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| 20080211250 | STORAGE BOX STRUCTURE IN MOTORCYCLE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING STORAGE BOX - A motorcycle includes a body frame having at least a pair of right and left or front and rear frame members with a storage box that is open upward between the pairing frame members. A riding seat covers the opening end of the storage box from above. The storage box includes a box main body arranged between the pair of frame members with a box constituent member that is detachably mounted below the box main body so as to form an electronic component storage chamber in cooperation with the box main body that composes a part of the wall portion of the storage box. The box constituent member is overlapped with at least a part of the frame members of a pair of frame members viewed in a plane with the box constituent member mounted to the box main body. The box constituent member bulges from the box main body. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080224492 | INTEGRATED CAR TOP CARRIER - A cargo carrier integrated a vehicle roof such that the cargo carrier is deployable from a stowed position within the vehicle roof to a deployed position that extends from the vehicle roof. The cargo carrier includes a bottom panel disposed within a recess formed in the vehicle roof, and a pair of side panels disposed within and hingedly connected to the bottom panel. The side panels are actuatable between the stowed position and the developed position. A front panel and a top panel are hingedly connected to each other and attached to the bottom panel. To deploy the cargo carrier, a deployment system is connected to the side panels for actuating the side panels between the stowed position and the deployed position. Actuation of the side panels raises the top panel and the front panel to the deployed position. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080277956 | APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING VEHICLE CARGO SPACE AND METHOD FOR SAME - An apparatus is provided that offers a flexible amount of vehicle cargo space, allowing a vehicle user the option of additional vehicle cargo space when needed. A first member is operatively connected to the vehicle door, is nestable within a door cavity within the door, and is selectively movable to an extended position for partially defining an exterior cargo space. Preferably, a second member is substantially nested within an additional cavity formed in the first member and is selectively movable to an extended position for partially enclosing the exterior cargo space. Preferably, a second vehicle door substantially identical and adjacent to the first vehicle door includes members substantially identical to the first and second members positionable to define, along with the first and second members and the doors, the exterior cargo space. A method for achieving this flexible cargo space is also provided. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090033117 | Glovebox cover for a motorcycle - A lockable glovebox cover unit is configured for mating engagement with a frame mounted on a motorcycle. The unit includes a rigid cover element presenting a front and back. Portions of the back extend outward. A locking apparatus is received through the cover and includes a rotatable latch on the back of the cover element. When the latch is placed in the locked position access to the interior of the glovebox is not possible. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090096238 | Storage apparatus for removable roof panels - A removable roof panel storage apparatus for Jeep vehicles wherein the removable roof sections are stored within a semi soft storage apparatus with hinged support members for ease of loading roof panels, furthermore separated by a spacer of a semi-soft panel for protecting each panel, and additionally having a plurality of straps and or other fastening means utilizing a Velcro or like attachment means attached to the roof panel storage apparatus wherein the invention is designed and configured to conform to an interior compartment of a Jeep model vehicle and to securely hold the removable roof panels within the interior compartment and to be adaptable to either front of back seat attachment while additionally having a carrying means for ease of removal of said roof panel and storage apparatus from the vehicle for external storage. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090206624 | Cantilevered storage unit mount for vehicles - Storage unit mounting apparatus removably and lockably attachable to a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a single, cantilevered support member removably and irrotationally attachable at its proximal end to the vehicle, the distal end of the support member supporting a receiver having integral mounting means to which the storage unit is attachable. The apparatus is especially suited for vehicles such as motorcycles, all-terrain-vehicles (ATVs), bicycles and the like. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090267374 | RUNNING BOARD WITH STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a step assembly having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is mounted with respect to the vehicle body and defines a cavity having an opening. The second portion is mounted with respect to the first portion and is selectively movable between a closed position in which the second portion obstructs the opening and an open position in which the second portion does not obstruct the opening. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090295183 | ARTICULATING BINS - A storage system and a method for controlling the deployment of the storage system, wherein the storage system provides additional storage space without the need for a second glove box door and latch. The storage system includes a first storage compartment defining a first storage cavity, a second storage compartment defining a second storage cavity, and an articulating armatures coupled to the second storage compartment, wherein the armature links the second storage compartment to a portion of the support structure for controlling the motion of the second storage compartment relative to the support structure. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090302628 | MECHANISM TO DAMPER SPEED IN A CUPHOLDER AND CLOSE ASHCUP LID - An assembly for a vehicle convenience unit having a cupholder and storage container that facilitates a lid to one of engage and disengage the storage container when the convenience unit is pivoted, militating against container spillage, by the use of a damping link arm. The assembly comprises a housing, a hinged convenience unit, a storage container lid, and a link arm. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100072768 | STORAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING LID ELEMENT - A storage compartment, in particular for a floor area of a motor vehicle interior, for stowing objects, includes, but is not limited to a trough-shaped or cup-shaped wall having a support area that forms a protrusion and which at least partially encloses an access opening and a lid element that can be laid on the support area to form at least one join section with the support area to cover the access opening means being provided for covering the join section in order to prevent penetration of objects, such as dirt into the join section. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100117392 | MOTORCYCLE WINDSHIELD TRIM - A trim for a motorcycle windshield having windshield-adjacent storage compartments along the lower windshield edge. The trim includes a body with a shield portion and a mounting portion of rigid sheet material sufficiently flexible to conform to the windshield surface. The shield portion has a length for spanning the full width of the windshield lower edge and a vertical dimension sufficient to reach to a level along the tops of the windshield-adjacent storage compartments. The mounting portion extends below the shield portion to engage existing windshield-mounting hardware for securement of the trim to the motorcycle. The trim is secured to the motorcycle windshield by loosening the existing windshield-mounting hardware from a fairing at the windshield and pulling the top of the fairing away from the windshield. The mounting portion is then slid between the fairing and the windshield along the lower windshield edge, adjusted to the desired position, and the hardware is tightened to sandwich the trim between the fairing and the windshield. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100194131 | ARTICLE STORAGE STRUCTURE OF MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle includes an article storage structure and has a storage space for storing articles. The storage space is defined by a rear fender covering a rear wheel, a frame cover covering a rear portion of a motorcycle body, and a rider's seat and a passenger seat which are arranged in tandem in a longitudinal direction of the motorcycle. The storage space is provided with an onboard auxiliary machinery storage compartment for storing the onboard auxiliary machinery and an article storage compartment for storing the articles, which are formed with openings formed below the rider's seat and the passenger seat, respectively, to be opened or closed. An article holding member having a tubular shape, in which the article is stored, and having an upper end opening disposed within the article storage compartment is also disposed so as to extend rearward and upward from an upper surface of the rear fender below the rider's seat to a region of the article storage compartment. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110025086 | SLIDE-OUT TRAY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - Slide-out tray systems for a vehicle comprise: a pair of tracks provided inside the trunk of the vehicle in a vehicle length direction; a tray mounted on the tracks; a bar pivotally connected to a connector part connecting the trunk lid to a vehicle body panel; and a cable connected to the tray and the bar and having a length such that when the trunk lid is open, the tray can be pulled out of the trunk in a rearward direction without interference by tension applied to the cable. With the systems, inconveniences associated with loading and unloading items can be eliminated or reduced. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110101721 | TRUNK BOX STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILE - A cargo compartment structure for an automobile is disclosed. In one example, the cargo compartment comprises a trunk box disposed in a cargo compartment in a rear part of the automobile, the trunk box having an opening on its upper side; a cargo board capable of changing its position between a closed position where the opening is closed by the cargo board, and an open position where the opening is opened, the open position of the cargo board being frontward of the closed position; and a board holder for holding the cargo board in a specific state so that a top surface of the cargo board is downwardly inclined toward a rear side of the automobile and so that while the cargo board is in the open position, a rear end of the cargo board is disposed rearward of a front end of the trunk box. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110221221 | COVER STRUCTURE OF SADDLE RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - To easily prevent flapping of a cover attached to a vehicle such as a motor cycle. A storage box is provided on a lateral side of a vehicle frame. The storage box includes a storage box main body having an opening facing an outside of a vehicle, and a lid member which is openable and closable to cover the opening. A side cover which covers a lateral side of the vehicle is provided in front of the storage box. A rear edge portion of the side cover extends to an outside edge portion of the storage box main body, and is fixed to the outside edge portion. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110248521 | CARGO BIN AND SIDE LINING WALLS FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A cargo bin assembly of an automotive vehicle includes a recess that extends below a floor surface. The recess preferably has a stepped conformation where a first, shallow rim portion receives support members without the potential for interfering with items stored in a second, deep storage portion of the recess. Preferably, the deep storage portion is dimensioned to receive side panel lids from side storage assemblies. Removal of the generally planar side panel lids allows elongated items to be received in the cargo area, and the cargo recess allows the side panel lids to be stored. No openings are provided along the lower portion of the side storage cavity to prevent collection of dirt or debris. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110278874 | COLLAPSIBLE UNDER-SEAT EXHAUST DUCT FOR BATTERY COMPARTMENT - A collapsible exhaust air duct for an automotive vehicle having a reconfigurable seat and an electric compartment rearward of the seat that contains heat-producing electric components. The collapsible exhaust duct is in fluid communication with the electric compartment to carry exhaust air therefrom. The duct extends forwardly beneath the seat, maintains an expanded condition when the seat is in a seating position, and is converted to a collapsed condition by movement of the seat to a stowed position. The disclosed apparatus provides a duct that maximizes usable space and flexibility in a vehicle having reconfigurable seating. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110285161 | SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE - A seat back assembly including a frame formed of a low density material such as expanded polypropylene (EPP) and a reinforcement structure encapsulated within the frame is provided. The reinforcement structure includes a load transferring surface extending between opposite ends of the seat back. Each end of the reinforcement structure is secured to a vehicle body structure. The reinforcement structure transfers a load placed upon the seat back assembly throughout the frame so as to maintain the structural integrity of the frame under a predetermined load. Specifically, the load transferring surface of the reinforcement structure is in contact with the frame and transfers the load across a predetermined area of the frame and to the vehicle body. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120068492 | Automotive Vehicle Body Closure with Storage Compartment - A storage compartment within an automotive vehicle rear body closure, such as a hatch or trunk, is accessed through a door that serves as a license plate attachment panel. The door may be part of a tub hinged along its lower edge and that occupies the storage compartment when the door is closed. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120133170 | INNER RACK STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - An inner rack structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle which can easily form an inner rack with a distinctive outward appearance. An inner rack opening that opens upwardly is provided in an upper cover, and an inner rack body portion formed to bulge in a forward direction is provided in the upper portion of a lower cover. The inner rack opening is covered from below and the front by the inner rack body portion, and the inner rack body portion is covered from a rear direction by a lower-side rear wall portion that extends downwardly from the inner rack opening of the upper cover, thereby forming an inner rack serving as a storage portion. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120175906 | SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE HAVING AN ACCOMMODATION BOX - A saddle-type vehicle includes an accommodation box, left and right rear frames, a seat, and an electric part accommodation section. The rear frames are disposed at a rear portion of the accommodation box, adjacent an opening of the accommodation box. A rear cross frame connects the left and right rear frames to each other, and the electric part accommodation section is at least partially disposed inside of the accommodation box at a location which is disposed below the rear cross frame. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120248808 | LOCK-OUT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE COMPARTMENT WITH LID - A lock-out device is provided for a vehicle compartment having a lid. The lock-out device allows a closed compartment lid to remain closed during an acceleration event, without the use of a latch. The lock-out device includes a pivoted drive member operatively connected to the lid and rotatable between two positions, a first drive position that closes the lid and a second drive position that opens the lid. The device includes a pivoted lock member rotatable between a rest position and a lock-out position. A lock biasing member is provided to bias the lock member toward the rest position. The lock member rotates to the lock-out position in response to the acceleration force overcoming a biasing force of the lock biasing member. The lock member in the lock-out position is configured to lock the drive member in the first drive position. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130088034 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear back beam installed to be drawn out from a rear bumper while sliding to a rear side of the vehicle, and a pair of left and right storage boxes installed to be seated on the rear back beam and extending while sliding in a traverse direction of the vehicle when the rear back beam may be drawn out to the rear side of the vehicle. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088035 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a left rear back beam and a right rear back beam divided while sliding to left and right sides in a traverse direction of the vehicle, respectively when the left rear back beam and the right rear back beam may be drawn out from a rear bumper while sliding to a rear side of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a left storage box and a right storage box installed to be fixed to the left and right rear back beams, respectively, to be drawn out together when the left and right rear back beams may be drawn out to the rear side of the vehicle and divided together when the left and right rear back beams slide to the left and right sides of the vehicle. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088036 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle can maximize a space use of a vehicle by a structure in which the storage apparatus is mounted by using an inner space of a rear bumper, in particular, greatly improving the value of commodities of the vehicle by using a bumper door as a step or a bench at the time of opening a storage case or using articles while putting the articles on the opened bumper door. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130147222 | STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN THE PILLAR OF A VEHICLE - A storage compartment integrated into a pillar of a vehicle that may be enclosed by a movable door accessible from an exterior of the vehicle. The door may support at least one audio speaker such that if the door is closed, the audio speaker may act as an interior audio speaker, and if the door is opened, the audio speaker may act as an exterior audio speaker. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130168991 | FITTINGS DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A fittings device for a vehicle, comprising at least one box formed by at least two compartments, at least one of the compartments being fixed related to the vehicle and at least one of the compartments being mobile related to the fixed compartment, wherein the mobile compartment is connected to the fixed compartment by means of a fastening device. The fastening device comprising at least one arm pivotable around an axis connected to one of said fixed or mobile compartments, wherein said at least one arm further comprises a guiding finger configured for being guided in a groove made in the mobile or fixed compartment which is not connected to the axis of the arm, and in that said mobile compartment may be arranged above the fixed compartment or beside the fixed compartment that the top of the fixed compartment and the mobile compartment form a substantially flat surface. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130181472 | LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - Provided is a luggage compartment structure of a vehicle in which a plate member is able to be installed in various aspects in a luggage compartment of the vehicle, the luggage compartment structure of a vehicle being capable of preventing an article on the plate member from falling using a fall prevention member which is a separate member from the plate member. The luggage compartment structure of a vehicle has a plate member installed in at least two positions including a first position (α) of a luggage compartment of the vehicle and a second position (β) that is higher than the first position (α), and a fall prevention member which prevents an article placed on the plate member installed at the second position (β) from falling, wherein the fall prevention member is detachable from the plate member or the vehicle. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130320690 | Trunk Storage Device - A trunk storage device is provided. The trunk storage device may have a base constructed to be substantially planar, a storage unit attached to an edge of the base, and a connection portion connecting the storage unit to the base. The connection portion may provide a spacing between the base and the storage unit to allow passage of a mat positioned at a bottom of a vehicle trunk. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130320691 | AUXILIARY MACHINE MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - An auxiliary machine mounting structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle that ensures consistent appearance irrespective of the presence or absence of a mounting of an auxiliary machine or device such as an antenna being mounted on a meter visor to ensure the degree of freedom in layout without having to consider the possibility of the windshield creating a ghost image of the auxiliary machine or device. An opening is formed on the windshield side of the meter visor. An ETC cover is detachably mounted on the meter visor to cover the opening. An antenna is positioned beneath the ETC cover and disposed in the opening. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140110961 | Universal Accessory Mounting System for Two-Wheeled and Three-Wheeled Vehicles - A universal accessory mounting system for at least one of a two-wheeled vehicle and a three-wheeled vehicle including a rider area and a steering assembly including a steering tube, includes a vertical panel located in front of the rider area and aft of the steering tube, and a plurality of standard attachment features mountable to the vertical panel for mounting a plurality of different storage option accessories to the vertical panel. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140175823 | DRYING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE USING VEHICLE INDUCED WIND - Disclosed herein is a drying apparatus for a vehicle using vehicle induced wind. The drying apparatus is capable of drying a wet object using vehicle induced wind generated by the driving of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a storage cover that is rotatably coupled to a rear bumper cover via a hinge module, to form a storage space between the storage cover and the rear bumper cover. In addition the apparatus includes an inlet cover that is coupled to the rear bumper cover to form an inlet passage through which the vehicle induced wind flows into the storage space when the vehicle is being driven. A plurality of outlet holes are formed in the rear bumper cover, and are configured to operate as a passage to allow air to be discharged from the storage space to an exterior of the vehicle. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140197656 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A waterproof structure for an electronic device ( | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140300127 | VEHICLE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT STRUCTURE - [Problem to be Solved] An object is to restrict movement of a luggage board in a vehicle front-rear direction and a left-right direction. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150130207 | STORAGE COMPARTMENT APPARATUS FOR DOOR OF A VEHICLE - A storage compartment apparatus for a door of a vehicle includes an elongated body that extends along an axis. The elongated body includes impact-absorbing elements arranged along the axis and an axially elongated storage compartment opening at an axial end and coextending with the impact-absorbing elements along the axis. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150375687 | STORAGE BIN HAVING HIDDEN TOUCH PAD - A storage bin configuration for a motor vehicle is provided in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure. The storage bin includes a storage bin body, a storage bin latch and a touch pad. The storage bin body has an outboard wall, an inboard wall, a forward wall and a rearward wall that collectively define a receptacle. The outboard wall forms a portion of an exterior of the vehicle. The storage bin latch is configured to move between a latched position and an unlatched position. In the latched position, the storage bin latch maintains the storage bin body in a closed position. In the unlatched position, the storage bin latch permits movement of the storage bin body to an open position. The touch pad is configured on the storage bin body at a location at least substantially concealed from view behind the outboard wall. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160121802 | VEHICLE COMPONENT COUPLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one aspect, a coupling system is provided. The coupling system includes a first component comprising a body, a second component comprising an inner wall defining at least one receiving aperture, wherein a notch is formed in the inner wall, and at least one tab extending outwardly from the body. The at least one tab is biased in a direction away from the body, and a retention feature is formed on the at least one tab and configured to interferingly engage the notch. When the at least one tab is inserted into a corresponding receiving aperture of the at least one receiving aperture, the at least one tab is biased against the inner wall and the retention feature interferingly engages the notch to facilitate coupling the first component to the second component in a desired orientation. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160200259 | VARIABLE STRUCTURAL-MEMBER COVERING | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160375835 | VEHICLE CARGO ORGANISER - A cargo organiser for a vehicle includes a frame at least partially forming a floor of a cargo area of the vehicle. The cargo organizer includes one or more elongate elements extendable across an opening defined by the frame. The elongate elements are slidable with respect to the frame. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160375841 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH MOUNT FOR WARNING TRIANGLE - A motor vehicle includes a vehicle body having a trunk and an inner lining fastened to the body and delimiting the trunk. A functional component, such as a warning triangle and/or a first-aid box, is secured to the vehicle body within the trunk. In particular, the functional component is fastened between the body and the inner lining in a holding position. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190144066 | MOTORCYCLE WITH STORAGE CONTAINER | 05-16-2019 |
