Holder, insert or retrofit kit for beverage containers having different outer diameters, vehicle, vehicle component, method

Abstract

The invention relates to a holder having a variable receiving opening for beverage containers having different outer diameters for a vehicle, wherein the holder (1) has one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b), which have a plurality of in particular lamellar predominantly non-flexible holding elements (14) or sickle-shaped predominantly non-flexible holding elements (24) or circle-segment-shaped predominantly non-flexible holding elements (34), and, by means of mechanical or electric-motor action, in particular by actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b), on the plurality of holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or on one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b), a radial movement of the plurality of holding elements (14, 24, 34) with respect to the central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3) is brought about, and optionally simultaneously a sliding movement and / or a pivoting movement and / or a rotational movement of the plurality of holding elements (14, 24, 34) about a central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3) is brought about, in order to enlarge or reduce the receiving opening (3).

Description

[0001] Mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit for beverage containers with different outer diameters, vehicle, vehicle component, process

[0002] AREA OF INVENTION

[0003] The invention relates to a holder, an insert, or a retrofit kit with a variable receiving opening for beverage containers with different outer diameters for a vehicle. The present invention further relates to a vehicle, a vehicle component, and a method.

[0004] TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

[0005] In particular, the holder, insert or retrofit kit can be designed and / or controlled in such a way that, depending on acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces acting on the vehicle and / or on the holder, insert or retrofit kit, the receiving opening is automatically reduced in size, preferably for locking a beverage container in the receiving opening.

[0006] Furthermore, the holder, insert or retrofit kit can be designed and / or controlled in such a way that when a beverage container is inserted into the receiving opening, the receiving opening of the holder, insert or retrofit kit is automatically reduced in size.

[0007] A fundamental problem concerning holders for beverage containers, especially in vehicles, is that beverage containers such as bottles, cans, drinking cups, and the like come in a wide variety of diameters and heights. For example, with narrow beverage containers like slim cans, the stability of the holder may no longer be sufficient. Furthermore, vehicles often use a wide variety of containers, such as bottles, cans, drinking cups, thermoses, etc., with varying diameters, heights, and shapes.

[0008] A special drink holder for beverage containers, with a retaining ring for holding drinking vessels with different outer diameters in motor vehicles and with an elastic inner element and elastic outer compensating elements made of a textile material, is basically known from the following earlier patent application:

[0009] EP 1 262 363 A2 describes a retaining ring for beverage holders in vehicles for holding drinking vessels with different outer diameters. Based on the disadvantages of the prior art, a retaining ring is to be created that ensures a stable and secure hold regardless of the outer diameter or contour of the vessel, meets the high demands placed on the insertion and removal of the vessel, and requires only a small installation space. A retaining ring with an elastic compensating element limiting the insertion opening is proposed as a solution. This compensating element consists of a textile material and an elastic core, with the textile material being in contact with the vessel when it is inserted. The textile material is formed by knitting or weaving synthetic fibers or fiber blends, preferably polyamide or polyester.The elastic core can consist of an elastomer ring. The textile material can be made soft despite a relatively high surface hardness. This results in excellent sliding action between the container and the textile material without compromising the container's stability. This makes inserting and removing the container easier.

[0010] A disadvantage of this state of the art, however, is that the flexibility of the holder material does not provide sufficient stability for the beverage containers, especially when they are filled with liquid and therefore heavy, and when considerable forces can act on the containers due to movement during travel. Furthermore, this state of the art does not allow for individual, targeted adjustment of the opening to the respective beverage containers; instead, the containers must be forced into a reduced opening against the still-present frictional resistance of the retaining ring.

[0011] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0012] It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved holder with a variable receiving opening for beverage containers with different outer diameters for a vehicle.

[0013] In particular, it is an object of the present invention to ensure greater safety for the occupants in the vehicle and to prevent beverage containers from falling out or flying around uncontrollably, for example when strong acceleration forces occur, such as when the vehicle accelerates or when there are vibrations or bumps in the road, when there is strong deceleration, such as when braking hard or an impact, or when there are centrifugal forces, such as when skidding or making sharp turns or steering maneuvers.

[0014] According to the invention, at least one of these problems is solved by the subject matter of the independent patent claims.

[0015] Advantageous designs and further developments result from the further sub-claims as well as from the description with reference to the figures in the drawing.

[0016] The following describes the subject matter and / or aspects and / or features of the present invention. The subject matter and / or aspects and / or features of the described aspects can be developed or further developed with respect to each subject matter and / or aspect and / or with respect to each combination or subcombination of aspects and / or features of the present invention.

[0017] An object of the present invention relates to a holder, an insert, or a retrofit kit for beverage containers with different outer diameters for a vehicle, comprising a receiving opening for receiving beverage containers and a device for variable – incrementally or continuously – adjustment of the receiving opening depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container to be inserted, wherein the holder, the insert, or the retrofit kit comprises: - one or more holding devices with several – in particular lamellar, crescent-shaped, or circular segment-shaped – predominantly inflexible holding elements, and

[0018] - one or more actuator devices in operative connection with one or more holding devices and / or with one or more bearing devices,

[0019] - wherein the one or more holding devices and the one or more actuator devices and / or the one or more bearing devices are designed such that a mechanical and / or hydraulic and / or pneumatic and / or electromechanical action on the one or more actuator devices and / or on the one or more holding devices and / or on the one or more bearing devices causes a radial movement of the several predominantly non-flexible holding elements with respect to the central axis of the receiving opening to enlarge or reduce the receiving opening.

[0020] A holder, insert, or retrofit kit according to the invention for beverage containers can in particular be designed such that the holder, insert, or retrofit kit is designed and / or controllable in such a way that, depending on detected current or imminent acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces acting on the vehicle and / or on the holder, insert, or retrofit kit, the receiving opening is automatically reduced in size to lock a beverage container in the receiving opening.

[0021] To determine or detect current or imminent acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces, standard sensors can be used which, when acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces occur and / or when predefined and / or artificial intelligence-learned threshold values ​​for acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces are exceeded, or when an object, obstacle, or motion path irregularity is detected approaching the vehicle or the mounting, the application, or the retrofit kit, provide corresponding machine-readable data and / or signals that can be captured and processed by an existing data processing device and / or signal processing device.

[0022] A holder, insert, or retrofit kit for beverage containers according to the invention may in particular comprise:

[0023] - at least one activation device - in particular comprising a data processing device and / or a signal processing device - which is in operative and / or data communication with a mounting sensor system and / or with a vehicle safety sensor system and / or with a vehicle safety system, wherein these are each configured to detect current or imminent acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces acting on the vehicle and / or on the mounting, the insert or the retrofit kit, as well as

[0024] - one or more holding devices with several - in particular predominantly non-flexible - holding elements in operative connection with one or more storage devices and / or actuator devices, and furthermore - one or more - in particular mechanical and / or hydraulic and / or pneumatic and / or electromechanical - actuator devices in operative connection and / or in data connection with the activation device and in operative connection with the one or more holding devices and / or with the one or more storage devices .

[0025] A holder, insert, or retrofit kit for beverage containers according to the invention can be designed, in particular, such that the one or more holding devices, the one or more actuator devices, and the one or more bearing devices of the holder, insert, or retrofit kit are configured such that when a beverage container is inserted into the receiving opening, the receiving opening is automatically reduced in size by means of the one or more holding devices. This automatic reduction of the receiving opening by means of the one or more holding devices can be effected by a mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and / or electromechanical action on the one or more holding devices.

[0026] A holder, insert, or retrofit kit for beverage containers according to the invention can be designed in particular such that one or more actuator devices are mechanically, hydraulically, or pneumatically connected to one or more holding elements – in particular lamellar, crescent-shaped, or circular segment-shaped – wherein in particular

[0027] - one or more actuator devices are articulatedly connected to one or more retaining elements, or - one or more actuator devices together with one or more - in particular lamellar or crescent-shaped or circular segment-shaped - retaining elements are designed as a one-piece component - i.e. as a combined component in a mechanical part.

[0028] Inflexible—or rigid—materials within the meaning of the present invention are those that exhibit little to no deformation under load. These materials retain their shape under normal conditions and are difficult or impossible to bend. Examples of possible materials within the scope of the invention include metals, ceramics, rigid plastics such as polycarbonate, or composite materials such as fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) or carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP).

[0029] In the edge or border region of the non-flexible holding elements, damping elements consisting of flexible and / or elastic damping material can be arranged as edge or border covers, particularly in those areas where contact with a placed beverage container is possible. In this case, the technical feature of a holding device with several predominantly non-flexible holding elements means, within the meaning of the invention, that the holding elements consist entirely of non-flexible material, except for the damping elements arranged in sections in their edge or border region, which consist of a flexible and / or elastic damping material.

[0030] The aforementioned statements regarding the design of the retaining elements made of non-flexible material also apply to the other items and / or aspects, and the aforementioned features and damping elements made of elastic damping material are also applicable in and combinable - individually or in combination - with the other items and / or aspects and / or features as described below.

[0031] An object of the present invention relates to a holder, an insert or a retrofit kit for beverage containers with different outer diameters for a vehicle, comprising a receiving opening for receiving beverage containers and a device for variable - stepwise or stepless - adjustment of the receiving opening depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container to be adjusted, in particular according to the aforementioned object of the invention, wherein the holder, the insert or the retrofit kit comprises:

[0032] - one or more holding devices, which have several - in particular predominantly non-flexible - lamellar holding elements or crescent-shaped holding elements or circular segment-shaped holding elements, and

[0033] - one or more actuator devices in operative connection with one or more holding devices and / or with one or more bearing devices, which are designed such that an action of the actuator devices on the one or more holding devices and / or on the one or more bearing devices causes, on the one hand, a sliding movement and / or a pivoting movement and / or a rotational movement of the several holding elements about a central axis of the receiving opening and, on the other hand, simultaneously causes a radial movement of the several holding elements with respect to the central axis of the receiving opening, and wherein

[0034] - in particular, it may be provided that the aforementioned retaining elements consist entirely of non-flexible material, and that at least in sections damping elements consisting of a flexible and / or elastic damping material are arranged in their edge or border area.

[0035] An object or aspect of the present invention relates to a holder, an insert, or a retrofit kit for beverage containers with different outer diameters for a vehicle, in particular according to a aforementioned object of the invention, comprising a receiving opening for receiving beverage containers and a device for variably—incrementally or continuously—adjusting the receiving opening depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container to be inserted, wherein the holder, the insert, or the retrofit kit comprises:

[0036] - a manual operating device and / or one or more - in particular mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic - release devices,

[0037] - one or more holding devices with several - in particular predominantly non-flexible - holding elements in operative connection with one or more bearing devices, and

[0038] - one or more actuator devices in operative connection with the manual operating device and / or with the one or more release devices and in operative connection with the one or more holding devices and / or with the one or more storage devices .

[0039] An object or aspect of the present invention relates to a holder, insert, or retrofit kit for beverage containers with different outer diameters for a vehicle, in particular according to a aforementioned object of the invention, comprising a receiving opening for receiving beverage containers and a device for variable – incremental or stepless – adjustment of the receiving opening depending on approach to the holder, insert, or retrofit kit and / or contact with the holder, insert, or retrofit kit, wherein the holder, insert, or retrofit kit comprises:

[0040] - one or more - in particular electronic and / or optical - triggering and / or detection devices for detecting an approach to the holder, the insert or the retrofit kit and / or a contact with the holder, the insert or the retrofit kit ,

[0041] - an activation device in functional and / or data connection with one or more triggering and / or fault ion devices,

[0042] - one or more holding devices with several - in particular predominantly non-flexible - holding elements in operative connection with one or more bearing devices, and

[0043] - one or more - in particular electrical or electromechanical - actuator devices in operative connection and / or in data connection with the activation device and in operative connection with the one or more holding devices and / or with the one or more storage devices .

[0044] One possible embodiment of actuator devices and bearing devices according to the invention – in particular of the aforementioned actuator devices and bearing devices – is as follows: The one or more actuator devices can, for example, comprise control elements such as cams, projections, or curves, which serve as control elements for the bearing devices. A force can be exerted on mechanical connecting elements in the bearings, such as levers or slides, by means of the control elements through mechanical and / or electromechanical action, or mechanical connecting elements in the bearings can be set in motion by means of the control elements through mechanical and / or electromechanical action, and such action or such movement can be transmitted to the multiple holding elements.In other words, the control elements of one or more actuator devices can set mechanical connecting elements in the bearing devices in motion under mechanical and / or electromechanical influence, and the bearing devices can then transmit a movement to the several holding elements via mechanical connecting elements and cause them to undergo a sliding movement and / or a pivoting movement and / or a rotational movement and / or a radial movement with respect to the central axis of the receiving opening.

[0045] One aspect of the present invention relates to a holder, an insert, or a retrofit kit, particularly according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention, wherein several devices for variably adjusting the receiving opening depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container to be inserted are provided, which are arranged offset from one another in the direction of the central axis of the receiving opening. With a vertical orientation of the central axis of the receiving opening, several devices for variably adjusting the receiving opening are arranged one above the other, thereby ensuring greater stability for tall beverage containers – such as slim cans or bottles.

[0046] One aspect of the present invention relates to a holder, an insert, or a retrofit kit, particularly according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention, wherein the holder, the insert, or the retrofit kit is designed to be height-variable in the direction of the central axis of the receiving opening. In particular, it may be provided that the holder, the insert, or the retrofit kit is extendable in the direction of the central axis. For this purpose, it may be provided in particular that an extendable side wall element is arranged to be movably displaceable in the direction of the central axis relative to a fixed side wall element, for example, in the sense of a telescopic extension system.

[0047] One aspect of the present invention relates to a holder, an insert or a retrofit kit, in particular according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention, wherein the one or more holding devices

[0048] - have at least three lamellar retaining elements or at least three crescent-shaped retaining elements or at least three circular segment-shaped retaining elements,

[0049] - in particular having four or six or eight lamellar retaining elements or crescent-shaped retaining elements or circular segment-shaped retaining elements, and

[0050] - preferably four or six lamellar retaining elements or crescent-shaped predominantly retaining elements or circular segment-shaped predominantly retaining elements.

[0051] One aspect of the present invention relates to a holder, an insert or a retrofit kit, in particular according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention, wherein one or more - in particular electronic and / or optical - triggering and / or detection devices are designed for detecting an approach to the holder, the insert or the retrofit kit and / or a contact with the holder, the insert or the retrofit kit.

[0052] - as a sensor, in particular as a proximity sensor or as a touch-sensitive sensor or

[0053] - as a camera or as an optical sensor or as a light barrier or

[0054] - as a pressure-sensitive sensor or as a weight-sensitive sensor.

[0055] An object of the present invention relates to a retrofit kit for a vehicle, in particular for a land vehicle or for a watercraft or for an aircraft, comprising a holder, an insert or a retrofit kit for beverage containers with different outer diameters according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention.

[0056] An object of the present invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a land vehicle, watercraft or aircraft, comprising a vehicle component designed to receive beverage containers and comprising a retrofitted holder, insert or retrofit kit for beverage containers according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention, or comprising a holder, insert or retrofit kit for beverage containers with different outer diameters according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention.An object of the present invention relates to a vehicle component, in particular an interior module or trim part, such as a center console or door trim or dashboard or seat module or storage module, in particular for a land vehicle or for a watercraft or for an aircraft, designed to receive beverage containers and comprising a retrofitted holder, an insert or a retrofit kit for beverage containers according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention, or comprising a holder, an insert or a retrofit kit for beverage containers with different outer diameters according to one of the aforementioned objects or aspects of the invention.

[0057] The subject matter of the present invention can be designed in such a way that it can realize an automatic adjustment of a variable receiving opening of a holder, an insert or a retrofit kit for beverage containers depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container to be adjusted, in particular with the following functionality:

[0058] - Automatic detection of approach to the holder, insert or retrofit kit and / or contact with the holder, insert or retrofit kit by means of one or more triggering and / or fault detection devices,

[0059] - automatic transmission of a trigger signal and / or a detection signal to an activation device which is in operational and / or data communication with one or more trigger and / or detection devices ,

[0060] - automatic activation by means of the activation device of one or more actuator devices, which are in active and / or data connection with the activation device and in active connection with one or more

[0061] Holding devices and / or with one or more bearing devices, and

[0062] - automatic action on the one or more holding devices and / or the one or more bearing devices by means of the one or more actuator devices, such that a sliding movement and / or a pivoting movement and / or a rotational movement of several holding elements of the one or more holding devices with respect to a central axis of the receiving opening is effected and / or a radial movement of several holding elements of the one or more holding devices with respect to a central axis of the receiving opening is effected to enlarge or reduce the receiving opening.

[0063] This allows for the automatic detection of a contact position between the multiple holding elements of one or more holding devices and a selected beverage container using sensor data from contact-sensitive sensors and / or actuator data and / or actuator operating parameters. Thus, it can be detected very simply – either by simple contact-sensitive sensors embedded in one or more holding elements, or alternatively without the need for additional structural elements such as extra sensors or optical devices – that the multiple holding elements of the one or more holding devices have reduced the opening sufficiently to touch and thus hold the selected beverage container.In such a case, the actuator data and / or actuator operating parameters of the actuator devices change in particular, since the contact or contact of the holding elements with the set beverage container increases the forces acting on the holding elements of one or more holding devices and thus, for example, increases the power consumption of the actuator devices.

[0064] The above embodiments and further developments can be combined with one another as appropriate. Further possible embodiments, further developments, and implementations of the invention also include combinations of features of the invention described previously or subsequently with regard to the exemplary embodiments, even if not explicitly mentioned. In particular, the person skilled in the art will also add individual aspects as improvements or additions to the respective basic form of the present invention.

[0065] CONTENT OF THE DRAWING

[0066] The present invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the schematic figures of the drawings. These show:

[0067] Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the use of a holder, insert or retrofit kit according to the invention in a vehicle (schematically represented);

[0068] Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of a use of a holder, insert or retrofit kit according to the invention and its coupling with a holder sensor system and / or with a vehicle safety sensor system and / or with a vehicle safety system in a vehicle shown schematically;

[0069] Fig. 3 shows a schematic representation of a special

[0070] Exemplary embodiment of a holder according to the invention;

[0071] Fig. 4 shows a schematic representation of an alternative special embodiment of a holder according to the invention;

[0072] Fig. 5 shows a schematic representation of a special embodiment of a holder according to the invention, alternative to Fig. 4;

[0073] Fig. 6 shows a schematic representation of another alternative special embodiment of a holder according to the invention;

[0074] Fig. 7 shows a schematic representation of another alternative special embodiment of a holder according to the invention;

[0075] Fig. 8 shows a schematic representation of an alternative special embodiment of a holder according to the invention with several holding devices stacked on top of each other;

[0076] Fig. 9 shows a schematic representation of an alternative special embodiment of an extendable holder according to the invention with several holding devices stacked one above the other; Figs. 10a, 10b show a schematic representation of special embodiments of a holding device according to the invention according to Figs. 1 to 9 with lamellar holding elements;

[0077] Fig. 11a-c shows a schematic representation of a radial closing movement of the retaining elements of a holding device according to the invention as shown in Fig. 10a, 10b with lamellar retaining elements for reducing the receiving opening;

[0078] Fig. 12 shows a schematic representation of a special embodiment of a holding device according to the invention as shown in Figs. 1 to 9 with crescent-shaped holding elements;

[0079] Fig. 13 shows a schematic representation of an alternative special embodiment of a holding device according to the invention as shown in Figs. 1 to 9 with crescent-shaped holding elements;

[0080] Fig. 14 shows a schematic representation of a special embodiment of a holding device according to the invention as shown in Figs. 1 to 9 with circular segment-shaped holding elements;

[0081] Fig. 15 shows a schematic representation of a closed position of the retaining elements of a holding device according to the invention, with the receiving opening of a holding device according to the invention according to Fig. 14 having circular segment-shaped retaining elements; Fig. 16 shows a schematic representation of a special embodiment of a method according to the invention.

[0082] The accompanying drawings are intended to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the invention. They illustrate embodiments and, in conjunction with the description, serve to explain the principles and concepts of the invention. Other embodiments and many of the advantages mentioned become apparent with reference to the drawings. The elements of the drawings are not necessarily shown to scale.

[0083] In the figures of the drawing, identical, functionally equivalent and similarly acting elements, features and components - unless otherwise stated - are each provided with the same reference symbols.

[0084] DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLES OF EXECUTION

[0085] Figures 1 and 2 show a specific embodiment of a holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 according to the invention for beverage containers 2 with different outer diameters for a vehicle 19 (shown purely schematically), either embedded as a holder in or insertable as an insert or retrofit kit in a vehicle component 9 (also shown purely schematically). The holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 comprises a receiving opening 3 for receiving beverage containers 2 and a device for variable adjustment of the receiving opening 3 – either in steps or continuously – depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container 2 to be inserted, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 also includes further components and elements, which are explained in Figures 3 to 15 with reference to specific embodiments.

[0086] The holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is designed and / or controllable such that, depending on detected current or imminent acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces acting on the vehicle 19 and / or on the holder 1, the receiving opening 3 is automatically reduced in size to lock a beverage container 2 in the receiving opening 3. Locking means that an unintentional or uncontrolled release of the beverage container 2 from the receiving opening 3 is prevented, i.e., The beverage container 2 is held in the receiving opening 3 either for the first time or with increased holding force (i.e., more firmly) and thus locked in place in order to prevent the beverage container 2 from flying around in the vehicle 19 when acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces occur.In the specific embodiment shown in Fig. 2, the bracket, insert or retrofit kit comprises one or more activation devices 15 in operative connection and / or in data connection with a bracket sensor 18 and / or with a vehicle safety sensor 20 and / or with a vehicle safety system 21, each designed to detect current or imminent acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces acting on the vehicle 19 and / or on the bracket, insert or retrofit kit 1.One or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b – illustrated by way of example in the following figures – with several – in particular predominantly non-flexible – holding elements 14, 24, 34 in operative connection with one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b, as well as one or more – in particular mechanical and / or hydraulic and / or pneumatic and / or electromechanical – actuator devices 7, 17a, 17b can then be in operative connection and / or in data connection with the one or more activation devices 15 and in operative connection with the one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b and / or with the one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b and thus, based on the data or effects of the holding sensor system 18 and / or the vehicle safety sensor system 20 and / or the vehicle safety system 21, the holding device, the The kit or the retrofit kit can be put into operation.

[0087] Possible embodiments of further constructive configurations of the invention can be found in Figures 3 to 15.These relate to various possible special designs of a holder, an insert or a retrofit kit 1 for beverage containers 2 with different outer diameters for a vehicle 19, with a receiving opening 3 for receiving beverage containers 2 and a device for variable - stepwise or stepless - adjustment of the receiving opening 3 depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container 2 to be inserted, as a retrofit kit adapted to a recess or an already existing holder in a vehicle component 9, for example in an interior module or trim part, such as center console or door trim or dashboard or in a seat module or storage module, in particular for a land vehicle or for a watercraft or for an aircraft, or already permanently installed at the factory in such a vehicle component 9.

[0088] The holder, insert or retrofit kit 1 comprises, according to Figures 10a to 11c, one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b with several lamellar, predominantly non-flexible holding elements 14, and one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b, which are designed such that a mechanical and / or electromechanical and / or hydraulic and / or pneumatic action on the one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b and / or on the one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b causes a radial movement of the several lamellar, predominantly non-flexible holding elements 14 with respect to the central axis x of the receiving opening 3 to enlarge or reduce the receiving opening 3, as shown in Figures 10a to 11c.In contrast, Figures 3 and 12 to 15 show alternative holding devices 4, 4a, 4b with alternative shapes of holding elements 24, 34, namely with crescent-shaped holding elements 24 and with circular segment-shaped holding elements 34 respectively.

[0089] In each of the aforementioned and subsequently described embodiments of the invention, it can be provided that the holding devices 4, 4a, 4b and the one or more actuator devices 7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b and the one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b of the holder, insert or retrofit kit 1 are designed such that when a beverage container 2 is inserted into the receiving opening 3 - i.e. in the direction of the central axis X of the receiving opening 3 - the receiving opening 3 is automatically reduced in size by means of the one or more holding devices.

[0090] 4, 4a, 4b. As shown in Fig. 4, bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b are not absolutely necessary in the embodiments described here if appropriately designed actuator devices 7, 7a, 7b can already effect an enlargement or reduction of the receiving opening 3 according to the invention by directly acting on appropriately designed holding devices 4, 4a, 4b.

[0091] Furthermore, in each of the aforementioned and subsequently described embodiments of the invention, it can be provided that one or more actuator devices 7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b are mechanically, hydraulically, or pneumatically connected to one or more of the lamellar, crescent-shaped, or circular segment-shaped retaining elements 14, 24, 34, wherein, in particular, one or more actuator devices 7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b are articulatedly connected to one or more retaining elements 14, 24, 34, or—as exemplified in Fig. 3—one or, in the case of Fig. 3, several actuator devices 7a, 7b together with one or, in the case of Fig. 3, several retaining elements 14, 24, 34 are designed as a single-piece combined component. In the case of Fig. .Figure 3 comprises actuator devices 7a and 7b, each with a crescent-shaped retaining element 24, designed as a single-piece combined component and movably mounted – in particular rotatably or pivotably – by means of bearing devices 8a and 8b. When a beverage container 2 is inserted into the receiving opening 3 along the central axis X of the receiving opening 3 (see arrows in Figure 3), the receiving opening 3 is automatically reduced in size by means of the retaining devices 4a and 4b (see arrows in Figure 3) through the mechanical contact of the beverage container 2 with the lower part of the crescent-shaped retaining element 24, which then acts as a mechanical actuator device 7a and 7b for the upper part of the crescent-shaped retaining element 24, mediated by the mounting in the bearing devices 8a and 8b.

[0092] The lamellar, crescent-shaped, or circular-segment-shaped, predominantly inflexible retaining elements 14, 24, 34 mentioned here can, for example, be designed in the form of thin lamellae made of metal, ceramic, plastic, or composite material, wherein the lamellae are arranged in a circular pattern as shown in Figures 10a to 11c. The number of lamellae can vary, but within the scope of the invention, at least three lamellae, for example four, six, or eight lamellae, preferably four or six lamellae, are proposed.

[0093] As mentioned at the outset, inflexible materials for use in the embodiments shown in the figures are those materials that exhibit little to no deformation under load. These materials retain their shape under normal conditions and are difficult to bend. Examples of possible materials within the scope of the invention are metal, ceramics, rigid plastics such as polycarbonate, and composite materials such as GRP or CFRP.

[0094] In the edge or border region of the retaining elements 14, 24, 34, damping elements 12 consisting of flexible and / or elastic damping material can be arranged section by section as an edge cover, as shown for lamellar retaining elements 14 in Figures 10a to 11c, particularly in those areas where contact with a placed beverage container is possible. The same applies to the edge or border regions of the retaining elements 24 and 34 of the further Figures 12 to 15, as explicitly shown in Figures 12 to 14; damping elements 12 consisting of flexible and / or elastic damping material can also be arranged section by section as an edge cover there.

[0095] Holding devices with several lamellar, predominantly non-flexible holding elements means, in the sense of the invention, that the said holding elements consist entirely of non-flexible material, except for the damping elements consisting of a flexible and / or elastic damping material, which are arranged section by section in their edge or border area.

[0096] The aforementioned statements regarding the aforementioned possible embodiment of the invention apply in principle to all relevant embodiments and the aforementioned features are also applicable in and combinable with the further embodiments as described above and below.

[0097] Further possible embodiments of the invention can be seen in Figures 4 to 9 and can be further developed by the special features of an embodiment of the invention according to Figures 10a to 15. These further possible embodiments of the invention each relate to a holder, an insert, or a retrofit kit 1 for beverage containers 2 with different outer diameters for a vehicle, with a receiving opening 3 for receiving beverage containers 2 and a device for variably—incrementally or continuously—adjusting the receiving opening 3 depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container 2 to be inserted, in particular according to one of the further embodiments of the invention.

[0098] The holder, insert or retrofit kit 1 comprises one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b, which have several lamellar predominantly non-flexible holding elements 14 (see Fig. 10a to 11c) or several crescent-shaped predominantly non-flexible holding elements 24 (see Fig. 3 and Fig. 12 and Fig. 13) or several circular segment-shaped predominantly non-flexible holding elements 34 (see Fig. 14 and 15).Furthermore, the holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 comprises one or more actuator devices 7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b in operative connection with one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b and / or with one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b, which are designed such that the action of the actuator devices 7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b on the one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b and / or on the one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b causes, on the one hand, a sliding movement and / or a pivoting movement and / or a rotational movement of the several holding elements 14, 24, 34 about a central axis X of the receiving opening 3 and, on the other hand, - simultaneously or alternatively - a radial movement of the several holding elements 14 , 24 , 34 with respect to the central axis (X) of the receiving aperture 3 causes , as the arrows in Figure 3 and in Figures 10a to 15 show schematically .

[0099] In the specific embodiments of the invention according to Figure 3 and Figures 10a to 15, it can be provided that the aforementioned retaining elements 14, 24, 34 consist entirely of non-flexible material, and that damping elements 12 consisting of a flexible and / or elastic damping material are arranged at least partially in their edge or border area, as shown schematically in Figure 3 and Figures 10a to 15.

[0100] Figures 10a and 10b schematically show a possible embodiment of an annular actuator device 7 and an annular bearing device 8, which are operatively connected to each other and to a holding device 4, as indicated schematically by the broad arrows. A manual operating device 5, such as a handle or lever according to Fig. 10a, or an operating ring 5 according to Fig. 10b, can be rigidly connected to the annular actuator device 7. However, a release device 6—especially a mechanical one—such as a push button or a mechanical switch, can also be functionally connected to the annular actuator device 7 in the sense of an operative connection, as shown in Fig. 10a.

[0101] The ring-shaped actuator device 7 and the ring-shaped bearing device 8 are designed such that an action causes a radial movement of the several lamellar retaining elements 14 with respect to the central axis X of the receiving opening 3 to enlarge or reduce the receiving opening 3, as shown by the arrows in Figures 10a and 10b as well as 11a to 11c.

[0102] The annular actuator device 7 can include cams, projections, or curves that serve as control elements. A force can be exerted on mechanical connecting elements (such as levers or slides) in the annular bearing device 8 (not explicitly shown) by means of the annular actuator device 7, or the mechanical connecting elements in the annular bearing device 8 can be set in motion by the action of the annular actuator device 7, and such action or movement can thus be transmitted to the several lamellar retaining elements 14.

[0103] Further or alternative embodiments or exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained below with reference to the figures, from which individual aspects and / or features can, in principle, be combined in any technically feasible combination or sub-combination with other embodiments or exemplary embodiments of the invention.

[0104] An embodiment according to Figs. 3 to 6, as well as Figs. 10a and 10b, each shows a schematic representation of a specific embodiment of a holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 according to the invention for beverage containers 2 with different outer diameters for a vehicle, in particular according to one of the aforementioned embodiments of the invention, with a receiving opening 3 for receiving beverage containers 2 with different outer diameters and a device for variable – incrementally or continuously – adjustment of the receiving opening 3 depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container 2 to be inserted. The embodiments according to Figs. 3 to 6Figures 6 each show a schematic representation of alternative embodiments of a holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 according to the invention for beverage containers 2 with different outer diameters for a vehicle, also with a receiving opening 3 for receiving beverage containers 2 and a device for variable – incremental or stepless – adjustment of the receiving opening 3. According to each of Figures 3 to 6, the holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 comprises a manual operating device 5, such as a handle or lever according to Figure 10a or an operating ring according to Figure 10b as already described above, and / or a – in particular mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic – release device 6 as shown in Figure 4, or several – in particular mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic – release devices 6a, 6b as shown in Figures 5 and 6.Figure 6 shows, for example, a spring-based mechanical release device, or a hydraulic or pneumatic release device such as a hydraulic or pneumatic bellows or an elastic release system as schematically shown in Figures 4 and 5, or a push button or a mechanical switch or a hydraulic device as schematically shown in Figures 5 and 6, wherein such a release device 6a, 6b is each operatively connected to one or more actuator devices 7a, 7b, as schematically shown in Figures 4 to 6.

[0105] Furthermore, in each of the embodiments and exemplary embodiments shown in the figures, the holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 comprises a holding device 4 or several holding devices 4a, 4b with several predominantly non-flexible holding elements 14 according to Figures 10a to 15 – wherein these several holding devices can be designed according to the exemplary embodiment according to Figures 10a to 11c or alternatively also in the form of the several holding devices 24, 34 according to Figures 12 to 15. These holding devices 4a, 4b can be formed integrally as a holding device 4 according to Figures 10a and 10b and are operatively connected to a single, for example, ring-shaped bearing device 8 according to Figures 10a, 10b and 11a, or alternatively to several bearing devices 8a, 8b according to Figures 1 to 9 or according to Figure 13.

[0106] The bracket, insert, or retrofit kit 1 further comprises, for example, a ring-shaped actuator device 7 according to Figures 10a and 10b, or several actuator devices 7a, 7b according to Figures 1 to 9 or according to Figure 13, operatively connected with the manual operating device 5 and / or with one or more release devices 6, 6a, 6b, and operatively connected with one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b, and / or with one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b. The bracket 1 is embedded—for example, as a retrofit kit—in a schematically depicted vehicle component 9.

[0107] An embodiment according to Fig. 7 shows a schematic representation of a specific embodiment of a holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 according to the invention for beverage containers 2 with different outer diameters for a vehicle, also with a receiving opening 3 for receiving beverage containers 2 and a device for variable – incremental or stepless – adjustment of the receiving opening 3 depending on approach to the holder 1 and / or contact with the holder 1. The holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 comprises one or more electronic and / or optical triggering and / or detection devices 16a, 16b, 16c for detecting approach to the holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 and / or contact with the holder 1, insert, or retrofit kit, as schematically shown in Fig. 7.Furthermore, the mounting bracket 1, the insert, or the retrofit kit according to Fig. 7 comprises an activation device 15 in operative and / or data connection with one or more triggering and / or detection devices 16a, 16b, 16c, as well as one or more holding devices 4a, 4b with several predominantly non-flexible holding elements 14, 24, 34 (as shown in Fig. 1 Oaa to 15) in operative connection with one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8b. The mounting bracket 1 according to Fig. 7 also comprises... 7 one or more - in particular electromechanical - actuator devices 17a, 17b in operative connection and / or in data connection with the activation device 15 and in operative connection with the one or more holding devices 4 , 4a, 4b and / or with the one or more storage devices 8 , 8a, 8b .

[0108] The one or more triggering and / or detection devices 16a, 16b, 16c for detecting an approach to the holder, the insert or the retrofit kit 1 and / or a contact with the holder 1, with the insert or with the retrofit kit can, in the embodiment according to Fig. 7, be designed as a sensor, in particular as a proximity sensor or as a touch-sensitive sensor or as a camera or as an optical sensor or as a light barrier or as a pressure-sensitive sensor or as a weight-sensitive sensor.

[0109] The holding devices 4a, 4b, as shown in Figures 3 to 9, can each be designed as lamellar, predominantly inflexible holding elements 14 according to Figures 10a to 11c, or as crescent-shaped, predominantly inflexible holding elements 24 according to Figures 12 and 13, or as circular segment-shaped, predominantly inflexible holding elements 34 according to Figures 14 and 15. The actuator devices 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b, shown schematically in Figures 3 to 9, are operatively connected to the holding devices 4a, 4b and / or to one or more bearing devices 8a, 8b.

[0110] Figures 8 and 9 each show a schematic representation of an alternative, specific embodiment of a holder 1, an insert, or a retrofit kit according to the invention, with several holding devices 4a, 4b arranged one above the other – in the embodiment according to Figures 8 and 9, each with corresponding associated actuator devices 7a, 7b and bearing devices 8a, 8b – to provide improved support for a tall beverage container 2, in particular for a narrow, tall beverage container 2 such as a bottle or a so-called "slim can". Thus, several devices are provided for variably adjusting the receiving opening 3 depending on the outer diameter of the beverage container 2 to be inserted, which are arranged offset from one another in the direction of the central axis X of the receiving opening 3.

[0111] Fig. 9 further shows a schematic representation of an alternative special embodiment of an inventive, here extendable, bracket, insert, or retrofit kit 1 with several holding devices 4a, 4b one above the other, wherein the bracket 1 is designed to be height-variable in the direction of the central axis X of the receiving opening 3, in that the bracket 1, the insert, or the retrofit kit is designed to be extendable in the direction of the central axis X, namely by an extendable side wall element 11 being movably displaceable in the direction of the central axis X relative to a fixed side wall element 10. The bracket 1, the insert, or the retrofit kit according to Figs. 1 to 9 is each embedded—for example, as a retrofit kit—in a schematically represented vehicle component 9 (not explicitly shown in Fig. 9).

[0112] Figures 10a to 15 show - as already explained - schematic representations of special embodiments of holding devices 4 according to the invention as well as - at least partially - of corresponding actuator devices 7 and bearing devices 8 .

[0113] As already explained above, Figures 10a and 10b show a schematic representation of special embodiments of a holding device 4 according to the invention with lamellar holding elements 14, and Figures 11a, 11b, and 11c show a schematic representation of a radial closing movement (see arrows) of the lamellar holding elements 14 according to Figures 10a and 10b for reducing the size of the receiving opening 13, in the edge region of which damping elements 12 consisting of a flexible and / or elastic damping material are arranged section by section. At the same time, Figures 10a and 10b, as well as Figures 11a to 11c, show a sliding movement and a pivoting movement, respectively. a rotational movement (see arrows) of the several holding elements 14 around the central axis X, which is caused by the interaction of the schematically shown ring-shaped actuator device 7 with the ring-shaped bearing devices 8 .

[0114] Figures 3, 12, and 13 each show a schematic representation of a specific embodiment of a holding device 4 according to the invention, with crescent-shaped holding elements 24, in the edge region of which damping elements 12, consisting of a flexible and / or elastic damping material, are arranged section by section. Figures 3, 12, and 13 also each show a schematic representation of a radial closing movement (see arrows) of the crescent-shaped holding elements 24 to reduce the size of the receiving opening 13. Figure 12 also shows a sliding movement, a pivoting movement, or a rotational movement (see arrows) of the multiple holding elements 24 about the central axis X. Figure 13 shows an alternative schematic representation to Figure 12 of a specific embodiment of a holding device according to Figures 1 to 13.9 with crescent-shaped retaining elements 24, as well as also schematically a movement of the crescent-shaped retaining elements 24 relative to the central axis X (see arrows) .

[0115] Fig. 14 shows a schematic representation of a specific embodiment of a holding device 4 according to the invention, with circular segment-shaped holding elements 34, in the edge region of which damping elements 12, consisting of a flexible and / or elastic damping material, are arranged section by section. Fig. 15 shows a schematic representation of a closed position of the circular segment-shaped holding elements 34 with the receiving opening 13 of a holding device 4 according to the invention as shown in Fig. 14. Figs. 14 and 15 show a schematic representation of a radial closing movement (Fig. 14, see arrows) and opening movement (Fig. 15, see arrows) of the circular segment-shaped holding elements 34 for reducing or enlarging the receiving opening 13.

[0116] In each of the brackets, inserts, or retrofit kits 1 according to any one of Figures 1 to 9, the holding devices 4a, 4b can be configured as holding devices 4 according to any one of Figures 10a to 15, as already described with reference to these Figures 10a to 15. The holding devices 4a, 4b of Figures 1 to 9 can each have at least three lamellar holding elements 14 (see Figures 10a to 11c), or at least three crescent-shaped holding elements 24 (see Figures 12 and 13), or at least three circular segment-shaped holding elements 34 (see Figures 14 and 15). In particular, the holding devices 4a, 4b of Figures 1 to 4 can each have four or six or eight lamellar holding elements 14 or crescent-shaped holding elements 24 or circular segment-shaped holding elements 34 .Preferably, the holding devices 4a, 4b of figures 1 to 9 have four or six lamellar holding elements 14 or crescent-shaped holding elements 24 or circular segment-shaped holding elements 34.

[0117] The aforementioned embodiments of holders, inserts, or retrofit kits 1 for beverage containers 2 can be used, on the one hand, as retrofit kits for a vehicle, in particular for a land vehicle, a watercraft, or an aircraft. A vehicle, in particular a land vehicle, a watercraft, or an aircraft, may comprise a vehicle component 9 as schematically depicted in Figures 1 to 8 and 13, which is already designed to accommodate beverage containers 2 (i.e., a beverage holder or a corresponding recess already exists in the vehicle), and a holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 as shown in Figures 1 to 15 can be subsequently inserted into this existing receptacle. Alternatively, the vehicle may already include, as standard, a holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 for beverage containers 2 with different outer diameters, as shown in Figures 1 to 15.A suitably appropriate vehicle component 9 for a land vehicle, a watercraft, or an aircraft, in particular an interior module or a trim part, such as a center console, a door trim, a dashboard, a seat module, or a storage module, may already have a cup holder or a corresponding recess for cup containers 2, and a holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 for cup containers 2 as shown in Figures 1 to 15 may be subsequently inserted into this existing receptacle.Or a suitably suitable vehicle component 9 for a land vehicle or for a watercraft or for an aircraft, in particular an interior module or a trim part, such as a center console or a door trim or a dashboard or a seat module or a storage module, already includes from the factory a holder, insert or retrofit kit 1 for beverage containers 2 as shown in Figures 1 to 15.

[0118] Fig. 16 shows a schematic representation of the steps of a specific embodiment of a method according to the invention for automatically adjusting a variable receiving opening 3 of a holder, insert, or retrofit kit 1 for beverage containers 2 as a function of the outer diameter of a beverage container 2 to be adjusted. The method for automatic adjustment according to Fig. 16 comprises the following method steps 101 to 105:

[0119] 101: automatic detection of an approach to the holder 1 and / or of a contact with the holder 1 by means of one or more triggering and / or detection devices 16a, 16b, 16c; 102: automatic transmission of a triggering signal and / or a detection signal to an activation device 15, which is in functional and / or data communication with the one or more triggering and / or detection devices 16a, 16b, 16c;

[0120] 103 : automatic activation by means of the activation device 15 of one or more actuator devices 7 , 17a, 17b, which are in operative and / or data connection with the activation device 15 and in operative connection with one or more holding devices 4 , 4a, 4b and / or with one or more storage devices 8 , 8a, 8b;

[0121] 104: automatic action on the one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b and / or the one or more bearing devices 8, 8a, 8) by means of the one or more actuator devices 7, 17a, 17b, such that a sliding movement and / or a pivoting movement and / or a rotational movement of several holding elements 14, 24, 34 of the one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b is effected with respect to the central axis X of the receiving opening 3 and / or a radial movement of several holding elements 14, 24, 34 of the one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b with respect to the central axis X of the receiving opening 3 is effected to enlarge or reduce the receiving opening 3;

[0122] 105: automatic detection of a contact position of the multiple holding elements 14, 24, 34 of the one or more holding devices 4, 4a, 4b to a set beverage container 2 by means of sensor data from contact-sensitive sensors and / or by means of actuator data and / or by means of actuator operating parameters of the actuator devices 7, 17a, 17b.

[0123] Although the present invention has been fully described above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not limited thereto, but can be modified in many different ways.

[0124] REFERENCE MARK LIST

[0125] 1 bracket

[0126] 2 beverage containers

[0127] 3. Intake opening

[0128] 4 - 4b Holding devices

[0129] 5 manual operating device

[0130] 6 - 6b Trigger devices

[0131] 7 -7b Actuator devices

[0132] 8 - 8b Storage devices

[0133] 9 Vehicle component

[0134] 10 fixed side wall elements

[0135] 11 extendable side wall element

[0136] 12 damping element

[0137] 14 lamellar retaining elements

[0138] 15 Activation device

[0139] 16a - 16c Detection devices

[0140] 17a, 17b Actuator devices

[0141] 18 Mounting sensors

[0142] 19 vehicles

[0143] 20 Vehicle safety sensors

[0144] 21 Vehicle safety system

[0145] 24 crescent-shaped retaining element

[0146] 34 circular segment shaped holding element

[0147] 101-105 Procedural steps

[0148] X central axis

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS 1. Holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) with different outer diameters for a vehicle (19) , with a receiving opening (3) for receiving beverage containers (2) and a device for variable - stepwise or continuously - adjustment of the receiving opening (3) depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container (2) to be inserted , wherein holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) comprises: - one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) with several - in particular lamellar or crescent-shaped or circular segment-shaped - predominantly non-flexible holding elements (14, 24, 34) , and - one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) in operative connection with one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or with one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) - wherein the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and the one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) and / or the one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) are designed such that a mechanical and / or hydraulic and / or pneumatic and / or electromechanical action on the one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) and / or on the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or on the one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) causes a radial movement of the several predominantly non-flexible holding elements (14, 24, 34) with respect to the central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3) to enlarge or reduce the receiving opening (3), - wherein in particular the holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) is designed and / or controllable such that, depending on detected current or imminent acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces acting on the vehicle (19) and / or on the holder, insert or retrofit kit (1), the receiving opening (3) is automatically reduced in size to secure a beverage container (2) in the receiving opening (3), and / or wherein in particular the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and the one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) and the one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) of the holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) are designed such that when a beverage container (2) is inserted into the receiving opening (3), the receiving opening is automatically reduced in size. (3) by means of one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) .

2. Mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) according to claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) comprises: - at least one activation device (15) in functional connection and / or data connection with a mounting sensor (18) and / or with a vehicle safety sensor (20) and / or with a vehicle safety system (21), each configured to detect current or imminent acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces acting on the vehicle (19) and / or on the mounting, insert or retrofit kit (1), - one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) with several - in particular predominantly non-flexible - holding elements- menten (14, 24, 34) in operative connection with one or more storage devices (8, 8a, 8b) and / or actuator devices (7, 17a, 17b) , - one or more actuator devices (7, 17a, 17b) in operative connection and / or in data connection with the activation device (15) and in operative connection with the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or with the one or more storage devices (8, 8a, 8b) .

3. Mounting device, insert or retrofit kit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) are mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically connected to one or more - in particular lamellar or crescent-shaped or circular segment-shaped - holding elements (14, 24, 34), wherein in particular - one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) are articulatedly connected to one or more holding elements (14, 24, 34), or - one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) together with one or more - in particular lamellar or crescent-shaped or circular segment-shaped - retaining elements (14, 24, 34) are designed as a one-piece combined component.

4. Holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) with different outer diameters for a vehicle, with a receiving opening (3) for receiving beverage containers (2) and a device for variable - stepwise or stepless adjustment of the receiving opening (3) depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container (2) to be inserted, in particular according to one of the Claims 1 to 3, wherein bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) includes: - one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) which have several - in particular predominantly non-flexible - lamellar holding elements (14) or crescent-shaped holding elements (24) or circular segment-shaped holding elements (34), and - one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) in operative connection with one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or with one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b), which are designed such that an action of the actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) on the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or on the one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) causes, on the one hand, a sliding movement and / or a pivoting movement and / or a rotational movement of the several holding elements (14, 24, 34) about a central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3) and, on the other hand, simultaneously a radial movement of the several holding elements (14, 24, 34) with respect to the central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3) causes, and wherein - in particular the aforementioned retaining elements (14, 24, 34) consist entirely of non-flexible material, and in the edge or border area of ​​which at least section damping elements (12) consisting of a flexible and / or elastic damping material are arranged.

5. Holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) with different outer diameters for a vehicle, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 4, with a receiving opening (3) for receiving beverage containers (2) and a device for variable - stepwise or stepless - adjustment of the receiving opening (3) depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container to be adjusted (2) , comprising holder, insert or retrofit kit (1): - a manual operating device (5) and / or one or more - in particular mechanical or hydraulic or pneumatic - release devices (6, 6a, 6b) , - one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) with several - in particular predominantly non-flexible - holding elements (14, 24, 34) in operative connection with one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) , - one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b) in operative connection with the manual operating device (5) and / or with the one or more release devices (6, 6a, 6b) and in operative connection with the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or with the one or more storage devices (8, 8a, 8b) .

6. Holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) with different outer diameters for a vehicle, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a receiving opening (3) for receiving beverage containers (2) and a device for variable - stepwise or stepless - adjustment of the receiving opening (3) depending on an approach to the holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) and / or on contact with the holder, insert or retrofit kit (1), wherein the holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) comprises: - one or more - in particular electronic and / or optical - triggering and / or detection devices (16a, 16b, 16c) for detecting an approach to the holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) and / or a contact with the holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) , - an activation device (15) in functional and / or data connection with one or more triggering and / or detection devices (16a, 16b, 16c) , - one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) with several - in particular predominantly non-flexible - holding elements (14, 24, 34) in operative connection with one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) , - one or more - in particular electrical or electromechanical - actuator devices (7, 17a, 17b) in operative connection and / or in data connection with the activation device (15) and in operative connection with the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or with the one or more storage devices (8, 8a, 8b) .

7. Mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) is designed and / or controllable such that, depending on detected current or imminent acceleration or deceleration forces and / or centrifugal forces acting on the vehicle (19) and / or on the mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1), the receiving opening (3) is automatically reduced in size to secure a beverage container (2) in the receiving opening (3), and / or wherein the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and the one or more actuator devices (7, 7a, 7b, 17a, 17b) and the one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) of the mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) are designed such thatthat when a beverage container (2) is inserted into the receiving opening (3), the receiving opening (3) is automatically reduced in size by means of one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b).

8. Holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that several devices for variable adjustment of the receiving opening (3) depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container (2) to be inserted are provided, which are arranged offset from each other in the direction of the central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3).

9. Mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) is designed to be height-variable in the direction of the central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3), in particular designed to be extendable in the direction of the central axis (X), in particular in that an extendable side wall element (11) is arranged to be movable relative to a fixed side wall element (10) in the direction of the central axis (X).

10. Mounting bracket, insert or retrofit kit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) - have at least three lamellar retaining elements (14) or at least three crescent-shaped retaining elements (24) or at least three circular segment-shaped retaining elements (34), - in particular having four or six or eight lamellar retaining elements (14) or crescent-shaped retaining elements (24) or circular segment-shaped retaining elements (34), and - preferably having four or six lamellar retaining elements (14) or crescent-shaped retaining elements (24) or circular segment-shaped retaining elements (34).

11. Mounting device, insert or retrofit kit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one or more - in particular electronic and / or optical - triggering and / or detection devices (16a, 16b, 16c) are designed to detect an approach to the mounting device, insert or retrofit kit (1) and / or a contact with the mounting device, insert or retrofit kit (1). - as a sensor, in particular as a proximity sensor or as a touch-sensitive sensor or - as a camera or as an optical sensor or as a light barrier or - as a pressure-sensitive sensor or as a weight-sensitive sensor.

12. Retrofit kit for a vehicle, in particular for a land vehicle or for a watercraft or for an aircraft, comprising a holder, an insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) according to any of the preceding claims.

13. Vehicle, in particular a land vehicle or watercraft or aircraft, comprising a vehicle component (9) designed to receive beverage containers (2) and comprising a retrofitted holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, or comprising a holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

14. Vehicle component (9), in particular an interior module or trim part, such as a center console or door trim or dashboard or seat module or storage module, in particular for a land vehicle or for a watercraft or for a Aircraft designed to accommodate beverage containers (2) and comprising a retrofitted holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 811, or comprising a holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) for beverage containers (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

15. Method for automatically adjusting a variable receiving opening (3) of a holder, insert or retrofit kit (1) in particular according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 11 depending on the outer diameter of a beverage container (2) to be adjusted , characterized by the steps: - automatic detection (101) of an approach to the holder (1) and / or of a contact with the holder (1) by means of one or more triggering and / or detection devices (16a, 16b, 16c) , - automatic transmission (102) of a trigger signal and / or a detection signal to an activation device (15) which is in operational and / or data communication with one or more trigger and / or detection devices (16a, 16b, 16c), - automatic activation (103) by means of the activation device (15) of one or more actuator devices (7, 17a, 17b) which are in operative and / or data connection with the activation device (15) and in operative connection with one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or with one or more storage devices (8, 8a, 8b), and - automatic action (104) on the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) and / or the one or more bearing devices (8, 8a, 8b) by means of the one or more actuator devices (7, 17a, 17b) , such that, that, on the one hand, a sliding movement and / or a pivoting movement and / or a rotational movement of several holding elements (14, 24, 34) of the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) is effected with respect to a central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3) and / or a radial movement of several holding elements (14, 24, 34) of the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) with respect to a central axis (X) of the receiving opening (3) is effected to enlarge or reduce the receiving opening (3).

16. Method according to claim 15, characterized by the further step: - automatic detection (105) of a contact contact position of the multiple holding elements (14, 24, 34) of the one or more holding devices (4, 4a, 4b) to a set beverage container (2) by means of sensor data from contact-sensitive sensors and / or by means of actuator data and / or by means of actuator operating parameters of the actuator devices (7, 17a, 17b) .

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