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US 10,093,248 B2Granted
Vehicle cord connection assembly and interior trim assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsTom Xu, Leo Chen, Derek Kang, Brick Deng
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Abstract
A cord connection assembly of a vehicle includes a wall, a door movable to and defining a space from the wall, and a receptacle received within the space and to detachably connect a plug with a cord. At least one of the wall and the door include a through-aperture to receive the cord such that first and second parts of the cord are positioned respectively inside and outside of the space when the plug is connected to the receptacle.
Claims15
A cord connection assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- a wall;
- a door movable to and defining a space from the wall;
- a receptacle received within the space and to detachably connect a plug with a cord, at least one of the wall and the door including a through-aperture to receive the cord such that first and second parts of the cord are positioned at opposite sides of the door when the door is closed;
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- a lip contacting an edge of the through-aperture.
2 more elements
A vehicle interior trim assembly, comprising:
- an interior trim panel;
- a door movable to and defining a space from the interior trim panel;
- a receptacle received within the space and to detachably connect a plug with a cord, at least one of the interior trim panel and the door including a through-aperture to receive the cord such that first and second parts of the cord are positioned respectively inside and outside of the space when the plug is connected to the receptacle, the receptacle contacting and being movable with the door, wherein the through-aperture is of an open loop in a plane view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.