Interior vehicle component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11752872-B2
Application number	US-201916434965-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2019
Priority date	Jun 7, 2019
Publication date	Sep 12, 2023
Grant date	Sep 12, 2023

Abstract

An assembly includes an instrument panel and a base rotatably mounted to the instrument panel between a front position and a stowed position. An interior component is supported by the base. A spring biases the base toward the stowed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly, comprising:
an instrument panel;
a base rotatably mounted to the instrument panel, the base being rotatable relative to the instrument panel about a rotational axis through the base between a front position and a stowed position;
a spring biasing the base toward the stowed position;
an interior component supported by the base spaced from the rotational axis, the interior component being rotatable with the base about the rotational axis from the front position to the stowed position;
a connector releasably engaged with the instrument panel and the base in the front position against the bias of the spring;
the base including a hole and the connector being a pin disposed in the hole in the front position; and
a stop between the instrument panel and the base, the stop positioned to stop the base in the stowed position when the base moves from the front position to the stowed position;
the stop being a second pin on one of the base and the instrument panel and spring-loaded toward the other of the base and the instrument panel.

2. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the interior component is a display screen.

3. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising an actuator operatively connected to the connector to release the connector from at least one of the instrument panel and the base.

4. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a pyrotechnic actuator engaged with the connector.

5. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising an actuator engaged with the connector and a controller programmed to actuate the actuator in response to detection of an impact.

6. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the base is rotatable relative to the instrument panel about a generally upward axis.

7. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a bearing between the base and the instrument panel.

8. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising an airbag inflatable to an inflated position, wherein the interior component moves away from the airbag from the front position to the stowed position as the airbag inflates to the inflated position.

9. The assembly as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the airbag is supported by the instrument panel.

10. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the spring is designed to move the base from the front position to the stowed position when the spring is deployed from an undeployed position to a deployed position.

11. An assembly, comprising:
a display screen;
a base rotatably mounted to the instrument panel, the base being rotatable relative to the instrument panel about a rotational axis through the base between a front position and a stowed position;
a spring biasing the base toward the stowed position;
an interior component supported by the base spaced from the rotational axis, the interior component being rotatable with the base about the rotational axis from the front position to the stowed position;
a connector releasably engaged with the instrument panel and the base in the front position against the bias of the spring;
the base including a hole and the connector being a pin disposed in the hole in the front position;
an actuator operatively connected to the connector to release the connector from at least one of the instrument panel and the base;
an airbag inflatable to an inflated position, the display screen moving away from the airbag from the front position to the stowed position as the airbag inflates to the inflated position; and
a second pin, the second pin being on the instrument panel and positioned to engage the hole in the stowed position, the second pin being spring-biased toward the base in the front position.

12. An assembly, comprising:
an instrument panel;
a base rotatably mounted to the instrument panel between a front position and a stowed position;
a spring biasing the base toward the stowed position;
an interior component supported by the base;
a connector releasably engaged with the instrument panel and the base in the front position against the bias of the spring;
the base including a hole and the connector being a pin disposed in the hole in the front position; and
a stop on the instrument panel positioned to engage the hole in the stowed position;
the stop is a second pin spring-biased toward the base in the front position.

13. The assembly as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the base is rotatable relative to the instrument panel about a generally upward axis.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Kadam Mangesh
• Malapati Srinivas Reddy
• Veggian Eric D
• Trudgeon Keith

Classifications

• B60K2360/652

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• B60R21/205 Primary

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• B60K37/00

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• B60K35/53

  Movable instruments, e.g. slidable · CPC title

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title