CUP-HOLDER FOR VEHICLES CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC COOLING/HEAT-RETAINING AND METHOD CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC COOLING/HEAT-RETAINING OF A DRINK-VESSEL

摘要

A cup holder and a method for automatically cooling/warming a drink container are provided to cool or warm the drink container according to a preset temperature by detecting the drink container installed in the cup holder. A cup holder for a vehicle comprises a receiving section(110) including a flexible elastic member(114), a weight measuring section(130) for measuring weight variation of a drink container(10), a temperature measuring section(140) for measuring temperature variation of the drink container, and a cooling/warming section(120) for cooling or warming the drink container. The cooling/warming section includes a vacuum casing(121) inserted into the receiving case, a thermal conductive casing(123) detachably coupled to a lower portion of the receiving case, a thermo-electric module(126), and a polarity converting switch(127).