Moving console for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12145491-B2
Application number	US-202217872510-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2022
Priority date	Oct 8, 2021
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

An embodiment moving console for a vehicle includes a first console unit including an accommodation space configured to be opened forward or rearward and an air-conditioning duct disposed at an outer side of the accommodation space and configured to discharge air to an interior of the vehicle through the air-conditioning duct, and a second console unit installed to be slidable at a front or a back of the first console unit such that, depending on forward/rearward sliding, the second console unit is accommodated in the accommodation space of the first console unit or is deployed out of the first console unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A moving console for a vehicle, the moving console comprising:
a first console unit including an accommodation space configured to be opened forward or rearward and an air-conditioning duct disposed at an outer side of the accommodation space and configured to discharge air to an interior of the vehicle through the air-conditioning duct; and
a second console unit installed to be slidable at a front or a back of the first console unit such that, depending on forward/rearward sliding, the second console unit is accommodated in the accommodation space of the first console unit or is deployed out of the first console unit.

2. The moving console of claim 1 , further comprising:
an accommodation box in the first console unit, wherein the air-conditioning duct is disposed between an outer side of the accommodation box and an outer surface of the first console unit; and
an opening/closing unit at an upper side of the accommodation box and configured to expose the accommodation box when the opening/closing unit is opened.

3. The moving console of claim 1 , wherein the air-conditioning duct is provided at and fixed to an inner side of the first console unit and has a first end communicating with an inner space of the vehicle and a second end configured to be supplied with air from a floor duct fixed to a floor of the vehicle.

4. The moving console of claim 1 , further comprising a table provided at the second console unit, wherein, when the second console unit slides rearward and an upper surface of the second console unit is opened, the table is configured to deploy outside of the second console unit through the opened upper surface of the second console unit.

5. The moving console of claim 4 , wherein, when the second console unit is inserted into the accommodation space of the first console unit, the table provided at the second console unit is blocked by the first console unit and does not deploy.

6. The moving console of claim 1 , wherein:
the first console unit and the second console unit are provided in a space between a left front seat and a right front seat of the vehicle; and
the moving console further comprises a control unit configured to control the first console unit to slide in a forward direction of the vehicle when the left front seat or the right front seat is swiveled and to control the first console unit to return to an original state in a rearward direction of the vehicle when the left front seat or the right front seat has completed swiveling.

7. The moving console of claim 6 , wherein, when the left front seat or the front right seat is swiveled to face rear seats of the vehicle, the control unit is configured to control the second console unit to slide rearward to be adjacent to the rear seats.

8. A moving console for a vehicle, the moving console comprising:
a first console unit including an accommodation space configured to be opened forward or rearward and an air-conditioning duct disposed at an outer side of the accommodation space and configured to discharge air to an interior of the vehicle through the air-conditioning duct;
a second console unit installed to be slidable at a front or a back of the first console unit such that, depending on forward/rearward sliding, the second console unit is accommodated in the accommodation space of the first console unit or is deployed out of the first console unit;
a first rail and a second rail provided at a floor of the vehicle and extending forward/rearward while being spaced apart from each other;
a first moving part provided at lower opposite sides of the first console unit and configured to slide on the first rail and the second rail; and
a second moving part provided at lower opposite sides of the second console unit and configured to slide on the first rail and the second rail.

9. The moving console of claim 8 , further comprising:
a first driving unit provided at the floor of the vehicle and configured to provide a moving force in a forward/rearward direction for the first moving part; and
a second driving unit provided at the floor of the vehicle, disposed in a direction opposite to the first driving unit, and configured to provide a moving force in a forward/rearward direction for the second moving part.

10. The moving console of claim 9 , wherein:
the first driving unit and the second driving unit each comprise a shaft having a screw thread formed therein and a motor configured to rotate the shaft; and
a nut screw-coupled to the shaft and configured to slide on the shaft is provided at each of the first moving part and the second moving part.

11. The moving console of claim 10 , wherein the shaft of the first driving unit extends along the first rail and the shaft of the second driving unit extends along the second rail at a side opposite to the shaft of the first driving unit.

12. The moving console of claim 10 , wherein the motor of the first driving unit is provided at a front end of the shaft of the first driving unit and the motor of the second driving unit is provided at a rear end of the shaft of the second driving unit.

13. The moving console of claim 9 , wherein the first driving unit and the second driving unit are provided at a lower part of the floor of the vehicle and are not exposed to an indoor space of the vehicle.

14. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle floor;
left and right front seats disposed on the vehicle floor in a front region of an interior of the vehicle;
left and right rear seats disposed on the vehicle floor in a rear region of the interior of the vehicle;
a first console unit comprising:
an accommodation space configured to be opened forward or rearward; and
an air-conditioning duct disposed at an outer side of the accommodation space and configured to discharge air to the interior of the vehicle; and

a second console unit installed to be slidable at a front or a back of the first console unit such that, depending on forward/rearward sliding, the second console unit is accommodated in the accommodation space of the first console unit or is deployed out of the first console unit.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 , further comprising:
an accommodation box in the first console unit, wherein the air-conditioning duct is disposed between an outer side of the accommodation box and an outer surface of the first console unit; and
an opening/closing unit at an upper side of the accommodation box and configured to expose the accommodation box when the opening/closing unit is opened.

16. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the air-conditioning duct is provided at and fixed to an inner side of the first console unit and has a first end communicating with the interior of the vehicle and a second end configured to be supplied with air from a floor duct fixed to the vehicle floor.

17. The vehicle of claim 14 , further comprising a table provided at the second console unit, wherein, when the second console unit slides rearward and an upper surface of the second console unit is opened, the table is configured to deploy outside of the second console unit through the opened upper surface of the second console unit.

18. The vehicle of claim 14 , further comprising a table provided at the second console unit, wherein, when the second console unit is inserted into the accommodation space of the first console unit, the table provided at the second console unit is blocked by the first console unit and does not deploy.

19. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the first console unit and the second console unit are provided in a s

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Ahn Gye Young

Classifications

• B60N2/02

  the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) · CPC title

• B60H1/00564 Primary

  of air ducts · CPC title

• B60N2002/0216

  the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a transversal axis · CPC title

• B60R2011/0052

  using screws, bolts, rivets or the like · CPC title

• B60R2011/0084

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