# US 2017/0282773 A1 · Cup holder for vehicle and vehicle comprising same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0282773 A1 - Document ID: US20170282773A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/514,501 - Filed: 2014-10-17 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-25 - Assignees: Dae Chang Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Dae Chang Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jun Dong JI; Myeong Ji O - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170282773A1 ## CPC - B60N 3/104: {with refrigerating or warming systems} - B60N 3/101: {fixed} - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A cup holder for a vehicle includes a heating unit configured to prevent a heater and a conductive plate from being separated from each other due to vibrations of the vehicle or aging degradation. The cup holder for a vehicle includes: a housing for accommodating a cup or container; and a heating unit disposed at a portion of a side wall of the housing, in which the heating unit is provided with a thermally conductive plate and a plane heater fixedly disposed on one surface or in the inside of the thermally conductive plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cup holder for a vehicle, comprising: a housing for accommodating a cup or container; and a heating unit disposed at a portion of a side wall of the housing, wherein the heating unit is provided with a thermally conductive plate and a plane heater fixedly disposed on one surface or in the inside of the thermally conductive plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the thermally conductive plate is formed of metal, and formed with an insertion hole that is compressed after the plane heater is inserted thereinto so that the plane heater is buried in the thermally conductive plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the thermally conductive plate includes a first thermally conductive surface and a second thermally conductive surface that contact the cup or container accommodated in the housing, the first thermally conductive surface and the second thermally conductive surface being connected to each other at an angle of less than 180 degrees. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 2, wherein the thermally conductive plate includes a first thermally conductive surface and a second thermally conductive surface that contact the cup or container accommodated in the housing, the first thermally conductive surface and the second thermally conductive surface being connected to each other at an angle of less than 180 degrees, and the insertion hole is formed to have a bent shape while being adjacent to the first and second thermally conductive surfaces. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 2, wherein the thermally conductive plate includes a first thermally conductive surface and a second thermally conductive surface that are connected to each other at an angle of less than 180 degrees, and further includes a rear surface facing the first and second thermally conductive surfaces, and the insertion hole is formed to have a straight line shape while being adjacent to the rear surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 2, wherein the insertion hole is formed to have a wave shape or a zigzag shape. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 2, wherein a bent part that is bent when the insertion hole is compressed is formed at a portion adjacent to at least one of both ends of the insertion hole of the thermally conductive plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 2, further comprising an insulation member disposed at a surface, of both surfaces of the plane heater buried in the thermally conductive plate, that is far from a surface of the thermally conductive plate facing the cup or container accommodated in the housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 2, wherein the thermally conductive plate includes a first thermally conductive surface and a second thermally conductive surface that contact the cup or container accommodated in the housing, at least one of the first thermally conductive surface and the second thermally conductive surface is formed with a cutout part. ### Claim 10 (canceled) ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a lighting part disposed to be adjacent to a circumference of an opened upper end portion of the housing, and emitting light with a first color when power is supplied to the plane heater, wherein the lighting part emits light with a second color when night lighting is turned on in the vehicle, and emits light with the first color when power is supplied to the plane heater. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the plane heater is a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the thermally conductive plate is formed of thermally conductive plastic, and the plane heater is buried in the thermally conductive plate or adhered to one surface of the thermally conductive plate by insert injection-molding or insert molding. ### Claim 14 (canceled) ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the housing is formed of metal, and at least a portion of the housing is provided with an infrared ray coating layer for generating infrared ray. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein a side wall portion of the housing has a predetermined gradient to facilitate contact with the cup or container. ### Claim 17 (canceled) ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 16, further comprising a plane heating element or a Peltier element provided in the housing. ### Claim 19 (canceled) ### Claim 20 A cup holder for a vehicle, wherein air heated by a heater and a heat exchanging fin is supplied to an inside of a housing by an air-blowing fan to heat an accommodated item accommodated in the housing. ### Claim 21 (canceled) ### Claim 22 (depends on 20, 21) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 20 or 21, wherein a coating for generating far-infrared ray is formed. ### Claim 23 A cup holder for a vehicle, comprising: a housing for accommodating a cup or container; a heat exchanger mounted at the housing to transfer heat to the cup or container accommodated in the housing and heat air outside the housing; an air-blowing fan disposed to be adjacent to the heat exchanger; and an air guide part guiding air to flow from the housing to the heat exchanger, wherein the housing is formed with a hole through which air is introduced and an outlet through which air is discharged, and the air guide part is formed from the outlet of the housing to the hole of the housing, such that the air heated by the heat exchanger is supplied to an inside of the housing by the air-blowing fan through the hole of the housing and air in the inside of the housing is discharged through the outlet to the outside of the housing and flows to the heat exchanger again. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 23, wherein the air guide part is formed by a cup holder body accommodating the housing, the heat exchanger, and the air-blowing fan therein, or by an independent duct. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The cup holder for a vehicle of claim 23, further comprising a flow path guide part disposed to face the heat exchanger while being spaced apart from the heat exchanger, wherein a part of the air guide part is formed by the heat exchanger and the flow path guide part. ### Claim 26 (canceled)