Vehicle door module storage system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael John Harmon, Darren Luke, Robert J. Gelardi, Justin D. Sorum, Ricardo Haruo Sugimoto, Abbas Ghamlouche
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Abstract
A vehicle door module storage system includes a support beam that engages with a vehicle. The support beam is configured to support an outer module of a door assembly within a cargo area. The door assembly can have the outer module and an inner module. The door assembly can be changeable back-and-forth between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the door assembly is provided by the inner module coupled to the outer module. In the second configuration, the door assembly is provided by the inner module without the outer module.
Claims20
A vehicle door module storage system, comprising:
- a support beam that engages with a vehicle, the support beam configured to support an outer module of a door assembly within a cargo area.
A vehicle door module storage system, comprising:
- a door assembly of a vehicle, the door assembly having an outer module and an inner module, the door assembly changeable back-and-forth between a first configuration and a second configuration,
- in the first configuration, the door assembly is provided by the inner module coupled to the outer module,
- in the second configuration, the door assembly is provided by the inner module without the outer module, the outer module configured to engages with a support beam when the door assembly is in the second configuration, the support beam engaged with the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.