US 12,280,744 B2
Seat-integrated access system for storage in a vehicle
Harshad Zambare, Troy, MI (US); Ryan Cotter, Clawson, MI (US); Steven Mousigian, Lake Forest, CA (US); and Daniel John Bateson, Ladera Ranch, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/416,729.
Application 18/416,729 is a continuation of application No. 17/518,749, filed on Nov. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,912,238.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/226,327, filed on Jul. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0198914 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B60R 7/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 7/043 (2013.01) [B60R 7/02 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0015 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
an angled wall of a frame element, wherein:
the angled wall separates an occupant compartment from a storage compartment, and
the storage compartment comprises a pair of side openings;
a center console that covers a passthrough in the frame element from the occupant compartment to the storage compartment when the center console is arranged against the angled wall; and
a threshold element affixed to the frame element and aligned with the passthrough, the threshold element comprising a door that is movable into a recess of the frame element to provide access to the storage compartment from the occupant compartment.