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Cup holder arrangement

a technology for arranging cups and cups, which is applied in the direction of washing stands, curtain suspension devices, machine supports, etc., can solve the problems of inaccessibility or availability of other equipment, and achieve the effect of simple and inexpensive solutions and good and reliable functioning

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-01-30
SAAB AUTOMOBILE AB
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[0005] One object of the invention is to produce an improved cup holder arrangement, intended in particular for a dashboard in a vehicle. Another object is to achieve a simple and inexpensive solution which affords good and reliable functioning.
[0007] By virtue of the embodiment selected, a cup will during use be located to the side of the place selected for the cup holder arrangement, in which way it becomes possible to position the cup holder arrangement in a location which would otherwise be disadvantageous with regard to accessibility or availability of other equipment on the dashboard. Furthermore, it is simple, by merely an axial displacement movement of an operating button, to maneuver the cup holder arrangement into a desired position in connection with use. Another advantage is that the parts which serve for supporting the cup can be made rigid and therefore stable at the same time as they can be guided smoothly into and out of use position.

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By virtue of the embodiment selected, a cup will during use be located to the side of the place selected for the cup holder arrangement, in which way it becomes possible to position the cup holder arrangement in a location which would otherwise be disadvantageous with regard to accessibility or availability of other equipment on the dashboard.

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[0016] A cup holder arrangement 1 according to the invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is intended in particular for mounting in a dashboard (not shown in greater detail here) in a vehicle. It is provided with an essentially flat housing 2 which, at one of its end walls, has an elongate opening 3 which is positioned here with its longitudinal direction oriented essentially horizontally. A cup holder mechanism 4 can be displaced axially to and fro in the longitudinal direction of the housing 2, according to a double arrow 5 shown in FIG. 1, between an inserted storage position according to FIG. 1 and an extended use position according to FIG. 2.

[0017] As can be seen more clearly from FIG. 2, the cup holder mechanism 4 comprises a piston 6 which is guided in the housing 2 and at one end of which a cup holder device 7 is mounted rotatably about a rotation axis line 8 which is located at the side of the piston and extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing 2. The cup holder devic...

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Abstract

A cup holder arrangement (1), intended in particular for a dashboard in a vehicle, has a housing (2) which is provided with an elongate opening (3) and relative to which a cup holder mechanism (4) can be displaced between a storage position and a use position. A cup holder device (7) forming part of the cup holder mechanism (4) is rotatable about a rotation axis line (8) parallel to the longitudinal direction of the housing (2) and located at one end of the opening (3). The cup holder device (7) is arranged so as, in use position, to be located to the side of the opening (3).

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[0001] The invention relates to a cup holder arrangement, in particular for a dashboard in a vehicle, according to the preamble of patent claim 1.STATE OF THE ART[0002] Quite a number of types of cup holder arrangement intended for mounting in the dashboard of a vehicle are available on the market. In a common type, a first part, intended to form a bottom support for a cup, is pivoted out in a vertical plane, after which a second part, intended to form an upper support for a cup, is pivoted or folded out into a fundamentally horizontal position. In this connection, a cup will be located essentially just in front of the opening used in the dashboard. In another type of cup holder arrangement, a first part, intended to form an upper support for a cup, is instead pivoted or pushed out in a horizontal plane, after which a second part, intended to form a bottom support for a cup, is pivoted or folded out into a support position. In this case as well, a-cup will be located in front of the...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60N3/10
CPCB60N3/102
Inventor CARLSSON, MAGNUSFORSDAHL, GUSTAVOLSSON, MAGNUS
Owner SAAB AUTOMOBILE AB
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