Vehicle storage compartment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11220220-B2
Application number	US-201816151794-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 4, 2018
Priority date	Oct 4, 2018
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle storage compartment is provided herein. The vehicle storage compartment includes a frame including a cross member. A track system having first and second tracks is coupled to first and second sides of the frame, respectively. A rotatable member is coupled to the cross member and configured to move from a closed position to an open position. A cover coupled to the cross member and configured to extend along the first and second tracks from a first position to a second position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a floor;
a base configured to engage with the floor;
a frame coupled to the base, wherein the frame includes a first side and a second side, wherein each of the first side and the second side includes a front vertical member and a rear vertical member coupled via a horizontal member;
a cross member coupled to the horizontal members of the first and second sides of the frame; and
a rotatable member coupled to the cross member and operable between a closed position and an opened position.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cross member is coupled to a vehicle-rearward portion of the frame.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a locking member coupled to the rotatable member and operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable member includes a substantially transparent portion.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable member and the base cooperate to define an aperture accessible to a user in a vehicle-rearward location.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a light source coupled to the frame.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a removable floor positioned on the base and having a plurality of raised portions, such that the removable floor comprises a first thickness and a second thickness.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein each of the first side and the second side of the frame defines an aperture for accessing a space over the base.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a wall coupled to a vehicle-forward edge portion of the base and extending between the first side and the second side of the frame.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , further comprising:
a top surface coupled to the wall and extending toward the rotatable member.

11. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable member has an upper arcuate portion.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Mozurkewich Kevin
• Fowler James Hugh
• Benavides Luis Javier

Classifications

• B60Q3/30

  for compartments other than passenger or driving compartments, e.g. luggage or engine compartments · CPC title

• B60R7/04

  in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R5/00 Primary

  Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like (primarily intended for stowing loads in load-transporting vehicles B60P; arrangements for stowing spare wheels B62D43/00) · CPC title

• B60R5/02 Primary

  arranged at front of vehicle {(B60R5/003 takes precedence)} · CPC title