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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2018
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Luis Ernesto Quiroz de la Mora, Tlaquepaque, MX;
Johan Gomez Martinez, Zapopan, MX;
Roberto Arriola Martinez, Tlaquepaque, MX;
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An elevation mechanism for a central input selector knob includes: a cylindrical cam having two cylindrical rails; a central input device mounted on a slider cylinder having two opposite ends of a pin that run in the two cylindrical rails to move the central input device between an operation position and a storage position; a cap that has two opposite guiding ribs configured to slide into rails of a main housing, the cap being attached to the main housing such that the slider cylinder is enclosed by the main housing and the cap; and a motor having an axis where a second gear is mounted, the second gear being configured and arranged to transmit movement to a first gear thereby causing the slider cylinder to move thereby moving the central input device between the operation position and the storage position.