IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,189,414
Granted Patent B1
US 10,189,414 · App. 15/794,325 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

Vehicle storage assembly

Inventors: Annette Lynn Huebner (White Lake, MI); Stuart C. Salter (White Lake, MI); Scott Holmes Dunham (Redford, MI); Pietro Buttolo (Dearborn Heights, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60R7/04B60Q3/225B60Q3/62B60Q3/82F21V9/08B60R2011/0007
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Patent No.
US 10,189,414
App. No.
15/794,325
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A storage assembly is provided herein. The storage assembly includes a console housing defined by a plurality of surfaces. A member extends along at least one of the plurality of surfaces and is movable along the console housing between a closed position and an open position. The member defines a storage compartment in the open position.

Claims (34)

1. A storage assembly for a vehicle comprising:

a console housing defined by a plurality of surfaces;

a member extending along at least one of the plurality of surfaces and movable along the console housing between a closed position and an open position, wherein the member defines a storage compartment in the open position; and

a substrate defining a bottom surface of the storage compartment and wound about a spool, the spool disposed within the storage compartment, the substrate expandable as the member is moved between the open and closed positions.

2. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the console housing is disposed between a driver seat and a passenger seat and the member extends along a pair of side surfaces and a rear surface of the housing.

3. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a track assembly operably coupling the member to the console housing.

4. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the track assembly includes a channel defined by the member and a retaining feature extending from the console housing is disposed within the channel.

5. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a damper operably coupled to the member and the console housing.

6. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a light source configured to direct emitted light into the storage compartment.

7. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a switch operably coupled to the member and configured to detect a position of the member.

8. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising:

a luminescent structure disposed on a substrate and configured to luminesce in response to receiving emitted light.

9. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the switch includes a capacitive sensor.

10. The storage assembly for a vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising:

a light guide optically coupled to the light source and disposed along a rear surface of the console housing.

11. A storage assembly comprising:

a member movable along a console housing between a closed position and an open position, wherein the member defines a storage compartment in the open position; and

a substrate defining a bottom surface of the storage compartment and wound about a spool, the spool disposed within the storage compartment, the substrate expandable as the member is moved between the open and closed positions.

12. The storage assembly of claim 11 , further comprising:

a light source configured to direct emitted light into the storage compartment.

13. The storage assembly of claim 11 , further comprising:

a switch operably coupled to the member and configured to detect a position of the member.

14. A vehicle storage assembly comprising:

a member movable along a console housing between a closed position and an open position, wherein the member defines a storage compartment in the open position;

a substrate defining a bottom surface of the storage compartment and configured as a tambour substrate that includes a plurality of latitudinally extending slats that are hingedly coupled to one another, the substrate expandable as the member is moved between the open and closed positions; and

a light source configured to illuminate the storage compartment in the open position.

15. The vehicle storage assembly of claim 14 , further comprising:

a track assembly operably coupling the member to the console housing.

16. The vehicle storage assembly of claim 14 , further comprising:

a light guide optically coupled to the light source and disposed along a rear surface of the console housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2017
From: HUEBNER, ANNETTE LYNN; SALTER, STUART C.; DUNHAM, SCOTT HOLMES; BUTTOLO, PIETRO
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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