US 12,286,046 B2
Semi-automatic cup holder
Hyun Tak Ko, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Oung Han, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC., Seosan-si (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC., Seosan-si (KR)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/610,306.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0044662 (KR), filed on Apr. 5, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0336184 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/102 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cup holder comprising:
a first support part and a second support part configured to accommodate a cup and rotatably disposed to assume a non-use position or a use position;
a first slider configured to be movable along a given axis by rotation of the first support part;
a second slider configured to be movable along the given axis by rotation of the second support part; and
a link spring connected to the first slider and the second slider and configured to be rotated when the first slider and the second slider are moved along the given axis,
wherein the link spring is configured to be compressed as movement of the first slider and the second slider along the given axis is begun, and
wherein the link spring is configured to expand after reaching a fully compressed state such that expansion of the link spring continues the movement of the first slider and the second slider along the given axis, and such that the first support part and the second support part are rotated by the expansion of the link spring to reach the use position or the non-use position.