A vehicle interior component includes a first surface, a second surface that is adjacent to the first surface, an edge disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and an operating element where an item of operating information can be input by the operating element. The operating element is disposed adjacent to the edge on the first surface and/or on the second surface and the operating element is nonvisible in an inoperative state and is visible in an operative state.

A vehicle interior component includes a first surface, a second surface that is adjacent to the first surface, an edge disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and an operating element where an item of operating information can be input by the operating element. The operating element is disposed adjacent to the edge on the first surface and/or on the second surface and the operating element is nonvisible in an inoperative state and is visible in an operative state.

A system and method for vehicle compartment item presence indication senses an item within a vehicle compartment and notifies a user if the item is expected or unexpected within the compartment based on a vehicle state. Should the item be expected in a compartment during a phase of flight where the compartment is expected to contain items, there is no abnormal indication. However, if a compartment is expected to be empty during a specific phase of flight and the sensors indicate an item is present, the system will alert the user to the unexpected item.

A vehicle cargo management system is installed in the rear seating area of a utility vehicle after removal of the seats. The utility vehicle includes a floor pan defining a planer rear storage surface and left and right foot wells separated by a longitudinally extending drive shaft hump. The foot wells define inwardly tapered inner rear wheel wells. The wells each have a characteristic depth below the rear storage surface, a lateral width and a longitudinal length. The cargo management system includes left, right and center container portions, each having a base member including integrally formed floor and circumferentially arranged wall members nested within a foot well. The container portions each have a base member including integrally formed floor and wall members configured to be nested within a respective foot well. The closure members are each affixed to an inner wall member of said container portion by an elongated hinge.

A vehicle cargo management system is installed in the rear seating area of a utility vehicle after removal of the seats. The utility vehicle includes a floor pan defining a planer rear storage surface and left and right foot wells separated by a longitudinally extending drive shaft hump. The foot wells define inwardly tapered inner rear wheel wells. The wells each have a characteristic depth below the rear storage surface, a lateral width and a longitudinal length. The cargo management system includes left, right and center container portions, each having a base member including integrally formed floor and circumferentially arranged wall members nested within a foot well. The container portions each have a base member including integrally formed floor and wall members configured to be nested within a respective foot well. The closure members are each affixed to an inner wall member of said container portion by an elongated hinge.

A device for temporary accentuation of a storage device that is located in the motor vehicle and is operatively connected to at least one accentuator includes a controller configured to operatively connect, at least temporarily, to the accentuator and to activate the accentuator, change or not change the accentuator during operation, or deactivate the accentuator on a basis of an accentuation signal output by a calculation means, wherein the accentuation signal represents accentuation interest information, and the accentuator, when deactivated, cannot be recognized as such by an observer.

A device for temporary accentuation of a storage device that is located in the motor vehicle and is operatively connected to at least one accentuator includes a controller configured to operatively connect, at least temporarily, to the accentuator and to activate the accentuator, change or not change the accentuator during operation, or deactivate the accentuator on a basis of an accentuation signal output by a calculation means, wherein the accentuation signal represents accentuation interest information, and the accentuator, when deactivated, cannot be recognized as such by an observer.

This disclosure relates to storage bin for a door of a motor vehicle. In an example, a door, which provides a boundary between a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and an exterior of the motor vehicle, includes a storage bin configured such that an item in the storage bin is accessible both from the passenger compartment and from the exterior.

This disclosure relates to storage bin for a door of a motor vehicle. In an example, a door, which provides a boundary between a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and an exterior of the motor vehicle, includes a storage bin configured such that an item in the storage bin is accessible both from the passenger compartment and from the exterior.

A component for a vehicle interior configured for a module comprising a radiation source to administer a dose of radiation to an object may comprise a base comprising a compartment for the object; a cover moveable relative to the base from a closed position to an open position; and a platform configured to position the object for administration of the dose of radiation when the cover is in the closed position. The platform may move to position the object for access when the cover is in the open position. The radiation source may comprise a lower light source separated from an upper light source by the platform. The platform may move with the cover. The component may comprise a mechanism to facilitate movement of the platform. The component may comprise a storage compartment; glove box; floor console; overhead console; trim panel; and/or door panel.