Rising hinge system for compartment lid
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsJames Hutek, James Mulvihill, Alan Sturt
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Abstract
A vehicle storage compartment system for a central console includes a lid and at least one hinge mechanism rotatable coupled to the lid and moveably coupled to the storage compartment. Each of the set of hinge blades define limit stop openings and receive limit stoppers therethrough, thereby limiting vertical movement of the set of hinge blades. The system also includes a set of tracks, and each of the tracks receives one of the set of hinge blades, such that the set of hinge blades move upwardly and downwardly as a function of opening and closing the lid. This movement allows the lid to flip open 180° and lie flushly against an adjacent object.
Claims20
A hinge system for a vehicle storage compartment having a lid comprising:
- a first track;
- a first hinging device comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, a left side portion, a right side portion, a middle portion, a front, a back, and an edge,
- said upper portion rotatably coupled to the lid,
- said left side portion and said right side portion slidably coupled to said first track whereby said first hinging device rises vertically as a function of opening the lid;
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- a first limit stop system moveably coupled to said first hinging device and limiting vertical movement of said first hinging device with respect to said first track.
A vehicle storage compartment system for a central console comprising:
- a lid comprising a top and an opposing bottom, said top facing upward when said lid is closed, said bottom facing upward when said lid is open;
- a set of hinge blades rotatably coupled to said lid and springably coupled to the storage compartment, each of said set of hinge blades defining limit stop openings therethrough each of said limit stop openings receiving limit stoppers, thereby limiting vertical movement of said set of hinge blades;
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- a set of tracks, each of said tracks receiving one of said set of hinge blades, such that said set of hinge blades move upwardly and downwardly as a function of opening and closing said lid, thereby allowing said lid to flip open and lie flushly against an adjacent object.
A vehicle storage compartment system comprising:
- a storage compartment comprising an interior and an exterior, said storage compartment open at one end;
- a lid comprising a top and a bottom, said lid adapted to close said one end of said storage compartment such that said top of said lid faces outwardly, said lid further adapted to open 180° such that said bottom of said lid faces outwardly, said bottom of said lid comprising at least one of a tray or a cup holder;
- a first hinge blade comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, a left side portion, a right side portion, a middle portion, a front, a back, and a common edge,
- said upper portion rotatably coupled to said lid,
- said left side portion and said right side portion moveably coupled to a first track,
- said first track comprising a left side, a right side, a middle portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion, said left side wrapping around said left portion of said first hinge blade and said right side wrapping around said right portion of said first hinge blade;
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- a first limit stop system moveably coupled to said first hinge blade, thereby limiting vertical movement of said first hinge blade with respect to said first track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.