Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Shiran Chen

Gregory Paul Thomas

Stephen Neal Jacobsen

Michele Marie Mathews

Francesco DiDato

A reconfigurable cup holder assembly for a vehicle comprises: (i) a base structure, and (ii) a cup holder portion pivotably coupled to the base structure about a pivot axis, the cup holder portion comprising a first cup holder and a second cup holder, each of the first cup holder and the second cup holder defining a space configured to hold a container for liquid, and the cup holder portion is pivotable about the pivot axis to, from, and between a first position relative to the base structure and a second position relative to the base structure; wherein, the pivot axis extends through the space of the first cup holder. The second cup holder can pivot greater than or equal to 75 degrees about the pivot axis when the cup holder portion moves from the first position to the second position.

Reconfigurable cup holder assembly

A console assembly includes a body that has a front portion and a rear portion. The body defines a support extension extending from a rear portion. The support extension includes a guide and a resilient member that defines a channel. A lid is operably coupled to the body. A connector outwardly extends from the lid and is coupled to the support extension. An engagement member is positioned within the channel and is coupled to the connector and mutually engageable with the resilient member.

Vehicle console assembly

A vehicle console assembly includes a body that defines a cutout. The cut out includes a contact surface. A lid is operably coupled to the body and includes a connector that defines an engagement member. The lid is operable between a raised position, a lowered position, and an intermediate engaging position therebetween defined by a predefined opening angle. The engagement member is space-apart from the context surface when the lid is in the lowered position and engages the contact surface when the lid is in the intermediate engaging position. A biasing member is disposed proximate the connector. A hinge pin extends through the cutout, the biasing member, and the engagement member.

A vehicle console assembly with a hinge assembly includes a console body, an armrest lid, and a pivotable hinge assembly. The console body includes first and second spring arm engagement portions and a pair of slots. The armrest lid includes an armrest lid engagement portion. The pivotable hinge assembly includes a double torsion spring with a center linkage bar that extends outward between a pair of helical coil portions and between first and second hook locking features. The pivotable hinge assembly includes a hinge pin that extends through the pair of helical torsion coil portions of the double torsion spring to connect the pivotable hinge assembly to the console body.

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Shiran Chen