Console assemblies having support structures with side impact reinforcements
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorMitch J. Gerczak
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Abstract
A support structure that supports a console housing of a console assembly is provided. The support structure is secured to a floor of a vehicle. The support structure includes a pair of side walls and a platform wall. Each side wall has an upper edge, an opposite lower edge, an interior surface, and an opposite exterior surface. The platform wall traverses the interior surfaces of the pair of side walls between the upper edge and the lower edge of each of the pair of side walls. The console housing is mounted to the platform wall between and below the upper edges of the pair of side walls.
Claims20
A support structure that supports a console assembly having a console housing, the support structure secured to a floor of a vehicle, the support structure comprising:
- a pair of side walls, each of the pair of side walls having an upper edge, an opposite lower edge, an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface;
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- a platform wall extending between the interior surfaces of the pair of side walls between the upper edge and the lower edge of each of the pair of side walls, the console housing mounted to the platform wall between the pair of side walls at a position below the upper edges of the pair of side walls.
A console assembly provided on a floor of a vehicle, the console assembly comprising:
- a console housing defining an interior cavity;
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- a support structure having a pair of side walls and a platform wall, each of the pair of side walls having an upper edge, an opposite lower edge, an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface, the platform wall extending between the interior surfaces of the pair of side walls between the upper edge and the lower edge of each of the pair of side walls, the console housing mounted to the platform wall between the pair of side walls at a position below the upper edges of the pair of side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.