Cup holder for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11485267-B2
Application number	US-202017089226-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2020
Priority date	Nov 14, 2019
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

A cup holder for a vehicle may include a holder body slidably coupled to a cup holder mounting portion in the vehicle, a finger elastically and pivotably mounted to the holder body, and configured to press and support a side surface of a cup inserted into the cup holder together with the holder body, a support connected to the holder body by a link such that the support is vertically movable in accordance with pivotal movement of the link, the support being configured to support a bottom portion of the cup, and a locking member disposed between the finger and the link, to lock the link, for prevention of pivotal movement of the link, or to unlock the link in linkage with pivotal operation of the finger.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cup holder for a vehicle, the cup holder comprising:
a holder body;
a finger elastically and pivotably mounted to the holder body, and configured to press and support a side surface of a cup inserted into the cup holder with the holder body;
a support connected to the holder body by a link so that the support is vertically movable in accordance with pivotal movement of the link, the support being configured to support a bottom portion of the cup; and
a locking member disposed between the finger and the link,
wherein the locking member is configured to lock the link when the finger is pivotally moved from an original position of the finger.

2. The cup holder according to claim 1 , wherein the finger is coupled to the locking member by a gear structure configured to convert pivoting force of the finger into linear movement force of the locking member or to convert linear movement force of the locking member into pivoting force of the finger.

3. The cup holder according to claim 2 ,
wherein the finger includes a first tooth portion of the gear structure, the first tooth portion is formed at a hinge coupling portion of the finger in a circumferential direction of the hinge coupling portion, and the hinge coupling portion of the finger is pivotally coupled to the holder body, and
wherein the locking member includes a second tooth portion of the gear structure, and the second tooth portion is formed in a linear direction at the locking member and the second tooth portion is gear-engaged with the first tooth portion of the finger.

4. The cup holder according to claim 3 , wherein the locking member is linearly moved to a position locking the link in accordance with pivoting of the finger in a state in which the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion are gear-engaged with each other.

5. The cup holder according to claim 3 ,
wherein an elastic member is disposed between the hinge coupling portion of the finger and the holder body, to elastically pivot the finger.

6. The cup holder according to claim 5 ,
wherein when the cup received in the cup holder is removed in a state in which the elastic member has been deformed in accordance with pivoting of the finger for reception of the cup, the elastic member elastically pivots the finger in a reverse direction thereof, and at a same time, provides elastic resilience to move the locking member to an unlocking position.

7. The cup holder according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic member is mounted between the locking member and the holder body, to provide elastic resilience to move the locking member to an unlocking position in a state in which the elastic member has been deformed by the locking member moving to a locking position.

8. The cup holder according to claim 7 ,
wherein the locking member includes a guide pin; and
whcrcinthc wherein the elastic member is disposed at the guide pin so that the elastic member is supported, at a first end portion of the elastic member, by the locking member while being supported, at a second end portion of the elastic member, by the holder body.

9. The cup holder according to claim 8 ,
wherein the guide pin is coupled to a guide protrusion formed at the holder body while passing through the guide protrusion; and
wherein the elastic member mounted at the guide pin is supported, at the first end portion of the elastic member, by the locking member while being supported, at the second end portion of the elastic member, by the guide protrusion of the holder body.

10. The cup holder according to claim 1 ,
wherein a stopper is formed at a first side of the locking member; and
wherein when the locking member moves to a locking position, the stopper of the locking member is moved to a position where the stopper contacts with an end portion of the link pivoting in a pivoting direction thereof, to prevent pivoting of the link, causing the link to be locked.

11. The cup holder according to claim 10 , wherein the stopper of the locking member is moved to a position where the stopper contacts with a tip portion of an end portion of the link pivotally coupled to the holder body, bring the tip portion of the link into contact with the stopper of the locking member in a locked state of the link.

12. The cup holder according to claim 11 ,
wherein the link is pivotally coupled, at a first end portion of the link, to the holder body,
wherein the link is coupled, at a second end portion of the link, to the support, and
wherein the stopper of the locking member moves to a position under a side surface of a sector gear formed at the tip portion of the end portion of the link, bring the side surface of the sector gear into contact with the stopper of the locking member in the locked state of the link.

13. The cup holder according to claim 1 , wherein the cup holder mounting portion in the vehicle is an armrest end portion of a seat in the vehicle.

14. The cup holder according to claim 13 , wherein the cup folder including the finger, the support, the locking member, and the holder body is a slidable insertion type cup holder, wherein the finger, the support, the locking member, and the holder body are inserted into an interior of the armrest end portion of the seat through sliding movement thereof, or are withdrawn forwards from the armrest end portion through sliding movement thereof.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Nifco Korea Inc
• Hyundai Transys Inc

Inventors

• Ko Hyun
• Lee Sang Hark
• Lee Hoon Bok
• Cho Won Sang
• Kim Hyun
• Song Hyeok

Classifications

• B60N3/102 Primary

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

• B60N3/106 Primary

  with adjustable clamping mechanisms · CPC title

• B60N2/75

  Arm-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/79

  Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests · CPC title

• B60N2002/957

  the locking system prevents an abnormal or wrong mounting situation, i.e. deployment or functioning of a seat part being prevented if the seat or seat part is not properly mounted · CPC title