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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Robert Porcs, Saline, MI (US);
Francis Sagayaraj, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan J. Quijano, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods include a vehicle center console including a first surface configured to receive a mobile device thereon and a second surface facing the first surface and having a removable mobile device retaining apparatus mounted to the second surface. The mobile device is configured to be received between the first surface and the mobile device retaining apparatus. The mobile device retaining apparatus includes a body having a wall and a flexible contacting surface extending from the wall toward the first surface, a first retaining feature extending from the wall through a first aperture in the second surface, and a second retaining feature extending from the wall through a second aperture in the second surface. The flexible contacting surface can press the mobile device against the first surface to passively secure the mobile device in place, while also allowing ease of installation and removal of the mobile device.