US 12,403,808 B2
Vehicle console assembly
Glen D. Skinner, Westland, MI (US); Kevin Robert Chauvin, Belleville, MI (US); and Ryan Welch, Ottawa Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,946.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190320 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/75 (2018.01); B60R 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/002 (2013.01) [B60N 2/773 (2018.02); B60N 2/79 (2018.02); B60R 7/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle console assembly, comprising:
a body defining a storage space, wherein the body includes an upper rim;
a track extending along the upper rim of the body;
a support assembly operable between a first position at a first end of the upper rim and a second position at a second end of the upper rim, wherein the support assembly is operable between a folded armrest condition and a deployed tray condition, wherein the support assembly includes an engagement portion extending into the storage space, and wherein the engagement portion includes a drive feature slidably received in a guide rail of the track; and
an actuation assembly operably coupled to the support assembly, wherein the actuation assembly includes:
at least one cable having coils, wherein the at least one cable is coupled to the support assembly and extends through a first channel defined by the track; and
a motor configured to engage the coils of the at least one cable to translate the support assembly between the first position and the second position.