Storage compartments in vehicles
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorXin Shuang Li
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Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed that includes: a passenger seating area; a seat that is repositionable (e.g., movable, slidable) within the passenger seating area; an electromechanical system that is located beneath the seat and which is configured to support movement and/or reconfiguration of the seat; and a storage compartment that defines a receptacle for at least one personal accessory. The storage compartment is configured to conceal the electromechanical system to reduce the visibility thereof and is unitary in construction. The storage compartment is removably connected to the seat such that the storage compartment is fixed in relation to the seat but movable concomitantly with the seat during repositioning of the seat within the passenger seating area.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a passenger seating area;
- a seat repositionable within the passenger seating area;
- an electromechanical system located beneath the seat and configured to support movement and/or reconfiguration of the seat;
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- a storage compartment defining a receptacle for at least one personal accessory and configured to conceal the electromechanical system to reduce visibility thereof, the storage compartment being configured such that the receptacle extends beneath the seat in a rearward direction, the storage compartment being unitary in construction and removably connected to the seat such that the storage compartment is flush in relation to a forwardmost surface thereof, wherein the storage compartment is fixed in relation to the seat but movable concomitantly with the seat during repositioning of the seat within the passenger seating area.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a passenger seating area;
- a seat repositionable within the passenger seating area;
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- a storage compartment connected to the seat such that the storage compartment is flush in relation to a forwardmost surface thereof, wherein the storage compartment is fixed in relation to the seat but movable concomitantly with the seat during repositioning of the seat within the passenger seating area, wherein the storage compartment extends beneath the seat in a rearward direction.
A storage compartment for a vehicle, the storage compartment being configured for connection to a seat in the vehicle in a manner inhibiting relative movement between the storage compartment and the seat but permitting movement of the storage compartment concomitantly with the seat during repositioning of the seat within the vehicle, wherein the storage compartment includes:
- an upper wall;
- a guide wall extending rearwardly from the upper wall so as to subtend an obtuse angle therewith;
- a rear wall extending downwardly from the guide wall;
- a base wall extending forwardly from the rear wall;
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- a lower wall extending upwardly from the base wall, the guide wall, the rear wall, the base wall, and the lower wall collectively defining a receptacle configured to receive at least one personal accessory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.