US 10,981,481 B2 · Shelf arrangement for a vehicle

Abstract

A shelf arrangement for a vehicle, which shelf arrangement forms a shelf surface and can be adjusted relative to a vehicle subassembly. The shelf arrangement has a plurality of slat elements, which are accommodated on the vehicle subassembly in a retracted position and can be pivoted toward each other for this purpose, wherein the slat elements are movable along a direction of movement relative to the vehicle subassembly in order to transfer the slat elements from the retracted position to an extended position, in which the slat elements are supported on one another in such a way that the slat elements form the shelf surface. In this way, a shelf arrangement for a vehicle is provided, which shelf arrangement can be used in an overall space-saving manner, in particular in the area of a dashboard of a vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A shelf arrangement for use in a vehicle configured to form a shelf surface and adjustable with respect to a vehicle assembly, the shelf arrangement comprising:

a plurality of slat elements including a first slat element and a second slat element each pivotable with respect to one another and each configured to move along a direction of movement between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein when the first slat element and a second slat element are in the retracted position, the first slat element and a second slat elements are disposed in the vehicle assembly,
wherein the first slat element includes a guide link including a first hinge element, connected to the first slat, and a second hinge element connected to the second slat,
wherein the first hinge element is releasably connected to the second hinge element;
and
a tensioning element extending between the first slat element and the second slat element and configured to bias the first slat element towards the second slat element along the direction of movement,
wherein when the plurality of slat elements are in the extended position, each of the slat element of the slat elements support on one another in such a manner that the slat elements form the shelf surface.

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A shelf arrangement for use in a vehicle configured to form a shelf surface and adjustable with respect to a vehicle assembly, the shelf arrangement comprising:

a plurality of slat elements movable along a direction of movement with respect to the vehicle assembly to move the plurality of slat elements from a retracted position to an extended position and extending transversely with respect to the direction of movement;
and
a tensioning element extending through a first slat element and a second slat element of the plurality of slat elements and configured to brace the first slat element and the second slat element against one another,
wherein the first slat element and the second slat element each include contact surfaces configured to lie flat against one another and hinge axes extending transversely to the direction of movement, so that the first slat element and the second slat element are pivotable with respect to one another about the hinge axes,
wherein when the plurality of slat elements are in the retracted position, the plurality of slat elements are disposed in the vehicle assembly, and
wherein the plurality of slat elements extend transversely with respect to the direction of movement and support one another such that the slat elements form the shelf surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Shelf arrangement for a vehicle

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Shelf arrangement for a vehicle

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