Adjustable cup holder assembly for a vehicle

An adjustable cup holder assembly with a slide mechanism for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a circular cam 16 including a base having a center recess formed thereon defining an outer body, the outer body including a first surface having a plurality of open channels formed radially thereon;
• a circular twist top including an outer portion having a center opening formed therethrough, the outer portion including a connecting surface having a plurality of apertures formed thereon;
• a plurality of arcuate members disposed on the first surface, each arcuate member having a first end arcuately extending to a second end, each arcuate member having a first side and an opposing second side, the first side having a first pin extending therefrom adjacent the first end, each of the first pins slidably disposed in one of the plurality of channels, the second side having a second pin extending therefrom adjacent the second end, each of the second pins disposed in one of the plurality of apertures,
• wherein each of the first pins is slidably movable along one of the plurality of channels when the twist top is rotated in one of a first direction and a second direction radially moving the arcuate members to open and close the recess,
• wherein the twist top includes a rotation axis through the center opening and is axially aligned with the circular cam, the twist top being rotatable about the rotation axis in one of the first and second directions relative to the circular cam to slidably move the first pins along one of the plurality of channels, radially moving the arcuate members to open and close the recess,
• wherein the outer body of the circular cam has an outer wall and an inner wall, each of the plurality of open channels being radially formed on the first surface through the outer wall and through the inner wall.

An adjustable cup holder assembly with a slide mechanism for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a circular cam including a base having a center recess formed thereon defining an outer body, the outer body including a first surface having a plurality of open channels formed radially thereon;
• a circular twist top including an outer portion having a center opening formed therethrough, the outer portion including a connecting surface having a plurality of apertures formed thereon;
• a plurality of arcuate members disposed on the first surface, each arcuate member having a first end arcuately extending to a second end, each arcuate member having a first side and an opposing second side, the first side having a first pin extending therefrom adjacent the first end, each of the first pins slidably disposed in one of the plurality of channels, the second side having a second pin extending therefrom adjacent the second end, each of the second pins disposed in one of the plurality of apertures,
• wherein each of the first pins is slidably movable along one of the plurality of channels when the twist top is rotated in one of a first direction and a second direction radially moving the arcuate members to open and close the recess,
• wherein the twist top includes a rotation axis through the center opening and is axially aligned with the circular cam, the twist top being rotatable about the rotation axis in one of the first and second directions relative to the circular cam to slidably move the first pins along one of the plurality of channels,
• wherein the first ends of the plurality of arcuate members radially slide inward along the first surface when the twist top is rotated in the first direction to close the recess and wherein the first ends of the plurality of arcuate members radially slide outward along the first surface when the twist top is rotated in the second direction to open the recess relative to the outer body,
• wherein the outer body of the circular cam has an outer wall and an inner wall, each of the plurality of open channels being radially formed on the first surface through the outer wall and through the inner wall.