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Vehicle door assembly including a storage box translatable in a fore-aft direction

A technology for storage boxes and vehicle doors, which is applied to vehicle parts, vehicle locks, special positions of vehicles, etc., and can solve problems such as difficult internal space, unsatisfactory storage of valuable or fragile objects, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2021-07-27
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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Therefore, storage compartments and cup holders are not ideal for storing valuable or fragile items
Although some storage compartments have lids or lids, accessing the interior of these storage compartments is not easy as this involves opening the lid

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[0032] A vehicle door assembly according to the present disclosure includes a door interior and a storage bin translatable between a rearward position and a forward position relative to the door interior. When the storage box is in the rearward position, the interior compartment of the storage box is blocked by the inner side panel of the door inner structure. The interior compartment of the storage case is accessible when the storage case is in the forward position. Accordingly, vehicle occupants can store valuables in the storage box.

[0033] In one example, the storage box is mounted to a track attached to the door interior structure, and the motor is operated to translate the storage box between a rearward position and a forward position. The motor is only operative to translate the storage box when the vehicle's ignition opening is in the open position. Accordingly, items stored in the storage box are securely locked in the storage box and hidden from view when the sto...

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Abstract

A vehicle door assembly according to the present disclosure includes a door interior and a storage bin. The internal structure of the door includes the outer panel and the armrest. Armrests project laterally inwardly from the outer panels. A storage bin is disposed below the armrest, attached to the door interior, and translatable relative to the door interior between a rearward position and a forward position.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to a vehicle door assembly including a storage bin translatable in a fore-aft direction. Background technique [0002] The background description provided here is for the purpose of generally presenting the context of the disclosure. The work of the currently named inventors is neither expressly nor implicitly admitted to be of prior art to the present disclosure. [0003] A door assembly for a vehicle generally includes a door outer structure disposed on the exterior of the vehicle and a door inner structure disposed in the interior of the vehicle. The outer structure of the door is usually made of sheet metal, and the inner structure of the door is usually made of plastic. Various components are often mounted to the door interior structure. Examples of these components include handles, switch plates for window switches and / or lock switches, window opening and closing mechanisms, and / or speakers. [0004] Door inter...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60J5/04B60R7/04B60N3/02
CPCB60J5/04B60N3/02B60R7/04E05C17/62B60N3/08B60N2/78E05B83/28B60R7/046E06B7/28B60N3/10
Inventor S·D·托马斯R·J·小梅西奇S·K·沙J·克莱恩J·比尔德贝克S·罗克T·D·李S·拉希米安W·雷亚
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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