Vehicle soft console with interchangeable accessory bins and in-molded skin and fastener
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1. A console for a motor vehicle including a passenger cabin, the console comprising:
- a housing having fasteners adapted to mount the console within the passenger cabin and walls forming at least one chamber having an open side;
at least one accessory module mounted within the at least one chamber for use by occupants of the vehicle and accessible through the open side;
at least a portion of the housing comprises an expanded polyolefin material; and
wherein the console further includes a support frame of structural material mounted to the housing, the accessory module is mounted to the support frame, and the support frame is in-molded in the expanded polyolefin material.
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Abstract
A console and method of installing a console for a motor vehicle or the like including a passenger cabin. The console includes an accessory module for use by occupants of the vehicle and has a housing with fasteners adapted to mount the console within the vehicle cabin. A chamber having an open side is formed in the console and receives an accessory module. At least a portion of the housing comprises an expanded polymeric material, preferably expended polypropylene, to provide a soft surface within the vehicle cabin. A decorative skin covers a surface of the housing that confronts the vehicle cabin in another embodiment
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24 Claims
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1. A console for a motor vehicle including a passenger cabin, the console comprising:
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a housing having fasteners adapted to mount the console within the passenger cabin and walls forming at least one chamber having an open side;
at least one accessory module mounted within the at least one chamber for use by occupants of the vehicle and accessible through the open side;
at least a portion of the housing comprises an expanded polyolefin material; and
wherein the console further includes a support frame of structural material mounted to the housing, the accessory module is mounted to the support frame, and the support frame is in-molded in the expanded polyolefin material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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