At Rear Of Seat Patents (Class 296/37.16)
  • Patent number: 11945407
    Abstract: Disclosed is non-woven fabric for a vehicle internal material, a manufacturing method of the non-woven fabric, and a cargo screen for a vehicle using the non-woven fabric for a vehicle internal material, wherein the manufacturing method of non-woven fabric for a vehicle internal material is configured to includes forming a felt by mixing LM PET (Low melting polyethylene terephthalate) staple fibers having a melting point in the range of 120 to 140° C. and 150 to 170° C. and PET staple fibers; and thermo-compression molding the felt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, KOREA VILENE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongchan Jeon, Myoung Ryoul Lee, Wonjong Lee, Se Young Jung, Eun Kyung Kim, Yong Kgil Jung
  • Patent number: 11932172
    Abstract: A first seat, a surface located behind the first seat, a display screen, and a support assembly. The support assembly is configured to move the display screen to a storage position, in which the display screen is positioned adjacent to the surface. The support assembly includes a pivot connected to the display screen and a track configured to support the pivot. The pivot is configured to move along the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Jeffrey M. Riepling, James J. Dowle
  • Patent number: 11926200
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Adrian Nania
  • Patent number: 11912169
    Abstract: A utility vehicle 100 includes a vehicle body 1, seats 4R having seat bottoms 41 and seat backs 42 attached to the vehicle body 1, and an electric component box 65 having an access opening 67 positioned at the rear of the seat back 42. The seat 4R further has a detacher 43 that detachably attaches the seat back 42 to the vehicle body 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Ishibashi, Yusuke Nakashima
  • Patent number: 11912237
    Abstract: A front trunk includes a multi-action closure assembly. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a motor vehicle, including: a front trunk establishing a cargo space; a frame rotatably mounted relative to the cargo space; a first panel rotatably mounted to the frame; a second panel rotatably mounted to the frame; and wherein, when the first and second panels are in closed positions, the frame is rotatable to an open position to uncover the front trunk, wherein, when the frame is in a closed position, the first and second panels are rotatable to open positions to uncover the front trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Benjamin Howard, Kathryn N. Cezar
  • Patent number: 11897426
    Abstract: A damper for a vehicle cargo panel includes an adaptor body that has an attachment surface and an engagement surface. A plurality of flexures outwardly extend from the engagement surface of the adaptor body and has a planar extension that is coupled to the engagement surface and a curved end. The plurality of flexures is operable between an extended condition and a compressed condition. A coupling member is disposed on the adaptor body and is configured to couple the adaptor body to said vehicle cargo panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Diego Fabricio Villacrés Mesías, Jose Nicolas Juarez Espinoza, Humberto Memetla Martinez
  • Patent number: 11897427
    Abstract: A cargo space cover for a vehicle, the cargo space cover comprising a body comprising a first panel, a second panel, a tote bottom, a first tote wing, and a second tote wing; and at least one coupling portion. The cargo space cover operates in a cover configuration and a tote configuration. While the at least one coupling portion of each the first edge of the first panel and the second edge of the second panel each couple to an a first side wall of the interior of the vehicle and a second side wall of the interior of the vehicle, the cargo space cover is held in the cover configuration. While two of the first panel, the second panel, and the tote bottom operably couple to each of the first tote wing and the second tote wing the cargo space cover is held in the tote configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alejandro Rosas Vazquez, Maria Fernanda Medina Luna
  • Patent number: 11858464
    Abstract: A cargo management system for a cargo area of a vehicle includes a first retention feature and a second retention feature. The first retention feature is formed in a first panel structure of the cargo area and adapted to support a first end of a support member. The second retention feature is formed in an opposing second panel structure of the cargo area and adapted to support an opposed second end of the support member. The first and second retention features are configured to inhibit movement of the support member in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle while also allowing the support member to move laterally past one of the first and second retention features into a space defined by a respective panel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Henry Dean, George David Aucott, Michael James Freeman
  • Patent number: 11851027
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for a cargo storage assembly. The system includes a first panel, a second panel, an overlap, and a hinge. The hinge is configured to rotate the second panel to a vertical orientation with respect to the first panel to expose an underfloor compartment. The first panel has a groove proximate to the second panel that extends along a top surface of the first panel. The second panel has a protrusion proximate to the first panel that extends along a bottom surface of the second panel. The protrusion of the second panel corresponds in size to the groove of the first panel. The overlap is formed between the groove and the protrusion with the first panel and the second panel in a horizontal configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Ziolek, Jason Lilburn
  • Patent number: 11851028
    Abstract: A vehicle space utilization platform including a cargo tray having a substantially planar surface framed by opposed front and a rear members adjoined between opposed side members, a pair of side platforms with side platforms having pair of side edges affixed at least a portion of the pair of side members and the other of the side edges having a fastener mount for attachment to a side panel of a vehicle interior and an upper tier having one or more mounting members affixed to the side platforms, and a lower tier perpendicularly disposed on a vertical panel having stacked apertures and an upwardly disposed stay flange configured to enable keeping a corresponding container on the lower tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Tim Dexter
  • Patent number: 11833945
    Abstract: A spacer panel for a rear side of a seat backrest of a vehicle includes a support structure having a first end and a second end with a tapered section extending from a first portion of the support structure to the first end of the support structure. The support structure is configured to be attached to the rear side of the backrest of the seat. The spacer panel has a honeycomb plastic structure with a thickness varying along a length of the support structure from the first end to the second end of the support structure. A gap hider is associated with the seat such that when the seat is folded, an outer surface of the spacer panel and an upper surface of the loading floor of the vehicle remains in line and oriented at the same angle forming an extended load floor and also providing support to the gap hider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Sachin Ubale
  • Patent number: 11834004
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo area structure has a first wall portion and a second wall portion spaced apart from one another by a first distance. The first wall portion and the second wall portion define respective first and second pairs of slots. Recessed surfaces defined within the first pair of slots are a second distance away from recessed surfaces of the second pair of slots. The second distance is larger than the first distance. A first end a panel has a first pair of projections extending therefrom. A second end of the panel has a second pair of projections extending therefrom. The panel and the first and second pair of projections are dimensioned and shaped such that the panel can be positioned in an upright or vertical orientation, a shelf or horizontal orientation and a stowed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Morales
  • Patent number: 11794657
    Abstract: A foldable vehicle cage system arranged for sectioning an interior vehicle luggage compartment, wherein the cage system includes a cage post, an elongated guide member, and a net structure, wherein the net structure is connected to the cage post, a first end of the cage post is slidingly and hingedly connected to the elongated guide member, and the elongated guide member is configured to be connected to a first vehicle interior structure, wherein the cage post and the net structure are movably arranged in relation to the elongated guide member between a storage position and an in-use position, wherein a second end of the cage post in the in-use position is configured to be attached to a second vehicle interior structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co.
    Inventors: Jonathan Johansson, Albin Hagström
  • Patent number: 11766922
    Abstract: A bed cover for a vehicle that may be deployed electromechanically, either on demand or automatically, when a vehicle operator so desires, when predetermined weather conditions are detected, when the vehicle reaches a predetermined speed or experiences predetermined operating conditions, and/or when predetermined aerodynamic drag conditions are detected. The bed cover is deployable from a stowed configuration to one or more use configurations. These use configurations may include a traditional horizontal bed cover and/or an angled “cap-style” bed cover, with the angled bed cover providing enhanced aerodynamic drag reduction characteristics. A vehicle control module and camera, sensor, and/or stop trigger are used to ensure that is safe to deploy and use the bed cover, without negatively impacting an item, animal, or person present in the bed or rear cargo space of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Jocz
  • Patent number: 11760269
    Abstract: A trunk structure for a vehicle is provided which can house both a spare tire and a tonneau cover below a floor board in a trunk, and has high operability in housing, removing, and replacing the spare tire and the tonneau cover. A trunk of a vehicle has a spare tire housing and a tonneau cover housing below a floor board. A tonneau cover has a tube portion, a sheet portion, and an extension plate portion. The tonneau cover housing has a portion located between the spare tire and a rear end of the trunk, in which the tube portion of the tonneau cover is stored in a rolled state. The housing also has a portion above a part of the spare tire where the extension plate portion, extending outward from the tube portion when the sheet portion is rolled in the tube portion, is horizontally disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keishi Nishimura, Akira Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11760175
    Abstract: A winding shade device includes a sheet-form member, a winding shaft for winding the sheet-form member, and a support member that is secured to a hinge door and that rotatably supports the winding shaft. The support member has a plurality of elastically deforming parts that push on and rotatably support the outer periphery of the winding shaft, which is passed through a through-hole. The plurality of elastically deforming parts have a plurality of first elastically deforming parts which are arranged along a closing direction with respect to the hinge door from the center of the winding shaft, and which are arranged in line symmetry with respect to a line passing through the center of the through-hole and extending in the opening and closing direction of the hinge door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Shimohira
  • Patent number: 11752944
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo compartment structure includes a first side trim and a second side trim that include a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion receiving a cargo floor board thereon. The first side trim further includes a first upper support portion above the first projecting portion and a first lower support portion under the first projecting portion. The first upper support portion supports a first end of a cargo cover assembly in a first state and includes a first upper opposite surface that is opposite the first end in the first state. The first lower support portion supports the first end in a second state and includes a first lower opposite surface that is opposite the first end in the second state. The first lower opposite surface is more to a vehicular exterior side in the vehicular width direction compared to the first upper opposite surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Abe, Shigeki Sumiya, Yoshiki Funahashi
  • Patent number: 11738691
    Abstract: A vehicle storage system includes a base that is configured to be disposed on seating assemblies within a rear seating space. A first partition is coupled to the base, and the first partition extends along a first edge of the base. A second partition is spaced from the first partition. The second partition is coupled to the base and extends along a second opposing edge of the base. A cross member is coupled to a top edge of each of the first partition and the second partition. The cross member extends adjacent to a headliner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Robert Westfall, John Granger Opfer, Adam C. Carlson, Matthew Williams, Samuel Martin Hoff
  • Patent number: 11661012
    Abstract: The invntion provides a tonneau cover device. The tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover installed on the rear portion of the vehicle and a tonneau cover bracket attached to the rear end portion of the tonneau cover, and the tonneau cover bracket extends in the width direction of the vehicle. A columnar portion serving as a rotation axis of the tonneau cover and a handle portion arranged in front of the columnar portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and extending downward are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Abe, Masakazu Hanano
  • Patent number: 11661121
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo management system includes, among other things, an outer member of a cargo retention frame and an inner member of the cargo retention frame. The inner member is at least partially received within the outer member. A locking device is transitionable back and forth between a locked position and an unlocked position. The outer and inner members are slideable relative to each other when the locking device is in the locked position. The outer and inner members are fixed relative to each other when the locking device is in the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Hussein H. Berry, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner, Sarah A. Ripley
  • Patent number: 11654973
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure for reinforcing a pop-up seat mounting part includes a pair of rear side members engaged with a floor panel of a vehicle body, the pair of rear side members being spaced apart from each other by a spacing distance, a transverse member having a length corresponding to the spacing distance between the pair of rear side members, the transverse member being connected at opposite ends thereof to ends of upper surfaces of the pair of rear side members, and a back panel in contact with one surface of the transverse member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Hak Kang, Seung Hyun Kang
  • Patent number: 11624222
    Abstract: A vehicle including a vehicle cargo area includes a hinge pin in a wall of the vehicle cargo area, a cargo cover defining first and second slots, a single-piece clip which includes a first fixing feature positioned in the first slot, and a second fixing feature positioned in the second slot. The clip defines a channel receiving the hinge pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Juan Manuel Alvarado, Frank W. Schipperijn
  • Patent number: 11623554
    Abstract: A storage device for a vehicle has a guide unit and a hinge element, which can be guided on the guide unit and which is guided for sliding in the manner of a drawer along the guide unit. The hinge element has a contact surface and at least one side wall angled thereto. The side wall has a plurality of fold regions, such that a first hinge part and a second hinge part are formed between the fold lines in such a way that the storage device, in a usage position, forms a stable base surface for objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellchaft
    Inventors: Hannes Berg, Julia Schiller
  • Patent number: 11608013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle frunk trim. A storage-box accommodation space is formed on one side of the frunk trim, and a flexible storage box is mounted on an inside surface of a sidewall, positioned in the direction of the storage-box accommodation space, of a body portion. For use, the storage box may extend to a desired length from the storage-box accommodation space. Articles is put in order outside the storage box and is stored in the storage box without unoccupied spaces in the storage box. Thus, a state where the articles are put in order is maintained, and noise due to collision between the articles is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SEOYON E-HWA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11597325
    Abstract: An enclosure system for vehicles may include a body with mounting points for mounting the body in a passenger compartment of a vehicle and adapted to fit under a bench seat in the vehicle. The body may include multiple walls coupled together and may couple with one or more doors. For example, the one or more doors may couple with the body with one or more hinges and may close over a top of the body to form one or more cavities in which items may be stored. The enclosure system may also include one or more locking mechanisms for coupling the doors in a closed position and securing the cavities and items within the cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Diabolical LLC
    Inventor: Alan K. Huggett
  • Patent number: 11560096
    Abstract: A storage assembly for a vehicle includes a first harness assembly configured to selectively engage said vehicle. The first harness assembly includes a first inner support strap and a second inner support strap coupled to the first inner support strap in a crossing configuration. An inner connector strap is coupled to at least one of the first inner support strap and the second inner support strap. A second harness assembly is configured to selectively engage said vehicle. The second harness assembly includes a first outer support strap and a second outer support strap coupled to the first outer support strap in a crossing configuration. An outer connector strap is coupled to at least one of the first outer support strap and the second outer support strap. The outer connector strap of the first harness assembly selectively couples with the inner connector strap of the second harness assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nancy Reppenhagen, Sushant Sunil Ghase, Vincent John Buttimer, John Rudolph
  • Patent number: 11548641
    Abstract: An airplane seat device includes at least one functional unit that is configured at least for a locking, a controlling and/or a movement of at least one airplane seat element, wherein the functional unit includes at least one actuatable shape-memory element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Hennrich, Alfons Stachel, Sinisa Malekovic, Tim Klaus
  • Patent number: 11541817
    Abstract: A storage compartment cover for a vehicle, the storage compartment cover including a housing that supports a winding shaft on an inside of the housing so that the winding shaft is rotatable about a winding shaft axis; a cover web that is supported on the winding shaft and pullable from the winding shaft; two axial housing ends that are respectively covered by respective end caps, wherein at least one movable end cap of the respective end caps is supported moveable between an axially outer engagement position and an axially inner disengagement position; a spring element that supports the at least one movable end cap in the engagement position and imparts a spring reset force upon the at least one movable end cap when the at least one movable end cap is moved into the disengagement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Kai Liu, Michael Froehlich, Waldemar Siebert, Sven-Oliver Seel
  • Patent number: 11465536
    Abstract: A motor vehicle comprises two front seats aligned in a transverse direction, and at least one rear seat. Said at least one rear seat comprises a seating portion with a seating portion frame, a backrest with a backrest frame. The backrest frame is pivotable relative to the seating portion frame about a first transverse axis, between at least one deployed position for receiving an occupant of the seat and a folded position in which the backrest frame is folded down to face the seating portion frame. Said at least one rear seat is adapted to have a configuration in which said at least one rear seat is in said folded position and the backrest of said at least one rear seat extends at least partly between the two front seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: David Epaud, Farouk Bouzid, Mathieu Cluet
  • Patent number: 11453342
    Abstract: A cargo storage assembly for a vehicle includes an outer shell defining a primary cavity and an inner shell positioned within the primary cavity. A plurality of reinforcement members are positioned between the outer shell and the inner shell within the primary cavity. A cover assembly is coupled with the outer shell and includes a first portion hingedly coupled with a second portion. Each of the first and second portions is configured to be rotatable about an axis from a closed position to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Carlos Gonzales, Gabriella Marie Gyllenhoff Jacobsen, Michael Huskey, Daveanand M. Singh, Arnav Wagh, David Vondle
  • Patent number: 11420565
    Abstract: A cargo divider assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle includes a storage compartment defined within the cargo area, first and second receiving slots defined within the storage compartment, and a lid. The lid is operable between a cover position, wherein the lid covers the storage compartment, a first divider position, wherein the lid is received within the first receiving slot and extends a first distance into the storage compartment, and a second divider position, wherein the lid is received within the second receiving slot and extends a second distance into the storage compartment that is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Ritter, Jedidiah Paul Durkin, Nancy B. Reppenhagen, Rodrigo Pérez Salinas, Jorge Adolfo Miranda Nieto
  • Patent number: 11400854
    Abstract: A rear seat latch release device is easily installed to a portion of a rear seat holding mechanism so the rear seat can be released and more effectively folded down. The rear seat latch release device is specifically designed to surround the factory latch, and allow a pull strap to be added, which can more easily and effectively operate the rear seat latch. Components of the rear seat latch release device are designed to easily cooperate with several variations in the factory latch, thereby allowing installation in many different situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: BuiltRight Industries LLC
    Inventor: Matt Beenen
  • Patent number: 11364847
    Abstract: A housing for a protective device for a motor-vehicle interior, a protective device having such housing and a method for producing such a housing. The housing having a profile formed from a panel-like semi-finished product which is manufactured from plastic and, in a ready-for-use-state, is angled along at least one predetermined folding line, which extends in the longitudinal direction, in order for the angular profile cross section to be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: William Pompili
  • Patent number: 11358503
    Abstract: A seal for sealing a gap between a seat back of a seat in a vehicle, the seat back including a fabric construction, and a shelf located adjacent the seat back includes a trim member laterally spanning from a first distal end of an engagement edge of the shelf that engages with the seat back of the seat to a second distal end of the engagement edge of the shelf. The trim member includes a seal member laterally spanning and attached to the trim member that engages with the seat back. The seal member is constructed of an unwoven fabric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Oros, Carlington George Demetrius, Akira Miyazaki, Yuichiro Umeda, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Yoshiaki Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11202143
    Abstract: A sound output assembly includes an enclosure, a speaker assembly disposed inside the enclosure, and a supporting member having at least a first end fixed to the enclosure such that the at least the first end of the supporting member and the enclosure are formed as one body. The speaker assembly includes an acoustic diaphragm configured to produce a sound by vibrating in accordance with a sound signal. The supporting member is configured to support the speaker assembly and to dampen vibration of the speaker assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akiyoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 10967802
    Abstract: Storage compartments for use in or on vehicles are provided. A storage compartment, according to one implementation, may include a container body having a cavity adapted to store items or cargo. The container body may be adapted to be secured to a vehicle. The storage compartment may further include a fabric cover attached to a top edge of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Mahvan Pour Sabdad
  • Patent number: 10926706
    Abstract: Provided is a tonneau cover for vehicles, with which convenience can be improved. A tonneau cover for vehicles, provided with: a flexible sheet-shaped cover body; a winding device for winding the cover body while one end of the cover body is supported; and a handle means disposed at the other end of the cover body, the handle means serving as a handle when the cover body is drawn out from the winding device, wherein the winding device is configured so as to be detachably mounted on either of a pair of wall parts disposed so as to face each other as wall surfaces constituting a luggage compartment of a vehicle, and the handle means is disengageably interlocked to the other wall part facing the one of the wall parts on which the winding device is affixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tasuku Ueyama, Ryuya Kawata
  • Patent number: 10821913
    Abstract: A partition wall subassembly having a gripping unit for a partition wall, having first and second gripping portions which in the assembled state extend from mutually opposing sides into a recess of the partition wall which extends along a passage axis, are connected to each other within the recess and each have an access opening. In order to provide an ergonomically advantageous gripping unit which can be produced in a cost-effective manner for a partition wall, there is provision for the two gripping portions to be constructed identically and, in the assembled state, arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner with respect to an axis of symmetry, wherein the access openings are constructed in a non-symmetrical manner with respect to a center plane which is formed by the axis of symmetry and the passage axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Karsten Schlutius
  • Patent number: 10793074
    Abstract: A device is provided for changing the volume of a loading space in a vehicle. The device includes a movable loading surface, a side wall and at least one pivotable support arranged on the side wall. The support has a support surface on which the loading surface is mounted in a raised position. The support is arranged on a pivot axis oriented perpendicularly to the loading surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Schneider, Thomas Loewe, Christian Causemann
  • Patent number: 10703290
    Abstract: An interior module for a cargo space of a vehicle having a guide rail in which a guide member of an adjustable cargo space cover can be guided between a first and a second wall, wherein the first wall is formed at least in sections by a section element, and wherein the guide rail has at least a first locking section for locking the guide member in a first locking position. Furthermore, a cargo space cladding for a cargo space of a vehicle and a manufacturing method for manufacturing an interior module is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Matthias Gaas
  • Patent number: 10688853
    Abstract: An enclosure system for open-top vehicles is described. The enclosure system may include a top system coupleable with an open-top vehicle, the top system forming a top surface among a rear gate of the open-top vehicle, a first side of the open-top vehicle, a second side of the open-top vehicle, and a wall system, the top system, the wall system, the first side, the second side, and the rear gate of the open top-vehicle forming an enclosure. In some implementations, the top system may include top frame members, rigid surfaces, and a removable top panel. The wall system may be coupled with the top system and include a rigid wall extending between the top system and a floor of the open-top vehicle, the wall system separating the enclosure from a passenger area of the open-top vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Diabolical LLC
    Inventor: Alan K. Huggett
  • Patent number: 10682962
    Abstract: A cargo container configured to fit in a passenger vehicle is disclosed. Embodiments of the container is configured with attachments for attaching to the lip of the opening of a trunk or a hatchback, thereby sealing a substantial portion of the area of the opening. The sealing configuration effectively prevents contamination of the vehicle during loading of the container. Embodiments of the container may also include a lip configured to drape over the bumper of the vehicle during loading. Once loaded, the container may be closed and secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventor: Dawn Davidson-Chmielewski
  • Patent number: 10513225
    Abstract: A motor vehicle, including: a loading floor; a height adjusting device with a guide on which the loading floor is pivotably mounted and movable in a substantially vertical direction and can be mounted in at least two height positions; one or more tiered support elements for supporting the loading floor in the at least two height positions; where the guide includes a first guideway for moving the floor towards the top of the guide and a second guideway for moving the floor towards the bottom of the guide; where the first guideway is configured such that exerting a backward longitudinal pulling force on the loading floor results in movement of the loading floor from a lower height position to an upper height position; and a set of corresponding features positioned beneath the loading floor for providing physical support and stability in the at least two height positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Tushar R. Gawade, Scott D. Thomas
  • Patent number: 10513226
    Abstract: Various storage system embodiments are described. Each storage system is displaceable between a stowed position and an erected configuration wherein the storage system provides a storage compartment for retaining and protecting smaller delicate items from being displaced and potentially damaged within the greater expanse of a cargo compartment of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luis Adrian Tena Han, Carmen Frida Vargas Garcia
  • Patent number: 10486604
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment includes a first track and a second track spaced from each other, a first beam elongated transverse to and slidable along the first track, a second beam elongated transverse to and slidable along the second track, and a net extending from the first beam to the second beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Patent number: 10399486
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a hinge assembly rotatably coupling a vehicle door to a frame of the vehicle. A first light assembly is positioned proximate the door and configured to illuminate the hinge assembly. A door retention system having a housing defining a slot is configured to accept the insertion of the vehicle door. A second light assembly is configured to illuminate the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Cornel Lewis Gardner
  • Patent number: 10315765
    Abstract: A service box for storing in a storage rack arrangement of a cargo container of a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, including a rectangular bottom wall, a rectangular upper wall, side walls and narrow end walls and forms an interior space adapted to receive a trolley for catering goods. The service box is provided with a door at at least one of its narrow ends, the door forming at least the main part of the narrow wall and in the open state permits insertion and removal of the trolley and in the closed state provides for an essentially closed space for the trolley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Roth, Andreas Köhler, Sassa Nadine Boos, Arne Stoldt, Sascha-Jay Salvador, Engin Özkan, Lasse Jensen
  • Patent number: 10106089
    Abstract: A vehicle having a cargo area accessible through a lift gate opening frame and partially defined by a floor and side quarter panels is provided. The vehicle includes guide tracks supported by the side quarter panels and a tray movable between a stowed position adjacent the floor and at least one deployed position. First and second pegs extend from opposing sides of the tray and engage the guide tracks. Similarly, first and second retention pins extend from the opposing sides of the tray and engage first and second receivers supported by the side quarter panels in the at least one deployed position. A handle is supported by the tray. A release mechanism may be connected to the retention pins and is used to retract the pins from the receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Walter Herman
  • Patent number: 9963077
    Abstract: A gap cover assembly in a vehicle comprises a gap cover, a first magnetic connection part disposed on a first end of the gap cover and a second magnetic connection part disposed on a seatback of a rear seat of the vehicle. The first end of the gap cover is adjacent to the seatback of the rear seat and the gap cover is connected with the seatback via a magnetic field between the first and second magnetic connection parts and is moveable relative to a front end of the package tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Harvey Wu, Welton Chen, Maisie Xu, Kayla Zhao
  • Patent number: RE49064
    Abstract: A carpeted automotive vehicle load floor including a composite panel having first and second reinforced thermoplastic skins and a thermoplastic cellular core disposed between and bonded to the skins is provided. The first skin as a top surface. A cover having top and bottom surfaces is spaced apart from the composite panel. A substantially continuous top covering layer is bonded to the top surface of the panel and the top surface of the cover to at least partially form a carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover. An intermediate portion of the top covering layer between the cover and the panel is not bonded to either the panel or the cover to form a living hinge which allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions relative to the rest of the load floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Global IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Darius J. Preisler, Christopher A. Heikkila