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Console assembly for a vehicle

US7641252B2 · kind B2 · utility

30Cited by

9References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alan Sturt · Beverly Hills, US
Christopher Jones · Summerhill, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2007
Grant date	Jan 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N3/102
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A console assembly configured for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle. The console assembly includes a lower console module having a housing extending generally horizontally adjacent a floor of the passenger seating area and an upper console module having a housing disposed adjacent and operatively connected to the lower console module. One or more panels are pivotally connected to the upper console module adjustable between at least a stored position disposed adjacent the upper console module housing and a deployed position wherein the one or more panels form a presentation surface for use in the passenger seating area of the vehicle.

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