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US 12,434,840 B2Granted
In-cabin partition and mobility vehicle including the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJae Hoon Chung
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Abstract
An in-cabin partition may allow for automatically adjusting the size of a space, in a mobility vehicle, for passengers and cargo according to circumstances and/or needs. A mobility vehicle may be provided with the in-cabin partition. The in-cabin partition may include at least one rail installed in a cabin, a slider movable along the rail, a first driver mounted on the rail and the slider and configured to provide driving force for moving the slider, and a partition body fixed on the slider.
Claims18
An in-cabin partition comprising:
- at least one rail installed in a cabin;
- a slider movable along the rail;
- a first driver connected to the rail and the slider and configured to provide a driving force for moving the slider;
- and
- a partition body fixed on the slider,
- wherein the slider comprises a support configured to support the partition body,
- wherein the support comprises a hollow portion and a position fixing unit configured to protrude outside of or retract inside of the hollow portion via at least one through-hole formed in a side surface of the support,
- wherein the position fixing unit comprises:
- at least one stud,
- a frame connected to the stud, and
- a second driver installed in the hollow portion and configured to provide driving force for moving the frame, and
- wherein the second driver comprises:
- a motor connected to the frame,
- a pinion gear connected to a motor shaft of the motor, and
- a rack gear in the hollow portion of the support and configured to engage with the pinion gear.
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A slider apparatus comprising:
- at least one rail comprising a first groove and a second groove, wherein the second groove crosses the first groove, and wherein the first groove comprises a first portion of a first driver;
- a slider comprising a first protrusion and a second protrusion, wherein the first protrusion is configured to be movable along the first groove, wherein the second protrusion is configured to be movable along the second groove, wherein the first protrusion comprises a second portion of the first driver, and wherein the first driver is configured to provide a driving force for moving the slider;
- and
- a body fixed on the slider,
- wherein the slider further comprises:
- a plurality of studs, and
- a second driver configured to provide driving force for moving a frame, wherein the frame is connected to the plurality of studs,
- wherein the plurality of studs are protruded from a surface of a support of the slider or retracted into a hollow portion of the support of the slider,
- wherein the second driver comprises:
- a motor connected to the frame,
- a pinion gear connected to a motor shaft of the motor, and
- a rack gear in the hollow portion of the support and configured to engage with the pinion gear.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one rail installed in a cabin;
- a slider movable along the rail;
- a first driver connected to the rail and the slider and configured to provide a driving force for moving the slider;
- and
- a partition body fixed on the slider,
- wherein the slider comprises:
- an insertion portion disposed on the first driver and comprising a separation prevention portion protruding in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the slider;
- and
- a support disposed on the insertion portion and configured to support the partition body, and
- wherein the support comprises:
- a hollow;
- and
- a protruding stud configured to be retracted inside of the hollow and to protrude outside of the hollow via at least one through-hole formed in a side surface of the support,
- wherein the apparatus further comprises a second driver installed in the hollow via the at least one through-hole, and
- wherein the second driver comprises:
- a motor connected to a frame,
- a pinion gear connected to a motor shaft of the motor, and
- a rack gear in the hollow of the support and configured to engage with the pinion gear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.