Height-adjustable cup holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cup holder systems in vehicles lack height adjustability, leading to instability during vehicle vibrations and difficulty in removing cups or bottles due to fixed height and size constraints.
Innovation Solution
A height-adjustable cup holder design featuring a cup holder housing with adjacent stands, a guide member, and support plates that can be selectively positioned at different heights, allowing the cup holder unit to be removably coupled and adjusted using support grooves and elastic elements for improved stability and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the cup holder housing is made larger to accommodate various cup sizes, then adaptability is improved, but stability deteriorates due to excessive space causing shaking during vehicle vibrations
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holder plate is made movable rather than fixed, allowing it to adjust its position dynamically. The plate can be moved between multiple height positions along the housing inner wall to match different cup heights, providing both adaptability and stability by eliminating excessive space at any given position.
Solution Approach 2:
The height position of the cup holder plate is changed as a variable parameter. By providing multiple discrete height positions (first, second, third positions), the system allows users to select the appropriate height for different cup sizes, thereby maintaining stability while preserving adaptability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the cup holder housing is made smaller to reduce shaking, then stability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates due to difficulty in removing cups and bottles
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holder plate's movable design allows it to adapt to different cup sizes by adjusting its height position. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the housing to maintain a compact size for stability while still accommodating various cup and bottle dimensions through positional flexibility.
3Device complexity
If the cup holder plate height is fixed, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates due to inability to adjust for different cup heights
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holder plate is designed to be movable along the housing inner wall between multiple predetermined height positions. This dynamic capability provides height adjustability for different cup sizes while maintaining relatively simple construction through the use of guide grooves and elastic elements rather than complex mechanisms.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the cup holder plate is made movable to adjust height, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional support plates and guide members
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holder plate is divided into a main body and separate support plates that can move independently. This segmentation allows the support plates to be positioned at different heights along guide grooves, providing adaptability while keeping each component relatively simple in design.
Solution Approach 2:
Elastic elements are used to automatically hold the support plates at predetermined height positions without requiring additional locking mechanisms or complex control systems. The elastic elements provide self-service functionality by maintaining the plates in position through their elastic force, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a height-adjustable cup holder. The cup holder includes a cup holder housing including a first stand and a second stand, which are positioned adjacent to each other, a guide member positioned on a bottom surface of the cup holder housing between the first stand and the second stand, a cup holder unit, which includes a first cup holder plate, a second cup holder plate, and a central member, which is positioned between the first cup holder plate and the second cup holder plate and is fitted onto the guide member, the cup holder unit being releasably coupled to the cup holder housing, and first and second support plates, which are moved along the respective cup holder plates so as to hold the cup holder unit on an inner side surface of the cup holder housing.