Sliding tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11066019-B2
Application number	US-201816135035-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2018
Priority date	Sep 19, 2018
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A vehicular cargo assembly includes a first panel slidably mounted on a floor of a vehicle cabin and selectively and alternatively positionable in a first position or a second position. A storage space is disposed below the floor. The first panel is configured to cover the storage space in the first position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicular cargo assembly comprising:
a first panel slidably mounted on a floor of a vehicle cabin and selectively and alternatively positionable in a first position or a second position;
a storage space disposed below the floor, wherein the first panel is configured to cover the storage space in the first position; and
a second panel disposed over the storage space and positioned below the first panel when the first panel is in the first position, wherein when the first panel is in the first position, the first panel is selectively and alternatively positionable in a flat position, a bent position, and an upright folded position.

2. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second panel is selectively and alternatively positionable in a corresponding and respective flat orientation, a bent orientation, and an upright folded orientation.

3. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 2 , wherein the storage space comprises a first storage space and a second storage space.

4. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 3 , wherein when the first panel is in the bent position and the second panel is in the bent orientation, then the first storage space is accessible.

5. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 4 , wherein when the first panel is in the upright folded position and the second panel is in the upright folded orientation, then the first and second storage spaces are accessible.

6. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 1 , wherein when the first panel is in the second position, the second panel is selectively and alternatively positionable in a flat orientation, a bent orientation, or an upright folded orientation.

7. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 1 , wherein when the first panel is in the second position a first portion of the second panel is rotatable from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation, so that the first portion of the second panel is orthogonal to a second portion of the second panel to allow access to a first storage space.

8. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 7 , wherein when the first panel is in the second position the first portion of the second panel is rotatable from the substantially vertical orientation to an inverted orientation to allow access to the first storage space and a second storage space.

9. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first panel includes fasteners to restrain the first panel in one or more of the first position and the second position.

10. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first panel comprises a thinned zone forming a bendable intersection between a first section and a second section of the first panel.

11. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first panel includes a peripheral rim.

12. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first panel is slidably coupled to the second panel, wherein the first panel moves from the first position to the second position to transfer cargo from an outer area to an inner area of the vehicle cabin, wherein the first panel is stacked above the second panel in the first position, and wherein the first panel is adjacent the second panel in the second position.

13. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a seating assembly adjacent to the first and second panels when the first panel is in the first position, wherein the seating assembly is selectively positionable in an upright position and a downward position, and wherein the first panel is disposed over the seating assembly in a downward position when the first panel is in the second position.

14. A vehicular cargo assembly comprising:
a first panel slidably mounted on a floor of a vehicle cabin and selectively and alternatively positionable in a first position or a second position;
a storage space disposed below the floor, wherein the first panel is configured to cover the storage space in the first position; and
a second panel disposed over the storage space and positioned below the first panel when the first panel is in the first position, wherein when the first panel is in a second position, the second panel is selectively and alternatively positionable in a flat orientation, a bent orientation, or an upright folded orientation.

15. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 14 , wherein when the first panel is in the second position a first portion of the second panel is rotatable from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation, so that the first portion of the second panel is orthogonal to a second portion of the second panel to allow access to a first storage space.

16. The vehicular cargo assembly of claim 15 , wherein when the first panel is in the second position and the first portion of the second panel is rotatable from the substantially vertical orientation to an inverted orientation to allow access to the first storage space and a second storage space.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Aguilar Ruelas Eduardo Arturo
• Gallardo Jose Luis

Classifications

• B60R5/04 Primary

  arranged at rear of vehicle {(B60R5/003, B60R5/006 take precedence; external trunks arranged at rear of vehicle B60R9/065)} · CPC title

• B60R7/02

  in separate luggage compartment {(B60R7/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R5/045

  collapsible or transformable · CPC title

• B60R13/013

  comprising removable or hinged parts, e.g. for accessing storage compartments · CPC title

• B60R5/048 Primary

  of accordion-type, i.e. collapsible by sliding and folding · CPC title