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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2005
James M. Hutek, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
James A. Mulvihill, Berkley, MI (US);
Alan Sturt, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
James M. Hutek, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
James A. Mulvihill, Berkley, MI (US);
Alan Sturt, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle storage compartment system for a central console includes a lid and at least one hinge mechanism rotatable coupled to the lid and moveably coupled to the storage compartment. Each of the set of hinge blades define limit stop openings and receive limit stoppers therethrough, thereby limiting vertical movement of the set of hinge blades. The system also includes a set of tracks, and each of the tracks receives one of the set of hinge blades, such that the set of hinge blades move upwardly and downwardly as a function of opening and closing the lid. This movement allows the lid to flip open 180° and lie flushly against an adjacent object.