Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle liftgate control for cargo management. An example vehicle includes a liftgate with a sensor on an inner surface and a processor. The liftgate provides access to a cargo area. The processor, when an object is in the cargo area, detect when the object is banked against the liftgate using measurements from the sensor, and when the object is banked and a command to open the liftgate is received, autonomously opens the liftgate to an intermediate position between fully open and fully closed.

A rear door shelf assembly having a mounting base portion and a shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion for moving between an open position and a closed position. A spring-loaded prop rod is rotatably connected to the assembly. Storage features are connectable to the prop rod to provide multi-functionality of the assembly as a utility table and a storage unit. A one-touch latching mechanism holds the shelf in the closed position.

An arrangement for a tailgate and rear corner window assembly of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a door envelope for pivotal attachment to a vehicle. The door envelope is positioned at a rear of the vehicle. The arrangement includes a rear window assembly having a window frame and a window glass mounted in the window frame. The rear window assembly has a latch that secures a connection with the door envelope. The arrangement also includes at least one rear corner window assembly for connection to the vehicle having a window glass mounted in a window frame. The window frame includes a bottom edge, a top edge, a side portion extending in a longitudinal direction and a rear portion that curves and extends away from the side portion. There is a latch located on an inside surface of the rear portion of the at least one rear corner window assembly.

A vehicle door control system includes a door assembly, which includes a side door and a liftgate. The door assembly includes an actuation assembly that adjusts each of the side door and the liftgate between opened and closed positions. A sensor assembly defines a rear sensor field, a first side sensor field, and a second side sensor field. A controller determines whether a person in at least one of the rear sensor field, the first side sensor field, and the second side sensor field is a recognized passenger, determines a speed of the recognized passenger, determines whether the recognized passenger is carrying an object, and activates the actuation assembly to open at least one of the liftgate and the side door based on whether the recognized passenger is carrying an object, where timing of activation of the actuation assembly is based on the speed of the recognized passenger.

A rigid Convertible Hardtop to secure Jeep type vehicle has opening window portions that provides freedom top in passenger area and this invention offer several ways to open at top, sides and rear windows to open manually or powered either to set above the top surface, behind the rear glass or insert inside to make open vehicle or sides and rear windows can be remove with additional options to make full manually open convertible hardtop above entire rear cargo area with modified safety roll cage pipes to close and open with Convertible hinge as designed to flip over the top cover to bottom side surface to insert top cover inside of rear cargo area will capable to close and open entire of the passenger area, sides, top and rear of the vehicle anyplace, anytime whenever user like to do for open air and clear view driving experience surrounding all sides and top area of the vehicle to enjoy pleasant weather condition open air pass through with clear vision on driving to make as inbuilt with conversion on existing hardtop or some of the options to make new one to install one time only instead of time and money wasting separately available these featured soft top covers in market with unnecessary expensive high cost which users replacing seasonally in the past 75 years with several hour time consuming and storage issues of removed hardtop plus installing substitute soft top with many hassle issues like unsafe, flapping noisy, air, wind noise and water leaking, unmatching body color, fad or color changing with blurry view see through vinyl window using for open air driving experience.

This invention is complete solution for recreation type vehicle users as two in one featured in Hardtop only for openable features offer as needed with secured leak proof conversion In hardtop with time saving anyplace anytime while travelling to open or closing features in few minutes with saving on never needed expensive openable soft top so users never need to remove complete hardtop from the Jeep types SUV vehicle as to make inbuilt with several options to modify or make in Hard top with rigid and best weather protection.

A rear door shelf assembly having a mounting base portion and a shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion for moving between an open position and a closed position. A spring-loaded prop rod is rotatably connected to the assembly. Storage features are connectable to the prop rod to provide multi-functionality of the assembly as a utility table and a storage unit. A one-touch latching mechanism holds the shelf in the closed position.

A door-equipped vehicle body structure (10) includes a door opening (35) provided to a vehicle (11), a door (40) for opening and closing the door opening (35), and a grip (45) provided to the door (40). The door (40) is provided with a general surface (62) and an upper surface (63). The general surface (62) is a surface extending along a door surface (61). The upper surface (63) is a surface extending from an upper end (62a) of the general surface (62) toward an outside (22) of the vehicle. The grip (45) is provided so as to project upward from the upper surface (63).

A deployable storage assembly (10) having a mounting portion (12) and at least one base (14) hinged to the mounting portion (12) for deploying between an open position for storage and a closed position. At least one frame arrangement (22) is connected to the mounting portion (12) to allow the base (14) to rotate to the open position and hold the base (14) when opened to provide a storage compartment. The frame arrangement (22) provides the sides and front of the storage compartment, while the mounting portion (12) fixed to the vehicle provides the rear surface and the base (14) provides the bottom surface. A retaining device (26) coupled to the frame arrangement (22) and base (14) contains items within the storage compartment. At least one fastener (28) is connected to the mounting portion (12) for selectively holding the at least one base (14) in a closed/stowed position. Undoing the at least one fastener (28) allows the base (14) to fold down to the open position providing storage space.

A multi-way liftgate assembly providing a plurality of dividers dividing the rear cargo area of a passenger vehicle into a plurality of secure areas assessable from a plurality of panels forming a liftgate to provide controlled access to one or more of those compartments. The vehicle operator has secure control of which portions of the cargo area can be selectively accessed. The multi-way liftgate assembly provides multiple secure openings to the cargo area of a vehicle that typically has only one secure opening to the cargo area.

Embodiments are directed to an expandable shelter. The expandable shelter may include a slide box, a skirt, and a winch. The skirt may be slidably coupled to the slide box, with the skirt being vertically slidable relative to the slide box. The winch may raise and lower the skirt relative to the slide box.