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Granted Patent B2
US 11,712,989 · App. 17/501,317 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Console table assembly for a vehicle

Inventors: Jesse Rene Diephuis (West Bloomfield, MI); Michael John Harmon (Westland, MI); Andrew Brand (Bloomfield Township, MI); Ryan Wayne Warner (Ann Arbor, MI); Andrew Smith (Troy, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60N3/001B60R11/0229
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Patent No.
US 11,712,989
App. No.
17/501,317
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A console table assembly for a vehicle includes a base movably coupled to a floor of the vehicle, a pivot arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the base and a second end that is distal from the first end, a table pivotably coupled to the pivot arm at the second end and having a top side and an underside opposite the top side, a panel coupled to the table and operable to move relative to the table from a first panel position to second panel position, and a foot rest coupled to the base and operable to move relative to the base from a retracted position to a deployed position.

Claims (36)

1. A console table assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

a base coupled to a floor of the vehicle;

a pivot arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the base and a second end that is distal from the first end;

a table pivotably coupled to the pivot arm at the second end and having a top side and an underside opposite the top side, the table being operable to move, via pivotal movement of at least one of the pivot arm relative to the base and the table relative to the pivot arm, between a first position, wherein a portion of the top side of the table faces substantially vehicle-upward, and a second position, wherein the portion of the top side of the table faces substantially vehicle-horizontally;

a foot rest coupled to the base and operable to move relative to the base from a retracted position to a deployed position; and

a display screen positioned on the underside of the table.

2. The console table assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a panel coupled to the table and operable to move relative to the table from a first panel position to a second panel position.

3. The console table assembly of claim 2 , wherein the panel is operable to pivot relative to the table between the first and second panel positions.

4. The console table assembly of claim 3 , wherein the panel includes a support surface that faces toward the top side of the table in the first panel position and faces substantially vehicle-upward in the second panel position when the table is in the second position.

5. The console table assembly of claim 2 , wherein the panel conceals a storage compartment within the table in the first panel position and provides access to the storage compartment within the table in the second panel position.

6. The console table assembly of claim 1 , wherein the foot rest translates between the retracted and deployed positions.

7. The console table assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base is movably coupled to the floor and operable to translate within the vehicle.

8. A console table assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

a base coupled to a floor of the vehicle;

a pivot arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the base and a second end that is distal from the first end;

a table pivotably coupled to the pivot arm at the second end and having a top side and an underside opposite the top side, the table being operable to move, via pivotal movement of at least one of the pivot arm relative to the base and the table relative to the pivot arm, between a first position, wherein a portion of the top side of the table faces substantially vehicle-upward, and a second position, wherein the portion of the top side of the table faces substantially vehicle-horizontally; and

a panel coupled to the table and operable to pivot relative to the table from a first panel position to a second panel position, wherein the panel comprises:

a support surface that faces toward the top side of the table in the first panel position and faces substantially vehicle-upward in the second panel position when the table is in the second position; and

an exterior surface opposite the support surface that is substantially flush with the underside of the table in the first panel position.

9. The console table assembly of claim 8 , wherein the panel conceals a storage compartment within the table in the first panel position and provides access to the storage compartment in the second panel position.

10. The console table assembly of claim 8 , further comprising:

a foot rest coupled to the base and operable to move relative to the base from a retracted position to a deployed position.

11. The console table assembly of claim 10 , wherein the foot rest is operable to translate between the retracted and deployed positions.

12. The console table assembly of claim 8 , wherein the base is movably coupled to the floor and operable to translate within the vehicle.

13. A console table assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

a base movably coupled to a floor of the vehicle;

a pivot arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the base and a second end that is distal from the first end;

a table pivotably coupled to the pivot arm at the second end and having a top side and an underside opposite the top side, the table being operable to move, via pivotal movement of at least one of the pivot arm relative to the base and the table relative to the pivot arm, between a first position, wherein a portion of the top side of the table faces substantially vehicle-upward, and a second position, wherein the portion of the top side of the table faces substantially vehicle-horizontally;

a panel coupled to the table and operable to move relative to the table from a first panel position to a second panel position; and

a display screen positioned on the underside of the table.

14. The console table assembly of claim 13 , wherein the panel comprises:

a support surface that faces toward the top side of the table in the first panel position and faces substantially vehicle-upward in the second panel position when the table is in the second position.

15. The console table assembly of claim 14 , wherein the panel further comprises:

an exterior surface opposite the support surface that is substantially flush with the underside of the table in the first panel position.

16. The console table assembly of claim 13 , wherein the panel conceals a storage compartment within the table in the first panel position and provides access to the storage compartment in the second panel position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2021
From: DIEPHUIS, JESSE RENE; HARMON, MICHAEL JOHN; BRAND, ANDREW; WARNER, RYAN WAYNE; SMITH, ANDREW
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 057794/0762 →
Continuity (1)
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