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US 12,686,339 B2Granted
Vechicle storage compartment along a top surface of a door interior panel
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsMinseok Jeon, Hyunsoo Lim, Jinki Hwang
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Abstract
Disclosed is a product that may include a vehicle door interior panel having lower portion having a front surface, opposite rear surface, bottom surface and a top surface, a storage compartment having a lid hinged to the at least one wall, wherein the lid forms a portion of the top surface of the bottom portion of the interior panel.
Claims20
A product comprising:
- a vehicle door interior panel having lower portion having a front surface, opposite rear surface, bottom surface and a top surface, a storage compartment having a lid hinged to at least one wall, wherein the lid forms a portion of the top surface of the lower portion of the vehicle door interior panel, the top surface of the lower portion defining a window opening, the at least one wall comprises an outer wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and an inner wall each extending from a bottom wall, wherein the outer wall and the inner wall are each fixed to the front wall and the rear wall, and wherein each of the outer wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the inner wall and the bottom wall are solid and do not have a through hole formed therein.
A product comprising:
- a vehicle having a pair of spaced a part A-pillars and a dashboard extending therebetween;
- a vehicle door interior panel having lower portion having a front surface, opposite rear surface, bottom surface and a top surface, a storage compartment having a lid hinged to at least one wall, wherein the lid forms a portion of the top surface of a bottom portion of the vehicle door interior panel;
- wherein the storage compartment is located along the top surface of the vehicle door interior panel closest to the dashboard and one of spaced apart A-pillars, the at least one wall comprises an outer wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and an inner wall each extending from a bottom wall, wherein the outer wall and the inner wall are each fixed to the front wall and the rear wall, and wherein each of the outer wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the inner wall and the bottom wall are solid and do not have a through hole formed therein.
A method comprising:
- assembling a vehicle door interior panel having lower portion having a front surface, opposite rear surface, bottom surface and a top surface, a storage compartment having a lid hinged to at least one wall, wherein the lid forms a portion of the top surface of a bottom portion of the vehicle door interior panel, the at least one wall comprises an outer wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and an inner wall each extending from a bottom wall, the at least one wall comprises an outer wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and an inner wall each extending from a bottom wall, wherein the outer wall and the inner wall are each fixed to the front wall and the rear wall, and wherein each of the outer wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the inner wall and the bottom wall are solid and do not have a through hole formed therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.