IP Library Granted Patent US 8,979,163
Granted Patent B2
US 8,979,163 · App. 13/555,459 · Granted Mar 17, 2015

Holding device for fixing a portable driver information unit in the interior of a motor vehicle

Inventor: Alexander Heil (Kelkheim, DE)
Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
B60R11/02B60R2011/0005B60R2011/0071
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Patent No.
US 8,979,163
App. No.
13/555,459
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holding device for fixing a portable driver information unit in the interior of a motor vehicle is provided. The holding device includes a first part and a second part. The first part and the second part are swivelable with respect to one another. The first part or the second part has, or both have, a material section through which the portable driver information unit is fixed between the first part and the second part.

Claims (29)

1. A holding device for fixing a portable driver information unit in the interior of a motor vehicle, the holding device comprising:

a first part;

a second part, wherein the second part is swivelable with respect to the first part between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the first part or the second part has, or both have, a material section through which the portable driver information unit is fixed between the first part and the second part when the second part is in the open position; and

a mechanism by which a connection cable is transferred automatically into a stowage space on dismantling of the portable driver information unit, wherein the mechanism has a spring element by a force of which the connection cable is transferred into the stowage space and wherein the connection cable is brought out from the stowage space against the force of the spring element.

2. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the portable driver information unit is clamped between the first part and the second part when the second part is in the open position.

3. A holding device for fixing a portable driver information unit in the interior of a motor vehicle, the holding device comprising:

a first part;

a second part, wherein the second part is swivelable with respect to the first part between an open position and a closed position, and between which the portable driver information unit is clamped when the second part is in the open position; and

a mechanism by which a connection cable is transferred automatically into a stowage space on dismantling of the portable driver information unit, wherein the mechanism has a spring element by a force of which the connection cable is transferred into the stowage space and wherein the connection cable is brought out from the stowage space against the force of the spring element wherein the first part or the second part of the holding device is formed by a wall of the instrument panel and the remaining part is formed by a flap part that is swivelable against the wall.

4. The holding device according to claim 3 , wherein when the portable driver information unit is clamped by the first part and the second part, the first part and the second part press against the portable driver information unit by a force of a spring element.

5. The holding device according to claim 3 , wherein the second part is swivelable away from the first part against a force of a spring element.

6. The holding device according to claim 3 , further comprising the connection cable that is electrically connected via a connecting element to the portable driver information unit.

7. The holding device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a connecting element that electrically connects the connection cable to the portable driver information unit.

8. The holding device according to claim 7 , wherein the connection cable and the connecting element are a component of a current supply connection, of a connection for a GPS antenna, and/or of a connection for another external device.

9. An instrument panel for a motor vehicle with a holding device comprising:

a first part;

a second part, wherein the second part is swivelable with respect to the first part between an open position and a closed position, and between which a portable driver information unit is clamped when the second part is in the open position; and

a mechanism by which a connection cable is transferred automatically into a stowage space on dismantling of the portable driver information unit, wherein the mechanism has a spring element by a force of which the connection cable is transferred into the stowage space and wherein the connection cable is brought out from the stowage space against the force of the spring element.

10. The instrument panel according to claim 9 , wherein the first part of the holding device is formed by a wall of the instrument panel and the second part is formed by a flap part that is swivelable against the wall.

11. The instrument panel according to claim 10 , wherein a connection cable of the holding device is arranged on the wall.

12. The instrument panel according to claim 11 , wherein the connection cable of the holding device is arranged countersunk in the wall.

13. A motor vehicle with a holding device comprising:

a first part;

a second part, wherein the second part is swivelable with respect to the first part between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the first part or the second part has, or both have, a material section through which a portable driver information unit is fixed between the first part and the second part when the second part is in the open position; and

a mechanism by which a connection cable is transferred automatically into a stowage space on dismantling of the portable driver information unit, wherein the mechanism has a spring element by a force of which the connection cable is transferred into the stowage space and wherein the connection cable is brought out from the stowage space against the force of the spring element.

14. The motor vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the first part of the holding device is formed by a wall of an instrument panel of the motor vehicle and the second part is formed by a flap part that is swivelable against the wall.

15. The motor vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the connection cable of the holding device is arranged on the wall.

16. The motor vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the connection cable of the holding device is arranged countersunk in the wall.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034287/0415 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 26, 2013
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 030694/0500 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2012
From: HEIL, ALEXANDER
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 029092/0159 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2011 108 938 · Jul 29, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130026777A1 · Jan 31, 2013