JPH0558469U - Cup holder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In the conventional cup holder, the heat from the automobile air conditioner is directly added to the beverage even when the heating or cooling of the beverage is required, so that the user is satisfied. There was a problem that it was impossible to heat and cool enough. [Structure] The Peltier element 4 is attached to the bottom surface of the cup holder 1 so that one surface 4a is in contact with the beverage cup 10 and the other surface 4b provided with a heat dissipation fin 5 is outside the cup holder 1. Moreover, since the cup holder 1 is provided with the mounting leg 3 for locating the radiating fin 5 at the outlet 20 of the air conditioner for an automobile, it becomes a heat generating side in the summer when a colder drink is required. The radiating fins 5 are cooled by the cooling air from the outlets to enable further cooling of the beverage. Therefore, it is possible to further heat the beverage, and it is possible to provide the beverage having a temperature satisfying the user.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to a cup holder provided for holding a beverage cup or a canned beverage, for example, in a vehicle interior so as not to fall, and more specifically, it adds an efficient heating or cooling function to the cup holder. To do.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 An example of a conventional cup holder 90 of this type is shown in FIG. 4, which is a holder main body made of, for example, resin and having a bottomed cylindrical shape for mounting a beverage cup or a canned beverage. The mounting leg 92 is provided on the vehicle body 91 and is fixed to the vehicle body. At this time, the mounting leg 92 can mount the holder body 91 so that the holder body 91 is located at the air outlet 20 of the vehicle air conditioner. In some cases, the beverage cup 10 and the like placed on the holder body 91 are kept warm or cold.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, since the above-mentioned conventional apparatus directly heats and cools at the temperature from the air outlet 20, it does not deviate much from the temperature set as room temperature in any case, and heating by this In some cases, there was a problem that it was not possible to obtain the effect of being satisfied by drinking in both cases of cooling and cooling, and the solution to this point became a problem.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 As a concrete means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention relates to a cup holder provided in an automobile compartment as a bottomed cylindrical shape for placing a drink cup, and A Peltier element is attached to the bottom surface so that one surface is in contact with the beverage cup and the other surface provided with a heat dissipation fin is outside the cup holder, and the heat dissipation fin is attached to the cup holder. By providing a cup holder characterized in that mounting legs located at the outlet of an air conditioning system for automobiles are provided, it is possible to achieve heating and cooling that can be drunk and satisfying, thereby solving the problems. Is.

[0005]

【Example】

 Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. Reference numeral 1 in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a cup holder according to the present invention. The cup holder 1 is basically composed of a holder main body 2 and a mounting leg 3 which are made of resin or the like. However, according to the present invention, the Peltier element 4 is attached to the bottom surface of the holder main body 2 according to the present invention, so that the beverage cup 10 placed on the holder main body 2 or the like. In addition to enabling heating and cooling, the above-described heating and cooling can be performed more efficiently by the structure of the mounting leg 3.

To explain the above configuration in more detail below, the Peltier element 4 attached to the bottom surface of the holder body 2 is formed in a thin cylindrical shape, for example, and one surface 4 a While being in contact with the bottom surface of the beverage cup 10 placed on the holder main body 2, the other surface 4b is provided with a heat dissipation fin 5 formed of a metal having excellent heat conductivity such as aluminum. The heat radiation fins 5 are projected outside the holder body 2.

On the other hand, the mounting leg 3 is formed in a shape suitable for locating the heat dissipation fin 5 at the air outlet 20 of the air conditioner for automobiles. The radiating fin 5 can be installed at the predetermined position by sandwiching the louver 21 provided at the outlet 20 with a clip-like tip (see FIG. 3). ..

Next, the operation and effect of the cup holder 1 of the present invention having the above-described structure will be explained. The Peltier element 4 transfers heat from one surface to the other surface in proportion to the amount of current flowing, Since the direction of the movement is determined by the direction of the flowing current, for example, when one surface 4a in contact with the beverage cup 10 is the cooling side, the other one with the heat radiating fin 5 attached The surface 4b generates heat and its temperature rises.

At this time, in the Peltier element 4, the efficiency is limited when the difference between the temperature of the one surface 4a and the temperature 4b of the other surface becomes a predetermined constant value, and therefore, the efficiency of the cooling side is limited. As a result, the temperature is limited by the temperature on the heat generation side, that is, it is determined by the efficiency of the heat radiation fins 5.

Here, in the present invention, by disposing the heat dissipation fin 5 at the air outlet 20 of the air conditioner for an automobile, for example, in the summer when a cold beverage is required, the heat dissipation side provided with the heat dissipation fin 5 is provided. That is, the other surface 4b side is cooled by the cooling air to further improve the cooling efficiency on the cooling side, that is, the one surface 4a side in contact with the beverage cup 10, and the electric current is increased in winter. The heat radiation fins 5 on the cooling side are heated by heating air by changing the direction of (1) to further improve the heating efficiency on the one surface 4a side in contact with the beverage cup 10.

[0011]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, one side of the bottom surface of the cup holder is in contact with the beverage cup, and the other side provided with the heat dissipation fin is the outside of the cup holder. In addition, the cup holder is equipped with mounting legs for positioning the heat dissipation fin at the outlet of the air conditioner for automobiles. The cooling fins are cooled by the cooling air from the outlet to enable further cooling of the beverage, and in winter when hotter drinks are required, the cooling fins on the cooling side are heated by the heating air from the outlet. As a result, it is possible to further heat the beverage, and thus to provide a beverage at a temperature satisfying the user, which is extremely effective in improving the performance of this type of cup holder.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a cup holder according to the present invention in a partially broken state.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a main part of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 …… Cup holder 2 …… Holder body 3 …… Mounting leg 4 …… Peltier element 5 …… Heat dissipation fin 10 …… Beverage cup

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cup holder provided in an automobile compartment as a bottomed cylindrical shape for mounting a beverage cup, wherein one surface of the bottom surface of the cup holder is in contact with the beverage cup. The Peltier element is attached such that the other surface provided with is outside the cup holder, and the cup holder is provided with an attachment leg for locating the heat radiation fin at the outlet of the automobile air conditioner. A cup holder characterized by having.