Assembly for mounting a mobile terminal, and vehicle comprising such a mounting assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11485291-B2
Application number	US-202016938073-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2020
Priority date	Jan 24, 2018
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

An assembly for mounting a mobile terminal in or on a vehicle, having a mounting console which has a receiving portion for the mobile terminal. The receiving portion has a support surface for the mobile terminal starting from a vertical and being arranged in an inclined manner relative to same, and a base which delimits the bottom of the receiving portion and supports the bottom of the mobile terminal. The mounting console is arranged in a compulsory manner in or on the vehicle and its support surface is inclined towards a vehicle driver of the vehicle in such a way that when the mobile terminal is arranged as intended in the mounting console such that an operating and/or display surface of the mounted mobile terminal faces away from the vehicle driver, the operating and/or display surface is not visible to the vehicle driver.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly for mounting a mobile terminal in or on a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
a mounting console that is directly mounted on or in a center console of the vehicle, the mounting console having a receiving portion for the mobile terminal, the receiving portion comprising a support surface for the mobile terminal that is inclined with respect to a vertical direction; and
the mounting console having a base, which delimits a bottom of the receiving portion and supports a bottom of the mobile terminal and which is orthogonally oriented to the support surface,
wherein the base and the support surface are immovable with respect to remaining portions of the mounting console, such that in a fully mounted state of the mounting console on or in the center console of the vehicle, an orientation of the base and an orientation of the support surface are unchangeable, and
wherein the mounting console is mounted in or on the center console of the vehicle in a compulsory manner in which the support surface is inclined to and faces away from a vehicle driver of the vehicle, such that in an intended mounting of the mobile terminal in the mounting console, an operating and/or a display surface of the mobile terminal faces away from the vehicle driver so that the operating and/or display surface is not visible to the vehicle driver.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, with the intended mounting of the mobile terminal in the mounting console, the operating and/or display surface is adapted to be seen by a passenger of the vehicle.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one mounting element is arranged and/or a mounting geometry of the mounting console for the mobile terminal is/are formed opposite the support surface.

4. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one mounting element and/or the mounting geometry are designed and oriented such that, starting from the base of the receiving portion, an upwardly widening receiving area for the mobile terminal is formed.

5. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the mounting console and/or the at least one mounting element are designed such that the mobile terminal, once mounted, is delimited both on a rear wall, front side and on at least one side edge of the mobile terminal.

6. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the base of the mounting console has an engagement recess for removing the mobile terminal, the engagement recess being accessed manually from a side of the mounting console opposite the support surface.

7. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting console has an elastomeric coating at least in sections or is formed by an elastomer.

8. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an inclination angle “α” of the support surface is adjustable.

9. An assembly for mounting a mobile terminal in or on a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
a mounting console that is directly mounted on or in a canter console of the vehicle, the mounting console having a receiving portion for the mobile terminal, the receiving portion having a support surface that is inclined with respect to a vertical direction, wherein a rear wall of the mobile terminal bears against the support surface in the receiving portion when the mobile terminal is mounted in the mounting console as intended; and
the mounting console having a base that delimits a bottom of the receiving portion and supports a bottom of the mobile terminal,
wherein the base and the support surface are immovable with respect to remaining portions of the mounting console, such that in a fully mounted state of the mounting console on or in the center console of the vehicle, an orientation of the base and an orientation of the support surface are unchangeable, and
wherein as a result of a compulsory mounting of the mounting console in or on the center console of the vehicle in which the support surface is inclined to and faces away from a vehicle driver of the vehicle and an intended mounting of the mobile terminal in the mounting console, a front side of the mobile terminal, which has an operating and/or display surface, is arranged inclined in such a manner that no viewing condition between a light beam emitted from the operating and/or display surface and a line of sight of a vehicle driver is geometrically fulfilled.

10. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein, with the intended mounting of the mobile terminal in the mounting console, the front side of the mobile terminal, having the operating and/or display surface, is arranged inclined in such a manner that a viewing condition between the light beam emanating from the operating and/or display surface and a line of sight of a vehicle passenger is fulfilled geometrically.

11. A vehicle comprising an assembly according to claim 1 .

12. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting console is mounted in or on the center console of the vehicle in the compulsory manner, such that a position of the support surface and a position of the base, with respect to the mounting console, are unchangeable.

13. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the compulsory mounting of the mounting console in or on the center console of the vehicle is such that a position of the support surface and a position of the base, with respect to the mounting console, are unchangeable.

14. An assembly for mounting a mobile terminal in or on a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
a center console;
a mounting console that is directly mounted on or in the center console, the mounting console having a receiving portion for the mobile terminal, the receiving portion comprising a support surface for the mobile terminal that is inclined with respect to a vertical direction; and
the mounting console having a base, which delimits a bottom of the receiving portion and supports a bottom of the mobile terminal and which is orthogonally oriented to the support surface,
wherein the base and the support surface are immovable with respect to remaining portions of the mounting console, such that in a fully mounted state of the mounting console on or in the center console of the vehicle, an orientation of the base and an orientation of the support surface are unchangeable, and
wherein the mounting console is mounted in or on the center console of the vehicle in a compulsory manner in which the support surface is inclined to and faces away from a vehicle driver of the vehicle, such that in an intended mounting of the mobile terminal in the mounting console, an operating and/or a display surface of the mobile terminal faces away from the vehicle driver so that the operating and/or display surface is not visible to the vehicle driver.

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Leuenberger Joern
• Huebner Peter Christian

Classifications

• H04M1/04

  Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers · CPC title

• B60R2011/0007

  Mid-console · CPC title

• B60R11/02

  for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof · CPC title

• H04M1/6075

  adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle (H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241) · CPC title

• H04B1/3822

  specially adapted for use in vehicles (H04B1/3827 takes precedence) · CPC title