US 12,065,068 B2
Vehicle console having deployable heated shelf
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US); Dustin Shedlarski, Commerce Township, MI (US); Micah Jones, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US); and Hussein H. Berry, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/734,163.
Prior Publication US 2023/0347803 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 3/10 (2006.01); B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.01); B60Q 3/70 (2017.01)
CPC B60N 3/104 (2013.01) [B60N 3/001 (2013.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.02); B60Q 3/70 (2017.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle console comprising:
a housing having at least one cupholder;
a deployable shelf located proximate to the housing and movable between a recessed position in thermal communication with the at least cupholder and an extended position extending outward from the housing, wherein the deployable shelf has a thermally conductive surface; and
a heater operatively coupled to the thermally conductive surface.