Vehicle interior component

US11072290B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd. · US

Inventors

• Chris J. Harmelink · Wyoming, US
• Jonathan Alan Dykstra · Holland, US
• Brandon Wayne Miller · Monroe, US
• Brian Scott DeBlaay · Jenison, US
• Thomas Scott Hodgson · Holland, US
• Rick Alan Anderson · Grand Haven, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 9, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 27, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 9, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2011/0007
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may comprise a base comprising a surface and a support comprising a surface and configured to move between raised and lowered positions. The surfaces of the support and base may comprise a substantially continuous surface when the support is in the raised position. The support may descend into the base to provide a cavity. The component may comprise a light source to illuminate a border around the support and walls of the cavity. The component may comprise a mechanism to move the support. The support may comprise a switch to send a signal to the mechanism to move the support. The mechanism may comprise an adaptive volume mechanism. The component may comprise a wireless charger configured to send a signal to a controller to move the support. The component may comprise at least one of a console; armrest; instrument panel; door.