h is this part in in center console?

[airborne spoon]

I am doing the center console retrofit replacing the yacht floor with the big console that comes in the new cars. Anyway I always wondered what that little vent looking part was down by the USB ports. When I took it all apart I noticed it was a little fan. I googled the number on it and didn't find anything. What the hell is this thing?
I was thinking it could be the cabin temp sensor but the car is still reporting the correct temp with it being unplugged for like 12+ hours.
I know it will go back upon reassembly, but I just wanna know what it is.

 

[DerbyDave]

Interesting the part is not in any catalogue. I think it is just a ventilation port with a fan to keep the auxiliary 12V power port and USBs cool. If it goes bad, I guess you replace the whole console assembly?

 

[airborne spoon]

Interesting the part is not in any catalogue. I think it is just a ventilation port with a fan to keep the auxiliary 12V power port and USBs cool. If it goes bad, I guess you replace the whole console assembly?

The 12v can't get hot enought to need its own cooling.
Also it has a 4 pin plug going into it

 

[crunchtime2k]

Probably an AQI , air quality sensor , detects overall temp , humidity and some can feature a cheap and simple beam based particle detected for PM detection (particle).

 

[airborne spoon]

Probably an AQI , air quality sensor , detects overall temp , humidity and some can feature a cheap and simple beam based particle detected for PM detection (particle).

I'm thinking it might have something to do with the air temps. because today I got in my car after lunch and it was like a zillion degrees inside definitely hotter than it would be on a 115f day with the cabin overheat kicking on. Since my retrofit of the center console is in a holding pattern, (though I had all the parts but am missing 2 parts that haven't arrived at the SC yet) I'm gonna hook it up and just let it hang out on the floor.