Conveyor system and vehicle including same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsDae Hun Song, Hyuk Ho Kwon
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Abstract
A conveyer system can include a first body portion disposed on the inside of a vehicle body, a first roller being disposed on the first body portion, a second body portion having one side hingedly coupled to the first body portion, a second roller being disposed on the second body portion, and a driving system rotating the second body portion, wherein the second body portion can be rotated by the driving system so that at least a portion of the second body portion can be exposed to the outside of the vehicle body, and the second body portion can form a slope in which a distance from the ground can become closer from the outside to the inside of the vehicle body.
Claims20
A conveyer system comprising:
- a first body portion disposed on an inside of a vehicle body;
- a first roller disposed on the first body portion;
- a second body portion having a first side hingedly coupled to the first body portion;
- a second roller disposed on the second body portion;
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- a driving system configured to rotate the second body portion relative to the first body portion, such that at least a portion of the second body portion can be exposed to an outside of the vehicle body, and such that the second body portion can form a slope in which a distance from a ground becomes closer from outside of the vehicle body toward the inside of the vehicle body.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- and
- a conveyor system disposed on the vehicle body, wherein the conveyor system comprises:
- a first body portion disposed on an inside of the vehicle body, wherein the first body portion includes a first roller, and
- a second body portion disposed on the first body portion, wherein the second body portion includes a second roller, wherein the second body portion is disposed on the first body portion with a configuration such that at least a portion of the second body portion can be disposed on an outside of the vehicle body and can form a slope relative to the first body portion.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a cargo area with a floor;
- and
- a conveyor system attached to the floor of the cargo area, wherein the conveyor system comprises:
- a first body portion located in the cargo area,
- a first set of rollers in the first body portion, wherein the first set of rollers is configured to assist movement of a cargo along the first set of rollers in a first direction from outside the cargo area toward inside the cargo area,
- a second body portion pivotably coupled to the first body portion,
- a second set of rollers in the second body portion, wherein the second set of rollers is configured to assist movement of the cargo along the second set of rollers in the first direction from outside the cargo area toward the first set of rollers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.