A vehicle assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cargo bed of a vehicle and a crossbar spanning the cargo bed. The crossbar is slidable relative to the cargo bed. A lift assist device is mounted to the crossbar. The assembly can include a passenger side rail mounted to a passenger side wall assembly of the cargo bed, and a driver side rail mounted to a driver side wall assembly of the cargo bed. The crossbar can be slidably coupled to both the driver side rail and the passenger side rail.
VEHICLE ASSEMBLY HAVING CORSSBAR-MOUNTED LIFT ASSIST DEVICE AND LIFT ASSIST OPERATING METHOD
2023-03-02
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
Vehicle assembly having crossbar mounted lift assist and related methods
Europäisches Patentamt | 2023
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