Sliding center console
AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
InventorsDaryl Harris, Tim Bossingham, Todd Bachman
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Abstract
A sliding center console may include a mounting member, a carrier, and a gearbox assembly. The carrier may be configured to receive a container and translate between a first position and a second position. The carrier may include a plurality of teeth. The gearbox assembly may be fixed to the mounting member and include a pinion configured to rotate in a first rotational direction or second rotational direction to translate the carrier from the first position to the second position.
Claims21
A sliding center console for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting member;
- a carrier configured to receive a container and translate between a first position and a second position, the carrier including,
- a longitudinal-extending wall defining a slot forming a first cavity, wherein the slot includes a first inner wall and a second inner wall, and
- a plurality of teeth including a first set of teeth and a second set of teeth, wherein the first set of teeth extend from the first inner wall into the first cavity and the second set of teeth extend from the second inner wall in the first cavity;
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- a gearbox assembly fixed to the mounting member including a pinion extending into the first cavity and engages a tooth of the plurality of teeth and configured to rotate in a first rotational direction or second rotational direction to translate the carrier from the first position to the second position.
A sliding center console for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting member;
- a carrier configured to receive a container and move between a first position and a second position, wherein the carrier defines a cavity;
- an elongated rack defining a plurality of teeth extending into the cavity;
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- a gearbox assembly fixed to the mounting member including a pinion configured to rotate in a first rotational direction or second rotational direction to translate the carrier from the first position to the second position, and wherein at least a portion of the pinion is disposed within the cavity such that the pinion engages at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth defined by the elongated rack.
A sliding center console for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting member;
- a container configured to translate between a first position and a second position, the container defining a receptacle and a cavity and including a plurality of teeth extending into the cavity;
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- a gearbox assembly fixed to the mounting member including a pinion extending into the cavity to engage one or more of the plurality of teeth and configured to rotate in a first rotational direction or second rotational direction to translate the container from the first position to the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.