Motor vehicle center console assembly having a container assembly with a flush door
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorCharan Singh Lota
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Abstract
A container assembly for use in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a housing having a storage space. The housing has an outer surface and an opening formed in the outer surface providing access to the storage space. The container assembly also includes a door movably coupled to the housing for movement between a closed position covering the opening and preventing access to the storage space and an open position disposed below the outer surface to reveal the opening and allow access to the storage space. This allows the container assembly to slide beneath a bin lid of a center console when the door of the container assembly is in either the closed position or the open position without interfering with the bin door.
Claims9
A container assembly for use in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, said container assembly comprising:
- a housing having a storage space, the housing having an outer surface and an opening formed in the outer surface providing access to the storage space;
- a door having an outer surface, a pivot end and an opposite leading end, the door being movably coupled to the housing for movement between a closed position covering the opening wherein the outer surface of the door extends coextensively with the outer surface of the housing preventing access to the storage space and an open position wherein the leading end is disposed below the outer surface to reveal the opening and allow access to the storage space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.