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US 10,195,999 B1Granted
Vehicle compartment systems
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDavid Brian Glickman, Michael Williams, Colin Christopher Nitroy, Kosta Papanikolaou
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Abstract
A vehicle compartment system includes a tub establishing a storage compartment and a closure panel movable between a closed position and an open position for accessing the storage compartment. The closure panel is maintained below a vehicle down vision line in the open position. The closure panel may be raised from the closed position to a position above the storage compartment and then may be automatically slid rearward to the open position.
Claims18
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle compartment system that is part of a front end module of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle compartment system includes:
- a tub establishing a storage compartment;
- and
- a closure panel movable between a closed position and an open position for accessing the storage compartment,
- wherein the closure panel is at least partially above an upper exterior surface of the tub and is maintained below a vehicle down vision line in the open position,
- wherein the closure panel is flush with the upper exterior surface in the closed position.
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A vehicle compartment system, comprising:
- a tub establishing a storage compartment;
- and
- a closure panel movable between a closed position and an open position for accessing the storage compartment, wherein the closure panel is maintained below a vehicle down vision line in the open position,
- wherein the tub includes a first access panel for accessing a battery.
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A method, comprising:
- raising a closure panel of a vehicle compartment system from a first position to a second position above a storage compartment;
- and
- automatically sliding the closure panel from the second position to a third position rearward of the second position, wherein the closure panel is below a vehicle down vision line and above an outer surface of a hood of the vehicle in the third position.
A method, comprising:
- raising a closure panel of a vehicle compartment system from a first position to a second position above a storage compartment;
- automatically sliding the closure panel from the second position to a third position rearward of the second position, wherein the closure panel is below a vehicle down vision line in the third position;
- and
- after automatically sliding the closure panel to the third position, opening or removing an access panel of the vehicle compartment system to service a battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.