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US 11,691,678 B1Granted
Interior sealing for carriage style vehicle
AssigneeZoox, Inc.
InventorsGoutham Shanmuga Sundaram, Mikael Jarsaeter, Maria Fernanda Villanueva Ochoa
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Abstract
A sealing system for a vehicle is configured to separate a vehicle cabin between a dry area and a wet area and to channel a spilled fluid or waste material inside the wet area to a collection area for cleaning. The sealing system may include one or more sealing members that can be extrusion molded to fill one or more gaps between two or more vehicle components.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle cabin comprising a wet area and a dry area;
- one or more electrical components located in the dry area;
- a seating area comprising a first seat and a second seat, wherein the first seat and second seat are arranged facing each other;
- one or more collection areas comprising a floor collection area disposed between the first seat and the second seat;
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- a sealing system separating the wet area from the dry area, wherein the sealing system is configured to channel a fluid or waste material in the wet area to the floor collection area and to prevent transition of the fluid or waste material from transitioning from the wet area to the dry area.
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A sealing system in an internal portion of a vehicle having carriage style seating, the sealing system comprising:
- a first element extending along a seating area of the vehicle;
- a second element at a longitudinal end of the seating area;
- a third element at a window of the vehicle;
- and
- a collection area located at a floor of the vehicle,
- wherein the first element, second element, and third element are configured to channel fluid or waste material to the collection area.
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A method of collecting fluid or waste material inside a vehicle comprising:
- receiving fluid or waste material in a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- channeling, using a sealing system, the fluid or waste material to a collection area located inside the vehicle;
- and
- detecting, by a detector of the vehicle, presence of the fluid or waste material in the collection area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.