Abstract: A locking device that includes: a locking element, movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and being forced to its locked position, a pin, and an actuator of the pin, the pin being configured to move the locking element from the locked position to the unlocked position when the actuator is actuated by changing the shape of a shape memory element. The pin is movable between: an extended position, in which it moves the locking element from its locked position to its unlocked position, and a retracted position, in which it releases the movement of the locking element to its locked position.

Abstract: A system for using an electrostatic force to cause an object to adhere to a surface of a vehicle can include an electrode and a device. The electrode can be configured to be disposed within a structure of the vehicle. The structure can define the surface. A shape of the electrode can define a shape of a region of the surface. The device can be configured to connect the electrode to a voltage source so that, at a time at which the electrode is connected to the voltage source, an electric charge is produced on the electrode to produce the electrostatic force capable of causing the object to adhere to the surface. For example, the surface can include a dashboard, a dashboard vent frame, a sunglasses holder cover, or the like. For example, the object can include a mobile device, a cup, a pair of sunglasses, or the like.

Abstract: A vehicle interior assembly includes a frame and a fall away door that closes off an opening in the frame when in a closed position. The door moves between the closed position and an open position via sequential vertical and horizontal movements. From the closed position, the door first drops vertically to a dropped position. A final portion of this vertical movement may be damped movement. From the dropped position, the door moves horizontally to the open position, at which the door is concealed from view from the exterior of the assembly. Various guides can be provided to define the movement path of the door. Various types of non-visible sensors can be used to detect a user's intention to open and close the door.

Abstract: A vehicle storage structure includes a vehicle interior member and a storage. The vehicle interior member has a design surface. The storage has an opening, a first article placement section, and a second article placement section. The opening is located on the design surface. The first article placement section is disposed outwardly from the second article placement section. The first article placement section has a coefficient of friction less than a coefficient of friction of the second article placement section.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a floor. A dashboard is positioned vehicle-upward of the floor. A plurality of seating assemblies are coupled to the floor and are arranged into a first row and a second row. A base is coupled to the floor and comprises a trough that extends vehicle-rearward from a forward end to a rearward end. A storage console is coupled to the base and is operable to slide within the trough between a forward position that is proximate to the forward end, a rearward position that is proximate to the rearward end, and an intermediate position there between.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cup holder. The cup holder includes a cup holder body having a receiving part and a charging assembly. The charging assembly includes a wireless charging module. The wireless charging module is mounted on the cup holder body and configured to charge a smart electronic device. The cup holder can charge the smart electronic devices, thereby improving user experience.

Abstract: A stowage compartment assembly for a vehicle comprising support and wall elements arranged on a front side of the support element, the wall element adjusts between a non-use position and a functional position. In the non-use position the wall element extends along a contour of the front side of the support element and in the functional position, projects with at least one section from the front side of the support element and is elastically deformed, to form a stowage compartment; and a drive device for adjustment of the wall element. The stowage compartment assembly includes at least one pivotably mounted floor element adjustable between a storage position and a functional position and, when the wall element is in use, is pivoted from its storage position into its functional position and defines a floor of the stowage compartment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a console tray for a vehicle capable of increasing a capacity of the tray itself by reducing a rotation radius of a cover of the console tray.

Abstract: A console assembly for a vehicle includes a floor console substrate that has first and second side walls, a console cover that includes a base piece comprised of a top wall and first and second side walls that are unitary with, and extend downwardly from, the top wall. A wrapping material envelops the base piece. The wrapping material has at least one seam. The floor console substrate and the console cover have pairs of slots and pairs of pegs that are slidingly receivable into the respective pairs of slots such that the console cover is secured with the floor console.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an aerodynamic toolbox assembly comprising a toolbox coupled to a tractor trailer and an aerodynamic fairing assembly coupled to the toolbox. At least one fairing component extends beyond a selected surface of the toolbox to facilitate aerodynamic air flow past the toolbox during normal operation of the trailer.

Abstract: A modular side lining forming a portion of an interior surface of a motor vehicle includes a first lining member having a recessed portion, a side portion, and an upper surface portion, a second lining member, and a rear stiffener defining a rear edge of the recessed portion of the first lining member. The second lining member includes one of a plurality of bins configured to be received in the recessed portion of the first lining member and one of a plurality of lids covering a portion of the bin and forming a side surface of the modular side lining with the side portion of the first lining member. The combination of bins and lids may be selected based upon a plurality of different functional configurations.

Abstract: A sliding door assembly for selectively covering a cup holder or other storage compartment of a vehicle, the sliding door assembly including: a pair of opposed rails adapted to be disposed on opposed sides of an opening of the cup holder or other storage compartment; and a panel door including a plurality of adjacent slats adapted to be disposed between the pair of opposed rails, wherein one or more of the plurality of adjacent slats includes a central body portion with a clamp structure disposed at each end of the central body portion, wherein each of the clamp structures is adapted to grasp one of the pair of opposed rails to translatably secure the panel door to the pair of opposed rails. The sliding door assembly also includes a cover panel adapted to be disposed between the pair of opposed rails.

Abstract: A water barrier wall is disposed along the boundary between a tray and a console box so as to extend in the vehicle width direction and so as to project further upward than the rear end portion of the tray. The water barrier wall has a cutout whose bottom surface is positioned lower than the upper end of the water barrier wall. The cutout penetrates the water barrier wall in the front-back direction. The cutout is positioned displaced from an electrical component in the vehicle width direction. The bottom surface of the cutout is positioned higher than the upper end of the console box.

Abstract: A console box configured to be installed between right and left seats may include a console body having a storage portion in which articles can be stored and a console opening through which the articles can be put in and out of the storage portion, a pair of right and left lid members configured to close the console opening of the console body, and a first hinge unit that allows the right and left lid members to be respectively independently opened and closed around an axis longitudinally passing through the console opening of the console body.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof assembly including a roof panel. A headliner is located interior of the roof panel. An overhead console assembly is connected to the headliner. An overhead console wire bracket includes a longitudinal portion that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction from the overhead console assembly toward a front edge of the headliner and a lateral portion that extends from the longitudinal portion in a vehicle lateral direction. The lateral portion engages a wire that extends over the front edge of the headliner.

Abstract: A center console structure includes a columnar part erected on a vehicle interior floor surface between a driver seat and a passenger seat and extends upward to the vicinity of the cushion surfaces of the seats and an upper body that is disposed above the columnar part, extends in a front-rear direction, has an upper surface part forming a center console surface, and accommodates a shift operation mechanism, in which the upper body extends forward of the columnar part that is cantilevered and has an extension part that is bent and then rises forward and obliquely upward in the front part thereof, a surface part of the extension part close to a sitting occupant forms an outer surface continuous with the center console surface and a portion of the extension part close to the front of the vehicle is locked to a rear projecting part of an instrument panel.

Abstract: A sliding center console may include a mounting member, a carrier, and a gearbox assembly. The carrier may be configured to receive a container and translate between a first position and a second position. The carrier may include a plurality of teeth. The gearbox assembly may be fixed to the mounting member and include a pinion configured to rotate in a first rotational direction or second rotational direction to translate the carrier from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: A cover assembly includes a cover and a bracket. The cover conceals and protects the electronic device with lower peripheral portions of the cover at least partially surrounding the electronic device and contacting the floor of a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The bracket is attached to the cover and is installed to the floor of the vehicle adjacent to the electronic device. The bracket further has a central section that extends upward away from the cover. A center console structure is installed to the floor defining a hollow interior. The electronic device, the cover and the bracket are located within the hollow interior of the center console structure and are covered by the center console structure. A portion of the center consoled is connected to the central section of the bracket within the hollow interior.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a monitor of a camera-monitor system in a motor vehicle comprising: a display mounted in a field of vision of a driver of the motor vehicle; wherein the monitor is height-adjustable.

Abstract: An in-cabin cup holder which holds a cup includes an upper holder having a cup opening into which the cup is inserted, and a lower holder placed below the upper holder. The lower holder has a recess with a bottom that is positioned below the cup opening and that supports the inserted cup from below, and a side wall that is provided at a periphery of the recess with the bottom, and that surrounds a space above the recess with the bottom. A discharge port for discharging liquid is formed on the side wall.

Abstract: Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a universal chassis that may be mounted in the head unit of a vehicle. The chassis may accept one or more modules that each have common dimensions. With a common form factor, the universal chassis is configurable as different modules with different functionality may be inserted into the chassis with ease.

Abstract: An item holding assembly for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a bin that defines an inner cavity. A holder assembly is pivotally coupled to the bin and comprises a support feature and a holder feature coupled to the support feature. The holder assembly is configured to pivot into the inner cavity, which is defined by the bin, from a stowed position to an open position. The holder feature is operable to translate relative to the support feature between a retracted position and an extended position.

Abstract: An audio-visual adjustment device includes an adjustment mechanism, a detection circuit, a control circuit and a driver. The detection circuit, the control circuit and the driver are disposed on the adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is used to clamp and adjust an audio-visual device. The detection circuit is used to detect a target object and obtain description information of the target object. The control circuit is used to determine an adjustment angle of the audio-visual device based on the description information of the target object and current position information of the audio-visual device. The driver is used to drive the adjustment mechanism to adjust at least one of a position and an angle of the audio-visual device based on the adjustment angle, thereby enabling the audio-visual device to be oriented towards the target object.

Abstract: A cup holder includes first and second concave housing portions to house a cup, and a light source to illuminate a bottom portion of the first housing portion and a bottom portion of the second housing portion. The light source is placed between the first housing portion and the second housing portion and at a higher position than the bottom portion of the first housing portion and the bottom portion of the second housing portion. The cup holder is configured such that light emitted from the light source provides an illuminance of the bottom portion of the first housing portion that is more than an illuminance of the bottom portion of the second housing portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to furniture, and more particularly to a chair, particularly a lounger chair, wherein at least one side arm portion of the chair is provided with a lower fixed arm segment, and an upper slidably movable arm segment. A storage receptacle for holding various devices, such as, for example, a book, magazine, remote control devices, a wireless charging pad, a dock, is fixedly secured within the lower fixed arm segment. Alternatively, the storage receptacle can comprise at least one cup holder for holding a beverage.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a floor and a center console supported by the floor. The center console includes a bottom adjacent to the floor and openings. At least some of the openings have an enlarged portion spaced from the bottom and a slot portion extending from the enlarged portion to the bottom. Fasteners are disposed in the enlarged portion and fixed relative to the floor.

Abstract: A component for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The component may comprise a base, a bin moveable between closed and open positions, a tray moveable between retracted and intermediate positions and a cover moveable between an upward position to cover the tray and a lowered position to uncover the tray. The bin may be opened when the tray is in the retracted and intermediate positions. The tray may move from the retracted to the intermediate position when the bin is open and closed. The tray may move from the intermediate to an extended position. The component may comprise a mechanism to retain the bin, guide movement of the bin and guide movement of the cover. The component may comprise a first button to move the cover to uncover the tray and a second button to move the cover and open the bin.

Abstract: What is disclosed is an object holder for retaining an object in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. In one embodiment, the object holder comprises a shuttle mount configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead configured to eject marking material on to a surface of an object. A plurality of threads, at least partially comprising a flexible synthetic elastomer, are connected to the shuttle mount. The threads are joined together to form an elastic netting which can be manually expanded around the object to retain the object to the shuttle mount while the object is being printed in the direct-to-object print system.

Abstract: An apparatus for an interior vehicle compartment comprises a seat adapted for moving in a travel direction and a console coupled to the movable seat. The console may include one or more of the following: (a) a collapsible portion for collapsing as a body portion of the console travels with the movable seat in the travel direction; (b) a stepped interface for connecting with the movable seat; (c) a rear drawer with a tiltable door to facilitate access by rear passengers; and (d) a deployable holder for a mobile handheld computer. A stationary base may also be provided for supporting the console during movement, such as along guide rails, which base may contain HVAC components, such as ducts, or electronic components, such as wires. Instead of a mechanical connection using a stepped interface, the coupled movement may also be achieved by commonly controlled motors for the seat and console.

Abstract: Provided herein is a device for adjusting a height of a console in a vehicle. The console is configured with an upper body assembly (10) having an armrest (13), and a lower body assembly (20), and a linear guide is provided between the upper body assembly (10) and the lower body assembly (20), and a motor (50) operates the linear guide, so that the upper body assembly 10 can be vertically moved. Therefore, a height of the armrest 13 can be freely adjusted according to a passenger's physical condition.

Abstract: A hook of a lock structure is rotatably supported by a knob. Therefore, a biasing force of a hook biasing spring can be regulated independently from a knob biasing spring. Accordingly, the biasing force of the hook biasing spring can be regulated smaller than a biasing force of the knob biasing spring. As a result, sounds generated when locking the lock structure can be decreased.

Abstract: A lid mechanism includes: a box main body; a lid; a locking element that includes a rod and a rod biasing member; and a flap element that includes a flap main body and a flap biasing member and a box contact portion which is configured to come into contact with the box main body, wherein: when the state of the lid changes from the closed state to the opened state, the pressing inclined surface provided in the rod contact portion of the flap main body presses the pressure receiving inclined surface provided in the rod; and when the state of the lid changes from the opened state to the closed state, the box contact portion of the flap main body comes into contact with the box main body such that the pressing of the pressing inclined surface to the pressure receiving inclined surface is released.

Abstract: A luggage compartment structure of a vehicle includes a floor covering, a side trim, and a pocket assembly. The floor covering includes a first board portion disposed closer to a front of the vehicle, a second board portion disposed closer to a rear of the vehicle, and a hinge portion that couples the first board portion with the second board portion. The second board portion is foldable on the hinge portion over the first board portion. The side trim is disposed on a side of the floor covering and includes a wall portion and a floor portion. The pocket assembly is disposed closer to the rear of the vehicle relative to the hinge and attached to the side trim to be detachable. The pocket assembly includes a sidewall portion and a bottom wall portion projecting from a lower edge of the sidewall portion and under which a battery is disposed.

Abstract: A joining structure for a vehicle includes: a panel formed of resin; a temporary holding member, formed of metal, formed in a hat shape in cross-section, and having a top wall and a pair of flange portions, the pair of flange portions being fastened to the panel; a reinforcing member, formed of metal, welded to the top wall, and being disposed so as to face the panel; and a thermosetting adhesive, provided between the panel and the reinforcing member, and joining the panel and the reinforcing member.

Abstract: An assembly capable of deploying stowed items in a passenger compartment of a vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a door and a storage unit having an opening for allowing ingress and egress of items into and out of a storage compartment of the unit, respectively, in an open position of the door. A support member supported within the storage compartment is configured to movably hold an item in the storage compartment and is configured to allow the item to be readily removed from the unit in an extended position of the support member. An actuator is configured to controllably move the support member away from its retracted position towards its extended position through stored potential energy without consuming electrical energy. The door moves towards its open position during movement of support member towards its extended position.

Abstract: A full pull-out guide for furniture parts, in particular for drawers, with a lower structural height, and including a body rail that can be attached to a stationary furniture part, a running rail that can be attached to a movable furniture part, a middle rail, an inner running path arranged between the body rail and the middle rail, on which a plurality of first force-transferring elements are movably arranged, and an outer running path arranged between the middle rail and the running rail, on which a plurality of second force-transferring elements are arranged. Due to the horizontal displacement of the outer first force-transferring element, the structural height of the full pull-out direction can be reduced. Furthermore, the horizontal displacement of the outer first force-transferring element in relation to other force-transferring elements has the effect that the contact surface to the rails exists in different vertical planes.

Abstract: A vehicle cargo area includes a retention structure having an upper portion, a vertical portion, an arcuate portion, and an angled portion. The vehicle cargo area further includes a storage tray having a coupling portion that removably couples to the retention structure by passing over the vertical portion and engages with the vertical portion such that the coupling portion is secured in the retention structure.

Abstract: A composition of a blend of polypropylene, which may be present at between 10% and 90% by weight of the blend, and a polymer having a polyolefin core and polyamide grafts, optionally with an EPDM and/or a functional additive, which may be present at between 10% and 90% by weight of the blend. Also, a multilayer structure including a plurality of adjacent layers, at least one of which is the aforementioned composition.

Abstract: An automobile console assembly comprising a center console housing, a lid assembly that mechanically interfaces with the console housing. The lid assembly is moveable relative to the console housing between an open configuration and a closed configuration. An adhesive buffer strip passes between the console housing and the lid assembly with the lid assembly in the closed configuration.

Abstract: Groove formation portions that define insertion grooves are located in two opposing inner sides of an opening of a main cover. Engagement shafts are located on side portions of the sub-cover that oppose the inner sides. The engagement shafts are insertable into the insertion grooves from an outside and have a thickness that is larger than a groove width of the insertion grooves. The groove formation portions are elastic and deformable to allow insertion of the engagement shafts when the engagement shafts are inserted from the outside. The groove formation portions elastically return to their original forms after insertion of the engagement shafts to engage the engagement shafts and restrict separation of the engagement shafts in a reverse direction. The groove formation portions support the sub-cover to allow the sub-cover to open while engaged with the engagement shafts.

Abstract: An assembly for mounting a door with a vehicle compartment includes an arm coupled with the compartment and with the door and a constant-force spring having a coil coupled with one of the door and the compartment and an end coupled with the other of the door and the compartment such that a contraction of the spring causes the door to move with rotation of the arm.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle-mounted-camera bracket (10) for attaching a vehicle-mounted camera (20) to a vehicle body (30), wherein the durability of a hook (103) is enhanced and the vehicle-mounted-camera bracket (10) is capable of inserting into an attachment hole (31) of the vehicle body (30) along a narrow insertion trajectory. The present invention has: a bracket main body (100) capable of fastening a vehicle-mounted camera (20); and three or more planar hooks (103) for fixing the vehicle-mounted camera (20) to the vehicle body (30), the hooks (103) being formed in the bracket main body (100); the three or more planar hooks (103) being arranged so as to be suspended on at least two facing inside edges of a substantially rectangular attachment hole (31) provided in the vehicle body (30) when the hooks (103) are attached to the vehicle body (30).

Abstract: A vehicle armrest assembly is disclosed. A component for a vehicle interior is also disclosed. The component may comprise a base comprising (1) a first divider configured to form a main compartment and a first side compartment and (2) a second divider configured to form the main compartment and a second side compartment; a cover configured to enclose the main compartment; a first door configured to enclose the first side compartment; and a second door configured to enclose the second side compartment. The cover may be configured to extend between the first divider and the second divider and move along the first divider and the second divider to uncover the main compartment.

Abstract: A dual swing lid mechanism includes a base section and a lid openable and closable with respect to the base section. The lid includes a lid main body section, an arm section, a first supporting shaft, and a second supporting shaft. The lid main body section has a lock mechanism including a first rod engageable with the arm section and a second rod engageable with the base section. The lid changes among a closed state; a first opened state of opening a containing section with the first supporting shaft as a center; and a second opened state of opening the containing section with the second supporting shaft as the center. The first rod engages with the arm section in the closed state and the first opened state and disengages from the arm section in the second opened state. The second rod engages with the base section in the closed state and the second opened state and disengages from the base section in the first opened state.

Abstract: A combined cup holder and storage bin is provided. Such a device includes a rotating body having a first feature, a second feature and a third feature. The rotating body is selectively displaceable into a first position orienting the first feature for use, a second position orienting the second feature for use and a third position orienting the third feature for use.

Abstract: An accessory mounting system includes a plurality of individual fixing elements configured to be adhesively attached at a surface of a vehicle windshield. With the fixing elements adhesively attached at the windshield, the fixing elements are spaced apart from one another. Each of the fixing elements includes a base portion that is configured to be directly adhesively attached at the windshield and an elongated portion that extends from the base portion in a direction away from the windshield when the base portion is attached at the windshield. A frame has a plurality of individual receiving portions. The elongated portions of the fixing elements are at least partially received in respective and corresponding ones of the receiving portions of the frame to attach the frame at the windshield when the fixing elements are attached at the surface of the windshield. The frame comprises structure for receiving an accessory thereat.

Abstract: An apparatus, a pillar trim panel and an A-pillar trim panel include an integral body having a lug and a margin outlining the lug. The margin and the lug extend in two different planes so as to define a slot. A spring clip is carried on the body behind the lug. A ticket, tag or the like may be inserted through the slot into the spring clip which defines a resilient object holder.

Abstract: An apparatus for an interior vehicle compartment comprises a seat adapted for moving in a travel direction and a console coupled to the movable seat. The console may include one or more of the following: (a) a collapsible portion for collapsing as a body portion of the console travels with the movable seat in the travel direction; (b) a stepped interface for connecting with the movable seat; (c) a rear drawer with a tiltable door to facilitate access by rear passengers; and (d) a deployable holder for a mobile handheld computer. A stationary base may also be provided for supporting the console during movement, such as along guide rails, which base may contain HVAC components, such as ducts, or electronic components, such as wires. Instead of a mechanical connection using a stepped interface, the coupled movement may also be achieved by commonly controlled motors for the seat and console.

Abstract: A vehicle storage assembly is provided to store an item. The vehicle storage assembly includes: (1) a housing having a first floor and a first wall extending therefrom, the first floor and the first wall together defining a first cavity extending along a depth direction; (2) a first track supported on the housing and extending along a longitudinal direction; and (3) a first block supported on the first track and at least partially received within the first cavity, where the first block is to support the item at first and second item positions spaced apart along the depth direction when the first block is respectively at first and second block positions spaced apart along the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A child seat module for arrangement in a passenger compartment of a vehicle comprises a base arranged to be releasably connected to seat rails of the passenger compartment, and arranged to be movable along the seat rails; and a child seat comprising a seat. The child seat is arranged on top of the base and is rotatable around an axis of rotation with respect to the base between a riding position and a loading position. The seat of the child seat faces rearwards towards the back of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the riding position, and the child seat is rotated between 80-100 degrees with respect to the base such that the seat of the child seat faces towards a side opening of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the loading position, when the module is arranged in the vehicle.