CENTER CONSOLE

• US 20080150307A1
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FCA US LLC (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Zavatski, Irina, Smyczynski, Robert, Kornilov, Michael A., McKinzie, Todd, Quigley, Douglas J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,543,871 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/24.34
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0005 Dashboard
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0059 using clips, clamps, straps or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/008 Adjustable or movable supports

Abstract

A center console for a instrument panel includes a housing having a display region and an actuation mechanism associated with the housing. The actuation mechanism permits movement of the housing relative to the instrument panel.

Claims

1. A center console for an instrument panel, the center console comprising:

a housing having a display region; and

an actuation mechanism associated with said housing and operable to selectively translate said housing away from the instrument panel to move said display region from a first use position to a second use position.

2. The center console of claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism operable to selectively prevent movement of said housing relative to the instrument panel.

3. The center console of claim 1, wherein said housing is rotatable relative to the instrument panel.

4. The center console of claim 1, wherein said actuation mechanism includes at least one rail that facilitates translation of said housing relative to the instrument panel.

5. The center console of claim 4, wherein said at least one rail includes a pivot that permits rotation of said housing relative to said at least one rail and the instrument panel.

6. The center console of claim 1, wherein the said display region includes at least one control device.

7. The center console of claim 6, wherein said at least one control device includes controls for at least one of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, an audio system, and a global positioning system.

8. The center console of claim 1, further comprising a wire harness extending from the instrument panel to said housing to supply said housing with at least one of power and data.

9. The center console of claim 1, wherein said actuation mechanism includes a pivot that permits rotation of said housing relative to the instrument panel.

10. An instrument panel comprising:

a center console having a display that is selectively translatable relative to the instrument panel between a first use position and a second use position.

11. The instrument panel of claim 10, further comprising a locking mechanism that selectively prevents movement of said center console relative to the instrument panel.

12. The instrument panel of claim 10, wherein said center console includes at least one storage space selectively movable with said center console relative to the instrument panel.

13. The instrument panel of claim 10, further comprising a wire harness extending from the instrument panel to said center console to supply said center console with at least one of power and data.

14. A vehicle comprising:

an instrument panel; and

a center console having a display, said center console being translatable relative to said instrument panel between a first use position and a second use position.

15. The vehicle of claim 14, wherein said center console is pivotabie relative to said instrument panel.

16. The vehicle of claim 14, further comprising at least one rail that facilitates translation of said center console between said first use position and said second use position.

17. The vehicle of claim 14, wherein said at least one rail includes a pivot that permits rotation of said center console relative to said at least one rail and said instrument panel.

18. The vehicle of claim 14, further comprising a locking mechanism that selectively prevents movement of said center console relative to said instrument panel.

19. The vehicle of claim 14, further comprising a wire harness extending from said instrument panel to said center console to supply said center console with at least one of power and data.

20. The vehicle of claim 14, wherein said center console includes at least one storage space selectively movable with said center console relative to said instrument panel.