公开(公告)号：US11642997B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17765627

申请日：2020-08-19

Applicant: Nifco Inc.

Inventor： Koji Kondo

IPC: A47K1/08 ,  B60N3/10

CPC classification number: B60N3/106 ,  B60N3/101

Abstract: A cup holder that can prevent malfunction and generation of abnormal noise due to adhesion of liquid or other foreign matter is provided. The cup holder (1) includes a holder main body (2) for accommodating a container therein, and arms (3) each including an upper arm piece (10), a lower arm piece (11), and a hinge joint (12) connecting a lower end of the upper arm piece (10) to an upper end of the lower arm piece (11). The arm is an integrally molded product made of a resin material, and the hinge joint (12) is a thin-walled hinge formed by a thin-walled portion thereof.

公开(公告)号：US10293732B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15567759

申请日：2016-05-06

Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. ,  NIFCO INC.

Inventor： Kei Inoue ,  Kozo Kobayashi ,  Koji Kondo

IPC: B60N3/10 ,  B60R7/06

Abstract: A container holder (10, 90) includes a main body (20) formed with a recess (21) having an open top defined therein for receiving a container, a swing member (40) rotatably supported by the main body so as to be swung into and out of the recess, a roller (50) supported by the swing member so as to be rotated around a prescribed rotational center line (B) by a container engaging the roller as the container is pushed into and pulled out of the recess, and a biasing member (60) urging the swing member into projecting into the recess, wherein the swing member is provided with an inclined surface (47) extending from a part thereof located outward of an outer periphery (53) of the roller, above the roller and outward of the recess to a part thereof located directly above or inward of the rotational center line of the roller.