Vehicle interior component

US11285881B2 · 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
• Natalie Bogdanov · Langenfeld, DE
• Norbert Truxa
• Lucas Eyl · Wuppertal, DE
• Jesus Maria Galan Garcia · Neuss, DE
• Ivo Erler · Düsseldorf, DE
• Wei Lange-Mao · Hagen, DE
• Bogdan Muresan · Neuss, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2021
• Grant date: Mar 29, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2041

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 an outer surface and a support comprising an outer surface and configured to move between a raised position and a lowered position. The component may comprise a light source to provide a lighted border around the support and/or illuminate walls of the cavity. The outer surface of the support and the outer surface of the 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 support may rotate and translate as it descends. The support may comprise a switch to send a signal to move the support. The component may comprise a pump and a valve. The component may comprise at least one of a console, floor console, tunnel console, armrest, instrument panel, door or door panel.