Vehicle console assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019263217-A1
Application number	US-201815905060-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 26, 2018
Priority date	Feb 26, 2018
Publication date	Aug 29, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle overhead console is provided herein. The vehicle overhead console includes a housing operably coupled with a bracket. The bracket is configured to further couple to a headliner. An air-monitoring device is disposed on a first side of the housing. The air-monitoring device draws air from a first side of the housing and exhausts the air on an opposing side of the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle overhead console, comprising:
a housing operably coupled with a bracket, the bracket configured to further couple to a headliner; and an air-monitoring device disposed on a first side of the housing, wherein the air-monitoring device draws air from a first side of the housing and exhausts the air on an opposing side of the housing.

2 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 1 , wherein the air-monitoring device is operably coupled with the bracket.

3 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 1 , wherein the bracket defines integrally formed ducts that direct air towards an inlet port of the air-monitoring device.

4 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 3 , wherein the ducts are formed from a first material and a remaining portion of the bracket is formed from a second, different material.

5 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 3 , further comprising:
a seal disposed between the air-monitoring device and the ducts.

6 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 5 , further comprising:
a cover operably coupled with the housing and defining one or more grilles, the one or more grilles disposed between a vehicle cabin and the ducts.

7 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 3 , wherein the seal is formed from a compressible material having sound attenuation characteristics.

8 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 3 , wherein the ducts include one or more baffles therein, the one or more baffles configured to minimize operation noise generated by the air-monitoring device within a vehicle cabin.

9 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 1 , wherein the air-monitoring device includes a sensor and an airflow actuator device configured to direct air from a cabin along the sensor.

10 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 9 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect particulate matter within the air of the cabin.

11 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 8 , wherein the one or more baffles include a first pair of baffles extending into the duct proximate an inlet portion of the ducts and a second pair of baffles extending into the ducts proximate an exit portion of the ducts.

12 . A vehicle overhead console, comprising:
a housing configured to couple with a headliner and defining a duct; an air-monitoring device operably coupled with the duct; and one or more baffles extending into the duct.

13 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 12 , further comprising:
a seal disposed between the air-monitoring device and the duct.

14 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 12 , wherein the duct is formed from a first material and a remaining portion of the housing is formed from a second, different material.

15 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 12 , wherein the air-monitoring device includes a sensor for measuring cabin air quality and an airflow actuator device configured to direct air from the cabin along the sensor.

16 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 12 , further comprising:
a cover operably coupled with the housing and defining one or more grilles, the grilles disposed between a cabin and the duct.

17 . A vehicle overhead console, comprising:
a housing operably coupled with a bracket; a cover operably coupled with the housing and defining a duct; an air-monitoring device disposed on a first side of the housing, wherein the air-monitoring device draws air from a first side of the housing and exhausts the air on an opposing side of the housing; a seal disposed between the air-monitoring device and the duct; and a baffle extending into the duct.

18 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 17 , wherein the cover defines one or more grilles, the grilles disposed between a vehicle cabin and the duct.

19 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 17 , wherein the duct is formed from a first material and a remaining portion of the bracket is formed from a second, different material.

20 . The vehicle overhead console of claim 19 , wherein the air-monitoring device includes a sensor for measuring cabin air quality and an airflow actuator device configured to direct air from the cabin along the sensor.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Salter Stuart C
• Xu Wei
• Vemulapati Satyanarayana Raju
• Ramirez Diego Elias

Classifications

• B60H1/008 Primary

  the input being air quality · CPC title

• B60H1/245 Primary

  located in the roof · CPC title