Ford Motor Company Limited

Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ionel Eugene Simplicean

Sorin Stancu

Gerald Arthur Heath

Kelly Michael Obriot

Philip Anthony Langran

An automotive vehicle can be built to include a one piece plastic outer body and a metal support frame underlying the outer body. The outer body is preferably formed by a blow molding process or rotational casting process, so that the body has integral hollow double wall sections that are relatively strong and resistant to bending or twisting forces. The plastic body can include various built-in features, e.g. an integral self-contained fuel tank formed by the molding process. The metal support frame is preferably made up of longitudinal and transverse tubular frame elements. Support pads are provided at selected points on the frame for connecting the plastic body to the frame.

Automotive vehicle body having a plastic outer body and an inner metal

A console assembly in an automotive vehicle has a center console positioned between a pair of seats, a storage bin having a storage compartment therein accessible through an opening in an upper portion, and a lid covering the opening which is movable to provide an adjustable armrest. A hinge attached between the lid and the storage compartment allows the lid to pivot between a closed position covering the opening and an open position uncovering the opening. The hinge has a lid plate which fits into a sleeve on a bottom surface of the lid for allowing the lid to move longitudinally with respect to the console over the storage compartment between an aft position in which the lid covers the opening and a fore position in which a rear portion of the opening is uncovered. A cover plate covers the rear portion of the opening when the lid is in the closed and fore positions. The center console has a storage well for receiving the storage bin, which is movable between a seated position within the storage well and an extended position extended out of the storage well. In the extended position, a predetermined portion of the storage bin remains in the storage well to provide lateral stability of the a storage bin.

Adjustable armrest for automobile console

A console assembly in an automotive vehicle has a center console positioned between a pair of seats and a storage compartment with a lid having an armrest on an outer surface, the storage compartment being diagonally adjustable with respect to the console to provide an adjustable armrest for an occupant. The console has a mounting well and an auxiliary storage compartment therein. A telescoping member is angularly mounted with respect to a vertical axis for simultaneously adjusting the storage compartment both in a vertical direction and in a fore-aft direction with respect to the console, the telescoping member mounted to a storage compartment bottom of the second storage compartment on a first end and mounted within the mounting well on a second end. A stabilizing rod is mounted substantially parallel to the at least one telescoping member for preventing rotation of the second storage compartment about the telescoping member. The storage compartment has a slide bracket attached to the storage compartment bottom for horizontally adjusting the storage compartment relative to the console to provide additional adjustment.

Console assembly with adjustable armrest

An adjustable cover assembly for a storage bin of a console mounted within a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle has a hinge assembly for allowing rotatable and transverse movement with respect to the console, a lock pin engagable with the hinge assembly for locking the cover in a releasable lock position, and an indexing mechanism for positioning the cover with respect to the console when the cover is in an adjustment position so that the lock pin is properly engaged. In the releasable lock position, the cover is longitudinally fixed relative to the console, and when in the adjustment position, the cover is unlocked from the console to allow longitudinal adjustment with respect thereto.

Vehicle adjustable console cover and armrest

A package tray for a motor vehicle comprises a generally planar first surface element, a second surface element substantially parallel and attached to the first surface element having an access surface exposed to the trunk of the motor vehicle, a cavity formed in the access surface for receiving an electronic module, a sealed resonance chamber for improved acoustical performance, and fasteners for releasably affixing the electronic modules in the cavity.

Modular vehicle package tray

A speaker assembly for a motor vehicle is provided in which the speaker is mounted to a blow molded enclosure so as to mimimize vibration of the enclosure. The speaker includes a back plate and a frame with a peripheral flange. The enclosure has front and rear wall portions, the front wall portion defining an opening for receiving the speaker. Adjacent the opening, the front wall portion has a planar sealing surface for supporting the flange. A gasket is provided intermediate the flange and the sealing surface. A fastener extends through the rear wall portion and engages the back plate of the speaker. The fastener draws the flange towards the sealing surface and compresses the gasket. The speaker spaces the rear wall portion a fixed distance from the front wall portion. A flat speaker wire conveniently extends into the enclosure through the same opening that receives the speaker.

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Dearborn Hgts., MI, United States of America

Ionel Eugene Simplicean