Articulating door for a storage compartment
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1. An interior trim component, comprising:
- a storage compartment including a pair of opposing side walls, said side walls including at least one arcuate guide and at least one arcuate track member;
at least one pivot stud extending from a door, wherein the at least one pivot stud passes through said at least one arcuate guide; and
at least one arcuate guide flange secured to said at least one pivot stud for rotatably mounting the door relative the storage compartment, said at least one arcuate guide flange rotatably engaging the at least one arcuate track member.
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Abstract
An interior trim component includes at least one arcuate guide flange that rotatably mounts a door to a stowage compartment. The stowage compartment includes a pair of opposing side walls having at least one arcuate guide and at least one arcuate track member. At least one pivot stud extends from the door and passes through the at least one arcuate guide. The at least one arcuate guide flange is secured to the at least one pivot stud for rotatably mounting the door to the storage compartment. The at least one arcuate guide flange rotatably engages the at least one arcuate track member. A method for moving the door is also included.
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6 Claims
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1. An interior trim component, comprising:
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a storage compartment including a pair of opposing side walls, said side walls including at least one arcuate guide and at least one arcuate track member; at least one pivot stud extending from a door, wherein the at least one pivot stud passes through said at least one arcuate guide; and at least one arcuate guide flange secured to said at least one pivot stud for rotatably mounting the door relative the storage compartment, said at least one arcuate guide flange rotatably engaging the at least one arcuate track member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for moving a door rotatably-mounted to a stowage compartment by at least one arcuate guide flange, comprising the steps of:
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rotating the at least one arcuate guide flange about at least one arcuate track member of the stowage compartment; slidably passing at least one pivot flange of the of the at least one arcuate guide flange within an arcuate guide of the stowage compartment; and moving the location of a pivot axis (A—
A) extending through at least one pivot stud of the door, wherein the pivot stud is positioned in the at least one pivot flange.
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