Vehicle console
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsDavid Spykerman, Craig Flowerday
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Abstract
A console system (10) configured to support a control module (44) (e.g., a user interface, etc.) operatively coupled to a vehicle system (e.g., a vehicle transmission, etc.), and which can be selectively and conveniently repositioned and/or reconfigured within a vehicle in a variety of positions is disclosed. The control module (44) is operatively coupled to the vehicle system without the use of conventional mechanical linkage. By providing flexibility in the positioning of the control module (44), the console system can be configured and/or reconfigured to meet the desires and/or needs of a variety of users.
Claims23
A console for use in a vehicle, the console comprising:
- a base coupled to the vehicle;
- a vehicle transmission control module movably coupled to the base;
- and
- a storage receptacle supported at the base,
- wherein the vehicle transmission control module is configured to move between a first position wherein the storage receptacle is at least partially concealed by the vehicle transmission control module and a second position wherein the storage receptacle is accessible to the a user.
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A console for use in a vehicle, the console comprising:
- a base coupled to the vehicle;
- a vehicle transmission control module movably coupled to the base;
- and
- a vehicle control supported by the base,
- wherein the vehicle transmission control module is configured to be selectively repositionable between a first position wherein the vehicle control is at least partially concealed by the vehicle transmission control module and a second position wherein the vehicle control is accessible to a user.
A method of selectively concealing a vehicle control and a storage receptacle within a vehicle console, the method comprising:
- providing a console which supports at least one vehicle control and at least one storage receptacle;
- coupling the console to the vehicle;
- and
- movably coupling a vehicle transmission control module to the console,
- wherein the vehicle transmission control module is configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein one of the at least one vehicle control and the at least one storage receptacle is at least partially concealed by the vehicle transmission control module in the first position, wherein the other one of the at least one vehicle control and the at least one storage receptacle is at least partially concealed by the vehicle transmission control module in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.