Trim panel and displaceable face panel providing enhanced storage function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11117525-B2
Application number	US-201916245473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2019
Priority date	Jan 11, 2019
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A apparatus includes a trim panel and a displaceable face pane. The trim panel includes a storage compartment and a guideway having a latching slot and a positioning rack. The displaceable face panel has a trunnion received for sliding movement along the guideway.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a trim panel including (a) a storage compartment and (b) a guideway having a latching slot and a positioning rack; and
a displaceable face panel having a trunnion received for sliding movement along said guideway wherein said trim panel includes a first guideway adjacent a first end of said displaceable face panel receiving a first pivot pin of said trunnion and a second guideway adjacent a second end of said displaceable face panel receiving a second pivot pin of said trunnion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said trim panel includes a first fixed guide pin and said displaceable face panel includes a first guide channel receiving said first fixed guide pin.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said trim panel includes a first latch receiver and said displaceable face panel includes a first latch received in said first latch receiver when said displaceable face panel is in a closed position.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said guideway includes a transition section extending between said latching slot and said positioning rack.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said transition section is arcuate.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said positioning rack includes a plurality of teeth defining a plurality of sockets wherein each socket is adapted to receive and hold said trunnion when said displaceable face panel is in one of a plurality of deployed positions.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said trim panel includes a first guideway adjacent a first end of said displaceable face panel receiving a first pivot pin of said trunnion and a second guideway adjacent a second end of said displaceable face panel receiving a second pivot pin of said trunnion.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein said first fixed guide pin and said first guide channel are provided at said first end of said displaceable face panel.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further including a second fixed guide pin and a second guide channel at said second end of said displaceable face panel.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein said first latch receiver and said first latch are provided at said first end of said displaceable face panel.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , further including a second latch receiver and a second latch at said second end of said displaceable face panel.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a retention lip on an inner surface of said displaceable face panel.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a storage hook carried on said trim panel in said storage compartment.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said storage compartment includes an open side and said displaceable face panel fully closes said open side when in a closed position.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said guideway includes a transition section extending between said latching slot and said positioning rack.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein said transition section is arcuate.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein said positioning rack includes a plurality of teeth defining a plurality of sockets wherein each socket is adapted to receive and hold said trunnion when said displaceable face panel is in one of a plurality of deployed positions.

18. An apparatus, comprising:
a trim panel including (a) a storage compartment and (b) a guideway having a latching slot and a positioning rack; and
a displaceable face panel having a trunnion received for sliding movement along said guideway wherein said displaceable face panel includes a retention lip on an inner surface thereof.

19. An apparatus, comprising:
a trim panel including (a) a storage compartment and (b) a guideway having a latching slot and a positioning rack; and
a displaceable face panel having a trunnion received for sliding movement along said guideway wherein a storage hook is carried on said trim panel in the storage compartment.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Koehler Juergen
• Thota Bhavani
• Fidh Steven Nicholas
• Mullen Gary D
• Doan Linh Ngoc

Classifications

• B60R7/04 Primary

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

• B60R13/0243

  Doors · CPC title

• B60R7/08

  Disposition of racks, clips {, holders, containers} or the like {for supporting specific articles (B60R7/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R7/046 Primary

  mounted on door · CPC title

• B60R13/011

  for internal load compartments, e.g. car trunks · CPC title