Patent Application
20220234484
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0012523, filed on Jan. 28, 2021, which application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a cup holder apparatus.
In an indoor space of a vehicle, a cup holder on which various kinds of things or cups can be seated is provided in a space between a driver's seat and a passenger seat.
In case of a cup with a drink therein, since the drink may pour during vehicle operation, it is necessary to safely place the cup on the cup holder.
It can cause spatial limitations to provide a lot of space for cup placement in the indoor space of the vehicle, and in case of providing a separate space, other uses should be restricted.
Meanwhile, although design is considered to maximally secure a storage space even on a door trim, the storage space can be limited and insufficient due to a map pocket, full handle, and so on as functions of the door trim.
Accordingly, in case of applying the cup holder to the door trim, the internal space may be reduced due to the protruding design of the cup holder.
The above-described features of background technology are intended merely to aid in the understanding of the background of the present disclosure, and may include the features that are not the related art already known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a cup holder apparatus that is mounted on a door trim of a vehicle and in which a cup can be placed.
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure overcome the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above, and provide a cup holder apparatus which is mounted on a door trim to place a cup thereon and which does not reduce an internal space since the cup holder apparatus does not protrude toward the internal space when not in use.
Other features and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood by the following description, and become apparent with reference to the embodiments of the present disclosure. Also, it is obvious to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains that the features and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure can be realized by the means as claimed and combinations thereof.
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a cup holder apparatus includes a cup holder bracket mounted on a door panel and disposed between the door panel and a door trim, and a cup holder having one side rotatably combined with the cup holder bracket and the other side fastened to a latch mounted on the cup holder bracket, wherein in case that the cup holder is unfastened from the latch and is rotated, a first holder and a second holder which are rotatably combined with the cup holder are rotated.
The cup holder further includes a first rotating pin combined with the cup holder bracket through penetration of the one side of the cup holder, and a first spring surrounding the first rotating pin and having one end combined with the cup holder and the other end combined with the cup holder bracket.
The cup holder includes a garnish part having a front surface formed side by side with a garnish mounted on the door trim, a first side part bent from one side surface of the garnish part, and a second side part bent from the other side surface of the garnish part.
A stopper protruding toward the cup holder is formed on the cup holder bracket, the other end of the first spring is combined with the stopper, and when the cup holder is rotated, the first side part comes in contact with the stopper and a turning radius thereof is limited.
A first damping gear is mounted on the cup holder bracket, and the first rotating pin penetrates the cup holder and a second damping gear tooth-engaged with the first damping gear is mounted on the cup holder.
A latch fastening part protruding to extend toward the cup holder bracket is formed adjacent to the second side part on a rear surface of the garnish part, and is fastened to the latch.
The cup holder further includes the first holder in an arc shape, a second rotating pin combined with the garnish part through penetration of one end part of the first holder, and a second spring surrounding the second rotating pin and having one end combined with the garnish part and the other end combined with the first holder.
A through-hole being penetrable by the latch fastening part is formed on a side of the one end part of the first holder.
When the cup holder is rotated around the first rotating pin as an axis, the first holder is rotated around the second rotating pin as an axis.
When the first holder is maximally rotated, the first holder comes in contact with the second side part, and a turning radius thereof is limited.
When the first holder is maximally rotated, a reaction force in an opposite rotation direction is applied to the first holder by the second spring.
The cup holder further includes the second holder in an arc shape, a third rotating pin combined with the garnish part through penetration of one end part of the second holder, and a third spring surrounding the third rotating pin and having one end combined with the garnish part and the other end combined with the second holder, wherein when the cup holder is rotated around the first rotating pin as an axis, the second holder is rotated around the third rotating pin as an axis.
The first holder is disposed more adjacent to the second side part than the second holder, and an arc length of the first holder is longer than an arc length of the second holder.
The cup holder bracket includes a cup holder seat part supporting a bottom surface of the cup holder, and a cup holder accommodation part formed to upwardly protrude in an arc shape corresponding to the first holder from one side of the cup holder seat part.
In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a cup holder apparatus includes a cup holder bracket disposed between a door panel and a door trim, a garnish part having a front surface mounted side by side with a garnish mounted on the door trim, a first holder in an arc shape and rotatably combined with a rear surface of the garnish part, and a second holder in an arc shape and rotatably combined with the rear surface of the garnish part, wherein one side of the garnish part is rotatably combined with the cup holder bracket and the other side of the garnish part is fastened to a latch mounted on the cup holder bracket, and in case that the garnish part is unfastened from the latch and is rotated, insides of arcs of the first holder and the second holder are unfolded to face each other.
The cup holder apparatus further includes a second rotating pin combined with the garnish part through penetration of one end part of the first holder, a second spring surrounding the second rotating pin and having one end combined with the garnish part and the other end combined with the first holder, a third rotating pin combined with the garnish part through penetration of one end part of the second holder, and a third spring surrounding the third rotating pin and having one end combined with the garnish part and the other end combined with the second holder.
The cup holder apparatus includes a first side part bent from one side surface of the garnish part, and a second side part bent from the other side surface of the garnish part, wherein when the first holder is maximally rotated, the first holder comes in contact with the second side part and a turning radius thereof is limited, and when the first holder is maximally rotated, a reaction force in an opposite rotation direction is applied to the first holder by the second spring.
The first holder is disposed more adjacent to the other side of the garnish part than the second holder, and an arc length of the first holder is longer than an arc length of the second holder.
The cup holder apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure is harmonized with the door trim skin and molding design, and thus does not impair the appearance.
Further, since the cup holder apparatus does not protrude out of the door trim when not in use, it does not reduce the internal space.
That is, the cup holder apparatus can be used in a manner that it protrudes out of the door trim only when in use and is adjusted to match the size of the cup.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present disclosure are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure as claimed.
The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present disclosure will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
In order to fully understand the present disclosure, advantages in operation of the present disclosure, and objects being achieved by embodying the present disclosure, the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and the contents described in the accompanying drawings should be referred to.
In describing the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, explanations of known technologies or repeated explanations, which may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present disclosure, will be reduced or omitted.
Hereinafter, referring to
The cup holder apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure is an apparatus which is mounted on a door trim 1 and in which a cup 3 is able to be fitted and placed onto a cup holder 200 as shown in
For this, the cup holder apparatus includes a cup holder bracket 100, a cup holder 200, and a latch 300, and the cup holder 200 forms one part of the garnish 2 in appearance when not in use, whereas the cup holder 200 is rotated to function as the cup holder when in use.
The cup holder bracket 100 is disposed in a space between the door trim 1 and a door panel and is fixedly mounted on the door panel, and includes a cup holder seat part no, a cup holder accommodation part 120, a cup holder fastening part 13o, and a cup holder support part 140.
The cup holder seat part no is configured to be in a flat plate shape with predetermined width and length to support a bottom surface of the cup holder 200, and the cup holder accommodation part 120 is configured to upwardly protrude in an arc shape from one side of the cup holder seat part no and to accommodate and support the cup holder 200 in a bent state before operation.
The cup holder fastening part 130 is configured to be connected to one side of the cup holder accommodation part 120 and to protrude upward from the cup holder seat part 110, and the latch 300 is mounted thereon to be fastened to or unfastened from the cup holder 200. The cup holder support part 140 is configured to be connected to the other side of the cup holder accommodation part 120 and to protrude upward from the cup holder seat part no, and by a stopper 141 protruding sideward, the operation of the cup holder 200 is supported and the radius of the cup holder 200 is limited.
Further, a door trim mount part 121 may be formed on upper and lower sides of the cup holder seat part no, the cup holder fastening part 13o, and the cup holder support part 14o, and may be combined with the door trim 1 by a bolt penetrating the door trim mount part 121.
The cup holder 200 has one side rotatably combined with the cup holder support part 140 and the cup holder seat part no, and the other side fastened to the latch 300 or unfastened from the latch 300 so that the other side is rotated and protrudes to an outside of the door trim 1 to enable the cup 3 to be seated on the cup holder 200.
The cup holder 200 includes a garnish part 210, a first holder 220, and a second holder 230.
The garnish part 210 has a garnish 2 mounted on the door trim 1 and in particular, a front part that is side by side with a front surface of a skin or molding, and implements an integral feeling with the garnish 2 before being operated.
Further, the first holder 220 and the second holder 230 are combined with a rear surface of the front part, an upper part 213 extends from an upper end of the front part, and a lower part that is side by side with the upper part 213 extends from a lower end of the front part.
A first rotating pin 311 that penetrates the upper part 213, the lower part, and the cup holder seat part no is combined with one side of the upper part 213, and a first spring 321 surrounds the first rotating pin 311 and has one end combined with the garnish part 210 and the other end combined with the stopper 141 of the cup holder support part 140.
Accordingly, if the cup holder 200 is unfastened from the latch 300, the cup holder 200 is rotated toward the inside of the vehicle by an elastic force of the first spring 321.
The rotation angle may be maximally 56°.
On one of the two side surfaces of the garnish part 210, a first side part 211 bent from the garnish part 210 toward the cup holder seat part no is formed, and on the other side surface thereof, a second side part 212 bent from the garnish part 210 toward the cup holder seat part no is formed.
If the cup holder 200 is unfastened from the latch 300 and is rotated, the first side part 211 comes in contact with the stopper 141 and a turning radius thereof is limited.
Further, a latch fastening part 214 is formed to extend from the rear surface of the garnish part 210 that is adjacent to the second side part 212 toward the cup holder seat part 110, and is inserted into the latch 300 to be combined with the latch 300, and if an external force is applied toward the latch 300, the latch fastening part 214 is unfastened from the latch 300.
Further, in the middle of the rear surface thereof, a second holder support part 215 is formed to project, and thus the second holder 230 can be supported by the second holder support part 215.
Next, the first holder 220 is combined by a second rotating pin 312 that penetrates one end part of the first holder 220 and the upper part 213 and the lower part of the garnish part 210, and a second spring 322 surrounds the second rotating pin 312 and has one end combined with the garnish part 210 and the other end combined with one end part of the first holder 220. The first holder 220 is combined adjacent to the latch fastening part 214 toward the center of the garnish part 210 rather than the latch fastening part 214.
The first holder 220 is formed in an arc shape in plane from one end part thereof to the other end part thereof, the center of the arc is directed toward the center of the garnish part 210 and the first side part 211, and the first holder 220 forms the shape capable of grasping the cup 3 together with the second holder 230 that faces the first holder 220.
Accordingly, before the cup holder 200 is operated, the second spring 322 is compressed, and the first holder 220 is folded toward the garnish part 210 to be seated on an inner surface of the cup holder accommodation part 120. If the cup holder 200 is unfastened from the latch 300, the second spring 322 is restored as shown in
During such an operation, a through-hole 221 is formed on the side of one end part to prevent the first holder 220 from coming in contact with the latch fastening part 214 of the garnish part 210.
The second holder 230 is combined by a third rotating pin 313 that penetrates one end part of the second holder 230 and the upper part 213 and the lower part of the garnish part 210, and a third spring 323 surrounds the third rotating pin 313 and has one end combined with the second holder support part 215 of the garnish part 210 and the other end combined with one end part of the second holder 230.
The second holder 230 is formed in an arc shape in plane from one end part thereof to the other end part thereof, the center of the arc is directed toward the first holder 220 to face the first holder 220, and the second holder 230 forms the shape capable of grasping the cup 3 together with the first holder 220.
Accordingly, before the cup holder 200 is operated, the third spring 323 is compressed, and the second holder 230 is folded toward the garnish part 210 to be disposed in the form surrounded by the first holder 220. If the cup holder 200 is unfastened from the latch 300, the third spring 323 is restored as shown in
The spring force of the third spring 323 may be set so that the rotation angle from a state before the operation of the second holder 230 to a state after the operation of the second holder 230 becomes, for example, 59.5°.
The operation is illustrated by the arrows in
Meanwhile, referring to
Further, a first damping gear 341 that is tooth-engaged with the second damping gear 342 may be formed on the cup holder seat part 110.
Accordingly, during an opening operation as shown in
Further, it is more preferable in operation that the first holder 220 having a large turning radius is longer than the second holder 230.
As illustrated by
In the unfolded state as shown in
The maximum rotation angle in a state where the first holder 220 is operated may be, for example, 109°.
Further, if the first holder 220 is further rotated by an external force than the state of
Accordingly, by such a reaction force, the first holder 220 is adjusted to match the size of the cup, and thus the cup can be placed on the first holder 220.
As described above, according to the cup holder apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure and the door trim including the same, since the door trim is not exposed in appearance, the constraints in space and design are not broken, and since the cup can be placed by operating the cup holder if necessary, the convenience of the internal space of the vehicle can be improved.
While the present disclosure has been described with reference to the exemplified drawings, the present disclosure is not limited to the described embodiments, and it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, such examples of changes and modifications should belong to the claims of the present disclosure, and the scope of rights of the present disclosure should be interpreted based on the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2021-0012523 | Jan 2021 | KR | national |
