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US 2004/0016783 A1Published application
Device for holding containers, especially beverage containers
AssigneePreh-Werke GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsGebhard Then, Thilo Schultheis
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Abstract
In order to be able to initiate in a simple way the power adjustment of retaining arms of a device for holding containers, it is proposed to trigger control of an actuating drive initially by displacement of at least a bottom part of the holder, and subsequently by rotation of a container inside the holder. This permits unambiguous and intentional switch-on of the actuating drive inside the holder.
Claims13
A device for holding containers in vehicles, the device comprising:
- at least one opening and a bottom part;
- retaining arms, which are swivel-mounted and can pivot into a release position and a holding position for a container;
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- a pulse generator for triggering a first pulse for an actuating drive for the retaining arms, when the container is placed on the bottom part, thereby causing at least the bottom part to move downward and the retaining arms to be brought into the holding position, and
- wherein second pulse is triggered when the container is rotated for removal, causing the retaining arms to be brought into the release position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.