Cargo barrier for a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorTaryn Dyle
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Abstract
A barrier for separating a cargo area from a passenger area of a vehicle includes a support structure that is fixedly attached to a frame of a rear seat, adjacent a seatback of the seat. A gate is attached to and supported by the support structure, and is rotatably moveable relative to the support structure between a stowed position and a deployed position. A latch mechanism automatically secures the gate relative to the support structure when the gate is in the deployed position. A release system is coupled to the latch mechanism for moving the latch mechanism into a release position to allow the gate to rotate back into the stowed position.
Claims16
A vehicle comprising:
- a seat having a frame and presenting a seatback having a top vertical edge;
- and
- a barrier including:
- a support structure attached to the frame of the seat;
- and
- a gate disposed adjacent the seatback and supported by the support structure, the gate having an upper portion and being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position;
- a detent system releasably securing the gate to the support structure in the stowed position;
- wherein the upper portion of the gate is disposed vertically no higher than the top vertical edge of the seatback when the gate is disposed in the stowed position;
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- wherein the upper portion of the gate at least partially extends vertically above the top vertical edge of the seatback when the gate is disposed in the deployed position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a body having a roof, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a floor cooperating together to define an interior space;
- a seat having a frame and presenting a seatback having a top vertical edge;
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- a barrier that is not attached to or supported by the roof, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, or the floor, the barrier including:
- a support structure attached to the frame of the seat;
- and
- a gate disposed adjacent the seatback and supported by the support structure, the gate having an upper portion and being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position;
- wherein the upper portion of the gate is disposed vertically no higher than the top vertical edge of the seatback when the gate is disposed in the stowed position;
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- wherein the upper portion of the gate at least partially extends vertically above the top vertical edge of the seatback when the gate is disposed in the deployed position.
A cargo barrier for a vehicle, the cargo barrier comprising:
- a support structure configured for attachment to a frame of a seat of the vehicle;
- a pin attached to the support structure and defining a rotation axis;
- a gate supported by the pin and rotatable about the rotation axis of the pin, wherein the gate is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position;
- a latch mechanism having a pin moveable between a lock position operable to secure the gate in the deployed position, relative to the support structure, and a release position operable to allow the gate to move relative to the support structure;
- a release system coupled to the latch mechanism and operable to move the pin of the latch mechanism along a longitudinal axis of the pin, from the lock position into the release position;
- wherein the release system includes a lever coupled to the pin of the latch mechanism, and rotatable relative to the support structure about a lever axis, wherein rotation of the lever moves the pin along the longitudinal axis of the pin, from the lock position into the release position;
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- wherein the release system includes a cable connecting the pin and the lever, wherein the cable is attached to the lever a distance from the lever axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.