Vehicle interior component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10023088-B2
Application number	US-201615199885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2016
Priority date	Sep 21, 2012
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A console for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The console comprises an armrest assembly and a storage compartment. The armrest assembly for the console is configured to facilitate comfort for vehicle occupants. The armrest assembly is adjustable between a lowered position and a raised position. The armrest assembly is also configured to facilitate access to the storage compartment. The armrest assembly may be configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The armrest assembly may provide a tambour door configured to facilitate access of the storage compartment. The storage compartment is accessible when the armrest or tambour door is at the open position; the storage compartment is covered when the armrest or tambour door is at the closed position. The console may also provide a cover (e.g. a shroud) configured to cover the storage compartment when the armrest is between the lowered position and the raised position. A mechanism may be configured to allow movement of the armrest from the lowered position to the raised position, from the raised position to a terminal position and from the terminal position to the lowered position. The terminal position comprises a released position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A component for a vehicle interior comprising:
(a) a base comprising an opening;
(b) a pivot joint coupled to the base;
(c) an armrest coupled to the base configured to cover the opening of the base and rotate between a lowered position and a raised position; and
(d) a mechanism coupled to the base;
wherein the mechanism is configured to allow movement of the armrest (a) from the lowered position to the raised position; (b) from the raised position to a terminal position; (c) from the terminal position to the lowered position;
wherein the mechanism is configured to hold the armrest in rotation at a plurality of positions comprising at least the lowered position and the raised position.

2. The component of claim 1 wherein the mechanism is configured to prevent movement of the armrest from the raised position to the lowered position.

3. The component of claim 1 wherein the mechanism is configured to move the armrest from the terminal position to the lowered position.

4. The component of claim 3 wherein the mechanism comprises a spring configured to move the armrest from the terminal position to the lowered position.

5. The component of claim 3 wherein the mechanism comprises a damper configured to resist movement of the armrest from the terminal position to the lowered position.

6. The component of claim 1 further comprising a shroud configured to move with the armrest from the lowered position to the raised position.

7. The component of claim 1 wherein the shroud is configured to cover the opening when the armrest is in the lowered position, the raised position and the terminal position.

8. The component of claim 1 wherein the armrest comprises a release mechanism configured to allow movement of the armrest relative to the shroud to uncover the opening.

9. The component of claim 1 wherein the terminal position comprises a released position.

10. The component of claim 1 wherein the base comprises a storage compartment; and wherein the storage compartment comprises the opening.

11. The component of claim 1 wherein movement of the armrest comprises rotation and wherein the armrest is free to move (a) from the lowered position to the raised position; (b) from the raised position to the terminal position.

Assignees

• Shanghai yanfeng jinqiao automotive trim systems co ltd
• Shanghai yanfeng jinqiao automotive trim systems co ltd

Inventors

• Anderson Rick Alan
• Nurenberg Randy William
• Sherburn Kenneth Daniel

Classifications

• B60N2/793 Primary

  for use as storage compartments · CPC title

• B60R7/04

  in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/767

  Angle adjustment · CPC title

• B60N2/77

  Height adjustment · CPC title

• B60N2/4686

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic