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Cubby hole device

US7823960B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

17Claims

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Assignee

Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Rolf Sauer · Philippsburg, DE
Oliver Guth · Dudenhofen, DE
Günter Plaggenborg · Oldenburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2005
Grant date	Nov 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 14, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/0051
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Described is a cubby hole device for vehicles which includes a cubby hole, a first holder , a second holder , a lock and a carrier. The carrier is connected, on the one hand, to an outer frame, on the other hand, to one of the two holders. The cubby hole is connected to the other of the two holders. The first holder and the second holder are mounted rotatably against each other. The lock locks the first holder and the second holder against each other. The cubby hole is displaced against the outer frame by high pressure produced in particular by impact of a vehicle occupant on the cubby hole as a result of which the carrier is deformed plastically by the high pressure and/or the first holder is deformed plastically and/or the first holder is rotated against the second holder. This displacement of the cubby hole by only the constructional elements which are related to the cubby hole.

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