A luggage loading and unloading apparatus for a vehicle may include an in-wheel motor roller rotating a wheel by driving force of a motor, a slider coupled to a plate for loading luggage, and a link, one side of which is coupled to the in-wheel motor roller while the other side of the link is coupled to the slider, wherein the in-wheel motor roller is driven together with the slider, lifting and dropping the plate.

A loading/unloading device for attachment to a delivery vehicle to facilitate at least one of load and unloading of the delivery vehicle. The loading/unloading device comprises a fixed base member for attachment to the delivery vehicle. A movable base member is supported and axially movable, by a first drive, with respect to the fixed base member. A first end of a lifting arm is pivotably connected to a first end of the movable base member, and the lifting arm is pivotable mounted with respect to the movable base member by a second drive to facilitate pivoting movement of the lifting arm relative to the movable base member. A first end of a support arm is pivotably connected to a second end of the lifting arm, and the support arm is pivotably mounted with respect to the lifting arm to facilitate loading and unloading of the delivery vehicle.

A multi-functional cargo transfer vehicle and method. The multi-functional cargo transfer vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a cargo conveying rack, a lifting mechanism, and a control system; the vehicle body is located below for providing a platform and support; the cargo conveying rack is located above the vehicle body and includes a plurality of layers for loading and unloading cargoes; the lifting mechanism is located on the outer side of the cargo conveying rack for lifting the cargo conveying rack; the control system is located on the vehicle body for controlling omni-directional driving, accurate butt joint, and automatic loading and unloading of the multi-functional cargo transfer vehicle. Accordingly, a multi-functional cargo transfer vehicle is adopted such that the multi-task functions of loading and unloading, transporting, and conveying of cargoes are simultaneously realized, thereby efficiently completing the transferring process of cargoes from a storage place to a transporting carrier.

A floor lift system includes a stationary floor assembly and a translational floor assembly. The stationary floor assembly includes a base, a plurality of motors, and a rail system. The base is secured to a floor of the vehicle. The translational floor assembly includes a tray assembly and a floor lift assembly. A first of the plurality of motors moves the translational floor assembly horizontally from a stowed position out of a door of the vehicle to an extended position. A second of the plurality of motors moves the floor lift assembly horizontally out of the tray assembly. A third of the plurality of motors lowers the floor lift assembly.

A lift apparatus having a support assembly that supports a slide panel assembly and an actuator that selectively adjusts the height or vertical position of the support assembly to thereby adjust the vertical position of the slide panel assembly. The support assembly is movably coupled to a bed of a vehicle (e.g., a truck). Vehicles including the lift apparatus and a slide assembly are also disclosed.

A load-lifting device for mounting on a vehicle, including a platform for receiving a load which can be brought from a lowered into a raised working position, and back again, as well as a linking lever, a support element, a drive element and a connection element. The linking lever that is pivotally mounted on the platform is linked to the vehicle at a linking end region. The support element attached to the platform includes a foot end which braces the ground. The drive element brings the support element from a resting state associated with the resting position of the platform, into a working state in which the foot end is braced on the ground and the platform is raised into the working position. The connection element functions to control the rotational position of the linking lever and the pivot position of the platform according to the support element.

A lifting folding luggage rack includes a telescopic device including a telescopic rod; a turnover device including a frame body fixing rod, a resisting rod, a resisting block and a turnover seat; a turnover device including a frame body fixing rod, a resisting rod, a resisting block and a turnover seat; and a frame body.

Lift apparatus (10) comprising: at least an anchor assembly (11) fixable to the frame of a vehicle; a platform (12) suitable to support a wheelchair; at least a support assembly (13) mechanically connected to said platform (12); two arms (14), each connected to said support assembly (13) to support said platform (12); said arms (14) being rotatably connected to said anchor assembly (11) to rotate with respect to the latter, between a rest configuration and an operating configuration; characterized in that said platform (12) comprises two parts (121, 122), of which, each has a support surface (121a, 122a) for a wheelchair, a back (121b, 122b) opposite said support surface (121a, 122a) and a lateral edge (121c, 122c) along which said parts (121, 122) are mutually hinged to rotate mutually between a close configuration, in which the backs (121b, 122b) of said parts (121, 122)) are facing, and an open configuration in which the support surfaces (121a, 122a) of said parts (121, 122) are substantially coplanar to define a support plane for a wheelchair; said lift apparatus (10) comprising actuating means to mutually rotate the parts (121, 122) of said platform (12) from said close configuration to said open configuration and vice versa; said support assembly (13) comprising, for each arm (14) of said arms (14): a connecting element (131), pivoted to said arm (14); a first connecting rod element (132) pivoted to said connecting element (131) and to a first of said parts (121, 122); a second connecting rod element (133) pivoted to said connecting element (131) and to the second of said parts (121, 122).

A motor vehicle has an automatically controllable rear-tailgate arrangement, which either is comprised of a single pivotable tailgate or a pivotable lower tailgate and a pivotable upper tailgate. An electronic control unit for the motorized control of the pivotable tailgates is associated with the rear-tailgate arrangement assembly. In particular, the control unit is designed to perform the following functionality by an appropriately programmed function module: the control unit evaluates information of a sensor unit for sensing the longitudinal tilt of the motor vehicle; after an opening command by an operating person, the control unit prevents complete opening either of the single rear tailgate or at least of the lower rear tailgate at least in the case of a rearward longitudinal tilt exceeding a defined threshold.

A lifting and transporting apparatus and method are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the apparatus and method may be realized as an apparatus for lifting and transporting objects comprising a vertical support beam, the vertical support beam comprising at least one first attachment means for removably rotatably attaching an object for accepting lifted objects, the vertical support beam comprising at least one second attachment means for removably rotatably attaching a lifting apparatus for lifting objects; and a plurality outriggers pivotably attached to a lower end of the vertical support beam, each outrigger comprising an arm extending away from the vertical support beam in a substantially horizontal position in a deployed state and pivoting to a substantially vertical position in a stowed state, each outrigger arm having a mounting means substantially at an end thereof for supporting the vertical support beam in a substantially vertical orientation while in the deployed state.