VEHICLE OVERHEAD CONSOLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A DROP DOWN OCCUPANT MIRROR ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A vehicle overhead console assembly mountable in a vehicle having an occupant compartment, the assembly comprising:
- a console body having an exterior surface which would face the occupant compartment when mounted in a vehicle and an opposed interior surface which would face away from the occupant compartment when mounted in a vehicle;
a drop down mirror assembly supported by the console body, the drop down mirror assembly comprising a support member having a generally horizontal door panel and a support panel extending generally transverse from the door panel, the support panel having a support face supporting a mirror, the drop down assembly having a first position wherein the door panel is generally flush with the exterior surface of the console body with the support panel being generally above the exterior surface of the console body and a second position wherein the door panel, the support panel and mirror are generally below the exterior surface of the console body; and
a spring wire member supported between the console body and the drop down mirror assembly for biasing the drop down mirror assembly toward the first position.
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Abstract
An overhead console assembly, mountable in a vehicle, may have a console body having an exterior surface facing an occupant compartment when mounted in a vehicle and a drop down mirror assembly supported by the console body. The mirror assembly may have a support member having a door panel and a support panel having a support face with a mirror. The mirror assembly has a first position wherein the door panel is generally flush with the exterior surface of the console body with the support panel being generally above the exterior surface of the console body and a second position wherein the door panel, the support panel and mirror are generally below the exterior surface of the console body. The overhead console assembly may have a spring wire member supported between the console body and the mirror assembly for biasing the mirror assembly toward the second position.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A vehicle overhead console assembly mountable in a vehicle having an occupant compartment, the assembly comprising:
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a console body having an exterior surface which would face the occupant compartment when mounted in a vehicle and an opposed interior surface which would face away from the occupant compartment when mounted in a vehicle; a drop down mirror assembly supported by the console body, the drop down mirror assembly comprising a support member having a generally horizontal door panel and a support panel extending generally transverse from the door panel, the support panel having a support face supporting a mirror, the drop down assembly having a first position wherein the door panel is generally flush with the exterior surface of the console body with the support panel being generally above the exterior surface of the console body and a second position wherein the door panel, the support panel and mirror are generally below the exterior surface of the console body; and a spring wire member supported between the console body and the drop down mirror assembly for biasing the drop down mirror assembly toward the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle overhead console assembly comprising:
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a console body having an exterior surface facing in a first direction and an interior surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction; a storage compartment pivotally attached to the console body and being pivotally moveable between an open and a closed position; a drop down mirror assembly secured to the console body and being linearly moveable between a first stored position and a second in use position; and a spring wire member supported between the console body and the drop down mirror assembly for biasing the drop down mirror assembly toward the first stored position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle overhead console assembly supportable in a vehicle headliner above an occupant compartment, the assembly comprising:
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a console body having an exterior surface which faces the occupant compartment when mounted in the vehicle and an opposed interior surface which faces away from the occupant compartment when mounted in the vehicle; a drop down mirror assembly supported by the console body, the drop down mirror assembly comprising a support member having a generally horizontal door panel and a support panel extending generally transverse from the door panel, the support panel having a support face supporting a mirror, the drop down assembly being linearly moveable between a first position with the door panel being generally flush with the exterior surface of the console body and the support panel being generally above the exterior surface of the console body and a second position with the door panel, the support panel, and the mirror being substantially below the exterior surface of the console body, the drop down mirror assembly being storable in the first position wherein the mirror is hidden from an occupant and linearly movable to the second position where the mirror is viewable by an occupant; a biasing member supported by the console body and providing a downward force on the drop down mirror assembly; and at least one latch provided on one of the drop down mirror and the console body to be selectively engageable and selectively disengageable with at least one striker provided on the other of the drop down mirror and the console body such that at least one of the at least one latch and the at least one striker counteract the downward force on the drop down mirror assembly when the drop down mirror assembly is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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