US 11,938,902 B2
Sliding center console
Ulf Hartmann, Lake Orion, MI (US); James Elsarelli, Leonard, MI (US); Michael Kidd, Oxford, MI (US); Andrew Lakerdas, London (CA); Raymond Weir, Oxford, MI (US); Sarah Miller, Fenton, MI (US); and Robert Neundorf, Ebersdorf (DE)
Assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg, (DE)
Appl. No. 17/267,072
Filed by Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg, Coburg (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 23, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/047688
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/040767, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0309156 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/75 (2018.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); F16H 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 7/04 (2013.01) [B60N 2/793 (2018.02); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); F16H 19/043 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sliding center console frame assembly for a vehicle having a floor comprising:
a mounting member;
an elongated rack defining a plurality of teeth;
a carrier member coupled to the rack;
rack attachment bracket and wherein the rack attachment bracket couples the carrier member to the elongated rack; and
a gearbox assembly fixed to the mounting member including a pinion configured to rotate in a first or second direction to translate the carrier member and the elongated rack from a first position to a second position, wherein the rack attachment bracket defines a longitudinal slot and wherein a nose defined by the pinion of the gearbox assembly is disposed within the longitudinal slot.