US 12,358,433 B2
Vehicle sliding console
Gye Young Ahn, Seoul (KR); and Kyoung Sik Kim, Ansan-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/892,648.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0022421 (KR), filed on Feb. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264633 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 7/04 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sliding console of a vehicle, the sliding console comprising:
a rail designed to be installed on a vehicle floor;
a console body connected to the rail and configured to slide on the vehicle floor;
a first duct disposed in the console body and configured to slide with respect to the console body, the first duct having a first hook configured to selectively fix a position when an inlet of the first duct is matched with an outlet of a floor duct;
a second duct disposed in the console body such that a position thereof is fixed, coupled to an outlet of the first duct to overlap the first duct like a double pipe, and configured to slide with respect to the first duct; and
a second hook configured to restrict relative sliding of the first duct and the second duct in accordance with an overlap length of the first duct and the second duct.