Vehicle interior panel assembly having a stowage tray for a mobile device
AssigneeFaurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
InventorsThomas Dessapt, Cedric Ketels
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Abstract
A vehicle interior panel assembly includes an in-vehicle support substrate and a stowage tray for a mobile device. The stowage tray includes a reception surface for the mobile device, and one or more sliders configured to attach the stowage tray to the support substrate. The one or more sliders are further configured to tilt the reception surface with respect to a sowed position for the stowage tray in the support substrate. This structure for a stowage tray helps improve within vehicle integration and support more flexible usability.
Claims15
A vehicle interior panel assembly, comprising:
- a support substrate configured for in-vehicle operation,
- wherein the support substrate includes a shifting top cover;
- and
- a stowage tray for a mobile device, the stowage tray comprising:
- a reception surface for the mobile device;
- and
- one or more sliders configured to attach the stowage tray to the support substrate, wherein the one or more sliders are configured to tilt the reception surface with respect to a stowed position for the stowage tray in the support substrate, and
- wherein deployment of the stowage tray is triggered by shifting the shifting top cover.
A vehicle interior panel assembly, comprising:
- a support substrate configured for in-vehicle operation;
- and
- a stowage tray for a mobile device, the stowage tray comprising:
- a reception surface for the mobile device;
- and
- one or more sliders configured to attach the stowage tray to the support substrate,
- wherein the one or more sliders creates a four-bar linkage,
- wherein a first bar and a second bar each attach the stowage tray to a base of the support substrate, and a third bar attaches the first bar to a track and a shifting top cover of the support substrate, and
- wherein the one or more sliders are configured to tilt the reception surface with respect to a stowed position for the stowage tray in the support substrate.
A vehicle interior panel assembly, comprising:
- a support substrate configured for in-vehicle operation;
- and
- a stowage tray for a mobile device, the stowage tray comprising:
- a reception surface for the mobile device;
- and
- one or more sliders configured to attach the stowage tray to the support substrate, wherein the one or more sliders includes a track and link system, wherein a linkage in the track and link system is configured to tilt the reception surface when the stowage tray is at an end of a track in a shifting top cover of the support substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.