A cup holder assembly and a vehicle

Abstract

This utility model provides a cup holder assembly and a vehicle, relating to the field of vehicle technology. The cup holder assembly includes a cup holder body and a latch. The latch is disposed on the side wall of the cup holder body and at least partially extends into a receiving groove of the cup holder body. A rolling element is provided at the front end of the latch extending into the receiving groove. The rolling element is used to engage with the side wall of the container placed in the receiving groove. The rolling element is configured to roll only along the axial direction of the receiving groove. This utility model can help drivers open containers with one hand to drink water, thereby improving driving safety. At the same time, the operation of picking up and putting down the container is less strenuous, ensuring ease of use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of vehicle technology, and more specifically, to a cup holder assembly and a vehicle. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of automotive technology, it has become a trend to enable vehicles to offer more functions, thereby enhancing the driving and riding experience for drivers and passengers.

[0003] In related technologies, cup holders are often installed in vehicles to hold water cups or beverage bottles. However, when it is necessary to open the container to drink water, the driver usually needs to take both hands off the steering wheel to unscrew the lid, which affects the safety of driving and riding. Utility Model Content

[0004] The problem this invention solves is: how to make it easier for drivers to unscrew containers in order to improve driving and riding safety.

[0005] To solve the above problems, this utility model provides a cup holder assembly and a vehicle.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a cup holder assembly for holding a container, comprising a cup holder body and a latch, the latch being disposed on the side wall of the cup holder body and extending at least partially into a receiving groove of the cup holder body, a rolling element being disposed at the front end of the latch extending into the receiving groove, the rolling element being used to engage with the side wall of the container placed in the receiving groove, and the rolling element being configured to roll only along the axial direction of the receiving groove.

[0007] Optionally, the rolling element is a roller, which is configured to roll about its central axis.

[0008] Optionally, the front end of the latch is provided with a mounting groove; the roller is accommodated in the mounting groove, and a portion of the circumferential surface of the roller extends out of the mounting groove.

[0009] Optionally, the latch has an upper end face facing the opening of the receiving groove, the upper end face of the latch being configured as an upwardly convex curved surface, the extended surface of the curved surface being tangent to the circumferential surface of the roller.

[0010] Optionally, the front end of the latch is provided with a pivot, which is configured to rotate about its central axis; the rolling element is configured as a ball, which is fixed to the pivot.

[0011] Optionally, the latch is a shell structure with an inner cavity, and a reinforcing partition is provided in the inner cavity of the shell structure, and at least part of the reinforcing partition extends in a direction parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling element.

[0012] Optionally, the latch is hinged to the cup holder body, the hinge axis of the latch is parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling element, and a torsion spring is sleeved at the hinge axis of the latch.

[0013] Optionally, the rolling element is made of rubber.

[0014] Optionally, the latches are provided in multiple manner, and the multiple latches are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the receiving groove, and the front end of each latch is provided with the rolling element.

[0015] Secondly, this utility model provides a vehicle including the cup holder assembly described above.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this cup holder assembly are as follows: By providing a rolling element at the front end of the latch extending into the receiving groove, the rolling element can generate friction against the side wall of the container when the container is twisted, thus providing circumferential restraint for the container. This helps the driver to unscrew the container cap with one hand to drink water, avoiding the need to remove both hands from the steering wheel, thereby improving driving safety. In addition, it is understood that if the rolling element is fixedly installed on the latch, it may also generate a large vertical friction force against the side wall of the container during the insertion or removal of the container from the receiving groove, making it difficult to insert or remove the container. However, this solution sets the rolling element to roll only along the axis of the receiving groove, so that the rolling element can only roll as the container is inserted or removed from the receiving groove. Thus, during the insertion or removal of the container, the rolling element and the side wall of the container are in rolling contact, which can relatively reduce the vertical friction force. In this way, the operation of picking up and putting down the container is more effortless, ensuring ease of use. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a top view of the cup holder assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 2 This is a partial schematic diagram of the cup holder assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of the cup holder assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 4 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the latch and rolling element of the cup holder assembly in an embodiment of this utility model; Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of the latch and rolling element in an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the latch in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures: 11. Tongue; 111. Front end; 112. Mounting groove; 113. Curved surface; 114. Extended surface; 115. First partition section; 116. Second partition section; 12. Rolling element; 121. Roller; 1211. Hinge shaft; 1212. Circumferential surface; 20. Cup holder body; 21. Receiving groove; 22. Torsion spring; 30. Container. Detailed Implementation

[0019] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although some embodiments of this utility model are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that this utility model can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of this utility model. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of this utility model are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0020] In the attached diagram, the Z-axis represents the vertical direction, i.e., up and down, with the positive direction of the Z-axis representing up and the negative direction representing down. The X-axis represents the horizontal direction and is designated as the front and back position, with the positive direction of the X-axis representing the front and the negative direction representing the back. The Y-axis represents the left and right position, with the positive direction of the Y-axis representing the left and the negative direction representing the right. It should be noted that the aforementioned representations of the Z, Y, and X axes are merely for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0021] The term "comprising" and its variations as used herein are open-ended, meaning "including but not limited to"; the term "based on" means "at least partially based on"; the term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments"; and the term "optionally" means "optional embodiments". Definitions of other terms will be given in the following description. It should be noted that the concepts of "first," "second," etc., mentioned in this utility model are only used to distinguish different devices, modules, or units, and are not used to limit the order of functions performed by these devices, modules, or units or their interdependencies.

[0022] It should be noted that the terms "one" and "multiple" used in this utility model are illustrative rather than restrictive. Those skilled in the art should understand that, unless otherwise expressly indicated in the context, they should be understood as "one or more".

[0023] This invention provides a cup holder assembly and vehicle, which helps drivers to unscrew the lid of a container with one hand to drink water, thereby improving driving safety. At the same time, the operation of taking and placing the container is less strenuous, ensuring ease of use. Detailed descriptions are provided below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0024] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the figure, an embodiment of the present invention provides a cup holder assembly for holding a container, including a cup holder body 20 and a latch 11. The latch 11 is disposed on the side wall of the cup holder body 20 and extends at least partially into the receiving groove 21 of the cup holder body 20. A rolling element 12 is provided at the front end 111 of the latch 11 extending into the receiving groove 21. The rolling element 12 is used to engage with the side wall of the container 30 placed in the receiving groove 21. The rolling element 12 is configured to roll only along the axial direction of the receiving groove 21.

[0025] It should be noted that, in specific usage, such as Figure 3 As shown, the sidewall of container 30 contacts the rolling elements 12 provided on each latch 11. Container 30 can be a water cup or bottle with a threaded cap. Furthermore, the rolling elements 12 can only roll along the axial direction of the receiving groove 21, and their rolling axis should be perpendicular to the axial direction of the receiving groove 21. Specifically, the rolling axis of the rolling element 12 is parallel to the radial plane of the receiving groove 21, and in the horizontal projection of the receiving groove 21, the rolling axis of the rolling element 12 is perpendicular to the diameter of the line connecting the front end 111 of the latch 11 and the center of the receiving groove 21.

[0026] In this embodiment, a rolling element 12 is provided at the front end 111 of the latch 11 extending into the receiving groove 21. The rolling element 12 can generate friction against the side wall of the container when the container 30 is screwed on, thus providing a circumferential limiting effect for the container 30. This helps the driver to unscrew the lid of the container 30 with one hand to drink water, avoiding the need to remove both hands from the steering wheel, thereby improving driving safety. In addition, it is understood that if the rolling element 12 is fixedly installed on the latch 11, then during the process of inserting or removing the container 30 into or from the receiving groove 21... In this case, the rolling element 12 may also generate a large vertical friction force on the side wall of the container, making it difficult to insert or remove the container 30. However, this solution sets the rolling element 12 to roll only along the axis of the receiving groove 21, so that the rolling element 12 can only roll as the container 30 is inserted or removed from the receiving groove 21. Thus, during the insertion or removal of the container 30, the rolling element 12 and the side wall of the container 30 are in rolling contact, which can relatively reduce the vertical friction force. In this way, the operation of picking up and putting down the container 30 can be more effortless and ensure ease of use.

[0027] Optionally, such as Figure 4As shown, the rolling element 12 is a roller 121, which is configured to roll about its central axis.

[0028] In this optional embodiment, by configuring the rolling element 12 as a roller 121 that can roll around the central axis, the circumferential surface 1212 of the roller 121 can make rolling contact with the container sidewall in the vertical direction. This limits the circumferential movement of the container sidewall without restricting its vertical movement. When the container 30 is inserted into or removed from the receiving slot 21, the roller 121 makes rolling contact with the container sidewall through the circumferential surface 1212, which can relatively reduce the friction of the vertical movement of the container 30 and guide the vertical movement of the container 30, thereby further improving the user experience. In addition, by configuring the rolling element 12 as a roller 121, compared with the ball described below, it has a larger dimension along the axial direction, thus having a larger contact area with the container sidewall, thereby enhancing the circumferential limiting effect on the container 30.

[0029] Optionally, such as Figure 4 As shown, the front end 111 of the latch 11 has a mounting groove 112; the roller 121 is accommodated in the mounting groove 112, and a portion of the circumferential surface of the roller 121 extends out of the mounting groove 112.

[0030] In this optional embodiment, by opening a mounting groove 112 at the front end 111 and accommodating the roller 121 in the mounting groove 112, while a portion of the circumferential surface of the roller 121 extends out of the mounting groove 112, the roller 121 is partially accommodated in the mounting groove 112. The mounting groove 112 can provide a certain degree of protection for the roller 121, preventing the roller 121 from falling off due to external impact, and can also improve the aesthetics.

[0031] Optionally, such as Figure 4 As shown, the mounting groove 112 has a hinge hole on its end wall, and the roller 121 has a hinge shaft 1211 on its end face that is hinged to the hinge hole; and / or, as Figure 4 As shown, the end face of the roller 121 is spaced apart from the end wall of the mounting groove 112.

[0032] It should be noted that each of the two end faces of the roller 121 along its own axial direction can be provided with a hinge shaft 1211. Correspondingly, each of the two end walls of the mounting groove 112 can be provided with a hinge hole that is hinged to the hinge shaft 1211. In addition, the distance between the end face of the roller 121 and the end wall of the mounting groove 112 can be about 1 mm.

[0033] In this optional embodiment, by opening a hinge hole in the end wall of the mounting groove 112 and providing a hinge shaft 1211 on the end face of the roller 121, the hinge hole and the hinge shaft 1211 are hinged together, allowing the rolling element 12 to be rotatably mounted on the front end 111 of the latch 11. The hole-shaft structure is simple, making the installation of the roller 121 relatively convenient. In addition, by setting a gap between the end face of the roller 121 and the end wall of the mounting groove 112, the roller 121 can roll easily in the mounting groove 112, preventing jamming. At the same time, the gap between the end face of the roller 121 and the end wall of the mounting groove 112 can serve as a buffer allowance, allowing the roller 121 to have a certain amount of axial movement, which helps to reduce the impact of the impact force generated when quickly twisting the container on the latch 11 and protects the latch 11 from damage.

[0034] Optionally, such as Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the latch 11 has an upper end face with an opening facing the receiving groove 21. The upper end face of the latch 11 is configured as an upwardly convex curved surface 113, and the extended surface 114 of the curved surface 113 is tangent to the circumferential surface 1212 of the roller 121.

[0035] Specifically, the extended surface 114 is a surface with the same curvature as the curved surface 113.

[0036] In this optional embodiment, by configuring the upper end face of the latch 11 as an upwardly convex curved surface 113, the upper end face of the latch 11 can be made smoother. When the container 30 is inserted downward into the receiving groove 21, if it comes into contact with the upper end face of the latch 11, the container 30 can move more smoothly along the upper surface of the latch 11 until it contacts the roller 121, making the insertion process of the container 30 less strenuous. In addition, by making the extended surface 114 of the curved surface 113 tangent to the circumferential surface 1212 of the roller 121, this solution can make the container 30 slide down along the upper end face of the latch 11 and directly tangent to the circumferential surface 1212 of the roller 121. This can ensure that the process of the container 30 moving from the upper end face of the latch 11 to the outer circumferential surface of the roller 121 is smoother, further improving the strenuous insertion effect of the container 30.

[0037] Optionally, in some other embodiments, the front end 111 of the latch 11 is provided with a pivot, which is configured to rotate about its central axis; the rolling element 12 is configured as a ball, which is fixed to the pivot.

[0038] In this optional embodiment, by providing a rotating shaft at the front end 111 of the latch 11 and setting the rolling element 12 as a ball fixed to the rotating shaft, the ball can roll along the axis of the receiving groove 21 only. When the container 30 is inserted into or removed from the receiving groove 21, the ball rolls into contact with the side wall of the container through its spherical surface, which can relatively reduce the frictional force of the vertical movement of the container 30. In addition, the rolling element 12 is a ball, which has a smaller contact area with the side wall of the container compared to the roller 121 mentioned above, thereby reducing the wear of the container 30 caused by friction.

[0039] Optionally, the rolling element 12 is made of rubber.

[0040] In this optional embodiment, rubber has a large coefficient of friction. By selecting rubber as the material of the rolling element 12, the rolling element 12 can generate a large frictional force against the side wall of the container, which is more conducive to helping the driver unscrew the lid of the container with one hand.

[0041] Optionally, such as Figure 6 As shown, the latch 11 is a shell structure with an inner cavity. The inner cavity of the shell structure is provided with a reinforcing partition, and at least part of the reinforcing partition extends in a direction parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling element 12.

[0042] Specifically, the reinforcing partition may include a first partition portion 115 and a second partition portion 116 that are cross-connected, wherein the first partition portion 115 is parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling member 12, and the second partition portion 116 is perpendicular to the rolling axis of the rolling member 12.

[0043] In this optional embodiment, by setting the latch 11 as a shell structure with an inner cavity, the hollow design of the latch 11 is achieved, which facilitates the reduction of the amount of material used and helps to reduce material costs. In addition, when the driver twists the container lid, the applied force is transmitted to the latch 11 through the rolling element 12. In order to ensure that the structural strength of the latch 11 can withstand the frequent twisting of the container lid by the driver, in this embodiment, a reinforcing baffle is provided in the inner cavity of the shell structure to enhance the overall structural strength of the latch 11. Furthermore, since the external force on the latch 11 is mainly along the rolling axis of the rolling element 12, this solution can effectively increase the structural rigidity of the latch 11 along the rolling axis of the rolling element 12 by making the extension direction of at least part of the reinforcing baffle parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling element 12, reducing the deformation of the latch 11 caused by twisting, and improving its service life.

[0044] Furthermore, such as Figure 6As shown, the first partition portion 115 may be provided with multiple first partition portions 115, for example, there may be two first partition portions 115. Multiple first partition portions 115 are arranged in sequence at intervals and are respectively connected to the inner wall of the latch 11, thereby further improving the structural rigidity of the latch 11 and reducing deformation.

[0045] Optionally, such as Figure 6 As shown, the latch 11 is hinged to the cup holder body 20, the hinge axis of the latch 11 is parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling element 12, and a torsion spring 22 is sleeved at the hinge axis of the latch 11.

[0046] Specifically, the side wall of the cup holder body 20 may be provided with an installation opening, and the latch 11 may be inserted into the installation opening. The front end 111 of the latch 11 extends into the receiving groove 21 through the installation opening. The hinge end of the latch 11 may be located outside the cup holder body 20, and the hinge end of the latch 11 may be hinged to the outer wall of the cup holder body 20.

[0047] In this optional embodiment, by hinged to the cup holder body 20, and with the hinge axis of the latch 11 parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling element 12, the latch 11 can deflect in the same direction as the rolling direction of the rolling element 12. When the roller 121 rolls as the container 30 is inserted or removed, the latch 11 can also deflect in the same direction, thereby buffering the interaction force between the container 30 and the latch 11, making it easier to pick up and put down the container 30. In addition, the torsion spring 22, which is sleeved on the hinge axis of the latch 11, can provide torsion spring force for the rotation of the latch 11. When the container 30 is inserted downward into the receiving groove 21, the latch 11 deflects downward under the action of the container 30, thereby deforming the torsion spring 22. After the container 30 is pulled out, the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring 22 can drive the latch 11 to deflect upward to reset, so as to facilitate the second picking up and putting down of the container 30.

[0048] In addition, after the torsion spring 22 is installed, it can be adjusted so that after the force of the torsion spring 22 drives the rolling element 12 to press on the container 30, the frictional force generated between the rolling element 12 and the container 30 in the circumferential direction is greater than 15N. 15N is greater than the force used to tighten and open a container in general, which makes it easier to unscrew the container with one hand.

[0049] Optionally, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, there are multiple latches 11, and the multiple latches 11 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the receiving groove 21. The front end 111 of each latch 11 is provided with the rolling element 12.

[0050] It should be noted that, in practical use, the multiple latches 11 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the receiving groove 21. When placing the container 30, the container 30 can be inserted into the receiving groove 21 and positioned between the multiple latches 11. There is no limitation on the number of latches 11 in each receiving groove 21; for example, there can be three, with the three latches 11 evenly spaced along the circumference of the receiving groove 21. Furthermore, the cup holder body 20 can have multiple receiving grooves 21, for example, two, and each receiving groove 21 can correspondingly have multiple latches 11 and multiple rolling elements 12.

[0051] In this optional embodiment, by setting multiple latches 11 and arranging them at intervals along the circumference of the receiving groove 21, and providing a rolling element 12 at the front end 111 of each latch 11, the multiple rolling elements 12 can be uniformly positioned along the circumference of the container 30, thereby improving the positioning effect and making it easier to unscrew the container with one hand.

[0052] This utility model provides a vehicle that includes the cup holder assembly described above.

[0053] In this embodiment, since the vehicle includes the cup holder assembly described above, it possesses all the beneficial effects brought about by all embodiments of the cup holder assembly described above, which will not be repeated here.

[0054] Although the present invention has been disclosed above, its protection scope is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such changes and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cup saucer assembly for receiving a container, characterised in that, The cup holder includes a cup holder body (20) and a latch (11). The latch (11) is disposed on the side wall of the cup holder body (20) and extends at least partially into the receiving groove (21) of the cup holder body (20). A rolling element (12) is provided at the front end (111) of the latch (11) extending into the receiving groove (21). The rolling element (12) is used to engage with the side wall of the container (30) placed in the receiving groove (21). The rolling element (12) is configured to roll only along the axial direction of the receiving groove (21).

2. The cup holder assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rolling element (12) is a roller (121) configured to roll about its central axis.

3. The cup holder assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The front end (111) of the latch (11) is provided with a mounting groove (112); the roller (121) is accommodated in the mounting groove (112), and a portion of the circumferential surface of the roller (121) extends out of the mounting groove (112).

4. The cup holder assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that, The latch (11) has an upper end face with an opening toward the receiving groove (21), and the upper end face of the latch (11) is configured as an upwardly convex curved surface (113), the extension surface (114) of the curved surface (113) being tangent to the circumferential surface (1212) of the roller (121).

5. The cup holder assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The front end (111) of the latch (11) is provided with a pivot, which is configured to rotate about its central axis; the rolling element (12) is configured as a ball, which is fixed to the pivot.

6. The cup holder assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The latch (11) is a shell structure with an inner cavity. The inner cavity of the shell structure is provided with a reinforcing partition, and at least part of the reinforcing partition extends in a direction parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling element (12).

7. The cup holder assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The latch (11) is hinged to the cup holder body (20), the hinge axis of the latch (11) is parallel to the rolling axis of the rolling element (12), and a torsion spring (22) is sleeved at the hinge axis of the latch (11).

8. The cup holder assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material of the rolling element (12) is rubber.

9. The cup holder assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The latch (11) is provided in multiple ways, and the multiple latches (11) are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the receiving groove (21). The front end (111) of each latch (11) is provided with the rolling element (12).

10. A vehicle, characterized in that, Includes the cup holder assembly as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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