Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automotive vehicle having a power-actuated ramp
- Patent Title (中): 具有动力斜坡的汽车
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Application No.: US12426274Application Date: 2009-04-19
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Publication No.: US08926254B2Publication Date: 2015-01-06
- Inventor: Michael A. Pocobello , David Barnhart
- Applicant: Michael A. Pocobello , David Barnhart
- Applicant Address: US IN South Bend
- Assignee: Mobility Ventures LLC
- Current Assignee: Mobility Ventures LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN South Bend
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: B60P1/00
- IPC: B60P1/00 ; A61G3/08 ; B62D31/00 ; B60R3/02 ; A61G3/06

Abstract:
An automotive vehicle having a power-actuated ramp includes a vehicle body having a roof, front portion, rear portion, opposed side portions, and a floor that cooperate to define a passenger area. At least one door provides boarding and alighting relative to the passenger area, which defines a flat area of the floor adapted to receive a mobility device. A ramp cartridge is operatively supported by and received within a recessed section of the floor and includes a frame assembly having a main deck and cooperating with and being substantially coplanar with the flat area to provide a substantial flatness of the floor, a ramp assembly having a ramp that is adapted to be retained in a stored position below the main deck, and a drive assembly adapted to actuate the ramp between the stored position and a first ramp position and between the stored position and a second ramp position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090274542A1 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A POWER-ACTUATED RAMP Public/Granted day:2009-11-05
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