Patent ID: 8789868
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A parcel storing system for a motor vehicle comprising an occupant compartment having a seat and a trunk rearward of the seat, the seat comprising a generally horizontal seating structure and a foldable seat back separating the occupant compartment from the trunk foldable about a pivot, the foldable seat back forming a seat back for vehicle occupants when in an upright position and the foldable seat back creating a substantially continuous surface with the trunk when in a folded position so as to form an opening between the occupant compartment and the trunk and an extended luggage area that allows for pass-through accessibility from the trunk over the foldable rear seat back and into the occupant compartment; a pivotable bar assembly mounted in the trunk having a lowered position and a raised position operatively connected to the foldable seat back for moving the foldable seat back between the upright position and the folded position, wherein pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the lowered position moves the foldable seat back to the upright position and creates a structural safety barrier against objects in the trunk impacting a rear surface of the seat back and pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the raised position moves the seat back to the folded position to provide uninterrupted access to the occupant compartment from the trunk, the pivotable bar assembly further having a U-shaped bar having a linear central portion and a pair of matching ends forming opposed mounting lugs having an axis offset from the linear central portion and a pair of mounting brackets pivotably securing each of the mounting lugs to a pair of mounting plates located in the trunk on opposite sides of the opening between the occupant compartment and the trunk; a parcel shelf mounted to the pivotable bar assembly and movable between an accessible position when the pivotable bar assembly is in the lowered position and a stowed position when the pivotable bar assembly is the raised position, the parcel shelf having a substantially planar section and a hinge section interconnected to the planar section via a hinge, the hinge section comprising a rearward edge pivotably attached to the linear central portion of the U-shaped bar; and a latch assembly for latching the pivotable bar assembly in at least the lowered position.