Abstract: A motor vehicle battery for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle battery includes a one-piece holder including a plurality of holding portions connected to one another via a bending portion of the holder. The bending portion upon a force introduction at the plurality of holding portions permits a bending of at least one of the plurality of holding portions about a bending axis of the bending portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a through-type taillight and a vehicle having same. Specifically, the through-type taillight is installed in an accommodation of a vehicle tail component, and has an outer lens, a housing and a side part, the housing being closed by the outer lens, and together with the outer lens defining an accommodating space for accommodating an optoelectronic component of the through-type taillight, wherein the side part is arranged on a side of the housing in such a way as to prevent loosening, and at least occupies a first position and a second position relative to the housing, such that in the first position the through-type taillight can be fitted into the accommodation, and in the second position the side part forms a corresponding compensating face of the vehicle tail component.

Abstract: A cover for a seating and/or cargo area and doors of a vehicle includes a front panel or portion and a rear panel or portion attached to a middle panel or portion. The cover may have seat belt openings in at least one of, or between, the middle panel and the rear panel. Left and right side door panels are attached to an upper portion of left and right sides of the front panel. Left and right front straps are spaced apart and attached to the front panel. Rear straps are attached to the rear panel. Left and right window inserts are attachable to the left and right side door panels. The cover protects interior surfaces of the vehicle while allowing the doors to open and close without substantially displacing the cover.

Abstract: A storage system for retrofit in police SUVs includes: an enclosure, and front and rear access panels. The plurality of walls of the enclosure create an elongated box shape, with a first end near the front row seats, and second end terminating at the rear cargo area. The walls create a forward opening providing access into a forward enclosure portion from the front row seats; and a rear opening providing access into a rear enclosure portion from the rear cargo area, which openings are releasably enclosed/sealed by the access panels, which are secured using a compression latch to prevent rattling. The enclosure's length permits storing of a shotgun. The storage system also includes: drawers in the rear portion that slide out the rear opening into the rear cargo area; and a tray in the front portion that slides out the forward opening and supports a computer.

Abstract: A cover for a storage compartment in a motor vehicle, having a top side and a bottom side, is characterized by ventilation slots or ventilation ducts which penetrate the cover, wherein at least some of the ventilation slots or ventilation ducts have slot walls or duct walls which form an angle ? of 20° to 70° with the top side of the cover.

Abstract: A rear row occupant support for a vehicle includes a seat bottom arranged to overlie a floor of the vehicle, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the floor, and a seat mode-change system that allows the rear occupant support to adjust its position to provide a storage space.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a boot lid and a receiving device. The receiving device is configured to receive an electric miniature vehicle. The receiving device has a frame, a flexible bag, and a cover that is openable, where the flexible bag and the frame are sealable by the cover from above. The receiving device in a mounted state is arrangeable behind a back seat of the motor vehicle such that the cover in a closed state forms a rear parcel shelf. The receiving device has an electric port where via the electric port the electric miniature vehicle is attachable to an on-board power supply of the motor vehicle for charging a battery of the electric miniature vehicle.

Abstract: A shelf unit for covering a storage or luggage compartment in a motor vehicle includes a shelf which is pivotally mounted on at least one receptacle so as to pivot between a position that covers the storage or luggage compartment and a position in which the storage or luggage compartment is accessible. The receptacle has a slot or guide gate along which the shelf can be pivoted. A vehicle includes the shelf unit.

Abstract: A cover for a seating and/or cargo area and doors of a vehicle includes front, middle and rear panels or portions. Door panels are attached to an upper portion of left and right sides of the front panel. Left and right front straps are spaced apart and attached to the front panel. Rear straps are attached to the rear panel. Window inserts are attachable to the left and right side door panels. For vehicles having fold-up seats, the cover may include a rear panel having independently foldable first, second, and optionally third sections attached by a zipper, and split seat top clips on opposite sides of the zipper. First and second top seats straps are attached on opposite sides of the rear panel. The fold-up seats, which may be split or un-split seats, may be folded up or down, without displacing or removing the cover.

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.

Abstract: Provided is a connection member that is to be bridged between a seat back and a luggage room floor, and stretches and contracts as at least one of the seat back and the luggage room floor moves. The connection member has a main body portion formed into the shape of a thin plate or a sheet; and a plurality of long convex portions provided on the main body portion in a parallel manner. The long convex portions are extendedly provided in a direction orthogonal to a direction along which the connection member stretches and contracts. As the seat back and the luggage room floor approach each other, a first bending portion and second bending portion having the plurality of the long convex portions will be bended in a manner such that the plurality of the long convex portions will be positioned inward.

Abstract: A foldable and recyclable covering curtain, that can be folded along a length direction, which includes outer tubes and inner ends of the outer tubes connected by a rotating structure. The outer tubes are folded or opened into a straight line by the rotating structure, and one side of each outer tube is provided with an interval groove. The curtain includes a curtain fabric provided inside each outer tube, and the curtain fabrics extend outward to the outer tube by the interval groove. When the curtain fabric is unfolded, opposite sides of the curtain fabrics are closed using a zipper mechanism. When the curtain fabric is folded, the zipper mechanism is opened. Two sides of the outer end of each curtain fabric in the unfolded state are provided with a pair of side tube plugs, and each pair of side tube plugs is inserted with a corresponding side tube.

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.

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.

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: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.