Trim element comprising a retractable storage volume
AssigneeFaurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorsCédric Habert, Alain Nguyen
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Abstract
A trim element having a body and a covering element extending over part of the body. The covering element includes at least two substantially rigid panels connected to one another by a flexible branch forming a bending line of the panels relative to one another and fastened to the body by a fastening edge forming a hinge between the panels and the body, the covering element being deformable around the bending line. The covering element hinges between a retracted position, in which the panels of the covering element are pressed against the body, and a deployed position, in which the panels are moved away from the body, the covering element defining a storage volume with the body in the deployed position.
Claims14
A vehicle trim element comprising a body and a covering element extending over at least part of the body and defining at least part of an outer surface of the trim element,
- wherein the covering element comprises at least three substantially rigid panels, including two side panels and one central panel, the central panel being connected to each of the side panels by flexible branches forming bending lines between the central panel and the side panels, and each panel being attached to the body by a respective fastening edge forming a respective hinge between each panel and the body,
- the covering element being deformable around the bending lines and hinges between a retracted position, in which the panels of the covering element are pressed against the body, and a deployed position, in which the panels are moved away from the body, the covering element defining a storage volume with the body in the deployed position,
- wherein the rigid panels retain their shape and are nondeformable under normal usage conditions of the vehicle.
A vehicle trim element comprising a body and a covering element extending over at least part of the body and defining at least part of an outer surface of the trim element, wherein the covering element comprises at least three substantially rigid panels including two side panels and one central panel connected to each of the side panels by flexible branches forming bending lines between the central panel and the side panels, the covering element being fastened to the body by at least one fastening edge forming a hinge between the panels and the body, the covering element being deformable around the bending lines and hinge between a retracted position, in which the panels of the covering element are pressed against the body, and a deployed position, in which the panels are moved away from the body, the covering element defining a storage volume with the body in the deployed position,
- wherein the central panel is triangular and the side panels are polygons comprising at least four edges, the central panel being fastened to the body by one of its edges forming the hinge, the other two edges of the central panel being connected to the side panels by the flexible branches, and the side panels being fastened to the body by at least one of their edges and to the central panel by another one of their edges.
A vehicle trim element comprising a body and a covering element extending over at least part of the body and defining at least part of an outer surface of the trim element, wherein the covering element comprises at least three panels connected to one another by flexible branches forming bending lines of the panels relative to one another, each panel being fastened to the body by at least one fastening edge forming a hinge between each panel and the body, the covering element being deformable around the bending lines and hinges between a retracted position, in which the panels of the covering element are pressed against the body, and a deployed position, in which the panels are moved away from the body, the covering element defining a storage volume with the body in the deployed position,
- wherein the flexible branches are made from a material that is more flexible than a material used to make the panels.
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