IP Library Granted Patent US 10,525,892
Granted Patent B2
US 10,525,892 · App. 15/658,281 · Granted Jan 7, 2020

In-vehicle locking safe with detachment and breach resistant security features

Inventors: Jared L Gargano (Costa Mesa, CA); Pontus Anthony Fontaeus (Newport Beach, CA); Richard S Kim (Los Angeles, CA); Juergen W Sauer (Denkendorf OT Gelbelsee, DE); Claudio Carbone (Los Angeles, CA); Skyler Reed Lund (La Crescenta, CA)
Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.
B60R7/04B60R7/043B60R7/087E05B65/0075E05G1/005G07C9/00912E05B37/0072E05B51/00E05Y2900/50G07C9/00563
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Patent No.
US 10,525,892
App. No.
15/658,281
Granted
Jan 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An in-vehicle locking safe system comprising a lockbox having one or more walls defining an enclosure, wherein the lockbox is configured with one or more apertures in one or more lockbox walls. The in-vehicle locking safe system further comprises a vehicle structural element including one or more studs configured to be inserted within one or more apertures in one or more lockbox walls, and a fastener component coupled to a portion of the one or more studs at a location inside the enclosure of the lockbox. In some embodiments, the vehicle structural element includes one or more of a vehicle chassis, a slider rail, a slider track, and/or a floor layer.

Claims (32)

1. An in-vehicle locking safe system comprising:

a lockbox having one or more walls defining an enclosure, wherein one of the walls includes one or more apertures, one of the walls defines a barrier, and the lockbox includes a lock for securing the barrier;

a vehicle interior element;

a vehicle structural element;

one or more studs connecting the vehicle structural element with the lockbox to secure the lockbox to the vehicle structural element, each of the one or more studs having a first end extending into the enclosure through the aperture and a second end attached to the vehicle structure element, the first end being secured at a location inside the enclosure of the lockbox by one or more fasteners;

wherein the vehicle structural element includes a slider rail coupled to a slider track, the lockbox is positioned within the vehicle interior element, and the lockbox and the vehicle interior element are configured to move in unison along the slider track.

2. An in-vehicle locking safe system comprising:

a lockbox having one or more walls defining an enclosure, wherein one of the walls includes one or more apertures, one of the walls defines a barrier, and the lockbox includes a lock for securing the barrier;

a vehicle interior element;

a vehicle structural element including a vehicle chassis component;

one or more studs connecting the vehicle structural element with the lockbox to secure the lockbox to the vehicle structural element, each of the one or more studs having a first end extending into the enclosure through the aperture and a second end attached to the vehicle structure element, the first end being secured at a location inside the enclosure of the lockbox by one or more fasteners.

3. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 2 further comprising a slider rail coupled to a slider track, wherein the vehicle interior element is coupled to the slider rail, and the vehicle interior element is configured to move between a first position along the slider track and a second position along the slider track.

4. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 3 , wherein a lower portion of the lockbox is configured to remain stationary as the interior element moves along the slider track.

5. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 4 , wherein a lid of the lockbox and the lower portion of the lockbox is hidden by the vehicle interior element when the vehicle interior element is in the first position, and at least the lower portion of the lockbox is visible when the vehicle interior element is in the second position.

6. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 5 wherein, in the event that the lock is not locked, the lid of the lockbox is automatically moved when the vehicle interior element is moved from the first position to the second position.

7. The in-vehicle locking safe mechanism of claim 6 , wherein, in the event that the lock is not locked, the lid of the lockbox is hidden by the interior vehicle element when the vehicle interior element is in the second position.

8. The in-vehicle locking safe mechanism of claim 6 , wherein, in the event that the lock is not locked, the lid of the lockbox is moved in a direction and speed equal to a direction and speed of the vehicle interior element as the vehicle interior element is moved from the first position to the second position.

9. The in-vehicle locking safe mechanism of claim 6 , wherein, in the event that the lock is locked, the lid of the lockbox is visible when the vehicle interior element is in the second position.

10. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the one or more studs is integrally formed with the vehicle structural element.

11. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fasteners are accessible only through the inside of the enclosure.

12. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 1 , wherein the lock can be unlocked by an authentication mechanism including at least one of the following: a password, a biometric scan, or an instruction signal from the vehicle.

13. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 1 , wherein the lock is connected to a computer system of the vehicle, and wherein the lock can be unlocked by an instruction signal from the computer system.

14. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle interior element is a vehicle seat.

15. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle interior element is a vehicle ottoman.

16. An in-vehicle locking safe system comprising:

a lockbox including a front side, rear side, left side, right side, bottom side, a lid, and a lock for securing the lid;

a vehicle structural element coupled to the bottom side of the lockbox;

a vehicle interior element;

a slider rail coupled to the vehicle interior element and configured to move the vehicle interior element from a first position to a second position along a slider track;

wherein the vehicle interior element surrounds the lockbox on at least the front side, left side, and right side when the vehicle interior element is in a first position.

17. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 16 , wherein the vehicle interior element does not surround the lockbox on at least the front side, left side, and right side when the vehicle interior element is in a second position.

18. The in-vehicle locking safe system of claim 17 , wherein the vehicle interior element surrounds a portion of the bottom side of the lockbox when the vehicle interior element is in the first position.

Assignments (9)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2024
From: FARADAY&FUTURE, INC.
To: SENYUN INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 069048/0676 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2022
From: FARADAY&FUTURE INC.
To: FF SIMPLICY VENTURES LLC
Reel/Frame 061176/0756 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 050234/0069 Recorded Jun 8, 2022
From: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
To: CITY OF SKY LIMITED; EAGLE PROP HOLDCO LLC; FARADAY & FUTURE INC.; FARADAY FUTURE LLC; FF EQUIPMENT LLC; FF HONG KONG HOLDING LIMITED; FF INC.; FF MANUFACTURING LLC; ROBIN PROP HOLDCO LLC; SMART KING LTD.; SMART TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD.; FARADAY SPE, LLC
Reel/Frame 060314/0263 →
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT UNDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 29, 2021
From: BIRCH LAKE FUND MANAGEMENT, LP, AS RETIRING AGENT
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 057019/0140 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2020
From: ROYOD LLC
To: BIRCH LAKE FUND MANAGEMENT, LP
Reel/Frame 054076/0157 →
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT UNDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 5, 2020
From: BIRCH LAKE FUND MANAGEMENT, LP, AS RETIRING AGENT
To: ROYOD LLC, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 052102/0452 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2019
From: CITY OF SKY LIMITED; EAGLE PROP HOLDCO LLC; FARADAY FUTURE LLC; FE EQUIPMENT LLC; FF HONG KONG HOLDING LIMITED; FF INC.; FF MANUFACTURING LLC; ROBIN PROP HOLDCO LLC; SMART KING LTD.; SMART TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD.; FARADAY SPE, LLC; FARADAY & FUTURE INC.
To: BIRCH LAKE FUND MANAGEMENT, LP
Reel/Frame 050234/0069 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2019
From: SEASON SMART LIMITED
To: FARADAY&FUTURE INC.
Reel/Frame 048069/0704 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2017
From: FARADAY&FUTURE INC.
To: SEASON SMART LIMITED
Reel/Frame 044969/0023 →
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