Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body with a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment adjacent to, and rearward of, the passenger compartment. A base is supported by the vehicle body and disposed over the cargo compartment, the base having a forward end, a rearward end, a first side, and a second side. A partition extends from the forward end of the base. A side panel is pivotally attached to the first side of the base about a longitudinal axis and attachable to the partition in a first configuration to facilitate storage, and moveable in an outward direction to provide a raised platform with the base in a second configuration. A rear panel is pivotally attached to the side panel about a transverse axis and connectable to the vehicle body in the second configuration to support the side panel without engaging an underlying external surface.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat base, a carriage, and an adjusting device. The adjusting device is formed in such a way that the vehicle seat is adjustable vertically or the inclination is adjustable by the adjusting device. The adjusting device has a rotation device arranged on the carriage such that the seat base is rotatable relative to the carriage about a vertical axis by the rotation device. The adjusting device includes a strut, a first end of which is pivotably attached to the carriage or to a rotation base fixed to the carriage and a second end of which is pivotably attached to the seat base. The adjusting device has first and second linear actuators. The seat base is supported on the first linear actuator, the second linear actuator, and/or the strut. The first and second linear actuators cooperate to adjust the vehicle seat.

Abstract: The invention relates to an openable structure for a substrate, such as a lorry, trailer, semitrailer, railway wagon, dumper truck or container, comprising a tarpaulin framework to which, for example, a tarpaulin made of weather-resistant material or a plurality of hingedly couplable wall elements can be connected, wherein the tarpaulin framework has a plurality of slides which are shiftable along at least one guide, wherein the guide comprises a longitudinal member element along which the slides are shiftable. An openable structure permitting smooth opening and closing of the structure is provided according to the invention in that the longitudinal member element is arranged adjustably at least in sections in a direction transversely with respect to the shifting direction of the slides.

Abstract: A rear vehicle body structure of a vehicle including an underbody and an upper body coupled to the underbody is provided. The rear vehicle body structure includes a rear floor panel provided in a rear part of the upper body and coupled to the rear part of the underbody, the rear floor panel including forming parts extending in a vertical direction from both sides of the vehicle, respectively.

Abstract: A enclosure expansion system includes an expandable enclosure having a side panel having a first edge section and a second edge section, the first edge section and the second edge section are pivotally connected to a center section; a second side panel; a front panel; a back panel; the first side panel, the second side panel, the front panel, and the back panel open to displace a top away from a bottom, thereby creating an enclosed space between the first side panel, the second side panel, the front panel, and the back panel.

Abstract: This relates to a vehicle including a rear closure assembly having a liftgate and a tailgate. The liftgate and the tailgate are moveable by a common actuator. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a liftgate moveable between a liftgate closed position and a liftgate open position to selectively cover and uncover a first portion of a rear opening in a body of the vehicle, a tailgate moveable between a tailgate closed position and a tailgate open position to selectively cover and uncover a second portion of the rear opening, and an actuator mechanically coupled to both the liftgate and the tailgate. The actuator is configured to move the liftgate between the liftgate closed position and the liftgate open position, and the actuator is configured to move the tailgate between the tailgate closed position and the tailgate open position.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a front trunk including a closure providing increased headroom and shade. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a motor vehicle, including: a front trunk establishing a cargo space; and a closure assembly configured to move between a closed position and an open position to selectively cover and uncover the front trunk, wherein the closure assembly includes a hood section and a grille section, wherein, when the closure assembly is not in the closed position, the grille section is rotatable relative to the hood section in a direction away from a ground surface.

Abstract: A structure of a vehicle body disclosed herein may include: an instrument panel; a steering column extending through an opening of the instrument panel toward a rear of the vehicle body, and having a steering wheel attached thereto; and a meter cluster panel provided such that the meter cluster panel surrounds a meter. The meter cluster panel may include: an upper cover portion provided such that the upper cover portion opposes at least a part of an upper portion of the meter; and a side cover portion provided such that the side cover portion opposes at least a part of a side portion of the meter. The side cover portion may extend from a position opposing the side portion of the meter toward the rear of the vehicle body and include a portion located closer to the rear of the vehicle body than the upper cover portion.

Abstract: A trunk structure for a vehicle improves retainment performance of goods to a vehicle body in a cargo net, and improves flexibility of the layout of a trunk board. The trunk structure includes a trunk board, a hook member attached to the trunk board to which a cargo net covering goods can be locked, an interior member which constitutes an inside surface of a trunk, and an engaged portion of the interior member which the hook member can engage, the engaged portion restraining movement of the trunk board in an up-down direction when the engaged portion is engaged with the hook member. The hook member is switchable between an engaged state where the hook member engages the engaged portion and a non-engaged state where the engagement is released, and retains the engaged state by locking the cargo net to the hook member.

Abstract: A tonneau cover comprising: (a) a plurality of panels; (b) one or more hinges between each panel of the plurality of panels so that the plurality of panels are rotatably connected together, wherein some or all of the one or more hinges include: (i) a plurality of expansion links that are movably interconnected together, some of the plurality of expansion links including: (1) one or more expansion projections; (2) one or more pockets that receive all or a portion of the one or more expansion projections from an adjacent one of the plurality of expansion links; and (3) one or more expansion stops that restricts movement of the one or more expansion projections from the adjacent one of plurality of the expansion links that extend within the one or more pockets; wherein the one or more hinges rotate so that the one or more hinges form of angle of about 90 degrees or more and about 225 degrees or less.

Abstract: An air-guiding device for an interior of a motor vehicle includes a housing forming a cavity, slats accommodated in the cavity, and an outlet opening. The slats are formed pivotably in a direction of a body transverse axis and configured to deflect an air flow in the direction of the body transverse axis. The outlet opening enables the air flow to flow into the interior of the motor vehicle. The slats are arranged upstream of the outlet opening and spaced apart, for non-visibility, from the outlet opening in a direction of a body longitudinal axis. A central web is arranged in the cavity. The central web is configured to deflect the air flow in a direction of a motor vehicle vertical axis, and the central web divides the cavity in the direction of the motor vehicle vertical axis into a first flow duct and a second flow duct.

Abstract: A cover unit is disposed on both sides of a mounting plate that is coupled to a roof side of a vehicle, respectively. The cover unit includes a first movement guide and a second movement guide formed with movement paths and a guide frame unit that is disposed on the cover unit, respectively, and connected to each other, and sliding and moving along a guide rail provided on the mounting plate. AN angle adjustment unit has a mounting angle that is adjusted as the guide frame unit slides and moves and is coupled to be engaged with the guide frame unit. A handle unit is rotatably coupled to the guide frame unit, and has a drawn-out location and a drawn-out angle that is adjusted step by step by moving along the movement path to allow the angle adjustment unit to be selectively engaged with the guide frame unit.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a cabin interior, a floor, and a tailgate at the rear end of the cabin interior, wherein at least a portion of the tailgate pivots between a vertical closed position and a horizontal open position. The vehicle has a first seat track assembly is supported on the floor in the cabin interior, a second seat track assembly supported on the tailgate, and a seat assembly. The seat assembly including a first seat panel, a second seat panel, a bracket that allows the first seat panel and the second seat panel to pivot between a forward facing position and a rearward facing position, and a guide supporting the bracket on one of the first and second seat track assemblies, wherein the seat assembly may slide rearward along the first seat track assembly onto the second seat track assembly when the tailgate is in the open position.

Abstract: A vehicle door assembly, having a first frame component including a window frame for a window opening and two opposing lateral frame for defining a frame cut-out and forming a sill portion connecting the two lateral frame portions to one another, a second frame component for strengthening the window frame, the second frame component fixed on the first frame component, and a door module carrier formed from an organosheet and at least partially closes the frame cut-out. The door module carrier forming an edge portion fixed to the sill portion in a longitudinal direction of the sill portion. The organosheet is a supporting structural component and an edge portion thereof is reinforced by a reinforcing structure injection-moulded onto the organosheet and the edge portion thereof strengthens the sill portion of the first frame component where no portion of the second frame component is provided.

Abstract: A spatial integration module includes a chassis, a wall body, a top cover and supporting devices. Each supporting device comprises a lower fixed portion and an upper movable portion. The wall body is detachably connected to the chassis and/or the supporting devices. The fixed portions are mounted on the chassis. A fixed rotation structure is arranged at a position where each movable portion is connected to the corresponding fixed portion. Each movable portion is turned between a horizontal direction state and a vertical direction state by the rotation structure.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, an electric vehicle includes a front cage, a rear floor, an intermediate section, a utility cabinet, and a flatbed. In other embodiments, an electric vehicle includes a front cage, a rear floor, an intermediate section, and a flatbed. In some embodiments, the front cage at least partially defines an operator cabin, the rear floor is positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction, and the intermediate section is disposed at least partially between the front cage and the rear floor in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Land vehicles, modular systems for forming monocoques of land vehicles, and methods of forming monocoques of land vehicles using modular systems are envisioned. In certain embodiments, the land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle.

Abstract: A utility raceway for a commercial cargo body. The utility raceway includes an interior defined between a first side, a second side, a third side opposite the first side, and a fourth side opposite the second side. The utility raceway also includes a plurality of internal utility cavities separated by at least one vertically-oriented flange extending between the first and third sides, a first living hinge formed between the first side and the second side, and a second living hinge formed between the second side and the third side. The first side is pivotable relative to the second side about the first living hinge and the third side is pivotable relative to the second side about the second living hinge.

Abstract: A power machine having a frame and a cab pivotally attached to the frame at a first cab pivot, such that the cab pivots about a first transverse axis from an operational position to a service position, includes a link mechanism and a first spring. The link mechanism includes a first link having a first link end, a second link end, and a first pivot engagement feature pivotally coupling the first link to the frame and to the cab such that the first link is pivotal about the first transverse axis. The second link end is configured to interface with the cab at a position forward of and below the first cab pivot and first pivot engagement feature when the cab is in the operational position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a storage compartment, in particular a storage compartment for a vehicle, comprising a cover flap which is connected to a carrier panel such that a storage space can be formed between the carrier panel and the cover flap, wherein the cover flap comprises at least two segments and each of the segments is connected to at least one other of the segments movably about a respective axis, wherein the cover flap is movable, by pivoting the segments, between a stable first position and a stable second position, in which the storage space is enlarged compared to the first position. When the cover flap assumes an instable third position between the first position and the second position, is subjected to a force in the direction of the first position or in the direction of the second position. The application further relates to an assembly which includes the storage compartment.