Hidden foldable tray table

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849819-B2
Application number	US-201615054592-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2016
Priority date	Feb 26, 2016
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a table that may be selectively stored in a portion of a vehicle console. An outer housing member having a storage cavity therein attaches to a side of the vehicle console. A support shaft supporting a table is mounted for sliding and rotational movement with respect to the vehicle console. The support shaft is slidable in a first direction from a storage position wherein the table is positioned in a vertical orientation in the cavity of the outer housing member. The support shaft is also rotatable 270 degrees from the storage position to move the table into a horizontal use position after removal from the storage position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A table assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a support shaft mounted for sliding and rotational movement with respect to a central vehicle console and having a table mounted thereon, the support shaft being slidable in a first direction from a storage position with the table positioned in a vertical orientation, the support shaft being rotatable 270° to move the table into a horizontal use position after removal from the storage position.

2. The table assembly of claim 1 , wherein the table includes first and second table sections pivotally connected together with the support shaft therebetween when in the use position.

3. The table assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first and second table sections are positioned adjacent to one another when in the storage position.

4. The table assembly of claim 2 , wherein the horizontal use position includes an initial use position and a final use position, wherein the first and second table sections are positioned adjacent to one another while in the initial use position.

5. The table assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first table section is configured to rotate 180 degrees in a second direction, away from the second table section to the final use position.

6. The table assembly of claim 1 , wherein the support shaft includes a guide member that engages a guide stop disposed within the central vehicle console to hold the table in the use position.

7. The table assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an outer housing member that attaches to a side of the vehicle console, wherein the outer housing member includes a cavity for storing the table in the storage position.

8. The table assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a finger grip disposed on a forward end of the support shaft to facilitate extraction of the table from the cavity.

9. The table assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a stopper member disposed on a rearward end of the support shaft to prevent complete extraction of the support shaft from the cavity when extracting the table from the storage position.

10. The table assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a locking mechanism disposed through the support shaft, adjacent a rear end of the support shaft, the locking mechanism deploying after exiting the cavity and preventing the support shaft from unintentionally reentering the cavity from the use position.

11. The table assembly of claim 1 , further comprising support members disposed on the table, transverse to the support shaft.

12. A vehicle console arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
an outer housing member that attaches to a side of a vehicle console housing; and
a support shaft having a table mounted thereon that is mounted for sliding and rotational movement with respect to the vehicle console housing, wherein the support shaft is slidable in a first direction from a storage position, wherein the table is positioned in a vertical orientation in a cavity disposed within the outer housing member, and wherein the support shaft is rotatable 270 degrees from the storage position to move the table into a horizontal use position after removal from the storage position.

13. The vehicle console of claim 12 , wherein the table includes first and second table sections pivotally connected together and positioned adjacent to one another when in the storage position.

14. The vehicle console of claim 13 , wherein the horizontal use position includes an initial use position and a final use position, wherein the first and second table sections are positioned adjacent to one another while in the initial use position, and wherein the first table section is rotated 180 degrees in a second direction, away from the second table section to the final use position.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Farooq S M Iskander
• Dunham Scott Holmes
• Jaradi Dean M
• Faruque Mohammed Omar

Classifications

• B60N3/001 Primary

  of tables or trays · CPC title

• B60R7/04

  in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)} · CPC title