| 摘要 |
A vehicle centre console 10 comprises a housing having an outer surface 14 which includes an aperture 15 to receive a knob 16 having an outer surface 16a, and a set of rings 40a-40d and 41 surrounding the knob 16. The knob 16 is arranged within the console 10 in such a way that the outer surface 16a of the knob is flush with the outer surface 14 of the console. The set of rings 40a-40c and 41 are connected by means of pinions to a DC motor 51 which is controlled by a control unit to displace the set of rings 40a-40c and 41 between an upper position where the knob 16 is prevented from being grasped by the driver in which the end surface of the rings and the outer surface 16a of the knob are flush with the outer surface 14 of the console 10, and a lower position where the set of rings are dropped down into the console 10 in such a way to enable the knob 16 to be grasped by the driver through the aperture 15 of the console. |
