IP Library Granted Patent US 10,906,469
Granted Patent B2
US 10,906,469 · App. 16/263,674 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Vehicle console assembly

Inventors: David Smolik (Windsor, CA); Michael McDuffie (West Bloomfield Township, MI)
Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
B60R7/04B60N2/793B60R2011/0007
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Patent No.
US 10,906,469
App. No.
16/263,674
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle console assembly includes a console box and an insert. The console box is for a vehicle center console. The insert is removably disposed in a storage compartment of the console box and has a bottommost panel that is supported on a bottommost panel of the console box.

Claims (39)

1. A vehicle console assembly comprising:

a console box for a vehicle center console; and

an insert that is removably disposed in a storage compartment of the console box and having a bottommost panel that is supported on a bottommost panel of the console box, the insert includes a first compartment and a second compartment that are integrally attached to each other so that the first and second compartments are removably disposed in the storage compartment simultaneously, the first compartment having the maximum depth of the insert, the second compartment having a depth that is less than the maximum depth of the insert.

2. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the insert has a maximum depth that is less than a maximum depth of the console box.

3. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 2 , wherein

the insert has a maximum depth that is approximately one half a maximum depth of the console box.

4. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the first and second compartments are integrally molded to be a one-piece member.

5. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the first and second compartments are integrally connected by a partition of the insert that forms a sidewall of both the first and second compartments.

6. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 5 , wherein

the partition includes an aperture to form a handle of the insert.

7. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 5 , wherein

the second compartment has a panel that extends cantilevered from the sidewall.

8. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the second compartment includes a textured panel formed by molded rubber.

9. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

an inductor power transfer unit implemented as part of the insert.

10. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 9 , wherein

the second compartment includes an area for storing the inductor power transfer unit.

11. The vehicle console assembly according to claim 10 , wherein

the console box includes an electrical connector that mates with another electrical connector of the second compartment to transfer electrical power to the inductor power transfer unit.

12. A vehicle console box insert configured to be removably disposed into a storage compartment of a vehicle console box, the insert comprising:

a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment having a maximum depth of the insert, the second compartment having a depth that is less than the maximum depth of the insert, the insert includes a first compartment and a second compartment that are integrally attached to each other so that the first and second compartments are configured to be removably disposed in the storage compartment simultaneously, the first compartment having the maximum depth of the insert, the second compartment having a depth that is less than the maximum depth of the insert.

13. The vehicle console box according to claim 12 , wherein

the first and second compartments are integrally molded to be a one-piece member.

14. The vehicle console box according to claim 12 , wherein

the first and second compartments are integrally connected by a partition of the insert that forms a sidewall of both the first and second compartments.

15. The vehicle console box according to claim 14 , wherein

the partition includes an aperture to form a handle of the insert.

16. The vehicle console box according to claim 14 , wherein

the second compartment has a panel that extends cantilevered from the sidewall.

17. The vehicle console box according to claim 16 , wherein

the insert is implemented with an inductor power transfer unit.

18. The vehicle console box according to claim 17 , wherein

the induction power transfer unit is implemented as part of the second compartment.

19. The vehicle console box according to claim 18 , wherein

the induction power transfer unit is implemented underneath the textured panel of the second compartment.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057728/0037 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2019
From: SMOLIK, DAVID; MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL
To: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 048208/0826 →
Continuity (1)
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