Container receiving apparatus for a vehicle interior

A container receiving apparatus for a vehicle interior having a carrier structure fixed to the vehicle, the container receiving apparatus comprising:

• a container receiving frame including at least one container receiving member defining a substantially cylindrical and upwardly opening container receiving recess therein defining a vertically-oriented central axis;
• a linear guiding device cooperating between the container receiving frame and the carrier structure of the vehicle for guiding vertical displacement of the container receiving frame relative to the carrier structure;
• a control mechanism for linearly displacing the container receiving frame relative to the carrier structure in a vertical direction between a rest position and a functional position, the control mechanism including at least one control member supported for rotation on the carrier structure coaxially relative to the central axis;
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• a cover mounted on the container receiving frame for pivoting movement between a closed position and an open position, the cover in the closed position covering the container receiving frame and the recess therein and in the open position uncovering the container receiving frame and the recess, wherein movement of the cover member into the open position permits linear vertical displacement of the container receiving frame.

A container receiving apparatus for a vehicle interior comprising a carrier structure securely mounted to a vehicle and a container receiving frame displaceable in height relative to the carrier structure and having a cylindrical wall surrounding at least one container receiving member, the container receiving frame being guided for linear displacement by a linear guiding device in a vertical direction, the container receiving apparatus further including a cover supported so as to be pivotably movable between a closed position covering the container receiving frame and an open position releasing the container receiving frame for a linear displacement in the vertical direction, the container receiving apparatus, for linear displacement of the container receiving frame in the vertical direction between a rest position and a functional position, further including a rotationally effective, mechanical forced control apparatus, the forced control apparatus having a threaded guide coaxial relative to a vertical center axis of the container receiving member and a circumferential tooth arrangement coaxial relative to the vertical center axis and meshing with a complementary tooth arrangement of an actuation member movable tangentially with respect to the circumferential tooth arrangement, the forced control apparatus further including a cylindrical sleeve coaxially surrounding the wall of the container receiving frame, the threaded guide and the circumferential tooth arrangement being provided on the cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve being rotatably supported on the carrier structure about the vertical center axis, and the threaded guide having a slotted helical member on the cylindrical sleeve and a crank pin protruding radially from the container receiving frame and engaging in the slotted helical member.