Claims:We Claim:

1. An arrangement (1000) for a vehicle interior, the arrangement (1000) comprising:
a tabletop (10) comprising a middle portion (11) and two side portions (12,13), the two side portions (12,13) are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the middle portion (11) such that the middle portion (11) and the two side portions (12,13) creates an U-shaped space,; and
a roller shutter (20)
characterized in that, the roller shutter (20) is arranged at the tabletop (10) such that the roller shutter (20) closes at least partially the U-shaped space.

2. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side portions (12,13) has a guiding grooves (12a, 13a) configured on the periphery of the two side portions (12,13) adapted to engage with the roller shutter (20) to close at least partially the U-shaped space.

3. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1 and 2, wherein the roller shutter (20) has plurality of slats (20b) connected by a way of live hinges, wherein a pair of pins (27) is arranged at both ends of the plurality of slats (20b) outwardly in the widthwise direction adapted to engage and slide on or in the guiding grooves (12a, 13a) to close at least partially the U-shaped space.

4. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the roller shutter (20) is arranged in or on the middle portion (11) of the tabletop (10) such that the pair of pins (27) engage and slide on or in the guiding grooves (12a, 13a) to close at least partially the U-shaped space.

5. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding grooves (12a, 13a) is of C-shaped channel and at least one of the pair of pins (27a) is of bendable T-shaped structure for locking the roller shutter (20) with the two side portions (12, 13).

6. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1 and 5, wherein at least one of the pair of pins (27a) is spring loaded having a protruding portion (26) accessible to a passenger for unlocking the roller shutter (20) with the two side portions (12, 13).

7. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tabletop (10) is movable from a stow position (10a) to a deployed position (10b) in an elevation direction of the vehicle interior.

8. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the stow position (10a) of the tabletop (10) is hidden or flushed into a carrier part (300) such as a floor or a roof of the vehicle interior.

9. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein an electric motor is configured within the vehicle interior to move the tabletop (10) from stow position (10a) to deployed position (10b) or vice-versa.

10. The arrangement (1000) as claimed in claim 1 and 3, wherein a mechanical link (15) such as a telescopic rod or a scissor linkage is connectable to the middle portion (11) of the tabletop (10) for configuring the deployed position (10b) by extending the mechanical link (15) at a predefined height by a passenger of the vehicle interior.
, Description:Field of the Invention

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of multi-utility arrangement for a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to an arrangement which can be used as a tabletop or as a storage box as desired by a passenger(s) in a vehicle interior.

Background of the Invention

[0002] In recent, vehicles with a table arrangement for accompanying conferences in the vehicle interior are in demand, at least for premium-class passenger vehicles. Existing table arrangement may move to a stow position when not required. However, it has no function or purpose in the stow position which may result in dissatisfaction of passenger of the vehicle interior for having such arrangement with addition cost.

[0003] Therefore, there is a need to overcome the above drawback(s) and provide an arrangement which uses the full utility of the table arrangement when not in use can be used for different function for example as a storage arrangement.

Objects of the Invention

[0004] Some of the objectives of the present invention, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement which can be used as a table arrangement or a storage arrangement.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement which when not is use can hidden or flushed into a carrier surface like a floor or a roof of the vehicle interior.

[0007] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide the arrangement which is easy to switch between the table arrangement and storage arrangement.

[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an arrangement which may move at a desired height as per the vehicle passenger(s) demand.

Summary of the invention

[0009] The present invention relates to the field of multi-utility arrangement for vehicles. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an arrangement which can be used as a tabletop or a storage box as desired by the passenger(s) of the vehicle interior.

[0010] The present invention discloses an arrangement for a vehicle interior, the arrangement comprising a tabletop for configuring a table arrangement. The tabletop may comprise a middle portion and two side portions. The two side portions can be pivotally connected to opposite sides of the middle portion such that the middle portion and the two side portion can create a U-shaped space. A roller shutter may be arranged at the tabletop, more particularly on or in the middle portion such that the roller shutter can close at least partially the U-shaped space for configuring a storage arrangement.

[0011] Further, the side portions may comprise guiding grooves configured on the periphery of the two side portions adapted to engage with the roller shutter to close at least partially the U-shaped space. Particularly, the roller shutter may comprise plurality of slats connected by a way of live hinges or by a way of bendable manner. Wherein a pair of pins is arranged at both ends of the plurality of slats outwardly in the width wise direction adapted to engage and slide on or in the guiding grooves to close at least partially the U-shaped space.

[0012] In an embodiment, the roller shutter may be arranged in or on the middle portion of the tabletop such that the pair of pins may engage and slide on or in the guiding grooves to close at least partially the U-shaped space. The guiding grooves may be of C-shaped channel and at least one of the pair of pins may be of bendable T-shaped structure for locking the roller shutter with the two side portions. The at least one of the pair of pins may be spring loaded and may have a protruding portion accessible to a passenger for unlocking the roller shutter from the two side portion for pivoting the side portions again at the table arrangement as desired by the passenger(s) of the vehicle interior.

[0013] More particularly in an implementation of some embodiment, the T-shaped structure has a first side and a second side such that when the two side portion pivots in opposite direction the first side of the bendable T-shaped structure of the pair of pins abuts against the C-shaped channel and bends into the C-shaped channel of the guiding grooves, thus the roller shutter engages with the two side portions and the roller shutter may close it to configure the storage arrangement. Further, when the passenger actuates the protruding portion of the roller shutter the second side of the bendable T-shaped structure abuts against an inner side of the C-shaped structure of the guiding grooves and thus bends to come out of the two side portion so that the side portion may pivots back to the table arrangement position.

[0014] In an embodiment, the tabletop may be movable from a stow position to a deployed position in an elevation direction of the vehicle interior or in a Z-direction, that is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle interior. At the stow position the tabletop may be hidden or flushed into a carrier surface of the vehicle interior for example inside a floor or a roof or any suitable trim part of the vehicle interior. Further, a mechanical link such as a telescopic rod or a scissor linkage may be arranged inside the carrier surface in a connectable manner to the middle portion of the tabletop for configuring the deployed position by extending the mechanical link at a desired height by a passenger of the vehicle interior. Further, an electronic means such as an electric motor may be configured within the vehicle interior to move the tabletop from stow position to multiple used position or vice-versa.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0015] The advantages and features of the present invention will be understood better with reference to the following accompanying drawings. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure. In the figures, similar elements may have the same reference tag for better understanding of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 1a illustrates a top view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior in a table arrangement position, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 1b illustrates an isometric view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior in a storage arrangement, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2a illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior where the arrangement is hidden or flushed into a floor of the vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2b illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior where the arrangement moves away from the floor in an elevated direction of the vehicle interior for configuring a table arrangement surrounded by a seat(s) of the vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2c illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior where the arrangement is in a storage arrangement on the floor of the vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3a illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior where the arrangement is hidden or flushed into a roof of the vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 3b illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior where the arrangement moves away from the roof in an elevated direction of the vehicle interior for configuring a table arrangement surrounded by a seat(s) of the vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 3c illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior where the arrangement is in the storage arrangement on the roof of the vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 4a illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior where the arrangement moves away from the floor in an elevated direction of the vehicle interior and is in the storage arrangement, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 4b illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior where the arrangement moves away from the roof in an elevated direction of the vehicle interior and is in the storage arrangement, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0026] Figure 5a illustrates an exemplary view of a roller shutter of the proposed arrangement of a vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 5b illustrates a detailed exemplary view of a guide grooves and a pin of the roller shutter of the proposed arrangement of vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 5c illustrates a top view of the roller shutter of the proposed arrangement of vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 5d illustrates a side view of one of a spring-loaded pair of pins of the roller shutter of the proposed arrangement of the vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0030] An embodiment of this invention, illustrating its features, will now be described in detail. The words "comprising, "having, "containing," and "including," and other forms thereof, are intended to be equivalent in meaning and be open-ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items.

[0031] The terms “first,” “second,” and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another, and the terms “an” and “a” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item. The disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms.

[0032] The present disclosure relates to the field of multi-utility arrangement for vehicles. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an arrangement which can be used as tabletop or storage box as desired by a passenger in a vehicle interior.

[0033] According to an aspect, the present invention relates to an arrangement (1000) for a vehicle interior. The arrangement (1000) has a tabletop (10) configuring a table arrangement. The tabletop (10) has a middle portion (11) and two side portions (12,13). The two side portions (12,13) are pivotally connected to opposite side portions of the middle portion (11) such that the middle portion (11) and the two side portions (12,13) can create a U-shaped space. A roller shutter (20) is arranged at the tabletop (10) such that the roller shutter (20) can close at least partially the U-shaped space for configuring a storage arrangement.
[0034] As illustrated in Figs 1a to 1b, the proposed arrangement (1000) of the vehicle interior for a table arrangement (1000a) or a storage arrangement (1000b) is shown. The arrangement (1000) includes a tabletop (10) having a middle portion (11) and two side portions (12,13). The two side portions (12, 13) are pivotally connected to opposite side portions of the middle portion (11) such that the middle portion (11) and the two side portions (12, 13) can create a U-shaped space. Particularly, when the side portions (12,13) pivots in a opposite direction to each other to a position substantially perpendicular to the middle portion (11) it creates the U-shaped space in between the walls (12 and 13). A roller shutter (10) is arranged on or in the middle portion (11) of the tabletop (10) such that the roller shutter (20) can close at least partially the U-shaped space for configuring a storage arrangement (1000b). Further, the side portions (12,13) include guiding grooves (12a, 13a) configured on the periphery of the two side portions (12, 13) adapted to engage with the roller shutter (20) to close at least partially the U-shaped space. Particularly, the roller shutter (20) includes plurality of slats (20b) connected by a way of live hinges or in a way of bendable manner adapted to engage and slide on or in the guiding grooves (12a, 13a) to close at least partially the U-shaped space.

[0035] In an embodiment, the roller shutter (20) is arranged inside a slot (not shown) arranged on the middle portion (11). A roller (not shown) may be arranged inside the slot such that the slats (20b) of the roller shutter (20) are rolled on the roller. The slats (20b) of the roller shutter (20) may rotate on a roller axis to deploy the roller shutter (20) to close at least partially the U-shaped space for configuring a storage arrangement.

[0036] In another embodiment, the roller shutter (20) is fastened on to the middle portion (11). By way of non-limiting example, the roller shutter (20) may be fastened by a clip or by a screw.

[0037] As illustrated in Figs 2a to 2b and 3a to 3b, an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement (1000) of the vehicle interior is arranged at a carrier part (300) of the vehicle interior is shown. The carrier part (300) can be a floor (as shown in figs 2a to 2b) or a roof (as shown in figs 3a to 3b) of the vehicle interior. Particularly, the figure 2a and 3a illustrates the proposed arrangement (1000) is hidden or flushed into the carrier part (300) (the floor or the roof) of the vehicle interior. The figure 2b and 3b illustrates the arrangement (1000) is movable from a stow position (10a) to a deployed position (10b) in an elevation direction of the vehicle interior. In the deployed position (10b), the arrangement (1000) can be moved between multiple used position. Particularly, the tabletop (10) is moved away from the carrier part (300) (the floor or the roof) in the elevation direction of the vehicle interior or in a Z direction of the vehicle interior by using a mechanical link (15) such as a telescopic rod (as shown in figs 2b and 3b) or a scissor linkage to move the table top (10) to a predefined height by a passenger of the vehicle interior to configure the table arrangement (1000a). The mechanical link (15) is connectable to the middle portion (11) of the tabletop (10) for configuring the deployed position (10b) by extending the mechanical link (15) at a predefined height by a passenger of the vehicle interior. The figure 2c and 3c illustrates the arrangement (1000) is placed partially in or on the carrier part (300) (the floor or the roof) of the vehicle interior and the two side portions (12, 13) are pivoted in opposite direction to create the U-shaped space in between the middle portion (11) and the side portions (12, 13) and the roller shutter (20) to close the U-shaped space for configuring the storage arrangement (1000b).

[0038] As illustrated in Figs 4a to 4b, an exemplary view of the proposed arrangement (1000) of the vehicle interior is shown, as depicted the arrangement (1000) is moved away from the carrier part (300) (the floor or the roof) in the elevation direction of the vehicle interior by using a mechanical link (15) to a desired height by a passenger of the vehicle interior, the two side portions (12, 13) are pivoted to create the U-shaped space in between the middle portion (11) and the side portions (12, 13) and closing it by the roller shutter (20) for configuring the storage arrangement (1000b) at a desired height in the vehicle interior.

[0039] As illustrated in Figs 5a, an exemplary view of the of a roller shutter (20) of the proposed arrangement (1000) of the vehicle interior is shown. The roller shutter (20) comprises plurality of slats (20b) connected by a way of live hinges or in a way of bendable manner adapted to engage and slide on or in the guiding grooves (12a, 13a) of the two side portions (12, 13) to close at least partially the U-shaped space. Particularly, a pair of pins (27) is arranged at both ends of the plurality of slats (20b) outwardly in the widthwise direction and is adapted to engage and slide on or in the guiding grooves (12a,13a) to close at least partially the U-shaped space.

[0040] Now referring to fig 5b, 5c and 5d, a detailed exemplary view of the guide grooves (12a) and one of the pair of the pins (27) of the proposed arrangement (1000) of vehicle interior is shown. The guiding grooves (12a, 13b) is of C-shaped channel and one of the pair of pins (27) is of bendable T-shaped structure (27a) for locking the roller shutter (20) with the two side portions (12, 13) when the two side portions (12, 13) pivots to create the U-shaped space in between the walls (11, 12, 13). Particularly, the T-shaped structure (27a) has a first side (27-1a) and a second side (27-1b) such that when the two side portions (12, 13) pivots in opposite direction, the first side (27-1a) of the bendable T-shaped structure (27a) of the pair of pins (27) abuts against the C-shaped channel of the guiding grooves (12a, 13a) and bends into the C-shaped channel of the guiding grooves (12a, 13a), thus the roller shutter (20) engages with the two side portions (12, 13). Further, one of the pair of pins (27) is spring loaded and comprises a protruding portion (26) coming out of one of the slat (20a) of the plurality of slats (20b) which is accessible to a passenger (as shown in figs 5a, 5c and 5d) for unlocking the roller shutter (20) from the two side portions (12, 13) for pivoting the side portions (12, 13) again in the table arrangement (1000a) as desired by the passenger of the vehicle interior. In the present embodiment, the spring is a tensile spring (26a) as shown in fig 5c and 5d. In implementation, when the passenger actuates the protruding portion (26) the second side (27-1b) of the bendable T-shaped structure (27a) abuts against the C-shaped structure of the guiding grooves (12a, 13a) and thus bends to come out of the two side portions (12, 13).

[0041] In exemplary embodiment, the arrangement (1000) is arranged centrally in the vehicle interior such that when the arrangement is used as tabletop (10) it may be at placed centrally in between the front seat(s) (202) and / or rear seat(s) (201) as shown in figs 2a-2c and 3a to 3c.

[0042] In exemplary embodiment, the mechanical link (15) of the proposed arrangement (1000) may move from the stow position (10a) to the deployed position (10b) by using an electronic means such as an electric motor(s).

[0043] Thus, the proposed invention provides an arrangement to be used as table arrangement for conference(s) / writing purpose / simply as a tabletop or as a storage arrangement for storing article therein.

[0044] The proposed invention provides the arrangement which is easy to switch between a table arrangement and a storage arrangement.

[0045] The proposed invention provides the table arrangement or the storage arrangement which may move at a desired height as per the vehicle passenger(s) demand.
[0046] The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, and to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but such omissions and substitutions are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the scope of the claims of the present invention.