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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2004
Minoru Toyota, Hiroshima, JP;
Tatsuya Takahashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Minoru Toyota, Hiroshima, JP;
Tatsuya Takahashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a storage box structure for use with a vehicle equipped with first and second seats each of which has a seat cushion and a seatback and which are arranged in the width direction of the vehicle while a given space left therebetween. The storage box structure comprises a storage box provided with a box body with a top opening and formed in a configuration capable of being disposed between the first and second seats in the width direction, and a support mechanism supporting the storage box in such a manner that the storage box can selectively take either one of a use position where the storage box is located between the first and second seats and a retracted position where the storage box is retracted to provide a space between the first and second seats. In a storage box structure allowing a storage box to be disposed between seats, the present invention can assure a walk-through space between the seats as needed.