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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1996
Ralf Zipperle, Ottenbronn, DE;
Jurgen Korber, Sindelfingen, DE;
Mercedes-Benz AG, , DE;
Abstract
A receiving arrangement for equipment and/or objects in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, has a shaft with inserts arranged therein above one another, such as a tray, a cassette box, an ashtray and the like. For a reliable holding of the inserts in the shaft, also in the case of a rear impact and while maintaining a simple mounting and demounting of the inserts, longitudinal guides are provided between each insert and the lateral shaft walls, for the drawer-type sliding-in and sliding-out of the inserts from the direction of the passenger compartment. A locking mechanism, which can be released only manually, is provided between each insert and the shaft and which engages automatically when the insert is slid in. The locking mechanisms are arranged in the shaft so that they are accessible for manual operation only after the removal of the insert disposed above from the shaft. Directly above the insert which is uppermost in the shaft, an access space reaches over the insert depth and is preferably occupied by a car radio or another fixedly mounted unit.