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Vehicle interior equipment part, associated vehicle and manufacturing method

US10889225B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2019
Grant dateJan 12, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/3041
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle interior equipment part, intended to be attached on a floor of the vehicle, that provides a heel rest for an occupant. The part includes a floor element having a first portion intended to extend in a substantially horizontal plane and a second portion intended to extend in a tilted plane relative to the first portion. The part further includes an inflatable heel rest attached on the second portion, the heel rest being reversibly deployable between a retracted idle position in which the heel rest is substantially flush with the second portion, and a deployed position in which the heel rest protrudes relative to the second portion.

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