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US 12,728,799 B2Granted
Accessory system for vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsConner James Stormer, Thiago Canola Afonso, Vincent Keanan Traina, Miranda Paige Suman
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Abstract
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.
Claims20
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.
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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.
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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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.