Adjustable assembly for a vehicle with a pivotable table element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11628757-B2
Application number	US-201917261472-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	Jul 19, 2018
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

An adjustable assembly for use in a vehicle, including a table element and an adjustment device for power-operated adjustment of the table element. The table element defines a table surface on which at least one object can be deposited. The table element is adjustable in a power-operated way by means of the adjustment device along a longitudinal axis extending substantially parallel to the table surface between a retracted position and an extended position and is pivotable about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An adjustable assembly for use in a vehicle, the adjustable assembly comprising:
a table element forming a table surface configured to support an object; and
an adjustment device configured to provide power-operated adjustment to the table element to adjust a size of the table surface by moving the table element along a longitudinal axis, extending substantially parallel to the table surface, between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, and to adjust an inclination of the table element in a fully extended position by pivoting the table element about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.

2. The adjustable assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment device includes a physical guideway configured to guide the table element along the longitudinal axis.

3. The adjustable assembly of claim 2 , wherein the physical guideway is formed by a slotted guide and/or a guide rail.

4. The adjustable assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
an adjustable cover, wherein the adjustable cover at least partially defines the table surface and is configured to be adjusted between a closed position and an open position in which so that a storage space formed by the table element is accessible.

5. The adjustable assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment device is configured to be actuated to manually adjust the table element.

6. The adjustable assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment device includes a first motorized drive unit.

7. The adjustable assembly of claim 6 , wherein the adjustment device includes a second motorized drive unit, wherein the first motorized drive unit is configured to adjust the table element along the longitudinal axis, and the second motorized drive unit is configured to pivot the table element about the pivot axis.

8. The adjustable assembly of claim 7 , wherein the adjustment device includes a first linear guideway and a second linear guideway, and the first motorized drive unit is configured to move the table element along the first linear guideway and the second motorized drive unit is configured to move the table element along the second linear guideway.

9. The adjustable assembly of claim 8 , further comprising:
a first bearing unit configured to support the table element and move along the first linear guideway; and
a second bearing unit configured so that the first linear guideway is shiftable along the second linear guideway.

10. The adjustable assembly of claim 9 , wherein adjusting the second bearing unit along the second linear guideway pivots the table element about the pivot axis and wherein the pivot axis is defined by the first bearing unit.

11. The adjustable assembly of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first or second linear guideways includes a toothed rack, a spindle and/or a guide rail.

12. The adjustable assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment device includes a lever mechanism configured to adjust the table element.

13. The adjustable assembly of claim 12 , wherein the lever mechanism includes two levers each configured to articulate with respect to one another and transmit an adjusting force, generated by a motor of the adjustment device.

14. The adjustable assembly of claim 13 , further comprising:
a first guide element disposed on a first lever of the two levers; and
a first slotted guide connected to the table element, wherein the first guide element is configured to shift along the slotted guide.

15. The adjustable assembly of claim 14 , further comprising:
a second guide element disposed on a second lever of the two levers; and
a second slotted guide connected to the table element and spaced apart from the first slotted guide, wherein the second guide element is configured to shift along the second slotted guide.

16. The adjustable assembly of claim 15 , wherein either the first slotted guide or the second slotted guide form an adjustment path so that as the first guide element or the second guide element moves along the adjustment path, the table element pivots about the pivot axis.

17. The adjustable assembly of claim 15 , further comprising:
a first side part defining the first slotted guide; and
a second side part defining the second slotted guide, wherein the first side part faces the second side part and when the table element is in a retracted position, the table element is disposed between the first side part and the second side part.

18. An adjustable assembly for use in a vehicle, the adjustable assembly comprising:
a table element forming a table surface configured to support an object; and
an adjustment device configured to provide power-operated adjustment to the table element to move the table element along a longitudinal axis, extending substantially parallel to the table surface, between a retracted position and an extended position, and to pivot the table element about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the adjustment device including:
wherein the adjustment device includes a motorized drive unit and clutch configured to disengage the motorized drive unit so that the table element is manually adjustable.

19. An adjustable assembly for use in a vehicle, the adjustable assembly comprising:
a table element forming a table surface configured to support an object; and
an adjustment device configured to provide power-operated adjustment to the table element to move the table element along a longitudinal axis, extending substantially parallel to the table surface, between a retracted position and an extended position, and to pivot the table element about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis; and
an operating element configured to be to be actuated by a user to change an operating state of the adjustment device from a first operating state to a second operating state and, wherein when the adjustment device is in the first operating state, the adjustment device provides the power-operated adjustment to the table element, and when the adjustment device is in the second operating state, the table element is manually adjustable.

Assignees

• Brose Fahrzeugteile Se & Co Kg Coburg

Inventors

• Bauernfeind Markus
• Höppel Michael
• Lang Fabian

Classifications

• B60R2011/0085

  with adjustment by rotation in their operational position · CPC title

• B60R2011/0005

  Dashboard · CPC title

• B60R7/043

  mounted on or under a seat · CPC title

• B60R2011/0084

  with adjustment by linear movement in their operational position · CPC title

• B60R2011/0092

  with motorization · CPC title