KR20140073136A - Apparatus for cooling and heating cup holder for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a cold and warm cup holder apparatus for a vehicle which improves fast cooling and warming performance by delivering heat of a conditioning air performing cooling and warming of the vehicle to a beverage container directly, and can optimize an arrangement structure of an air conditioning wind cooling or heating the beverage container. The cold and warm cup holder apparatus for a vehicle includes: a housing which is connected to an air conditioning duct installed to discharge a cool wind or a warm wind blown from an air conditioning device of the vehicle to a compartment of the vehicle, and forms an air flow path of an air conditioning wind in the inside; and a cup holder part which is formed on an upper plane of the housing, and accommodates the beverage container. The cup holder part is cooled and warmed by being delivered with heat by the air conditioning wind flowing through the air conditioning duct, and comprises a thermo element which delivers heat to the cup holder part by means of conduction by being heated or cooled by an applied current. Therefore, the cold and warm cup holder apparatus can warm and cool the beverage container rapidly through conduction heat transfer through the thermo element and direct convection heat transfer using the air conditioning wind, and maximizes the cooling and warming performance, and can perform continuous cooling and warming even when the air conditioning device does not work, and also has excellent fast cooling and warming performance by delivering the heat of the air conditioning wind to the beverage container directly.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cold-

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cold / hot cup holder device for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a cold / hot cup holder device for a vehicle, which is installed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle so that a passenger can store cold and hot beverage at a proper temperature.

Generally, a cold / hot cup holder device for a vehicle is provided in a vehicle interior to heat or cool the container so that the occupant can keep the cold drinks cool during summer and warmly stored in winter during warm- will be.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1993-272836 (Oct. 22, 1993) discloses a beverage cooling / heating apparatus for a vehicle. Fig. 1 shows a conventional beverage cooling / heating apparatus for a vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional vehicle beverage cold / warm apparatus includes a holder 1 made of a thermally conductive material and accommodating a beverage 2 to be cooled or heated, a summer module 4 adhered to the holder 1, And a radiating fin 5 closely attached to a side surface 4b of the thermometer module 4 opposite to the holder 1 and installed in the vicinity of the air conditioner outlet 6 so as to communicate with the air conditioner outlet 6. [ In this case, reference numeral 7 denotes an insulator.

In addition, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1998-030445 (1998.08.17) filed by the Korean Public Utility Industry has disclosed a cup holder for a vehicle having a heating and cooling function. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional cup holder for a vehicle. 2, a conventional cup holder for a vehicle has a cup holder formed on an upper surface of a center console 2, and a duct 10 connected to a cooling and heating device of a vehicle is connected to a lower portion of the center console 2 do. The lower part of the cup receiving chamber 30 penetrates the center console 2 and the duct 10 so that the lower end of the cup receiving chamber 30 communicates with the lower end of the duct 30. [ (10).

However, since the conventional cup holder for a vehicle is cooled or heated using the air-conditioning air blown from the air-conditioning apparatus, it has a cold-heating function only when the air-conditioning apparatus is turned on. There is a problem that the holder can not perform the cold storage function in its original state. In addition, the conventional cup holder for a vehicle has a problem in that the means for heating or cooling the beverage container performs heat and heat transfer only by conduction by contact, thereby performing refrigeration and warming.

Patent Document 1: JP-A-1993-272836 (Oct. 22, 1993) Patent Document 2: Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1998-030445 (1998.08.17)

In order to solve such a conventional problem, in the present invention, not only the convection heat transfer using the air conditioning air but also the heat transfer through the conduction are performed to improve the cooling and heating performance, and also, Temperature cup holder device for a vehicle.

In addition, the present invention provides a cold and warm cup holder apparatus for a vehicle in which air-conditioning air for performing vehicle cooling and heating is directly transferred to a beverage container, thereby improving the fast performance of cold and warm. In addition, the present invention provides a cold storage cup holder apparatus for a vehicle, which is implemented to optimize the arrangement structure of the air conditioning wind for cooling or heating the beverage container.

The cold storage cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises a housing connected to an air conditioning duct installed to discharge cold air or warm air blown from a vehicle air conditioner to a vehicle interior and forming an air conditioning air passage therein, And the cup holder part is heat-transferred by the air-conditioning air flowing through the air-conditioning duct and is cooled and warmed. The cup holder part is heated or cooled by application of electric current, And a thermoelectric element for heat transfer.

The cold and warm cup holder device for a vehicle according to the present invention can rapidly cool and warm the beverage container through the conduction heat transfer through the thermoelectric element and the direct convection heat transfer using the air-conditioning wind, maximize the cooling and heating performance, It is not only possible to continuously cool and warm even when it is not used, but also it is a very useful invention having excellent quick-action because the air-conditioned air is directly transferred to the beverage container.

Fig. 1 shows a conventional beverage cooling / heating apparatus for a vehicle,
2 is a sectional view showing a conventional cup holder for a vehicle,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing that the cold / warm cup holder device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention is installed in the air conditioning duct,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cold / warm cup holder device for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a partial perspective view showing the inside of the cold storage apparatus for cold storage cup according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
6 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of Fig. 5,
FIG. 7 is a front view of FIG. 6,
8 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a cold storage chamber cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 9 is a plan view of Fig. 8,
10 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a cold storage chamber cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to a third embodiment of the present invention,
11 and 12 are front views showing a schematic configuration of a cold storage chamber cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the technical configuration of the cold / hot cup holder device for a vehicle will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cold storage cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention installed in an air duct; FIG. 4 is a view showing a cold storage cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention; 5 is a partial perspective view showing the interior of a cold storage cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view enlarging a part of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a cross- Front view.

3 to 7, the cold storage cup holder apparatus 100 for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 110 and a cup holder unit, Path. In this case, the air conditioning duct 199 is installed in the vehicle so as to discharge cool air or warm air blown from the air conditioner of the vehicle to the inside of the vehicle, and may be constituted by a vent duct, a console duct and the like.

The housing 110 is connected to the air conditioning duct 199 to form an air-conditioned air passage therein. The housing 110 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape. The upper housing 111 and the lower housing 112 are coupled to each other and a space is formed therein. However, the housing 110 may have various other shapes. An inlet hole 113 is formed on one side of the housing 110 and a discharge hole is formed on the other side of the housing 110. The air ducts 199 are connected to the inlet hole 113 and the discharge hole, respectively. Therefore, the air-conditioning air flowing through the air conditioning duct 199 flows into the interior of the housing 110 through the inflow hole 113, is discharged through the discharge space through the internal space, and then proceeds inside the air conditioning duct 199 Continue.

The cup holder portion is formed on the upper surface of the housing 110 and accommodates the beverage container 198 therein. The beverage container 198 may be a variety of drinking means such as cans, pats, cups, and the like. Further, the vehicle cold storage cup holder device 100 includes a thermoelectric element 170.

The thermoelectric element 170 is a means for heating or cooling by application of an electric current. More specifically, the thermoelectric element 170 is a semiconductor element having a principle that one side is cold and the other side is hot when a direct current voltage is applied. The thermoelectric element 170 functions to heat and cool the beverage container accommodated in the cup holder together with the air conditioning air by contacting the cup holder portion by heating or cooling the cup holder portion by the conductive heat.

Therefore, the beverage container 198 is cooled and warmed by the air-conditioning air flowing through the air conditioning duct 199, and is simultaneously supplied with the conduction heat transfer by the thermoelectric element 170, thereby maximizing the cooling and heating performance, It is possible to replace only the thermoelectric element 170 with the cooling / warming means when the air-conditioned air is not supplied due to the OFF of the apparatus or the like. As a result, the beverage container can be kept cold or warm at all times.

The beverage container 198 accommodated in the cup holder is formed to be exposed to the air-conditioning air flowing through the air conditioning duct 199. That is, the inside of the cup holder in which the beverage container 198 is housed is communicated with the inside of the housing 110, so that the air conditioning air directly contacts the beverage container 198. Therefore, the cold air or the warm air blown from the air conditioner is directly transferred to the beverage container, and the quick-time function of the refrigeration and warm-up function is excellent.

In addition, the cup holder unit includes a first cup holder 230 and a second cup holder 130. The first cup holder 230 has a hollow pipe shape having upper and lower openings and is fixed to the upper surface of the housing 110. The upper end of the first cup holder 230 is fitted into an assembly hole 119 formed in the upper surface of the housing 110 and the lower end of the first cup holder 230 is extended toward the inner space of the housing 110. In the present embodiment, although the cup holder portion is shown as being provided in the housing 110 in a single unit, it is also possible to have a plurality of cup holders. In this embodiment, two assembly holes 119 are formed on the upper surface of the housing 110, one cup holder 119 is provided with a cup holder, and the other assembly hole 119 is closed to be used as a mounting space .

The second cup holder 130 is installed to be able to move up and down with respect to the first cup holder 230, and the beverage container 198 is accommodated therein. The second cup holder 130 has a hollow pipe shape corresponding to the first cup holder 230, and the upper portion is open and the lower portion is close to the closed cup shape. On the side surface of the second cup holder 130, a plurality of through holes 132 are formed along the circumferential direction. That is, when the second cup holder 130 descends from the first cup holder 230, the beverage container 198 housed therein is exposed to the air conditioning air through the through holes 132.

When the second cup holder 130 is lowered by the vertically moving structure of the second cup holder 130 with respect to the first cup holder 230 as described above, the beverage container 198 housed in the interior of the air conditioning duct 199 The interior of the beverage container 198 and the air conditioning duct 199 is released so that the air in the air conditioning duct 199 ) Is not influenced. In this case, when the second cup holder 130 rises, the lower surface of the second cup holder 130 completely divides and seals between the beverage container 198 and the inside of the housing 110 to minimize the loss of the air- do.

In addition, the thermoelectric element 170 is installed in contact with the side surface of the cup holder. That is, the thermoelectric element 170 is disposed in contact with the side surface of the first cup holder 230 or the second cup holder 130 of the cup holder, so that the heat or the heat of the thermoelectric element 170 directly flows into the cup holder It is possible to prevent the condensed water generated from the cup holder and the moisture and the like flowing from the outside from falling down to penetrate the thermoelectric element 170, thereby improving the durability .

The housing 110 is provided with a receiving portion 114 for mounting the thermoelectric element 170 thereon. The receiving portion 114 is formed on the inner surface of the upper surface of the upper housing 111 to form a predetermined space therein. The receiving portion 114 further includes a cooling fin 150 and a blowing fan 160. One surface of the thermoelectric element 170 is provided to be in contact with the side surface of the cup holder portion, and a cooling fin 150 is disposed on the other surface. A blowing fan 160 is installed on one side of the cooling fin 150 and a blowing hole 115 is formed on the bottom surface of the accommodating portion 114. The cooling fin 150 functions as a heat sink that dissipates heat of the thermoelectric element 170, and the blowing fan 160 serves to circulate the waste heat to the air conditioning air. Therefore, the waste heat of the thermoelectric element 170 can be dissipated by the air conditioning air.

In this case, the receiving portion 114 forms a receiving space 114b between the housing 110 and the upper inner wall of the housing 110 by a vertical member 114a extending downward from the upper inner wall of the housing 110. [ The thermoelectric element 170, the cooling fin 150 and the blowing fan 160 are installed in the accommodation space 114b and the blowing fan 160 is arranged in parallel with the thermoelectric element 170 and the cooling fin 150 do. A blowing hole 115 is formed in a lower portion of the blowing fan 160 to communicate with the inside of the housing 110. The air blowing hole 115 connects the inside of the housing part 114 and the inside of the housing 110 to circulate the air in the housing part 114 to air conditioning air. As a result, a thermoelectric element serving as a heat generating means, a cooling fin constituting a heat sink serving as a heat dissipating means, and a blowing fan serving as a blowing means can be intensively installed inside the housing 110 with a simple structure, thereby enabling a compact design.

The first cup holder 230 is provided at its upper end with a ring-shaped dial 120 rotatably disposed in the radial direction. The second cup holder 130 is provided with a wire guide 140 are provided on both sides. In addition, a wire connecting the dial 120 and the second cup holder 130 is formed in the wire guide 140. Accordingly, when the dial 120 is rotated, a wire connected to the dial 120 pulls or loosens the second cup holder 130 so that the second cup holder 130 moves upward or downward along the first cup holder 230 Lt; / RTI > The second cup holder 130 is formed with guide protrusions 131 for guiding the first cup holder 230 in a sliding manner. With this structure, the second cup holder 130 can be vertically moved in a stable and simple structure by the simple rotation operation of the dial 120. [

Now, the structure of the modified cup holder, the thermoelectric element and the heat sink will be described in the first embodiment through various embodiments. The second to fourth embodiments to be described below will be described only with respect to the structure of the cup holder portion, the thermoelectric element and the heat sink, which are different from each other, and the description of the same components as those of the first embodiment will be omitted And redundant reference numerals will be used.

8 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a cold storage chamber cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 9 is a plan view of Fig.

8 and 9, the thermoelectric element 170 is installed on the lower part of the housing 110, and the cup holder seating part 300 is provided on the upper surface of the thermoelectric element 170 so as to be in contact with the thermoelectric element 170. That is, the thermoelectric element 170 is placed in contact with the lower surface of the cup holder seating part 300, and the cup holder is seated on the upper surface thereof. Therefore, the cool heat or the heat of the thermoelectric element 170 is conducted to the cup holder portion through the cup holder seating portion 300, so that direct heat transfer is performed, and the condensed water generated in the cup holder portion by the cup holder seating portion 300 It is possible to prevent the moisture and the like flowing from the outside from falling down to penetrate the thermoelectric element 170, thereby improving the durability.

The cup holder seating part 300 is formed on a bottom surface of the housing 110 and a heat radiation inlet 301 and a heat radiation outlet 302 are formed on the bottom surface of the housing 110. The heat radiation inlet port 301 is formed on the upstream side of the cup holder seat 300 in the flow direction of the air conditioning air and the heat radiation outlet port 302 is formed on the downstream side of the cup holder seat 300 in the air flow direction do. In addition, a bypass flow path is formed at a lower portion of the cup holder receiving portion 300. The bypass flow path is formed between the heat radiation inlet 301 and the heat radiation outlet 302. A heat sink including the cooling fin 150 is provided on the bypass flow path. The heat sink dissipates heat of the thermoelectric element 170 and can be realized in a structure other than the structure of the cooling fin 150.

As a result, the air-conditioning air that flows through the housing 110 through the air conditioning duct 199 passes through the cup holder portion placed in the cup holder seating portion 300 to cool and warm the beverage container housed in the cup holder portion, A part of the air conditioning air flows through the heat radiation inlet port 301 formed on the lower surface of the housing 110 and then flows through the heat sink and through the outlet port 302 to the inside of the housing 110 and the air conditioning duct 199 have. In this case, the cup holder seating portion 300 may be a separate member or may be a member integrally formed with the housing 110.

10 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a cold storage chamber cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

10, the thermoelectric element 170 is provided in contact with the lower surface of the cup holder, and is provided with a heat sink for radiating the thermoelectric element 170 on the downstream side of the cup holder in the flow direction of the air conditioning wind. The heat sink dissipates heat of the thermoelectric element 170 and can be realized in a structure other than the structure of the cooling fin 150. Therefore, the performance of the cooling / warming-up apparatus can be improved by cooling and warming the cup holder unit first, cooling the cup holder unit further by radiating heat from the downstream side of the cup holder unit, and cooling and warming the cup holder unit by the thermoelectric element 170 .

11 and 12 are front views showing a schematic configuration of a cold storage chamber cup holder apparatus for a vehicle according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

11 and 12, the thermoelectric element 170 is disposed in contact with the lower surface of the cup holder, and a heat sink is disposed in contact with the lower surface of the thermoelectric element 170. The heat sink dissipates heat of the thermoelectric element 170 and can be realized in a structure other than the structure of the cooling fin 150. With this configuration, regardless of the position of the cup holder in the vertical direction, the cooling / heating can be continuously performed using the thermoelectric element 170 as the air-cooling wind dissipates the heat sink at any time. In addition, the air-conditioned air firstly cools and warms the cup holder portion, and at the same time, the heat sink disposed at the lower portion of the cup holder portion dissipates heat, thereby cooling and warming the cup holder portion by the thermoelectric element 170, .

In the first to fourth embodiments described above, the cup holder portion is installed so as to be movable up and down inside the housing 110 so that the beverage container 198 communicates with the air conditioning air. Therefore, when the beverage container 198 is inserted into the housing 110 so as to communicate with the air-conditioning air of the air-conditioning duct 199, the air-conditioning airflow increases the heat exchange area with the beverage container 198, Further, when the beverage container 198 is lifted upward and the insertion is released, the lower surface of the cup holder blocks the air conditioning air from the beverage container 198, thereby preventing the air conditioning air of the air conditioning duct 199 from being lost to the outside.

Although the cold storage cup holder device for a vehicle according to the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, it is to be understood that any person skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible will be. Accordingly, the scope of the true technical protection should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100: Car cold storage cup holder device 110: Housing
120: dial 130: second cup holder
132: through hole 114:
140: wire guide 150: cooling pin
160: blower fan 170: thermoelectric element
198: beverage container 199: air duct
300: cup holder mounting part 301: inlet
302: Outlet

Claims (12)

A housing (110) connected to an air conditioning duct (199) installed to discharge cold air or warm air blown from the air conditioner of the vehicle to the interior of the vehicle and forming an air conditioning air passage therein; And
And a cup holder portion formed on the upper surface of the housing 110 to receive the beverage container 198,
The cup holder part is provided with a thermoelectric element 170 which is heat-transferred by the air-conditioning air flowing in the air-conditioning duct 199 to be cooled and heated, and is heated or cooled by application of electric current to conduct heat to the cup holder part by conduction. Wherein the cold / hot cup holder device for a vehicle is characterized in that: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the beverage container (198) housed in the cup holder is formed to be exposed to the air-conditioning air flowing through the air conditioning duct (199). 3. The method of claim 2,
The cup holder includes a first cup holder 230 fixed to the upper surface of the housing 110 and a second cup holder 230 vertically installed on the first cup holder 230 to receive the beverage container 198 therein. 2 cup holder 130,
The through hole 132 is formed in the second cup holder 130 so that the beverage container 198 received inside the second cup holder 130 when the second cup holder 130 descends from the first cup holder 230 is exposed to the air- Cold cup holder device for vehicles. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the thermoelectric element (170) is installed in contact with the side surface of the cup holder part. 5. The method of claim 4,
The housing 110 is provided with a receiving portion 114 for mounting the thermoelectric element 170. One surface of the thermoelectric element 170 is provided to be in contact with the side surface of the cup holder portion and a cooling pin 150 Wherein the accommodating portion (114) is provided with a blowing fan (160) for circulating and circulating the waste heat in the accommodating portion (114). 6. The method of claim 5,
The housing part 114 forms a housing space 114b between the housing part 110 and the upper inner wall of the housing 110 by a vertical member 114a extending downward from the upper inner wall of the housing 110, A thermoelectric element 170 and a cooling fin 150 are disposed on the heat insulating member 114b and a blowing fan 160 is disposed in parallel with the thermoelectric element 170 and the cooling fin 150, And an air blowing hole (115) communicating with the inside of the housing (110). The method of claim 3,
A ring-shaped dial 120 is provided at the upper end of the first cup holder 230 so as to be rotatable in a radial direction. A wire guide (not shown) extending toward the dial 120 is provided in the second cup holder 130. A wire connecting the dial 120 and the second cup holder 130 is formed in the wire guide 140 and the second cup holder 130 is rotated by the rotation of the dial 120. [ 130) is slid along the first cup holder (230). The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the thermoelectric element (170) is disposed on a lower portion of the housing (110), and a cup holder mounting portion (300) on which the cup holder is mounted is formed on the upper surface of the thermoelectric element Device. 9. The method of claim 8,
The cup holder seating part 300 is formed on the bottom surface of the housing 110 and is provided on the bottom surface of the housing 110 on the upstream and downstream sides of the cup holder seating part 300 in the flow direction of the air- A bypass flow path is formed between the heat dissipation inlet 301 and the heat dissipation outlet 302 at a lower portion of the cup holder seating part 300, And a heat sink for radiating heat from the thermoelectric element (170) on the path flow path. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the thermoelectric element (170) is provided in contact with the lower surface of the cup holder part and is provided with a heat sink for radiating the thermoelectric element (170) to the downstream side of the cup holder part in the flow direction of the air conditioning wind. Holder device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the thermoelectric element (170) is brought into contact with the lower surface of the cup holder part, and a heat sink for radiating the thermoelectric element (170) is provided on the lower surface of the thermoelectric element (170) . 12. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 11,
Wherein the cup holder part is installed so as to be movable in a vertical direction inside the housing (110) so that the beverage container (198) communicates with the air conditioning air.

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