Integrated handle and housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10399476-B2
Application number	US-201815882095-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2018
Priority date	Jan 29, 2018
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle headliner assembly includes a headliner, a handle, a housing, and a pivotable coupling. The pivotable coupling defines an axis. The handle and the housing are operably coupled to the pivotable coupling. The handle is selectively rotatable about the pivotable coupling from a stowed position to a deployed position. The housing is selectively rotatable about the pivotable coupling from a closed position to an open position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle headliner assembly comprising:
a headliner;
a handle;
a housing; and
a pivotable coupling that defines an axis, wherein the handle and the housing are operably coupled to the pivotable coupling, wherein the handle is selectively rotatable about the pivotable coupling from a stowed position to a deployed position, wherein the housing is selectively rotatable about the pivotable coupling from a closed position to an open position, wherein the pivotable coupling is attached to the headliner, and wherein a push-push mechanism is selectively activated to move the housing between closed and open positions.

2. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pivotable coupling comprises a pin that extends through the handle and an edge of the housing.

3. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 2 , wherein the headliner,
the handle, and the housing are proximate a ceiling and the pin is mounted to the ceiling frame.

4. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 3 , wherein the housing is nested within the handle.

5. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 4 , wherein the pivotal coupling comprises a hinge is selectively activated to move the handle between stowed and deployed positions.

6. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 1 , wherein an outer edge of the housing is adjacent to an inner edge of the handle.

7. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 6 , wherein the housing is configured to receive sunglasses.

8. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a hook, wherein the hook is nested within the handle and wherein the hook is activated from a non-use position to a use position.

9. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 8 , wherein the hook is selectively rotated about an axis between non-use and use positions.

10. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 8 , wherein the hook is attached to the pivotable coupling and wherein the handle, the housing, and the hook are rotatable about the pivotable coupling.

11. The vehicle headliner assembly of claim 10 , wherein the pivotable coupling is a pin.

12. A handle assembly for a vehicle comprising:
an elongated member mounted to a vehicle interior;
a handle pivotably coupled to the elongated member; and
a rotatable container pivotably coupled to the elongated member, wherein an inner periphery of the handle surrounds an outer periphery of the rotatable container when the handle is in a stowed position and the rotatable container is in a closed position, and wherein the rotatable container is separately rotatable from the handle.

13. The handle assembly for a vehicle of claim 12 , wherein an opening of the rotatable container is accessible when the rotatable container is in an open position and the handle is in the stowed position.

14. The handle assembly for a vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the elongated member defines an axis.

15. The handle assembly for a vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising:
a hook, wherein the hook is pivotably coupled to the elongated member.

16. The handle assembly for a vehicle of claim 12 , wherein an interior volume of the rotatable container is defined by the interior of the rotatable container and a ceiling.

17. A deployable handle assembly comprising:
a pin;
a handle;
a container; and
a hanger, wherein the handle, the container, and the hanger are mounted on the pin and the handle is separately rotatable about the pin between stowed and deployed positions, the container is separately rotatable from the handle about the pin between closed and open positions, the hanger is separately rotatable about the pin between non-use and use positions, and the pin is fixed to a vehicle frame.

18. The deployable handle assembly of claim 17 , wherein the pin defines an axis.

19. The deployable handle assembly of claim 18 , wherein the handle comprises a first end and a second end, the container is nested within the handle and between the first end and the second end, and the hanger is nested within one of the first and second ends of the handle.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Ranganathan Shivraj
• Kale Manjil
• Coury Robert Michael
• Jacobsen Stephen Neal
• Jammoul Daniel A

Classifications

• B60R7/04

  in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R7/10

  for supporting hats, clothes or clothes hangers · CPC title

• B60N3/023 Primary

  movable · CPC title

• B60R7/082 Primary

  for supporting spectacles · CPC title