Receiving device for at least one container in a vehicle interior

A receiving device for storing at least one container in a vehicle interior, said receiving device comprising:

• a receiving frame, said receiving frame comprising first and second guide tracks disposed in spaced-apart relation with one another on opposite sides of said receiving frame;
• a container holder mounted on said receiving frame and displaceable along said first and second guide tracks, said container holder including first and second latching teeth respectively disposed on opposite sides of said container holder;
• first and second toothed elements mounted on said receiving frame adjacent the respective said first and second guide tracks;
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• a shaft including first and second pinions non-rotatably mounted on respective opposite ends of said shaft, said shaft being mounted on said container holder for rotation relative thereto, said first and second pinions being respectively disposed in meshing engagement with said first and second toothed elements to allow displacement of said container holder along said first and second guide tracks in a direction substantially parallel thereto, and said first and second latching teeth of said container holder being respectively disposed to selectively engage said first and second toothed elements to fix said container holder in one of a plurality of different positions relative to and along said first and second guide tracks.