Automotive vehicle storage system

Abstract

Title: Storage system for motor vehicle Storage system (1) for motor vehicle comprising a support (2) and at least one removable storage box (3) relative to said support (2), the at least one box (3) comprising at least one storage unit (4) and a plurality of walls (31) forming part of a cylindrical structure symmetrical relative to at least one plane, the at least one box (3) being capable of being pivoted, by a user, relative to the support (2). Abstract figure: Figure 11

Description

Title of the invention: Storage system for a motor vehicle

[0001] The invention relates to a storage system for a motor vehicle, in particular a storage system for a central area or console of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a storage housing for a storage system according to the invention. The invention further relates to a vehicle comprising a storage system and / or a storage housing. The invention finally relates to a method of using the storage system.

[0002] In the automotive field, it is known to equip vehicles with storage systems, or organizers, capable of containing various objects, such as telephones, cards, wallets and the like. The vehicles include in particular a central console, arranged between the front seats, which can, in addition, house other components specific to the vehicle, such as a handbrake handle.

[0003] Such consoles conventionally comprise one or more compartments. A disadvantage of such compartments lies in the fact that they are either small, for example intended to store change, and are therefore unsuitable for storing a plurality of objects, or, conversely, too large. In these latter compartments, users tend to arrange objects in a disorganized, loose manner. Such objects can then slide, get mixed up or spill during driving so that they are no longer as easily accessible, in particular by the driver. The driver may then be required to look for one of these objects while driving, which results in a decrease in his attention and an increase in the risk of an accident.

[0004] Furthermore, objects stored in the passenger compartment may be the target of thieves. A user must therefore, for security reasons, constantly sort and remove stored objects, particularly valuable objects, in the case of open compartments. Such a task can be time-consuming in the case of large compartments storing a plurality of objects. Furthermore, in the event of forgetfulness, said objects may then be left in plain view.

[0005] The invention falls within this context and aims to provide a storage system allowing an organization of the storage space adapted to safe driving and a variety of objects. The invention further aims to provide a storage system which is simple to use and practical to use, so as to allow the storage of various objects, in particular valuable objects, in a discreet and secure manner.

[0006] The invention relates to a storage system for a motor vehicle comprising a support and at least one removable storage box relative to said support: - the support comprising a plurality of sides delimiting a storage volume open on one side of which at least two opposite sides symmetrical to each other relative tively to a main plane passing through the open side; - the at least one housing comprising at least one storage space and a plurality of walls, at least two walls of the plurality of walls being configured to extend into contact with the support, said plurality of walls being inscribed in an at least partly cylindrical envelope, a base of which is symmetrical relative to at least one first plane, the at least one housing being capable of being pivoted, by a user, relative to the support according to a rotational movement around a first axis of rotation included in the first plane and / or according to a rotational movement around a second axis of rotation orthogonal to the first plane, and repositioned in the support.

[0007] In particular, the plurality of walls can be part of a symmetrical structure relative to two orthogonal planes, the first plane and a second plane, orthogonal to the first plane and to the base of the cylindrical part of the storage box.

[0008] According to an exemplary embodiment: - the two symmetrical opposite flanks may be at least partly inclined so as to have a slope relative to the main plane; and - the at least one housing may have a cylindrical envelope with an octagonal base, at least two walls of the plurality of walls being configured to extend in contact with the sides having said slope.

[0009] The support may comprise a base, opposite the open side, the system may, in addition, comprise: - at least one means for retaining the at least one housing in the support configured to maintain the at least one housing at a non-zero distance from the base so as to define at least one lower storage space delimited by the base and at least one of the walls of the at least one housing; and / or - at least one recess, of a shape complementary to at least one of the walls of the at least one housing, configured to hold the at least one housing relative to the support.

[0010] Also, at least one storage unit can be arranged on at least one of the walls of the at least one housing and / or at least one storage unit can be arranged in an internal volume of the at least one housing and at least partly delimited by the walls, at least one of said walls being a movable or removable cover.

[0011] The at least one housing may comprise at least one gripping means and / or at least one of the sides of the support may comprise an access element to said housing configured to facilitate access to at least one of the walls of the plurality of walls of the at least one storage housing.

[0012] The storage system may further comprise at least one removable and attached partition configured to divide the storage volume of the support into a plurality of separate spaces, the support being able to comprise at least one means for maintaining said partition.

[0013] In particular, the at least one housing may be foldable, said housing comprising a plurality of deformable edges, in particular elastically deformable edges.

[0014] In particular, the storage system may comprise a plurality of removable housings.

[0015] The invention also relates to a storage housing for a storage system as previously described, the housing comprising: - a plurality of walls, all or part of at least two walls being configured to extend into contact with a support, said walls being inscribed in an envelope that is at least partly cylindrical, said cylindrical part having a base that is symmetrical relative to at least one first plane so that the housing is capable of being pivoted, by a user, relative to a support according to a rotational movement around a first axis of rotation included in the first plane and / or according to a rotational movement around a second axis of rotation orthogonal to the first plane; and - a plurality of storage spaces, at least two storage spaces of the plurality of storage spaces being arranged in separate walls, in particular adjacent or opposite.

[0016] The invention further relates to a motor vehicle comprising at least one storage system and / or a storage box according to the invention.

[0017] The invention finally relates to a method of using a storage system according to the invention, the method comprising the extraction of the at least one box arranged in the storage volume in a first position in which at least one first wall extends opposite the open side of the support, the movement of the at least one box, by a user, according to a rotational movement around at least one axis of rotation, and the repositioning of the at least one box in the storage volume in a second position in which at least one second wall, distinct from the first wall, extends opposite the open side.

[0018] Other details, characteristics and advantages will emerge more clearly on reading the detailed description given below, for informational and non-limiting purposes, in relation to the various exemplary embodiments illustrated in the following figures:

[0019] [Fig.l] is a schematic perspective representation of an exemplary embodiment of a storage system.

[0020] [Fig.2] is a schematic perspective representation of the storage system.

[0021] [Fig.3] is a schematic cross-sectional representation of the storage system.

[0022] [Fig.4] is a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a storage system support.

[0023] [Fig.5] is a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a storage box included in the storage system.

[0024] [Fig.6] is a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a foldable storage box.

[0025] [Fig.7] is a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of the foldable storage box.

[0026] [Fig.8] a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of the foldable storage box.

[0027] [Fig.9] is a schematic representation of an example use of the storage system in which a storage enclosure is manipulated.

[0028] [Fig. 10] is a schematic representation of an example of use of the storage system.

[0029] [Fig. 11] is a schematic representation of an example use of the storage system in which a housing is rotated.

[0030] [Fig. 12] is a schematic representation of an example use of the storage system in which a housing has been rotated.

[0031] [Fig. 13] is a schematic representation of an example use of the storage system in which two boxes have been rotated.

[0032] [Fig. 14] is a schematic representation of an example use of the storage system in which a housing is pivoted vertically.

[0033] Figures 1 to 3 schematically illustrate an exemplary embodiment of a storage system 1 for a motor vehicle comprising a support 2 and at least one removable storage box 3 relative to said support 2.

[0034] The storage system 1 is intended for a motor vehicle. The vehicle in question may be of any type, for example a private vehicle, a utility vehicle, a truck or a bus. According to alternative embodiments, the storage system 1 according to the invention may be implemented in different areas of the vehicle, such as an opening or a trunk. Preferably, as described below, the storage system 1 may be a central console, arranged between the front seats of the vehicle. Note that the vehicle may comprise a plurality of storage systems, in particular having distinct dimensions depending on the need or its position. For example, a storage system 1 according to the invention arranged in an opening or adjacent to a handbrake handle has smaller dimensions than a storage system having the function of a central console.

[0035] Figures 1 to 14 illustrate exemplary embodiments of the storage system 1 according to the invention. By convention in the description below, the storage system 1 is defined with reference to a direct XYZ reference frame conventionally used in automobile design, shown in the figures requiring it. In such a reference frame, the front-rear direction, oriented towards the rear, defines a longitudinal direction X. The direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and located in a plane parallel to the ground is called the transverse direction Y. The direction perpendicular to the X and Y directions is called the vertical direction Z. Also, the terms "first", "second" and "main" are intended to distinguish similar components and not to define a hierarchy within the object.

[0036] Generally, the support 2 comprises a plurality of flanks 21 delimiting a storage volume 20 open on one side so as to make said volume accessible to a user. In particular, the support 2 comprises at least two opposite flanks 21 symmetrical to each other relative to a main plane 1000 passing through the open side. In this case, the main plane 1000 extends along the longitudinal direction X.

[0037] The support 2 may comprise a base 22 configured to extend vertically or substantially vertically in the vehicle and connecting the opposite flanks 21 to each other. The illustrated support 2 comprises two end flanks 21a, delimiting the support 2 along the longitudinal direction X, and lateral flanks 21b, here symmetrical to each other relative to the main plane 1000. Particularly and in a non-limiting manner, the lateral flanks 21b may comprise inner lateral flanks 21b', delimiting the storage volume 20, and outer lateral flanks 21b”, delimiting an outer structure of the support 2. By way of non-limiting example, the support 2 may have an outer structure, delimited by the outer lateral flanks 21b” and the end flanks 21a, parallelepiped or cylindrical.Likewise, according to exemplary embodiments, the support 2 may have an internal structure, in particular formed by the internal lateral flanks 21b' and delimiting the storage volume 20, parallelepiped or cylindrical. In this case, the internal lateral flanks 21b' are opposite flanks symmetrical to each other relative to the main plane 1000. The support 2 may also be defined by a length, measured between the extreme flanks 21a along the longitudinal direction X, in particular at the level of the storage volume 20.

[0038] Optionally, the support 2 may comprise an additional side, not shown movable and / or removable, configured to close the open side. Such an additional side 21 then has the function of a hood or cover intended to close the storage volume 20 at the open side and can be moved or removed in order to access said volume as needed.

[0039] The support 2 can be obtained by molding or, alternatively, by 3D printing. In this sense, preferably, the support 2 is made of a plastic material, in particular thermoplastic.

[0040] The at least one box 3 comprises at least one storage 4 and a plurality of walls 31. The at least one storage box 3 is attached and removable relative to the support 2 and is advantageously portable so that a user can place it in support 2, remove it to place it elsewhere in the vehicle or take it outside the vehicle as needed.

[0041] In all of the examples illustrated, the storage system 1 comprises, in a non-limiting manner, a plurality of storage boxes 3, particularly two of said boxes 3. It is understood that such a representation is in no way limiting and that the present invention extends to a system comprising one or more boxes 3. Furthermore, any description given below with reference to a storage box 3 may extend to all or part of a plurality of boxes 3 included in the storage system 1 according to the invention.

[0042] The plurality of walls 31 defines a shape of the housing 3 at least partly complementary to the support 2, in particular at least partly complementary to the internal structure of the support 2 comprising the internal lateral flanks 21b'.

[0043] The plurality of walls 31 is inscribed in an envelope that is at least partly cylindrical, a base of such a cylindrical part being symmetrical relative to at least one first plane 1001 orthogonal to said base. In particular, said first plane 1001 is configured to coincide with the main plane 1000 when the storage housing 3 is arranged in the support 2. In particular, the walls 31 that are symmetrical relative to the first plane 1001 are configured to cooperate with the opposite symmetrical flanks 21 of the support 2. In particular, the housing 3 comprises two end walls 31a, delimiting the housing 3 along the longitudinal direction X, connected to each other by a plurality of side walls 31b.

[0044] For the sake of clarity, a “nominal” configuration will be defined as an initial position of the storage housing 3 in the support 2 in which at least one end wall 31a of the housing 3 extends opposite one of the end flanks 21a of the support 2 and at least a portion of at least two side walls 31b of the housing 3 is configured to extend in contact with the side flanks 21b of the support 2. At least one first side wall then extends opposite the open side of the support 2 so as to be directly accessible to a user while all or part of the other side walls 31b are inaccessible or closed, and hidden, by the side flanks 31b.

[0045] Optionally but preferably, the plurality of walls 31 is part of a symmetrical structure relative to two orthogonal planes, the first plane 1001 and a second plane 1002, orthogonal to the first plane 1001 and to the base of the cylindrical part of the storage housing 3.

[0046] Optionally, the storage housing 3 may, in addition, be symmetrical relative to a third plane 1005, orthogonal to the first plane 1001 and to the second plane 1002, extending parallel or substantially parallel to the base of the cylindrical part of the casing of the housing.

[0047] The shape of the housing 3 can thus, according to different embodiments, at least partly cylindrical or, optionally but preferably, be cylindrical. The base of the cylindrical part may be symmetrical relative to a plane or two planes orthogonal to each other, as set out above. In particular, according to non-limiting examples, such a base may be square, rectangular or any other shape having the aforementioned symmetry.

[0048] The housing 3 is defined by a length, measured between the end walls 31a along the longitudinal direction X. Such a length can be defined so that, when it is arranged in the “nominal” configuration, the storage housing 3 extends over at least part of the length of the support 2, for example half of said length when two housings 3 are to be inserted into the support 2. According to an alternative not shown, the housing 3 can be dimensioned so as to extend over the entire length of the support 2, in particular when the storage system 1 is such that the support is capable of receiving a single housing 3.

[0049] In order to ensure that the housing 3 is held in the support 2 while optimizing the extraction capacity of the storage housing 3 from the storage volume 20, at least a portion of at least two walls 31 of the housing 3 is configured to extend into contact with the support 2. The surface contact existing between the storage housing 3 and the support 2 can also be made at the level of at least a portion of one of the end walls 31a with one of the end flanks 21a when the housing 31 is in the “nominal” configuration.

[0050] Due to its symmetrical shape and at least partially complementary to the support 2, the at least one housing 3 is advantageously capable of being pivoted according to at least one rotational movement relative to the support 2 and then repositioned in said support 2 by a user. Such a rotational movement can in particular be carried out around at least one first axis of rotation 1003 included in the first plane 1001. In particular, the first axis 1003 can be included at the intersection of the first plane 1001 and the second plane 1002 as described previously. Advantageously, the housing 3 is capable of being pivoted according to two axes of rotation orthogonal to each other. For example, the housing 3 is capable of being moved in a rotational movement around a first rotational axis 1003 included in the first plane 1001 and / or in a rotational movement around a second rotational axis 1004 orthogonal to the first plane 1001.In this case, the storage box 3 is able to be pivoted according to a rotational movement RI around the first axis of rotation 1003, parallel to the longitudinal direction X and arranged at the intersection of the first plane 1001 and the second plane 1002, and / or according to a movement R2 around a second axis of rotation 1004, parallel to the transverse direction Y, that is to say orthogonal to the first plane 1001. Also, the box 3 is able to be arranged in a plurality of “pivoted” configurations. When the box 3 is moved from the confi . nominal configuration to a “pivoted” configuration, at least one separate wall of the storage housing 3 extends opposite the open side of the support 2 and is directly accessible. Conversely, other walls are made inaccessible, or hidden, because they are arranged opposite the flanks 21 and / or the base 22 of the support 2. When the housing 3 is pivoted about the first axis of rotation 1003, such a separate wall is a side wall. In other words, at the end of such pivoting of the housing 3, at least a portion of at least one separate wall extends into contact with one of the two opposite flanks 21 of the support 2. Conversely, when the housing 3 is pivoted about the second axis of rotation 1004, such a separate wall is an end wall. The housing can then extend vertically relative to the support 2, that is to say that an axis passing through the end walls 31a is parallel or substantially parallel to the vertical direction Z, as illustrated in [Fig. 14].A part of the housing 3, for example at least one of the end walls 31a, can then extend outside the storage volume 20. The storage system thus advantageously makes it possible to organize the objects as needed but also to secure objects by keeping them out of sight.

[0051] The storage housing 3 can be obtained by molding or, alternatively, by 3D printing. In this sense, preferably, said housing 3 is made of a plastic material, in particular thermoplastic. In particular, the walls 31 of such a housing 3 form a single-piece assembly. Optionally, all or part of the outer faces of the walls of the housing 3, configured to be turned towards the sides 21 or the base 22 of the support 2, can comprise attachment members, not shown, such as graining or ribs. Such attachment members can be obtained by overmolding or fixed. They are, for example, made of an elastomeric material such as rubber and aim to optimize the cooperation between the housing 3 and the support 2 by retaining the housing in position.

[0052] As explained above, the storage box 3 comprises at least one storage unit 4. Preferably, the box 3 comprises a plurality of storage units 4. In order to optimize the functionality of the box 3 and in order to ensure the organized storage of the various objects that a user may possess, the storage box 3 may advantageously comprise storage units 4 of various shapes and dimensions. In particular, the storage box 3 comprises at least one of: - a square or rectangular storage compartment 4a, in particular suitable for containing cards or business cards or coins; and / or - a circular storage 4b, in particular capable of holding a drink, such as a cup or a bottle; and / or - an oval 4c storage, in particular suitable for containing coins; and / or - a 4d storage having the shape of one or more slots or grooves, in particular capable of holding a telephone, a map or a means of location such as a GPS.

[0053] According to various embodiments, at least one of said storage spaces 4 may be open or be equipped with an obstruction member 5 capable of holding an object in said storage space 4. By way of non-limiting example, the obstruction member 5 may be a flap or a shutter capable of closing said storage space 4, and / or a strap or an elastically deformable tab extending through at least a portion of said storage space 4. In particular, advantageously, such an obstruction member 5 may be attached and removable so as to be moved and positioned on a storage space 4 requiring it. Preferably, the obstruction member 5 extends at least in part, or even essentially, in a space delimited by a storage space 4 in question.

[0054] In particular, the storage box 3 comprises at least one storage unit 4 arranged on at least one of the walls 31 of the box 3. One or more storage units 4 may be arranged on the side walls 31b or end walls 31a of the box 3. In addition, one or more storage units 4 may be arranged so as to extend over all or part of a wall in question. Alternatively, as illustrated in [Fig. 3], one or more storage units 4 may be arranged so as to extend over a plurality of adjacent walls 31. In other words, such storage units 4 extend at an edge connecting said adjacent walls 31 together.

[0055] Advantageously, optionally, the storage box 3 can also comprise a plurality of storage spaces 4 per wall. In particular, the box 3 can be optimized so that, for at least one wall of the plurality of walls 31, the storage spaces 4 occupy at least 50% of the surface area specific to the wall in question, or even more than 70%.

[0056] Furthermore, all or part of the walls 31 of the housing 3 may comprise one or more storage spaces 4. In particular, at least 50%, or even 75%, of the walls 31 of the plurality of walls 31 comprise one or more storage spaces 4. According to a particular, non-limiting exemplary embodiment, all the walls 31 of the plurality of walls 31 comprise at least one storage space 4.

[0057] As illustrated in [Fig. 3], such storage units 4 may have variable depths, in particular depending on the type of object(s) intended to be stored in a storage unit 4 in question. Each storage unit 4 as previously described may thus form a cavity relative to the wall(s) 31 comprising it, such that a bottom of said storage unit 4 extends into an internal volume 30 delimited by the walls 31 of the storage housing 3. Advantageously, the positioning of a plurality of storage units 4 may be optimized as a function of the depth of said storage units 4, such that the storage unit bottoms 4 originating from adjacent or opposite walls 31 extend at a non-zero distance from each other, for example.

[0058] Additionally or alternatively, the at least one storage 4 can be arranged in the internal volume 30 of the housing 3, at least partly delimited by the walls 31. For such a housing 3, the housing 3 has an at least partially hollow structure and at least one of the walls 31 is removable or movable so as to allow access to the internal volume 30 of the housing 3, particularly to the storage 4 that it comprises. One of the walls 31 then functions as a cover. It can be attached to the other walls 31 and held by means of at least one fixing element, such as a clip, not shown. Alternatively, such a cover can be movable, for example so as to be foldable or sliding relative to the other walls 31. Also, the housing 3 can be configured to comprise, in the internal volume 30, a plurality of storage 4.The housing 3 can then comprise internal walls allowing the compartmentalization of the internal volume 30. Optionally, the housing 3 can also comprise a plurality of movable or removable walls acting as a cover.

[0059] As explained above, the envelope of the housing 3 is inscribed in an at least partly cylindrical shape having a symmetrical base relative to a plane or two planes orthogonal to each other. According to a preferred embodiment, an exemplary embodiment of which is illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 14, the housing 3 has an envelope with an octagonal base.

[0060] As illustrated in [Fig. 3], the orthogonal base of the housing 3 is particularly configured so that opposite angles of the housing envelope, here opposite relative to the first plane 1001 or to the second plane 1002, are equal or substantially equal. In other words, the angles of a first pair of angles a1, opposite relative to the first plane 1001, are equal to each other while the angles of a second pair of angles a2, opposite relative to the second plane 1002, are also equal to each other. Such a feature helps to allow the housing 3 to pivot in a plurality of different “pivoted” configurations in the case of an octagonal base. Furthermore, so as to allow greater pivoting capacity and a greater variety of storage 4, the angles of the first pair of angles a1 and of the second pair of angles a2 are, optionally but preferably, equal to each other.As a result, the widths of the different side walls 31b, measured between two adjacent edges in the base of the cylinder, are equal to each other.

[0061] The support 2 is adapted so as to have a shape at least partly complementary to the storage housing 3. The support 2 thus comprises, among the plurality of flanks 21, two symmetrical opposite flanks 21 at least partly inclined so as to have a slope of inclination [3, relative to the main plane 1000. In this case, the opposite internal flanks 21 have such a slope, said flanks 21 being sy metric to each other relative to the main plane 1000. In addition, said inclined opposite flanks 21 are configured to cooperate with two walls 31, in particular at least two side walls 31b, of the housing 3. At least a portion of said two walls 31 of the housing 3 is thus configured to extend into contact with the flanks 21 having said slope so as to maintain the housing 3 in position within the support 2.

[0062] Optionally but preferably, as illustrated, each of the symmetrical opposite flanks 21 comprises two distinct inclination slopes. A first inclination slope [31, as previously explained, is configured to cooperate with walls 31 of the housing 3 so as to allow it to be held. Such a first slope is in particular arranged near the base 22 of the support 2, for example, along the vertical direction Z, in one half, or even one third of the support 2 closest to said base 22. Conversely, a second slope, of inclination [32, can be integrated into each of the opposite flanks 21 so as to facilitate and / or allow the production of the support 2. For example, when the support 2 is molded or injected, the second slope is configured so as to have, relative to the main plane 1000, an inclination strictly less than the inclination of the first slope.Furthermore, such an arrangement 4 advantageously makes it possible to facilitate access to the housing 3 when the latter is arranged in the support 2, in particular by allowing the passage of a hand or fingers of a user between at least a part of one of the internal sides 21 of the support 2 and at least one of the walls 31 of the housing 3.

[0063] It should be noted that, in the case of an exemplary embodiment as set out above, in which the housing 3 has another cylindrical shape, for example with a square or rectangular base, the opposite flanks 21 of the support 2, particularly the internal flanks 21, may also comprise a slope configured so as to facilitate and / or allow the production of the support 2, in particular when the latter is obtained by molding. The preceding description then applies mutatis mutandis.

[0064] Regardless of the shape of the base of the storage box 3, the latter may, optionally but preferably, be foldable. As illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 8, such a box 3 comprises a plurality of deformable edges 6, in particular elastically deformable edges. In particular, such edges are film hinges. In particular, all or part of the edges of the storage box 3 are deformable. Such a principle advantageously makes it possible to fold or unfold the box 3 depending on whether it is to be used to store objects of a user in the support or outside the vehicle or depending on whether it is simply to be stored, for example in the vehicle. The foldable storage box 3 may thus have two distinct configurations: a “use” configuration and a “stored” configuration.

[0065] In the “stored” configuration, illustrated in Figures 6 to 8, the storage box 3 is unfolded, at least a portion of the walls 31 is detached from at least one adjacent wall so that the storage box 3 can be stored, in the vehicle or elsewhere, while having a small footprint. In the example illustrated, a portion of the side walls 31b remain connected to each other, by means of rigid edges and / or deformable edges 6, while two of the side walls 31b can be separated from each other at the edge connecting them so as to be able to position the different side walls 31b in a flat or substantially flat manner. The end walls 31a remain, preferably, connected to at least one side wall by means of an elastically deformable edge 6.

[0066] In the “use” configuration, the storage box 3 has its 3D structure as described previously and illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, 5 or 9 to 14. As further detailed with reference to the method of use below, a user folds the walls 31 of the storage box 3 from its “stored” configuration to its “use” configuration by exerting a force on the deformable edges 6 so as to bring the different walls 31 together and assemble them together.

[0067] In order to maintain the walls 31 of the storage housing 3 together in the “use” configuration, the storage housing 3 further comprises at least one fixing member 7, such as a clip device or magnets. In particular, the storage housing 3 comprises a plurality of said fixing members 7. Such fixing members 7 are, preferably, arranged at the level of inner faces of the walls 31, configured to be turned towards the internal volume 30 of the storage housing 3 when the latter is arranged in the “use” configuration. Such positioning allows, on the one hand, a better aesthetic rendering of the storage housing 3 and, on the other hand, not to hinder the cooperation between the walls 31 of the housing 3 and the sides 21 of the support 2.

[0068] Optionally, the storage system 1 may be configured so as to comprise at least one means 8 for retaining the at least one housing 3 in the support 2. Such a retaining means 8 is configured to maintain the at least one housing 3 at a non-zero distance from the base 22 of the support 2 so as to define at least one lower storage 4e delimited by the base 22 and at least one of the walls 31 of the at least one housing 3. Such a retaining means 8 also makes it possible to facilitate the extraction of the housing 3 from the support. When the storage system 1 comprises a plurality of housings 3, all or part of the plurality of storage housings 3 may be maintained by one or more retaining means 8 so as to define such a lower storage 4e. The storage system 1 thus comprises a storage area 4 hidden from view, arranged under the storage box(es) 3, easily accessible by removing at least one box 3.

[0069] According to an exemplary embodiment not shown, the retaining means 8 can comprise one or more tabs arranged on the sides 21, in particular the internal sides 21. Such tabs may in particular be attached and removable.

[0070] In the case of a storage box 3 with an orthogonal base, as previously explained, the inclination slope [31 included in the opposite flanks 21, configured to cooperate with the walls 31 of the storage box 3 can also act as a retaining means 8. It can then be positioned and / or dimensioned so as to maintain the storage box 3 at a non-zero distance from the base 22 along the vertical direction Z. For example, such a slope can be arranged at a non-zero distance from the base 22 and / or have an inclination such that the flank in question hinders the movement of the storage box 3 towards the base 22 at a non-zero distance from the latter.

[0071] Also, optionally, the support 2 may comprise at least one recess 9, of a shape complementary to at least one of the walls 31 of the at least one housing 3, configured to hold the at least one housing 3 relative to the support 2. In particular, such a recess 9 may be configured to hold the storage housing 3 in its vertical position, that is to say in the position for which one of the end walls 31a is placed opposite and / or in contact with the base 22 of the support 2. In particular, in the example illustrated in [Fig. 4], the recess 9 has a shape complementary to at least a portion of two adjacent side walls 31b. In particular, the support 2, in particular the internal flanks 21 of the support 2, may comprise a plurality of recesses 9.At least two recesses 9 then extend opposite each other along one direction, for example along the transverse direction Y, thus forming a shape complementary to the base of the cylindrical envelope with which it is configured to cooperate.

[0072] Optionally, in order to facilitate the handling of the storage box 3, the latter may comprise at least one gripping means 10. Additionally or alternatively, at least one of the sides 21 of the support 2 may comprise at least one access element 11 to said box 3 configured to facilitate access by a user to at least one of the walls of the plurality of walls 31. The gripping means 10 may be, according to non-limiting examples, a handle or a member extending in projection from at least one wall of the storage box 3 along at least one direction, for example along the longitudinal or transverse direction as illustrated in [Fig. 5]. In particular, the gripping means 10 may be removable and attached to the storage box 3. For example, the gripping means 10 may be mounted on the box 3 by means of a clip device.The access element 11 of the support 2 may have the shape of a cavity arranged in at least one of the sides 21 of the support 2. In particular, such a cavity is open and opens onto the storage volume 20 so as to extend opposite at least one wall of the housing 3 when the latter is. arranged in the support 2. The cavity then allows better access, and therefore better gripping, of the storage housing 3. In particular, the access element 11 can be configured to receive at least in part a gripping means 10 of the housing 3.

[0073] The storage system 1 can thus be implemented according to various modes of use, examples of which are illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 14. As explained previously, the system can comprise a single storage box 3. Such a box 3 can be sized so as to occupy all or part of the longitudinal dimension, or length, of the storage volume 20.

[0074] Also, the storage system 1 may comprise a plurality of storage boxes 3. In particular, said boxes 3 may be arranged one after the other along at least one direction, for example along the longitudinal direction X.

[0075] Optionally, advantageously, the storage system 1 may further comprise at least one removable and attached partition 12, configured to divide the storage volume 20 of the support 2 into a plurality of separate spaces. The support 2 then comprises at least one means for holding said partition 12, such as one or more grooves arranged in the sides 21, in particular in the opposite internal sides 21, capable of receiving said partition 12. The partition 12 may then extend vertically. In this case, the partition 12 separates the storage volume 20 into two separate spaces. Advantageously, the positioning of the partition 12 is defined so as to allow the positioning of at least one storage box 3 and so as to limit the movement of said box 3 within the storage volume 20 along at least one direction.The partition 12 can thus form a stop for at least one housing 3 along at least one direction within the storage volume 20, in particular the longitudinal direction X. The partition 12 can thus delimit at least one space capable of receiving a storage housing 3 as explained above and a separate space delimiting a compartment capable of receiving various objects. Such spaces can advantageously have dimensions, in particular along the longitudinal direction X, that are equal or substantially equal so that the position of the housing 3 can be interchangeable or a second storage housing 3 can be added as needed. Optionally, the partition 12 can comprise an access element 11 as explained above.

[0076] Furthermore, the support 2 can then advantageously be used alone, with or without partition 12, while the storage box(es) 3 can be stored elsewhere in the vehicle or taken by the user outside the vehicle.

[0077] Similarly, the storage box 3 can be used separately from the support 2 and be transported outside the vehicle, so that the user does not have the need to sort the items to take away when leaving the vehicle.

[0078] The present invention can thus also extend to a storage box 3 for a storage system 1 according to the invention. Said box 3 can in particular incorporate all or part of the characteristics set out previously. In particular, such a storage box 3 comprises at least one storage unit 4 and a plurality of walls 31, all or part of at least two walls 31 being configured to extend into contact with the support 2. Said walls 31 are inscribed in an at least partly cylindrical envelope, a base of which is symmetrical relative to a plane or two planes orthogonal to each other, the first plane 1001 and the second plane 1002, as set out previously, so that the box 3 is capable of being pivoted by a user relative to the support 2 in a rotational movement around at least one axis of rotation. In particular, such a box comprises a plurality of storage spaces, arranged on separate walls, in particular opposite or adjacent.

[0079] The present invention also extends to a method of using a storage system 1. As illustrated in Figures 9 and 10, such a method comprises extracting the at least one housing 3 which is arranged in the storage volume 20 in a first position, for example the “nominal” configuration, in which at least one first wall extends opposite the open side of the support 2. The at least one housing 3 can be extracted by gripping at at least two walls 31 or, alternatively, by means of gripping means 10 as previously explained. Also, the housing 3 can be extracted by gripping at at least one storage 4.The at least one storage box 3 is then moved by a user in a rotational movement around at least one rotation axis, then is repositioned in the storage volume 20 in a second position, corresponding to a “pivoted” configuration in which at least one second wall, distinct from the first wall, extends opposite the open side of the support 2.

[0080] For example, the two storage boxes 3 of the storage system are extracted from the support in the example illustrated in [Fig. 11] and are pivoted independently of each other, in opposite directions of rotation or in a distinct degree of rotation, around the first axis of rotation 1003 before being repositioned as illustrated in [Fig. 13].

[0081] The at least one housing can also be pivoted about the second axis of rotation 1004 in order to extend vertically relative to the support 2, as illustrated in [Fig.14],

[0082] When the storage box 3 comprises removable gripping means 10, these can be removed and repositioned as required prior to repositioning the box 3 in the storage volume 20.

[0083] Also, depending on the desired use, the storage box 3 can be extracted to be stored in another location, included in the vehicle or outside it.

[0084] Finally, when the box 3 is foldable, it can be arranged in its “stored” configuration by detaching the fixing members 7 then folding down the walls 31. The storage box 3 can then be stored in the vehicle or outside of it while minimizing its bulk. When the storage box 3 is to be used, the reverse manipulation is carried out, the walls 31 are arranged in the cylindrical structure and the fixing means are activated.

[0085] The present invention thus proposes a storage system allowing the organized, practical and simple storage of various objects. The pivoting capacity of the housing allows the selection of useful storage spaces in order to position necessary objects, for example when driving, with direct access in order to ensure the safety of a user. Such a principle also makes it possible to propose hidden storage spaces, arranged on the walls of the storage housing other than that extending opposite the open side of the support or even under said housing. Also, the portability of said housing allows the secure storage of various objects, the user thus being able to simply and quickly extract the storage housing housing such objects to take it with him outside the vehicle.

[0086] The present invention cannot, however, be limited to the means and configurations described and illustrated here and it also extends to any equivalent means or configuration and to any technically operative combination of such means insofar as they ultimately fulfill the functionalities described and illustrated in the present document.

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Claims

1. Storage system (1) for a motor vehicle comprising a support (2) and at least one removable storage box (3) relative to said support (2): - the support (2) comprising a plurality of sides (21) delimiting a storage volume (20) open on one side including at least two opposite sides (21, 21b') symmetrical to each other relative to a main plane (1000) passing through the open side;- the at least one housing (3) comprising at least one storage (4) and a plurality of walls (31), at least two walls (31) of the plurality of walls being configured to extend into contact with the support (2), said plurality of walls (31) being inscribed in an at least partly cylindrical envelope, a base of which is symmetrical relative to at least one first plane (1001), the at least one housing (3) being capable of being pivoted, by a user, relative to the support (2) according to a rotational movement around a first axis of rotation (1003) included in the first plane (1001) and / or according to a rotational movement around a second axis of rotation (1004) orthogonal to the first plane (1001), and repositioned in the support (2);characterized in that the two opposite symmetrical flanks (21, 21b') are at least partly inclined so as to have a slope ([> 1) relative to the main plane (1000) and the at least one housing (3) has a cylindrical envelope with an octagonal base, at least two walls (31) of the plurality of walls (31) being configured to extend in contact with the flanks (21) having said slope.;

2. Storage system (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the plurality of walls (31) is part of a symmetrical structure relative to two orthogonal planes (1001, 1002), the first plane (1001) and a second plane (1002), orthogonal to the first plane (1001) and to the base of the cylindrical part of the storage housing (3).

3. Storage system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the support (2) comprises a base (22), opposite the open side, the system further comprising: - at least one means (8) for retaining the at least one housing (3) in the support (2) configured to maintain the at least one housing (3) at a non-zero distance from the base so as to define at least one lower storage (4) delimited by the base (22) and at least one of the walls (31) of the at least one housing (3); and / or - at least one recess (9), of a shape complementary to at least one of the walls (31) of the at least one housing (3), configured to hold the at least one housing (3) relative to the support (2).

4. Storage system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein: - at least one storage (4) being arranged on at least one of the walls (31) of the at least one housing (3); and / or - at least one storage (4) being arranged in an internal volume (30) of the at least one housing (3) and at least partly delimited by the walls (31), at least one of said walls (31) being a movable or removable cover.

5. Storage system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one housing (3) comprises at least one gripping means (10) and / or at least one of the sides (21) of the support (2) comprises an access element (11) to said housing (3) configured to facilitate access to at least one of the walls of the plurality of walls (31) of the at least one storage housing (3).

6. Storage system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one removable and attached partition (12), configured to divide the storage volume (20) of the support (2) into a plurality of separate spaces, the support (2) comprising at least one means for holding said partition (12).

7. Storage system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the at least one housing (3) is foldable, said housing (3) comprising a plurality of deformable edges (6), in particular elastically deformable edges.

8. Storage system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a plurality of removable housings (3).

9. Storage case (3) for storage system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: - a plurality of walls (31), all or part of at least two walls (31) being configured to extend in contact with a support (2), said walls (31) being inscribed in an envelope at least partly cylindrical, said cylindrical part having a base symmetrical relative to at least one first plane (1001) so that the case (3) is able to be pivoted, by a user, relative to a support (2) according to a rotational movement around a first axis of rotation (1003) included in the first plane (1001) and / or according to a rotational movement around a second axis of rotation (1004) orthogonal to the first plane (1001); and - a plurality of storage spaces (4) at least two storage spaces (4) of the plurality of storage spaces (4) being arranged in separate walls, in particular adjacent or opposite the at least one housing (3) having a cylindrical envelope with an octagonal base, at least two walls (31) of the plurality of walls (31) being configured to extend in contact with two opposite symmetrical flanks (21, 21b') of the support at least partly inclined so as to have a slope ([> I ) relative to the main plane (1000).

10. Motor vehicle comprising at least one storage system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8 and / or a storage housing (3) according to claim 9.

11. Method of using a storage system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8 comprising the extraction of the at least one housing (3) arranged in the storage volume (20) in a first position in which at least one first wall extends opposite the open side of the support (2), the displacement of the at least one housing (3), by a user, according to a rotational movement around at least one axis of rotation (1003, 1004), and the repositioning of the at least one housing (3) in the storage volume (20) in a second position in which at least one second wall, distinct from the first wall, extends opposite the open side.

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