Integrated coat hook and light source assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9725032-B2
Application number	US-201414512820-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2014
Priority date	Oct 13, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

An integrated coat hook and light source assembly includes a housing, a base pivotally carried on the housing, a coat hook carried on the base and a light source carried on the base.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An integrated coat hook and light source assembly for a motor vehicle having a headliner, comprising:
a housing mounted to the headliner;
a bezel mounted for rotation relative to said housing;
a base pivotally connected to said bezel;
a coat hook carried on said base; and
a light source carried on said base.

2. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 1 , wherein said base has a first face and a second face.

3. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 2 , wherein said coat hook is carried on said first face and said light source is carried on said second face.

4. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 3 , wherein said housing includes a cavity having an opening closed by said base.

5. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 4 , wherein said base is pivotally displaceable between a first position wherein said cavity is closed and said light source is hidden in said cavity and a second position wherein said cavity is open and said light source is directed away from said cavity.

6. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 5 , wherein said base is pivotally connected to said bezel by a hinge.

7. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 1 , wherein said bezel rotates about a first axis A 1 and said base pivots about a second axis A 2 where said first axis A 1 is perpendicular to and offset from said second axis A 2 .

8. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 7 , wherein said base has a first face and a second face.

9. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 8 , wherein said coat hook is carried on said first face and said light source is carried on said second face.

10. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 9 , wherein said housing includes a cavity having an opening closed by said base.

11. The integrated coat hook and light source assembly of claim 10 , wherein said base is pivotally displaceable between a first position wherein said cavity is closed and said light source is hidden in said cavity and a second position wherein said cavity is open and said light source is directed away from said cavity.

12. An integrated coat hook and light source assembly for a motor vehicle having a headliner, comprising:
a housing mounted to the headliner;
a base pivotally connected to said housing by first and second opposed hinge pins, said base having a first face and a second face, and wherein said housing includes a cavity having an opening closed by said base;
a coat hook carried on said first face of said base; and
a light source carried on said second face of said base, wherein said base is pivotally displaceable between a first position wherein said cavity is closed and said light source is hidden in said cavity and a second position wherein said cavity is open and said light source is directed away from said cavity, and wherein said first hinge pin carries a first electrical contact and said second hinge pin carries a second electrical contact to provide power to said light source.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Huelke David
• Dunham Scott Holmes
• Alanis Guillermo

Classifications

• B60Q3/20

  for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments (lighting for dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60Q3/85 Primary

  for manual control of the light, e.g. of colour, orientation or intensity · CPC title

• B60Q3/57 Primary

  Retractable or concealable lighting devices · CPC title

• F21V19/00 Primary

  Fastening of light sources or lamp holders (fastening electric light source solely by the coupling device H01R33/00 {; special means for attaching candle to candle holder F21V35/003}) · CPC title

• F21V23/06

  the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} · CPC title