Console system having a double-hinged lid
First Claim
1. A console system for the interior of a motor vehicle, said console system comprising:
- a console component defining a housing having an interior with an opening and a longitudinal axis;
a plate having first and second ends, said plate supported on said console component and pivotably movable at said first end of said plate relative to said console component between a first position, wherein said plate covers said opening of said console component, and a second position, wherein said plate is spaced from said opening to allow access to said interior of said console component;
a lid having a cover and an inner surface, said lid supported by said plate and pivotably movable at said second end of said plate between a first position, wherein said inner surface of said lid is juxtaposed said plate, and a second position, wherein said inner surface is spaced from said plate such that said inner surface and said plate define a co-extensive, substantially planar surface along said longitudinal axis of said console component; and
a hinge including a first leg mounted to said second end of said plate, a second leg mounted to said inner surface of said lid, a first pivot point operatively connected to said first leg, and a second pivot point operatively connected to said second leg with a U-shaped portion extending between said first and second pivot points, said hinge operable to pivot about said first pivot point such that said lid is movable between said first position wherein said inner surface of said lid is juxtaposed said plate to an intermediate position wherein said inner surface is disposed substantially 90°
relative to said plate, said hinge further operable to pivot about said second pivot point such that said inner surface is movable between said intermediate position and said second position wherein said inner surface and said plate define the co-extensive, substantially planar surface.
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Abstract
A console system for the interior of a motor vehicle includes a console component, a plate, and a lid. The console component defines a housing having an interior with an opening and a longitudinal axis. The plate has first and second ends and is supported on the console component and pivotably movable at the first end of the plate relative to the console component between a first position, wherein the plate covers the opening of the console component, and a second position, wherein the plate is spaced from the opening to allow access to the interior of the console component. The lid has a cover and an inner surface and is supported by the plate and pivotably movable at the second end of the plate between a first position, wherein the inner surface of the lid is juxtaposed the plate, and a second position, wherein the inner surface is spaced from the plate such that the inner surface and the plate define a co-extensive, substantially planar surface along the longitudinal axis of the console component.
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17 Claims
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1. A console system for the interior of a motor vehicle, said console system comprising:
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a console component defining a housing having an interior with an opening and a longitudinal axis;
a plate having first and second ends, said plate supported on said console component and pivotably movable at said first end of said plate relative to said console component between a first position, wherein said plate covers said opening of said console component, and a second position, wherein said plate is spaced from said opening to allow access to said interior of said console component;
a lid having a cover and an inner surface, said lid supported by said plate and pivotably movable at said second end of said plate between a first position, wherein said inner surface of said lid is juxtaposed said plate, and a second position, wherein said inner surface is spaced from said plate such that said inner surface and said plate define a co-extensive, substantially planar surface along said longitudinal axis of said console component; and
a hinge including a first leg mounted to said second end of said plate, a second leg mounted to said inner surface of said lid, a first pivot point operatively connected to said first leg, and a second pivot point operatively connected to said second leg with a U-shaped portion extending between said first and second pivot points, said hinge operable to pivot about said first pivot point such that said lid is movable between said first position wherein said inner surface of said lid is juxtaposed said plate to an intermediate position wherein said inner surface is disposed substantially 90°
relative to said plate, said hinge further operable to pivot about said second pivot point such that said inner surface is movable between said intermediate position and said second position wherein said inner surface and said plate define the co-extensive, substantially planar surface.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A console system for the interior of a motor vehicle, said console system comprising:
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a console component defining a housing having an interior with an opening and a longitudinal axis;
a plate having first and second ends, said plate supported on said console component and pivotably movable at said first end of said plate relative to said console component between a first position, wherein said plate covers said opening of said console component, and a second position, wherein said plate is spaced from said opening to allow access to said interior of said console component;
a lid having a cover and an inner surface, said lid supported by said plate and pivotably movable at said second end of said plate between a first position, wherein said inner surface of said lid is juxtaposed said plate, and a second position, wherein said inner surface is spaced from said plate such that said inner surface and said plate define a co-extensive, substantially planar surface along said longitudinal axis of said console component;
a first hinge having a first leg mounted to said console component, a second leg mounted to said first end of said plate, and a pivot point operatively connected to said first and second legs of said first hinge such that said plate is pivotable at said first end between said first and second positions; and
a second hinge including a first leg mounted to said second end of said plate, a second leg mounted to said inner surface of said lid, a first pivot point operatively connected to said first leg, and a second pivot point operatively connected to said second leg with a U-shaped portion extending between said first and second pivot points, said second hinge operable to pivot about said first pivot point such that said lid is movable between said first position wherein said inner surface of said lid is juxtaposed said plate to an intermediate position wherein said inner surface is disposed substantially 90°
relative to said plate, said second hinge further operable to pivot about said second pivot point such that said inner surface is movable between said intermediate position and said second position wherein said inner surface and said plate define the co-extensive, substantially planar surface.- View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A console system for the interior of a motor vehicle, said console system comprising:
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a console component defining a housing having an interior with an opening and a longitudinal axis;
a plate having first and second ends, said plate supported on said console component and pivotably movable at said first end of said plate relative to said console component between a first position, wherein said plate covers said opening of said console component, and a second position, wherein said plate is spaced from said opening to allow access to said interior of said console component;
a lid having a cover and an inner surface, said lid supported by said plate and pivotably movable at said second end of said plate between a first position, wherein said inner surface of said lid is juxtaposed said plate, and a second position, wherein said inner surface is spaced from said plate such that said inner surface and said plate define a co-extensive, substantially planar surface along said longitudinal axis of said console component; and
wherein said console component further includes a bottom surface having an appendage adapted to engage a surface of the interior of the motor vehicle to secure said console component relative thereto upon installation of said console system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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