Storage structure for vehicle interior
AssigneesTs Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshiyuki Makino, Tomomi Sakamoto, Naoki Takahashi
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Abstract
A storage structure for a vehicle interior includes a hollowed storage unit having an opening in the top of the storage unit. The storage unit includes a storage sidewall section surrounding a storage space for an object to be stored. The storage sidewall section includes a sidewall body portion and a sidewall member formed of a member separate from the sidewall body portion. The sidewall member is configured such that an engaging hook provided for the sidewall member is urged against an engaging recess provided for the sidewall body portion when a load is applied on the sidewall member from an outside to an inside of the storage unit.
Claims18
A storage structure for a vehicle interior, provided for an interior of a vehicle to store an object to be stored, said storage structure including a hollowed storage unit with an opening in a top of the storage unit, comprising:
- a storage sidewall section partially surrounding a storage space for the object, said storage sidewall section comprising a sidewall body portion and a sidewall member, the sidewall member being a member which is separate and removable from the sidewall body portion;
- a first engaging hook disposed on the sidewall member and protruding toward the sidewall body portion;
- and
- an engaging recess provided for the sidewall body portion at a part facing the sidewall member and with which the first engaging hook engages;
- wherein:
- the sidewall body portion is formed of a first plastic material;
- the sidewall member is formed from a flexibly resilient material which is softer than the first plastic material;
- and
- the sidewall member is configured in a manner that the first engaging hook is urged against the engaging recess when a load is applied on the sidewall member from an outside to an inside of the storage unit.
A storage structure for a vehicle interior, provided for an interior of a vehicle to store an object to be stored, said storage structure defining a hollowed storage unit with an opening in a top portion thereof and comprising:
- a sidewall body portion which is part of a vehicle door panel, the sidewall body portion having a first engaging recess formed therein, the sidewall body portion having at least one protrusion at a lower end thereof,
- a sidewall member which is separate from the sidewall body portion, the sidewall member having a first engaging hook disposed on a first side edge thereof and removably engaged in the first recess of the sidewall body portion;
- and
- a holder member which cooperates with the sidewall member and the sidewall storage section to define the storage space, the holder member having at least one connecting hole formed therein to receive the at least one protrusion of the sidewall member;
- wherein:
- the sidewall body portion is formed of a first plastic material;
- the sidewall body portion is formed from a flexibly resilient material which is softer than the first plastic material;
- and
- the sidewall member is configured in a manner that the engaging hooks are urged against the engaging recess when a load is applied on the sidewall member from an outside to an inside of the storage unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.