Cup holder for automobile

A cup holder mounted to a central panel of an automobile, the cup holder comprising:

• a housing vertically inserted to one side of the central panel, the housing having at least one inclined guide groove formed at both sides thereof and longitudinally extending in a direction having both a horizontal and a vertical component, the housing having a plurality of fixing plates extending laterally from the front surface thereof, each of the fixing plates having a fixing hole;
• a body sliding into the housing and supporting a cup, the body including a front plate vertically formed and having a cover on the front surface thereof, a bottom plate connected to a lower end of the front plate and horizontally extending backward to a predetermined length, a combination plate connected to an end of the bottom plate and having guide protrusions formed at both sides thereof and inserted to the guide groove, and at least one pin hole being arranged to the front and rear of the upper portion of the combination plate;
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• a holder unit fixed by a pin into a pin hole of the body, the holder unit having first and second holders for holding the cup from opposite directions.