KR20160057215A - Cup-holder for use in a vehicle - Google Patents

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KR20160057215A
KR20160057215A KR1020140158184A KR20140158184A KR20160057215A KR 20160057215 A KR20160057215 A KR 20160057215A KR 1020140158184 A KR1020140158184 A KR 1020140158184A KR 20140158184 A KR20140158184 A KR 20140158184A KR 20160057215 A KR20160057215 A KR 20160057215A
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Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a cup holder having two or more sub-housings different in diameter or width, with improved heating and cooling efficiency. According to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle cup holder, comprising: a first sub housing part for housing a cup or a container; And a second sub housing part for housing a cup or a container, wherein each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, An opening of the second sub housing part is formed at the bottom of the first sub housing part so as to form a surface to which a part of the body part of the first sub housing part and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part are directly connected, Wherein a diameter or a width of a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is larger than a diameter or a width of the second sub housing portion and a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is connected to an inner space of the first sub housing portion, The hole communicating with the inner space of the second sub housing portion is formed in the first sub- A vehicle cup holder, which is formed to be adjacent to the body of the part ranging portion is provided.

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CUP-HOLDER FOR USE IN A VEHICLE

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a cup holder for a vehicle.

Generally, a cup holder for a vehicle is provided in a vehicle that carries a person, such as a passenger car, for example, and is mounted adjacent to a passenger, such as an instrument panel or a console box, So as not to be moved or tumbled.

The cup holder for a vehicle may also include a heating device or a cooling device as an insulated and cooled means for keeping the contents of the cup or container stored in the cup holder at a predetermined temperature.

However, while the sizes of the cups and containers are various, such conventional cup holders are concentrically arranged with sub-housings of different diameters, even if they have a single diameter or two diameters (see Patent Documents 1 and 2) 2), it is difficult to mount the heating or cooling means on such a cup holder, and a lot of space is generated between the cup or the container stored in the cup holder and the heating or cooling means of the cup holder, Or the cooling efficiency is low.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-1997-OO37139 (July 22, 1997) Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-1998-0068295 (December 05, 1998) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0017927 (2008. 02. 27.)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a cup holder having two or more sub-housings different in diameter or width, with improved heating and cooling efficiency.

Further, an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a cup holder having an illumination part capable of indicating a temperature state of a cup or a container housed in the cup holder.

However, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular cup holder, comprising: a first sub housing part for accommodating a cup or a container; A second sub housing part for accommodating the cup or container; And a UV irradiator mounted on a housing part of at least one of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part to irradiate an ultraviolet ray to an inner space of the first sub housing part or the second sub housing part, Each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, an opening part is formed at the other end part, and a part of the body part of the first sub- An opening of the second sub housing portion is connected to a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion to form a surface to which a part of the body portion of the second sub housing portion is directly connected and the diameter or width of the bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is Is larger than the diameter or width of the opening of the second sub-housing part, and the bottom of the first sub- Wherein a hole communicating the inner space of the first sub housing portion and the inner space of the second sub housing portion is formed adjacent to a portion of the body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle cup holder, comprising: a first sub housing part for housing a cup or a container; A second sub housing part for accommodating the cup or container; And a heating or cooling device, wherein each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, an opening part is formed at the other end part, An opening of the second sub housing portion is connected to a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion so that a portion of the body portion of the first sub housing portion and a portion of the body portion of the second sub housing portion are directly connected, Wherein a diameter or a width of a bottom portion of the housing portion is larger than a diameter or a width of the opening portion of the second sub housing portion and a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is formed with an inner space of the first sub housing portion and an inner space of the second sub housing portion Is formed in a portion of the body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface The first sub housing portion or the second sub housing portion is formed with a discharge port for discharging air into the internal space of the cup holder for a vehicle and a suction port for sucking air from the internal space of the car cup holder And, The heating or cooling device may include a heat exchange unit attached to the directly connected surface, a thermoelectric device mounted on the heat exchange unit, a duct connecting the suction port and the discharge port and passing through the heat exchange unit, There is provided a cup holder for a vehicle having a blowing fan for blowing air to a heat exchanging part.

The vehicle cup holder is mounted on a housing part of at least one of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part and is provided with a UV LED for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the inner space of the first sub housing part or the second sub housing part, As shown in FIG.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle cup holder, comprising: a first sub housing part for accommodating a cup or a container; And a second sub housing part for housing a cup or a container, wherein each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, An opening of the second sub housing part is formed at the bottom of the first sub housing part so as to form a surface to which a part of the body part of the first sub housing part and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part are directly connected, Wherein a diameter or a width of a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is larger than a diameter or a width of the second sub housing portion and a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is connected to an inner space of the first sub housing portion, The hole communicating with the inner space of the second sub housing portion is formed in the first sub- It provides a vehicle cup holder, which is formed to be adjacent to the body of the part ranging portion.

The bottom of the first sub-housing may be tilted downward toward a portion of the body of the first sub-housing forming the directly connected surface.

The bottom portion of the second sub-housing portion may be inclined downward toward a portion of the body portion of the second sub-housing portion forming the directly connected surface.

The bottom portion of the first sub-housing portion may be inclined upward toward a portion of the body portion of the first sub-housing portion forming the directly connected surface.

Wherein the body of the first sub-housing and the bottom of the first sub-housing are connected to each other at a bottom of the first sub- And the angle formed by the body of the second sub housing part and the bottom of the second sub housing part at the bottom of the second sub housing part may be 90 [deg.].

The vehicle cup holder includes a first heating device or a heat transfer module mounted on a part of at least one of a part of the body part of the first sub housing part forming the directly connected surface and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part .

The thickness of at least one of a portion of the body portion of the first sub-housing portion and a portion of the body portion of the second sub-housing portion to which the first heating device or the heat transfer module is mounted may be greater than a thickness of the other portion of the body portion of the first sub- Or a difference in thickness with another portion of the body portion of the second sub-housing portion .

The thickness difference may become larger as the distance from the first heating device or the heat transfer module increases.

The vehicle cup holder may further include a second heat generating device or a second heat transfer module mounted on an opposite side portion of a body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface.

The vehicle cup holder further includes a switch mounted on a part of a body portion of the first sub housing portion, and the switch is housed in the first sub housing portion, and the body of the first sub housing portion, The flow of electric current can be switched from the first heating device to the second heating device when being pressed by the cup or beverage container contacting the inner surface of the part.

The vehicle cup holder may further include a control switch for controlling a heating value of at least one of the first heating device and the second heating device.

The vehicle cup holder may further include a voltage control device for controlling a voltage supplied to the first heating device or the second heating device to adjust the heating value.

The vehicle cup holder may further include a pulse control device for controlling a pulse of a rated voltage supplied to the first heating device or the second heating device for the heating amount adjustment.

The vehicle cup holder may further include a temperature detector for measuring the temperature of the first heating device or the second heating device.

The heating device of at least one of the first heating device and the second heating device may be a heater or a heating wire.

Wherein the vehicle cup holder comprises at least one first thermoelectric element mounted on a part of at least one of a part of the body part of the first sub housing part forming the directly connected surface and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part .

The vehicle cup holder may further include a second thermoelectric element mounted on an opposite side portion of a body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface.

Wherein the directly connected surface is connected to form an angle of greater than 90 ° and less than or equal to 180 °, and wherein a portion of the body portion of the first sub-housing portion forming the directly connected surface and a first angle formed by the bottom portion of the first sub- ; And a second angle formed by a portion of the body portion of the second sub-housing portion forming the directly connected surface and a bottom portion of the second sub-housing portion may be 90 [deg.].

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle cup holder, comprising: a first sub housing part for accommodating a cup or a container; And a second sub housing part for housing a cup or a container, wherein each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, An opening of the second sub housing part is formed at the bottom of the first sub housing part so as to form a surface to which a part of the body part of the first sub housing part and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part are directly connected, Wherein a diameter or a width of a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is the same as a diameter or a width of an opening portion of the second sub housing portion and a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is connected to an inner space of the first housing portion, And a hole having a diameter smaller than the diameter or the width of the bottom portion of the first sub housing portion communicates with the inner space of the housing portion, And is formed adjacent to a part of the body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the surface to be connected.

Each of the body portion of the first housing portion and the body portion of the second housing portion may have a hollow cylindrical or polygonal column or a hollow truncated cone or polygonal truncated cone or may have a body portion of the first housing portion and a body portion of the second housing portion, A flat sidewall portion may be formed on at least one of the body portions.

The first housing part and the second housing part may be individual members.

The first housing part and the second housing part can be separated from each other and can be recombined so that the directly connected surface is separated by more than 90 ° and less than 180 °.

The second housing portion may be rotated with respect to the first housing portion such that the directly connected surface has an angle of greater than 90 [deg.] And less than 180 [deg.].

The vehicle cup holder may further include a lighting device for indicating an operating state of the vehicle cup holder in an opening of the first housing part or a housing part of at least one of the first housing part and the second housing part .

1 is a perspective view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a plan view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 (a) is a sectional view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 3 (b) is a sectional view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to a modification of the present invention, Fig.
4 is a plan view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a sectional view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a circuit diagram showing the operation of the changeover switch according to another embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a perspective view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a plan view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention,
9 is a schematic plan view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, this is merely an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

The technical idea of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following embodiments are merely a means for effectively explaining the technical idea of the present invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs.

Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a perspective view of a vehicle cup holder 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention for mounting a cup or container (not shown) mounted on a vehicle. A cup holder 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first sub housing part 11 and a second sub housing part 12 vertically connected to the first sub housing part 11, .

Referring to FIG. 2, a top view of a cup holder 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Referring to FIG. 3 (a), a cross-sectional view of a cup holder 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention Lt; / RTI > 2 and 3 (a), the first sub housing portion 11 includes a body portion 18 for forming a storage space in which a cup or a container can be housed, and a body portion 18 And an opening 21 is formed at one end of the upper portion of the body portion 18. The opening portion 21 is formed at the lower end of the body portion 18, Further, the bottom portion 13 is provided with a hole 17 having a diameter or a width smaller than that of the opening portion 21.

The second sub housing portion 12 includes a body portion 19 for forming a storage space in which the cup or the container can be housed and a bottom portion 14 formed at the lower end of the body portion 19 And an opening 22 is formed at one end of the upper portion of the body portion 19. [ The maximum diameter or width of the upper end of the upper end where the opening 22 of the second sub housing part 12 is formed is smaller than the diameter or width of the bottom part 13 of the first sub housing part 11. [

The upper end of the body portion 19 of the second sub housing portion 12 is connected to the bottom portion 13 of the first sub housing portion 11 and the body portion 18 of the first sub housing portion 11 (A left portion in FIG. 3A) of the second sub housing portion 12 and a portion (a left portion in FIG. 3A) of the body portion 19 of the second sub housing portion 12 are formed . That is, a part of the outer surface of the cup holder 10 is directly connected to each other without the stepped portion (formed in the right portion of the cup holder 10).

The first sub housing part 11 and the second sub housing part 12 having a smaller diameter or width than the first sub housing part 11 are connected vertically to form a directly connected surface, An outer surface having no step is formed in the cup holder 10 so that the body portion 18 of the first sub housing portion 11 and the body portion 19 of the second sub housing portion 12, A first heating device 20 or a heat transfer module (not shown), which includes a warming or cold warming device, for example, an area heater or a hot wire, may be mounted (see FIG.

The holes 17 formed in the bottom portion 13 of the first sub housing portion 11 are formed adjacent to a portion of the body portion 18 forming the directly connected surface described above, And may be formed to have the same size as the opening 22 of the body portion 19 of the housing portion 12. The storage space of the first sub housing part 11 communicates with the storage space of the second sub housing part 12 through the hole 17 formed in the bottom part 13. [

According to the configuration as described above, in the cup holder 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, for example, a cup or a container having a diameter or a width that can be accommodated in the second sub housing portion, Can be housed in the cup holder 10 so as to be in close contact with a part of the body portions 18 and 19 forming the cup or container so that the heating or cooling action of the warming or cooling device mounted on the directly connected surface Lt; / RTI >

1 to 3 (a), the body portion 18 of the first sub-housing portion 11 of the cup holder 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention and the body portion 18 of the second sub- The body portion 19 of the portion 12 may have a truncated cone shape having the same inclination (more specifically, a truncated cone shape). In such a case, the bottom portion 13 of the first sub-housing portion 11 is formed to be inclined downward (see Figure 3 (a)) toward a portion of the body portion 18 forming the directly connected surface And the bottom portion 14 of the second sub housing portion 12 may also be formed to be inclined downward toward a portion of the body portion 19 forming the surface to which the second sub housing portion 12 is directly connected. At this time, the bottom portion 13 can be formed so that the angle [theta] 2 between the portion of the body portion 18 forming the directly connected surface and the bottom portion 13 is approximately 90 [deg.], The bottom 14 may be formed such that the angle [theta] 1 between the portion of the body 19 forming the base 14 and the bottom 14 is approximately 90 [deg.].

According to the configuration as described above, cups or containers of various sizes stored in the first sub housing portion 11 or the second sub housing portion 12 of the cup holder 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention are directly Can slide on the bottom portion 13 or 14 so as to come in close contact with a portion of the body portion 18 forming the surface to be connected and a portion of the body portion 19 so that the received cup or container and the body portion 18 or 19 The adhesion force is increased and the generation of the spacing space can be suppressed. Therefore, the heating or cooling action of the insulated cold storage device mounted on the surface to be directly connected can be transmitted to the cup or the container efficiently housed.

3 (a), the thickness of a portion of the body portions 18 and 19, which form the surface to be directly connected, is larger than the thickness of the portion opposite to the portion of the body portions 18 and 19 (Right portion of the body portions 18, 19 in Fig. 3A). In such a case, the body portions 18 and 19 of the cup holder 10 are heated by the heating or cooling device mounted on the directly connected surface, for example, the first heating device 20 (see FIG. 5) The heat can be maintained for a longer period of time than the opposite portion opposite to the portion. The thickness gradually decreases from the portion of the first heating device 20 or the portion of the body portion 18 or 19 on which the heat transfer module is mounted to the opposite side. Or conversely, the thickness may gradually increase.

Referring to Figure 3 (b), a cross-sectional view of the cup holder 10 according to one variant of the present invention is shown. As shown, the truncated cone-shaped inclination of the body portion 18 and the truncated cone-shaped inclination of the body portion 19 are different from each other, and an angle? 3 can be formed on the directly connected surface. The angle [theta] 3 may be more than 90 [deg.] And less than 180 [deg.]. The case where the first sub housing part 11 can not accommodate the cup or the container and the angle? 3 is 180 degrees is the same as the embodiment of the present invention, and when the angle? , The first sub housing portion 11 prevents the cup or the container having a large diameter or a large width from being housed. Also in such a case, the bottom portion 13 and the bottom portion 14 have an angle [theta] 2 between the bottom portion 13 and a portion of the body portion 18 forming the directly connected surface, Of the body portion 19 and a portion of the body portion 19 so that the angle? 1 between the portion of the body portion 19 forming the surface to be formed and the bottom portion 14 is approximately 90 占It can be formed downwardly inclined.

The body portion 18 of the first sub housing portion 11 and the body portion 19 of the second sub housing portion 12 have a hollow cylindrical or hollow truncated conical shape, For example, a hollow polygonal columnar shape or a polygonal truncated pyramidal shape, or a combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to Fig. 4, there is shown a top view of a cup holder 10a for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the following description of another embodiment of the present invention in Fig. 4, the description of the same or similar points as the above-described embodiment and modifications may be omitted for the sake of simplicity. The cup holder 10a according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a first sub housing part 11, a second sub housing part 12 and a third sub housing part 15 . That is, the vehicle cup holder according to the present invention can include three or more sub-housings. The second sub housing part 12 is longitudinally connected to the bottom part 13 of the first sub housing part 11 and the third sub housing part 12 is connected to the bottom part 14 of the second sub housing part 12. [ 15 are vertically connected. At this time, at least two sub housing parts of the first sub housing part 11, the second sub housing part 12 and the third sub housing part 15 are connected to form a directly connected surface. In addition, as shown, a quadrangular hole 32 for communicating with the third sub housing portion 15 forms a directly connected surface on the bottom portion 14 of the second sub housing portion 12 Is formed adjacent to a portion of the body portion (19) of the second sub housing portion (12). Therefore, close contact between the body portions (18, 19, 31) of the sub housing portions (11, 12, 13) forming the directly connected surface and the accommodated cup or container is possible.

The bottom part 16 of the third sub housing part 15 is formed in a shape of a hollow rectangular prism with a body part 14 forming a surface to which the cup or container to be housed is directly connected, May be formed to be inclined downward toward a part of the body portion (31) so as to be in close contact with a part of the body portion (31).

Referring to Fig. 5, a sectional view of a cup holder 10b for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. The difference between the cup holder 10b according to the present embodiment and the above-described cup holder 10 will be described below. The first sub housing portion 11b and the second sub housing portion 12 are vertically connected to form a directly connected surface (left portion in FIG. 5), and a first heating device 20 Can be mounted. The bottom portion 13b of the first sub housing portion 11b may be formed to be inclined upward toward a part of the body portion 18 forming the surface to be directly connected. In this case, between the bottom portion 13b and the opposite portion (the right portion of the body portion 18 of the first housing 11b in Fig. 5) opposite to the portion of the body portion 18 that forms the directly connected surface The bottom portion 13b may be inclined so that the angle [theta] 4 is approximately 90 [deg.]. Further, the second heating device 30 may be mounted on the opposite side of the body portion 18 as an example of the warming or cold storage device.

According to the above-described configuration, when the cup or the container having the diameter corresponding to the diameter of the first sub housing portion 11b is accommodated, the accommodated cup or container can be brought into close contact with the opposite portion of the body portion 18 , So that the heating action of the second heating device 30 mounted thereon can be efficiently transmitted.

The vehicle cup holder 10b according to the present embodiment is disposed on a portion other than a part of the body portion 18 forming the surface to be directly connected, for example, on the opposite side of the body portion 18, And a change-over switch (40) for switching the power supplied to the heat generator (20) to the total heat generator (30).

Fig. 6 is a circuit diagram for explaining the operation of the changeover switch 40. Fig. When the cup or the container corresponding to the diameter or the width of the first sub housing part 11b is accommodated, the cup or the container is lifted up by the inclination of the bottom part 13b to the body part 18 And at this time, the changeover switch 40 disposed on the opposite side of the body portion 18 is pressed. Thereby, the changeover switch 40 switches the flow of the current from the first heating device 20 to the second heating device 30.

According to the above-described configuration, when the cup or the container corresponding to the diameter or width of the first sub housing portion 11b is to be accommodated, the cup or the container is not inserted into the second sub housing portion 12, The body portion 19 of the sub housing portion 12 does not need to be heated and power consumption can be saved by supplying power to the second heating device 30 heating only the first sub housing portion 11b .

3 (a) and 3 (b), the bottom portion 13b is formed so as to be inclined with respect to the bottom portion 13, When the cup or the container which can be inserted only into the first sub housing part 11b is accommodated, the changeover switch 40 supplies current only to the upper part of the first heating device 20, The current supply may be cut off.

6, a switch 50 capable of shutting off the current supplied to the first heating device 20 and the second heating device 30 may be included in the cup holder 10b. As a modification, the switch 50 may be replaced with a control switch that can control not only the current supplied to the first heating device 20 and the second heating device 30 but also the heating value. In such a case, the control switch may include a voltage control device for controlling the voltage, or may include a pulse control device capable of controlling a pulse of the supplied voltage.

As another modification, the first heating device 20 and the second heating device 30 may be provided with a temperature detection part for temperature measurement, and an illumination part (not shown) for indicating the operation state of the cup holder And may be provided on the first sub housing part 11, 11b. In addition, a control unit may be provided to control the current or the like so that the brightness or color of the illumination unit can be changed or adjusted according to the temperature measured by the temperature detection unit.

Referring to Fig. 7, there is shown a perspective view of a cup holder 10c for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the cup holder 10c may include a first sub-housing portion 11c and a second sub-housing portion 12c, wherein the second sub-housing portion 12c includes a first sub- The width or diameter of the upper end of the second sub housing part 12c formed with the opening is longer than the diameter of the bottom part 13c of the first sub housing part 11c Or width. Therefore, the body 18 of the first sub housing part 11c and the body part 19 of the second sub housing part 12c can form a surface directly connected to the entire periphery.

A hole 17 is formed in the bottom portion 13c of the first sub housing portion 11c and the hole 17 is formed adjacent to a portion of the body portion 18 and is heated or cooled The device may be mounted to the body portions 18, 19 adjacent the apertures 17. Therefore, when the cup or the container corresponding to the diameter or the width of the hole 17 is accommodated in the cup holder 10c, the cup or container to be accommodated is held by the bottom portion 13c formed with the hole 17 And can be brought into close contact with a portion of the body portion 18, 19 on which the heating or cooling device is mounted, so that the heating or cooling action of the heating or cooling device can be effectively transferred to the received cup or container.

7, the bottom portion 14c and the bottom portion 13c are inclined so that even if the body portions 18 and 19 are formed in the shape of a truncated cone, as described above, Can be brought into close contact with a part of the body portions (18, 19) on which the heating or cooling device is mounted. The bottom portion 13c is formed to be inclined in a direction different from the bottom portion 14c so that the second heating device is mounted on the body portion 18 of the first sub housing portion 11c You may.

The first and second sub housing parts 11, 11b and 11c and the second sub housing parts 12, 12b and 12c are integrally connected to each other, but not limited to this, As shown in FIG. In this case, the first sub housing portions 11, 11b, and 11c and the second sub housing portions 12, 12b, and 12c can be separated from each other, Can be recombined to have an angle? 3 of 180 degrees or less. Further, the second sub housing parts 12, 12b, 12c are rotated about the first sub housing parts 11, 11b, 11c so that the directly connected surface can have an angle? .

Referring to Fig. 8, there is shown a top view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention. In comparison with the above-described embodiment, the cup holder 10d further includes a UV irradiating device 60 mounted on the first sub housing part 11. [ The UV irradiator 60 includes a UV LED 61 or the like arranged so as to emit ultraviolet rays through a hole formed in the body portion of the first sub housing portion 11, for example. The ultraviolet rays irradiated from the UV LEDs 61 can sterilize the inner surface and the inner space of the cup holder 10d and improve the sanitary condition of the cup holder 10d.

In this embodiment, the cup holder 10d has a structure similar to that of the cup holder 10 shown in Fig. 2, but is not limited thereto, and may have a structure similar to that of the cup holder of another embodiment or modification. Alternatively or in the alternative, a UV LED 61 or the like may be mounted on the second sub housing portion 12. [

Referring to Fig. 9, a schematic plan view of a cup holder for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. The cup holder 10e has a heating or cooling device 120 composed of a thermoelectric element 121 and a heat exchanging part 122 and a heating or cooling device (not shown) from the inner space of the cup holder 10e A blowing duct 126 for guiding the air supplied to the inner space of the cup holder 10e from the heat exchanging part 122, a blowing fan 126 for guiding air supplied to the inner space of the cup holder 10e from the heat exchanging part 122, And a fan device 124 capable of blowing air in the suction duct 125. The suction duct 125 and the blowing duct 126 constitute a duct for connecting the suction port 123 and the discharge port 127 and guiding the flow path through the heat exchange unit 122.

A suction port 123 is formed in the body of the first sub housing part 11 so that air in the inner space of the cup holder 10e can be introduced into the suction duct 125 through the suction port 123. [ The body of the first sub housing part 11 has a discharge port 127 through which the air can be discharged from the air blast duct 126 to the inner space of the cup holder 10e.

The suction duct 125 is equipped with a fan unit 124 for blowing air and the blown air flows to the blowing duct 126 through the heat exchanging unit 122. At this time, the blown air is heated or cooled by the heat exchanger 122, and the air thus heated or cooled can be supplied to the inner space of the cup holder 10e.

According to this structure, the heating or cooling device 120 is mounted on the surface of the cup holder 10e which is directly connected to the cup holder 10e via the heat exchanger 121, the heat exchanger 121, The cup or container received by the heat or cold air heated by the heat exchanging portion 122 or the container accommodated by the cooled air can be additionally heated or cooled So that the heating or cooling efficiency can be improved.

In this embodiment, the shape of the cup holder 10e is similar to that of the cup holder 10 shown in Fig. 2, but is not limited thereto, and various shapes are possible. In addition, the positions of the suction port 124 and the discharge port 127 are not limited to the first sub-housing portion 11, and may additionally or alternatively be formed in the second sub-housing portion 12. [

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the scope of the present invention, but extends to the scope of the claims and their equivalents.

10; 10a; 10b; 10c: Cup holder
11; 11b; 11c: a first sub housing part
12; 12b; 12c: the second sub housing part
13; 13b; 13c: a bottom portion of the first sub-
14; 14c: a bottom portion of the second sub-
17: hole
18: a body portion of the first sub-
19: the body portion of the second sub-
20: First heating device
21: opening of the first sub housing part
22: opening of the second sub housing part
30: Second heating device
40: second changeover switch

Claims (27)

In a cup holder for a vehicle,
A first sub housing part for housing a cup or a container;
A second sub housing part for accommodating the cup or container; And
And a UV irradiator attached to a housing part of at least one of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part to irradiate ultraviolet rays to an inner space of the first sub housing part or the second sub housing part,
Each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, an opening part is formed at the other end part,
An opening of the second sub housing part is connected to a bottom part of the first sub housing part to form a surface to which a part of the body part of the first sub housing part and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part are directly connected,
The diameter or width of the bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is larger than the diameter or width of the opening portion of the second sub housing portion,
The bottom of the first sub housing part is provided with a hole communicating the inner space of the first sub housing part and the inner space of the second sub housing part with a part of the body part of the first sub housing part forming the directly connected surface Is formed so as to be adjacent to the cup holder.
In a cup holder for a vehicle,
A first sub housing part for housing a cup or a container;
A second sub housing part for accommodating the cup or container; And
A heating or cooling device,
Each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, an opening part is formed at the other end part,
An opening of the second sub housing part is connected to a bottom part of the first sub housing part to form a surface to which a part of the body part of the first sub housing part and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part are directly connected,
The diameter or width of the bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is larger than the diameter or width of the opening portion of the second sub housing portion,
The bottom of the first sub housing part is provided with a hole communicating the inner space of the first sub housing part and the inner space of the second sub housing part with a part of the body part of the first sub housing part forming the directly connected surface Respectively,
Wherein the first sub housing part or the second sub housing part is provided with a discharge port for discharging air into the internal space of the cup holder for a vehicle and a suction port for sucking air from the internal space of the car cup holder,
The heating or cooling device may include a heat exchange unit attached to the directly connected surface, a thermoelectric device mounted on the heat exchange unit, a duct connecting the suction port and the discharge port and passing through the heat exchange unit, And a blowing fan for blowing air to the heat exchanging part.
The method of claim 2,
The vehicle cup holder is mounted on a housing part of at least one of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part and is provided with a UV LED for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the inner space of the first sub housing part or the second sub housing part, Further comprising: a cup holder for a vehicle.
In a cup holder for a vehicle,
A first sub housing part for housing a cup or a container; And
And a second sub-housing portion for receiving the cup or container,
Each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, an opening part is formed at the other end part,
An opening of the second sub housing part is connected to a bottom part of the first sub housing part to form a surface to which a part of the body part of the first sub housing part and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part are directly connected,
The diameter or width of the bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is larger than the diameter or width of the opening portion of the second sub housing portion,
The bottom of the first sub housing part is provided with a hole communicating the inner space of the first sub housing part and the inner space of the second sub housing part with a part of the body part of the first sub housing part forming the directly connected surface Is formed so as to be adjacent to the cup holder.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is inclined downward toward a portion of the body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein a bottom portion of the second sub housing portion is inclined downward toward a portion of the body portion of the second sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface.
The method of claim 6,
Wherein a bottom portion of the first sub housing portion is inclined upward toward a portion of the body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface.
The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
Wherein the body of the first sub-housing and the bottom of the first sub-housing are connected to each other at a bottom of the first sub- And a second angle formed by a body portion of the second sub-housing portion and a bottom portion of the second sub-housing portion at a bottom of the bottom portion of the second sub-housing portion is 90 [deg.].
The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The vehicle cup holder includes a first heating device or a heat transfer module mounted on a part of at least one of a part of the body part of the first sub housing part forming the directly connected surface and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part Further comprising: a cup holder for a vehicle.
The method of claim 9,
The thickness of at least one of a portion of the body portion of the first sub-housing portion and a portion of the body portion of the second sub-housing portion to which the first heating device or the heat transfer module is mounted may be greater than a thickness of the other portion of the body portion of the first sub- Or the other portion of the body portion of the second sub-housing portion.
The method of claim 10,
Wherein the thickness difference is larger as the distance from the first heating device or the heat transfer module increases.
The method of claim 9,
Wherein the vehicle cup holder further comprises a second heating device or a second heat transfer module mounted on an opposite side portion of a body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface.
The method of claim 12,
The vehicle cup holder further includes a switch mounted on a part of the body portion of the first sub housing portion,
Wherein the switch is disposed in the first sub housing part so that when the switch is pressed by the cup or the beverage container which contacts the inner surface of the body part of the first sub housing part to which the switch is mounted, To the second heating device.
The method of claim 12,
Wherein the vehicle cup holder further comprises a control switch for controlling a heating value of a heating device of at least one of the first heating device and the second heating device.
15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the vehicle cup holder further comprises a voltage control device for controlling a voltage supplied to the first heating device or the second heating device for the heating amount adjustment.
15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the vehicle cup holder further comprises a pulse control device for controlling a pulse of a rated voltage supplied to the first heating device or the second heating device for the heating value adjustment.
15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the vehicle cup holder further comprises a temperature detecting portion for temperature measurement of the first heating device or the second heating device.
15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein at least one of the first heating device and the second heating device is a heater or a heating wire.
The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
Wherein the vehicle cup holder comprises at least one first thermoelectric element mounted on a part of at least one of a part of the body part of the first sub housing part forming the directly connected surface and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part Further comprising: a cup holder for a vehicle.
The method of claim 19,
Wherein the vehicle cup holder further comprises a second thermoelectric element mounted on an opposite side portion of a body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the directly connected surface.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein the directly connected surface is connected to form an angle of greater than 90 ° and less than or equal to 180 °, and wherein a portion of the body portion of the first sub-housing portion forming the directly connected surface and a first angle formed by the bottom portion of the first sub- ; And a second angle formed by a portion of the body portion of the second sub-housing portion forming the directly connected surface and a bottom portion of the second sub-housing portion is 90 [deg.].
In a cup holder for a vehicle,
A first sub housing part for housing a cup or a container; And
And a second sub-housing portion for receiving the cup or container,
Each of the first sub housing part and the second sub housing part has a body part, a bottom part is formed at one end of the body part, an opening part is formed at the other end part,
An opening of the second sub housing part is connected to a bottom part of the first sub housing part to form a surface to which a part of the body part of the first sub housing part and a part of the body part of the second sub housing part are directly connected,
The diameter or width of the bottom portion of the first sub-housing portion is equal to the diameter or width of the opening portion of the second sub-
Wherein the bottom of the first sub housing portion communicates an inner space of the first housing portion with an inner space of the second housing portion and a hole having a diameter smaller than the diameter or width of the bottom portion of the first sub housing portion, Is formed adjacent to a portion of the body portion of the first sub housing portion forming the cup holder.
The method according to claim 4 or 22,
Each of the body portion of the first housing portion and the body portion of the second housing portion may have a hollow cylindrical or polygonal column or a hollow truncated cone or polygonal truncated cone or may have a body portion of the first housing portion and a body portion of the second housing portion, Wherein a side wall portion of the flat surface is formed on at least one of the body portions.
The method according to claim 4 or 22,
Wherein the first housing part and the second housing part are separate members from each other.
27. The method of claim 24,
Wherein the first housing part and the second housing part can be separated from each other and can be recombined so that the directly connected surface is separated from the first housing part and the second housing part to an angle of more than 90 DEG and less than 180 DEG.
27. The method of claim 24,
Wherein the second housing portion is rotatable relative to the first housing portion such that the directly connected surface forms an angle greater than 90 [deg.] And less than 180 [deg.].
The method according to claim 4 or 22,
Wherein the vehicle cup holder further comprises a lighting device for indicating an operating state of the cup holder for a vehicle in an opening of the first housing part or a housing part of at least one of the first housing part and the second housing part, Cup holder.

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