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Vehicular cigarette lighter device

US6857676B2 · kind B2 · utility

37Cited by
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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 3, 2003
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N3/14
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In the present invention, a floor console arranged between right and left seats of a vehicle is formed by a front-side console 2 and a garnish 15 installed to the front-side console 2; a cigarette lighter attachment portion 32 having a substantially horizontal surface shape is provided on the garnish 15; a cigarette lighter device 1 is disposed in the cigarette lighter attachment portion 32 so as to be directed in a substantially vertical direction; and a substantially horizontal ash receiving surface 37 which is formed separately from an ashtray is provided on the front-side console 2 located under the cigarette lighter attachment portion 32.

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