Accessory system for vehicle
An accessory system for a vehicle includes a housing having a base attached to the vehicle and a projection extending from the base, the projection being fluidly coupled to a duct of the vehicle. The accessory system also includes a first vehicle accessory having a cavity configured to selectively receive the projection of the housing to selectively attach the first vehicle accessory to the housing in an engaged state.
1 . An accessory system for a vehicle, the accessory system comprising:
an accessory port configured to accommodate a plurality of interchangeable modular vehicle accessories, the accessory port comprising:
a housing having a base attached to the vehicle; and
a projection extending from the base, the projection being fluidly coupled to an air duct of the vehicle,
wherein:
each interchangeable modular vehicle accessory has a respective cavity configured to selectively receive the projection; and
the plurality of interchangeable modular vehicle accessories includes a first vehicle accessory configured to provide a first function associated with the air duct of the vehicle, and a second vehicle accessory configured to provide a second function different from the first function and not associated with the air duct of the vehicle.
2 . The accessory system of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a first fastener and the first vehicle accessory includes a second fastener, the second fastener engaging the first fastener when the first vehicle accessory is in an engaged state with the housing.
3 . The accessory system of claim 2 , wherein the first fastener and the second fastener are magnets.
4 . The accessory system of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a first electrical contact and the first vehicle accessory includes a second electrical contact, the first electrical contact being electrically coupled to the second electrical contact when the first vehicle accessory is in an engaged state with the housing.
5 . The accessory system of claim 1 , wherein the projection includes an outer perimeter surface including a plurality of substantially planar surfaces, adjacent substantially planar surfaces of the plurality of substantially planar surfaces being joined to one another at a junction.
6 . The accessory system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of substantially planar surfaces cooperate to provide the projection with an octagonal shape.
7 . The accessory system of claim 6 , wherein the base includes an outer perimeter having an octagonal shape.
8 . A vehicle incorporating the accessory system of claim 1 .
9 . An accessory system for a vehicle, the accessory system comprising:
a first housing having a first base attached to the vehicle and a first projection extending from the first base;
a second housing having a second base attached to the vehicle and a second projection extending from the second base, the second housing being spaced apart from the first housing by a first distance;
a first vehicle accessory having a first cavity configured to selectively receive the first projection of the first housing or the second projection of the second housing to selectively attach the first vehicle accessory to the first housing or the second housing in an engaged state and spaced apart from the first housing and the second housing in a disengaged state, wherein the first vehicle accessory is configured to provide a first function associated with an air duct of the vehicle; and
a second vehicle accessory having a second cavity configured to selectively receive the first projection of the first housing or the second projection of the second housing to selectively attach the second vehicle accessory to the first housing or the second housing in an engaged state and spaced apart from the first housing and the second housing in a disengaged state, the second vehicle accessory being interchangeable with the first vehicle accessory, wherein the second vehicle accessory is configured to provide a second function different from the first function and not associated with the air duct of the vehicle.
10 . The accessory system of claim 9 , wherein the first housing and the second housing each includes a first fastener and the first vehicle accessory and the second vehicle accessory each includes a second fastener, the second fastener engaging the first fastener when the first vehicle accessory and/or the second vehicle accessory is in the engaged state.
11 . The accessory system of claim 10 , wherein the first fastener and the second fastener are magnets.
12 . The accessory system of claim 9 , wherein the first housing and the second housing each includes a first electrical contact and the first vehicle accessory and the second vehicle accessory each includes a second electrical contact, the first electrical contact being electrically coupled to the second electrical contact when the first vehicle accessory and/or the second vehicle accessory is in the engaged state.
13 . The accessory system of claim 9 , wherein the first projection and the second projection each includes an outer perimeter surface including a plurality of substantially planar surfaces, adjacent substantially planar surfaces of the plurality of substantially planar surfaces being joined to one another at a junction.
14 . The accessory system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of substantially planar surfaces cooperate to provide the first projection and the second projection with an octagonal shape.
15 . The accessory system of claim 9 , further comprising a third vehicle accessory including a third cavity spaced apart from a fourth cavity by the first distance, the third cavity configured to receive the first projection and the fourth cavity configured to receive the second projection when the third vehicle accessory is in an engaged state and the first vehicle accessory and the second vehicle accessory are in the disengaged state.
16 . A vehicle incorporating the accessory system of claim 9 .
17 . A vehicle comprising:
an instrument panel;
a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including an air duct supported by the instrument panel;
an accessory port configured to accommodate a plurality of interchangeable modular vehicle accessories, the accessory port comprising:
a housing having a base attached to the instrument panel; and
a projection extending from the base, the projection being fluidly coupled to the air duct,
wherein:
each interchangeable modular vehicle accessory has a respective cavity configured to selectively receive the projection; and
the plurality of interchangeable modular vehicle accessories includes a first vehicle accessory configured to provide a first function associated with the air duct of the vehicle, and a second vehicle accessory configured to provide a second function different from the first function and not associated with the air duct of the vehicle.
18 . The vehicle of claim 17 , wherein the first vehicle accessory includes an aperture in fluid communication with the air duct.
19 . The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein the housing includes a first fastener and the first vehicle accessory includes a second fastener, the second fastener engaging the first fastener when the first vehicle accessory is in an engaged state with the housing.
20 . The vehicle of claim 19 , wherein the first fastener and the second fastener are magnets.