US 12,304,573 B2
Spare wheel containers for a vehicle
Jonathan Szczupak, Orange, CA (US); Jonathan David Salerno, Newport, CA (US); and Aaron Weast, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US)
Assigned to RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/852,089.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415827 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 43/02 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 43/02 (2013.01) [B60R 9/065 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to provide storage in a vehicle, the system comprising:
a dock to secure a wheel to an exterior surface of the vehicle with an outer face of the wheel facing inwards toward the vehicle and a cavity of the wheel facing outwards away from the vehicle;
a first container comprising a first container type having a first type of controllable operation, and a first identifier indicating the first container type, wherein:
the first container fits in the cavity of the wheel, and
the wheel is configured to receive a second container in the cavity, the second container comprising a second container type having a second type of controllable operation and a second identifier, wherein:
the second container type is different from the first container type; and
the second type of controllable operation is different from any controllable type of operation of the first container; and
control circuitry configured to:
identify the controllable operation of the first container based on the first identifier;
provide a control signal to control the controllable operation of the first container;
identify the controllable operation of the second container based on the second identifier; and
provide a control signal to control the controllable operation of the second container.