CPC B60P 1/4421 (2013.01) [B60P 1/4428 (2013.01); B60P 1/4442 (2013.01); B66F 9/148 (2013.01); B66F 9/149 (2013.01); B60P 1/43 (2013.01); B60P 1/4457 (2013.01); B60P 1/4471 (2013.01); B60P 1/4492 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method of transferring a package between a vehicle and a delivery platform, comprising:
folding down a lift platform and a turntable from a retracted position inside the vehicle to an extended position in which the lift platform and the turntable are extended outside of the vehicle via a support structure, wherein a slider rail mechanism is coupled to the support structure and the turntable;
moving the package to the lift platform from one of a floor of the vehicle and the delivery platform;
moving the lift platform along a transverse axis of the vehicle via the slider rail mechanism;
rotating the lift platform through a rotation angle via the turntable; and
moving the package from the lift platform to the other of the floor and the delivery platform.
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