DE202007007698U1 - Drinks-holding device for holding drinks containers in a motor vehicle or in a carrier plate has a spring-loaded sliding part for holding a bottle, a can or similar container - Google Patents

Abstract

Above a base flat sliding part (1) there are several separate sliding parts (2) with differently designed holes (3), which each operate independently of each other and can make an active link with the base flat sliding part so that the same kind of movement is caused in a separate selected sliding part and in the base flat sliding part.

Description

The The invention relates to a device for holding beverage containers a motor vehicle or in a carrier plate with the in the preamble of Claim 1 specified characteristics.

Out DE 197 29 689 A1 a device with a cylindrical base body for receiving a beverage container is known. In the wall region of the main body openings are configured, in each of which a spring-loaded holding jaw is pivotally mounted. Thus, an automatic adaptation to beverage containers of different diameters is possible. However, the holding jaws cause only a punctiform support for the male or female bottle, so that a fixed position arrangement of the respective beverage container is only partially achieved.

In DE 199 50 889 A1 a further device with cylindrical base body for receiving beverage containers will be described. The cross-section of the body can be adjusted by means of lamellae to the diameter of a bottle or can by the blades mounted on the base are adjusted with a similar motion sequence as an iris diaphragm. Consequently, the beverage container is supported at several points.

The device for supporting beverage containers according to DE 199 61 174 A1 has a frame with an opening and a resilient clamping element. If a bottle or can is inserted into the opening, the clamping element causes a radial force on the beverage container and clamps fixed in position. For a stable support of the beverage container a sufficient clamping force is needed. Consequently, in order to overcome the clamping effect, the user has to apply a relatively large force when inserting or removing a bottle or can, whereby the handling of the device is impaired.

These known devices require regardless of their specific design a considerable amount of space to effectively support a beverage container guarantee. However, such a space is often not available.

Out DE 44 04 078 A1 a device for holding beverage containers is known, which requires much less space. Here, an existing two halves retaining ring is used, the ring halves are connected to each other via hinges and displaced from a folded rest position to a holding position. On one half of the retaining ring, a pivotable clamping part is arranged, which is pressed by spring force against the male bottle or can. This makes it possible to adapt to beverage containers with different diameters. However, the clamping part rests only on a small portion of the peripheral surface, which can not ensure a stable support when driving the motor vehicle. Another disadvantage is that the change between the rest position and holding position requires a complex sequence of movements, which is realized by numerous items with complicated contours.

In DE 90 06 776 U1 a holder for beverage containers is described, which has a spring loaded with a slider which is supported in a cuboid housing. This slide can be moved from a rest position within the housing in a holding position outside of the housing and are in the open state, two part-circular recesses for receiving each of a bottle or can free. Here, the inner diameter of the recesses defines the maximum diameter of the beverage containers to be received. Consequently, only a single defined container size can be accurately supported, while bottles or cans are kept fixed in position with a smaller diameter than the diameter of the recesses of the slider.

task The invention is a device for holding beverage containers under Use of a slide to create, for a support of beverage containers of different diameters and contours is suitable.

The Task is solved by a device according to the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of dependent Claims, their features in the embodiment described in more detail become.

at a device designed according to the invention are above a full surface designed slider several separate slider with different designed breakthroughs arranged. These slides are each independently operable and be with the full surface designed Slider so brought into operative connection that a similar movement of the selected one separate slide and the full-surface designed slider he follows.

Thus, a kind of pre-selectable cup holder is created, which has a simple structure and is suitable for supporting beverage containers of different diameters and contours. There are different sliders available, which signal immediately recognizable by a symbol (eg tamponiert), which container size of the selected Capture and support the slide. By preferably push on the respective slide this comes into the engagement area and drags by means of kinematics and the lower full-area slide with outward, which forms the bottom surface of the beverage container for all variants of slide positions.

In the separate sliders are preferably designed circular openings, in which bottles or beverage cans fixed in position become. Alternatively you can in the separate sliders rectangular openings are designed. These Variant is for so-called tetra packs with rectangular cross section advantageous.

A advantageous embodiment results, if provided between the full-surface designed slide and the lowest separate slide with a breakthrough a fixed in position Component is arranged. Thus, even with the use of the lowest breakthrough a sufficient amount for one effective support a beverage container guaranteed.

The inventive device to hold beverage containers required only a small component, cost and installation costs. in this connection a concept is realized with which the device by a easy selection of different sliders fast for different types Beverage container modified can be. Further advantages are the robust construction and the Possibility of a easy and quick cleaning.

These Device can be mounted in various carrier assemblies, For example, in a trolley for catering. A preferred Application is the use as a so-called "Cupholder" for supporting bottles, cans and the like containers in a motor vehicle.

following The invention will be explained in addition with reference to the drawing.

The inventive device is for holding bottles, cans and similar containers suitable and has a plurality of slides, which in a non-illustrated casing supported and from a rest position within the housing in a holding position outside of the housing are relocatable.

Here are above a full-surface designed slider 1 several separate slides 2 with differently designed breakthroughs 3 arranged. The sliders 2 are each independently operable and stand with the full-surface slide 1 so operatively connected that a similar movement of the selected separate slide 2 and from the full-surface designed slide 1 is effected. Preferably, the separate slides 2 displaced by means of a push-push mechanism from the rest position to the holding position.

Between the full-surface designed slide 1 and the lowest separate slider 2 is a position-fixed component 5 arranged, which is functionally a spacer element and causes a Mindestabstützhöhe for the beverage container.

In the drawing, a variant is shown, in the separate sliders 2 circular breakthroughs 3 are designed. The breakthroughs 3 Alternatively, they can also be configured with a rectangular contour.

At the visible in the rest position end faces of the separate slide 2 is each a symbol 4 as an indication of the concrete form of the respective breakthrough 3 arranged. These symbols 4 For example, on the faces of the slider 2 be tamponiert. Based on the symbols 4 the user can quickly recognize which slider 2 is to be operated in order to achieve optimum support for a concrete bottle or can.

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full-surface slide

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pusher with breakthrough

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breakthrough

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symbol

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location fixed component

Claims (7)

Device for holding beverage containers in a motor vehicle or in a carrier plate, consisting of a loaded with a spring slide for receiving a bottle, a can or a similar container, wherein the slider is supported in a housing and from a rest position within the housing in a Holding position can be moved outside the housing, characterized in that above a full-surface designed slider ( 1 ) several separate slides ( 2 ) with differently configured openings ( 3 ) are arranged, which are each independently operable and with the full-surface designed slider ( 1 ) can be brought into operative connection such that a similar movement of the selected separate slide ( 2 ) and of the full-surface designed slide ( 1 ) is effected. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that between the full-surface designed slider ( 1 ) and the lowest separate Slider ( 2 ) with a breakthrough ( 3 ) a position-fixed component ( 5 ) is arranged. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the separate slides ( 2 ) are displaceable by means of a push-push mechanism from the rest position to the holding position. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that in the separate sliders ( 2 ) circular breakthroughs ( 3 ) are configured. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that in the separate sliders ( 2 ) are designed rectangular openings. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that at the visible in the rest position end faces of the separate slide ( 2 ) one symbol each ( 4 ) as an indication of the design of the breakthrough ( 3 ) is arranged. Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the symbols ( 4 ) on the end faces of the slide ( 2 ) are tamponiert.