Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296370160 | At rear of seat | 38 |
20080277957 | TONNEAU COVER DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A tonneau cover device comprises a front tonneau cover that is comprised of boards and provided on a front side of a vehicle body, a rear tonneau cover that is comprised of a rollable type of member and provided on a rear side of the vehicle body, and a slide mechanism that moves a rear end of the front tonneau cover and a front end of the rear tonneau cover substantially vertically. Accordingly, there can be provided the tonneau cover device of a vehicle, which is provided so as to extend substantially horizontally above the baggage compartment at the vehicle-body rear portion, which can pull the tonneau cover upward according to the opening-closing movement of the back door, facilitate loading of baggage when the back door is opened, and improve appearances of the back door. | 11-13-2008 |
20090021038 | Straddle-Type Vehicle - A straddle-type vehicle has a decorative member that a user can repeatedly use and that is utilized for a purpose other than design. The decorative member covers a fastening part of an exterior cover of the vehicle and has a lid with a decorated exterior surface. A base is attached to the exterior cover to support the lid. The lid is attached to the exterior cover via the base, and removal of the lid from the exterior cover is restricted by assembly of the base in the exterior cover. | 01-22-2009 |
20090033120 | Parcel shelf structure in rear area of vehicle body - A parcel shelf structure in a rear area of a vehicle body includes a parcel shelf disposed between first and second rear cross members. The parcel shelf has in the center thereof a speaker installation section comprised of a bottom part that accommodates a step formed in a downwardly concave manner from a surface of a frame unit of the parcel shelf. The speaker installation section is formed by a peripheral wall that slopes downward from the surface of the frame unit toward the center of the speaker installation section, and the surface area of the speaker installation section is small. | 02-05-2009 |
20090051187 | ROLLER-BLIND SYSTEM WITH DAMPENED FINAL POSITION - The invention relates to a roller-blind system especially for the trunk cover of a vehicle. Said roller-blind system comprises a roller-blind material which is wound onto a winding shaft ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090096241 | STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR STORING A COVER MEMBER OF A SLIDING ROOF TYPE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A storage structure for a cover member of a sliding roof type vehicle is equipped with a cover member ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090108609 | REAR CONSOLE BOX - A rear console box in accordance with the present invention is for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a floor, seat rows on the floor, and an aisle between the seat rows. The rear console box is disposed in the aisle. The rear console box includes a console box body, a hinge configured to connect the console box body with respect to the floor and thereby allow the console box body to pivot between a horizontal position and a raised position. The horizontal position is in the aisle and is substantially horizontal relative to the floor. The raised position is outside the aisle and in front of the aisle. The rear console box also includes a support member configured to extend between the console box body and the floor. The support member supports the console box body and thereby holds the raised position of the console box body. | 04-30-2009 |
20090115216 | LOAD COMPARTMENT COVERING FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a device for covering a cargo space ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090167043 | Stowable Cover With Storage Feature for Vehicle Cargo Area and Method - A cargo storage and support system and method is provided for use in a vehicle which includes a substantially planar storage body made of a collapsible material and having a first edge and a second edge substantially parallel to the first edge, at least one collapsible storage area formed within the substantially planar storage body and at least one attachment structure formed adjacent the first edge and the second edge of the storage body for attachment to a vehicle body. The storage body is maintained in tension when in use so that it can carry a load. The storage areas are formed within the storage body and can be accessed from a top surface of the storage body and are collapsible. The storage body can also be removed from the vehicle for pre-loading or if it is not being used. Attachment structures formed adjacent the storage body mate with receiving structures formed on a vehicle so that the storage body is maintained in tension. | 07-02-2009 |
20090243321 | Tonneau cover apparatus for an automobile - A tonneau cover apparatus for an automobile including a baggage compartment, a baggage compartment opening, and a gate which covers the baggage compartment opening to be openable is provided. The tonneau cover apparatus includes a cover member extending from a position spaced apart from the baggage compartment opening toward the baggage compartment opening to cover the baggage compartment, and a guide portion which is formed at a portion of the baggage compartment opening to be covered by the gate and guides vertical movement of the cover distal end of the cover member. | 10-01-2009 |
20090295184 | DECK BOARD AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF DECK BOARD - A deck board includes a board body arranged in a luggage area of a vehicle so as to be capable of being moved between an upper position and a lower position. The board body in the upper position separates the luggage area into upper and lower areas. The deck board further includes a front support portion that is rotatably connected to the front end portion of the board body via a hinge portion so as to guide the board body being moved between the upper and lower positions. The end portion of the front support portion on the opposite side of the hinge portion is pivotally supported by the sidewalls of the luggage area via a support pin. Further included is a spring unit arranged to bias the board body and the front support portion to be drawn to each other across the hinge portion. | 12-03-2009 |
20090322113 | RECLINER MECHANISM PACKAGE SHELF - A recliner mechanism ( | 12-31-2009 |
20090322114 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A support device is for a vehicle having a body, a roof spaced above the body and a seat back. The support device includes a base or body connectable with the vehicle and having a mounting portion configured for attachment of the seat back and a recess providing a storage space. A roof support has a first end connected with the base and a second end connectable with the roof. The roof support is configured to retain the roof spaced generally above a remainder of the vehicle. Preferably, the roof support includes two struts extending between the base and the roof, the base transferring the weight of the roof from the struts and to the vehicle body. Preferably, the struts each include a fluid passage extending between the roof and the base, the passage being configured to discharge fluid beneath the vehicle body. | 12-31-2009 |
20100026031 | HINGE MECHANISM AND AUTOMOTIVE LUGGAGE BOARD STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A hinge mechanism | 02-04-2010 |
20100052353 | VEHICLE CONTAINER INTERFACE - A storage assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle structure, a removable storage container and a container attachment member. The removable storage container is moveable between a retained position and a release position. The container attachment member is coupled to the vehicle structure, and the container attachment member is moveable between a first position and a second position. The container attachment member is configured to engage the storage container and retain the storage container in the retained position when the container attachment member is in the first position. The container attachment member is configured to be disengaged from the storage container for movement of the storage container between the retained and released positions when the container attachment member is in the second position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100127526 | REAR MASKING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ASSOCIATED REAR ASSEMBLY - The device includes supports ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100133868 | ROTATING VEHICLE CONSOLE - A console ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100237648 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has a luggage compartment located behind a row of seats, which luggage compartment is accessible from above by swivelling up a tailgate. There is provided a swivel-adjustable luggage compartment cover which is pivoted to the motor vehicle in its front end region and is positively coupled to the tailgate by coupling elements in its rear end region, so that opening of the tailgate causes the luggage compartment cover arranged below it to be opened. What is important is that the luggage compartment cover can be removed only when the tailgate is open. | 09-23-2010 |
20100301626 | Cargo cage for an automobile - The present invention provides the means to encage the rear cargo area of a hatch back automobile with a freestanding cage that attaches to the vehicle to at cargo tie down points manufactured into the vehicle to provide security for the cargo area even with the rear seat laid forward and the hatch open. The cage is comprised of a pair of horizontal floor frames ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110057468 | INTERIOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a vehicle interior cargo area having an interior wall, a track and a cargo accessory. The track is fixedly attached to the interior wall and the track includes a pair of parallel spaced apart wall portions defining a track slot therebetween. The cargo accessory includes a cargo supporting portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is configured and arranged to attach to the wall portions of the track retaining the cargo accessory in position with a snap-fit engagement arrangement. | 03-10-2011 |
20120091745 | AUTO RETURN STRUCTURE OF LUGGAGE ROOM SCREEN - An auto return structure of a luggage room screen may include a guide portion formed to a luggage side trim toward the rear of a vehicle body, and a reinforcement board wherein the guide portion includes a guide groove formed to the luggage side trim toward the rear of the vehicle body and slidably receiving an end portion of the reinforcement board therein, a movement groove formed to connect from ends of the lower and upper surfaces of the guide groove toward an upper part of the vehicle body to guide the end portion of the reinforcement board toward the upper part of the vehicle, and a locking protrusion formed on an upper connection portion connecting the movement groove and the upper surface of the guide groove and to which the end portion of the reinforcement board may be selectively inserted and fixed. | 04-19-2012 |
20120133171 | PACKAGE TRAY ASSEMBLY FOR TRUNK OF VEHICLE - A package tray assembly for a trunk of a vehicle includes a package tray and a support for supporting the package tray. The support is to be mounted to a body of the vehicle. The support includes a guide portion having a convex top surface. The package tray is to be attached to the support so as to be rotatable round a point located immediately below the guide portion as a center of rotation. The package tray includes a front end portion supported by the support when attached thereto. The front end portion includes a contact portion configured to move back and forth on the convex top surface while tilting at different angles relative to a moving direction. | 05-31-2012 |
20120306228 | ADJUSTABLE PACKAGE TRAY FOR RECLINING/FOLDING REAR SEATS - A vehicle package tray having a horizontal member extending across a back portion of a vehicle. A tray cover is operably coupled with and slidable relative to the horizontal member. The tray cover includes a rear substrate that extends over the horizontal member. A front substrate is slidably engaged with the rear substrate and adapted for abutment with a seat back. A spring-biased member is disposed between the horizontal member and the front substrate. | 12-06-2012 |
20130020825 | REAR BAGGAGE-COMPARTMENT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A winding device is provided behind a rearmost-row seat and extends in a vehicle width direction to wind up a tonneau cover member. The tonneau cover member comprises a cover body portion and a board portion connected to a rear end of the cover body portion and has its rear end portion capable of engaging with an engaged portion of a lift gate. The lift gate further includes a pair of restraint portions at a specified position of both end portions of the inner face thereof which is located above the engaged portion, which is operative to restrain the cover body portion from moving upward when the lift gate is fully open and the tonneau cover member engages with the lift gate through a contact thereof with the board portion to stop further upward moving of the board portion. | 01-24-2013 |
20130127201 | COLLAPSIBLE BIN FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A seating system for a vehicle includes a first seat configured for supporting a driver of the vehicle and a second seat disposed adjacent the first seat and configured for supporting a passenger of the vehicle. The second seat includes a collapsible bin configured for storing one or more articles. | 05-23-2013 |
20130134734 | Cargo Screen of Vehicle Luggage Room - A cargo screen of a vehicle luggage room, the cargo screen may include a housing mounted at an upper portion of the vehicle luggage room in a horizontal direction and having a central portion to be foldable, a roller rotatably installed in the housing and having a cut central portion to be foldable, and a screen wound around an outer peripheral surface of the roller in the housing through a cut hole thereof or selectively unwound to the outside of the housing to cover the vehicle luggage room, and having a cut central portion to be foldable. | 05-30-2013 |
20130147225 | RETRACTABLE ROD ENDS FOR LIFTGATE MOUNTED CARGO SHADE - A cargo shade or cover for a vehicle includes a thin flexible member that winds onto an elongated roller. The elongated roller may be mounted on a movable vehicle component such as a liftgate of an SUV. An elongated rod assembly is attached to the thin flexible member, and includes extending and retracting end portions that can be received in cavities or other connectors of the vehicle interior to retain the cover in an extended position. The rod assembly may include center housing and a pulley that can be rotated to generate tension on cables that pull the opposite ends of the rod inwardly whereby the rod assembly can be positioned between vehicle interior components when the cover assembly is in the retracted position. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147226 | CARGO COVER FOR MOVABLE SEAT - A cargo area assembly for a movable seat in an automotive vehicle includes a configurable panel covering at least a portion of a storage compartment located rearwardly of the seat. The configurable panel and a removable panel cooperate to cover the storage compartment, if desired, in a full forward and full rearward position of the seat. The configurable panel incorporates hinges to allow various positioning of panel portions and storage alternatives, and the removable panel is dimensioned for storage in the tailgate. | 06-13-2013 |
20130181473 | STORAGE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN VEHICLES - A storage assembly for use in a vehicle is provided. The storage assembly includes a body that includes at least one surface, at least one sidewall, and at least one recess portion defined within the surface. The recess portion is sized to contain at least one object therein. At least one holder is coupled to the sidewall, wherein the holder includes at least one opening defined therein that is sized to receive a container therein. At least two legs extend from the body for supporting the body a predefined distance above a floor of the rear portion of the vehicle. The two legs are spaced a predefined distance apart such that a passageway is defined therebetween. A receptacle is removably coupled within the passageway such that at least a portion of at least one item transported within the vehicle may extend through the passageway when the receptacle is removed. | 07-18-2013 |
20130193708 | PACKAGE TRAY WITH CARGO CATCHMENT - A vehicle is provided that includes a traction battery housing located rearward of a rear seat. The rear seat is foldable between a seating position and a storage position. A package tray is provided that is attachable to the vehicle in a first position generally vertically spaced from the battery housing, and a second position generally abutting and forward of the battery housing. The package tray includes a pair of rotatable posts and a net connecting the posts. The package tray further includes receptacles formed on the package tray for receiving the posts when the posts are rotated downward towards the package tray. | 08-01-2013 |
20130320694 | INTEGRATED CARGO AREA CONTAINER SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a body defining an interior space, and a plurality of trim panels coupled to the body within the interior space of the body and cooperating to define a cargo area therebetween. A collapsible container system is integrated into the plurality of trim panels within the cargo area. The collapsible container system is collapsible into a stowed position disposed between a first one of the plurality of trim panels and the body to conceal the collapsible storage system when not required for storing objects, and is expandable into a storage position extending at least partially across the cargo area to present at least one storage vessel for receiving and storing an object therein. | 12-05-2013 |
20130341950 | TONNEAU COVER DEVICE - A tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover attached to a hatchback door. A movable guide is arranged on the tonneau cover and is guided by a fixed guide, which is arranged in a vehicle. The tonneau cover moves to an extension position when the hatchback door closes and a storage position when the hatchback door opens. A detector detects whether movement of the tonneau cover is obstructed due to contact with an object. A controller moves the tonneau cover to where the movable guide can come into contact with the fixed guide in a state in which the hatchback door is open when the detector detects that the movement of the tonneau cover to the storage position has been obstructed. | 12-26-2013 |
20140265411 | VEHICLE LOAD FLOOR ASSEMBLY - A load floor assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback that pivots between an upright position and a stowed position. A cargo floor extends rearward of the seatback, and a load panel is coupled with the cargo floor. The load panel moves between a rearward position and a forward position. In the forward position, the load panel extends over at least a lower portion of the seatback in the stowed position. | 09-18-2014 |
20140354003 | VEHICLE CARGO ORGANISER - A cargo organiser for a vehicle includes a frame at least partially forming a floor of a cargo area of the vehicle. The cargo organizer includes one or more elongate elements extendable across an opening defined by the frame. The elongate elements are slidable with respect to the frame. | 12-04-2014 |
20150054299 | LUGGAGE BOARD MOVEMENT MECHANISM - A movement mechanism of a luggage board for dividing a vehicle luggage compartment into upper and lower parts. Sidewalls on either side of the luggage compartment are each provided with a guide part for guiding guide protrusions when a luggage board moves between the upper and lower positions and a support part for supporting the luggage board. The guide part has a lower guide section inclined such that a vehicle rear side thereof is positioned above a vehicle front side thereof and an upper guide section extending toward the front of the vehicle from the end of the lower guide section on the vehicle rear side. The support part is provided on each sidewall of the luggage compartment more toward the rear of the vehicle than an intersection part between the lower guide section and the upper guide section on the vehicle rear side. | 02-26-2015 |
20150145272 | REAR PASS THROUGH POWER OUTLET - A rear seat assembly within an automotive vehicle is provided. The seat assembly including a seat bottom portion and a seat back portion where the seat back portion includes a fold down arm rest movable from a closed position to an open position. The fold down arm rest is pivotable about a first pivot point. A generally vertical wall separates a cab portion of the vehicle from a trunk portion of the vehicle. The wall is connected to the seat back portion and is generally parallel with the seat back portion. A passageway or pass through portion connects the cab portion of the vehicle with the trunk portion of the vehicle. A power supply portion is mounted to the generally vertical wall and is mounted adjacent to or within the passageway. The power supply portion is accessible when the fold down arm rest is in the open position. | 05-28-2015 |
20150145273 | CARGO FLOOR FOR A VEHICLE - A cargo floor for a vehicle having a first section and at least one second section, which is arranged behind the first section in the direction of travel, whereby the second section is connected to the first section in an articulated manner and pivotable about an axis, and a closure member, whereby at least one part of the cargo floor can be fastened releasably via the closure member to the vehicle. The cargo floor in an unlocked state of the closure member can be removed from the vehicle, whereby the first section and the second section in the fastened state are arranged in the same plane, and whereby the first section of the cargo floor can be locked via the closure member. | 05-28-2015 |
20160023610 | LATERALLY MOVING CARGO SHADE AND NET - A vehicle includes a body that extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis, and defines an cargo area laterally bounded by a first lateral side wall and a second lateral side wall. A shade assembly includes a housing that is removably attached to the first lateral side wall. A retractable cover is retractably supported by the housing, and is extendable across the cargo area to cover the cargo area. A retractable net is retractably supported by the housing, and is extendable away from the housing to secure cargo relative to the body. The housing extends in a lengthwise direction along a central axis that is disposed substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body, when attached to the first lateral side wall. The retractable cover and the retractable net each extend and retract independently of each other in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. | 01-28-2016 |
20160039347 | RETRACTABLE CARGO COVER - A retractable cargo covers for automotive vehicles such as SUVS and wagons. The retractable cargo cover has two ends, one end being attached to a rod or a pole that is connected to an inner most end of an inside back area of an automotive vehicle said rod having two ends attached or placed between side ends of side walls of the automotive vehicle. Another end of the retractable cargo cover has two corners attached to a respective string of one of two respective retractable string reels and each of said two respective string reels is connected or attached to a midway point on each side of a rear door of the automotive vehicle so that in a first position the retractable cargo cover is lifted above the items in the vehicle that the retractable cargo cover is to cover with the rear door of the vehicle open and in second position the retractable cargo cover covers the items in the vehicle with the rear door of the vehicle closed. | 02-11-2016 |