IP Library Granted Patent US 7,140,656
Granted Patent B2
US 7,140,656 · App. 11/252,581 · Granted Nov 28, 2006

Motor vehicle with partition

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Patent No.
US 7,140,656
App. No.
11/252,581
Granted
Nov 28, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle has a loading compartment and a driver's compartment which is separated from the loading compartment via a partition. In order to permit great variability by making good use of the space, the partition is of two-part design, with the two parts being connected to each other via a hinge. The hinge makes it possible for the second part to be able to be pivoted in relation to the fixed, lower part toward the loading compartment or toward the driver's compartment. A latching device secures the partition in various pivoting angles.

Claims (25)

1. A motor vehicle with a closed loading compartment and a driver's compartment which is separated from the loading compartment via a partition and which has an adjustable vehicle seat, the partition comprising:

at least first and second surfaces which are connected pivotably to each other,

a hinge running parallel to a vehicle floor by which the surfaces are pivotally connected to each other, and

a latching device arranged in a region of a vehicle roof,

wherein the first surface is arranged in a lower region of the vehicle and is connected fixedly both to the vehicle floor and also, on both sides, to vehicle walls, and

wherein the second surface is arranged in an upper region of the vehicle and is secured fixedly in an adjustable manner by the latching device in various pivoting angles.

2. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the latching device has first and second intermeshing racks, the first rack being connected fixedly to the vehicle roof and the second rack being connected in an articulated manner to the second surface of the partition.

3. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the latching device has a prestressed spring which pressurizes the second rack in the direction of the first rack.

4. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the racks are settable so as to block a movement of the second rack forward in the direction of travel and permit a movement rearward counter to the direction of travel.

5. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a roof lining is arranged below the vehicle roof and the latching device is arranged between the roof lining and the vehicle roof.

6. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hinge is arranged at such a height above the vehicle floor that a resulting pivot point of the second surface is arranged approximately at the same height as a pivot point of a pivotable backrest of the vehicle seat.

7. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second surface has a mechanically stiff frame which encircles the second surface and secures a filling composed of mechanically stiff material.

8. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the filling is formed from sheet metal or fiber composite material.

9. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the filling has a curvature directed toward the loading compartment or profiling for increasing rigidity.

10. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the racks are settable so as to block a movement of the second rack forward in the direction of travel and permit a movement rearward counter to the direction of travel.

11. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a roof lining is arranged below the vehicle roof and the latching device is arranged between the roof lining and the vehicle roof.

12. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a roof lining is arranged below the vehicle roof and the latching device is arranged between the roof lining and the vehicle roof.

13. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a roof lining is arranged below the vehicle roof and the latching device is arranged between the roof lining and the vehicle roof.

14. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the hinge is arranged at such a height above the vehicle floor that a resulting pivot point of the second surface is arranged approximately at the same height as a pivot point of a pivotable backrest of the vehicle seat.

15. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the hinge is arranged at such a height above the vehicle floor that a resulting pivot point of the second surface is arranged approximately at the same height as a pivot point of a pivotable backrest of the vehicle seat.

16. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the hinge is arranged at such a height above the vehicle floor that a resulting pivot point of the second surface is arranged approximately at the same height as a pivot point of a pivotable backrest of the vehicle seat.

17. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second surface has a mechanically stiff frame which encircles the second surface and secures a filling composed of mechanically stiff material.

18. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second surface has a mechanically stiff frame which encircles the second surface and secures a filling composed of mechanically stiff material.

19. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second surface has a mechanically stiff frame which encircles the second surface and secures a filling composed of mechanically stiff material.

20. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the second surface has a mechanically stiff frame which encircles the second surface and secures a filling composed of mechanically stiff material.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NO. 10/567,810 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 020976 FRAME 0889. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jul 1, 2020
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 053583/0493 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2008
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 020976/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2005
From: ALLGAYER, HOLGER; SCHLEIFE, HOLGER
To: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
Reel/Frame 017352/0586 →