Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Cristian Farcas

Benjamin David Jimenez

Kwang Ha Kim

Stuart Roger Wuerthele

Hiroyuki Imai

Yusuke Yoshihara

Kitae Kim, Iv

Hiroaki Yokoi

Instrument panel for a motor vehicle

Steering wheel for a motor vehicle

A split center console assembly includes a front end wall, a rear end wall, and first and second opposing side walls, each cooperating to define a storage compartment. The assembly includes a split cover for selectively providing access to the storage compartment. The split cover includes a pivoting driver armrest and a pivoting passenger armrest. Each armrest includes an upper support surface configured to provide arm support when the split center console assembly is in a closed position, a side edge support surface configured to provide an arm support when the split center console assembly is in an open position, and a lower surface. At least one pivot hinge is provided, defining an arm portion extending a distance from a pivot axis and configured to pivotally couple the respective armrest to the storage compartment. In various aspects, each pivot axis is offset a distance from the side walls.

Split console lid and armrest in both open and closed positions

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Novi, MI, United States of America

Cristian Farcas