Storage system for a vehicle wall

US11440479B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Stuart C. Salter · White Lake, US
• David Brian Glickman · Southfield, US
• Hussein H. Berry · Dearborn, US
• Aaron Halonen · Brighton, US
• Paul Kenneth Dellock · Northville, US
• Annette Lynn Huebner · White Lake, US
• Sarah A. Ripley · Beverly Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 11, 2021
• Grant date: Sep 13, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 11, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R11/06
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle assembly includes a wall of a cargo bed, and a storage system. The wall has an inner panel spaced from an outer panel to provide a cavity. The storage system has a first bin and a second bin that are each at least partially disposed within the cavity when in an installed position. The first bin provides a first cargo area within the cavity when in the installed position. The first bin is configured to be moved to the installed position through an aperture in the inner panel. The second bin provides a second cargo area within the cavity when in the installed position. The second bin is configured to be moved to the installed position without moving through the aperture in the inner panel.