Vehicle based dual access refrigeration space with conveyance
Systems and methods are provided for a dual-access refrigeration space with conveyance system. The dual-access refrigeration space being accessible from both inside and outside the passenger cabin of a vehicle, and the conveyance system capable of conveying objects within the dual-access refrigeration space. The conveyance of such objects enabling passengers of the vehicle to access refrigerated objects that may have been loaded from an area external to the passenger cab without the passengers needing to exit the vehicle. In some examples, such convention may be reversed such that the refrigeration space within a passenger cabin may be utilized by a user outside the passenger cabin.
1 . A dual access refrigeration space comprising:
a cab portion located within a passenger cabin of a vehicle, the cab portion being refrigerated and accessible within the passenger cabin of the vehicle;
a non-cab portion located outside the passenger cabin of the vehicle, the non-cab portion being refrigerated and accessible outside the passenger cabin of the vehicle; and
a conveyance system configured to convey objects between the non-cab portion and the cab portion.
2 . The dual access refrigeration space of claim 1 , further wherein:
the cab portion is covered by an internal lid, the internal lid capable of being opened by a user within the cab; and
the non-cab portion is covered by an external lid, the external lid capable of being opened by a user outside the passenger cabin.
3 . The dual access refrigeration space of claim 2 , further comprising:
an internal lid actuator communicatively coupled to a dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the internal lid is opened or closed by the dual access refrigeration space control circuit via the internal lid actuator; and
an external lid actuator communicatively coupled to the dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the external lid is opened or closed by the dual access refrigeration space control circuit via the external lid actuator.
4 . The dual access refrigeration space of claim 2 , further comprising:
an internal lid latch sensor communicatively coupled to a dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the dual access refrigeration space control circuit detects when the internal lid has been opened or closed via the internal lid latch sensor; and
an external lid latch sensor communicatively coupled to the dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the dual access refrigeration space control circuit detects when the external lid has been opened or closed via the external lid latch sensor.
5 . The dual access refrigeration space of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cab portion presence sensor communicatively coupled to a dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the dual access refrigeration space control circuit detects the presence of objects within the cab portion via the cab portion presence sensor; and
a non-cab portion presence sensor communicatively coupled to the dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the dual access refrigeration space control circuit detects the presence of objects within the non-cab portion via the non-cab portion presence sensor.
6 . The dual access refrigeration space of claim 1 , further comprising a temperature gauge communicatively coupled to a dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the dual access refrigeration space control circuit detects a temperature within the dual access refrigeration space.
7 . The dual access refrigeration space of claim 1 , further comprising a dual access refrigeration space cooling system communicatively coupled to a dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the dual access refrigeration space control circuit increases or decreases a temperature within the dual access refrigeration space via the dual access refrigeration space cooling system.
8 . The dual access refrigeration space of claim 1 , further comprising a conveyor belt with a motor communicatively coupled to a dual access refrigeration space control circuit, wherein the dual access refrigeration space control circuit conveys objects from the cab portion to the non-cab portion, or from the non-cab portion to the cab portion, via the motor.
9 . The dual access refrigeration space of claim 1 , further wherein the conveyance system comprises a spring and cable system.
10 . A method comprising:
receiving, at a processor, a first sensor data indicating an external lid of a dual access refrigeration space has been opened and closed;
receiving, at a processor, a second sensor data indicating the presence of objects within a non-cab portion of the dual access refrigeration space;
after receiving the first and second sensor data, sending control data to a conveyance system within the dual access refrigeration space to convey objects within the non-cab portion of the dual access refrigeration space to a cab portion of the dual access refrigeration space; and
after receiving sensor data indicating the presence of objects within the cab portion of the dual access refrigeration space, sending control data to the conveyance system to cease conveying objects from the non-cab portion of the dual access refrigeration space to the cab portion of the dual access refrigeration space.