Vehicle side structure
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Vehicle equipped with slope device
US11970101B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11970101-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117513170-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | Jan 13, 2021 |
| Publication date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
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A vehicle is equipped with a body that includes a floor panel, a door that is attached to a body, a door lock mechanism that includes an outer hook and an inner hook and that is attached to a lower portion of a door to lock the door on the floor panel, and a slope device attached to a lower side of the floor panel. Tip portions of the outer hook and the inner hook penetrate the floor panel downward outside a vehicle outer end of a slope with respect to the vehicle, and restrain the slope from being deployed outward of the vehicle, when the door is locked.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle comprising: a body that includes a floor panel constituting a floor of a vehicle interior that is boarded by a passenger; a door that is attached to the body; a door lock mechanism that includes a hook engaging the body, and that is attached to a lower portion of the door to lock the door on the body; and a slope device that is attached to a lower side of the floor panel to deploy a slope outward of the vehicle and store the slope, wherein a tip of the hook of the door lock mechanism penetrates the floor panel downward outside a vehicle outer end of the slope at a storage position with respect to the vehicle, and restrains the slope at the storage position from being deployed outward of the vehicle, when the door lock mechanism locks the door on the body, the door lock mechanism includes a striker that is engaged by the hook, and the striker is attached to the body below the slope, outside the vehicle outer end of the slope at the storage position with respect to the vehicle. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the tip of the hook penetrates the floor panel downward, and reaches an area below an upper surface of the slope at the storage position.
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- B60P1/431Primary
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- What does patent US11970101B2 cover?
- A vehicle is equipped with a body that includes a floor panel, a door that is attached to a body, a door lock mechanism that includes an outer hook and an inner hook and that is attached to a lower portion of a door to lock the door on the floor panel, and a slope device attached to a lower side of the floor panel. Tip portions of the outer hook and the inner hook penetrate the floor panel down…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60P1/431. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 30 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 7 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).