Cup holder and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsByung Seok KONG, Kwan Woo LEE, Sung Hwan KIM
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Abstract
A cup holder may include a holder body having a holding groove opened at an upper portion thereof, and provided such that a container is inserted into the holding groove, a guide integrally or monolithically formed in the holder body with an elastic adjustment body interposed therebetween, so as to protrude inward from the holding groove, the guide tightly supporting a side of the container in a state in which the guide protrudes inward from the holding groove, and the elastic adjustment body integrally or monolithically formed in the guide and the holder body so as to provide an elastic restoring force in order for the guide to elastically protrude.
Claims17
A cup holder comprising:
- a holder body having a holding groove opened at an upper portion of the holder body, wherein a container is configured to be inserted into the holding groove;
- a guide integrally or monolithically formed in the holder body with an elastic adjustment body interposed therebetween, to protrude inward from the holding groove, the guide supporting a side of the container in a state in which the guide protrudes inward from the holding groove;
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- the elastic adjustment body integrally formed in the guide and the holder body to provide an elastic restoring force in order for the guide to elastically protrude.
A method of manufacturing a cup holder, comprising:
- a first injection molding process of pouring molten resin into a cavity in a primary mold and integrally forming a holder body and a guide by injection molding, the holder body having a holding groove for holding a container, and a vertically elongated opening portion formed in a side thereof, in which the guide is installed, an upper end of the guide being integrally connected to the holder body;
- inserting a primary molded product, formed in the first injection molding process, into a secondary mold;
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- a second injection molding process of pouring molten resin for forming an elastic adjustment body into a cavity in the secondary mold, and forming an elastic adjustment body, integrally fixed to the holder body and the guide, by injection molding.
A method of manufacturing a cup holder, comprising:
- individually forming a holder body and a guide by injection molding, the holder body having a holding groove for holding a container, and a vertically elongated opening portion formed in a side thereof, in which the guide is installed;
- inserting the formed holder body and guide into a secondary mold;
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- pouring molten resin for forming an elastic adjustment body into a cavity in the secondary mold, and forming an elastic adjustment body, integrally fixed to the holder body and the guide, by injection molding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.