Vehicle lounge console

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10875458-B2
Application number	US-201916254787-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2019
Priority date	Feb 13, 2018
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

There is provided a vehicle lounge console configured to be arranged in front of a vehicle passenger seat, the vehicle lounge console comprising: a storage compartment comprising a plurality of storage locations, each storage location being configured to contain a storage container; a first opening configured to receive a storage container; a second opening configured to eject a storage container; wherein the storage compartment comprises a selection mechanism configured to arrange a received storage container in a storage location, and to eject a selected one of the plurality of storage containers through the second opening upon request.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle lounge console configured to be arranged in front of a vehicle passenger seat, the vehicle lounge console comprising:
a storage compartment comprising a plurality of storage locations, each storage location being configured to contain a storage container;
a first opening configured to receive a storage container;
a second opening configured to eject a storage container; and
a movable platform located adjacent to the second opening such that a storage container can be ejected through the second opening to the movable platform, wherein the movable platform is movable away from the second opening;
wherein the storage compartment comprises a selection mechanism configured to arrange a received storage container in a storage location, and to eject a selected one of the plurality of storage containers through the second opening upon request.

2. The vehicle lounge console according to claim 1 , wherein the storage compartment comprises a revolving carousel comprising a plurality of slots, each slot configured to receive a storage container.

3. The vehicle lounge console according to claim 1 , wherein the first opening is located below the second opening.

4. The vehicle lounge console according to claim 1 , wherein the first opening is facing in the same direction as the second opening.

5. The vehicle lounge console according to claim 1 , wherein the movable platform comprises a housing configured to receive the storage container from the storage compartment.

6. The vehicle lounge console according to claim 5 , wherein the housing is configured to be movable in a vertical direction between a first position below a top surface plane of the platform and a second position above a top surface plane of the platform.

7. The vehicle lounge console according to claim 6 , wherein the housing is configured to expose the contents of the storage container when the housing is in the second position.

8. The vehicle lounge console according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second openings are located below a top surface plane of the movable platform.

9. The vehicle lounge console according to claim 5 , further comprising at least one electrical motor configured to move the movable platform and the housing.

10. A vehicle comprising a vehicle lounge console according to claim 1 , wherein the lounge console is arranged in place of a front passenger seat, and in front of a rear passenger seat of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the movable platform is movable towards the rear passenger seat.

12. The vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the movable platform is movable between a first position corresponding to the location of the front passenger seat of the vehicle and a second position in front of the rear passenger seat of a vehicle, such that a storage container of the movable platform is reachable by a rear seat passenger.

13. The vehicle according to claim 12 , further comprising at least one rail engaging the movable platform to slide the platform between the first position and the second position.

14. The vehicle according to claim 12 , further comprising at least one rail attached to a tunnel console and/or to a floor of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Volvo Car Corp

Inventors

• Persson Sven-Olof
• Ernstsson Axel

Classifications

• B60R7/06 Primary

  mounted on or below dashboards · CPC title

• B60R7/04 Primary

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

• B60R2011/0003

  inside the vehicle · CPC title