Storage compartment with magnetic dividing elements

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016257255-A1
Application number	US-201615060963-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 4, 2016
Priority date	Mar 5, 2015
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A storage compartment for a motor vehicle includes a fixed structural and at least one dividing element that is magnetically fastenable to the structural part in order to form a section together therewith in such manner that a surface section of the dividing element forms a first part of a partition of the section, and a surface section of structural part forms a second part of the partition. The dividing element is deformable in such manner that it can he fastened to structural part in a plurality of different installation form, thereby creating different sections together with the structural part without requiring varied partitions.

First claim

1 - 15 (canceled)

16 . A storage compartment for a motor vehicle comprising:
a fixed structural part having a base and a sidewall surrounding the base defining an interior space; and a dividing element configured to be magnetically fastenable to the structural part for partitioning the interior space in such manner that a surface section of the dividing element forms a first part of a partition in the interior space, and a surface section of structural part forms a second part of the partition, wherein the dividing element is bendable in such manner that it can be fastened to structural part in at least two different configuration to form at least two different sections together with the structural part.

17 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the different sections differ in respect to at least one of a size and a geometrical shape of the section.

18 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein at least one fastening position between the dividing element and the structural part is changed for each different installation form.

19 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the dividing element comprises at least two magnetic elements, and the structural part has at least one magnetic element, wherein the dividing element is fastened to the structural part by a magnetic connection of the magnetic elements on both the dividing element and the structural element.

20 . The storage compartment according to claim 19 , wherein the dividing element comprises at least two discrete magnetic elements as magnetic elements, each of which defines a discrete fastening position on the dividing element.

21 . The storage compartment according to claim 20 , further comprising a first magnetic element of the dividing element fastened magnetically at a first fastening position on the structural part, a second magnetic element fastenable magnetically to the structural part in at least two different fastening positions.

22 . The storage compartment 19 , wherein the structural part comprises at least one extended magnetic element as the magnetic element, which enables a continuously-variable fastening position on the structural part over an area of the extended magnetic element.

23 . The storage compartment according to claim 22 , wherein the structural part comprises at least two discrete magnetic elements as the magnetic elements, wherein each of the discrete magnetic elements prescribe a discrete fastening position on the structural part.

24 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the dividing element has an inherently stable resting shape from which it can be deflected against an elastic force into a different, working shape.

25 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the dividing element comprises a dividing element made from one of rubber or silicone.

26 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the dividing element comprises a band having a cross section with at least one of a constant width or a constant thickness transversely to a lengthwise direction thereof.

27 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the respective fastening of the dividing element to the structural part is maintained exclusively by magnetic force.

28 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein the respective fastening of the dividing element to the structural part is maintained by magnetic force and at least one positive locking joint creating a form-fitting attachment of the dividing elements in a transverse direction relative to the direction of the magnetic force.

29 . The storage compartment according to claim 16 , wherein a support element for the magnetic element is affixed to one of the dividing element or the structural part.

30 . A motor vehicle having a storage compartment according to claim 16 .

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Gaudig Ralf
• Maier Juergen

Classifications

• B60N3/10

  of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated · CPC title

• B60N3/103

  detachable · CPC title

• B60N3/107

  with different elements of fixed geometry · CPC title

• B60R7/04 Primary

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

• B60R2011/0057

  using magnetic means · CPC title