Rear Seat for Vehicle
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Cup holder
US2018370428A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2018370428-A1 |
| Application number | US-201816004640-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Publication date | Dec 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | — |
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A cup holder includes first and second concave housing portions to house a cup, and a light source to illuminate a bottom portion of the first housing portion and a bottom portion of the second housing portion. The light source is placed between the first housing portion and the second housing portion and at a higher position than the bottom portion of the first housing portion and the bottom portion of the second housing portion. The cup holder is configured such that light emitted from the light source provides an illuminance of the bottom portion of the first housing portion that is more than an illuminance of the bottom portion of the second housing portion.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A cup holder, comprising: first and second concave housing portions to house a cup; and a light source to illuminate a bottom portion of the first housing portion and a bottom portion of the second housing portion, the light source being placed between the first housing portion and the second housing portion and at a higher position than the bottom portion of the first housing portion and the bottom portion of the second housing portion, wherein the cup holder is configured such that light emitted from the light source provides an illuminance of the bottom portion of the first housing portion that is more than an illuminance of the bottom portion of the second housing portion. 2 . The cup holder according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the bottom portion of the first housing portion is higher than a height of the bottom portion of the second housing portion. 3 . The cup holder according to claim 1 , further comprising a light guide lens above the light source that guides light emitted from the light source to the bottom portion of the first housing portion and the bottom portion of the second housing portion, wherein the light guide lens comprises a plain plate light guide lens comprising a first region that is located closer to the first housing portion than a center of the light guide lens and that is operable to guide light emitted from the light source and entered into the light guide lens to the bottom portion of the first housing portion, and a second region that is located closer to the second housing portion than the center of the light guide lens and that is operable to guide light emitted from the light source and entered into the light guide lens to the bottom portion of the second housing portion, and wherein the first and second regions of the light guide lens are formed asymmetrical to each other. 4 . The cup holder according to claim 1 , wherein an area of an opening through which a region with the light source installed therein spatially communicates with the first housing portion is more than an area of an opening through which the region with the light source installed therein spatially communicates with the second housing portion. 5 . The cup holder according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is located closer to the first housing portion than the second housing portion. 6 . The cup holder according to claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a single light source.
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for avoiding direct view of the light source or to prevent dazzling · CPC title
of lens shape · CPC title
for land vehicles · CPC title
Redirecting means on the surface of the light guide · CPC title
Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title
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- What does patent US2018370428A1 cover?
- A cup holder includes first and second concave housing portions to house a cup, and a light source to illuminate a bottom portion of the first housing portion and a bottom portion of the second housing portion. The light source is placed between the first housing portion and the second housing portion and at a higher position than the bottom portion of the first housing portion and the bottom p…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyoda Gosei Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N3/101. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Dec 27 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).