Motor vehicle with a cargo space and cargo space door
AssigneeWebasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
InventorFrancois De Gaillard
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Abstract
A motor vehicle, especially a passenger utility vehicle, e.g., a station wagon or SUV with a cargo space (3) which is located in the rear (2) of the vehicle, a cargo floor (16) which can be extended rearward, a cargo space door (4) for opening and closing the rear cargo space opening, and at least one roof movable panel for opening and closing a roof opening, in which a continuous opening combining the rear cargo space opening and the roof opening is formed when both the at least one rear roof panel and the cargo space door are in their open positions. In one advantageous embodiment, the cargo space door (4) is supported to be able to pivot around a vertical axis (20) on a side wall (18) of the cargo floor (16).
Claims20
Passenger utility vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body with a cargo space which is located in a windowed rear cargo area of the vehicle body, said cargo area containing a movable cargo floor which can be extended rearwardly through a rear cargo space opening at a rear end of the vehicle body,
- at least one rear roof panel mounted for movement between a closed position closing a roof opening in a fixed roof surface of the vehicle body and an open position in which the roof opening is cleared, upwardly opening the cargo space, and
- a cargo space door mounted for movement between a closed position extending across the rear cargo space opening and an open position in which the cargo space is rearwardly open;
- wherein a continuous opening combining said rear cargo space opening and said roof opening is formed when both said at least one rear roof panel and said cargo space door are in the open position thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.