US 11,919,429 B2
Rotatable surface apparatuses for sanitizing an unused surface of a vehicle
David M. Goemer, Frisco, TX (US); Evan Vijithakumara, Frisco, TX (US); Imad Zahid, Carrollton, TX (US); Lou Pope, Flower Mound, TX (US); Yuho Kozu, Dallas, TX (US); and Lizbeth Jurado, El Paso, TX (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/233,725.
Prior Publication US 2022/0332230 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A47C 31/11 (2006.01); A47C 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/60 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/58 (2013.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/202 (2013.01); A61L 2/22 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/17 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotatable surface apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
a frame including a contact surface and a distal surface opposite the contact surface, the contact surface configured to face an occupant;
a cover having at least a first surface portion and a second surface portion;
a rotating mechanism rotating the cover to selectively position not more than one of the first surface portion and the second surface portion over the contact surface of the frame simultaneously; and
a sanitizing mechanism sanitizing the first surface portion and the second surface portion of the cover when positioned within a predetermined proximity of the sanitizing mechanism, the first surface portion and the second surface portion of the cover determined to be within the predetermined proximity when over the distal surface of the frame and not be within the predetermined proximity when over the contact surface of the frame.