Patent ID: 6295883
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
An opening and closing type interior device comprising:a fixed member;a movable member capable of being opened and closed, said movable member being movable relative to said fixed member;an actuator for driving said movable member to be opened and closed, said actuator including a driving source for driving said movable member and at least one gear mechanism for transmitting a driving force from said driving source to said movable member; anda damper coupled to one of said movable member and said fixed member,wherein said movable member includes a rotational axis, said movable member being rotatable about said rotational axis relative to said fixed member to a fully-opened and fully-closed position,said movable member and any member rotatable together with said movable member constituting a movable assembly having a center of gravity,said center of gravity of said movable assembly being located to one side of a vertical line passing through said rotational axis when said movable member is located at said fully-opened position and being located to the other side of the vertical line passing through said rotational axis when said movable member is located at said fully-closed position, said center of gravity crossing the vertical line passing through said rotational axis when said movable member is opened and closed,wherein said device is a display device for an automobile.