Narrow sliding storage bin

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9409524-B2
Application number	US-201414574697-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2014
Priority date	Dec 18, 2014
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A sliding storage compartment assembly for a motor vehicle includes a storage bin including parallel side rails defined on opposed sides thereof and a pair of outboard guides each defining a channel for slidably receiving a bin side rail therein. A housing slidably receives the bin. The housing includes parallel slots defined in opposed sidewalls thereof, with each slot being configured to receive a parallel channel defined in an outboard guide. Each sidewall of the housing includes a plurality of locator pins. Each outboard guide includes at least one cooperating two-way locator slot and at least one cooperating four-way locator aperture for aligning the outboard guide and the housing sidewall.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A sliding storage compartment assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a storage bin including parallel side rails defined on opposed sides thereof;
a housing configured to slidably receive the bin, the housing including parallel slots defined in opposed sidewalls thereof with each slot being configured to receive a cooperating outboard guide channel therein; and
a pair of housing-exterior outboard guides each defining a channel for slidably receiving a bin side rail therein.

2. The storage compartment assembly of claim 1 , wherein each sidewall of the housing includes a plurality of locator pins.

3. The storage compartment assembly of claim 2 , wherein each outboard guide includes at least one cooperating two-way locator slot and at least one cooperating four-way locator aperture for aligning the outboard guide and the housing sidewall.

4. The storage compartment assembly of claim 3 , wherein each outboard guide includes a plurality of cooperating two-way locator slots and a cooperating four-way locator aperture.

5. The storage compartment assembly of claim 1 , further including a push-pull lock mounted at a rear of the housing.

6. The storage compartment assembly of claim 5 , further including a resilient element for displacing the bin from a closed and locked position to an at least partially open position.

7. The storage compartment assembly of claim 6 , wherein the resilient element is a silicone band for urging the bin to the at least partially open position.

8. A motor vehicle including the sliding storage compartment assembly of claim 1 .

9. A sliding storage compartment assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a storage bin including parallel side rails defined on opposed sides thereof;
a pair of housing-outboard guides each defining a channel for slidably receiving a bin side rail therein;
a housing configured to slidably receive the bin, the housing including parallel slots defined in opposed sidewalls thereof with each slot being configured to receive a cooperating housing-outboard guide channel therein; and
a motor vehicle dash panel for attaching to the housing, the dash panel including an aperture configured for slidably receiving the storage bin therethrough.

10. The storage compartment assembly of claim 9 , wherein each sidewall of the housing includes a plurality of locator pins.

11. The storage compartment assembly of claim 10 , wherein each outboard guide includes at least one cooperating two-way locator slot and at least one cooperating four-way locator aperture for aligning the outboard guide and the housing sidewall.

12. The storage compartment assembly of claim 11 , wherein each outboard guide includes a plurality of cooperating two-way locator slots and a cooperating four-way locator aperture.

13. The storage compartment assembly of claim 9 , further including a push-pull lock mounted at a rear of the housing.

14. The storage compartment assembly of claim 13 , further including a resilient element for displacing the bin from a closed and locked position to an at least partially open position.

15. The storage compartment assembly of claim 14 , wherein the resilient element is a silicone band for urging the bin to the at least partially open position.

16. A motor vehicle including the sliding storage compartment assembly of claim 9 .

17. An outboard guide for a sliding storage bin for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a panel defining an exterior side and an interior side;
a channel defined on the panel interior side for slidably receiving a bin side rail therein; and
at least one two-way locator slot and at least one four-way locator aperture defined through a thickness of the panel for receiving cooperating pins included on a bin housing.

18. The outboard guide of claim 17 , wherein the panel includes a plurality of two-way locator slots and a four-way locator aperture.

19. The outboard guide of claim 17 , wherein the panel is attached to the bin housing by heat-staked bosses formed on the cooperating pins after aligning the at least one two-way locator slot and the at least one four-way locator aperture with the cooperating bin housing pins.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Gillis Francis Raymond

Classifications

• B60R7/06 Primary

  mounted on or below dashboards · CPC title

• B60R2011/0082

  collapsible, e.g. for storing after use · CPC title