STORAGE ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage device arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a base device (2) which is mounted in a preferred installation position in the motor vehicle, and a storage device (3) which is configured to be moved between a coupled position and a decoupled position and, in the coupled position, is coupled to the base device (2) and, in the decoupled position, is spatially separated from the base device (2). The storage device (3) is configured to accommodate at least one game control unit (5). The storage device (3) has a combined holding and charging device (6) for holding the accommodated at least one game control unit (5) and for wirelessly charging the accommodated at least one game control unit (5).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a stowage device arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a base device and a stowage device. The invention also relates to such a stowage device and a motor vehicle with such a stowage device arrangement.

[0002] A motor vehicle may be equipped with a device by means of which at least one object can be stowed. The device may be permanently installed in the motor vehicle. Alternatively, the device may be designed in such a way that it can be both attached to the motor vehicle and removed from the motor vehicle and used separately from it.

[0003] German patent application DE 10 2023 135 667 A1 discloses a vehicle console comprising a base, a housing, a table assembly, and a connector assembly. The housing is supported on a top surface to provide a storage compartment on the base, which includes side walls and an access opening on its top surface. The table assembly is configurable to cover the access opening on the top of the housing. The connector assembly is configured to attach the base to a support on the floor of a vehicle.

[0004] DE 10 2018 005 602 B3 discloses a functional arrangement for mounting on an interior structure of a vehicle, comprising a housing body that includes at least one receptacle for at least one container and with the at least one container that can be arranged in the at least one receptacle. The functional arrangement comprises two cooperating means for forming an anti-rotation device for the container in the receptacle, wherein the cooperating means form and / or include an electrical interface for at least one functional device that can be assigned to and / or associated with the container.

[0005] DE 10 2021 107 182 A1 discloses a storage device for a motor vehicle, comprising at least two receptacles, each of which can hold at least one insert, the inserts being configured to be reversibly arranged on an interior component of the motor vehicle to provide a function. The storage device includes an adjustment device configured to adjust the at least two receptacles between at least one removal position, in which the insert can be placed in and removed from the respective receptacle, and at least one storage position, in which the respective insert is stored in the associated receptacle.

[0006] It is also known that it may be of interest to a user of a motor vehicle to use an entertainment system of the motor vehicle together with a game control device, by means of which, for example, a computer game provided by the entertainment system can be controlled.

[0007] DE 10 2021 116 211 A1 shows a control element for operating an entertainment system for a motor vehicle, wherein a trim element for a vehicle interior trim has an element which is the control element.

[0008] The object of the invention is to provide a solution by means of which a game control device can be provided in a vehicle.

[0009] The problem is solved by the subject matter of the independent patent claims. Advantageous further developments of the invention are described by the dependent patent claims, the following description, and the figures.

[0010] A first aspect of the invention relates to a storage device arrangement for a motor vehicle. The storage device arrangement comprises a base device and a storage device. The base device is preferably mounted in the motor vehicle. The base device can therefore be mounted in the motor vehicle. In the preferred mounting position, the base device can, for example, be positioned or installed in the area of ​​a center console of the motor vehicle. It can be screwed, glued, welded, or otherwise attached to the motor vehicle for this purpose.

[0011] The stowage device is designed to move between a coupled position and a decoupled position. In the coupled position, the stowage device is connected to the base unit. If the base unit is in the preferred installation position inside the vehicle, the stowage device is connected to the vehicle via the base unit in the coupled position and is thus secured within the vehicle. The stowage device is also designed to be spatially separated from the base unit in the decoupled position. In the decoupled position, the stowage device can be located at any distance from the base unit. In one example, the stowage device is located outside the vehicle in the decoupled position.The stowage device can therefore be moved out of the vehicle after it has been moved into the decoupled position and / or when moving from the coupled position to the decoupled position, while the base device, for example, remains in the preferred installation position.

[0012] The storage device is designed to accommodate at least one game control unit. The game control unit can be understood as a component of the storage device assembly or as a separate device from the storage device assembly. For example, the game control unit can always be considered to be accommodated by the storage device if it is arranged in or on the storage device.

[0013] The game control unit can alternatively be called a game controller. It is an input device designed to control a computer game on a computer or game console. The computer game can be offered in the vehicle by the vehicle's entertainment system. The computer game can be stored, for example, in the entertainment system, particularly in a storage device within the vehicle. Alternatively or additionally, the computer game can be received via a communication interface of the vehicle and then made available through the entertainment system. Alternatively or additionally, the game control unit can be used to control a computer game on a mobile device that can be carried in the vehicle. The mobile device could be, for example, a tablet, a smartphone, and / or a laptop.

[0014] The game control unit can, for example, have a central section and two protruding side sections, each of which can be gripped by a user's hand. The game control unit can, for example, have at least one button, switch, and / or key, the operation of which generates a control command for the computer game and can be transmitted, for example, wirelessly and / or via cable, to the vehicle's entertainment system or mobile device. The game control unit can, for example, be designed as a joystick, gamepad, and / or steering wheel, or comprise a joystick, gamepad, and / or steering wheel. If the game control unit is not located in the vehicle, an external computer or game console, for example, can receive the control command from the game control unit.

[0015] The storage device comprises a combined holding and charging device for holding the at least one game controller and for wirelessly charging it. The combined holding and charging device is designed to hold and wirelessly charge the at least one game controller once it has been received in the storage device. Wireless charging is achieved, for example, via inductive energy transfer or an alternative form of wireless, particularly radio-based, energy transfer. During wireless charging, an energy storage unit of the at least one game controller can be charged. Therefore, charging the game controller refers to charging the energy storage unit of the game controller.

[0016] The combined holding and charging device comprises, for example, a component that performs both holding and charging, or at least contributes to both holding and charging. A holding function and a wireless charging function are thus combined in or integrated into a single component of the storage device. The combined holding and charging device can therefore alternatively be described as an integrated holding and charging device.

[0017] When the storage device is in the coupled position and the game controller is inside the storage device, the game controller can be both held and loaded. This allows the game controller to be conveniently stored and transported inside the vehicle. Since the storage device can be moved away from the base unit in the uncoupled position, it can be used with the game controller not only inside the vehicle but also outside, eliminating the need for a separate game controller stored inside the vehicle.

[0018] During a vehicle journey, the game controller can be secured using the storage device, as it is not lying around loose in the vehicle, for example, in the center console area or on a seat. This creates a tidy appearance in the vehicle's interior and around the storage device. Furthermore, it prevents any noise from being heard when the vehicle brakes if the game controller and / or the storage device are moved within the vehicle, as the storage device holds the game controller and the storage device in a predetermined position. Additionally, the game controller can be charged while stored, ensuring it is always ready for use.The ability to use the storage device in both coupled and uncoupled positions allows the game control unit to be used and, if necessary, charged outside the vehicle with minimal effort and easy transportability.

[0019] In a preferred example, the storage device is configured to accommodate two or more game controllers. The combined holding and charging device is then configured to hold and charge the multiple game controllers. This is particularly convenient because several users can use the game controllers simultaneously, especially when playing a computer game together.

[0020] The combined holding and charging device has a receiving recess for receiving at least part of the at least one game control device.

[0021] The invention comprises a combined holding and loading device with a sliding element. The sliding element is designed to be moved between a starting position and a holding position along a sliding direction. The distance between the receiving recess and the sliding element, viewed in the sliding direction, is smaller in the holding position than in the starting position. When moving the sliding element into the holding position, it can, for example, be pressed against the game control device, which in turn is pressed against a surface of the receiving recess. In a preferred example, the distance between the receiving recess and the sliding element, viewed in the sliding direction, corresponds to the diameter of the game control device in the holding position. In the stowed position, the holding position of the sliding element can, for example, be assumed automatically.

[0022] In the initial position, the distance is chosen such that, with the game control unit inserted into the receiving recess, there is a greater than zero distance between the game control unit and the sliding element. In the initial position, the game control unit can be removed from the receiving recess. Therefore, in the initial position of the sliding element, the game control unit is no longer held by the combined holding and loading device. Holding and loading the at least one game control unit is thus only possible, for example, in the holding position.

[0023] In a preferred example, the sliding direction is a transverse direction of the storage device, arranged perpendicular to the vertical direction. In an alternative example, the sliding direction can be arranged at any angle transverse to the vertical direction or parallel to it. Depending on the chosen sliding direction, the sliding element moves toward either the first or second part of the receiving recess when moved from the initial position to the holding position. This illustrates how the game control device can be reliably held in place.

[0024] In a preferred example, the sliding element incorporates the technical components that enable wireless charging. The holding position can then be understood as a charging state, either alternatively or additionally, in which the game controller can be charged. In another example, the wireless charging function is independent of whether the sliding element is in the holding position or the starting position; that is, wireless charging can occur in both positions.

[0025] Alternatively or additionally, the sliding element is designed to have a display unit. In the holding position, the display unit shows the charge level of at least one game controller. When the game controller is held, the display unit shows the charge level. The display unit is thus designed to show the charge level of the held game controller. The charge level is the state of charge of an energy storage unit within the game controller. The charge level can be displayed, for example, as a percentage, where the energy storage unit could be discharged at 0 percent and fully charged at 100 percent.

[0026] The display unit is designed, for example, as a screen, in particular as a touch-sensitive screen. Alternatively or additionally, the display unit can include at least one, and in particular several, light-emitting diodes, which, for example, can be configured to display at least one symbol. It may be provided that further display content can be shown on the display unit, such as a direction of movement for moving the sliding element from the holding position to the starting position or vice versa. If the movement device is in the protruding position, the display unit can, for example, be directly visible if it is located at the same level as the second part of the recess. A user can thus see whether a currently held game control device is charged or whether it needs to be charged before it can be used.

[0027] One embodiment provides that the combined holding and loading device is designed to be moved between a stowed position and a protruding position by means of a movement device. The combined holding and loading device can include the movement device. Alternatively, the movement device can be understood as a further component of the stowing device. In the stowed position, the combined holding and loading device is completely arranged within a cavity inside the stowing device. In the stowed position, the combined holding and loading device, and optionally the at least one game control device, are stowed within the stowing device. In the protruding position, the combined holding and loading device protrudes at least partially from the cavity. This causes the at least one game control device to also protrude at least partially from the cavity in the protruding position."Protruding" refers to a protrusion from the storage device. The cavity is spatially limited, for example, by a base and four side walls of the storage device adjoining the base.

[0028] In other words, the movement mechanism is designed to hold the combined holding and loading device completely within the cavity of the stowage device in the stowed position and to allow it to protrude at least partially from the cavity in the extended position. Thus, the movement mechanism allows the combined holding and loading device to be moved, for example, upwards and downwards in a vertical direction within the stowage device. One direction of movement of the movement mechanism is, for example, aligned parallel to the vertical direction of the stowage device, assuming that an opening in the cavity, through which the combined holding and loading device is moved when moving into the extended position, is located at the top in the vertical direction.

[0029] The movement device can, for example, be based on a push-push mechanism. For instance, the movement device can have one or more extendable and retractable telescopic rods, driven by an electric motor, which extend from the stowed position to the extended position and retract from the extended position to the stowed position. Alternatively or additionally, the movement device can have at least one spring that can be tensioned in the stowed position and relaxed in the extended position. In this example, the electric motor can be used at least to tension the spring when moving from the extended position to the stowed position.

[0030] To supply the combined holding and charging device with electrical energy and / or a control command in both the stowed and protruded positions, a cable connection can be provided between a stowage device connection element of the stowage device on the one hand and the electric motor of the movement device and / or the combined holding and charging device on the other. The cable connection can, for example, run at least partially exposed through the cavity.

[0031] The combined holding and loading device of the storage unit can therefore be moved into the storage position or into the protruding position, depending on whether the game control unit is to remain stored or not, whereby in the protruding position it is easily accessible to the user by protruding from the cavity.

[0032] One embodiment includes a storage device with a lid. The storage device is designed to move the combined holding and loading device from the stowed position to the extended position when the lid is manually opened and / or when an opening command for the lid is detected, as soon as the lid is at least partially open. It is therefore provided that, for example, the combined holding and loading device is automatically moved from the stowed position to the extended position by means of the electric motor of the movement device as soon as the lid of the storage device is opened. This movement can be understood as raising the combined holding and loading device into the extended position.

[0033] Manual opening of the lid can be detected, for example, by a sensor in the storage device. The opening command for the lid can be detected when a control element of the storage device is used to open the lid and / or a control element of the vehicle.

[0034] The cavity is designed, for example, such that it only has an opening to the surrounding area of ​​the storage device in the area of ​​the lid when the lid is open. This illustrates how easily the storage position and the protruding position can be switched by opening the lid. This allows quick and intuitive access to the game control unit.

[0035] Moving from the protruding position to the stowed position can be initiated, for example, by pressing on a protruding part of the holding and loading device and / or triggered by detecting a closing command for the lid and / or initiated by a manual closing action to close the lid.

[0036] The lid is designed, for example, as a hinged lid. If the combined holding and loading device is designed for, for example, two game controllers, two separate lids may be provided, each covering half of a cross-sectional area of ​​the storage device.

[0037] Another embodiment includes the fact that, in the projecting position, at least a first part of the receiving recess projects into the cavity. This results in a part of the game control device received in the first part being positioned below the height at which the lid is located when closed. In the projecting position, a second part of the receiving recess, which differs from the first part, projects out of the cavity. This results in a part of the game control device received in the second part being positioned above the height at which the lid is located when closed. The height of the closed lid can be understood as the upper edge or boundary plane of the cavity at which the cavity ends.

[0038] In one example, a first principal extension direction of the first part of the receiving recess may be oriented obliquely to a second principal extension direction of the second part of the receiving recess. The angle between the two principal extension directions is, for example, greater than 0° and less than 180°. In a preferred example, the angle is greater than 90° and less than 170°.

[0039] This means that if the game control unit is held by the combined holding and loading device, it only partially protrudes relative to the cavity in the protruding position and is therefore still partially positioned vertically downwards in such a way that it is not fully protruding. This results in a particularly stable arrangement of the game control unit in the protruding position, as it has not been completely moved out of the storage device.

[0040] Another embodiment includes the storage device having at least one connection element on an outer wall for connecting the storage device to a power source and / or for connecting an electronic device to the storage device. The connection element is, for example, designed as a connector socket. The connection element can be configured, for example, for data transmission and / or power transmission via the Universal Serial Bus (USB). In a preferred example, the connection element is located at the top when viewed vertically. The outer wall is understood to be one of the sides that spatially define the cavity.

[0041] The storage device can, for example, have at least one handle, carrying handle, retaining bracket, or carrying bar. The connecting element can, for example, be located adjacent to the at least one handle, carrying handle, retaining bracket, or carrying bar.

[0042] If the storage device is in the coupled position within the vehicle, an electronic device, such as the user's smartphone or tablet, can be connected to it, for example via a cable, to charge the device and / or exchange data. If the storage device is in the uncoupled position, its energy storage unit can be connected to a power source via the connection element, for example via a cable, to receive electrical power. The energy storage unit, particularly the stowed game controller, can then be recharged. The power source could be, for example, a battery or a power grid.This allows for an energy supply to the storage device and / or an energy transfer from the storage device to the electronic device.

[0043] Another embodiment provides that the base device has at least one recess forming a receiving space open on one side. In the coupled position, the stowage device is at least partially arranged within this receiving space. The stowage device is either recessed into or positioned within the at least one recess when in the coupled position. This recessed design ensures that the stowage device cannot move relative to the base device in transverse directions perpendicular to the vertical direction when in the coupled position. In the preferred installation position, these transverse directions correspond to a longitudinal and a transverse direction of the vehicle. Therefore, even when the vehicle is in motion, the stowage device remains reliably coupled to and held in place by the base device in the coupled position.

[0044] At least one mechanical device may be provided by means of which the stowage device can be at least temporarily secured in the recess and thus in the receiving space. The mechanical device comprises, for example, locking elements and corresponding locking element receptacles. An operating device may be provided, the operation of which releases the coupling between the base device and the stowage device so that the stowage device can be moved into the decoupled position. The operating device may be arranged on the base device and / or on the stowage device.

[0045] The recess can have at least one base device connection element on a closed side, to which the stowage device connection element, which is arranged, for example, on the bottom of the stowage device, can be connected to enable energy transfer and / or data transmission from the base device to the stowage device. In addition, the base device can be connected to the vehicle's electrical system via an electrical system connection element. In the preferred installation position, the base device is connected to the vehicle's electrical system via the electrical system connection element. The base device connection element, the stowage device connection element, and / or the electrical system connection element can each, for example, comprise at least one microcontact.

[0046] The base unit can have multiple recesses, allowing multiple storage devices, and in particular storage devices with different functions that can accommodate not only or no game controllers, but also or only other items, such as food, drinks and / or mobile devices, to be coupled to the base unit.

[0047] One aspect of the invention relates to a storage device for a motor vehicle. The storage device is designed to accommodate at least one game controller and comprises a combined holding and charging device for holding the at least one accommodated game controller and for wirelessly charging the held at least one game controller. The combined holding and charging device has a receiving recess for receiving at least a part of the at least one game controller and a sliding element.The sliding element is designed to be moved between a starting position and a holding position along a sliding direction, wherein the distance between the receiving recess and the sliding element, viewed in the sliding direction, is smaller in the holding position than in the starting position, and / or has a display unit designed to indicate, at least in the holding position, the charge level of the held game control device. The storage device can correspond to the storage device of the described storage device arrangement.

[0048] Another aspect of the invention relates to a system comprising the storage device arrangement described above and a game control device. The game control device is designed to be incorporated into the storage device of the storage device arrangement.

[0049] Another aspect of the invention relates to a motor vehicle with the storage device arrangement described above. In a preferred example, the base device of the storage device arrangement is fixedly attached to the motor vehicle. In this case, it is located in the preferred installation position. The base device is then attached in the area of ​​the center console and / or in a footwell between two rear seats of the motor vehicle.

[0050] The motor vehicle according to the invention is preferably designed as a motor vehicle, in particular as a passenger car or truck, or as a passenger bus or motorcycle.

[0051] The invention also includes a control device for the storage device. The control device can comprise a data processing device or a processor circuit. The processor circuit can comprise at least one microprocessor and / or at least one microcontroller and / or at least one FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and / or at least one DSP (Digital Signal Processor). In particular, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), or an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) can be used as the microprocessor. Furthermore, the processor circuit can comprise program code. The program code can be stored in a data memory of the processor circuit. The processor circuit can, for example, be based on at least one circuit board and / or on at least one SoC (System on Chip).

[0052] The control device can be configured to control the combined holding and charging device, for example for wireless charging and / or moving the sliding element. The control device can also be configured to control the movement device.

[0053] The invention also includes further developments of the storage device or the motor vehicle according to the invention, which have features as already described in connection with the further developments of the storage device arrangement according to the invention. For this reason, the corresponding further developments are not described again here.

[0054] The invention also includes combinations of the features of the described embodiments. The invention therefore also includes realizations that each exhibit a combination of the features of several of the described embodiments, provided that the embodiments have not been described as mutually exclusive.

[0055] The following are exemplary embodiments of the invention described. This is illustrated by: Fig. 1 a schematic representation of a stowage arrangement for a motor vehicle; Fig. 2 a schematic perspective view of a stowage device or stowage device arrangement; Fig. 3 a schematic perspective view of a stowage device in a stowed position and in a protruding position; and Fig. 4 a schematic cross-sectional representation of the stowage device Fig. 3.

[0056] The exemplary embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the invention. In these exemplary embodiments, the described components each represent individual features of the invention, which can be considered independently of one another and each further develops the invention independently. Therefore, the disclosure is intended to include combinations of features of the embodiments other than those shown. Furthermore, the described embodiments can also be supplemented by further features of the invention already described.

[0057] In the figures, identical reference symbols denote functionally equivalent elements.

[0058] Fig. Figure 1 shows a stowage arrangement 1, which can be arranged, for example, in a motor vehicle. The stowage arrangement 1 comprises a base device 2, which is mounted in a preferred installation position in the motor vehicle. The stowage arrangement 1 also includes a stowage device 3. This stowage device is designed to be moved between a coupled position and a decoupled position. In the coupled position, it is coupled to the base device 2, whereas in the decoupled position, it is spatially separated from the base device 2. The decoupled position is shown in a sketch.

[0059] The base device 2 can have at least one recess 4. In the example sketched here, three recesses 4 are shown for illustrative purposes only. Each recess 4 forms a receiving space open on one side, with the storage device 3 being at least partially arranged in this receiving space in the coupled position. When moved along the arrows shown, the storage device 3 is inserted into the recess 4 of the base device 2 and then held there, so that it is moved into the coupled position.

[0060] Fig. Figure 2 shows the storage device 3 in detail in a perspective view. The storage device 3 is designed to accommodate at least one game controller 5. Furthermore, the storage device 3 has a combined holding and charging device 6 for holding the accommodated at least one game controller 5 and for wirelessly charging the held at least one game controller 5. A situation is shown here in which the combined holding and charging device 6 holds the game controller 5 and, if necessary, charges it.

[0061] The combined holding and loading device 6 can be configured to be moved between a stowed position and a protruding position by means of a movement device 7. In the stowed position, the combined holding and loading device 6 is completely located within a cavity 8 inside the stowing device 3. In the protruding position, the combined holding and loading device 6 protrudes at least partially from the cavity 8. The protruding position is in Fig. 2 is outlined, with the game control device 5 also being held.

[0062] The movement device 7 can, for example, include at least one extendable and retractable telescopic rod driven by an electric motor. Furthermore, a cable 23 can be arranged exposed within the cavity 8, and the holding and charging device 6 can be supplied with energy via the cable 23. For this purpose, a stowage device connection element 9 can be provided, which can be arranged on a base of the stowage device 3 and, in the coupled position, can be connected to a base device connection element 10 of the base device 2. The stowage device 3 is preferably supplied with energy via the base device 2, which in turn can, for example, be connected to the vehicle's electrical system.

[0063] The storage device 3 can have a lid 14. The lid 14 is open in the projecting position shown in the sketch. The combined holding and loading device 6 can have a sliding element 11 designed to move between a starting position and a holding position along a sliding direction 12. In the sketched example, the sliding element 11 is in the holding position, pressing against the received game control device 5 and thus holding it.

[0064] In one example, the sliding element 11 can have a display unit 13 by means of which, at least in the holding position, a charge level of the held at least one game control device 5 can be displayed or is displayed.

[0065] Furthermore, the storage device 3 can have a connection element 15 for connecting the storage device 3 to a power source and / or for connecting an electronic device, wherein in the latter case the electronic device is, for example, a mobile device belonging to a user of the motor vehicle. The connection element 15 is located, for example, on an outer wall 16 of the storage device 3.

[0066] The storage device 3 can have a handle or carrying handle 17 by which it can be held and / or carried when moving into the decoupled position and in the decoupled position.

[0067] Fig. Figure 3 illustrates, in a perspective view, the stowed position on the left and the protruding position on the right, with the game control unit 5 spatially distant. For example, when the lid 14 is opened manually and / or when an opening command for the lid 14 is detected, the holding and loading device 6 moves from the stowed position to the protruding position, particularly automatically, as soon as the lid 14 is at least partially open. An arrow indicates the direction of movement of the lid 14.

[0068] The right side of the image shows that the combined holding and charging device 6 has a receiving recess 18 for receiving at least part of the at least one game control device 5. In the projecting position, at least a first part 19 of the receiving recess 18 projects into the cavity 8, while a second part 20 of the receiving recess 18 projects out of the cavity 8.

[0069] A first principal extension direction 21 of the first part 19 and a second principal extension direction 22 of the second part 20 are sketched. It is evident that these two principal extension directions 21, 22 are oriented obliquely to each other, whereby an angle between the two principal extension directions 21, 22 can be adapted to an outer shape of the game control device 5.

[0070] The sliding element 11 is located in the starting position on the right side of the image, so that the distance between the receiving recess 18 and the sliding element 11 is greater in the sliding direction 12 than in the holding position, in which the sliding element 11 presses against the game control device 5, for example.

[0071] Fig.Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the stowed position on the left side of the image and the protruded position on the right. On the left side, the sliding element 11 is in the held position, and on the right side, it is in the starting position. It is evident that the sliding element 11, when in the held position, has a smaller distance to the receiving recess 18 in the sliding direction 12 than in the starting position. In the starting position, the distance d between the game control device 5, which is held in the receiving recess 18, and the sliding element 11 is greater than in the starting position.

[0072] Overall, the examples show a removable unit (storage device 3) for storing and charging a game controller (game control unit 5). A compartment of a predetermined size, referred to here as recess 4, is provided in the center console area of ​​the vehicle. Different modules, referred to here as storage devices 3, fit into this compartment, i.e., recess 4. The game control unit 5 can be stored in one of these storage devices 3. The storage device 3 for the game control unit 5 can be called a game controller rack. The storage device 3 is removable and can be used outside the vehicle.

[0073] The storage compartment 3, for example, provides space for two game controllers 5, such as two PS5 controllers. The storage compartment 3 has electrical contacts on its base, allowing it to be electrically connected to the vehicle. These contacts are referred to here as the storage compartment connection element 9. Control commands and power can be transmitted via these contacts.

[0074] The game control unit 5 is simultaneously inductively charged and mechanically clamped, for example by a spring, by a movable charging head, the sliding element 11. In its stowed position, the game control unit 5 is transportable and stowed away completely within the stowage device 3 and thus within the cavity 8. A push-push mechanism moves the combined holding and charging device 6 into the protruding position, using the movement device 7. The game control unit 5 can be removed by moving the charging head, i.e., the sliding element 11.

[0075] The storage device 3 can be removed from the vehicle and charged, for example, with a charging cable. The sliding charging button of the combined holding and charging device 6 is important here, as it can secure the game control unit 5 and also charge it inductively.

[0076] The design of the receiving recess 18 can, for example, depend on what type of game control device 5 is to be received.

Claims

[1] A stowage arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a base device (2) which is mounted in a preferred installation position in the motor vehicle, and a stowage device (3) which is configured to be moved between a coupled position and a decoupled position and which is coupled to the base device (2) in the coupled position and spatially separated from the base device (2) in the decoupled position, wherein the stowage device (3) is configured to accommodate at least one game control device (5) and has a combined holding and charging device (6) for holding the accommodated at least one game control device (5) and for wirelessly charging the held at least one game control device (5), characterized by, that the combined holding and charging device (6) has a receiving recess (18) for receiving at least one part of the at least one game control device (5) and a sliding element (11), wherein the sliding element (11): - is designed to be moved between a starting position and a holding position along a sliding direction (12), wherein the distance between the receiving recess (18) and the sliding element (11) in the sliding direction (12) is smaller in the holding position than in the starting position, and / or - has a display unit (13) designed to indicate, at least in the holding position, a charge level of the held at least one game control device (5). [2] Stowage device arrangement (1) according to claim 1, characterized by, that the combined holding and loading device (6) is designed to be moved between a stowed position and a protruding position by means of a movement device (7), wherein the combined holding and loading device (6) is arranged completely in a cavity (8) within the stowing device (3) in the stowed position and protrudes at least partially from the cavity (8) in the protruding position. [3] Stowage device arrangement (1) according to claim 2, characterized by , that the stowing device (3) has a lid (14) and is designed to move the holding and loading device (6) from the stowing position to the protruding position when the lid (14) is opened manually and / or when an opening command for the lid (14) is detected, as soon as the lid (14) is at least partially open. [4] Stowage device arrangement (1) according to claim 2 or 3, characterized by, that in the protruding position a first part (19) of the receiving recess (18) projects into the cavity (8) and a second part (20) of the receiving recess (18) projects out of the cavity (8). [5] Stowage device arrangement (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the storage device (3) on an outer wall (16) has at least one connection element (15) for connecting the storage device (3) to a power source and / or for connecting an electronic device to the storage device (3). [6] Stowage device arrangement (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the base device (2) has at least one recess (4) which forms a receiving space open on one side, wherein the stowing device (3) is at least partially arranged in the receiving space in the coupled position. [7] A storage device (3) for a motor vehicle, wherein the storage device (3) is designed to accommodate at least one game control device (5) and has a combined holding and charging device (6) for holding the accommodated at least one game control device (5) and for wirelessly charging the held at least one game control device (5), characterized by , that the combined holding and charging device (6) has a receiving recess (18) for receiving at least one part of the at least one game control device (5) and a sliding element (11), wherein the sliding element (11): - is designed to be moved between a starting position and a holding position along a sliding direction (12), wherein the distance between the receiving recess (18) and the sliding element (11) in the sliding direction (12) is smaller in the holding position than in the starting position, and / or - has a display unit (13) designed to indicate, at least in the holding position, a charge level of the held at least one game control device (5). [8] Motor vehicle with a stowage arrangement (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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