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US 2023/0415658 A1Published application
Open interior delivery container
AssigneeGM Cruise Holdings LLC
InventorsTimothy Jon Meador, Alexis De Stasio
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Abstract
A delivery container is designed to fit into the rear passenger compartment of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle (AV) that makes deliveries without a human driver. The delivery container includes a base, two sides, and a top. The sides are angled and the top is smaller than the base, which creates a large opening that is easy for a user to access and can adequately store large or bulky goods. The delivery container may be accessed from either side of the vehicle, and may include a drawer for moving items from one side of the vehicle to the other, so that items may be easily accessed from either side.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a first door;
- a second door on an opposite side of the vehicle from the first door;
- a rear cabin accessible from the first door and the second door;
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- a delivery container in the rear cabin, the delivery container comprising:
- a base comprising a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, a third edge extending between the first edge and the second edge, and a fourth edge opposite the third edge and extending between the first edge and the second edge, the third edge proximate to the first door, the fourth edge proximate to the second door;
- a first side extending upward from the first edge, the first side having a first width at a lower portion of the first side and a second width at an upper portion of the first side, the second width less than the first width, the first side proximate to a back of the rear cabin;
- a second side extending upward from the second edge;
- a divider separating a first compartment of the delivery container from a second compartment of the delivery container, the first compartment accessible from the first door, and the second compartment accessible from the second door;
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- a drawer to hold items in the second compartment, the drawer configured to move from the second compartment to the first compartment, wherein the divider is moveable to enable passage of the drawer from the second compartment to the first compartment.
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A delivery container comprising:
- a base comprising a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, a third edge extending between the first edge and the second edge, and a fourth edge opposite the third edge and extending between the first edge and the second edge;
- a first side extending upward from the first edge, the first side having a first width at a lower portion of the first side and a second width at an upper portion of the first side, the second width less than the first width;
- a second side extending upward from the second edge;
- a divider separating a first compartment of the delivery container from a second compartment of the delivery container, the first compartment comprising the third edge and the second compartment comprising the fourth edge;
- a hinge coupled to the divider, the hinge to change a position of the divider in the delivery container;
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- a drawer to hold items in the second compartment, the drawer to move from the second compartment to the first compartment, wherein changing the position of the divider enables passage of the drawer from the second compartment to the first compartment.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a front cabin;
- a rear cabin behind the front cabin;
- a door for accessing the rear cabin;
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- a delivery container in the rear cabin, the delivery container comprising:
- a base comprising a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, a third edge extending between the first edge and the second edge, and a fourth edge opposite the third edge and extending between the first edge and the second edge, the third edge proximate to the door, the fourth edge opposite the door;
- a first side extending upward from the first edge, the first side having a first width at a lower portion of the first side and a second width at an upper portion of the first side, the second width less than the first width, the first side proximate to a back of the rear cabin;
- a second side extending upward from the second edge;
- a divider separating a first compartment of the delivery container from a second compartment of the delivery container, the first compartment proximate to the door;
- and
- a drawer to hold items in the second compartment, the drawer configured to move from the second compartment to the first compartment, wherein the divider is moveable to enable passage of the drawer from the second compartment to the first compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.