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US 6,854,778 B2Granted
Upper tray mounting structure
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorKang-Wook Lee
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Abstract
An upper tray mounted on an instrument panel of a vehicle includes a receiving member mounted on an upper portion of the instrument panel. A hinge member is movably attached to the receiving member. A cover member is joined to the hinge member to rotate about a fixed pivot and configured to close the receiving member. A coil spring connects the hinge member with the receiving member. The coil spring is configured to provide a force in a direction that the cover member opens.
Claims13
An upper tray mounted on an instrument panel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a receiving member mounted on an upper portion of the instrument panel;
- a hinge member movably attached to the receiving member by a fixed pivot;
- a cover member joined to the hinge member to rotate about said fixed pivot and configured to close the receiving member;
- and
- a coil spring that connects the hinge member with the receiving member, and being configured to provide a force in a direction that the cover member opens;
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- wherein when said cover member is closed, said coil spring urges an end portion of said cover member toward and into planar contact with an opening plane of said instrument panel to reduce twisting of said cover member.
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A tray mounted on a panel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a receiver mounted on an upper portion of the panel;
- a hinge pivotably attached to the receiver;
- a cover connected to the hinge and configured to rotate to an open position above the receiver;
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- a coil spring connected to the hinge and the receiver, and being configured to provide a force in a direction that biases the cover to the open position,
- wherein, when said cover is closed, said coil spring urges an end portion of said cover toward and into planar contact with an opening plane of the panel to reduce twisting of said cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.