US 12,083,941 B2
Vehicle having deployable work table
Kevin Robert Chauvin, Belleville, MI (US); Brian Robb, Ypsilanti, MI (US); Thomas Junior Luckett, Saline, MI (US); Tariq Ismail, Superior Township, MI (US); and Glen D. Skinner, Westland, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,681.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067070 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/002 (2013.01) [B60R 7/04 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a support structure;
a base supported on the support structure;
a table supported on the base and movable relative to the base;
first and second arcuate cam slots provided on one of the base and the table and extending within a common horizontal plane that is parallel to a plane of the table, wherein the first and second arcuate cam slots are non-intersecting;
first and second pivot pins provided on the other of the base and the table extending within the common horizontal plane and operatively coupled to the first and second arcuate cam slots, respectively; and
a locking mechanism configured to lock the first pivot pin in a locked position to prevent the first pivot pin from sliding within the first arcuate cam slot and to allow the first pivot pin to rotate while the second pivot pin slides within the second arcuate cam slot to rotate the table to a use position.