# US 2014/0191529 A1 · Storage structure for vehicle

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- Number: US 2014/0191529 A1
- Document ID: US20140191529A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/148,014
- Filed: 2014-01-06
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-10
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha; Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha; Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Yoshikatsu OKUHARA; Ryo NAGAYAMA; Naoki FUJISAWA; Akihiro OGIHARA; Hiroshi MIKOSHI; Toshihiro SUGIYAMA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191529A1

## CPC

- B60R 7/043: {mounted on or under a seat}
- B60N 2/757: {in a recess of the back-rest}
- B60N 2/79: {Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests}
- B60N 3/102: {storable or foldable in a non-use position}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A storage structure for a vehicle includes a storage part that is movable between a use position and a retracted position and is biased toward the use position; a lock mechanism that locks the storage part in the retracted position; and a button that is provided separately from the storage part and is used to unlock the storage part that is locked by the lock mechanism. The storage part is not moved to the use position by pressing the button from an initial position, and the storage part is moved to the use position by restoring the button from the pressed state to the initial position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A storage structure for a vehicle, comprising:
a storage part that is movable between a use position and a retracted position and is biased toward the use position;
a lock mechanism that locks the storage part in the retracted position; and
a button that is provided separately from the storage part and is used to unlock the storage part that is locked by the lock mechanism,
wherein the storage part is not moved to the use position by pressing the button from an initial position, and the storage part is moved to the use position by restoring the button from the pressed state to the initial position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The storage structure according to claim 1,
wherein the lock mechanism is able to create a first lock state and a second lock state, and the first lock state is cancelled by pressing the button and the second lock state is cancelled by shifting the button from the pressed state to the initial position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The storage structure according to claim 1,
wherein the lock mechanism is constituted of a first engaging member that is movably attached to the storage part, a second engaging member that is located adjacent to the storage part, and a first unlocking member that moves the first engaging member, and
wherein a first lock state is created by a contact of the first engaging member with the second engaging member, and the first unlocking member cancels the first lock state by moving the first engaging member and creates a second lock state when brought into contact with the first engaging member in a direction in which the storage part is biased.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The storage structure according to claim 2,
wherein the lock mechanism is constituted of a first engaging member that is movably attached to the storage part, a second engaging member that is located adjacent to the storage part, and a first unlocking member that moves the first engaging member, and
wherein the first lock state is created by a contact of the first engaging member with the second engaging member, and the first unlocking member cancels the first lock state by moving the first engaging member and creates the second lock state when brought into contact with the first engaging member in a direction in which the storage part is biased.