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US 12,496,952 B2Granted
Thermal enclosure assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael Hrecznyj, Michael M. Azzouz, Scott Nydam, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Wayne Preuss
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Abstract
A thermal enclosure assembly for a vehicle includes a container disposed in a compartment of the vehicle that selectively couples with a wall of the compartment. The container is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A tray couples with the wall and pivots between a folded position and an unfolded position to selectively enclose the container with the wall. The container is configured to move between the retracted position and the extended position when the tray is in the unfolded position.
Claims18
A thermal enclosure assembly, comprising:
- a container configured to be disposed in a compartment of a vehicle and wherein the container is configured to be selectively coupled with a wall of the compartment, the container being movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a tray configured to be coupled with the wall and pivotable between a folded position and an unfolded position to selectively enclose the container with the wall, wherein the container is configured to move between the retracted position and the extended position when the tray is in the unfolded position, wherein the tray includes a sidewall extending upwardly from a lower wall of the tray to define a receiving region that houses the container in the extended position, wherein the lower wall comprises
- a secured portion, and
- a pivotable portion, wherein the secured portion is disposed adjacent the container when the container is in a retracted position and the pivotable portion is configured to be rotatable relative to the floor of the vehicle;
- and
- a retention mechanism extending between the container and the tray adjacent the sidewall to selectively secure the container with the tray in the extended position.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a container disposed in a compartment of the vehicle and selectively coupling with a wall of the compartment, the container movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the container includes:
- a front rigid panel and a rear rigid panel spaced from the front rigid panel;
- a casing extending between the panels to define an interior of the container,
- wherein the rear rigid panel, comprising:
- a mating surface selectively coupled with a coupling mechanism of the vehicle to establish the fluid connection between the container and the wall;
- and
- a ledge;
- a tray pivotable between a folded position and an unfolded position to selectively enclose the container with the wall, wherein the container is configured to move between the retracted position and the extended position when the tray is in the unfolded position, wherein the tray comprises:
- a sidewall, wherein an interior surface of the sidewall can be received by the ledge of the container, such that the ledge can hold the tray in the folded position;
- and
- a lower wall, wherein the sidewall extends upwardly from the lower wall of the tray to define a receiving region that houses the container in the extended position;
- and
- a retention mechanism extending between the container and the tray adjacent the sidewall to selectively secure the container with the tray in the extended position, and wherein the fluid connection between the wall and the container allows a climate control system of the vehicle to thermally control the interior of the container.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a container disposed in a compartment of the vehicle and selectively coupling with a wall of the compartment, the container movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a tray pivotable between a folded position and an unfolded position to selectively enclose the container with the wall, wherein the container is configured to move between the retracted position and the extended position when the tray is in the unfolded position;
- a fluid connection extending between an interior of the container and the wall;
- a climate control system in fluid communication with the container via the fluid connection and configured to cool the interior in the retracted and extended positions, wherein the tray includes a sidewall extending upwardly from a lower wall of the tray to define a receiving region that houses the container in the extended position;
- a retention mechanism extending between the container and the tray adjacent the sidewall to selectively secure the container with the tray in the extended position;
- and
- a clasping member disposed on the container and configured to selectively open or close a cover of the container, wherein a front panel of the container defines an indentation that allows the clasping member to extend along the front panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.