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US 12,637,012 B2Granted
Load floor fold out table for vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJose Roberto Paramo, Denise Valle, Joaquin Hidalgo, Juan Carlos Valencia, David Verburgt
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Abstract
A platform assembly for a cargo zone of a vehicle includes a platform including one or more platform panels, and a platform hinge operably connected to a platform panel of the platform and secured to a body of the vehicle. The platform hinge is configured to move the platform between a stowed position inside the cargo zone to a deployed position at least partially outside of the cargo zone via rotation about a hinge axis of the platform hinge.
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A platform assembly for a cargo zone of a vehicle, comprising:
- a platform including one or more platform panels;
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- a platform hinge operably connected to a platform panel of the platform and secured to a body of the vehicle, the platform hinge configured to move the platform between a stowed position inside the cargo zone to a deployed position at least partially outside of the cargo zone via rotation about a hinge axis of the platform hinge;
- wherein the platform hinge is a double hinge secured to the platform panel at a first hinge end and secured to the body at the second hinge end, the platform hinge configured to allow for rotation of the platform about the hinge axis and movement of the platform vertically relative to the hinge axis.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body defining a passenger zone and a cargo zone, the cargo zone including a load floor therein;
- a platform assembly including:
- a platform including one or more platform panels;
- and
- a platform hinge operably connected to a platform panel of the platform and secured to the vehicle body, the platform hinge configured to move the platform between a stowed position inside the cargo zone to a deployed position at least partially outside of the cargo zone via rotation about a hinge axis of the platform hinge;
- wherein the platform hinge is a double hinge secured to the platform panel at a first hinge end and secured to the body at the second hinge end, the platform hinge configured to allow for rotation of the platform about the hinge axis and movement of the platform vertically relative to the hinge axis.
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