Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.

Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.

Tamanna Nabar

Thomas Scott Hodgson

Danny Brian Larsen

Kurt Seibold

David John McCarthy

Edgar Edmundo Reyes Calderon

A seat assembly/system providing a seat and a console for a vehicle interior may comprise a base, a back assembly movable between a seat position and a console position and a cushion assembly movable between a seat position and a console position. The seat system may provide at least one functional module operable when the console is provided. The seat may be provided with the back assembly in the seat position and the cushion assembly in the seat position; the console may be provided with the back assembly in the console position and/or the cushion assembly in the console position. The seat system may comprise a control system, a control element, a switch and/or a sensor. The functional module may move a head restraint to a retracted position. The seat system may comprise a belt mechanism to position a belt for passage through the back assembly.

Component for vehicle interior

A component for a vehicle may comprise a roller rotatable relative to a base, a sheet coupled to the roller and movable between a retracted state and an extended state, a lock mechanism and a button. The lock mechanism may disengage to allow sheet movement and engage to block sheet movement. The lock mechanism may comprise an arm to engage the teeth on the roller to hold the sheet in the extended state. The button may comprise a latch to prevent engagement. The component may comprise an actuator to move the lock mechanism to block sheet movement and rotate the roller to provide tension in the sheet. The actuator may comprise a motor. The component may comprise a sensor and a controller for the actuator/motor. The component may comprise a cover or retractable table.

Vehicle component

A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may comprise a cover moveable relative to a base and a latch mechanism to provide an unlatched state for the cover and a latched state when actuated by an external/inertia force (e.g. in an event such as a rollover). The latch mechanism may comprise a latch/member extending through an opening in the cover into the base when the cover is closed and retracted into the cover when the cover is open. When the cover is closed, the latch mechanism may provide an unlatched state with the latch in an intermediate position (for an occupant's ordinary use) and a latched state with the latch fully extended to engage a catch in the base (upon the event providing the external force to prevent the cover opening). The component may comprise a console providing a storage compartment or an armrest.

Vehicle interior component

A component for a vehicle is disclosed. The component may comprise a roller rotatable relative to a base; a sheet coupled to the roller and movable between retracted and extended states; a lock mechanism; and a button. The lock mechanism may disengage to allow sheet movement sheet and engage to block sheet movement. The lock mechanism may comprise a latch to hold the button in an actuated position. The button may move the lock mechanism to block sheet movement. The lock mechanism may comprise an arm to engage a set of teeth of the roller to hold the sheet extended. The component may comprise an actuator to move the lock mechanism to block movement of the sheet. The actuator may provide tension in the sheet. The actuator may rotate the roller to provide tension in the sheet. The component may comprise a tonneau cover, cargo cover or retractable table.

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Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Tamanna Nabar