OBJECT RETENTION ON INTERIOR VEHICULAR COMPONENTS UTILIZING CODED MAGNETS

摘要

A method of and attachment system for securing and manipulating attractive objects upon an interior vehicular surface, utilizing at least one coded magnet to selectively attach/retain the objects, and provide various other functions, including aiding in alignment, orientation, and retrieval of the objects, and activating an associated sub-system.

主权项

1. An interior vehicle attachment system adapted to selectively secure an object relative to a surface, such that the object achieves a retained condition, the system comprising:
an interior vehicular component accessible to an occupant, defining the surface, and including a fixed coded magnet having a fixed plurality of maxels having individual polarities and strengths, and cooperatively emitting a magnetic field profile from the surface; and a guide configured and positioned to physically engage the object, so as to reduce or eliminate motion by the object in at least one direction; wherein:
the coded magnet and object are cooperatively configured to exert a predetermined force upon the object when the object is brought to a first distance from the coded magnet; andthe guide and fixed coded magnet are cooperatively configured to hold the object in the retained condition.