Universal console chassis for the car
View Patent ↗Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a universal chassis that may be mounted in the head unit of a vehicle. The chassis may accept one or more modules that each have common dimensions. With a common form factor, the universal chassis is configurable as different modules with different functionality may be inserted into the chassis with ease.
1. A chassis that mounts into a head unit of a vehicle, comprising:
a back face;
two side faces;
a top;
a bottom;
two or more cavities formed into the chassis;
a front face, the front face comprising:
at least two rails;
at least two stiles;
wherein the at least two rails and at least two stiles form an opening to access the two or more cavities in the chassis, wherein each cavity accepts a module;
one or more modules inserted into a cavity;
wherein each cavity has common dimensions, and wherein each module has common dimensions;
a power bus mounted to the back face of the chassis;
a power connector mounted on the back face and configured to mate with a module and electrically connected to the power bus;
an input/output (I/O) bus mounted to the back face of the chassis; and
an I/O connector mounted on the back face, configured to mate with a module, and electrically connected to the I/O bus.
2. The chassis of claim 1 further comprising: at least one connection point on a front face of the chassis; and
at least two display devices mounted to the connection point, covering the front face of the chassis, and electrically connected to at least one module.
3. The chassis of claim 1 , wherein the chassis further comprises at least one connection point on a front face of the chassis.
4. The chassis of claim 3 , further comprising a display device mounted to the connection point and covering the front face of the chassis and at least two cavities in the chassis.