WO2020160772A1

WO2020160772A1 - System and method for providing at least one object in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle, and bottle-shaped object for interacting with the system

Info

Publication number: WO2020160772A1
Application number: PCT/EP2019/052961
Authority: WO
Inventors: Daniel Heinecke
Original assignee: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
Priority date: 2019-02-07
Filing date: 2019-02-07
Publication date: 2020-08-13

Abstract

The invention relates to a system (10) for providing at least one object (52, 58, 74, 92) in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle, comprising a holding device (12, 56, 68, 94) for holding and providing the object (52, 58, 74, 92), which holding device can be integrated in the vehicle interior; a sensor device (66, 100), which is designed to at least indirectly sense the removal of the object (52, 58, 74, 92) from the holding device (12, 56, 68, 94) by a vehicle occupant; a data-processing device, which is designed to assign a purchase transaction or rental transaction of the object (52, 58, 74, 92), which transaction is linked to the removal, to the vehicle occupant in accordance with a sensor signal provided by means of the sensor device (66, 100). The invention further relates to a bottle-shaped object (92) having a cap (93) for providing an object in the interior of the bottle-shaped object (92) and to a method for providing at least one object (52, 58, 74, 92) in a motor vehicle.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE ITEM IN A VEHICLE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND A BOTTLE SHAPED ITEM TO WORK WITH THE SYSTEM

Technical area

The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing at least one object in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle and a bottle-shaped object for interaction with the system.

State of the art

In large cities in particular, fewer and fewer people are buying their own cars, partly because money is scarce, for example due to the relatively expensive living space, and is more urgently needed for other things, or because there is simply a lack of suitable parking space. In addition, there is a general trend that people are less and less likely to buy their own motor vehicle and instead prefer to take advantage of different time-limited rental offers or different take-away or take-away options.

Set carpooling. In other words, the so-called concept of shared mobility is increasingly being used, in which several users share the same vehicle, either for self-driving or to be driven. The actual owner of the vehicle often provides - especially when it comes to offers

Self-drive - the vehicle can only be used without driving it himself. In such a case, the vehicle no longer serves the owner for his own movement, but as a capital investment. Description of the invention

The object of the invention is to provide a solution by means of which at least one object can be provided in a vehicle interior in a particularly simple manner.

This object is achieved by a system and a method for providing at least one object in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle and by a bottle-shaped object for interaction with the system having the features of the independent claims. Advantageous refinements with expedient and non-trivial developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

The system according to the invention for providing at least one object in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle comprises a receiving device that can be integrated in the vehicle interior for receiving and providing the object. Furthermore, the system according to the invention comprises a sensor device which is designed to allow the object to be removed from the receiving device by a

Detect vehicle occupants at least indirectly. In addition, the system comprises a data processing device which is set up to assign a purchase process or loan process of the item associated with the removal to the vehicle occupant as a function of a sensor signal provided by means of the sensor device.

The invention is based on the fundamental idea that with a

The increasing spread of so-called shared mobility is a completely new one

Selling feature for vehicle manufacturers and vehicle owners could become increasingly important. Since, as mentioned at the beginning, people are increasingly no longer buying motor vehicles for their own use, but rather viewing such motor vehicles as an investment, it could become particularly important how vehicle owners can increase the return on investment of such vehicles in the future. The system according to the invention provides appropriate technical means for the sale and / or rental of one or more objects in a vehicle interior in a particularly simple manner offer to record the removal of the object and the removal of the

To assign the object to a corresponding loan or purchase process.

The system according to the invention for providing at least one object in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle can therefore act as an additional source of income for a motor vehicle rental company. Depending on the configuration of the system and in particular of the receiving device, it can essentially be any

Trade objects. The receiving device is preferably designed so flexibly that it can reliably hold and receive objects of different sizes. In this context, integrable in the vehicle interior means that the

Recording device can be provided, for example, as a permanently installed part in the vehicle interior. Alternatively, however, it is just as possible that the receiving device can be a part that can be releasably inserted again in the vehicle interior. The sensor device itself can for example be designed to detect the removal of the object or the presence and absence of the

To capture the object directly. Alternatively or additionally, it can also be provided that the sensor device is set up to indirectly detect a removal of the object, for example by the sensor device detecting a previously released locking of the object.

The data processing device can, quite generally, take the relevant signal as a function of the sensor signals provided by the sensor device

Capture the object and a purchase process associated with the removal or

Assign the item's loan process to the vehicle occupant. For example, it is possible for the data processing device to transmit a corresponding signal to a server device external to the vehicle which, for example, assigns the purchase process or the loan process of the item to a customer account of the vehicle occupant. It is thus possible for vehicle occupants to access the objects in the

Vehicle interior can access, which are provided by means of the system. Payment can be made completely cashless, for example in that, in the manner described, the data processing device assigns the corresponding purchase process or loan process of the object associated with the removal to the vehicle occupant, more precisely a corresponding user account of the vehicle occupant. A possible embodiment of the invention provides that the system has a

Has mechanism that is designed to the object to the

To fix the receiving device and to release the object for removal. This can ensure that the object remains firmly arranged in the receiving device. Even with stronger accelerations, such as

Overtaking maneuvers, braking maneuvers, cornering or the like, it can be reliably ensured that the object remains fixed in the receiving device. In addition, it is also possible for the mechanism to release it, for example, only when a corresponding user action has been recorded, for example the vehicle occupant in question pertains to the purchase or rental process

Has already carried out the payment process. Alternatively, it can also be the case that the vehicle occupant in question simply pushes a button or another operating device in the

Must operate the vehicle interior to bring the mechanism to the

To release the object from the receiving device. In this case, for example, a payment process can be triggered automatically after the mechanism has been unlocked.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the sensor device is designed to allow the object to be removed from the receiving device

to detect directly and / or indirectly, in that the sensor device is set up to detect a release of the object by the mechanism. The sensor device can - if it can directly detect the removal of the object - be, for example, a pressure sensor or the like, which can detect whether the object is in contact with the sensor device. If, on the other hand, the sensor device is set up to detect a release of the object by the mechanism, the sensor device itself can be implemented or integrated in the mechanism, so that a movement within the mechanism can be appropriately detected and processed by the sensor device.

According to a further possible embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the receiving device is a cup holder. The cup holder can, for example, be fixed in a front area or in the rear area of a center console

Motor vehicle or be installed in another position in the motor vehicle. Alternatively, the cup holder can also be releasably fastened again in the vehicle interior. By means of the cup holder, however, objects in the form of beverages can also be used otherwise appropriately shaped objects for sale or rental in the

Vehicle interiors are provided.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the mechanism is a holding device, which is mounted so as to be resiliently movable in the radial direction, for holding the

Has object in the cup holder. As a result, objects in the form of beverages or other objects can be held particularly easily and reliably within the cup holder.

According to a further possible embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the mechanism has a rotatably arranged ring on the cup holder, the rotation of which in a locking direction can limit the range of movement of the holding device for fixing the object radially outward. The ring makes it possible in a simple manner to fix the object inside the cup holder and, if necessary, to release it again by rotating the ring in the opposite direction to the locking direction. On the ring or on the ring itself, for example, symbols or labels can be indicated which the

Vehicle occupants signal in which direction the ring must be turned or moved in order to release an object fixed in the cup holder. In addition, it would also be conceivable that there is an inscription on the ring or around the area of the ring, which signals to the vehicle occupant how expensive it would be to buy or borrow the item in question in the cup holder.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the holding device has at least one arm that can be pivoted inward and outward in the radial direction, the free end of which is arranged in an engagement area of a guide contour of the ring, which is used to fix the object with increasing rotation of the ring in the Locking position allows the arm to pivot radially outward

limited. If the ring is rotated in said locking direction, the range of motion of the arm is restricted more and more radially outwards. Depending on the diameter of the object in question, which is arranged in the cup holder, twisting the ring to a different extent in the locking direction can be sufficient to fix the object in question within the cup holder. The guide contour of the ring ensures that with increasing rotation of the ring into the Locking direction, the pivotability of the arm is limited radially outward, so that with a corresponding positioning or rotation of the ring, the corresponding fixation of the object in the cup holder can be realized. If the object in question can be removed from the cup holder, the ring must simply be turned in the opposite direction to the locking direction, as a result of which the

Pivotability of the arm radially outward is less restricted, so that the object can then be removed from the cup holder without any problems.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the guide contour is formed on an underside of the ring and has a radially inwardly curved shape, so that with increasing rotation of the ring in the locking direction, the guide contour limits the pivotability of the arm radially outward. The free end of the arm is thus forced further and further radially inward by the shape of the guide contour, which is curved radially inward, when the ring is rotated accordingly in the locking direction. As a result, the pivotability of the arm is limited radially outward and the relevant object received in the cup holder is held in a correspondingly reliable manner within the cup holder.

An alternative possible embodiment of the invention provides that the guide contour is a collar-shaped edge area of the ring, the ring engaging an external thread of the cup holder so that with increasing rotation of the ring into the

Locking direction of the collar-shaped edge region moves downward relative to the cup holder and thereby a pivotability of the arm radially outward

limited. In this possible embodiment of the invention thus causes a

increasing rotation of the ring in the locking direction so that the entire ring moves downwards relative to the cup holder. As a result, the collar-shaped edge area, which forms the said guide contour in the case, also moves downward relative to the cup holder. As a result, the ability to pivot the arm radially outward can also be limited. By correspondingly rotating the ring in the locking direction, it can also be reliably ensured in this case that the object received in the cup holder is reliably fixed in the cup holder.

According to a further possible embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the holding device has a holding element which is arranged on the inside of the arm and which for fixing the object has a contour which interacts with a corresponding contour of the object. The contours of the object in question and the contour on the holding element are therefore preferably matched to one another in such a way that they can interlock. This enables a particularly reliable fixation of the object in question with the aid of the holding element within the

Cup holder possible.

According to a further possible embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the holding element is mounted tiltably about an axis running tangentially to the circumferential direction of the cup holder. This allows the holding element by appropriate

Tilting change its position relative to the object to be picked up and thus be adapted to different contours of different objects.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the sensor device is integrated in a base of the cup holder and / or in the mechanism. When integrated in the bottom of the cup holder, it is possible, for example, to reliably detect the presence of the object inside the cup holder and, accordingly, to also detect removal of the object directly by means of the sensor device. Alternatively or additionally, the sensor device can also be integrated in the mechanism. As soon as the mechanism releases the object, for example, the sensor device can also detect this.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the ring can be rotated manually to release the object. A vehicle occupant who wants to remove the object from the cup holder only needs to rotate the ring accordingly so that the previously fixed object is released and can be removed by the vehicle occupant. The vehicle occupant can release the item and remove it from the cup holder by turning the ring accordingly. The

Sensor device can detect the removal of the object and the

The data processing device can, based on a corresponding sensor signal, initiate a purchase process or a loan process for the object in question

Assign vehicle occupants. An alternative embodiment of the invention provides that the mechanism has a drive device for rotating the ring, which is configured to rotate the ring in an unlocking direction to release the object when the

Drive device has received a release signal from a vehicle-side user interface. For example, a vehicle occupant can use an on-board computer or some other user interface in the vehicle to cause the release signal to be generated. In this case, it is a type of electronic variant in which the object is released from the cup holder. As soon as the release signal has been generated and is present, the drive device of the

Mechanism automatically for turning the ring in the appropriate direction so that the item is released for removal.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the drive device has a gear wheel which can be driven by means of a motor, in particular an electric motor, and which engages in an external toothing of the ring. As a result, it is possible in a particularly simple and permanently reliable manner to rotate the ring for locking and unlocking the object in question.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the mechanism is arranged in a bottom area of the cup holder and is designed to hook the object introduced into the cup holder. The previously mentioned

Holding device can also also be provided, in which case this does not have the function of fixing the object inside the cup holder in such a way that it cannot be removed. This is because the mechanism continues to have this function, which in this embodiment is, however, arranged in the bottom area of the cup holder. This mechanism can hook the object which has been inserted into the cup holder and thus keep it fixed within the cup holder.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the mechanism between a position of use raised above the floor area and in the

Bottom area recessed non-use position is movable. Thus, it is possible to use the cup holder in a very conventional way when inside the

No objects should be fixed or locked in the cup holder. By doing In this case, it is simply possible to move the mechanism into its recessed, non-use position. As soon as it is provided, by means of the cup holder contained therein

To keep objects fixed or locked, the mechanism can simply be moved into its raised position of use, in which the mechanism can prevent or block or lock removal of the object in question.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the mechanism by a push-push mechanism between the position of use and the

Non-use position is movable. In principle, this push-push mechanism can work like a ballpoint pen. For example, it can be provided that a vehicle occupant simply has to press the mechanism from above so that, after a corresponding first lifting movement, it either automatically moves into the raised use position or into the recessed non-use position. The push-push mechanism makes it possible in a simple manner to adjust said mechanism between the use position and the non-use position.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the mechanism has a ramp-shaped locking element resiliently mounted in the vertical direction, whereby by arranging the object in an unlocked position in the cup holder and then rotating the object into a locking position

Ramp-shaped counter geometry of the object can be threaded into the locking element and, by further turning the object in the locking direction, the e.g. The latching element designed as a latching hook can first be lowered and then moved into a raised latching position that locks the counter-geometry. The object that can be inserted into the cup holder can have a corresponding geometry or a corresponding counterpart in a base area which can interact with the said mechanism. First of all, the object, for example a beverage bottle, must have a

Beverage can or the like, simply in the said unlocked position

Cup holders are arranged. The said counterpart is positioned in the bottom area of the object in relation to the mechanism in the cup holder. By then rotating the object in said

In the locking direction, the object is threaded onto the latching element, preferably with its opposite geometry or with its counterpart in the bottom area. By further turning the object in the locking direction, the locking element of the Mechanism initially lowered a little and then, preferably spring-loaded, snaps into a raised latching position that locks the counter geometry of the object. As soon as this locking position has been assumed, the object is reliably held in place within the cup holder.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the locking element for releasing the object can be moved into a lowered release position in which the object can be rotated in an unlocking direction opposite to the locking direction to the unlocking position. For example, it can be provided that the latching element can only be moved electronically into the lowered release position in order to release the object. For example, a vehicle occupant must be in the

Press an on-board computer, another user interface, a button or the like in the vehicle interior, as a result of which the locking element is then moved from the raised locking position into the lowered release position, in which the object is unlocked in an unlocking direction opposite to the locking direction

Unlocking position can be rotated and then removed from the cup holder.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the

Receiving device has a charging station for receiving the object designed as a power bank. A power bank is a mobile one

Additional accumulator for supplying energy to mobile devices, in particular tablet computers or smartphones, but basically for supplying energy to electronic devices of all kinds. The receiving device can, for example, be permanently installed in the vehicle interior. It is also possible that the receiving device is a

It is a retrofit part or an aftermarket part. In that case it can be provided, for example, that the receiving device itself is shaped as an insert for a cup holder and e.g. can be locked therein. If a passenger urgently needs some power for his smartphone or tablet computer after the trip or during the trip, he is offered the option of buying or renting the said power bank. It can be provided that the power bank is either sold directly or lent against a deposit corresponding to the sales price. If the power bank is removed from the charging station, the said sensor device registers this and thus, for example, causes the said deposit to be transferred to a user account of the person

is assigned, which had previously unlocked the motor vehicle. If the person enters again borrows the corresponding vehicle and then wants to return the power bank, this is possible if there is still a free slot in the relevant charging station of the motor vehicle. The power bank can then be recharged and when a door is locked or, for example, when the next passenger unlocks the door, the previously retained deposit can be reimbursed to the previous user's account.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the

Receiving device has an ejection mechanism for ejecting the power bank. In other words, it is therefore possible for a suitable ejection mechanism for ejecting the power bank to be present within the receiving device, which is designed as a charging station. For example, the ejection mechanism can have an ejector arm that can be actuated by means of a button, by means of which a toggle-like ejector can be actuated for ejecting the power bank. The button is used to be able to remove the power bank more comfortably. For example, the power bank does not have to look far or at all from the receiving device designed as a charging station. With the help of the ejection mechanism, a vehicle occupant can eject the power bank from the charging station and then easily remove it without having to take the power bank.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the

Receiving device is designed for receiving a plurality of the objects, the objects being chewing gum. It is preferably, for example, chewing gum tablets or chewing gum sticks, depending on how the receiving device is designed. The receiving device can in turn be designed as a part that can be permanently installed in the vehicle interior, with only a type of magazine or the like, which is used to receive the chewing gum, can be easily exchanged or filled. The receiving device can also be a retrofit part, which is designed, for example, as an insert for a cup holder or the like, so that the receiving device fits precisely in the

Vehicle interior can be arranged and fixed. In connection with the objects designed as chewing gum, it is preferably provided that a removal from one of the chewing gums is also registered as a purchase process and, for example, assigned to a user account of the vehicle occupant concerned. Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the

Receiving device has a turntable with individual receiving areas for the respective chewing gums separated from one another by respective retaining ribs, the respective chewing gum being movable along a ramp of the receiving device and being positionable in a removal shaft by rotating the turntable. The turntable is used to put the individual chewing gum in individual chambers

record, which are separated from each other by respective retaining ribs. Simply by rotating the turntable, the respective chewing gums can be moved along the said ramp, whereby the chewing gums are positioned in the slightly raised removal shaft during the corresponding movement. As a result, a vehicle occupant can remove individual chewing gums by simply turning the turntable. This prevents too many chewing gum from being accidentally removed at once. Because the chewing gum is arranged in receiving areas that are separate from one another, they also migrate individually along the ramp into the removal shaft when the turntable is rotated accordingly.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the

Receiving device has a resiliently mounted push button through which

Actuation the turntable can be set in rotation. A vehicle occupant can easily press the push button when he wants to remove one of the chewing gum.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the push button has a plurality of radially outwardly projecting pins which are guided in a guide track of the turntable, which converts a translational movement of the push button into a rotary movement of the turntable. In this way, the translational movement of the push button can easily be converted into a rotation of the turntable when a vehicle occupant wants to remove one of the chewing gum. In particular, it is provided that the sensor device is designed to detect an actuation of the push button. In this way, it is very easy to register a removal of the chewing gum.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the

Receiving device is designed to hold the bottle-shaped object in a region of a lid of the bottle-shaped object, the mechanism for fixing the lid on the receiving device having at least two pivotable hooks and a lever for fixing and releasing the hooks. In this case, the receiving device is a kind

Bottle receiving device or the receiving device is designed to

take up bottle-shaped objects on their respective lid. The mechanism thus forms a kind of lock which clings to the lid of the bottle-shaped object and thus reliably fixes the bottle-shaped object in the vehicle interior. Since the mechanism itself only requires very little installation space, the mechanism together with the receiving device can be attached to different positions in the vehicle interior. The receiving device itself can also be made relatively compact, since it only covers the cover or an area around the cover of the

must accommodate bottle-shaped object. By operating the lever, the mechanism serving as a lock can be easily unlocked, releasing the bottle-shaped object. The bottle-shaped object does not necessarily have to be a beverage bottle. It is only essential here that the object has the shape of a bottle so that the area of the lid can be received or fixed by the receiving device and the mechanism. This embodiment is thus a kind of

Universal receptacle for a wide variety of objects, which are bottle-shaped. So can beverage bottles or other bottle-shaped

trained objects are picked up by means of the receiving device and locked and released by means of the mechanism.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the sensor device is designed to detect an actuation of the lever carried out to release the hook. An actuation of the lever is thus detected by the sensor device. As soon as the bottle-shaped object is released from the mechanism, this is detected by the sensor device. In this way it is very easily possible to register a purchase or also a loan process with regard to the removed bottle-shaped object and preferably to assign it to a user account of the vehicle occupant concerned. According to a further possible embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the receiving device has a counter-holding plate, acted upon by spring force, for receiving the cover, which presses the received cover in the direction of the respective undercuts of the hooks. As a result, the bottle-shaped object can be held particularly reliably and securely on the receiving device. This is because the counter-plate acted upon by means of spring force can ensure that the accommodated cover is pressed in the direction of the respective undercuts of the hooks and thus acted upon with spring force between the hooks and the

Counter plate is held reliably fixed.

According to a further possible embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the hook and the lever have a locking mechanism which enables the hooks to be locked in different positions. For example, it is possible to fix lids of different sizes in the different locking positions by means of the hooks. The latching mechanism can also generally ensure that the relevant lid of the bottle-shaped object can be fixed and held particularly reliably.

The bottle-shaped object according to the invention with a lid is designed to interact with a receiving area of the system according to the invention or an advantageous embodiment of the system according to the invention, the bottle-shaped object having a bottle top and a bottle bottom, which can be detached again at the point with the largest diameter of the bottle-shaped object are connectable with each other, so that an object in the interior of the

Bottle-shaped object can be stowed away, with only the cover that can be screwed onto the top of the bottle has an actuating element for unlocking a

Has locking mechanism which is used to lock the upper part on the lower part. The bottle-shaped object is thus designed in the form of a two-part bottle, wherein the bottle-shaped object can be a type of reusable PET bottle, for example in terms of shape and design. The main innovation lies in a mechanism through which the cover over the

Bottle neck of the bottle-shaped object can be screwed on at the widest point. The advantage of the bottle-shaped object is that only the lid has to be locked away or protected from access in order to prevent the said locking mechanism can be unlocked. Only when the cover of the bottle-shaped object is accessible to a vehicle occupant can the latter use the actuating element on the cover to unlock said locking mechanism. Only then can the upper part and the lower part of the bottle-shaped

Object are separated from one another, so that the vehicle occupant can get to the interior of the bottle-shaped object and thus to the object arranged in the interior of the bottle or in the interior of the bottle-shaped object. Because the top and bottom of the bottle are at the point with the largest

Diameter of the bottle-shaped object can be releasably connected to one another, for example, very large objects can also be accommodated in the interior of the bottle-shaped object. It is also possible for there to be a multitude

different variants of the bottle-shaped object are. The size of the bottle-shaped object can thus be scaled in terms of size and thus be perfectly adapted to the respective products or objects which are to be offered in the interior of the bottle-shaped object for sale or for rental in the vehicle interior. Everything from a very small bottle-shaped object, for example to hold disposable shoe cleaning supplies, to a medium-sized one would be possible

bottle-shaped object, for example for holding chocolate bars, to very large bottle-shaped objects, for example for holding and providing umbrellas. Another option would be to use the bottle-shaped

To integrate the object into a deposit system. Thus, a vehicle occupant who has removed the bottle-shaped object from the vehicle interior would not be forced to return the bottle-shaped object to a suitable vehicle. Instead, he could, for example, return the bottle-shaped object to a supermarket and get his deposit back.

Another possible embodiment of the invention provides that the

The locking mechanism has a locking element shaped complementarily to the inner contour of the top of the bottle; the locking element one in the

Bottom part of bottle has clip-in groove; the locking element has an external thread which is adapted to an internal thread of the bottle top; the

The locking element has a contour that can be passed through a bottle neck of the bottle upper part provided with an external thread, so that by screwing the lid on, the locking element in the upper part is screwed upwards and the lower part below Mediation of the locking element is pulled to the upper part and fixed, the locking element in the upper part being screwed down by unscrewing the lid and released from the upper part of the bottle, so that the groove of the

Locking element can be released from the bottle base. To carry out the locking process, the locking element is simply placed on the lower part of the bottle and is clipped into it by hand, for example. This is possible because the locking element is preferably designed to be flexible in the area of the groove. This composite is then screwed into the top of the bottle. By screwing the cover on, the locking element in the upper part can be screwed upwards and the lower part can be pulled and fixed to the upper part with the intermediary of the locking element. The said groove is pulled upwards until it is firmly fixed in the bottom part of the bottle. The bottle-shaped object can only be opened if the locking element is rotated against the top of the bottle. However, this is only possible if the vehicle occupant can reach the cover. If you just turn the bottom half of the bottle or the bottom part of the bottle, it would just spin. If a vehicle occupant were to pull on the bottom of the bottle, for example, the bottle-shaped object would not open either, as this would

screwed locking element prevented. This makes the bottle-shaped

Object secured by violent opening. Only when the vehicle occupant has access to the cover can he unscrew the cover again, as a result of which the locking element in the upper part is screwed down and so at some point

Bottle top is released so that the groove of the locking element from

Bottom part of the bottle can be solved. It is then possible to separate the upper part of the bottle from the lower part of the bottle, so that a vehicle occupant can get to the inside of the bottle-shaped object.

For example, it can be provided that the actuating element in the cover is a cross-shaped slot which is complementary to the cross-shaped contour of the

Locking element is formed. The cross-shaped slot in the cover engages in the cross-shaped contour of the locking element. As a result, by rotating the lid, it is possible to rotate the locking element relative to the top of the bottle in order to establish or release the locking in the manner already explained. In the method according to the invention for providing at least one object in a motor vehicle by means of the system according to the invention or an advantageous embodiment of the system according to the invention, the object is picked up and provided by means of the receiving device integrated in the vehicle interior, with the sensor device being used to remove the object by a

Vehicle occupants detected from the receiving device and by means of the

Data processing device, depending on a sensor signal provided by means of the sensor device, a purchase process associated with the removal or loan process of the object is assigned to the vehicle occupant. Beneficial

Refinements of the system according to the invention are to be regarded as advantageous refinements of the method according to the invention and vice versa, the system according to the invention in particular having means for performing the method steps.

Further advantages, features and details of the invention emerge from the

the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments and based on the

Drawings. The features mentioned above in the description and

Combinations of features and the features and combinations of features shown below in the description of the figures and / or in the figures alone can be used not only in the respectively specified combination, but also in other combinations or alone, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Brief description of the figures

The drawing shows in:

1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a system designed as a cup holder for providing an object in a vehicle interior;

Fig. 2 is a partially sectioned side view of the first embodiment;

3 shows a perspective view from below of the first embodiment, with a ring being arranged in an unlocked position; 4 is a further perspective view from below of the first embodiment, the ring having been rotated into a locking position;

5 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the system designed as a cup holder;

6 is a partially sectioned side view of the second embodiment;

7 is a further partially sectioned side view of the second

Embodiment ^' ;

8 is a further partially sectioned side view of the second

Embodiment;

9 shows a partially sectioned perspective view of a third embodiment of the system designed as a cup holder;

10 is a further partially sectioned perspective view of the third

Embodiment;

1 1 shows a perspective view of an underside of an object for insertion into the cup holder;

12 shows a partially sectioned side view when the object is inserted into the third embodiment of the system designed as a cup holder;

13 shows a further partially sectioned side view during the insertion and fixing of the object;

14 shows a further partially sectioned side view when the

Subject;

15 shows a further partially sectioned side view when unlocking the previously fixed object; 16 shows a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the system, this being a charging station for providing power banks;

17 is a plan view of the charging station;

18 is a partially sectioned side view of the charging station;

19 is an exploded view of a fifth embodiment of the system, which is a system for providing chewing gum;

20 is a partially sectioned perspective view of the fifth embodiment in assembled form;

21 is a further partially sectioned perspective view of the fifth

Embodiment;

22 is a further partially sectioned perspective view of the fifth

Embodiment when dispensing a chewing gum;

23 is a further partially sectioned perspective view of the fifth

Embodiment;

24 is a perspective view of a turntable of the fifth embodiment;

Fig. 25 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the system, which is used to receive bottle-shaped objects;

26 shows a perspective detailed view of the sixth embodiment of the

Systems;

27 shows a further perspective detailed view of the sixth embodiment of the

Systems; 28 shows possible accommodation locations of the sixth embodiment of the system with respectively received bottle-shaped objects;

29 is a perspective view of a bottle-shaped article for

Cooperation in particular with the sixth embodiment of the system;

Fig. 30 is an exploded view of the bottle-shaped article;

31 is an exploded view of a smaller section of the bottle-shaped

Subject; and

32 shows a further exploded view of a further section of the

bottle-shaped object.

Identical or functionally identical elements have been provided with the same reference symbols in the figures.

A first embodiment of a system 10 for providing at least one

The object in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle is in a

Perspective view shown in FIG. 1. The system 10 comprises a receiving device in the form of a cup holder 12, which can be integrated in the vehicle interior, for receiving and providing objects. The objects can be, for example, beverage cans, beverage bottles or bottle-shaped or

Trade beverage can-shaped objects with other content.

The system 10 comprises a sensor device, not shown in detail here, which is designed to at least indirectly detect removal of the object from the receiving device designed as a cup holder 12 by a vehicle occupant. Furthermore, the system 10 comprises a data processing device, not shown here, which is set up to assign a purchase process or loan process of the item associated with the removal to the vehicle occupant as a function of a sensor signal provided by means of the sensor device. The system 10 has a mechanism, not yet designated in any more detail here, which is designed to the To fix the object on the receiving device 12 and to release it for removal of the object. Above all, the sensor device is designed to allow the removal of the

Object, for example a beverage bottle, a can or the like, to be detected directly and / or indirectly from the receiving device designed as a cup holder 12, in that the sensor device is set up to detect a release of the object by said mechanism.

Said mechanism comprises a plurality of holding devices 14, which are mounted so as to be resiliently movable in the radial direction, for holding the object in question in the

Cup holder 12 on. Furthermore, the mechanism comprises a rotatably arranged on a thread (not shown here) or some other guide of the cup holder 12, through the rotation of which in a locking direction the

Holding devices 14 for fixing the object can be limited in their range of motion radially outward. The symbols 18 can indicate the direction in which the ring must be rotated to unlock or release the object. In other words, the symbols 18 can thus identify an unlocking direction of the ring 16.

In FIG. 2, the first embodiment of the system 10 for providing objects in the vehicle interior is shown in a partially sectioned side view. The structure of the holding devices 14 can be clearly seen here. The holding devices 14 each have an arm 20 that can be pivoted inward and outward in the radial direction, the free end 22 of which is arranged in an unspecified engagement area of a guide contour 24 of the ring 16, which is used to fix the object (not shown here) with increasing rotation of the ring 16 in the locking direction (that is, counter to the direction of rotation indicated by the symbols 18 in FIG. 1) restricts the pivotability of the arms 20 radially outward.

The holding devices 14 also comprise respective holding elements 26 which are arranged on the inside on the arm 20 and are used to fix the relevant objects. The

Holding elements 26 can have a contour that interacts with a corresponding contour of the object to be applied. The holding elements 26 are mounted tiltably about an axis 28 running tangentially to the circumferential direction of the cup holder. By tilting the holding elements 26, they can conform to different contours Adjust different objects that are used in the cup holder 12.

The holding devices 14 also include respective spring elements 30, which act on the arms 20 with a restoring or holding force in the radial direction. Becomes a

Object inserted into the cup holder 12, the object arrives with the

Holding elements 26 in contact. Depending on the contour, the holding elements 26 can pivot about the axes 28 in order to adapt to the contour of the object in question

adapt. Assuming that the object is wide enough, then the holding elements 26 together with the arms 20 are pivoted radially outward, that is to say against the force applied by the spring elements 30.

Various possible positions for sensors or for the sensor device are shown with the reference numeral 32. For example, the sensor device at position 32 could either detect whether the holding device 14 belonging to fixing the object in question is being moved or actuated or whether an object, for example a drinks bottle or the like, is or is not arranged in a bottom area of the cup holder 12. In this way, removal of the object in question can be reliably detected.

3 shows the first embodiment of the system 10 in a perspective view obliquely from below. In the present illustration, the guide contours 24 on the ring 16 can again be seen clearly. As can be seen, the respective guide contours 24 are arranged on an underside 34 of the ring 16 and have a radially inwardly curved shape, so that with increasing rotation of the ring 16 in the locking direction, the guide contours 24 restrict the pivotability of the respective arms 20 radially outward . In other words, the guide contours 24 are curved ribs attached to the underside 34 of the ring 16 which, by rotating the ring 16 in the locking direction, can prevent the holding devices 14 from releasing the object received in the cup holder 12.

For this purpose, the arms 20 were made so long that they protrude to just below the ring 16, as can be clearly seen in FIG. 2. This mechanical lock serves to prevent accidental removal of the object in question, for example a bottle or the like to prevent. However, if the object is unlocked by rotating the ring 16 accordingly and the vehicle occupant removes the object, for example a bottle or the like, this is registered by the sensor device on the mechanism or in the bottom area of the cup holder 12. The cup holder 12 is thereby released until the vehicle in question is unlocked again by a person who has, for example, a type of owner identification, maintenance identification or the like. This person can then insert a new bottle or other object into the unlocked cup holder 12 and then lock it.

In FIG. 4, the first embodiment of the system 10 can be seen in a further perspective view obliquely from below. In the present case, the ring 16 was rotated a little further in the locking direction compared to the illustration in FIG. 3, which can be seen from the fact that the rib-like guide contours 24 restrict the freedom of movement of the arms 20 radially outward more than in FIG. 3.

In FIG. 5, a second embodiment of the system 10 is shown in a perspective view, the receiving device which can be integrated in the vehicle interior again as a

Cup holder 12 is formed. In the first embodiment, which was shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, it is preferably provided that the ring 16 can be actuated manually in order to lock or unlock the object received in the cup holder 12. In the second embodiment shown here, on the other hand, it is provided that said mechanism has a drive device 36 for rotating the ring 16, which is set up to release the ring 16 by means of the

Cup holder 12 to rotate the received object in an unlocking direction when the drive device 36 receives a release signal from a vehicle

Received user interface.

The vehicle-side user interface can be, for example

Board computer to act as a button or the like of the motor vehicle. The

Drive device 36 comprises a means of a motor 38, in particular one

Electric motor, drivable gear 40 which engages in external toothing 42 of ring 16. If, for example, a vehicle occupant actuates a key in the vehicle interior that is provided for this purpose and serves as a user interface, this can cause the motor 38 to set the gearwheel 40 in a corresponding rotation, as a result whose ring 16 is rotated so that the one received in the cup holder 12

Object is released.

In FIG. 6, the second embodiment of the system 10 is shown in a partially sectioned side view. The holding devices 14 with the pivotable arms 20 and the holding elements 26 can again be seen here. In the present case, the ring 16 has a collar-shaped edge region 44 which serves as a guide contour. The ring 16 also engages with an external thread 46 of the cup holder 12, so that with increasing rotation of the ring 16 in the locking direction, the collar-shaped edge area 44 moves downward relative to the cup holder 12 and thereby restricts the pivoting of the arms 20 radially outward. In the present

In the illustration, no drink or other object has yet been inserted into the cup holder 12 so that the arms 20 are arranged in their radially inwardly pivoted position as far as possible. In this case, too, spring elements 30 - as in the first embodiment - can be present, but are not shown here.

In FIG. 7, the second embodiment of the system 10 is shown in a further partially sectioned side view, the case in which an object, for example in the form of a bottle or can, is currently being shown in the

Cup holder 12 is inserted. The holding elements 26 move together with the arms 20 somewhat outwards. The free ends 22 of the arms 20 come into contact with the collar-shaped edge region 44 of the ring 16. Up to now, the ring 16 has not yet been used to push the object inserted into the cup holder 12 through

To fix the compression of the holding elements 26.

This takes place in FIG. 8, in which the system 10 in the form of its second embodiment is again shown in a partially sectioned side view. The ring 16 has been rotated in its locking direction, as a result of which the ring 16 together with its collar-shaped edge region 44 has moved downward relative to the cup holder 12. As a result, the free ends 22 of the arms 20 are pressed radially inward and are bent in the area of the respective axes 28. As a result, the object not shown here by means of the cup holder 12 is clamped between the holding elements 26 and thus fixed. The rotation of the ring 16 works in the second embodiment by corresponding actuation of the drive device 36. Preferably the individual holding elements 26 engage in corresponding notches

Item that has been inserted into the cup holder 12. In this way, the object (not shown here) is particularly reliably fixed within the cup holder 12.

In FIG. 9, a third embodiment of the system 10 is shown in a partially sectioned perspective view. The receiving device is again a cup holder 12. In contrast to the first two embodiments, the

Mechanism for locking the article inserted into the cup holder 12 has now been provided with a reference number 48. As can be seen in the present case, the mechanism 48 is arranged in a base region of the cup holder 12 and is designed to hook the object inserted into the cup holder 12. In the present case, the mechanism 48 is shown in its non-use position sunk into the floor area. The mechanism 48 can be moved from the recessed non-use position shown here into a raised use position by a push-push mechanism.

In FIG. 10, the third embodiment of the system 10 is shown in a further partially sectioned perspective view, the mechanism 48 now being shown in its position of use raised above the bottom area of the cup holder 12. The mechanism 48 has one or more resiliently mounted in the vertical direction

ramp-shaped locking elements 50. By placing the item in a

Unlocking position in the cup holder 12 and then turning the

Object in a locking direction, a ramp-shaped counter-geometry, not shown here, of the inserted object can be threaded onto the locking element 50 and lowered by further turning the object in the locking direction of the locking elements 50 and then moved into a raised locking position that locks the counter-geometry.

In Fig. 1 1 a possible object 52 is shown as an example in a perspective view partially from below. The object 52 can be, for example, a

Act as a beverage can, bottle or the like. In the present illustration, respective ramp-shaped counter-geometries 54 are shown on a bottom region of the object 52, which have already been mentioned and can interact with the mechanism 48 on the cup holder 12. In FIG. 12 the said unlocking position is shown, according to which the object 52 can be inserted into the cup holder 12. The counter geometries 54 and the

Latching elements 50 are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that the object 52 can be inserted into the cup holder 12 and into the mechanism 48 from top to bottom without any problems. Arranged correctly rotated, the object 52 can thus be introduced into the mechanism 48, which is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 13, the third embodiment of the system 10 is shown in a further partially sectioned side view. By corresponding rotation of the object 52, the resiliently mounted latching elements 50 are pressed down when the counter geometries 54 are rotated, as can be seen from FIG. 13. The rotation takes place about an axis running in the vertical direction of the cup holder 12, the article being introduced beforehand in the direction of this axis.

14 shows the third embodiment of the system 10 in a further partially sectioned side view, the object 52 still further in FIG

Locking direction has been twisted. In this position, the counter geometry 54 engages behind the latching element 50, which then snaps upwards again, as a result of which the object 52 is held fixed within the cup holder 12 so that it cannot rotate.

In FIG. 15, the system 10 is shown again in its third embodiment in a further partially sectioned side view. The unlocking process is shown here. The latching element 50, which cannot be seen here, can, for example, be retracted electronically in the vertical direction of the cup holder 12, so that the inserted object 52 can be rotated against the locking direction.

An authorized person can then remove the previously fixed object 52 by electronic release. The object 52, for example, can be removed simply by pulling it upwards with the latching element 50 positioned accordingly. This is possible because the resiliently mounted latching elements 50 cannot be pulled up with them and thus virtually submerge and no longer block the path. It is also possible that the locking elements 50 for releasing the object 52 can be moved electronically into the said lowered release position, in which they release the object 52 in an unlocking direction opposite to the locking direction

Let the unlocking position turn. So this means that it will also be possible It is possible that after the lowering of the locking elements 50, the object 52 must first be turned back a little before the object 52 can be removed.

16 shows a fourth possible embodiment of the system 10 in a

Perspective view shown. In the present case, the receiving device is no longer a cup holder but a charging station 56. In the case shown, two power banks 58 can be picked up by means of the charging station 56 and ejected via respective buttons 60. As can be seen, the charging station 56 is designed as a type of insert for a cup holder. However, other shapes are also possible.

In FIG. 17, the fourth embodiment of the system 10 is shown in a plan view.

In the present case, the two power banks 58 can be seen again, both of which are still arranged in the charging station 56.

In FIG. 18, the charging station 56 is shown along the sectional plane A-A indicated in FIG. The receiving device designed as a charging station 56 has an ejection mechanism 62 for each absorbable power bank 58, which is used to eject the respective power bank 58. The ejection mechanism 62 can be operated by means of the respective buttons 60, wherein an ejector arm 64 can be actuated by means of the buttons 60, by means of which a toggle-type ejector 65 can be actuated to eject the relevant power bank 58. In the present case, a sensor 66 is indicated schematically, which part of the sensor 66 mentioned above in connection with the other embodiments

Sensor device of the system 10 can be to detect when one of the power banks 58 has been ejected.

If one of the power banks 58 is removed from the charging station 56, this is registered by one of the sensors 66. For example, a deposit is then assigned to a user account of the person who previously unlocked the relevant motor vehicle in which the charging station 56 is located. If the person rents a corresponding vehicle again and this person would like to return the previously removed power bank 58, this is possible if one of the two slots in the relevant motor vehicle is in the

Charging station 56 is currently not occupied. Then the returned power bank is 58 and when the door is locked or when the next passenger unlocks it, the previously withheld deposit will be refunded to the relevant user account.

In FIG. 19, a fifth embodiment of the system 10 is shown in an exploded view, the receiving device in the present case being a

Chewing gum dispenser 68, which in turn can be integrated into a vehicle interior. The chewing gum dispenser 68 serving as a receiving device comprises a cover cap 70 and a push button 72. In addition, several chewing gums 74 are shown, a compression spring 76 belonging to the chewing gum dispenser 68, a turntable 78 belonging to the chewing gum dispenser 68 for receiving the chewing gum 74 and a housing 80. In particular the housing 80 can be shaped to be inserted into a

Cup holder can be inserted as precisely as possible. So could he

Chewing gum dispenser 68 are offered, for example, as a retrofit part. It is just as well possible, however, for the chewing gum dispenser 68, which serves as a receiving device for receiving the chewing gum 74, to be designed as a permanently integrated part in a vehicle interior.

In FIG. 20, the chewing gum dispenser 68 is shown in a kind of rest position. The push button 72 has not yet been actuated and the individual chewing gums 74 are stored between individual retaining ribs 82 which are part of the rotary disk 78 (see also FIG. 19 again in this regard). The housing 80 and the cover cap 70 are shown here partially in section, so that one can look inside the chewing gum dispenser 68.

In FIG. 21, the push button 72 has already been pressed halfway down or actuated. As a result, the turntable 78 together with its retaining ribs 82 was rotated to a certain extent, as a result of which one of the chewing gums 74 was pressed or moved onto a ramp 84. As a result, the chewing gum 74 in question moves upwards in the vertical direction or in the vertical direction of the chewing gum dispenser 68 due to the inclined shape of the ramp 84.

In FIG. 22, the chewing gum dispenser 68 is again in a partially sectioned manner

Perspective view shown. In the present case, the push button 72 has been fully actuated, that is, it has been pressed down as far as possible. As a result, the turntable 78 was rotated a little further together with the chewing gum 74, the chewing gum 74, which had already been raised somewhat, being raised even further by the ramp 84 and due to this the further rotary movement of the turntable 78 was conveyed to a removal shaft 86. This removal shaft 86 can also be understood as a type of collecting shaft from which the chewing gum 74 in question can be conveniently removed by a vehicle occupant.

In FIG. 23 is the one serving as a receiving device for the chewing gum 74

Chewing gum dispenser 68 shown in a partially sectioned perspective view. In the present case, one can again clearly see how the chewing gum dispenser 68 is constructed inside. The push button 72 and the compression spring 76 are arranged centrally within the chewing gum dispenser 68. The cap 70 separates the area of the push button 72 and the

Compression spring 76 from the individual chambers of the rotary disk 78 for the chewing gums 74, which are separated by the retaining ribs 82 and are not designated in any more detail. A translational movement of the push button 72 is, as already described above, in a

Rotational movement of the turntable 78 converted.

In FIG. 24, the push button 72, the compression spring 76 and the rotary disk 78 are shown in a perspective exploded view. The push button 72 has a plurality of radially outwardly projecting pins 88 which are guided in a guide track 90 of the rotary disk 78. As can be seen, the guide track 90 has respective inclined sections and sections extending vertically downwards. The compression spring 76 ensures that the push button 72 is arranged in its highest possible position in the unloaded state. Correspondingly, the pins 88 pointing radially outward are also at respective upper ones

Reversal points of the guide track 90 are arranged.

If the push button 72 is now pressed down from the uppermost position, the individual pins 88 pointing radially outward move obliquely downward within the guide track 90, as a result of which the turntable 78 is set in rotation. The rotary movement of the turntable 78 ends as soon as the pins 88 have reached their respective lowest point along the inclined path of the guide track 90. Lets in

The vehicle occupant now releases the depressed pushbutton 72 again

Compression spring 76 for the fact that the push button 72 moves straight up. This results from the fact that the radially outwardly projecting pins 88 are then guided along a respective section of the guide track 90 which simply extends straight up from the bottom. Through the interaction of the radially outwardly projecting pins 88 and the correspondingly shaped guide track 90 results in a very simple and reliable mechanism by actuating the push button 72 of the

to convert translational movement into a rotational movement of the turntable 78.

25 shows a sixth possible embodiment of the system 10 in one

Perspective view is shown by means of which a bottle-shaped object 92

is recorded and made available. The system 10 again includes one

Receiving device 94, which is designed as a type of lock which can hold the bottle-shaped object 92 firmly clasped in the region of a lid 93 of the bottle-shaped object. The receiving device 94 shown here comprises a mechanism for fixing the object (not shown in more detail), here in the form of the bottle-shaped object 92. To fix the cover 93, the mechanism on the receiving device 94 comprises two pivotable hooks 96 and a lever 98 for fixing and releasing the hooks 96.

In FIG. 26, the sixth embodiment of the system 10 is shown partially in a perspective view and partially disassembled. The two pivotable hooks 96 by means of which the cover 93 of the bottle-shaped object 92 is gripped and thus fixed can be clearly seen here. The bottle-shaped object 92 is thus, as it were, upside down in the receiving device 94. Furthermore, a sensor device 100 can be recognized which activates the two

pivotable hook 96 can detect by the lever 98. By actuating the lever 98, the pivotable hooks 96 are folded outwards, thus releasing the lid 93 of the bottle-shaped object 92 for removal.

The sensor device 100, which is arranged in a housing 102 of the system 10, can receive a corresponding sensor signal of a not shown here

Provide a data processing device which is set up, as a function of the sensor signal provided by means of the sensor device 100, to send a purchase process associated with the removal or loan process of the bottle-shaped object 92 to the vehicle occupant concerned, e.g. to a user account of the vehicle occupant. For example, costs for the contents of the bottle-shaped

Item 92 credited to a user account of the associated vehicle occupant by which the vehicle in question in which the system 10 is arranged was previously unlocked.

The bottle-shaped object 92 would not necessarily only have to offer drinks. Instead, by means of the bottle-shaped object 92, any objects of different sizes can be placed inside the bottle-shaped

Item 92 are offered. In such cases the bottle-shaped

Item 92 e.g. be divided into two parts, so that one absorbed inside

Can remove objects.

In Fig. 27, the receiving device 94 is shown in a perspective view. The

Receiving device 94 comprises a counter-holding plate 104 acted upon by spring force for receiving the cover 93, not shown here. The counter-holding plate can press the received cover 93 in the direction of the respective undercuts 106 of the two hooks 96. A compression spring 108 ensures that the counter-holding plate 104 is acted upon by said spring force.

The hooks 96 and the lever 98 have a locking mechanism 110 which enables the hooks 96 to be locked in different positions on the lever 98. The latching mechanism 110 can be formed, for example, in that - as shown here - the lever has several ribs which are not closer in the area

designated recesses or openings can interact with the lever 98.

For example, covers 93 of different sizes can be received and reliably fixed by means of the receiving device 94. The advantage of the system 10 in this embodiment lies in the particularly compact design of the system 10 and, in particular, of the receiving device 94 serving as a type of lock Requires installation space, the system 10 can be installed almost anywhere in the vehicle. Bottle-shaped objects 92 of different sizes can thus be offered for sale or rental in the vehicle interior, that is to say in the passenger compartment or also in the trunk. In FIG. 28, various possible ways of attaching the system 10 for providing the bottle-shaped objects 92 are shown. For example, several of the systems 10 can be attached in the area of a backrest of a vehicle seat in order to provide the bottle-shaped objects 92. It is just as well possible to mount the system 10 on the inside in the area of a vehicle door in order to provide the bottle-shaped objects 92 there. It is also possible, for example, to position the system 10 in the area of an armrest in the rear area of a motor vehicle for offering the bottle-shaped objects 92 or in the trunk.

FIG. 29 shows a possible embodiment of a bottle-shaped object 92 with a lid 93 which is designed to interact with the receiving device 94 of the sixth embodiment of the system 10. The bottle-shaped object 92 shown here is not used at all to hold drinks, but to provide different objects inside. The bottle-shaped object 92 comprises an upper bottle part 11 and a lower bottle part 112, which can be releasably connected to one another again at the point with the largest diameter of the bottle-shaped object 92. This allows an object in the interior of the bottle-shaped

Item 92 can be stowed. The screw-on lid 93 that can be screwed onto the bottle top 1 1 1 comprises a cross-slot-shaped actuating element 1 13 (see FIG. 30) for unlocking a locking mechanism (not shown here) which is used to lock the bottle top 1 10 on the bottle bottom 1 12.

In Fig. 30, the bottle-shaped article 92 is shown in an exploded view. Said locking mechanism includes a complementary to the inner contour of the

Bottle top 1 10 shaped locking element 1 14 with a groove 1 16. The

Bottom part 112 of the bottle in the present case comprises a single thread 1 18, into which the groove 1 16 can be clipped. This is possible because the locking element 114 is designed to be somewhat flexible and thus deformable, at least in the region of the groove 116. The locking element 114 also includes an external thread 120 which is adapted to an internal thread of the bottle top 110, which cannot be seen here.

The locking element 114 also has a contour 126 that can be passed through a bottle neck 124 of the bottle top 110 that is provided with an external thread 122. In the present case, this contour 126 is formed in the shape of a cross and is thus complementary to the already mentioned actuating element 1 13 in the cover 93, since the actuating element 1 13 in the present case is a cross-shaped slot.

The locking element 1 14 can be placed on the bottle base 1 12 and

be clipped, for example by hand, as a result of which the groove 1 16 engages in the thread 1 18. This is possible because the locking element 114 that is not screwed in is a little flexible. This composite formed in this way is screwed into the upper half of the bottle, that is to say into the upper part 11 of the bottle. The external thread 120 of the engages

Locking element 1 14 into said internal thread of the not shown here

Bottle top 1 1 1.

If you now turn the lid 93 of the bottle-shaped object 92, it will at some point engage with its cross-shaped slot 1 13 serving as an actuating element in the cross-shaped contour 126 on the locking element 1 14

Locking element 1 14 rotated inside the bottle top 1 1 1 upwards. As a result, the groove 1 16 of the locking element 1 14 is pulled in the direction of the bottle top 1 10 until it is firmly connected to the bottle bottom part 1 12 or is fixed to it.

Opening or separating the upper part 11 of the bottle 11 from the lower part 11 of the bottle is only possible if the locking element 11 is rotated against the upper part 11 of the bottle, which is only possible if the lid 93 can be reached. If you were only to rotate the lower part 112 of the bottle, it would simply rotate. Opening the

bottle-shaped object 92 would not be possible in this way. Or if, for example, one pulls on the bottom part 112 of the bottle, the bottle-shaped object 92 would likewise not open, since this prevents the screwed-in locking element 114. The bottle-shaped object 92 is thus secured against opening as long as a vehicle occupant does not have access to the lid 93, as long as it is, for example, inserted in the receiving device 94 of the sixth embodiment of the system 10 (as shown, inter alia, in FIG. 25). The first three embodiments of the system 10 can, however, also interact with the bottle-shaped object 92 through a suitable configuration.

In FIGS. 31 and 32, the bottle-shaped object 92 is again shown partially in an exploded view. In Fig. 31 you can again easily see the groove 1 16 and that Recognize external thread 120 on locking element 114. In FIG. 32 one can again clearly see that by screwing on the cover 93, the actuating element 1 13 in the cover 93, which is designed as a cross-shaped slot, is designed complementary to the cross-shaped contour 126 on the locking element.

All embodiments of the system 10 preferably include a sensor device with at least one sensor, which is designed to remove the respective

Objects 52, 58, 74, 92 from the respective receiving device 12, 56, 68, 94 by a vehicle occupant at least indirectly. Also include all

Embodiments of system 10 preferably also include one

Data processing device which is set up to perform a purchase process or loan process associated with the removal of the item 52, 58, 74, 92 as a function of a sensor signal provided by the sensor device

Assign vehicle occupants. For example, the data processing device can transmit a corresponding signal to a communication device of the relevant motor vehicle, which then transmits the signal, for example, to a server device external to the vehicle, by means of which the user account is managed.

REFERENCE CHARACTERISTICS LIST 10 System

12 designed as a cup holder receiving device

14 Holding device

16 ring

18 symbol

20 pivotable arm of the holding device

22 free end of the pivotable arm

24 guide contour

26 holding element of the holding device

28 axis

30 spring element

32 positions for sensors of the sensor device

34 Underside of the ring

36 Drive device for rotating the ring

38 Motor of the drive device

40 gear wheel of the drive device

42 External teeth of the ring

44, collar-shaped edge region of the ring 46 serving as a guide contour, external thread

48 mechanism

50 ramp-shaped locking element

52 subject

54 ramp-shaped counter geometry of the object

56 designed as a charging station receiving device

58 power bank

60 key

62 Ejection Mechanism

64 ejector arm

65 toggle-type ejector

66 Sensor of the sensor device

68 designed as a chewing gum dispenser receiving device

70 cover cap 72 push button

74 chewing gum

76 compression spring

78 turntable

80 housing

82 retaining rib

84 ramp

86 Removal shaft

88 pin protruding radially outwards

90 guideway

92 bottle-shaped object

93 Lid of the bottle-shaped object

94 Receiving device for receiving the bottle-shaped object

96 swiveling hooks

98 levers

100 sensor device

102 housing

104 backing plate

106 Undercut of the hook

108 spring

1 10 locking mechanism

1 1 1 bottle top

1 12 bottle base

1 13 Actuating element on the cover

1 14 locking element

1 16 groove

1 18 thread

120 external thread

122 external thread on the bottle neck

124 bottle neck

126 cross-shaped contour of the locking element

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS

A system (10) for providing at least one object (52, 58, 74, 92) in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle, comprising

a receiving device (12, 56, 68, 94) which can be integrated in the vehicle interior for receiving and providing the object (52, 58, 74, 92);

- a sensor device (66, 100) which is designed to at least indirectly detect removal of the object (52, 58, 74, 92) from the receiving device (12, 56, 68, 94) by a vehicle occupant;

- A data processing device which is set up to send a signal associated with the removal as a function of a sensor signal provided by the sensor device (66, 100)

Assigning the purchase process or loan process of the item (52, 58, 74, 92) to the vehicle occupant.

2. System (10) according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the system (10) has a mechanism (48) which is designed to fix the object (52, 58, 74, 92) on the receiving device (12, 56, 68, 94) and to remove the object (52, 58, 74, 92).

3. System (10) according to claim 1 or 2,

characterized in that

the sensor device is designed to detect the removal of the object (52, 58, 74, 92) from the receiving device (12, 56, 68, 94) directly and / or to detect it indirectly, in that the sensor device is configured to release of the object (52, 58, 74, 92) by the mechanism (48) to be detected.

4. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized in that

the receiving device is a cup holder (12).

5. System (10) according to claim 4, characterized in that

the mechanism is a resiliently mounted in the radial direction

Has holding device (14) for holding the object in the cup holder (12).

6. System (10) according to claim 5,

characterized in that

the mechanism has a ring (16) which is rotatably arranged on the cup holder (12) and, by rotating it in a locking direction, the holding device (14) for fixing the object can be limited in its range of motion radially outward.

7. System (10) according to claim 5 or 6,

characterized in that

the holding device (14) has at least one arm (20) pivotable inwards and outwards in the radial direction, the free end (22) of which in one

Engagement area of a guide contour (24, 44) of the ring (16) is arranged, which limits a pivoting of the arm (20) radially outward in order to fix the object with increasing rotation of the ring (16) in the locking direction.

8. System (10) according to claim 7,

characterized in that

the guide contour (24) is formed on an underside (34) of the ring (16) and has a radially inwardly curved shape, so that with increasing rotation of the ring (16) in the locking direction, the guide contour (24)

Pivotability of the arm (20) limited radially outward

9. System (10) according to claim 7,

characterized in that

the guide contour is a collar-shaped edge region (44) of the ring (16), the ring (16) engaging with an external thread (46) of the cup holder (12), so that with increasing rotation of the ring (16) in the locking direction the collar-shaped Edge area (44) moves downward relative to the cup holder (12) and thereby restricts the pivotability of the arm (20) radially outward.

10. System (10) according to one of claims 7 to 9,

characterized in that

the holding device (20) has a holding element (26) which is arranged on the inside of the arm (20) and which has a holding element (26) for fixing the object

has corresponding contour of the object interacting contour.

1 1. System (10) according to claim 10,

characterized in that

the holding element (26) is mounted tiltably about an axis (28) running tangentially to the circumferential direction of the cup holder (12).

12. System (10) according to one of claims 3 to 1 1,

characterized in that

the sensor device in a bottom of the cup holder (12) and / or in

Mechanism is integrated.

13. System (10) according to one of claims 6 to 12,

characterized in that

the ring (16) is manually rotatable to release the object.

14. System (10) according to one of claims 6 to 12,

characterized in that

the mechanism comprises a drive device (36) for rotating the ring (16), which is configured to rotate the ring (16) in an unlocking direction to release the object when the drive device (36) is on

Received release signal from a vehicle user interface.

15. System (10) according to claim 14,

characterized in that

the drive device (36) by means of a motor (38), in particular one

Electric motor, drivable gear (40) which is in a

External toothing (42) of the ring (16) engages.

16. System (10) according to claim 4 or 5,

characterized in that

the mechanism (48) is arranged in a bottom region of the cup holder (12) and is designed to hook the object (52) inserted into the cup holder (12).

17. System (10) according to claim 16,

characterized in that

the mechanism (48) between one raised above the floor area

Use position and recessed in the floor area non-use position is movable.

18. System (10) according to claim 17,

characterized in that

the mechanism (48) by a push-push mechanism between the

Use position and the non-use position is movable.

19. System (10) according to one of claims 16 to 18,

characterized in that

the mechanism (48) has a ramp-shaped locking element (50) spring-mounted in the vertical direction, whereby a ramp-shaped counter-geometry (54) is created by arranging the object (52) in an unlocked position in the cup holder (12) and then rotating the object (52) in a locking direction. of the object (52) can be threaded into the locking element (50) and, by further turning the object (52) in the locking direction, the locking element (50) can first be lowered and then moved into a raised locking position that locks the counter geometry (54).

20. System (10) according to claim 19,

characterized in that

the locking element (50) for releasing the object (52) can be moved into a lowered release position in which the object (52) is in a to Locking direction opposite unlocking direction is rotatable to the unlocking position.

21. System (10) according to one of claims 1 to 3,

characterized in that

the receiving device has a charging station (56) for receiving the object designed as a power bank (58).

22. System (10) according to claim 21,

characterized in that

the receiving device (56) has an ejection mechanism (62) for ejecting the power bank (58).

23. System (10) according to claim 22,

characterized in that

the ejection mechanism (62) can be actuated by means of a button (60)

Ejector arm (64), by means of which a toggle-like ejector (65) can be actuated to eject the power bank (58).

24. System (10) according to one of claims 1 to 3,

characterized in that

the receiving device (68) is designed to receive a plurality of the objects, the objects being chewing gum (74).

25. System (10) according to claim 24,

characterized in that

the receiving device (68) has a turntable (78) with individual receiving areas for the respective chewing gums (74) separated from one another by respective retaining ribs (82), whereby the respective chewing gums (74) along a ramp (84) by rotating the turntable (78) of the receiving device (68) can be moved and positioned in a removal shaft.

26. System (10) according to claim 25,

characterized in that the receiving device (68) has a resiliently mounted push button (72), the actuation of which can set the turntable (78) in rotation.

27. System (10) according to claim 26,

characterized in that

the push button (72) has a plurality of radially outwardly projecting pins (88) which are guided in a guide track (90) of the turntable (78), the one

translational movement of the push button (72) into a rotary movement of the turntable (78).

28. System (10) according to claim 25 or 26,

characterized in that

the sensor device is designed to detect an actuation of the push button (72).

29. System (10) according to claim 2 or 3,

characterized in that

the receiving device (94) is designed to hold the bottle-shaped object (92) in a region of a lid (93) of the bottle-shaped

Object (92), the mechanism for fixing the cover (93) on the receiving device (94) having at least two pivotable hooks (96) and a lever (98) for fixing and releasing the hooks (96).

30. System (10) according to claim 29,

characterized in that

the sensor device (100) is designed to detect an actuation of the lever (98) carried out to release the hooks (96).

31. System (10) according to one of claims 29 or 30,

characterized in that

the receiving device (94) has a counter-holding plate (104), acted upon by spring force, for receiving the cover (93), which presses the cover (93) in the direction of the respective undercuts (106) of the hooks (96).

32. System (10) according to one of claims 29 to 31,

characterized in that

the hooks (96) and the lever (98) have a locking mechanism which enables the hooks to be locked in different positions.

33. Bottle-shaped object (92) with a lid (93) which is designed to interact with a receiving area of the system (10) according to one of claims 1 to 18 or 27 to 30, the bottle-shaped object (92) being a bottle top ( 1 1 1) and a bottle base (1 12), which can be releasably connected to each other again at the point with the largest diameter of the bottle-shaped object (92) so that an object can be stowed in the interior of the bottle-shaped object (92), with only the on the

Bottle top (1 1 1) screw-on lid (93) has an actuating element (1 13) for unlocking a locking mechanism which is used to lock the bottle top (1 1 1) on the bottle bottom (1 12).

34. Bottle-shaped object (92) according to claim 33,

characterized in that

the locking mechanism has a locking element (1 14) shaped complementarily to the inner contour of the bottle top (1 1 1); the locking element (1 14) one in the bottom part of the bottle (1 12)

has clip-in groove (1 16);

the locking element (1 14) has an external thread (120) which is adapted to an internal thread of the bottle top (1 1 1);

the locking element (1 14) has a contour (126) which can be passed through a bottle neck (124) of the bottle top (1 1 1) provided with an external thread (122), so that the locking element (1 14) in the bottle top by screwing the lid (93) on (1 1 1) is screwed upwards and the bottom part of the bottle (1 12) is pulled onto the top part (1 1 1) of the bottle (1 1 1) through the intermediary of the locking element (1 14), and the locking element (1 14) is fixed by unscrewing the lid (93). screwed down in the top of the bottle (1 1 1) and detached from the top of the bottle (1 1 1) so that the groove (1 16) of the

Locking element (1 14) can be released from the bottle base (1 12).

35. Bottle-shaped object (92) according to claim 34,

characterized in that

the actuating element (1 13) in the cover (93) is a cross-shaped slot which is complementary to the cross-shaped contour (126) of the locking element (1 14).

36. Bottle-shaped object (92) according to claim 33 or 34,

characterized in that

the groove (1 16) is arranged in a flexible region of the locking element (1 14).

37. A method for providing at least one object (52, 58, 74, 92) in a motor vehicle by means of a system (10) according to one of Claims 1 to 32, in which by means of the receiving device (12,

56, 68, 94) the object (52, 58, 74, 92) is picked up and made available, the object (52, 58, 74, 92) being removed from the receiving device by a vehicle occupant by means of the sensor device (66, 100) (12, 56, 68, 94) and by means of the data processing device as a function of a sensor signal provided by means of the sensor device (66, 100) with the

Withdrawal related purchase process or loan process of the item (52, 58,

74, 92) is assigned to the vehicle occupant.