Vehicle cord connection assembly and interior trim assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10093248-B2
Application number	US-201615154593-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2015
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A cord connection assembly of a vehicle includes a wall, a door movable to and defining a space from the wall, and a receptacle received within the space and to detachably connect a plug with a cord. At least one of the wall and the door include a through-aperture to receive the cord such that first and second parts of the cord are positioned respectively inside and outside of the space when the plug is connected to the receptacle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cord connection assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
a wall;
a door movable to and defining a space from the wall;
a receptacle received within the space and to detachably connect a plug with a cord, at least one of the wall and the door including a through-aperture to receive the cord such that first and second parts of the cord are positioned at opposite sides of the door when the door is closed; and
a lip contacting an edge of the through-aperture.

2. The cord connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the through-aperture is of an open loop in a plane view.

3. The cord connection assembly of claim 2 , wherein the lip differing in material than the door or the wall.

4. The cord connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle contacts and is movable with the door.

5. The cord connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the door pivots about the wall via a connector.

6. The cord connection assembly of claim 5 , wherein the connector is a pivot shaft contacting the receptacle and extending along a width direction.

7. The cord connection assembly of claim 5 , wherein two spaced apart cross-sections of the connector taken along a direction transverse to the width direction define there-between a void space.

8. The cord connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein two ends of the door translate to and from the wall via a linker.

9. The cord connection assembly of claim 8 , wherein the linker includes a push-push connector.

10. The cord connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wall is part of an interior trim panel of the vehicle.

11. The cord connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle is rotatable relative to the door.

12. A vehicle interior trim assembly, comprising:
an interior trim panel;
a door movable to and defining a space from the interior trim panel;
a receptacle received within the space and to detachably connect a plug with a cord, at least one of the interior trim panel and the door including a through-aperture to receive the cord such that first and second parts of the cord are positioned respectively inside and outside of the space when the plug is connected to the receptacle, the receptacle contacting and being movable with the door, wherein the through-aperture is of an open loop in a plane view.

13. The vehicle interior trim assembly of claim 12 , wherein the door pivots about the wall via a connector.

14. The vehicle interior trim assembly of claim 12 , wherein two ends of the door translate to and from the wall via a linker.

15. The cord connection assembly of claim 12 , wherein the receptacle is rotatable about the door.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Xu tom
• Chen Leo
• Kang Derek
• Deng Brick

Classifications

• B60R99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• B60R7/04

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