Vehicle console assembly

A console assembly for use with a passenger compartment of a vehicle disposed between a pair of passenger seats, the console assembly comprising:

• a console housing having a base securable to a floor of the passenger compartment such that the console housing is disposed between the pair of passenger seats, the console housing having a storage compartment;
• a storage compartment closeout section pivotally connected to the console housing and positionable between a lowered position disposed at least partially adjacent the storage compartment and a raised position disposed away from the storage compartment, the closeout section having a top surface with a cavity;
• an armrest pivotally connected to the closeout section positionable between a closed position in which the armrest is positioned adjacent the closeout section and an open position;
• a video monitor mount having a hinge member pivotally mounted to a rear portion of the closeout section by a hinge, an arm extending upward from the hinge member, a swivel mount pivotally mounted to the arm and a monitor base rotatably mounted to the swivel mount;
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• a video monitor disposed on the monitor base of the video monitor mount, wherein the video monitor is positionable between a stored position wherein the video monitor is disposed within the cavity of the closeout section and a deployed position wherein the video monitor is disposed in a rearward facing position so that the video monitor is visible to rear seat occupants of the passenger compartment of the vehicle.

A console assembly for use with a passenger compartment of a vehicle comprising:

• a console housing adapted to be installed on a floor of the passenger compartment between a pair of passenger seats, the console housing including a storage compartment;
• a storage compartment closeout section pivotally connected to the console housing and positionable between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein a bottom surface of the closeout section at least partially covers the storage compartment, the closeout section having a top surface with a cavity;
• an armrest pivotally connected to the closeout section positionable between a closed position in which the armrest is positioned adjacent the closeout section and an open position;
• a video monitor mount having a lower portion pivotally connected to the closeout section and an upper portion;
• a video monitor pivotally mounted to the upper portion of the video monitor mount, wherein the video monitor is positionable between a stored position wherein the video monitor is disposed within the cavity in the closeout section and a deployed position wherein the video monitor is pivoted upward to a rearward facing position so that the video monitor is visible to rear seat occupants of the passenger compartment;
• a video player disposed within the console housing to transmit a signal to the video monitor for viewing by rear seat occupants;
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• a control section provided on the console assembly in communication with the video monitor and player to control at least one function of the video player and monitor.