Vehicle holding unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10940785-B2
Application number	US-201816051134-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2018
Priority date	Jul 31, 2018
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

A vehicle holding unit includes a cupholder and a holding member. The cupholder has a sidewall defining a cup receiving area. The holding member having a base movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The base being mainly vertical in the stowed position. The base being mainly horizontal and extends into the cup receiving area in the deployed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle holding unit comprising:
a cupholder having a sidewall defining a cup receiving area; and
a holding member having a base movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the base being mainly vertical in the stowed position and the base being mainly horizontal and extending into the cup receiving area in the deployed position, the base moving between one side of the sidewall and another side of the sidewall into the cup receiving area when moving from the stowed position to the deployed position, the cupholder including a recess extending from the cup receiving area and being in open communication with the cup receiving area at a top rim of the side wall, the holding member being disposed in the recess in the stowed position.

2. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the base is not circumferentially movable with respect to the sidewall when moving between the stowed and deployed positions.

3. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a retention arm extending from the sidewall substantially across from the base when the base is in the deployed position.

4. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the base is cantilevered with respect to the cupholder in the deployed position.

5. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the holding member further includes a pair of side supports coupled to opposite sides of the base to define a pocket for holding an external object.

6. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 5 , wherein
each of the pair side supports includes a pair telescopic tubes that extend and retract between the deployed and the stowed state.

7. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the cupholder includes a recess extending from the cup receiving area and the holding member is disposed in the recess in the stowed position.

8. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the holding member further includes a pair of side supports coupled to opposite sides of the base.

9. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 8 , wherein
the holding member is pivotally coupled to the recess.

10. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 8 , wherein
the side panels, the base and the end wall of the recess define a pocket for holding an external object when the base is in the deployed position.

11. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 8 , wherein
the side panels and the base are a one-piece unitary member.

12. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 8 , wherein
at least one of the side supports includes a projection, the projection abutting the sidewall of the cupholder when the base is in the deployed position.

13. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 8 , wherein
the side panels are slidable with respect to the recess.

14. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the cupholder includes a first recess that extends mainly radially with respect to the sidewall and a second recess that extends mainly vertically with respect to the sidewall.

15. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 14 , wherein
the second recess is spaced from a bottommost surface of the cupholder.

16. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 14 , wherein
the first and second recesses are in communication with each other.

17. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 14 , wherein
the base is disposed in the first recess when in the stowed position and the base is disposed in the second recess when in the deployed position.

18. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 14 , wherein
the base is spaced from an end wall of the first recess.

19. The vehicle holding unit according to claim 14 , wherein
the base is upwardly pivotable when moving from the stowed position to the deployed position.

Assignees

• Nissan North America Inc

Inventors

• Campos Oliver Ruben Acosta

Classifications

• B60N3/106 Primary

  with adjustable clamping mechanisms · CPC title

• B60N3/102

  storable or foldable in a non-use position · CPC title

• B60R2011/0075

  using a containment or docking space · CPC title

• B60R11/0241

  for telephones · CPC title

• B60N3/107 Primary

  with different elements of fixed geometry · CPC title