US 12,134,340 B2
Vehicle including load-assist roller
Daveanand Singh, Arlington, VA (US); Ryan Mathew Sandor, North Wales, PA (US); Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US); Hussain Tajmahal, Detroit, MI (US); and Scott C. Anderson, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/673,930.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256886 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B60P 1/52 (2006.01); B60P 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 1/52 (2013.01) [B60P 1/003 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle includes a front and a rear, wherein the front of the motor vehicle is forward of the rear, and the rear of the motor vehicle is rearward of the front, the motor vehicle comprising:
a panel; and
a roller moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein, when in the deployed position, the roller projects rearward of a rear edge of the panel and above an upper surface of the panel,
wherein the roller exhibits a length between a first end and a second end,
wherein the length is substantially equal to a length of the rear edge of the panel,
wherein the panel is a floor panel of a cargo bed,
wherein the floor panel is moveable between a standard floor position and an extended floor position, and
wherein the roller is only moveable from the deployed position to the stowed position when the floor panel is in the extended floor position.