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US 2025/0026276 A1Published application
Access door with virtual hinge arrangement
AssigneeInternational Automotive Components Group NA, Inc.
InventorsJoseph ZHU, Zokan CHEN, Changbo LIU, James YU
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Abstract
A hinged access door that can rotatably open in two different directions based on a user selection to provide access to a storage compartment, and more preferably, a storage compartment within a vehicle.
Claims18
An access door for a storage compartment within a vehicle, the access door comprising:
- a body to rotatably couple to a support structure of the vehicle to removably cover the storage compartment;
- a first locking arm disposed within the body and configured to removably couple to a first locking portion of the support structure, the first locking arm configured to define a first axis of rotation;
- a second locking arm disposed within the body and configured to removably couple to a second locking portion of the support structure, the second locking arm configured to define a second axis of rotation;
- a first button disposed at an end of the body, the first button coupled to the first locking arm and configured to cause the first locking arm to decouple from the first locking portion of the support structure based on receiving a user-supplied force and allow the body to rotate about the second axis of rotation in a first direction via the second locking arm;
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- a second button disposed at the end of the body, the second button coupled to the second locking arm and configured to cause the second locking arm to decouple from the second locking portion of the support structure based on receiving a user-supplied force and allow the body to rotate about the first axis of rotation in a second direction via the first locking arm.
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An armrest for use in a vehicle, the armrest comprising:
- a body to couple to a support structure within a vehicle and provide a cover for a storage compartment within the vehicle;
- first and second buttons disposed adjacent each other at an end of the body;
- first and second locking hinge members disposed in the body and coupled to the first and second buttons, respectively, each of the first and second locking members to removably couple to a locking portion provided by the support structure;
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- wherein the first button is configured to receive a user-supplied force and cause the first locking hinge member to decouple from the locking portion and allow for rotation of the body relative to the support structure based on the second locking hinge member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.