Narrow sliding storage bin
A sliding storage compartment assembly for a motor vehicle includes a storage bin including parallel side rails defined on opposed sides thereof and a pair of outboard guides each defining a channel for slidably receiving a bin side rail therein. A housing slidably receives the bin. The housing includes parallel slots defined in opposed sidewalls thereof, with each slot being configured to receive a parallel channel defined in an outboard guide. Each sidewall of the housing includes a plurality of locator pins. Each outboard guide includes at least one cooperating two-way locator slot and at least one cooperating four-way locator aperture for aligning the outboard guide and the housing sidewall.
1. A sliding storage compartment assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a storage bin including parallel side rails defined on opposed sides thereof;
a housing configured to slidably receive the bin, the housing including parallel slots defined in opposed sidewalls thereof with each slot being configured to receive a cooperating outboard guide channel therein; and
a pair of housing-exterior outboard guides each defining a channel for slidably receiving a bin side rail therein.
2. The storage compartment assembly of claim 1 , wherein each sidewall of the housing includes a plurality of locator pins.
3. The storage compartment assembly of claim 2 , wherein each outboard guide includes at least one cooperating two-way locator slot and at least one cooperating four-way locator aperture for aligning the outboard guide and the housing sidewall.
4. The storage compartment assembly of claim 3 , wherein each outboard guide includes a plurality of cooperating two-way locator slots and a cooperating four-way locator aperture.
5. The storage compartment assembly of claim 1 , further including a push-pull lock mounted at a rear of the housing.
6. The storage compartment assembly of claim 5 , further including a resilient element for displacing the bin from a closed and locked position to an at least partially open position.
7. The storage compartment assembly of claim 6 , wherein the resilient element is a silicone band for urging the bin to the at least partially open position.
8. A motor vehicle including the sliding storage compartment assembly of claim 1 .
9. A sliding storage compartment assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a storage bin including parallel side rails defined on opposed sides thereof;
a pair of housing-outboard guides each defining a channel for slidably receiving a bin side rail therein;
a housing configured to slidably receive the bin, the housing including parallel slots defined in opposed sidewalls thereof with each slot being configured to receive a cooperating housing-outboard guide channel therein; and
a motor vehicle dash panel for attaching to the housing, the dash panel including an aperture configured for slidably receiving the storage bin therethrough.
10. The storage compartment assembly of claim 9 , wherein each sidewall of the housing includes a plurality of locator pins.
11. The storage compartment assembly of claim 10 , wherein each outboard guide includes at least one cooperating two-way locator slot and at least one cooperating four-way locator aperture for aligning the outboard guide and the housing sidewall.
12. The storage compartment assembly of claim 11 , wherein each outboard guide includes a plurality of cooperating two-way locator slots and a cooperating four-way locator aperture.
13. The storage compartment assembly of claim 9 , further including a push-pull lock mounted at a rear of the housing.
14. The storage compartment assembly of claim 13 , further including a resilient element for displacing the bin from a closed and locked position to an at least partially open position.
15. The storage compartment assembly of claim 14 , wherein the resilient element is a silicone band for urging the bin to the at least partially open position.
16. A motor vehicle including the sliding storage compartment assembly of claim 9 .
17. An outboard guide for a sliding storage bin for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a panel defining an exterior side and an interior side;
a channel defined on the panel interior side for slidably receiving a bin side rail therein; and
at least one two-way locator slot and at least one four-way locator aperture defined through a thickness of the panel for receiving cooperating pins included on a bin housing.
18. The outboard guide of claim 17 , wherein the panel includes a plurality of two-way locator slots and a four-way locator aperture.
19. The outboard guide of claim 17 , wherein the panel is attached to the bin housing by heat-staked bosses formed on the cooperating pins after aligning the at least one two-way locator slot and the at least one four-way locator aperture with the cooperating bin housing pins.