Hidden foldable tray table
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsS. M. Iskander FAROOQ, Scott Holmes DUNHAM, Dean M. JARADI, Mohammed Omar FARUQUE
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a table that may be selectively stored in a portion of a vehicle console. An outer housing member having a storage cavity therein attaches to a side of the vehicle console. A support shaft supporting a table is mounted for sliding and rotational movement with respect to the vehicle console. The support shaft is slidable in a first direction from a storage position wherein the table is positioned in a vertical orientation in the cavity of the outer housing member. The support shaft is also rotatable 270 degrees from the storage position to move the table into a horizontal use position after removal from the storage position.
Claims20
A table assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a support shaft having a table mounted thereon, the support shaft mounted for sliding and rotational movement with respect to a central vehicle console, the support shaft being slidable in a first direction from a storage position with the table positioned in a vertical orientation, the support shaft being rotatable to move the table into a horizontal use position after removal from the storage position.
A vehicle console arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
- an outer housing member that attaches to a side of a vehicle console housing;
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- a support shaft having a table mounted thereon that is mounted for sliding and rotational movement with respect to the vehicle console housing, wherein the support shaft is slidable in a first direction from a storage position, wherein the table is positioned in a vertical orientation in a cavity disposed within the outer housing member, and wherein the support shaft is rotatable 270 degrees from the storage position to move the table into a horizontal use position after removal from the storage position.
A vehicle console arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle console housing having a top cover attached thereto, the top cover having a cavity therein;
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- a table assembly mounted in the top cover for selective storage of the table assembly, wherein the table assembly further comprises a pair of support shafts supporting a table member, and wherein the support shafts are selectively slidable outwardly along a horizontal plane from the vehicle console housing to move the table assembly from a storage position to a use position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.