US 12,179,707 B2Granted

Vehicle storage system

AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC

InventorsChristopher Robert Westfall, John Granger Opfer, Adam C. Carlson, Matthew Williams, Samuel Martin Hoff

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Abstract

A vehicle storage system includes a base that is configured to be disposed on seating assemblies within a rear seating space. A first partition is coupled to the base, and the first partition extends along a first edge of the base. A second partition is spaced from the first partition. The second partition is coupled to the base and extends along a second opposing edge of the base. A cross member is coupled to a top edge of each of the first partition and the second partition. The cross member extends adjacent to a headliner.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle storage system, comprising:

a base configured to be disposed on a cargo floor within a vehicle cargo space, the base having a first side edge and a second side edge;
a support wall extending between the first side edge and the second side edge;
a dividing wall extending from the support wall, wherein the dividing wall and the support wall at least partially define a first storage space and a second storage space;
a cross feature coupled to the dividing wall and extending parallel to the support wall, the cross feature being spaced from the support wall;
and
at least one inner door coupled to the cross feature, wherein the at least one inner door is operable between an opened position and a closed position to selectively allow access to at least one of the first and second storage spaces, wherein the at least one inner door is configured to couple to a liftgate, and wherein the at least one inner door is configured to be adjusted to the opened position as the liftgate opens.

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A vehicle storage system, comprising:

a base configured to be disposed on a cargo floor within a cargo space, the base having a connecting edge extending between a first side edge and a second side edge;
a support wall extending along the connecting edge between the first side edge and the second side edge;
a first side wall extending from the support wall along the first side edge and away from the connecting edge;
a second side wall extending from the support wall along the second side edge and away from the connecting edge, wherein the support wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall at least partially define a storage space;
a first drawer disposed within the storage space, the first drawer operable between a stowed position within the storage space and a deployed position extending at least partially out of the storage space;
a second drawer disposed within the storage space, the second drawer operable between a stowed position within the storage space and a deployed position extending at least partially out of the storage space;
and
a motorized assembly coupled to at least one of the first drawer and the second drawer to adjust the at least one of the first drawer and the second drawer between the stowed position and the deployed position, wherein the motorized assembly is configured to automatically adjust the at least one of the first drawer and the second drawer to the deployed position upon opening of a vehicle liftgate.

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A storage system for a vehicle, comprising:

a first storage assembly configured to be disposed in a seating space of said vehicle, wherein the first storage assembly includes:
a first base having a first edge and a second opposing edge;
a first partition extending along the first edge of the first base;
and
a second partition extending along the second opposing edge of the first base, a first storage space defined between the first partition and the second partition;
and
a second storage assembly configured to be disposed in a cargo space of said vehicle, wherein the second storage assembly includes:
a second base having a first side edge and a second side edge opposing the first side edge;
a support wall extending between the first side edge and the second side edge;
a first side wall extending from the support wall along the first side edge;
a second side wall extending from the support wall along the second side edge, wherein the support wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall at least partially define a second storage space;
a first drawer disposed in the second storage space and operable between a stowed position and a deployed position;
and
a second drawer disposed in the second storage space and operable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein at least one of the first drawer and the second drawer are configured to adjust to the deployed position in response to opening of a liftgate of said vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/220,438Filed 11 Jul 2023 · continuation
Priority: 30 Apr 2021
Published: US 2023/0347829 A12 Nov 2023
Granted: 31 Dec 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

B60R 7/043
In driver or passenger space , e.g. using racks: mounted on or under a seat
B60R 5/04
Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like: arranged at rear of vehicle
B60R
Vehicle fittings and parts

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Application17/246,105Parent of this continuation · filed 30 Apr 2021
US 2023/0347829 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 Nov 2023
US 11,738,691 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2022/0348145 A1Published application
US 12,179,707 B2This patent

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