Trim element comprising a docking station for a nomad electronic device
AssigneeFaurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorsJulien Beauregard, Sergio Da Costa Pito, Christophe Brunard
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Abstract
A docking station having a base, a first maintaining element and a second maintaining element arranged to bear on two opposite edges of a contour of a nomad electronic device received between the first maintaining element and the second maintaining element. The first maintaining element is movable relative to the base to adjust the separation between the first maintaining element and the second maintaining element based on the distance separating the two opposite edges of the nomad electronic device. A visible outer surface of the first maintaining element includes at least one control element and/or at least one device displaying a function of the vehicle.
Claims13
A vehicle trim element comprising a docking station for a nomad electronic device, said docking station comprising a base, a first maintaining element and a second maintaining element arranged to bear on two opposite edges of a contour of a nomad electronic device received between the first maintaining element and the second maintaining element, the first maintaining element being movable relative to the base to adjust the separation between the first maintaining element and the second maintaining element based on the distance separating the two opposite edges of the nomad electronic device, wherein a visible outer surface of the movable first maintaining element comprises at least one control element for controlling a function of the vehicle and/or at least one display device displaying a function of the vehicle.
A vehicle trim element comprising a docking station for a nomad electronic device, said docking station comprising a base, a first maintaining element and a second maintaining element arranged to bear on two opposite edges of a contour of a nomad electronic device received between the first maintaining element and the second maintaining element, the first maintaining element being movable relative to the base to adjust the separation between the first maintaining element and the second maintaining element based on the distance separating the two opposite edges of the nomad electronic device, wherein a visible outer surface of the movable first maintaining element comprises at least one control element for controlling a function of the vehicle and/or at least one display device displaying a function of the vehicle, and
- wherein the second maintaining element is formed by the edge of a functional or decorative member of the trim element of the vehicle.
A vehicle trim element comprising a docking station for a nomad electronic device, said docking station comprising a base, a first maintaining element and a second maintaining element arranged to bear on two opposite edges of a contour of a nomad electronic device received between the first maintaining element and the second maintaining element, the first maintaining element being movable relative to the base to adjust the separation between the first maintaining element and the second maintaining element based on the distance separating the two opposite edges of the nomad electronic device, wherein a visible outer surface of the movable first maintaining element comprises at least one control element for controlling a function of the vehicle and/or at least one display device displaying a function of the vehicle,
- wherein the second maintaining element is formed by the edge of a functional or decorative member of the trim element of the vehicle, and
- wherein said functional or decorative member is an air outlet device emerging in the trim element or a cover extending around an air outlet device emerging in the trim element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.