An equipment box, that may be stowed in the spare-wheel well of a motor vehicle, has a main body and a cover that can be attached thereto. The main body is formed for items of equipment to be received by a housing with at least one access opening. The cover can be attached to the main body in a supporting position and in a closing position, in which the cover in each case covers different regions of the main body. The cover in these two positions lies in the same plane, turned by an angle , and the cover in the closing position covers the entire main body, while in the supporting position it only covers a middle region of the main body and protrudes beyond the main body on opposite sides.

An apparatus that can include a vehicle compartment with a passage for air extraction is disclosed. The vehicle compartment can define an interior volume of a vehicle. The vehicle compartment can enclose the interior volume from an external environment. The apparatus can include a snorkel. The snorkel can be in fluid communication with the interior volume of the vehicle compartment. The snorkel can be in fluid communication with the external environment. The snorkel can be integrated into a truck bed of the vehicle. The truck bed of the vehicle can define a side wall space of the vehicle. The snorkel can be in fluid communication with the side wall space of the truck bed.

An apparatus that can include a vehicle compartment with a passage for air extraction is disclosed. The vehicle compartment can define an interior volume of a vehicle. The vehicle compartment can enclose the interior volume from an external environment. The apparatus can include a snorkel. The snorkel can be in fluid communication with the interior volume of the vehicle compartment. The snorkel can be in fluid communication with the external environment. The snorkel can be integrated into a truck bed of the vehicle. The truck bed of the vehicle can define a side wall space of the vehicle. The snorkel can be in fluid communication with the side wall space of the truck bed.

A tool storage device used in a vehicle includes a first member storing tools and made of a first material, and a second member receiving the first member to be arranged below a vehicle floor and having a plate shape extending along a floor surface of the vehicle floor, the second member made of a second material different from the first material.

A tool storage device used in a vehicle includes a first member storing tools and made of a first material, and a second member receiving the first member to be arranged below a vehicle floor and having a plate shape extending along a floor surface of the vehicle floor, the second member made of a second material different from the first material.

A cargo floor system includes a floor pan and a retractable floor assembly. The floor pan includes a recessed storage compartment and an access opening in communication with the recessed storage compartment. The retractable floor assembly includes a retractable floor spanning the access opening and a drive mechanism displacing the retractable floor between a deployed position closing the access opening and a stowed position opening the access opening.

A spare wheel assembly for a vehicle is provided. The spare wheel assembly includes a wheel rim including a first side and a second side, wherein the wheel rim further includes a first valve stem opening defined within the first side and a second valve stem opening defined within the second side. The spare wheel assembly also includes a pneumatic tire mounted on the wheel rim.

Vehicles, latches and latch assemblies are provided with retaining brackets for selective engagement with hinges. In an exemplary embodiment, a latch assembly includes a body having an arm extending to a shaft defining an axis. The latch assembly further includes a hinge configured to slide in a tangential direction to the axis into engagement with the shaft and configured to rotate about the shaft to selected angular positions. Also, the latch assembly includes a retaining bracket configured for fixed connected to the body and for selective engagement with the hinge at the selected angular positions.

A mounting mechanism for mounting a moveable bearing part relative to a counter-bearing part, including the moveable bearing part with a plurality of bearing elements, the counter-bearing part with counter-bearing elements which are locally moveable relative to the remaining counter-bearing part from a starting position into a deformation position and vice versa, wherein the bearing elements a contact surface each lie on a counter-contact surface of the counter-bearing elements each for the force transmission from the bearing elements to the counter-bearing elements so that the bearing elements are in mechanical operative connection with the counter-bearing elements because of the contact between bearing elements and the counter-bearing elements and a movement of the bearing part with the bearing elements causes a local relative movement of those counter-bearing elements from the starting position into the deformation position, which counter-bearing elements are in mechanical operative connection with the bearing elements and the local relative movement of the counter-bearing elements from the starting position into the deformation position causes an elastic deformation of elastic components and following the termination of the mechanical operative connection an elastic recovery of the elastic component causes a return movement of these counter-bearing elements from the deformation position into the starting position.

A motor vehicle with a traction battery and a connection device. The traction battery can be connected to an energy source external to the vehicle for recharging. In this case, the connection device has an electrical charging cable and a rotatably mounted cable reel for taking up the charging cable. The charging cable be guided in a longitudinal beam of the motor vehicle configured as a hollow profile.