Vehicle console system and motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12420716-B2
Application number	US-202217722072-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2022
Priority date	Oct 17, 2019
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

A vehicle console system having at least one vehicle seat and/or vehicle table console, as at least one vehicle console. At least one attachment device corresponds to at least one locking element in order to attach the at least one vehicle console to the attachment device. The attachment device has two attachment regions to which the at least one vehicle console is locked via the at least one locking element, and wherein the attachment device has, at an electrically contacted attachment region of the two attachment regions, an at least second electrical contact surface corresponding to the first electrical contact surface; and a control unit that is electrically connected to the at least one second electrical contact surface and is equipped to sense the electrical contact between the at least one first electrical contact surface and the at least second electrical contact surface and to issue a command.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle console system for an interior of a motor vehicle, the vehicle console system comprising:
at least one vehicle seat and/or vehicle table console as at least one vehicle console, the at least one vehicle console having at least one locking element and at least one first electrical contact surface;
at least one attachment device configured to correspond to the at least one locking element to attach the at least one vehicle console to the at least one attachment device, the at least one attachment device having two attachment regions to which the at least one vehicle console is adapted to be locked via the at least one locking element, and the at least one attachment device having, at an electrically contacted attachment region of the two attachment regions, at least one second electrical contact surface corresponding to the at least one first electrical contact surface; and
a control unit that is electrically connected to the at least one second electrical contact surface and is equipped to sense an electrical contact between the at least one first electrical contact surface and the at least one second electrical contact surface and to issue a command,
wherein the at least one attachment device has at least two guide rails, and wherein the at least one vehicle console has at least two guide elements that are each guided in one of the at least two guide rails, and
wherein the at least one first electrical contact surface is arranged on at least one extensible contact element that is provided inside one of the at least two guide elements, wherein the at least one second electrical contact surface is arranged on at least one of the at least two guide rails, and wherein the at least one extensible contact element is designed such that the at least one extensible contact element extends during locking to the electrically contacted attachment region, from a protected position inside the one of the at least two guide elements into an electrically contacting position in which the at least one first electrical contact surface and the at least one second electrical contact surface make electrical contact.

2. The vehicle console system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one vehicle console has four of the guide elements, wherein two of the extensible contact elements with the first electrical contact surfaces are arranged inside two diagonally opposite guide elements, wherein each of the two guide rails has a second electrical contact surface, and wherein the second electrical contact surfaces are offset from one another along the guide rails.

3. The vehicle console system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first electrical contact surface is connected to a console controller that has a wireless communication unit and is equipped to exchange one or more signals with the control unit when a function of the at least one vehicle console is triggered.

4. The vehicle console system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is equipped to issue, as the command, an operation of a seat heater of the at least one vehicle console designed as the at least one vehicle seat by supplying current to the at least one second electrical contact surface.

5. A motor vehicle comprising the vehicle console system according to claim 1 .

6. A vehicle console system for an interior of a motor vehicle, the vehicle console system comprising:
at least one vehicle seat and/or vehicle table console as at least one vehicle console, the at least one vehicle console having at least one locking element and at least one first electrical contact surface;
at least one attachment device configured to correspond to the at least one locking element to attach the at least one vehicle console to the at least one attachment device, the at least one attachment device having two attachment regions to which the at least one vehicle console is adapted to be locked via the at least one locking element, and the at least one attachment device having, at an electrically contacted attachment region of the two attachment regions, at least one second electrical contact surface corresponding to the at least one first electrical contact surface; and
a control unit that is electrically connected to the at least one second electrical contact surface and is equipped to sense an electrical contact between the at least one first electrical contact surface and the at least one second electrical contact surface and to issue a command,
wherein the at least one first electrical contact surface is connected to a resistor network in which a switch is incorporated that is equipped to be opened or closed when a function of the at least one vehicle console is triggered.

7. The vehicle console system according to claim 6 , wherein the function includes:
a folding up or folding down of an armrest of the at least one vehicle console designed as the at least one vehicle seat,
a raising or lowering of the at least one vehicle console designed as the vehicle table console, and/or
a pulling out or unfolding of a tabletop or a table drawer of the at least one vehicle console designed as the vehicle table console.

8. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle console system for an interior of the motor vehicle, the vehicle console system comprising:
at least one vehicle seat and/or vehicle table console as at least one vehicle console, the at least one vehicle console having at least one locking element and at least one first electrical contact surface;
at least one attachment device configured to correspond to the at least one locking element to attach the at least one vehicle console to the at least one attachment device, the at least one attachment device having two attachment regions to which the at least one vehicle console is adapted to be locked via the at least one locking element, and the at least one attachment device having, at an electrically contacted attachment region of the two attachment regions, at least one second electrical contact surface corresponding to the at least one first electrical contact surface; and
a control unit that is electrically connected to the at least one second electrical contact surface and is equipped to sense an electrical contact between the at least one first electrical contact surface and the at least one second electrical contact surface and to issue a command,

wherein the electrically contacted attachment region is located between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat, wherein the at least one vehicle console of the vehicle console system is designed as the vehicle table console, and the control unit is equipped to issue, as the command, a displaying of a state of the vehicle table console on a display of the motor vehicle.

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Bork Simon
• Hahn Janna
• Hartmann Stephan
• Schur Frank
• Goergens René

Classifications

• B60N2/0264 Primary

  characterised by the type of electrical connection, e.g. wiring, plugs or USB · CPC title

• B60N2/0244

  with logic circuits · CPC title

• B60N2/0272

  using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts · CPC title

• B60R2011/008

  Adjustable or movable supports · CPC title

• B60R2011/0007

  Mid-console · CPC title