Trim element comprising a deployable part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10486576-B2
Application number	US-201815965460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2018
Priority date	Apr 28, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle trim assembly having a support, a first fastening part fastened to the support by a fastening device that includes a first fastening element secured to the first part and a second fastening element secured to the support and a second part movable in a deployment direction relative to the first part. The fastening device has a bias element biasing the first and second fastening elements in the assembly position, the bias element being arranged such that the first and second fastening elements move toward the disassembly position when a force (F) exceeding a predetermined force is exerted in the deployment direction on the second part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle trim assembly comprising:
a support,
a first part fastened to the support by a fastening device, the fastening device comprising a first fastening element secured to the first part and a second fastening element secured to the support, the first fastening element and the second fastening element being movable relative to one another between an assembly position, in which the first fastening element cooperates with the second fastening element so as to fasten the first part to the support, and a disassembly position, in which the first fastening element and the second fastening element do not cooperate with one another such that the first part can be separated from the support in the disassembly position,
a second part that is movable relative to the first part between a retracted position, in which the second part extends in the first part, and a deployed position, in which the second part protrudes from the first part, the movement of the second part between the retracted position and the deployed position being done in a deployment direction,
wherein the fastening device further comprises at least one bias element biasing the first fastening element and the second fastening element in the assembly position, said bias element being arranged such that the first fastening element and the second fastening element move toward the disassembly position against the bias force of the bias element when a force exceeding a predetermined force is exerted in the deployment direction on the second part, and
wherein the bias element is arranged between the second fastening element and the support.

2. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the bias element is compressed so as to separate the second fastening element from the first fastening element when a force exceeding a predetermined force is exerted in the deployment direction on the second part.

3. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the bias element is formed by a spring exerting a bias force on the second fastening element so as to push it against the first fastening element in the assembly position.

4. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second part is rotatable relative to the first part between the retracted position and the deployed position, the deployment direction being defined by the tangent to the arc of circle defined by the second part when it moves from the retracted position to the deployed position.

5. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second part comprises a housing for receiving a container, said housing being accessible when the second part is in the deployed position.

6. The trim element according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening element comprises two jaws separated from each other, the second fastening element comprising two pins arranged between the jaws in the assembly position, each pin cooperating with one of said jaws in the assembly position, the pins coming closer to each other in the disassembly position.

7. The trim assembly according to claim 6 , wherein at least one pin is translatable in a housing, the bias element extending between said moving pin and said housing.

8. The trim assembly according to claim 7 , wherein each pin is movable in the housing, the fastening device comprising two bias elements each extending between a pin and the housing.

9. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second fastening element comprises an actuating surface making it possible to move the second fastening element manually between the assembly position and the disassembly position.

10. The trim assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the actuating surface is concealed by the second part in the retracted position and is accessible when the second part is in the deployed position.

11. A vehicle trim assembly comprising:
a support,
a first part fastened to the support by a fastening device, the fastening device comprising a first fastening element secured to the first part and a second fastening element secured to the support, the first fastening element and the second fastening element being movable relative to one another between an assembly position, in which the first fastening element cooperates with the second fastening element so as to fasten the first part to the support, and a disassembly position, in which the first fastening element and the second fastening element do not cooperate with one another such that the first part can be separated from the support in the disassembly position,
a second part that is movable relative to the first part between a retracted position, in which the second part extends in the first part, and a deployed position, in which the second part protrudes from the first part, the movement of the second part between the retracted position and the deployed position being done in a deployment direction,
wherein the fastening device further comprises at least one bias element biasing the first fastening element and the second fastening element in the assembly position, said bias element being arranged such that the first fastening element and the second fastening element move toward the disassembly position against the bias force of the bias element when a force exceeding a predetermined force is exerted in the deployment direction on the second part, and
wherein the bias element is formed by a spring exerting a bias force on the second fastening element so as to push it against the first fastening element in the assembly position.

12. The trim assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the bias element is arranged between the second fastening element and the support, the bias element being compressed so as to separate the second fastening element from the first fastening element when a force exceeding a predetermined force is exerted in the deployment direction on the second part.

13. The trim assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the second part is rotatable relative to the first part between the retracted position and the deployed position, the deployment direction being defined by the tangent to the arc of circle defined by the second part when it moves from the retracted position to the deployed position.

14. The trim assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the second part comprises a housing for receiving a container, said housing being accessible when the second part is in the deployed position.

15. The trim element according to claim 11 , wherein the first fastening element comprises two jaws separated from each other, the second fastening element comprising two pins arranged between the jaws in the assembly position, each pin cooperating with one of said jaws in the assembly position, the pins coming closer to each other in the disassembly position.

16. The trim assembly according to claim 15 , wherein at least one pin is translatable in a housing, the bias element extending between said moving pin and said housing.

17. The trim assembly according to claim 16 , wherein each pin is movable in the housing, the fastening device comprising two bias elements each extending between a pin and the housing.

18. The trim assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the second fastening element comprises an actuating surface making it possible to move the second fastening element manually between the assembly position and the disassembly position.

19. The trim assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the actuating surface is concealed by the second part in the retracted position and is accessible when the second part is in the deployed position

Assignees

• Faurecia Interieur Ind

Inventors

• Vuattoux Jean-Baptiste
• Patil Sandesh
• Gougeon Fabien
• Kent Valentin

Classifications

• B60N3/103

  detachable · CPC title

• B60R2011/0045

  with visible part, e.g. flush mounted · CPC title

• B60R2011/0082

  collapsible, e.g. for storing after use · CPC title

• B60R2011/0005

  Dashboard · CPC title

• B60R2011/0003

  inside the vehicle · CPC title