Michele C Mathews

US Patent:

20220348126, Nov 3, 2022

Filed:

Apr 30, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/246230

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Shiran Chen - Farmington Hills MI, US
Stephen Neal Jacobsen - Plymouth MI, US
Michele Marie Mathews - Macomb MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60N 3/10

Abstract:

A reconfigurable cup holder assembly for a vehicle comprises: (i) a base structure, and (ii) a cup holder portion pivotably coupled to the base structure about a pivot axis, the cup holder portion comprising a first cup holder and a second cup holder, each of the first cup holder and the second cup holder defining a space configured to hold a container for liquid, and the cup holder portion is pivotable about the pivot axis to, from, and between a first position relative to the base structure and a second position relative to the base structure; wherein, the pivot axis extends through the space of the first cup holder. The second cup holder can pivot greater than or equal to 75 degrees about the pivot axis when the cup holder portion moves from the first position to the second position.

US Patent:

20180281655, Oct 4, 2018

Filed:

Mar 28, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/471375

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Michele M. Mathews - Macomb MI, US

International Classification:

B60N 3/10

Abstract:

A cup holder assembly includes a container aperture, a travel guide, a stabilizer arm aperture, a stabilizer arm, and a biasing member. The travel guide is on an exterior surface of the container aperture. The stabilizer arm aperture is radially inward of the travel guide. The stabilizer arm is pivotable about a living hinge and is inserted into the stabilizer arm aperture. The travel guide guides radial actuation of the stabilizer arm. The biasing member biases the stabilizer arm radially inward.