US 12,263,812 B2
Storage compartment for a passenger cabin of a vehicle
Olivier Boinais, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Aurelien Francois, Berkley, MI (US); Sven Christopherson, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Benjamin Louis, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); Thibaud Delcourt, Royal Oak, MI (US); and Eddy Musuvaho, Royal Oak, MI (US)
Assigned to Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/552,484.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192002 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 7/04 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage compartment for a passenger cabin of a vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of walls forming an interior storage area, the plurality of walls including an exterior comprising at least a first panel and a second panel, the first panel having an access end and the second panel having an access end, wherein the exterior is defined at least partially by a first side, a second side, and a third side,
wherein the access end of the first panel and the access end of the second panel are configured to create a working surface on the first side of the exterior when in a closed position, wherein in the closed position, the first panel at least partially defines the second side of the exterior and/or the second panel at least partially defines the third side of the exterior, and
wherein in an open position, the first panel and/or the second panel is configured to allow access to the interior storage area from the first side of the exterior, as well as the second side and/or the third side of the exterior.