Console apparatus with variable table

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11225182-B2
Application number	US-201816101464-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2018
Priority date	Apr 12, 2018
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

A console apparatus with a variable table provided in a vehicle can include: a housing having an inner space with an open upper portion; a support configured to be vertically movable in the inner space of the housing; a table part rotatably connected to an upper end of the support; and a lifting part disposed in the housing and configured to fix a position of the support or adjust a speed of the support when the support is moved up or down.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A console apparatus with a variable table provided in a vehicle, the console apparatus comprising:
a housing having an inner space with an open upper portion;
a support configured to be vertically movable in the inner space of the housing;
a table part rotatably connected to an upper end of the support; and
a lifting part disposed in the housing and configured to fix a position of the support or adjust a speed of the support when the support is moved up or down,
wherein the table part includes:
a table board hinged to the upper end of the support;
a first link having an upper end hinged to the table board and a lower end vertically movably coupled to the support;
a second link having a center portion rotatably coupled to the support around a first axis and a first end rotatably connected to the first link, the second link being formed with a slot-shaped hole at each of opposite ends of the second link;
a locking bar rotatably coupled to a second end of the second link, the locking bar being engaged with a second hole formed in the second end of the second link; and
a link rod rotatably coupled to the lower end of the first link around a second axis, the link rod being engaged with a first hole formed in the first end of the second link.

2. The console apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lifting part includes:
a wire connected to the support; and
a wire roll disposed in the inner space of the housing and configured to allow the wire to be wound therearound and to provide a tensile force to the wire,
wherein, when the support is moved up, the wire winds around the wire roll, and when the support is moved down, the wire releases from the wire roll.

3. The console apparatus of claim 2 , wherein
the lifting part further includes a pulley roll disposed at an upper portion of the inner space of the housing and configured to support the wire when the wire is bent,
the wire roll is disposed at a lower portion of the inner space of the housing, and
the wire is connected to a lower portion of the support.

4. The console apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the wire roll includes:
a shaft connected to the housing;
a holder rotatably coupled to the shaft and configured such that the wire is wound around an outer circumferential surface thereof; and
an elastic body configured to press the holder in a winding direction of the wire.

5. The console apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the elastic body is a spiral spring.

6. The console apparatus of claim 2 , wherein
the lifting part further includes a rack gear vertically disposed in the inner space of the housing, and
the support includes a reducer engaged with the rack gear and configured to adjust an ascent speed and a descent speed of the support.

7. The console apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the support includes a locking pin disposed at a lower end thereof, and
the locking pin is reversibly coupled to a casing in a push-latch structure, the casing being disposed at a lower portion of the inner space of the housing.

8. The console apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the locking pin includes a main body rotatably coupled to the support and further includes a pin locked to the main body and inserted into the casing.

9. The console apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a rail vertically disposed in the inner space of the housing, including an insertion groove disposed at an upper end portion of the rail, and configured to guide an ascent and a descent of the support,
wherein the table part further includes:
the table board including a pair of parallel sliding rails disposed on a lower surface of the table board;
the first link configured to move up or down according to a rotation of the table part;
the second link formed in an L-shape; and
the locking bar configured to protrude toward opposite sides of the support according to a rotation of the second link so as to be inserted into the insertion groove of the rail.

10. The console apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising:
a limit sensor disposed in a lower end portion of the rail,
wherein the limit sensor is configured to sense the position of the support by selectively coming into contact with the support.

11. The console apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:
the table board further includes:
a first support link having an upper end hinged to the sliding rails to be rotatable and slidable relative to the sliding rails; and
a second support link is configured to mediate between a center portion of the first support link and the support.

12. The console apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first support link and the support are hinged to each other at a location higher than a location where the second link and the support are hinged to each other.

13. The console apparatus of claim 11 , wherein
the center portion of the first support link is open,
an upper end of the second support link is inserted into the open center portion of the first support link, and
the first support link and the second support link are hinged to each other.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Ecoplastic Corp

Inventors

• Lee Young Ju
• Kim Eun Sue
• Park Dong Jin

Classifications

• B60N3/001

  of tables or trays · CPC title

• B60N3/102

  storable or foldable in a non-use position · CPC title

• B60R7/04 Primary

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

• B60N3/002 Primary

  of trays · CPC title

• F16H19/04

  comprising a rack · CPC title