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Bistable opening/closing device, and storage compartment comprising same

US7997635B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Faurecia Interieur Industrie · FR

Inventors

Tony Ercolano · Wavignies, FR
Didier Ponthieu · La Neuville-Saint-Pierre, FR
Pascal Rumigny · Villeneuve-d'Ascq, FR
Cédric Habert · Saint-Rimault, FR
Pierre Guerreiro · Saint-Gratien, FR
Guy Heriquet · Saint-Gratien, FR
Stéphane Dannenhoffer · Persan, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2006
Grant date	Aug 16, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 27, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R7/08
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An opening/closing device includes a bistable device having a fixed member (24) delimiting one side of an opening providing access to a compartment, and a flexible mobile member (18), articulated on the fixed member proximate the ends of the access opening. The fixed and mobile members (24, 18) delimit jointly the entire access opening, and the mobile member (18) has two stable positions, one wherein it is adjacent to the fixed member (24), the other wherein only its ends are adjacent to the fixed member (24). The mobile member (18) is elongated and has naturally two stable positions with opposite convexities. The invention is applicable to vehicle passenger compartments.

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