Center console for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJoerg Stephan
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Abstract
A center console for a vehicle, having a storage trough which extends over at least a predominant part of a length of the center console and which has a longitudinally extending side wall that laterally delimits a storage space of the storage trough. In order to optimize an ability of the center console to store articles, the center console has a holding unit which is arranged in the storage space of the storage trough and on the side wall and by use of which at least one article can be temporarily clamped between the holding unit and the side wall.
Claims18
A center console for a vehicle, the center console comprising:
- a storage trough which extends over at least a predominant part of a length of the center console and which has a longitudinally extending side wall that laterally delimits a storage space of the storage trough;
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- a holding unit arranged in the storage space of the storage trough and on the side wall and configured to temporarily hold at least one article between the holding unit and the side wall, wherein the holding unit has a clamping unit, a lower portion of which is arranged on the storage trough so as to be pivotable about a longitudinally extending axis between a receiving position and a clamping position, wherein the clamping unit is preloaded in a direction of the side wall.
A center console for a vehicle, the center console comprising:
- a storage trough which extends over at least a predominant part of a length of the center console and which has a longitudinally extending side wall that laterally delimits a storage space of the storage trough;
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- a holding unit arranged in the storage space of the storage trough and on the side wall and configured to temporarily clamp at least one article between the holding unit and the side wall, wherein the holding unit has a clamping unit, a lower portion of which is arranged on the storage trough so as to be pivotable about a longitudinally extending axis between a receiving position and a clamping position, wherein the clamping unit is preloaded in a direction of the side wall, and wherein the clamping unit has a rigid outer frame and a holding net arranged on the outer frame.
A vehicle comprising:
- a seat;
- and
- a center console mounted adjacent to the seat, the center console comprising:
- a storage trough which extends over at least a predominant part of a length of the center console and which has a longitudinally extending side wall that laterally delimits a storage space of the storage trough;
- and
- a holding unit arranged in the storage space of the storage trough and on the side wall and configured to temporarily hold at least one article between the holding unit and the side wall, wherein the holding unit has a clamping unit, a lower portion of which is arranged on the storage trough so as to be pivotable about a longitudinally extending axis between a receiving position and a clamping position, wherein the clamping unit is preloaded in a direction of the side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.