Vehicle having a folding mid-gate with an integrated seat
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorDouglas Anthony Grant
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Abstract
A vehicle including a passenger compartment and a cargo area extending from the passenger compartment. The cargo area includes a cargo bed having a support surface. A mid-gate includes a first surface exposed to the passenger compartment and a second surface exposed to the cargo area. The mid-gate is pivotally connected relative to the cargo bed between a first position wherein the mid-gate separates the cargo area from the passenger compartment and a second position wherein the second surface forms part of the support surface.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment including a ceiling supporting a latch;
- a cargo area extending from the passenger compartment, the cargo area including a cargo bed having a support surface;
- a mid-gate including a first surface exposed to the passenger compartment and a second surface exposed to the cargo area, the mid-gate being pivotally connected relative to the cargo bed between a first position wherein the mid-gate separates the cargo area from the passenger compartment and a second position wherein the second surface forms part of the support surface, wherein when in the second position the support surface and the second surface of the mid-gate form a substantially continuous co-planar surface;
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- a window arranged adjacent the mid-gate separating the passenger compartment and the cargo area, the window having a first end section and a second end section having a mid-point that is opposite the first end section, the second end section being arranged adjacent the mid-gate, wherein the first end section of the window is pivotally mounted relative to the passenger compartment, the window being shiftable between a closed configuration and an open configuration in the open position, the latch engages the mid-point of the second end section to secure the window in the open configuration.
A method of configuring a passenger compartment of a vehicle including a cargo bed having a support surface comprising:
- folding a rear window upwardly;
- folding a mid-gate downwardly such that a rear surface of the mid-gate and the support surface of the cargo bed form a substantially continuous co-planar surface;
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- securing a mid-point of the window with a latch mounted to a ceiling of the passenger compartment.
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment including a ceiling supporting a latch;
- a cargo area extending from the passenger compartment, the cargo area including a cargo bed having a support surface;
- a mid-gate arranged between the cargo area from the passenger compartment;
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- a window arranged adjacent the mid-gate separating the passenger compartment and the cargo area, the window having a first end section and a second end section having a mid-point that is opposite the first end section, the second end section being arranged adjacent the mid-gate, wherein the first end section of the window is pivotally mounted relative to the passenger compartment, the window being shiftable between a closed configuration and an open configuration in the open position, the latch engages the mid-point of the second end section to secure the window in the open configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.