A vehicle interior assembly (10) includes a frame (14) and a fall away door (12) that closes off an opening (16) in the frame (14) when in a closed position. The door (12) moves between the closed position and an open position via sequential vertical and horizontal movements. From the closed position, the door (12) first drops vertically to a dropped position. A final portion of this vertical movement may be damped movement. From the dropped position, the door (12) moves horizontally to the open position, at which the door (12) is concealed from view from the exterior of the assembly (10). Various guides (20a, 20b) can be provided to define the movement path of the door (12). Various types of non-visible sensors can be used to detect a user's intention to open and close the door (12).
VEHICLE INTERIOR PANEL WITH FALL AWAY DOOR
FAHRZEUGINNENVERKLEIDUNG MIT WEGFALLTÜR
PANNEAU INTÉRIEUR DE VÉHICULE AVEC PORTE ESCAMOTABLE
2025-03-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |