Vehicle containing sales bins

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10046688-B2
Application number	US-201615286848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2016
Priority date	Oct 6, 2016
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

Autonomous vehicle is provided which includes a plurality of sales bins positioned on a side of the vehicle. An awning is configured to deploy from the vehicle over the sales bins. The awning includes a first light source which is configured to illuminate a ground space proximate the awning. A second light source is configured to illuminate the sales bins. A sensor is configured to detect an electronic device proximate the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
a plurality of sales bins positioned on a side of the vehicle;
an awning configured to deploy from the vehicle over the sales bins, the awning comprising:
a first light source configured to illuminate a ground space proximate the awning; and
a second light source configured to illuminate the sales bins; and

a sensor is configured to detect an electronic device proximate the vehicle and detect sales bin preferences from the electronic device to control the first and second light sources based upon the detected sales bin preferences.

2. The autonomous vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display configured to deploy from at least one of a front or a rear of the vehicle.

3. The autonomous vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the display is illuminated.

4. The autonomous vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the display is operable between an undeployed and a deployed position, the display extending from the vehicle in the deployed position.

5. The autonomous vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the awning further comprises a camera.

6. The autonomous vehicle of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second light sources are configured to illuminate a single sales bin of the plurality of sales bins.

7. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of bins positioned on the vehicle;
an awning configured to deploy from the vehicle proximate the bins, the awning comprising a light source configured to illuminate the bins; and
a sensor for detecting an electronic device proximate the vehicle, the sensor configured to detect bins preferences from the electronic device to control the first and second light sources based upon the detected bins preferences.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising:
an alert switch positioned on the vehicle.

9. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the light source comprises a printed light emitting diode.

10. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the sensor comprises one or more wireless communication transceivers for detecting and determining a location of the electronic device.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the electronic device is a mobile communication device.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , further comprising:
a photoluminescent structure disposed on the awning proximate the light assembly.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the light source is configured to emit light at a first wavelength and the photoluminescent structure is configured to convert the first wavelength to at least a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength.

14. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of bins positioned on the vehicle;
an awning configured to deploy from the vehicle proximate the bins; and
a sensor for detecting an electronic device proximate the vehicle, wherein the sensor is configured to detect bin preferences from the electronic device and to dynamically communicate to the electronic device what products are carried within the plurality of bins based upon the detected bin preferences.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the sensor configured to detect sales bins preferences.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the sensor comprises one or more wireless communication transceivers for detecting and determining a location of the electronic device.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the electronic device is a mobile communication device.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 , further comprising:
a display configured to deploy from at least one of a front or a rear of the vehicle.

19. The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein a light source is configured to illuminate a single bin based on detected preferences from an electronic device.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Salter Stuart C
• Huebner Annette Lynn
• Wylie Pamela Vergos
• Buttolo Pietro
• Dellock Paul Kenneth

Classifications

• B60Q1/24

  for lighting other areas than only the way ahead · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• B60Q1/0035

  relative to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60P3/0257 Primary

  the object being a vending stall, restaurant or food kiosk · CPC title

• E04H15/08

  Trailer awnings or the like · CPC title