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US 10,501,020 B1Granted
Vehicle multi-function storage solution
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlfonso Hickman guevara, Luis Jesus Chavela guerra, Luis Olmos gonzalez, Cuauhtemoc Quiroz, David Mercado
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Abstract
A storage solution for a vehicle includes a rotatable body that has a plurality of faces. The storage solution for a vehicle also includes a dowel that defines a rotation axis. The dowel is coupled to opposing faces of the rotatable body. One or more storage features are deployable from each face of the rotatable body that is free of engagement with the dowel.
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A storage solution for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing that comprises an actuatable closeout panel;
- a rotatable body positioned within the housing, the rotatable body having a plurality of faces;
- a dowel defining a rotation axis and coupled to opposing faces of the rotatable body, wherein the actuatable closeout panel of the housing pivots about a fixed axis when the rotatable body is rotated about the dowel;
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- one or more storage features that are deployable from each face of the rotatable body that is free of direct engagement with the dowel.
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A storage solution for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing comprising an actuatable closeout panel;
- a rotatable body that is generally cube-shaped and has a plurality of faces, the rotatable body being positioned within the housing;
- a dowel defining a rotation axis and coupled to opposing faces of the rotatable body, wherein the actuatable closeout panel pivots about a fixed axis when the rotatable body is rotated about the dowel;
- and
- one or more storage features that are deployable from each face of the rotatable body that is free of direct engagement with the dowel.
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A storage solution for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing comprising an actuatable closeout panel;
- a rotatable body having a plurality of faces, the rotatable body being positioned within the housing;
- a dowel defining a rotation axis and coupled to opposing faces of the rotatable body, wherein the actuatable closeout panel pivots about a fixed axis when the rotatable body is rotated about the dowel;
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- one or more storage features that are radially deployable from each face of the rotatable body that is free of direct engagement with the dowel.
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