US 12,403,813 B2
Apparatus for preventing cargo movement in a vehicle
Ryan C. Harris, Saline, MI (US); and Scott L. Frederick, Brighton, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/685,963.
Prior Publication US 2023/0278482 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B60P 7/06 (2006.01); B60P 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 7/065 (2013.01) [B60P 7/04 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for securing cargo within a vehicle, comprising:
a bladder coupled to an underside of a cover that extends over a cargo area, the bladder facing the cargo area and comprising zones that are separately inflated to hold the cargo in place; and
a supply device coupled with the bladder via a connecting member to expand the bladder into contact with the cargo within the cargo area,
wherein the supply device expands the zones to separate threshold pressures that depend, at least in part, on attributes of the cargo associated with respective ones of the zones, wherein the attributes include at least dimensions and weight of the cargo that is acquired from inputs on an interface provided by a user.