Claims:1. An article support assembly (1000) for a vehicle interior, comprising:
a sidewall (100) and a bottom (200) defining a storage compartment (101),
wherein a first substantially u-shaped divider (110) and a second substantially u-shaped divider (120) are arranged inside the storage compartment (101) such that at least a portion of any or a combination of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (120) is independently or dependently movable inside the storage compartment (101) for dividing the storage compartment (101) into one or more individual section(s) (14) for storing and supporting one or more article(s) therein.
2. The article support assembly (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and the second substantially u-shaped divider (120) has an arm (110-1, 120-1) with two legs (110-2 and 110-3, 120-2 and 120-3) extending substantially perpendicularly from the arm (110-1, 120-1).
3. The article support assembly (1000) as claimed in claim 1 and 2, wherein the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and the second substantially u-shaped dividers (120) are arranged in an inverted or reserved orientation from each other inside the storage compartment (101) such that one of the leg (110-3, 120-2) of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and the second substantially u-shaped divider (120) is arranged in between the other legs (120-2 and 120-3, 110-2 and 110-3) of the second substantially u-shaped divider (120). and the first u-shaped divider ( 110), respectively.
4. The article support assembly (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the arm (110-1, 120-1) of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and/or the second u-shaped divider (120) is extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom (200) of the storage compartment (101).

5. The article support assembly (1000) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more individual section(s) (14) are configured by a combination of one of the leg (110-2 or 110-3) of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and one of the leg (120-2 or 120-3) of the substantially second u-shaped divider (120) or by a combination of a sidewall portion (100’) of the storage compartment (101) and one of the leg (110-2, 120-3) of the substantially first substantially u-shaped divider (110) or the second u-shaped divider (120), wherein the sidewall portion (100’) is substantially parallel to at least one of the leg(s) (110-2, 120-3) of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110,), and/or second u-shaped divider (120).
6. The article support assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (120) are configured to be manually driven by a passenger of the vehicle interior.
7. The article support assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a portion the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and/or second substantially u-shaped divider (110) are electronically driven by a transmission unit (50) that is operatively coupled to the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and/or second substantially u-shaped divider (110), and is arranged in the vehicle interior.
8. The article support assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the transmission unit (50) comprises a pinion gear (51) configured with the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and/or second substantially u-shaped divider (110), and an electric motor (52) to drive the pinion gear (51).
9. The article support assembly as claimed in claim 1, 2 and 7, wherein one of the arm (110-1, 120-1) of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (120) has a rack gear (53) adapted to automatically move parallelly towards or away from the other arm (120-1, 110-1) of the second substantially u-shaped divider (120) and/or the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), respectively by the pinion gear (51) when the electric motor (52) of the transmission unit (50) is actuated by a passenger of the vehicle interior.
10. The article support assembly as claimed in claim 1, 2, and 3, wherein at least one of the legs (110-2 or 110-3 or 120-2 or 120-3) of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110) and/or second u-shaped divider (120) is/are movable towards or away from each other for configuring the one or more individual section(s) (14) inside the storage compartment (101).
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of an article support assembly for a vehicle interior. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an article support assembly which can improve convenience in use by dividing a storage compartment into individual sections for storing and supporting the articles therein.

BACKGROUND FOR THE INVENTION
[0002] In conventional vehicles, an article support assembly comprises movable dividers in a storage compartment are well known. However, known dividers do not provide a better customization option according to the outer dimension of the articles(s) such as a cup or a mobile etc. to meet the needs of a passenger(s) of a vehicle interior.
[0003] In addition, in the existing article support assembly, the dividers are difficult to be kept in the desired orientation inside of the storage compartment. The dividers might rotate, flip or fall inside the storage compartment, which will require the passenger of the vehicle to again lift and position the dividers in the desired orientation every time. Conventional dividers do not poss the inherent structural capability to keep them in the same desired orientation inside the storage compartment. These dividers require additional components or mechanisms to keep them in the same orientation, thereby making the existing article support assembly complex and difficult for passengers to use.
[0004] Further, the existing article support assembly requires multiple dividers to form multiple sections based on the number and dimension of the articles to be stored and supported therein. The existing article support assembly fails to provide a simple mechanism which can easily and efficiently form a required number of sections in the storage compartment without requiring the addition or removal of dividers from the storage compartment.
[0005] Therefore, there is a need to overcome the above drawback(s) and provide an improved storage divider system for an article support assembly which provides improved customize options to the passenger(s) of the vehicle interior.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0006] Some of the objectives of the present invention, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide an article support assembly having a divider system designed for providing improved customization options to a passenger of the vehicle interior.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an article support assembly which is easy to operate.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an article support assembly with a divider system that operates semi-automatically or fully automatically.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an improved article support assembly for vehicle interior, which is lean and compact in design and aesthetically pleasing.
[0011] It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple, efficient, and structurally stable divider for the article support assembly, which remains in the same desired orientation.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0012] The present invention relates to the field of an article support assembly for a vehicle interior. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an article support assembly which improves convenience in use by dividing a storage compartment into individual section(s) as per the size, shape, and the number of the articles to be store in the storage compartment of the vehicle interior.
[0013] An aspect of the present invention relates to an article support assembly for a vehicle interior. The article support assembly may have a sidewall and a bottom defining a storage compartment for storing an article(s) therein. In which, a first substantially u-shaped divider and a second substantially u-shaped divider of the article support assembly can be arranged inside the storage compartment such that at least a portion of the first substantially u-shaped divider and/or second substantially u-shaped divider are/is independently or dependently movable inside the storage compartment for dividing the storage compartment into one or more individual section(s) for storing and supporting article(s) therein. The article(s) can be selected from an electronic device including mobile phone, tablet, and display device, and non-electronic articles including display boards, mirrors, books, and the likes.
[0014] In an aspect, each of the first substantially u-shaped divider, and the second substantially u-shaped divider of the article support assembly may have an arm with two legs extending substantially perpendicularly from the arm of the first substantially u-shaped divider, and the second substantially u-shaped divider. In which, the arm of the first and/or the second u-shaped dividers may be extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the storage compartment. The first and the second substantially u-shaped dividers can be arranged in an inverted or reversed orientation from each other inside the storage compartment such that one of the legs of the first substantially u-shaped divider, and the second substantially u-shaped divider is arranged in between the other legs of the second substantially u-shaped divider, and the first u-shaped divider respectively.
[0015] Further in particular, the individual section(s) can be configured by a combination of one of the legs of the first substantially u-shaped divider and one of the legs of the substantially second u-shaped divider or by a combination of a sidewall portion of the storage compartment and one of the legs of the substantially first substantially u-shaped divider or the second u-shaped divider, wherein the sidewall portion is substantially parallel to at least one of the legs of the first substantially u-shaped divider, and/or second u-shaped divider.
[0016] In an aspect, the arm along with the legs of the first substantially u-shaped divider and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider are/is moving parallel to the arm of the second and/or the first substantially u-shaped divider to configure individual section(s) inside the storage compartment of the vehicle interior for storing and supporting the articles therein. In another aspect, at least one of the legs of the first or the second u-shaped divider is/are movable towards or away from each other for configuring individual section(s) for storing and supporting the articles therein.
[0017] In an aspect, at least a portion of the first substantially u-shaped divider and the second substantially u-shaped dividers may be manually driven by a passenger of the vehicle interior.
[0018] In another aspect, at least a portion of the first substantially u-shaped divider and the second substantially u-shaped divider may be electronically driven by a transmission unit that may be operatively coupled to the first substantially u-shaped divider and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider, and the transmission unit may be arranged in the vehicle interior. The transmission unit may have a pinion gear configured with the first substantially u-shaped divider and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider, and the pinion gear may be driven by an electric motor. The arm of the first substantially u-shaped divider, and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider may have a rack gear that may be adapted to automatically move by the pinion gear when the electric motor of the transmission unit is actuated by a passenger of the vehicle interior. Particularly, one of the arms of the first and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider has a rack gear adapted to move parallelly towards or away from the other arm of the second substantially u-shaped divider, and/or the first substantially u-shaped divider manually or automatically by the pinion gear when the electric motor of the transmission unit is actuated by the passenger of the vehicle interior.
[0019] In an aspect, the transmission unit may be connected to a controller, and a camera which capture a set of images of the article(s) and the proposed article support assembly inside the vehicle interior, and accordingly, automatically move at least a portion of the first substantially u-shaped divider and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider in the desired position inside the storage compartment to form the sections, according to the size, shape, and numbers of the article(s).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. 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.
[0021] In the figures, similar components and/or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label.
[0022] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary view of a proposed article support assembly for a vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary view of substantially u-spaced dividers of the article support assembly of a vehicle interior, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0024] FIG. 3A illustrates a top view of the proposed article support assembly illustrating a configuration with two individual sections, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0025] FIG. 3B illustrates a top view of the proposed article support assembly illustrating another configuration with five individual sections, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0026] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary view of a proposed article support assembly for a vehicle interior, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
[0027] FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary view of a transmission system for moving the substantially u-spaced divider of the article support assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0028] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0029] The present disclosure relates to an article support assembly for a vehicle interior which improves convenience in use by dividing a storage compartment into individual sections as per the size, shape, and the number of the article(s) to be stored in the vehicle interior.
[0030] Referring now to figures 1, according to an embodiment, the proposed article support assembly (1000) for a vehicle interior is illustrated. The article support assembly (1000) can comprise a sidewall (100) and a bottom (200) defining a storage compartment (101). A first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and a second substantially u-shaped divider (120) are movably configured inside the storage compartment (101) such that at least a portion of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110) and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider ( 120) are independently or dependently movable inside the storage compartment (101) for dividing the storage compartment (101) into one or more individual section(s) (14) for supporting article(s) therein.
[0031] In an embodiment as illustrated in fig 1, 2 and 3A-3B, each of the first and the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) has an arm (110-1, 120-1) with two legs (110-2 and 110-3, 120-2 and 120-3) extending substantially perpendicularly from the arm (110-1, 120-1). More particularly, the arm (110-1, 120-1) of the first and/or the second u-shaped divider (110, 120) is extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom (200) of the storage compartment (101). Further, the first and the second substantially u-shaped dividers (110, 120) are arranged in an inverted or reserved orientation from each other inside the storage compartment (101) such that one of the legs (110-3, 120-2) of the first and the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) is arranged in between the other legs (120-2 and 120-3, 110-2 and 110-3) of the second and the first u-shaped divider (120, 110), respectively.
[0032] In an embodiment as illustrated in fig 3A and 3B, the individual section(s) (14) are configured by a combination of one of the leg (110-2 or 110-3) of the first substantially u-shaped divider (110) and one of the leg (120-2 or 120-3) of the substantially second u-shaped divider (120) as shown in fig 3A or by a combination of a sidewall portion (100’) of the storage compartment (101) and one of the leg (110-2, 120-3) of the substantially first or the second u-shaped divider (110, 120), wherein the sidewall portion (100’) is substantially parallel to the leg(s) (110-2, 120-3) of the first and second u-shaped divider (110, 120) as shown in fig 3B.
[0033] FIG. 3A illustrates a configuration, one section 14-1 sized and shaped to hold a coffee cup, and a second section 14-2 sized and shaped to hold a water bottle as desired by the passenger(s) of the vehicle interior.
[0034] FIG. 3B illustrates yet another configuration including a first section 14-1, a second section 14-2, and a third section 14-3 that are sized and shaped to hold a drinking bottle or cup therein, and two additional storage sections 14-4 and 14-5 for holding substantially any other article like a book or a mobile as desired by the passenger(s) of the vehicle interior. These different configurations allow the storage compartment (101) to be divided into substantially any configuration of sections 14-1 to 14-5.
[0035] Again, referring to figure 3B, the arm (110-1, 120-1) along with the legs (110-2 and 110-3, 120-2 and 120-3) of the first and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) are/is moving parallelly close or away from the arm (120-1, 110-1) of the second and/or the first substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) for configuring the individual sections (14) inside the storage compartment (101) for supporting the article(s) therein.
[0036] In another configuration (not shown), if required, both the first and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) can be removed from the storage compartment (101) to form a single bigger section (14) to store a single article.
[0037] Figure 4 illustrates a second embodiment of the proposed invention, as shown the first and the second u-shaped divider (110, 120) are arranged in an inverted or reserved manner inside the storage compartment (101) such that one of the legs (110-3, 120-2) of the first and the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) is arranged in between the other legs (120-2 and 120-3, 110-2 and 110-3) of the second and the first u-shaped divider (120, 110) respectively. In which at least one of the legs (110-2 or 110-3, 120-2 or 120-3) of the first or second u-shaped divider (110, 120) is movable towards or away from each other for configuring the individual section(s) (14) inside the storage compartment (101) for supporting the article(s) therein.
[0038] In an embodiment, the first and the second substantially u-shaped dividers (110, 120) are manually driven by a passenger of the vehicle interior.
[0039] In another embodiment as shown in figure 5, the first and the second substantially u-shaped dividers (110, 120) are electronically driven by a transmission unit (50) arranged in the vehicle interior. The transmission unit (50) has a pinion gear (51) configured with the first substantially u-shaped divider (110), and/or second substantially u-shaped divider (110). The pinion gear (51) is operatively coupled with and driven by an electric motor (52). The arm (110-1, 120-1) of the first and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) has a rack gear (53) adapted to move by the pinion gear (51) when the electric motor (52) of the transmission unit (50) is actuated by a passenger of the vehicle interior.
[0040] Further, the transmission unit (50) may be operatively coupled to a controller, and a camera (not shown) which receipts a set of images of the article(s) to automatically move the first and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) in the desired position inside the storage compartment (101) according to the size and shape of the article(s). The camera is configured to capture the set of images of the articles as well as the proposed assembly in real-time inside the storage compartment (101), and correspondingly transmits the captured images to the controller. The controller is configured to extract one or more attributes comprising shape, size, and numbers of the articles from the received images, and further determine the position and orientation of the first and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) inside the storage compartment (101) using the received images, and correspondingly enables the transmission unit (50) to automatically move the first and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (110, 120) in the desired position inside the storage compartment (101) to form the sections (14), so that the passenger can store and support the articles in the formed sections (14).
[0041] The proposed invention provides an advantage of storing and supporting article(s) such as an electronic device including mobile phone, tablet, and display device, and non-electronic articles including display board, mirror, book, and the likes, in a vehicle interior by dividing a storage compartment of the vehicle interior according to the size and shape of the article(s) manually or automatically.
[0042] It is to be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the substantially u-shape of the first and second dividers (110, 120) of the present invention provides them with an inherent structural advancement over existing dividers, as the legs of the substantially u-shape of the first and second dividers (110, 120) keep them in the same orientation inside the storage compartment (101), and also restricts angular rotation or falling of the first and second dividers (110, 120) inside the storage compartment (101). In addition, the present invention is easily configurable to form up to 5 sections inside the storage compartment (101) without requiring addition of any additional divider, thereby allowing storage and supporting of up to 5 articles therein.
[0043] The term “substantially” used in the present disclosure has a well defined dictionary meaning of “very much, greatly, and to an extent”. In context to the first substantially u-shaped divider (110) and/or the second substantially u-shaped divider (120) of the present inveniton, the dividers (110, 120) have a u-shaped structure having two legs extending perpendicularly in a same direction from two opposite ends of an arm of the divider (110, 120).
[0044] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0045] The present invention provides an article support assembly having a divider system designed for providing improved customization options to a passenger of the vehicle interior.
[0046] The present invention provides an article support assembly that is easy to operate.
[0047] The present invention provides an article support assembly with a divider system which operates semi-automatically or fully automatically.
[0048] The present invention provides an improved article support assembly for vehicle interior, which is lean and compact in design and aesthetically pleasing.
[0049] The present invention provides a simple, efficient, and structurally stable divider for the article support assembly, which remains in the same desired orientation.