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Granted Patent B2
US 12,397,714 · App. 18/050,212 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Vehicle with compartment and drawer accessible from exterior of vehicle

Inventors: Aditya Desai (Irvine, CA); Philip Samuel Tompkins (Irvine, CA); Darshan Satish Aher (Santa Ana, CA); Daniel Adam Beverley (Mission Viejo, CA)
B60R5/041B60J5/0491B60R7/02B60R11/06
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Patent No.
US 12,397,714
App. No.
18/050,212
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for a vehicle. The vehicle can include a compartment. The vehicle can include an apparatus disposed within the compartment. The apparatus can include a drawer configured to open through transportation out of the compartment.

Claims (67)

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a compartment comprising a door, the compartment comprising a bottom side and two lateral sides extending at oblique angles from the bottom side; and

an apparatus disposed within the compartment, the apparatus comprising a first drawer and a second drawer movable from the compartment to extend over the door of the compartment, the first drawer stacked over the second drawer and offset from the second drawer.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first drawer is configured to transport out of the compartment to provide access to a component stored by the first drawer.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the compartment is a tunnel located between an occupant seating area of the vehicle and a rear storage portion of the vehicle that extends from a first opening on a first side of the vehicle to a second opening on a second side of the vehicle;

the vehicle comprising:

the first drawer and the second drawer located on a first side of the tunnel;

a third drawer located on a second side of the tunnel; and

the first side of the tunnel and the second side of the tunnel are on opposite sides of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

the first drawer configured to store a vehicle jack, and at least a portion of the first drawer configured to transport out of the compartment on a driver side of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

the first drawer to store a vehicle jack and configured to transport out of the compartment on a passenger side of the vehicle; and

a plurality of drawers including a top drawer, a middle drawer, and a bottom drawer, at least a portion of the top drawer, the middle drawer, and the bottom drawer configured to transport out of the compartment on a driver side of the vehicle.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

the compartment positioned between a cargo bed of the vehicle and an occupant seating area of the vehicle.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

the apparatus including a locking mechanism to secure the first drawer within the compartment with the first drawer stored within the compartment.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

the apparatus comprising:

the first drawer comprising a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall; and

the second drawer disposed above the first drawer, the second drawer comprising a first lateral wall offset in a direction from the first lateral wall of the first drawer.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

the apparatus comprising:

the first drawer comprising a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall; and

the second drawer disposed above the first drawer, the second drawer comprising a first lateral wall offset in a direction from the first lateral wall of the first drawer and a second lateral wall offset in the direction from the second lateral wall of the first drawer.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

the apparatus comprising:

the first drawer including a width; and

the second drawer disposed above the first drawer, the second drawer including a width less than the width of the first drawer.

11. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

a shuttle disposed within the compartment to transport from a location within the compartment to a location outside the compartment through an opening of the compartment; and

the apparatus fixed to a top surface of the shuttle and configured to transport to and from the compartment with the shuttle carrying the first drawer and the second drawer.

12. The vehicle of claim 1 , comprising:

a data processing system including one or more processors, coupled with memory to:

transmit at least one signal to at least one actuator of the vehicle to cause the at least one actuator to:

transport the door from a position covering an opening of the compartment to a position exposing the opening; and

transport at least a portion of the first drawer disposed within the compartment out of the compartment through the opening.

13. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:

the two lateral sides extend at the oblique angles from the bottom side towards a rear of the vehicle;

the first drawer is offset from the second drawer towards the rear of the vehicle.

14. A method, comprising:

disposing a compartment in a vehicle, the compartment comprising a bottom side and two lateral sides extending at oblique angles from the bottom side;

disposing an apparatus within the compartment, the apparatus comprising a first drawer and a second drawer, the first drawer stacked over the second drawer and offset from the second drawer; and

opening the first drawer through transportation of the first drawer out of the compartment.

15. The method of claim 14 , comprising:

securing, via a locking mechanism of the apparatus, the first drawer within the compartment with the first drawer stored within the compartment.

16. The method of claim 14 , comprising:

disposing a shuttle within the compartment;

fixing the first drawer to a top surface of the shuttle; and

transporting the shuttle and the first drawer to a location outside the compartment through an opening in the compartment.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

a support configured to fit within a compartment of a vehicle comprising a bottom side and two lateral sides extending at oblique angles from the bottom side;

a first drawer connected to the support, the first drawer movable from the compartment to extend over a door of the compartment; and

a second drawer connected to the support, the second drawer movable from the compartment to extend over the door of the compartment, the first drawer stacked over the second drawer and offset from the second drawer.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , comprising:

the first drawer and the second drawer located on a first side of the compartment;

a third drawer located on a second side of the compartment; and

the first side of the compartment and the second side of the compartment on opposite sides of the vehicle.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:

the first drawer translates to and from the compartment.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , comprising:

a third drawer of a third width;

the first drawer of a first width greater than the third width, the first drawer located below the third drawer; and

the second drawer of a second width greater than the first width located below the first drawer.

21. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:

the compartment is a tunnel located between an occupant seating area and a rear storage portion of the vehicle that extends from an opening on at least one side of the vehicle into the vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2022
From: DESAI, ADITYA; TOMPKINS, PHILIP SAMUEL; AHER, DARSHAN SATISH; BEVERLEY, DANIEL ADAM
To: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
Reel/Frame 061564/0191 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2022
From: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
To: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 061564/0401 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63339957 · May 9, 2022
Related Publication 20230356662A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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