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US 11,377,038 B2Granted
Vehicle door storage system and door storage method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, James Baumbick, Annette Lynn Huebner, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Abstract
A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a door storage system that is disposed within a cargo area of a vehicle. The door storage system is moveable between a lowered position and an expanded position. The door storage system is configured to accept at least one door of the vehicle within a door receiving area when the door storage system is in the expanded position.
Claims18
A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a door storage system that is disposed within a cargo area of a vehicle, the door storage system moveable between a lowered position and an expanded position, the door storage system configured to accept at least one door of the vehicle within a door receiving area when the door storage system is in the expanded position, the at least one door including a first door and a second door;
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- at least one spacer configured to be placed vertically between the first and second door when the first and second door are disposed within the door receiving area.
A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a door storage system that is disposed within a cargo area of a vehicle, the door storage system moveable between a lowered position and an expanded position, the door storage system configured to accept at least one door of the vehicle within a door receiving area when the door storage system is in the expanded position, wherein the door storage system is slidable between a stowed position and a loading position, a rear door of the vehicle can close when door storage system is in the stowed position, the door storage system extended at least partially rearward of the rear bumper when in the loading position.
A method of removing and storing a door of a vehicle, comprising:
- transitioning a door storage system of a vehicle from a lowered position to an expanded position;
- loading at least one door within a door receiving area of the door storage system when the door storage system is in the expanded position;
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- prior to the loading, sliding the door storage system from a stowed position to a loading position, and loading the at least one door when the door storage system is in the loading position.
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