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US 2019/0047642 A1Published application
Tire carrier
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorLuciano L. Oetting
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Abstract
A tire carrier assembly is provided and includes a bracket, a tire carrier, a carrier support and a hoist. The carrier support is lockable and unlockable and is configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position when unlocked. The hoist is coupled to the bracket and the carrier support and is configured to normally lock the carrier support and to be selectively actuatable to unlock the carrier support.
Claims20
A tire carrier assembly, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a tire carrier;
- a carrier support which is lockable and unlockable and configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position when unlocked;
- and
- a hoist coupled to the bracket and the carrier support,
- the hoist being configured to normally lock the carrier support and to be selectively actuatable to unlock the carrier support.
3 more elements
A tire carrier assembly for a vehicle chassis and comprising:
- a bracket attachable to the vehicle chassis;
- a tire carrier configured to support a tire;
- a carrier support which is lockable and unlockable and configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position with the tire proximate to the vehicle chassis when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position with the tire distant from the vehicle chassis when unlocked;
- and
- a hoist coupled to at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis and to the carrier support,
- the hoist being configured to normally lock the carrier support and to be selectively actuatable to unlock the carrier support.
3 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a bracket attachable to the chassis;
- a tire carrier configured to support a tire;
- a carrier support which is lockable to and unlockable from at least one of the chassis and the bracket and configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position with the tire proximate to the chassis and the bracket when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position with the tire distant from the chassis and the bracket when unlocked;
- and
- a hoist assembly coupled to the at least one of the chassis and the bracket and to the carrier support,
- the hoist being configured to normally lock the carrier support to and to be selectively actuatable to unlock the carrier support from the at least one of the chassis and the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.