Patent ID: 7896303
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: B60N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A container holder, comprising: a holder body formed as a hollow shape which is opened upward, and demarcating at least a part of an accommodation space for accommodating or holding a container therein; a supporting member disposed movably to the holder body, at least a part of the supporting member coming in and coming out of the accommodation space of the holder body, thereby enlarging and diminishing the accommodation space diametrically; an actuator comprising a first actuating unit, which is made of a ferromagnet, and a second actuating unit, which is made of an electromagnet; a switch for turning on and turning off the second actuating unit of the actuator; one of the first actuating unit and second actuating unit of the actuator being fixed to the holder body, and the other one of the first actuating unit and second actuating unit of the actuator being fixed to the supporting member; and the second actuating unit of the actuator producing an electromagnetic force to move the first actuating unit of the actuator, thereby actuating the supporting member to diametrically diminish the accommodation space of the holder body.