Insert for a dashboard
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJoerg Stephan
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Abstract
A unit for storing items in a motor vehicle interior includes a main storage compartment and a docking station for a portable electronic device such as a smart phone or a navigation device. A main cover is movably attached to the storage compartment to enclose the main storage compartment, and a docking cover encloses a sub-portion of the storage compartment. The docking cover is movable to an in-service position wherein its underside is exposed. A device holder is attached to the underside of the docking cover for holding a mobile electronic device in an access position when in the docking cover is in the in-service position. The docking cover and the portion are inset relative to a perimeter of the storage compartment, so that the docking station forms a portion of a main perimeter of the storage compartment.
Claims15
Apparatus comprising:
- a storage compartment installable in a dashboard of a motor vehicle;
- a main cover movably attached to the storage compartment to cover a first portion thereof;
- a docking cover attached to the storage compartment for movement between a closed position covering a second portion of the storage compartment and an in-service position wherein an underside of the docking cover is exposed, the docking cover and second portion being inset relative to a perimeter of the storage compartment;
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- a device holder attached to the underside for holding a mobile electronic device in an access position.
Apparatus comprising:
- a storage compartment adapted for installation in a dashboard of a motor vehicle;
- a docking station within the storage compartment and comprising:
- a) a sub-area separated from a main portion of the storage compartment by a dividing wall;
- b) a docking cover attached to the storage compartment and moveable between a closed position enclosing the sub-area and an in-service position wherein an underside of the docking cover is exposed;
- and c) a device holder attached to the underside for holding a mobile electronic device in an access position when the docking cover is in the in-service position;
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- a main cover attached to the storage compartment for movement between a closed position enclosing the main portion of the storage compartment and an open position permitting access to the main portion.
Apparatus comprising:
- a storage compartment adapted for installation in a dashboard of a motor vehicle;
- a docking station within the storage compartment and comprising:
- a) a sub-area separated from a main portion of the storage compartment by a dividing wall, the sub-area and the main portion sharing a common edge along a portion of a perimeter of the storage compartment;
- b) a docking cover attached to the storage compartment and moveable between a closed position enclosing the sub-area and an in-service position wherein an underside of the docking cover is exposed;
- and c) a device holder attached to the underside for holding a mobile electronic device in an access position when the docking cover is in the in-service position;
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- a main cover attached to the storage compartment for movement between a closed position enclosing the main portion of the storage compartment and an open position permitting access to the main portion, the main cover having a notch in an edge thereof to fit around the coding cover when both covers are in their respective closed positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.