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US 8,939,492 B2Granted
Storage device and partition for use in such a storage device
AssigneesFaurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, Faurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorsRalf Gaudig, Sebastian Wandtke, Martin Schulz
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Abstract
A storage device for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle is provided herein. The storage device has a partition that can divide a receptacle space of the storage device into partial receptacle spaces and an overload safety that prevents the partition from being destroyed or damaged under the influence of excessive force.
Claims14
A storage device comprising:
- a bottom surface and an inner wall that forms a receptacle space together with said bottom surface;
- at least two bearing devices arranged in the inner wall;
- at least one panel-shaped and elastic partition extending along a longitudinal direction (LR) and a width direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction (LR), wherein the partition comprises two oppositely positioned lateral edge sections having outer ends that are defined extending in the width direction of the partition each coupled to a respective bearing device of the inner wall such that a bearing axis (A) is formed in the width direction of the partition, wherein a position of the bearing devices is chosen and the partition is realized in such a way that the partition can assume at least two stable deformation states with at least sectionally opposing curvature profiles along the longitudinal direction (LR) of the partition in order to divide the receptacle space of the storage device into partial receptacle spaces;
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- at least one overload safety for the arrangement of the partition in the storage device, wherein the overload safety is realized in such a way that it completely releases at least one of the lateral edge sections from the corresponding bearing device to disengage the one of the lateral edge sections from the corresponding bearing device when the partition exerts at least a predefined force upon at least one bearing device transverse to the bearing axis (A) and in a direction away from the respective bearing device and away from the inner wall into the receptacle space.
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