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US 12,734,972 B2Granted
Console box for a vehicle
AssigneeFaurecia India Private Limited
InventorsPrasanna Muley, Sandeep Dalavi
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Abstract
A console box for a vehicle. The console box includes a body, and a cover pivotally configured with the body. The cover is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The cover includes a first engaging element, and the body includes a second engaging element. The first engaging element and the second engaging element are adapted to engage with each other when the cover is in the closed position so that a movement of the cover along a first direction is restricted to prevent the cover from moving from the closed position to an open position in an event of an impact being applied on the vehicle.
Claims19
A console box for a vehicle, the console box comprising:
- a body having a cavity for storing objects therein;
- a cover pivotally configured with the body, and the cover is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, the open position corresponds to a position of the cover when the cavity is not covered with the cover and the closed position corresponds to a position of the cover when the cavity is completely covered with the cover,
- wherein,
- the cover comprises a first engaging element,
- the body comprises a second engaging element that is adapted to engage with the first engaging element when the cover is in the closed position, such that a movement of the cover along a first direction is restricted to prevent the cover from moving from the closed position to the open position in an event of an impact to the vehicle,
- any of the cover or the body comprises a hook element configured to be latched against a slit arranged in any of the body or the cover, wherein the first engaging element or the second engaging element is a protrusion, and the hook element is located adjacent to the protrusion, and
- wherein upon the impact being applied on the vehicle upon a rear/front crash, at least a portion of the first engaging element abuts with an inner wall surface of the second engaging element thus preventing the hook element from moving away from the slit to restrict the movement of the cover in the first direction.
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A cover assembly for a console body of a vehicle, the cover assembly comprising:
- a cover adapted to be pivotally arranged on the console body to close/open a cavity of the console body, wherein the cover includes a first engaging element and the console body includes a second engaging element that is adapted to be engaged with the first engaging element when the cover is in a closed position, such that a movement of the cover along a first direction is restricted to prevent the cover from moving from the closed position to an open position in an event of an impact being applied on the vehicle,
- any of the cover or the console body comprises a hook element configured to be latched against a slit arranged in any of the console body or the cover, wherein the first engaging element or the second engaging element is a protrusion, and the hook element is located adjacent to the protrusion, and
- wherein upon the impact being applied on the vehicle upon a rear/front crash, at least a portion of the first engaging element abuts with an inner wall surface of the second engaging element thus preventing the hook element from moving away from the slit to restrict the movement of the cover in the first direction.
A console box for a vehicle, the console box comprising:
- a body having a cavity for storing objects therein;
- a cover pivotally configured with the body, and the cover is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, the open position corresponds to a position of the cover when the cavity is not covered with the cover and the closed position corresponds to a position of the cover when the cavity is completely covered with the cover,
- wherein,
- the cover comprises a first engaging element,
- the body comprises a second engaging element that is adapted to engage with the first engaging element when the cover is in the closed position, such that a movement of the cover along a first direction is restricted to prevent the cover from moving from the closed position to the open position in an event of an impact to the vehicle,
- any of the cover or the body comprises a hook element configured to be latched against a slit arranged in any of the body or the cover, wherein the first engaging element or the second engaging element is a protrusion, located in the frontal direction of the vehicle adjacent to the hook element, such that the cover is latched with the body, wherein the cover is de-latched from the body when the hook element is moved away from the slit via a knob to move the cover pivotably between the open position and the closed position, and
- upon the impact being applied on the vehicle upon a rear/front crash, at least a portion of the first engaging element abuts with an inner wall surface of the second engaging element thus preventing the hook element from moving away from the slit to restrict the movement of the cover in the first direction, characterized in that, the hook element of the cover is at least partially enclosed by the first engaging element.
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