Cupholder Cellphone mount by rkxone

Last crawled date: 2 years, 10 months ago

News;
New 2.0 Dock should be out tonight or tomorrow, just finishing final printing, features of 2.0, Refined gopro mount for more clearance and better nut attachment, thinner cap base, thinner holder, holder has closer tolerances and new design with front faceplate and you will be able to print off inserts to fit smaller phones, new boxed end for gluing in a USB charger connector turning it into a full dock. Link will be posted here when the new thing goes online.
2.0 version here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4892827
Okay, I have seen cupholder mounts in stores for 60 bucks, I wanted to make something on my own. I am currently printing this out, consider this a work in progress.
Key features it needed:
simplest print
strong enough to last
adjustable (rotation and angle)
some cable management
Used common or simple to get parts
this is a 3 piece assembly, can be glued or left adjustable, rudimentary explanations in the photos. Fits a phones sized 160x85x13 mm (Basically a moto g4+ with case).it can fit smaller, use hairbands around the side tabs to keep it in place or make and print out adapters to accommodate smaller. I may design other slides later.
I Updated the slide to be more rounded in places while adding strength to make it easier to hit side mounted buttons.
Explanations from the bottom up :
Cup Base: the base is notched in the bottom to run a usb cable down the side of the cup holder (I should have left enough room for this) the top has a large center hole, this is for the cable to come up through to the phone itself, I will add a cable cap for this later. the 2 long holes are so the top can secure to it at most angles and kind of rotate securely it's designed for M3 bolts, but some sanding may be needed. As mentioned you can just glue this to the cap. There is also a new noturn variant so you can just bolt it together for one solid unit.
Cap: large hole for running the cable, 2 small holes for the adjustable rotation, using m3 bolts, will be a tight fit so the sliding happens underneath or file them out to loosen them, 2 gopro style mounts are here to attach the slide. use standard go pro hardware for tightening, and I would recommend 4-5 walls for printing to make it solid. The nuts are not really needed, file the holes for the bolt section to taste for a fit without using the nuts
Slide: holds a moto g4+ with case or similar, the side grips do not need supports however it will be like the part above. your choice. the slides can be used for an elastic if you want more securing of the phone,
This design allows some cable management and storage as when you run the cable into the cup section excess can be left there and just the amount needed at the top. the cable is not going to be twisted by the rotation as there are natural stops. the gopro mounts allow you to se the best tilt angle. if you find it moves too much in the actual cup holder you can put a wide rubber band at the level of the cupholder grips.
Hopefully this helps someone out. This is about a 10 hour print with multiple layer heights and walls.
Updates:
June-23-2021:
Updated the slide to 1.4, this levels the gopro type support for easier printing
June-22-2021:
Added Short noturn Cup, This removes the sliding element and leaves the 2 m3 sized holes to attach to the cap. no bolts are required, the holes snug up nicely with the m3 bolts. No supports are needed for the slide now. (but you can add them if you want)
June-21-2021:
This is now fully tested and working, :) Photos in the makes and on here. I do recommend the v1.2 cup that is shorter. but other than that it worked to my satisfaction :)
Slide 1.4: Updated the slide to a slightly smaller size, seems too much tolerance (1.4 slide)
June-20-2021
Slide 1.2: Replaces the slide with a new version that gives a nice strong contoured notch, I also rounded the side supports and bottom support better.
Cup 1.2: Turns out some cup holders are tapered going down by about 5mm. While the original version will still sit and set nicely it puts it up higher than I had designed, as such I have introduced this new version to give a choice if you want it down lower (by about 15mm) this will still give lots of grippy friction to your holder provided the holder is the current standard in side (85mm or so)