Rotating vehicle console
AssigneeInternational Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorsRishabh Agarwal, Keith Chan, Anton Galkin, Ashwin Kapur
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Abstract
A console (10) for a vehicle includes a body (12) having a back panel (14), the body defining at least one storage compartment (22). A support assembly (40) is secured to a back panel (14) of the body (12) and is configured for attaching the body to a seat back (38). A hinge assembly (58) is secured to the support assembly (40) and configured for enabling rotation of the body (12) from a first position against the seat back (38) to a second position aligned with a seat armrest (70).
Claims8
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A console for a vehicle, comprising:
- a body having a back panel, the body defining at least one storage compartment;
- a support assembly secured to the back panel of the body and configured for attaching the body to a seat back;
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- a hinge assembly secured to the support assembly and configured for enabling rotation of the body from a first position against the seat back to a second position aligned with a seat armrest, the hinge assembly including a first hinge attached to the back panel, a second hinge secured to the seat back, and a support arm having a first end attached to the first hinge and a second, opposite end attached to the second hinge, the hinge assembly enabling rotation of the console.
A console for a vehicle, comprising:
- a body having a back panel, a pair of oppositely located side walls, a top panel and a bottom panel, the body defining at least one storage compartment;
- a support assembly secured to a back panel of the body and configured for attaching the body to a seat back;
- a hinge assembly secured to the support assembly and configured for enabling rotation of the body from a first position against the seat back to a second position aligned with a seat armrest;
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- a frame assembly attached to the bottom panel and configured for receiving a trash receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.