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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Masahiro Iriguchi, Hiroshima, JP;
Tatsunori Iwahara, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A pair of left and right pads () extending in a front-rear direction are provided on opposite side edges of a console main body (). Each of the pads () has a width, in plan view, wider in its rear part than in its front part, and a top surface of a rear end of the pad () is substantially flush with a top surface of a front end of an armrest (). A recessed surface () is formed on a top surface of the console main body () between the pair of left and right pads (), and a dial switch () is disposed on the recessed surface (). An elevated portion () having a top surface higher than the recessed surface () and lower than respective top surfaces of the pads () is formed behind the dial switch () and in front of the armrest ().