Holder for drink or food container in motor vehicle has provision for maintaining temperature level of contents

摘要

In, e.g. an arm rest, is fitted a cast metal support (3) housing a metal holder (2) for the container. Internally a tapered shell secures the container in position. A heating/cooling unit (4) (peltier element) can supply or extract heat from the container controlled by an electronic unit (5) . The metal construction acts to conduct heat to or from the container with a cooling system of fan (6.1) and heat sink (6.2) to extract heat. Sensors in the wall of the holder can monitor temperature or the presence of a container.