Overhead console for motor vehicle

US6267428A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

• Jason Baldas · Warren, US
• Tracy Simpson · Ferndale, US
• Hitoshi Ohashi · Saitama, JP
• Gerald O. Morrison · Beverly Hills, US
• Gregory W. Alfano · White Lake, US
• William Edwin Palaski · Armada, US
• Richard D. George · Rochester Hills, US
• Eileen Marie Avram · Canton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 29, 1999
• Grant date: Jul 31, 2001
• Expiry date: Dec 29, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R7/04
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A modular overhead console assembly for attachment to a vehicle roof which can be formed by attaching a plurality of modules having different controls and convenience packages. Preferably, the console assembly includes a main console and at least one wing portion. The main console is attached to the roof and extends longitudinally along the roof. The wing portion extends from a side of the main console towards a lateral edge of the roof. The wing portion is positioned behind and adjacent a visor pivotally attached to the roof.