Patent ID: 11883336
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle having a body, the body comprising a door movable between a closed position and an open position of the door; wherein
a piece of equipment is mounted at an inner side of the door in such a manner that when the door opens, said piece of equipment moves to take up an open position in which at least part of said piece of equipment is outside the body of the vehicle;
said piece of equipment comprises one of a seat cushion, a plurality of shelves, and a box;
the vehicle further comprises an equipment positioning mechanism configured to move said piece of equipment downward and/or upward relative to the door, said equipment positioning mechanism moving said piece of equipment downward when the door is open; and
the vehicle further comprises a posture detection system, capable of detecting a body position of passenger(s) of the vehicle, and to prohibit opening of the door if it is detected that a position of said passenger(s) prevents safe opening of the door.