Abstract: A console assembly configured for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle. The console assembly includes a lower console module having a housing extending generally horizontally adjacent a floor of the passenger seating area and an upper console module having a housing disposed adjacent and operatively connected to the lower console module. One or more panels are pivotally connected to the upper console module adjustable between at least a stored position disposed adjacent the upper console module housing and a deployed position wherein the one or more panels form a presentation surface for use in the passenger seating area of the vehicle.

Abstract: A visor support is disclosed with a support arm and a rotation control member. The support arm is adapted to support a visor body and has a first end adapted to be mounted in a vehicle. The support arm has a tapered portion near a second end of the support arm and a ring proximate to the tapered portion. The rotation control member has at least one wall with at least one aperture therein. The rotation control member has a tapered receptacle aligned with the at least one aperture. The rotation control member is rotatable about a linear axis of the support arm such that the tapered portion and the tapered receptacle cooperate to prevent rotation of the support arm absent an external force. The ring cooperates with the rotation control block to at least retain the support arm within the rotation control member.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly is disclosed for use in a vehicle having a removable stowable panel. The seat includes a seat body having a seat bottom and a reclinable seat back. A trim component is supported on the seat body and hangs in a downward direction behind the seat body and is free to move in a direction rearward of the seat body. A receiving member is supported by the trim component such that the receiving member is disposed below a bottom portion of the seat back and moves rearward as the trim component moves rearward. The trim component and the receiving member permit the end of the removable panel to move partially away from the seat body as the seat is reclined when the removable panel is stowed on the vehicle seat assembly.

Abstract: A load floor system for use with a vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a seat back connected to the seat bottom includes a load floor member adapted for pivotal connection to the seat back and configured to move between a stowed position and a deployed position when the load floor member is pivotally connected to the seat back. The load floor member may be substantially horizontal and disposed above and spaced apart from a floor surface of the vehicle when in the deployed position. A support member supports the load floor member when the load floor member is in the deployed position.

Abstract: A height adjustable armrest assembly for use with a vehicle may include a support member adapted for connection to a vehicle body. A linkage may be supported by the support member and an armrest member may be supported by the linkage. The linkage may be configured to move the armrest member between a lowered position and a raised position such that the angular orientation between the support member and the armrest member when the armrest member is in the raised position is substantially the same as when the armrest member is in the lowered position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat 10 is disclosed with a seatback frame 18 and an actuator 20 for supporting an occupant. A head restraint 16 extends from the seatback frame 18 for supporting the head of the occupant. The head restraint 16 is movable from a rest position 24 to a deployed position 26. In one embodiment, a two-bar mechanism 22 is housed partially within the head restraint 16. A linkage 30 extends between the mechanism 22 and the actuator 20. When the actuator 20 receives an input force from the occupant in response to an impact, the linkage 30 actuates the head restraint 16 to the deployed position by cooperative movement of the two-bar mechanism 22.

Abstract: A load bearing cover assembly for use with a vehicle having a floor, having a storage compartment. The load bearing cover assembly includes a cover member having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the cover member being substantially rigid and adapted for connection to the vehicle such that the cover member may be positioned to at least partially cover the storage compartment, a first support rib may be attached to the first side of the cover member; and a second support rib may be attached to the second side of the cover member, the first support rib and the second support rib each having an aperture for selectively attaching a cargo securing member.

Abstract: A console assembly configured for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle. The console assembly includes a lower console module having a housing extending generally horizontally adjacent a floor of the passenger seating area and an upper console module having a housing disposed adjacent and operatively connected to the lower console module. One or more panels are pivotally connected to the upper console module adjustable between at least a stored position disposed adjacent the upper console module housing and a deployed position wherein the one or more panels form a presentation surface for use in the passenger seating area of the vehicle.

Abstract: A console assembly for use with a passenger seating area of a vehicle having a track configured for installment in the passenger seating area. At least one console receiving module is movably connected to the track and is in electrical communication with an electrical system of the vehicle. At least one console module having a housing defining a storage area therein releasably connected to the at least one console receiving module.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a seat back and a load floor panel associated with the seat assembly. The seat back has a back surface that includes a first retaining feature. The load floor panel has a first attachment feature. The first retaining feature engages the first attachment feature when the load floor panel is in a stored position. The load floor panel is detached from the seat assembly when the load floor panel is in a cover position.

Abstract: A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes a console housing having a storage area defined therein. An armrest is pivotally connected to the console housing and is movable between a first position extending at least partially over a top surface of the console housing and at least one second position. The armrest includes a closeout section, a receiving portion operatively connected to the closeout section and a console lid slidably connected to the receiving portion. A console accessory tray is adjustably positioned adjacent the console housing between a stored position and a deployed position extending rearward of the console housing. The console accessory tray includes a display surface accessible to occupants in a rear portion of the passenger seating area.

Abstract: A storage console configured to slide within a track. The storage console suitable for use in any number of environments, such as but not limited to automotive vehicles. The track being suitable to permit movement of the console from one end to the other, such as but not limited to facilitate movement of the console between multiple rows of vehicle seats.

Abstract: An overhead mounted view screen assembly is provided including a headliner mount assembly. A view screen component in include having a view screen surface, a lower screen edge, and a pair of screen side edges. A pair of extension mount arms include a left extension mount arm having a lower left arm portion mounted to the view screen component and an upper left arm portion rotatably engaged to the headliner mount assembly. A right extension mount arm includes a lower right arm portion mounted to the view screen component and an upper right arm portion rotatably engaged to the headliner mount assembly. The view screen component is movable between a storage position and an active position. A see-through zone is formed between the left extension mount arm and the right extension mount arm when in the active position to allow rear-view view window pass through.

Abstract: A cargo retainer coupled relative to a vehicle surface includes a perimeter frame and a flexible member mounted within the perimeter frame. The perimeter frame is further coupled to a vehicle component and movable relative to a vehicle surface.

Abstract: A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes a base securable to a floor of the passenger seating area and a support structure mounted to the vehicle floor cooperating with the base. One or more storage modules are disposed adjacent to the base and include or define a storage area to provide additional storage in the passenger seating area. One or more trays are pivotally connected to base adjacent the one or more storage modules and are movable between a first position extending generally parallel to the vehicle floor and at least one second position extending generally perpendicular to the floor.

Abstract: A storage console configured to slide within a track. The storage console suitable for use in any number of environments, such as but not limited to automotive vehicles. The track being suitable to permit movement of the console from one end to the other, such as but not limited to facilitate movement of the console between multiple rows of vehicle seats.

Abstract: A planar member connected to, and disposed behind, a vehicle seat assembly having a seat back and seat bottom, the planar member moveable between a first position adjacent the seat back and a second position adjacent a floor of a vehicle. The planar member has an upper and lower section connected to each other. The upper section is moveable between a first position and a second position. The upper section is adjacent the seat back when the planar member and upper section are in their respective first positions. The upper section forms a shelf when the planar member is in the first position and the upper section is in the second position. The upper section is perpendicular to, and forms a compartment within a cavity in the floor of the vehicle when the planar member and the upper section are in their respective second positions.

Abstract: A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes first and second console modules configured for installment in the passenger seating area. Each console module includes a housing having a storage area defined therein, wherein the first and second console modules cooperate with and are positionable relative to each other to provide additional storage in the vehicle. A base disposed adjacent a floor of the passenger seating area of the vehicle is configured to receive the first and second console modules. In one aspect, the first and second console modules may be slidably connected to the base and are independently positionable forward and rearward on the base. In another aspect, the first and second console modules include a first end and opposing second end sized for connection to and repositionable on the base.

Abstract: A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes a base securable to a floor of the passenger seating area and a support structure mounted to the vehicle floor cooperating with the base. One or more storage modules are disposed adjacent to the base and include or define a storage area to provide additional storage in the passenger seating area. One or more trays are pivotally connected to base adjacent the one or more storage modules and are movable between a first position extending generally parallel to the vehicle floor and at least one second position extending generally perpendicular to the floor.

Abstract: A foldable vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back frame having a lower end adapted to be supported relative to a vehicle floor to permit movement of the seat back frame between an upper, deployed position and a lowered, stowed position. A seat cross member is adapted to be supported relative to the vehicle floor in a spaced relation to the seat back frame. A seat suspension member, constructed of a flexible material, has a rear portion connected to the seat back frame and a front portion connected to the cross member. When the seat back frame is moved between the deployed position and the stowed position, the cross member and the suspension member are also moved between a deployed position and a stowed position.