Patent classifications
B60J5/0491
DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES
Embodiments of the invention provide a opening and closing assembly for a rigid door panel that is rotatably attached to a roller received within a track on a door frame member. A support member can be rotatably attached to the door panel. A first pivot arm can extend inboard from the support member to pivotally attach to an inboard frame member. Upon application of an upward force to the door panel, the first pivot arm can pivot with respect to the first inner frame member to move the support member in an arcuate path. The support member can thereby move the door panel upward and inboard along a door path at least partly defined by the track, with a lower end of the door panel not extending substantially outboard of the door frame member as the door panel moves along the door path.
CABIN, TRUCK COMPRISING THE CABIN, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
A cabin for a truck, the cabin comprising a cabin door, to provide access for a user to an interior of the cabin; an exterior surface, which is accessible from outside the cabin when the cabin door is closed; a window, positioned at a window height; and a control panel, comprising a plurality of controls, each control being configured to be operated by the user to control an equipment of the truck, wherein the control panel is secured to the exterior surface at a control panel height, equal or inferior to the window height, so that the controls can be operated by the user when the user stands outside of the cabin and with the cabin door closed.
Vehicle with compartment and drawer accessible from exterior of vehicle
Disclosed are systems and methods for a vehicle. The vehicle can include a compartment. The vehicle can include an apparatus disposed within the compartment. The apparatus can include a drawer configured to open through transportation out of the compartment.
VEHICLE WITH COMPARTMENT AND DRAWER ACCESSIBLE FROM EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE
A vehicle can include a compartment. The compartment can include a door. The door can provide access to one or more components stowed within the compartment. The vehicle can include an apparatus. The apparatus can be disposed within the compartment. The apparatus can include a drawer. The drawer can move from the compartment.
VEHICLE WITH DEPLOYABLE UTILITY UNIT
A vehicle is provided. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes a vehicle cabin for one or more occupant, and a deployable utility unit housed partially or completely in the vehicle cabin. The deployable utility unit is connected to the vehicle cabin using a support mechanism comprising at least one hinge and at least one utility support arm each attached to the deployable utility unit, wherein the deployable utility unit is advanced from a first position inside the vehicle cabin to a second position exterior to the vehicle cabin by pivoting the deployable utility unit about the at least one hinge through an opening in a vehicle cabin exterior housing.
Pickup truck bed tilt-out storage compartments
A truck bed storage device is provided having a cavity formed in a truck bed wall, defined by an opening in the truck bed wall; a door configured to cover the opening the truck bed wall, a hinge at a base of the door and to affix the door to the truck bed wall. The storage device also may include a pair of lateral wall extensions secured to each lateral side of the door that expand away from the truck bed wall upon opening of the door and contract into the truck bed wall upon closing of the door. An upper portion of the door is configured to tilt away from the upper portion of the truck bed wall while the base of the door remains affixed to the truck bed wall, including a compartment that fits into a cavity in the inner sidewall or affixed to the sidewall.
Cabin, truck comprising the cabin, and associated method
A cabin for a truck, the cabin comprising a cabin door, to provide access for a user to an interior of the cabin; an exterior surface, which is accessible from outside the cabin when the cabin door is closed; a window, positioned at a window height; and a control panel, comprising a plurality of controls, each control being configured to be operated by the user to control an equipment of the truck, wherein the control panel is secured to the exterior surface at a control panel height, equal or inferior to the window height, so that the controls can be operated by the user when the user stands outside of the cabin and with the cabin door closed.