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US 10,358,173 · App. 15/673,665 · Granted Jul 23, 2019

Device and method for subdividing vehicle cab and/or storage space into a number of sub-portions

Inventors: Uwe Gussen (Huertgenwald, DE); Christoph Arndt (Moerlen, DE); Frederic Stefan (Aachen, DE); Frank Petri (Erftstadt, DE)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B62D33/042B60R21/026B60P3/205B60R5/047B60R5/048B60R2021/0266
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Patent No.
US 10,358,173
App. No.
15/673,665
Granted
Jul 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for subdividing vehicle cabs and/or storage spaces into a number of sub-portions, comprising a number of deformable walls and a drive unit for moving the walls between an open position, in which the walls do not subdivide the cab and/or the storage space, and a closure position, in which the walls subdivide the cab and/or the storage space into the sub-portions. The walls become deformed during movement between the closure position and the open position. Also included is a method for subdividing vehicle cabs and/or storage spaces into a number of sub-portions and a vehicle.

Claims (19)

1. A device for subdividing a vehicle cab and/or storage space into a number of sub-portions, comprising:

one or more deformable walls; and

a drive unit for moving the one or more deformable walls between an open position, in which the walls do not subdivide the cab and/or the storage space, and a closure position, in which the walls subdivide the cab and/or the storage space into the sub-portions, wherein the walls become deformed during movement between the closure position and the open position, wherein the walls are bendable and/or foldable, and wherein the walls comprise bendable and/or foldable glass.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive unit has a receiving portion or cooperates with the receiving portion, wherein the walls in the open position are received completely or almost completely in the receiving portion.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive unit has a rotatable shaft, on which the walls can be rolled up and from which the walls can be unrolled.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive unit comprises a number of sheathed cables, with which the walls can be moved between the open position and the closure position.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device has a guide device for guiding the walls inside the cab and/or the storage space.

6. A device for subdividing a vehicle cab and/or storage space into a number of sub-portions, comprising:

one or more deformable walls; and

a drive unit for moving the one or more deformable walls between an open position, in which the wall do not subdivide the cab and/or the storage space, and a closure position, in which the wall subdivide the cab and/or the storage space into the sub-portions, wherein the walls become deformed during movement between the closure position and the open position, wherein the device has a guide device for guiding the walls inside the cab and/or the storage space, and wherein the guide device has one or more redirecting rollers, with which the walls can be bent about one or more selectable angles.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the device has an adjustment device, with which the redirecting rollers can be adjusted inside the cab and/or the storage space.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive unit can be actuated by a control unit.

9. The device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the device comprises a number of sensors which record data which characterize the state of the cab, the storage space and/or the vehicle, convert the data into corresponding signals and transmit the signals to the control unit, wherein the control unit actuates the drive unit in accordance with the signals.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device is located on a vehicle.

11. A device for subdividing space in a vehicle into sub-portions, comprising:

a deformable wall;

a drive unit for moving the deformable wall between an open position in which the walls do not subdivide the space and a closure position in which the wall subdivide the space, wherein the wall becomes deformed during movement between the closure position and the open position, wherein the wall is bendable and/or foldable, and wherein the wall comprises bendable and/or foldable glass.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the device comprises a plurality of deformable walls, and wherein each of the plurality of walls are moved by a drive unit between an open position and a closure position, and wherein each of the walls become deformed during movement between the closure position and the open position.

13. The device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the space comprises at least one of a vehicle cab and a storage space.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: GUSSEN, UWE; ARNDT, CHRISTOPH; STEFAN, FREDERIC; PETRI, FRANK
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 043387/0717 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 215 405 · Aug 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180050740A1 · Feb 22, 2018
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