Patent ID: 11885171
Assignee: SHANGHAI YANFENG JINQIAO AUTOMOTIVE TRIM SYSTEMS CO. LTD.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A component for a vehicle interior configured for use in a vehicle by an occupant and subjected in operation to at least one external force such as an applied force comprising:
a base comprising a bin;
a cover configured for movement relative to the base between a closed position to cover the bin and an open position to allow access to the bin; and
a mechanism configured to provide a retracted position and an extended position;
wherein the cover is configured to provide (a) a latched state to retain the cover at the closed position and (b) an unlatched state to allow movement of the cover of between the closed position and the open position and (c) a blocked state to prevent movement of the cover toward the open position;
wherein the mechanism is configured to move from the retracted position to the extended position to hold the cover in the blocked state;
wherein the cover is configured to provide an interface for application of an applied force by the occupant underneath the cover when the cover is in the blocked state so that the cover can be pulled by the occupant toward the open position;
wherein the cover is configured to move the mechanism from the extended position to the retracted position in response to the applied force by the occupant at the interface when the cover is pulled directly away from the base by the occupant from the blocked state toward the open position;
wherein the cover is configured to be moved between the open position and the closed position when the mechanism is in the retracted position.