US 12,434,613 B2
Apparatus, system, and method for vehicle cup holder with integrated grate and drip tray
Matthew K. Killeen, Ypsilanti, MI (US); and Ryan C. Harris, Saline, MI (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US); and TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/374,561.
Prior Publication US 2025/0108746 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60N 3/10 (2006.01); B60S 1/64 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/10 (2013.01) [B60S 1/64 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a container receptacle configured to receive a beverage container, the container receptacle includes a grate defining a perforated bottom surface of the container receptacle and configured to allow a spilled liquid to pass therethrough;
a drip tray extending beneath the container receptacle so as to collect the spilled liquid from the container receptacle;
a lip extending radially outward from the container receptacle; and
an access port disposed in the lip so as to provide access to the drip tray.
 
19. An apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a container receptacle configured to receive a beverage container, the container receptacle includes a grate defining a perforated bottom surface of the container receptacle and configured to allow a spilled liquid to pass therethrough;
a drip tray extending beneath the container receptacle so as to collect the spilled liquid from the container receptacle; and
an HVAC drain line coupled to the drip tray, and the HVAC drain line is located so that an HVAC liquid is directed from the HVAC drain line across a bottom surface of the drip tray toward a low point of the bottom surface.