# US 10,864,837 B2 · In-cabin cup holder

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- Number: US 10,864,837 B2
- Document ID: US10864837B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/279,201
- Filed: 2019-02-19
- Published: 2019-08-29
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2018-02-27
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Jun Yumura; Manabu Akita; Kosuke Endo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864837B2

## CPC

- B60N 3/101: {fixed}
- B60N 3/105: {for receptables of different size or shape}
- B60Q 3/229: {Cup holders}
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL

## Abstract

An in-cabin cup holder which holds a cup includes an upper holder having a cup opening into which the cup is inserted, and a lower holder placed below the upper holder. The lower holder has a recess with a bottom that is positioned below the cup opening and that supports the inserted cup from below, and a side wall that is provided at a periphery of the recess with the bottom, and that surrounds a space above the recess with the bottom. A discharge port for discharging liquid is formed on the side wall.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An in-cabin cup holder which holds a cup, comprising:
an upper holder having a cup opening into which the cup is inserted; and
a lower holder placed below the upper holder and having a recess with a bottom that is positioned below the cup opening and that supports the inserted cup from below, and a side wall that is placed at a periphery of the recess with the bottom, and that surrounds a space above the recess with the bottom, wherein
a discharge port for discharging liquid is provided on the side wall.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The in-cabin cup holder according to claim 1, wherein
a pair of guides that protrude toward an outer side and that restrict flow of liquid to a side is provided on left and right sides of the discharge port.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The in-cabin cup holder according to claim 1, wherein
the upper holder has two cup openings,
the lower holder has two recesses with the bottoms, and
the side wall is placed to surround both of the recesses with the bottoms, including a holder bottom surface between the two recesses with the bottoms.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The in-cabin cup holder according to claim 3, wherein
at least one of the discharge ports is provided on the side wall at a side of the holder bottom surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The in-cabin cup holder according to claim 3, wherein
at least one of the discharge ports is provided on the side wall at a side of one of the recesses with the bottoms.