US 12,187,232 B2
Safety arrangement for a vehicle
Pramod Gadhari, Wakad (IN); Vishnu Mamdyal, Pune (IN); and Rohit Shingi, Pimpri (IN)
Assigned to Faurecia India Private Limited, Bhosari (IN)
Filed by FAURECIA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Pune (IN)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/336,909.
Claims priority of application No. 202221037279 (IN), filed on Jun. 29, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0001857 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 7/04 (2013.01) [B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A safety arrangement for a vehicle interior, the safety arrangement comprising:
an airbag arranged in or on one or more seats and configured to be deployed in the vehicle interior in case of an impact,
a console box arranged adjacent or beside the one or more seats, the console box including a storage compartment for storing articles and a lid for closing and opening the storage compartment, wherein the lid is coupled to the console box, the lid being moveable between a fully open position and a closed position, wherein the closed position closes the storage compartment,
wherein the lid is coupled to the console box by a hinge assembly, wherein the hinge assembly facilitates movement of the lid between the fully open position and the closed position, and
wherein the hinge assembly biases the lid in a first position to prevent the lid from overlapping a deployment path of the airbag.