Platform assembly for vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsVincent A. Chimento, Jack Marchlewski, Shawn Michael Morgans, Dragan B. Stojkovic
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Abstract
A platform assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle includes a floor panel and a cover panel. The floor panel includes a main section slidable between a rest position in which the main section is substantially within the cargo area of the vehicle and an extended position in which the main section extends beyond the cargo area of the vehicle. An opening in the floor panel is exposed when the main section is in the extended position. The cover panel is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The cover panel is configured to cover the opening exposed in the floor panel when the main section is in the deployed position.
Claims20
A platform assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle, the platform assembly comprising:
- a floor panel comprising a main section slidable between a rest position in which the main section is configured to be substantially within the cargo area of the vehicle and an extended position in which the main section is configured to extend beyond the cargo area of the vehicle, thereby exposing an opening in the floor panel;
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- a cover panel movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the cover panel configured to cover the opening exposed in the floor panel when the main section is in the deployed position.
A platform assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle, the platform assembly comprising:
- a floor panel comprising a main section slidable between a rest position in which the main section is configured to be substantially within the cargo area of the vehicle and an extended position in which the main section is configured to extend beyond the cargo area of the vehicle, thereby exposing an opening in the floor panel;
- a rail assembly including a plurality of first tracks and a plurality of second tracks, the first tracks are configured to be fixed to cross bars underneath the floor panel and the second tracks are mounted to an underside of the main section and slidably received in respective first tracks;
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- a cover panel hinged to the main section and rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the cover panel configured to cover the opening exposed in the floor panel when the main section is in the deployed position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of side walls defining a cargo area;
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- a platform assembly comprising:
- a floor panel comprising a main section slidable between a rest position in which the main section is substantially within the cargo area and an extended position in which the main section extends beyond the cargo area of the vehicle, thereby exposing an opening in the floor panel;
- a rail assembly including a plurality of first tracks and a plurality of second tracks, the first tracks are fixed to cross bars underneath the floor panel and the second tracks are mounted to an underside of the main section and slidably received in respective first tracks;
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- a cover panel movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the cover panel configured to cover the opening exposed in the floor panel when the main section is in the deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.