IP Library Granted Patent US 12662057
Granted Patent B2
US 12662057 · App. 18/372,956 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Rack system for a cargo space of a commercial vehicle

Inventors: Marcel Grein (Geilenkirchen, DE); Jeroen Lem (Wittem, NL); Ilya Popov (Aachen, DE)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60R5/006B60P1/6427B60P1/649B65G1/026B60P3/007B60P7/10B60R2011/0003B65G1/12
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Patent No.
US 12662057
App. No.
18/372,956
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rack system for a cargo space of a commercial vehicle is provided having a rack with at least one shelf and a movement device for moving the rack between a transport position, in which the rack can be arranged completely in the cargo space, and an access position, in which the rack can be arranged at least partially outside the cargo space. In order to provide a rack system which can be used more efficiently in respect of available cargo space, the rack system has a receiving unit for at least partially receiving at least one cargo item which can be arranged in the rack, wherein the receiving unit is arranged on the shelf so as to be displaceable in a depth direction of the rack.

Claims (49)

1 . A rack system for a cargo space of a vehicle, the rack system comprising:

a rack;

a shelf supported on the rack;

a movement device for moving the rack between a transport position, in which the rack can be arranged completely in the cargo space, and an access position, in which the rack can be arranged at least partially outside the cargo space;

a receiving unit for at least partially receiving at least one cargo item which can be arranged in the rack, wherein the receiving unit is arranged on the shelf so as to be displaceable in a depth direction of the rack; and

a displacement wedge arranged at a fixed location on the vehicle and arranged relative to the rack such that, when the rack is moved from the transport position into the access position, the receiving unit inevitably comes into contact with the displacement wedge such that the receiving unit is displaced in a direction of an access side of the rack by the displacement wedge.

2 . A rack system for a cargo space of a vehicle, the rack system comprising:

a rack;

a shelf supported on the rack;

a movement device for moving the rack between a transport position, in which the rack can be arranged completely in the cargo space, and an access position, in which the rack can be arranged at least partially outside the cargo space;

a receiving unit for at least partially receiving at least one cargo item which can be arranged in the rack, wherein the receiving unit is arranged on the shelf so as to be displaceable in a depth direction of the rack; and

a return mechanism, for which the receiving unit which has been displaced toward the access side of the rack can be subjected to a restoring force in a direction of a rear side of the rack.

3 . The rack system according to claim 2 , wherein the return mechanism has at least one return spring, which is supported on the receiving unit and on the shelf.

4 . A rack system for a cargo space of a vehicle, the rack system comprising:

a rack;

a shelf supported on the rack;

a movement device for moving the rack between a transport position, in which the rack can be arranged completely in the cargo space, and an access position, in which the rack can be arranged at least partially outside the cargo space;

a receiving unit for at least partially receiving at least one cargo item which can be arranged in the rack, wherein the receiving unit is arranged on the shelf so as to be displaceable in a depth direction of the rack; and

a locking mechanism, which is activated by the displacement of the receiving unit to the access side of the rack and deactivated by the displacement of the receiving unit to the rear side of the rack.

5 . The rack system according to claim 4 , wherein the locking mechanism has a locking element, which is preloaded in the direction of a locking position, a locking opening, which is formed in the shelf and in which the locking element situated in the locking position engages, and a release element for releasing the locking element situated in the locking position.

6 . The rack system according to claim 1 , further comprising a rail guide, connected to the receiving unit and the shelf, for displacing the receiving unit relative to the shelf.

7 . The rack system according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving unit has a base, two side walls, which laterally delimit a receiving space and extend in the depth direction of the rack, and a rear wall, which connects the side walls to one another.

8 . The rack system according to claim 1 , further comprising an electric-motor adjusting device for displacing the receiving unit relative to the shelf.

9 . The rack system according to claim 1 , wherein the rack system is for the cargo space on a commercial vehicle.

10 . A rack system for a cargo space of a commercial vehicle, the rack system comprising:

a rack;

a shelf supported on the rack;

a movement device for moving the rack between a transport position, in which the rack can be arranged completely in the cargo space, and an access position, in which the rack can be arranged at least partially outside the cargo space;

a receiving unit for at least partially receiving at least one cargo item which can be arranged in the rack, wherein the receiving unit is arranged on the shelf so as to be displaceable in a depth direction of the rack;

a displacement wedge arranged at a fixed location on the commercial vehicle and arranged relative to the rack such that, when the rack is moved from the transport position into the access position, the receiving unit inevitably comes into contact with the displacement wedge such that the receiving unit is displaced in a direction of an access side of the rack by the displacement wedge; and

a return mechanism, for which the receiving unit which has been displaced toward the access side of the rack can be subjected to a restoring force in a direction of a rear side of the rack.

11 . The rack system according to claim 10 , wherein the return mechanism has at least one return spring, which is supported on the receiving unit and on the shelf.

12 . The rack system according to claim 10 , further comprising a locking mechanism, which is activated by the displacement of the receiving unit to the access side of the rack and deactivated by the displacement of the receiving unit to the rear side of the rack.

13 . The rack system according to claim 12 , wherein the locking mechanism has a locking element, which is preloaded in the direction of a locking position, a locking opening, which is formed in the shelf and in which the locking element situated in the locking position engages, and a release element for releasing the locking element situated in the locking position.

14 . The rack system according to claim 10 , further comprising a rail guide, connected to the receiving unit and the shelf, for displacing the receiving unit relative to the shelf.

15 . The rack system according to claim 10 , wherein the receiving unit has a base, two side walls, which laterally delimit a receiving space and extend in the depth direction of the rack, and a rear wall, which connects the side walls to one another.

16 . The rack system according to claim 10 , further comprising an electric-motor adjusting device for displacing the receiving unit relative to the shelf.

17 . A rack system for a cargo space of a vehicle, the rack system comprising:

a rack;

a shelf supported on the rack;

a movement device for moving the rack between a transport position, in which the rack can be arranged completely in the cargo space, and an access position, in which the rack can be arranged at least partially outside the cargo space;

a receiving unit for at least partially receiving at least one cargo item which can be arranged in the rack, wherein the receiving unit is arranged on the shelf so as to be displaceable in a depth direction of the rack; and

a rail guide, connected to the receiving unit and the shelf, for displacing the receiving unit relative to the shelf.

18 . A rack system for a cargo space of a vehicle, the rack system comprising:

a rack;

a shelf supported on the rack;

a movement device for moving the rack between a transport position, in which the rack can be arranged completely in the cargo space, and an access position, in which the rack can be arranged at least partially outside the cargo space;

a receiving unit for at least partially receiving at least one cargo item which can be arranged in the rack, wherein the receiving unit is arranged on the shelf so as to be displaceable in a depth direction of the rack; and

an electric-motor adjusting device for displacing the receiving unit relative to the shelf.