Holder for a center console of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12257981-B2
Application number	US-202217969040-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2022
Priority date	Oct 21, 2021
Publication date	Mar 25, 2025
Grant date	Mar 25, 2025

Abstract

The holder for a center console, including a first fastening region for fastening to the vehicle body as well as a second fastening region for fastening to the center console, wherein the first fastening region and the second fastening region are connected by at least one arm extending in the Z-direction. The arm has a primary region with a first center axis and at least one secondary region with a second center axis which form relative to one another at least one bend point, which permits deformation of the primary region relative to the secondary region and thus a movement of the first fastening region relative to the second fastening region in the Z-direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A holder for a center console of a vehicle, comprising: a first fastening region for fastening to a vehicle body; a second fastening region for fastening to the center console; and at least one arm that extends in a Z-direction and connects the first fastening region and the second fastening region, wherein the at least one arm comprises a primary region with a first center axis and at least one secondary region with a second center axis which form relative to one another at least one bend point that permits deformation of the primary region relative to the secondary region and thus a movement of the first fastening region relative to the second fastening region in the Z-direction, wherein the holder is configured in one piece.

2. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein, at the bend point, the primary region forms an angle of between 90° and 120° with the secondary region.

3. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening region is configured to be substantially rigid relative to the primary region, and the second fastening region is configured to be substantially rigid relative to the secondary region.

4. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the arm is formed of a steel sheet.

5. The holder according to claim 4 , wherein the steel sheet is a sheet of spring steel.

6. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one arm includes at least two arms that connect the first fastening region and the second fastening region together.

7. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one arm comprises at least two bend points.

8. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening region is provided with at least one fastening lug, wherein the first fastening region permits fastening in a first plane and the fastening lug permits fastening in at least a second plane.

9. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the fastening regions is stiffened in respect of a y-direction by a bead and/or by a fold.

10. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the fastening regions is stiffened relative to a region of the at least one arm by a bead and/or by a fold.

Assignees

• Grammer Ag

Inventors

• Stuiber Martin
• Kone Aly
• Eidenhammer Peter
• Wagner Matthias

Classifications

• B60R7/04 Primary

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

• B60R21/055 Primary

  Padded {or energy-absorbing} fittings {, e.g. seat belt anchors (sun visors B60J3/00; head rests B60N2/80)} · CPC title