Decklid and luggage compartment system for automotive vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsIan McLaughlin, Marek Reichman, Chris Wheeler, David Woodhouse
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Abstract
A decklid and luggage compartment system for an automotive vehicle includes a luggage compartment located at one end of a vehicle and a decklid for closing the luggage compartment. A linked hinge moves the decklid translationally from a closed position to a raised position and axially displaced open position. The decklid maintains a common attitude in both the closed and opened positions. A combination load floor and bumper assembly having a load floor for the luggage compartment is mounted upon a sliding carrier for movement between an extended position and a retracted position.
Claims18
A decklid and luggage compartment system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a luggage compartment located at one end of an automotive vehicle;
- a decklid for closing said luggage compartment;
- a linked hinge for moving the decklid translationally from closed position to an opened position, with the decklid having a common attitude in both the closed and opened positions;
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- a movable load floor for said luggage compartment, with said load floor being mounted upon a sliding carrier for movement between an extended position and a retracted position.
A decklid and luggage compartment system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a luggage compartment located at one end of an automotive vehicle;
- a decklid for closing said luggage compartment;
- a linked hinge for moving the decklid translationally from closed position to a raised and axially displaced opened position, with the decklid having a common attitude in both the closed and opened positions;
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- a combination load floor and bumper assembly having a load floor for said luggage compartment, with said load floor being mounted upon a sliding carrier for movement between an extended position and a retracted position, and with said combination load floor and bumper assembly having a bumper beam and latches for connecting the bumper beam to rear quarter panel structures of the vehicle when the load floor is in said retracted position.
A method for loading a luggage compartment of an automotive vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- translationally opening a decklid such that the attitude of the decklid remains relatively constant as the decklid is moved from a closed position to an opened position, so as to preserve the visual orientation of a plurality of taillights attached to the decklid;
- opening a combination bumper and luggage compartment load floor, by moving the combination load floor axially from a retracted position to an extended position;
- placing luggage items upon the extended load floor;
- moving the combination load floor to its retracted position;
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- translationally closing the decklid such that the visual orientation of the taillights is preserved during and after closure of the decklid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.