Luggage board device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11511672-B2
Application number	US-202117339119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2021
Priority date	Dec 10, 2020
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A luggage board device for a vehicle is configured to adjust a height of a partition board, which is composed of a front board, an intermediate board, and a rear board, through movements of the partition board in a vertical direction, in a state in which the partition board is horizontally unfolded, be utilized as a multi-stage shelf like a step shape by rotating the front board and the rear board up and down with the intermediate board as a reference, and be utilized as a table in indoor and outdoor spaces of a luggage room.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A luggage board device for a vehicle, the device comprising:
a partition board connected with a connection rod;
a main pinion coupled to the partition board;
a first main rack gear and a second main rack gear engaged with the main pinion, the first main rack gear and the second main rack gear moving in opposite directions when the main pinion is operated; and
a first bridge connecting the first main rack gear to the vehicle body, and a second bridge connecting the second main rack gear to the vehicle body,
wherein the luggage board device is configured to be operated upward and downward by an interlocking structure of the main pinion, the first and second main rack gears, and the first and second bridges;
wherein the partition board comprises a front board, an intermediate board, and a rear board that are sequentially arranged along front and rear directions, and
wherein the connection rod is coupled to side surfaces of the front board, the intermediate board, and the rear board so as to connect the side surfaces of the boards to each other.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the partition board rises when the first and second main rack gears move in directions toward the main pinion, respectively, and descends when the first and second main rack gears move in directions away from the main pinion.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a main motor coupled to the main pinion; and
a main switch configured to operate the main motor.

4. The device of claim 3 ,
wherein the intermediate board is equipped with the main pinion, the main motor, and the main switch.

5. The device of claim 1 ,
wherein the intermediate board is equipped with main guiders under a bottom surface thereof, wherein the first main rack gear and the second main rack gear are coupled to the main guiders, respectively, so as to be linearly movable in the front and rear directions.

6. The device of claim 1
wherein, when the first main rack gear and the second main rack gear linearly move due to a rotation of the main pinion, the front board, intermediate board, and rear board move in a vertical direction in a horizontally unfolded state, thereby being adjusted in height.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the partition board is configured as a table in a space at an inside of the vehicle through a height adjustment in a vertical direction in a horizontally unfolded state.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the partition board further comprises:
a support pinion rotatably coupled to the intermediate board; and
a first support rack gear and a second support rack gear, both of which engage with the support pinion, extend in opposite directions to each other, and linearly move in the opposite directions to each other when the support pinion rotates.

9. The device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a support motor coupled to the support pinion; and
a support switch configured to be manipulated to operate the support motor.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the intermediate board includes support guiders under a bottom surface thereof,
wherein the first support rack gear and the second support rack gear are coupled to the support guiders, respectively, so as to be linearly movable in the front and rear directions.

11. The device of claim 8 , wherein, when the partition board is adjusted in height by being moved in a vertical direction, the first support rack gear and the second support rack gear support all of the front board, the intermediate board, and the rear board from positions under bottoms of all the boards, thereby preventing sagging of the front board or of the rear board.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein, when an external force is applied to the rear board when the first main rack gear and second main rack gear and the first support rack gear and second support rack gear are hidden by being placed only under the intermediate board, by a rotation of the connection rod, the front board and the rear board are positioned in a step shape in upper and lower sides of the intermediate board, wherein the partition board is used as a multi-stage shelf.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein a fixing protrusion and a fixing groove are formed at the partition board and the connection rod, respectively, wherein when the partition board is used as a step-shaped shelf, the partition board is maintained in a shape of the multi-stage shelf by a coupling of the fixing protrusion and the fixing groove.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Cho Jang Hyun

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

• B60R5/045 Primary

  collapsible or transformable · CPC title

• B60R2013/015

  made of a plurality of visible parts · CPC title

• B60R5/003 Primary

  Luggage racks, e.g. for busses (primarily intended for passengers' property smaller than suitcases B60R7/04; B60R7/08; luggage racks for rail vehicles B61D37/003) · CPC title

• B60R2011/0084

  with adjustment by linear movement in their operational position · CPC title