US 11,872,958 B2
Storage compartment and assembly
Sebastian Tettenborn, Heidelberg (DE)
Assigned to Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, Hagenbach (DE)
Filed by Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, Hagenbach (DE)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/949,140.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 216 049.2 (DE), filed on Oct. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0114527 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 7/043 (2013.01) [B60R 7/04 (2013.01); B60R 7/046 (2013.01); B29C 45/16 (2013.01); B29K 2023/12 (2013.01); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3041 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage compartment for a vehicle, comprising:
a cover flap connected to a carrier panel to form a storage space between the carrier panel and the cover flap, wherein the cover flap includes at least two segments, wherein each of the segments is connected to at least one other of the segments movably about a respective axis, wherein the cover flap is movable, by pivoting the segments, between a stable first position and a stable second position, in which the storage space is enlarged compared to the first position, wherein the cover flap does not move out of the stable first position or the stable second position in the absence of an external force action and wherein when the cover flap assumes an unstable third position between the first position and the second position, the cover flap is subjected to a force in at least one of: a direction of the first position or in a direction of the second position, and wherein at least three axes intersect at a common point; and
a joint element, which is at least one of elastically biasable or biased for exerting the force in the direction of the first position and in the direction of the second position, wherein the joint element is connected to at least one of the segments and is movable about one of the respective axes.