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US 11,597,327 B2Granted
Storage compartments having lid dampers and tray dampers on a common axis, console assemblies, and vehicles incorporating the same
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazunari Nishio, Roy Thorsell, Jake McNamara
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Abstract
A storage compartment comprising a housing, a lid, a lid damper, a storage tray, and a tray damper. The lid damper pivotally couples the lid to the housing about a pivot axis such that the lid is moveable between an open position and closed position. The tray damper pivotally couples the storage tray to housing about the pivot axis such that the storage tray is moveable between a lowered position and a raised position independent of the lid.
Claims20
A storage compartment comprising:
- a housing;
- a lid;
- a pair of lid dampers that pivotally couple the lid to the housing about a pivot axis such that the lid is moveable between an open position and closed position;
- a storage tray;
- and
- a pair of tray dampers that pivotally couple the storage tray to the housing about the pivot axis such that when the lid is in the open position the storage tray is moveable between a lowered position and a raised position independent of the lid,
- wherein each of the pair of lid dampers and the pair of tray dampers are spaced apart along the pivot axis.
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A console assembly for a vehicle, the console assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a lid;
- a pair of lid dampers that pivotally couple the lid to the housing about a pivot axis such that the lid is moveable between an open position and closed position;
- a storage tray;
- and
- a pair of tray dampers that pivotally couple the storage tray to the housing about the pivot axis such that when the lid is in the open position the storage tray is moveable between a lowered position and a raised position independent of the lid,
- wherein each of the pair of lid dampers and the pair of tray dampers are spaced apart along the pivot axis.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment;
- a storage compartment provided in the passenger compartment, the storage compartment comprising:
- a housing;
- a lid;
- a pair of lid dampers that pivotally couple the lid to the housing about a pivot axis such that the lid is moveable between an open position and closed position;
- a storage tray;
- and
- a pair of tray dampers that pivotally couple the storage tray to the housing about the pivot axis such that when the lid is in the open position the storage tray is moveable between a lowered position and a raised position independent of the lid,
- wherein each of the pair of lid dampers and the pair of tray dampers are spaced apart along the pivot axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.