US 12,227,117 B2
Reconfigurable storage bin for a vehicle
Vijaiya Shankar Ramakrishnan, Bangalore (IN); and Muragesh Tubaki, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/193,767.
Prior Publication US 2024/0326676 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/106 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reconfigurable storage bin for a vehicle comprising:
a storage bin portion including a base wall, a plurality of side walls including a first end wall, a second end wall opposite the first end wall, a first lateral side wall, and a second lateral side wall opposite the first lateral side wall, the base wall and the plurality of side walls defining a storage zone;
a rail member defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and spaced apart from the base wall, the rail member having a first end arranged at the first end wall, a second end arranged at the second end wall, and an intermediate portion extending between the first end and the second end, the intermediate portion extending at a non-zero angle relative to the first end wall, the second end wall, the first lateral side wall, and the second lateral side wall;
a plurality of tooth elements, each of the tooth elements extending towards the base wall from the second surface the rail member; and
a retaining device mounted to the rail member, the retaining device being slidable on the rail member between the first end and the second end and engaging with the first and second surfaces of the rail member.