US 11,535,164 B2 · Vehicle interior component

Abstract

A vehicle interior component comprising a cover rotatably coupled to a base at a pivot joint is disclosed. The component may comprise a mechanism comprising a projection engaging a first surface when the cover is closed and engaging a ramp as the cover is rotated between closed and open positions. The pivot joint may comprise an axle to provide an axis of rotation. The pivot joint may comprise the projection on the axle. One of the projection and the ramp may slide along the other as the cover opens and/or closes. The mechanism may comprise a cam surface and a follower. The base and/or cover may flex at the pivot joint. The cover may comprise a door, bin or sunglass bin. The component may comprise a console, center stack/console, floor console, overhead console, instrument panel, door panel, etc.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A vehicle interior component comprising:

a base;
a cover coupled to the base at a pivot joint;
and
a mechanism comprising a projection and a ramp;
wherein the cover is configured to be rotated between a closed position and an open position relative to the base;
wherein the pivot joint is configured to provide an axis of rotation for the cover relative to the base;
wherein the projection is configured to engage the ramp as the cover moves between the closed position and the open position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/242,986Filed 28 Apr 2021 · continuation

Priority

18 Dec 2018

Published

US 2021/0078500 A112 Aug 2021

Granted

27 Dec 2022

Term ends

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Classification19 codes

B60R 7/04
Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps:…
E05D 7/082
For use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions: the…
B60R 7/046
In driver or passenger space , e.g. using racks: mounted on door
B60R 7/06
In driver or passenger space , e.g. using racks: mounted on or below dashboards

Family

Application62/781,353Us provisional application · filed 18 Dec 2018

PCT/US2019/066569Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Dec 2019

Application17/104,517Parent of this continuation · filed 25 Nov 2020

US 2021/0245667 A1Pre-grant publication · published 12 Aug 2021

US 11,027,659 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2021/0078500 A1Published application

US 11,535,164 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

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Abstract

Claims12