Storage compartment for a vehicle and vehicle with a storage compartment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016159289-A1
Application number	US-201514957696-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 3, 2015
Priority date	Dec 3, 2014
Publication date	Jun 9, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A storage compartment for a vehicle includes a housing structure and a cover pivotably coupled on the housing structure. The cover is pivotably positionable from a first position completely closing a compartment of the housing structure into a second position partially revealing the compartment and into a third position completely revealing the compartment. The storage compartment further includes at least one structure-side magnet and at least one cover-side damping magnet arranged in a mutually repelling manner in the first and second position of the cover.

First claim

1 - 15 . (canceled)

16 . A storage compartment for a vehicle comprising:
a housing structure forming a compartment; a cover pivotally mounted about at least one pivot axis, the cover is pivotable from a first position that completely closes the compartment to a second position that partially reveals the compartment and further to a third position that completely reveals the compartment; and at least one magnet pair including a first magnet mounted in the housing structure and a second magnet mounted in the cover, wherein the at least one magnet pair is arranged in a mutually repelling manner when the cover is in either the first position or the second position.

17 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the first magnet is disposed at or adjacent to a height of the at least one pivot axis.

18 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein a magnetic force of the at least one magnet pair is aligned perpendicularly.

19 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the second magnet is disposed above and overlapping with said the first magnet in a plan view from above when the cover is in either the first or second position.

20 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein a magnetic force of the second magnet is directed opposite to the magnetic forces of the first magnet when the cover is in the first position.

21 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein in a plan view from above, the second magnet is disposed free from overlap and free from operative communication with the first magnet when the cover is in the third position.

22 . The storage compartment according to claim 21 , wherein a magnetic force of the second magnet element are aligned horizontally to the magnetic forces of the first magnet when the cover is in the third position.

23 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the housing structure comprises at least one recess configured to at least partially received an edge region of the cover when the cover is in the third position.

24 . The storage compartment according to claim 23 , further comprising a third magnet mounted in the edge region of the cover and pivotable jointly with the cover about the at least one pivot axis.

25 . The storage compartment according to claim 24 , wherein in a plan view from below, the third magnet is positioned in a non-overlapping arrangement and free from operative communication with the first magnet when the cover is in either the first or second position.

26 . The storage compartment according to claim 25 , wherein magnetic forces of the third magnet are aligned horizontally to the magnetic forces of the first magnet when the cover is in the third position.

27 . The storage compartment according to claim 24 , wherein the first magnet and the third magnet are arranged in a mutually attracting manner when the cover is in the third position.

28 . The storage compartment according to claim 24 , wherein the third magnet is disposed underneath and overlapping the first magnet in a plan view when the cover is in the third position.

29 . The storage compartment according to claim 24 , wherein magnetic forces of the third magnet are aligned oppositely directed to the magnetic forces of the first magnet when the cover is in the third position.

30 . Vehicle comprising an interior structure supporting the storage compartment according to claim 16 .

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Inc

Inventors

• Gaudig Ralf

Classifications

• B60R7/04 Primary

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

• E05B83/32

  for console boxes, e.g. between passenger seats · CPC title