Patent ID: 7568601
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B60N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A cup holder unit, comprising: a case having side plates, a tray disposed in the case for moving between a pulled out position where the tray projects forward from the case and a stored position where the tray is pushed in the case, said tray having upright side walls, a holder member operationally connected to the tray for moving from a non-usable position where the holder member is overlapped with the tray and stored in the case to a usable position where the holder member is raised when the tray projects forward, a plurality of shafts projecting laterally from the holder member and arranged horizontally and vertically spaced apart from each other, clearance slots disposed in the upright side walls for receiving the shafts, each of said clearance slots having a vertical slot extending vertically and an arc-shaped slot extending from an upper section of the vertical slot and curved toward a rear side so that when the shafts are situated in the arc-shaped slots, the tray is situated at the pulled out position and the holder member is situated at the usable position, and guide grooves disposed in the side plates of the case to slant upwardly toward a front side, said guide grooves slidably receiving the shafts through the clearance slots therein so that the tray and the holder member move while the shafts slide in the clearance slots and the guide grooves.