Patent ID: 6276737
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A storage assembly for an overhead console of a vehicle, said storage assembly comprising:a storage member connected to the vehicle for pivotal movement from a retracted position to a deployed position;a tracking device mounted to the vehicle and defining a first guide track and a second guide track;an arm member having a first end connected to said storage member for pivotal movement, and a second end;a hub member connected to said second end of said arm member, said hub member having a first section connected to said first guide track for sliding movement within said first guide track and a second section connected to said second guide track for sliding movement within said second guide track; anda dampening device having a first portion engagable with said tracking device and a second portion engagable with said hub member, said dampening device being operable to dampen the sliding movement of said hub member within said first guide track and said second guide track.