Chrysler Corporation

Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Gary D Guichard

Robert B McMahan

John P Sgalia

Trevor M Creed

Ralph V Gilles

Clyde W Ney

Norman D Kleiner

Jeff C Gale

Ricardo Z Aneiros

Michael Santoro

Kenneth E Zalewski

Vehicle grille/front end segment

Automobile body

Storage console

Vehicle body

A dual-hinged center console that has a longitudinally extending cam rod retention cavity is disposed within each side wall of the center console adjacent to a lid, the cam rod retention cavity is also in axial alignment with the retention member in each side wall. Further, a cam rod is rotatably mounted in each side of the lid. Each cam rod is disposed in a corresponding cam rod retention cavity at the corresponding side wall when the lid is in a closed position. When the lid is in a open position, only one cam rod is disposed in one cam rod retention cavity of the corresponding side wall. Each cam rod has a latch handle that is attached at one end of the cam rod. Upwardly rotating the attached latch handle of one of the cam rods retracts that cam rod from the retention member of the corresponding side wall. This allows the lid to be rotated about the other cam rod to an open position. Also provided in the center console is a screw cam that is disposed in each cam rod extension cavity that allows each cam rod to be removed from the cam rod retention cavity when the latch handle is upwardly rotated so that the lid is actuated toward the open position.

Dual-hinged center console

Vehicle interior

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Gary D Guichard