formed on the surface 16b of one end portion of the other portion 16d of the support 16 when the support 16 is in the holding posture. Good.
In the cup holder 2 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 described above, the same operational effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the control parts 19 and 33 were arrange | positioned in the handle body 12, you may arrange | position in the holder main body 11 instead, for example.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the support body 16 was made into the holding | maintenance attitude | position, although the said fitting surface 18a of the protrusions 18 and 31 was fitted in the upper end opening part of the cup body C, instead of this, for example, protrusion The fitting surface 18a of the bodies 18, 31 may be spaced radially inward from the upper end opening of the cup body C.
Further, the protrusions 18 and 31 may not be disposed on the support 16.
Furthermore, in the said embodiment, as the cup body C hold | maintained with the cup holders 1 and 2, although the structure which gradually reduced diameter was shown as it went below from the upper direction, not only this but the same diameter over the full length of the said axis O direction is shown. It may be changed as appropriate. Further, the flange C1 and the film material F need not be arranged on the cup body C.
Furthermore, the holder main body 11 and the handle body 12 may be separated, and in this case, at least the handle main body 13 may be formed of, for example, a resin material, a rubber material, a paper material, or the like that is not easily heated even when heated.
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the hinge portion 32 may connect the upper end edge of the handle body 13 and the other end edge of the support body 16 to each other, or the rib 15. May not be disposed.

  In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the constituent elements in the above-described embodiments with well-known constituent elements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the above-described modified examples may be appropriately combined.

  The cup body can be held stably and the holding and releasing can be easily switched.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Cup holder 11 Holder main body 12 Handle body 16 Support body 16a One end part 18, 31 Projection body 19, 33 Control part C Cup body L Hinge shaft

Claims (3)

An annular holder body in which a cup body in which contents are stored is inserted and held;
A handle projecting radially outward from the holder body;
A cup holder comprising:
The grip body has a holding position in which one end portion is positioned on the inner side in the radial direction of the holder body and supports the upper end opening edge of the cup body from above, and one end portion is on the outer side in the radial direction of the holder body. A support body arranged rotatably around the hinge axis is connected between the release posture located at
At least one of the holder main body and the handle body has a restricting portion that engages with the support body in the holding posture and restricts the rotational movement of the support body around the hinge axis toward the release posture. A cup holder characterized by being arranged. The cup holder according to claim 1,
A cup holder, wherein one end of the support is provided with a protrusion that enters the upper end opening of the cup when the support is in a holding posture. A cup holder according to claim 2,
The projection holder sandwiches the upper end opening of the cup body in a radial direction with the holder body when the support body is in a holding posture.

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