DE102021213254A1 - Vehicle console, in particular vehicle center console - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle console, in particular a vehicle center console, which is adjoined by at least one vehicle seat (3, 5) in the transverse direction (y) of the console, with a table arrangement with at least one adjustable storage table (9, 11) which can be pivoted over a horizontal plane between a Stowage position (V) and a use position (G) is adjustable, in which the tray table protrudes from the vehicle console (7) in the direction of the vehicle seat (3, 5). According to the invention, the table arrangement has an adjustable actuating element (17) which is movement-coupled to the storage table (9, 11), in particular via a link guide, so that when the actuating element (17) is adjusted, the storage table (9, 11) can be moved to any desired position Pivoting angle position between the stowed position (V) and the use position (G) is adjustable.

Description

The invention relates to a vehicle console, in particular a vehicle center console, according to the preamble of claim 1.

The center console of a vehicle is located in the vehicle interior between two vehicle seats when viewed in the vehicle width direction. The top of the center console can be used as an armrest, for example.

From the DE 10 2005 048 144 A1 a generic vehicle center console is known. This has a table arrangement with an adjustable storage table. The storage table can be adjusted via a pivoting angle in a horizontal plane between a stowed position and a use position, with the storage table protruding from the center console in the transverse direction of the vehicle in the use position. The storage table is arranged via a pivot bearing on a linearly adjustable carriage in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

The object of the invention is to provide a vehicle console, in particular a vehicle center console, the table arrangement of which can be operated with reduced operating effort compared to the prior art.

The object is solved by the features of claim 1. Preferred developments of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims.

The invention is based on a vehicle console, in particular a vehicle center console, which is adjoined by at least one vehicle seat in the transverse direction of the console. The vehicle console also has a table arrangement with at least one adjustable storage table. This can be adjusted via a pivoting angle in a horizontal plane between a stowed position and a use position. In the position of use, the storage table protrudes from the vehicle console in the direction of the vehicle seat, that is to say laterally from the vehicle console in the transverse direction of the console. According to the characterizing part of claim 1, the table arrangement is equipped with an adjustable actuating element which is coupled in movement to the storage table. The movement coupling can be accomplished, for example, by a slotted guide or another movement transmission unit. When the actuating element is adjusted, the storage table is set in any pivoting angle position between the stowed position and the fully unfolded use position.

The adjustable actuator and its movement coupling to the tray are of central importance in the invention. Around the tray table DE 10 2005 048 144 A1 To bring it into a position of use, the vehicle occupant must, on the one hand, swing the storage table there out of its stowed position in a pivoting movement, and, on the other hand, the vehicle occupant must adjust the storage table appropriately in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a linear movement that is decoupled from it. The motion-decoupled pivoting and linear movements of the storage table DE 10 2005 048 144 A1 go hand in hand with a correspondingly large operating effort, which can result in loss of comfort when opening the storage table. In contrast to the above prior art DE 10 2005 048 144 A1 According to the invention, the storage table according to the invention can be set to a desired position of use simply by adjusting the actuating element, without the user having to adjust the storage table in a complex sequence of movements by pivoting and linear movements.

The actuating element acts on the storage table via the above-mentioned movement coupling. In a first embodiment variant, the actuating element can be actuated directly by the vehicle occupant himself, specifically in a direct manual adjustment. In a second embodiment, the storage table can be actuated electrically. In this case, an electrical switching unit that can be operated by the vehicle occupant and is in signal connection with the actuating element can be provided. When the switching unit is triggered, the actuating element is actuated electrically, as a result of which an adjustment movement of the storage table takes place, for example by means of an electromotive drive acting on the actuating element of the table arrangement. The switching unit can be designed as a conventional switch or button. Alternatively or additionally, the switching unit can also be an image on a touch display, for example an electronically simulated slider or a virtual representation of the table arrangement or the like.

In a technical implementation, the vehicle console can have an armrest on its upper side. In contrast to the prior art, the storage table itself does not act as an armrest, but can be positioned below the armrest in a storage space. In the stowed position, the storage table is positioned in a vertical alignment below the armrest, out of sight. By actuation of the actuating element, the storage table can be brought into a position of use in which the Storage table protrudes laterally from the storage space of the vehicle console with a supernatant.

With regard to a smooth-running and structurally simple actuation, the actuating element can be slidably mounted as a sliding element in a slot guide on the upper side of the armrest. The sliding element can preferably be displaced linearly in the longitudinal direction of the console between movement stops. When the sliding element rests against a first movement stop, the storage table can be in its stowed position. When the sliding element rests against a second movement stop, the storage table can be in its fully unfolded position of use.

In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle console is designed as a center console. A vehicle seat in each case adjoins the center console on both sides in the transverse direction of the console. Against this background, the actuating element can be motion-coupled to two storage tables, each of which is assigned to one of the two vehicle seats. During an adjustment movement of the actuating element, the two storage tables can be moved laterally outwards (i.e in console transverse direction) can be adjusted. In contrast, the two storage tables can be arranged one above the other in a space-efficient manner in the stowed position in a vertical alignment.

As mentioned above, the actuating element can be movement-coupled to the at least one storage table via a link guide. The link guide can be designed in such a way that the storage table moves on a circular path between the stowed position and the use position. In order to ensure an adjustment movement that is comfortable for the user, it is preferred if the center point of this circular path is located outside of the storage table or the vehicle console. The diameter of the circular path is designed in such a way that a spatial movement of the storage table in the area in front of the user is made possible without any interfering contours.

The tray table may be pivotable through 90° between its stowed position and its fully deployed position of use. In the fully unfolded usage position, the two storage tables can be aligned in transverse alignment with one another in the transverse direction of the console, in particular with the armrest being interposed. In this case, the armrest serves to bridge a gap that would otherwise exist between the two storage tables.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the accompanying figures.

• 1 eine Mittelkonsole, bei der sich die Ablagetische der Mittelkonsole in einer Verstauposition befinden;
• 2 eine Ansicht entsprechend der 1, in der sich die beiden Ablagetische in einer teilweise ausgeklappten Zwischenposition befinden; und
• 3 eine Ansicht entsprechend der 1, in der sich die beiden Ablagetische in einer vollständig ausgeklappten Gebrauchsposition befinden.

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• 1 a center console with the center console tray tables in a stowed position;
• 2 a view according to the 1 , in which the two storage tables are in an intermediate, partially unfolded position; and
• 3 a view according to the 1 , in which the two storage tables are in a fully unfolded position of use.

In the 1 1 is a three-dimensional representation of a front area of a vehicle interior of a vehicle, which is delimited in the vehicle longitudinal direction x toward the front of the vehicle by an instrument panel 1 . In the front area of the vehicle interior, a driver's seat 3 and a front passenger seat 5 are arranged, between which a center console 7 is arranged in the vehicle transverse direction y. The top of the center console 7 is arranged with a height offset above the seat surfaces of the two vehicle seats 3, 5 and forms an armrest for the driver or front passenger.

In addition, the center console 7 has a table arrangement with folding storage tables 9, 10. These can be switched between a stowage position V ( 1 ) and a fully unfolded use position G ( 3 ) or to any intermediate position Z ( 2 ) can be adjusted. The two storage tables 9, 11 are identical. Each of the storage tables 9, 11 is realized as a cuboid flat profile part with two narrow sides 13 and two long sides 15.

A core of the invention is that the table arrangement has an adjustable sliding element 17, which is linearly guided in a slot guide 19 in the armrest 8 in the longitudinal direction x of the console. The slot guide 19 is limited in the console longitudinal direction x to the front of the vehicle and to the rear of the vehicle with a movement stop 21, 23 in each case. The sliding element 17 is movement-coupled to the two storage tables 9, 11 via a link guide (not shown). In this way, when the slide element 17 is adjusted, the two storage tables 9, 11 are moved between the stowed position V ( 1 ) and the fully unfolded use position G or in the intermediate position Z, depending on the adjustment path of the sliding element 17. The sliding element 17 can be operated manually by the vehicle occupant.

In the, in the 1 In the stowage position V shown, the two storage tables 9, 11 are in a stowage space 25. This is bounded upwards by the underside of the armrest 8 in the vertical direction z of the console. In the stowed position V, the two storage tables 9, 11 are positioned vertically one above the other in the stowage space 25 and are therefore protected from view from the outside and protected from mechanical influences. Correspondingly, the long sides 15 of the two storage tables 9, 11 are aligned in longitudinal alignment with the longitudinal direction x of the console. In the stowed position V ( 1 ) the sliding element 17 is in contact with the vehicle rear movement stop 21 of the slot guide 19.

The slotted guide of the storage tables 9, 11 is designed in such a way that with a linear adjustment movement of the sliding element 17 towards the front of the vehicle, the two storage tables 9, 11 are adjusted in a synchronous sequence of movements with reference to a longitudinal central axis of the console in the direction of the respective vehicle seat 3, 5. Each of the two storage tables 9 11 moves on a circular path. Their center point and their diameter are dimensioned in such a way that a deposit table movement without interfering contours is possible. Against this background, the center point of the circular path can preferably be positioned outside of the storage table 9, 11 or the center console 7.

In the, in the 2 Intermediate position Z shown, the sliding element 17 is adjusted by a travel distance from its movement stop 27 at the rear of the vehicle towards the front of the vehicle. As a result, the two storage tables 9 , 11 are moved slightly outwards laterally along the circular path, so that the two storage tables 9 , 11 protrude with a transverse overhang from the storage space 25 of the center console 7 .

Starting from the intermediate position Z ( 2 ) are further adjusted until they come into contact with the vehicle's front movement stop 23 of the slot guide 19, as is shown in FIG 3 is shown. In the 3 the sliding element 17 is in contact with the vehicle's front movement stop 23, while at the same time the two storage tables 9, 11 are in their fully unfolded position G of use. In the fully unfolded use position G, each storage table 9, 11 (starting from the stowed position V) has been adjusted by a pivoting angle of 90°. The two storage tables 9, 11 are therefore aligned in the console transverse direction y with the interposition of the armrest 8 in alignment with one another.

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dashboard

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driver's seat

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passenger seat

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center console

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storage tables

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narrow sides

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long sides

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armrest

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actuator

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slot guide

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motion stops

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storage space

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travel

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stowage position

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fully unfolded use position

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intermediate position

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Patent Literature Cited

• DE 102005048144 A1 [0003, 0007]

Claims (9)

Vehicle console, in particular vehicle center console, which is adjoined by at least one vehicle seat (3, 5) in the transverse direction (y) of the console, with a table arrangement with at least one adjustable storage table (9, 11) which can be pivoted over a horizontal plane between a stowage position (V) and a position of use (G) in which the storage table protrudes from the vehicle console (7) in the direction of the vehicle seat (3, 5), characterized in that the table arrangement has an adjustable actuating element (17) which is connected to the storage table (9, 11 ), in particular via a link guide, so that when the actuating element (17) is adjusted, the storage table (9, 11) can be set to any pivoting angle position between the stowed position (V) and the use position (G). Vehicle console according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the vehicle console (7) has an armrest (8) on its upper side, the underside of which delimits a storage space (25) in which the storage table (9, 11) is arranged in its storage position (V). is positioned so that the storage table (9, 11) is hidden from view in a vertical alignment below the armrest (8), and/or that in the usage position (G) or an intermediate position (Z) the storage table (9, 11) has a cross - Overhang protrudes from the storage space (25). Vehicle console according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the actuating element (17) can be actuated manually by the vehicle occupant and/or that in particular the actuating element (17) can be displaced as a sliding element in a slot guide (19) on the upper side of the armrest (8). is mounted, in particular linearly displaceable in the console longitudinal direction (x) between movement stops (21, 23). vehicle console claim 3 , characterized in that when the sliding element (17) rests against a first movement stop (21) of the elongated hole guide (19), the storage table (9, 11) is in its stowed position (V), and/or that when the sliding element (17 ) the storage table (9, 11) is in its fully unfolded use position (G) on a second movement stop (23) slot guide (19). Vehicle console according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vehicle console (7) is a center console on which a vehicle seat (3, 5) adjoins on both sides in the console transverse direction (y), and in that in particular the actuating element (17) with two storage tables (9 , 11) is movement-coupled, so that when the actuating element (17) is adjusted, the two storage tables (9, 11) can be adjusted synchronously with respect to the longitudinal axis of the console in the direction of the respective vehicle seat (3, 5). vehicle console claim 5 , characterized in that the two storage tables (9, 11) in the stowed position (V) are arranged in vertical alignment one above the other. Vehicle console according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the link guide is designed in such a way that the storage table (9, 11) moves between the stowed position (V) and the use position (G) on a circular path, the center of which is preferably outside the storage table ( 9, 11) or the vehicle console (7). Vehicle console according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage table (9, 11) can be adjusted through a pivoting angle of 90° between its stowed position (V) and a fully folded-out use position (G). Vehicle console according to one of Claims 5 until 8th , characterized in that in the fully unfolded use position (G) the two storage tables (9, 11) are aligned in the console transverse direction (y), in particular with the armrest (8) interposed.

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