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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2020
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Ankur Bhakta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Julian Eichhorn, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian Mok, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A storage bin for a vehicle interior having an adaptable object fixation device includes a guiding plate and a plurality of pins defining a pin matrix, wherein each pin is provided with a guide section and wherein the guiding plate is provided with a plurality of through holes, each of which defines a guide hole for receiving the guide section of an associated pin. The pins are individually movably mounted to the guiding plate. Each of the pins is provided with a magnetic end portion at the lower end of the guide section. The guiding plate is made of or includes a ferrous material. The adaptable object fixation device further includes a base plate made of or including a ferrous material. A non-ferrous reset plate is movably arranged between the guiding plate and the base plate below the magnetic end portions of the pins.