Patent ID: 9656750
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60P,B63B,B64D

Claim:
1. A vehicle cargo compartment, comprising: a compartment housing adapted for being received in a vehicle, at least one latch device mounted to said compartment housing and adapted for locking a cargo unit received in said vehicle cargo compartment, in a fixed position with respect to said compartment housing, said latch device comprising a latch housing mounted to said compartment housing, and at least a first latch claw moveably mounted to said latch housing, said first latch claw being moveable between a latched position, where the first latch claw is adapted to engage a corresponding engagement section on a cargo unit received in the vehicle cargo compartment, and an unlatched position, where the first latch claw is adapted to disengage from said engagement section, a latch sensor system comprising a position sensor and a target element, said position sensor being adapted for detecting a predetermined position of the target element and generating a latch signal when the target element is in said predetermined position, one of the position sensor and the target element being mounted to the first latch claw and the other one of the position sensor and the target element being mounted to the latch housing, to the compartment housing, or to a second latch claw moveably mounted to the latch housing, and the position sensor and the target element being arranged and adapted in such a manner that the predetermined position of the target element is detected and the latch signal is generated, when the first latch claw is in the latched position.