Connection system for house and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11597262-B2
Application number	US-202217674228-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 17, 2022
Priority date	Apr 10, 2019
Publication date	Mar 7, 2023
Grant date	Mar 7, 2023

Abstract

A connection system for a house and a vehicle, may include a vehicle door provided in the vehicle to open or close a vehicle entrance through which a passenger enters or exits the vehicle and allowing an internal space of the vehicle to be exposed into the house when authenticated by the house; and a hatch provided in a house entrance on a side wall of the house to selectively couple the house entrance and the vehicle entrance with each other so that an internal space of the vehicle and an internal space of the house are connected to each other in a state that the vehicle door is open when the authenticated vehicle is parked on a side of the house entrance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connection system for a house and a vehicle, the connection system comprising:
a vehicle door provided in the vehicle to selectively open a vehicle entrance through which a passenger enters or exits the vehicle and allowing an internal space of the vehicle to be exposed into the house when the vehicle is authenticated from the house and; and
a connection member provided in a house entrance on a side wall of the house to selectively couple the house entrance and the vehicle entrance with each other so that the internal space of the vehicle and an internal space of the house are connected to each other when the vehicle door of the authenticated vehicle is opened in a side of the house entrance,
wherein the connection member comprises:
an upper hatch operably provided in an upper portion of the house entrance; and
a lower hatch operably provided in a lower portion of the house entrance,

wherein the upper hatch is configured to be selectively coupled to a top portion of the vehicle and the lower hatch is configured to be selectively coupled to a bottom portion of the vehicle to connect the internal space of the vehicle and the internal space of the house each other,
wherein first ends of the upper hatch and the lower hatch are pivotally connected to the house,
wherein a second end of the upper hatch is coupled to the top portion of the vehicle when the second end of the upper hatch is pivoted with respect to the first end of the upper hatch to open the upper portion of the house entrance,
wherein a second end of the lower hatch is coupled to the bottom portion of the vehicle when the second end of the lower hatch is pivoted with respect to the first end of the lower hatch to open the lower portion of the house entrance, and
wherein the vehicle door is configured to be opened in a butterfly type, and the upper hatch is coupled to the vehicle door in a state that the vehicle door is opened.

2. The connection system of claim 1 , wherein the upper hatch is coupled to an external surface of the vehicle door in a state that the vehicle door is opened.

3. A connection system for a house and a vehicle, the connection system comprising:
a vehicle door provided in the vehicle to selectively open a vehicle entrance through which a passenger enters or exits the vehicle and allowing an internal space of the vehicle to be exposed into the house when the vehicle is authenticated from the house and; and
a connection member provided in a house entrance on a side wall of the house to selectively couple the house entrance and the vehicle entrance with each other so that the internal space of the vehicle and an internal space of the house are connected to each other when the vehicle door of the authenticated vehicle is opened in a side of the house entrance,
wherein the connection member comprises:
an upper hatch operably provided in an upper portion of the house entrance; and
a lower hatch operably provided in a lower portion of the house entrance,

wherein the upper hatch is configured to be selectively coupled to a top portion of the vehicle and the lower hatch is configured to be selectively coupled to a bottom portion of the vehicle to connect the internal space of the vehicle and the internal space of the house each other, and
wherein the upper hatch has a groove, and the groove of the upper hatch is configured to be coupled to the vehicle door in a state that the vehicle door is opened.

4. The connection system of claim 3 ,
wherein the upper hatch is slidably mounted into the house, and
wherein the groove of the upper hatch is coupled to the vehicle door in a state that the vehicle door is opened, when the upper hatch slides toward the vehicle door.

5. The connection system of claim 3 , wherein a first end of the lower hatch is pivotally connected to the house, and a second end of the lower hatch is configured to be selectively coupled to the bottom portion of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Cha Dong Eun
• Hwang Jin Ho
• Lee Sang Heon

Classifications

• E06B3/38

  with a horizontal axis of rotation at the top or bottom of the opening {(E06B3/5036 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60J5/047

  characterised by the opening or closing movement · CPC title

• B60J5/06

  slidable; foldable · CPC title

• B60J5/0493

  Appurtenances · CPC title

• B60J5/0477 Primary

  with two doors opening in opposite direction · CPC title