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US 12,662,066 B2Granted
Holding device for a vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorEtienne Iliffe-Moon
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Abstract
A holding device for a vehicle includes at least one base plate configured to support an object, and a cavity formed in a body of the holding device. The holding device is configured to receive the base plate and to at least partially receive the object being supported by the base plate. The holding device is configured to alter a position of the base plate within the cavity depending on the object.
Claims18
A holding device for a vehicle, the holding device comprising:
- at least a first base plate configured to support an object;
- and
- a cavity formed in a body of the holding device and configured to receive the first base plate and to at least partially receive the object being supported by the first base plate,
- wherein the holding device is configured to alter a position of the first base plate within the cavity depending on the object;
- wherein the holding device is configured to detect a characteristic of the object and to adapt the position of the at least the first base plate according to the characteristic;
- and
- wherein the holding device is configured to tilt the at least the first base plate depending on the characteristic of the detected object.
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A holding device for a vehicle, the holding device comprising:
- at least a first base plate configured to support an object;
- and
- a cavity formed in a body of the holding device and configured to receive the first base plate and to at least partially receive the object being supported by the first base plate, wherein the holding device is configured to alter a position of the first base plate within the cavity depending on the object;
- wherein the holding device is configured to receive a signal from a sensor when the sensor detects that no object is present at the holding device, and
- wherein the holding device is configured to position the first base plate substantially planar with a surface of the body of the holding device when the signal is received by the holding device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.