Cup Holder Container with Cover Recess for Aerosol Waste
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in conveniently disposing of used aerosol-generating articles, especially in vehicles, due to the lack of integrated containers that can hold both consumer articles and waste, and existing solutions are not suitable for modern aerosol-generating devices or electrically heated products.
Innovation Solution
A container designed to fit in a vehicle cup holder, featuring a body with a closed bottom and open top, a cover with an aperture for accessing the internal compartment, and support means with recessed portions for holding consumer articles on its outer surface, allowing for easy access and disposal of waste while driving.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional ash tray is used to dispose of waste, then waste disposal function is provided, but the device cannot be conveniently accessed while driving and is not suitable for modern aerosol-generating devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a waste receptacle and a consumer article holder into a single integrated container unit that fits into a vehicle cup holder. The container has a body portion for receiving waste and a cover portion with support means for holding unused aerosol-generating devices, merging two previously separate functions (waste disposal and article storage) into one conveniently accessible unit for drivers.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as a waste receptacle for used aerosol-generating devices, a storage holder for unused devices via the support means on the cover, and a conveniently accessible unit that fits into standard vehicle cup holders. This multi-functionality addresses both the ease of operation and adaptability requirements.
2Ease of operation
If a container holds both consumer articles and waste, then convenience is improved, but waste may escape during vehicle movement
Solution Approach 1:
The cover portion is designed to be removable from the body portion, allowing dynamic adjustment between a closed state (when the vehicle is moving) to prevent waste escape, and an open state (when parked) to facilitate easy access for disposing waste or accessing consumer articles. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction between convenience and reliability.
3Ease of operation
If the container is designed for easy access while driving, then ease of operation is improved, but stability during vehicle movement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed with a specific geometry that fits into the vertical dimension of vehicle cup holders, utilizing the cup holder's existing structural space. By adapting to the cup holder's dimensions and placement location (within reaching distance of the driver), the container achieves both ease of access and stability during vehicle movement without requiring additional mounting mechanisms.
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AI summary
A container (1) configured to be received in a vehicle cup-holder (20). The container (1) comprising a body portion (2) defining an internal compartment, the body portion (2) comprising a closed bottom end (12) and an open top end (14). The container (1) also comprising a cover portion (3) configured to cover the open top end (14) of the body portion (2). The cover portion (3) comprises an aperture (10) for accessing the internal compartment of the body portion (2), and support means (4) for supporting one or more consumer articles on an outer surface (11) of the cover portion (3). The support means (4) comprise at least one recessed portion (6) for receiving one or more consumer articles, the recessed portion (6) being defined by two parallel upwardly projecting plates positioned on the cover portion(3).