Center console for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having such a center console

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9676341-B2
Application number	US-201514743414-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2015
Priority date	Jun 18, 2014
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

A center console for a motor vehicle includes a stowage compartment with a stowage compartment aperture. A stowage compartment lid is positionable from a closed position, in which the stowage compartment lid covers the stowage compartment aperture, into an open position, in which the stowage compartment lid opens the stowage compartment aperture. The stowage compartment lid can be pivoted about a first pivot axis extending in longitudinal direction in a first pivot direction from the closed position into the open position. The present disclosure furthermore relates to a motor vehicle with such a center console.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A center console for a motor vehicle comprising:
a body portion having a stowage compartment aperture providing access to a stowage compartment;
a stowage compartment lid pivotable from a closed position, in which the stowage compartment lid conceals the stowage compartment aperture into a first open position, in which the stowage compartment lid reveals the stowage compartment aperture, wherein the stowage compartment lid can be pivoted about a first pivot axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the body portion in a first pivot direction from the closed position into the open position,
wherein the stowage compartment lid is pivotable about a second pivot axis extending in the longitudinal direction in a second pivot direction that is opposite to the first pivot direction from the closed position into a second open position, wherein the second pivot axis is arranged spaced in transverse direction from the first pivot axis, and
wherein the first and second pivot axes are formed by a longitudinal brace transferred from a locking position, in which the stowage compartment lid is locked in the region of the respective pivot axis, into a release position, in which the stowage compartment lid in the region of the respective pivot axis is released from the body portion.

2. The center console according to claim 1 , wherein the second pivot axis is arranged parallel to the first pivot axis.

3. The center console according to claim 1 , wherein the stowage compartment lid can be releasably locked on the body portion in the region of the first and second pivot axes when in the closed position, and unlocked from the body portion in the region of at least one of the first and second pivot axes.

4. The center console according to claim 3 , wherein the stowage compartment lid is automatically locked on the body portion by pivoting into the closed position.

5. The center console according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal brace is shiftable in longitudinal direction from the locking position into the release position and is preloaded in the locking position by a spring element operably coupled to the longitudinal brace.

6. The center console according to claim 5 , wherein the longitudinal brace is shiftably arranged on one of the stowage compartment lid or body portion, and supported on a front and rear bearing on the other of the body portion or the stowage compartment lid, wherein the longitudinal brace is supported on the front and rear bearing when in the locking position and is released from the front and rear bearing when in the release position.

7. The center console according to claim 5 , further comprising at least one forced guide provided by the longitudinal brace during the pivoting of the stowage compartment lid into the closed position can be transferred against the preload force from the locking position into the release position.

8. The center console according to claim 5 , wherein the forced guide comprises a protruding attachment on the longitudinal brace and a sloping support surface on one of the body portion or the stowage compartment lid provided in the region of at least one of the front and rear bearings along which the protruding attachment is shiftably supported, wherein the sloping support surface.

9. The center console according to claim 5 , further comprising an actuating element configured to shift in transverse direction for transferring the longitudinal brace from the locking position into the release position, wherein the forced guide couples movement of the actuating element to the movement of the longitudinal brace.

10. A center console for a motor vehicle comprising:
a body portion having a stowage compartment aperture providing access to a stowage compartment;
a stowage compartment lid pivotable from a closed position, in which the stowage compartment lid conceals the stowage compartment aperture into a first open position, in which the stowage compartment lid reveals the stowage compartment aperture, wherein the stowage compartment lid can be pivoted about a first pivot axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the body portion in a first pivot direction from the closed position into the open position,
wherein the stowage compartment lid is pivotable about a second pivot axis extending in the longitudinal direction in a second pivot direction that is opposite to the first pivot direction from the closed position into a second open position, wherein the second pivot axis is arranged spaced in transverse direction from the first pivot axis, and
wherein the stowage compartment lid comprises a receptacle with a receptacle aperture, which faces the stowage compartment aperture in the closed position of the stowage compartment lid.

11. A center console for a motor vehicle comprising:
a body portion having a stowage compartment aperture providing access to a stowage compartment;
a stowage compartment lid pivotable from a closed position, in which the stowage compartment lid conceals the stowage compartment aperture into a first open position, in which the stowage compartment lid reveals the stowage compartment aperture, wherein the stowage compartment lid can be pivoted about a first pivot axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the body portion in a first pivot direction from the closed position into the open position,
wherein the stowage compartment lid is pivotable about a second pivot axis extending in the longitudinal direction in a second pivot direction that is opposite to the first pivot direction from the closed position into a second open position, wherein the second pivot axis is arranged spaced in transverse direction from the first pivot axis, and
wherein the stowage compartment lid further comprises a receptacle lid, which can be transferred from an open position, in which the receptacle lid conceals the receptacle aperture, into a closed position, in which the receptacle lid reveals the receptacle aperture, wherein the receptacle lid is releasably locked in the closed position by a second engagement element.

12. The center console according to claim 11 , wherein the receptacle lid is positionable from the closed position into the open position exclusively with the stowage compartment lid removed.

13. The center console according to claim 1 , wherein an aperture is formed in one of a front wall or a rear wall of the body portion bounding the stowage compartment to provide access to an interior space of the body portion.

14. The center console according to claim 13 , further comprising a covering wall of the body portion covering the interior space in a height direction and a removal aperture provided in a recess in the covering wall, wherein the recess is covered by at least one of an insert and the stowage compartment lid in the closed position.

15. The center console according to claim 1 , further comprising an armrest surface on a surface of the stowage compartment lid opposite the stowage compartment aperture facing upwards in height direction in the closed position.

16. A motor vehicle comprising a first seat row having a pair of first seats and a center console according to claim 1 , wherein the center console is arranged in a transverse direction between the pair of first seats and in a longitudinal direction, wherein the transverse and longitudinal directions corresponds to the motor vehicle.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Gaudig Ralf

Classifications

• B60N2/4606

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/4646

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60R7/04 Primary

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

• B60N2/773

  Longitudinal adjustment · CPC title

• B60N2/753

  movable to an inoperative position · CPC title