Patent ID: 7651146
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle cargo sidewall structure comprising: a vertical inboard wall panel at least partially defining a cargo area of a vehicle, the inboard wall panel having an access opening; a vertical outboard wall panel extending along side the inboard wall panel to define a side wall structure with a concealed storage space located between opposed portions of the inboard and outboard wall panels, the storage space being accessible via the access opening; a pair of pivot pins supported within the concealed storage space, the pivot pins defining a pivot axis; a pair of support brackets each including an aperture that receives a corresponding one of the pivot pins; a door panel rigidly fixed to the pair of support brackets, the support brackets and the door panel being configured for pivotal movement about the pivot axis such that the door panel moves between a closed position overlaying the access opening to conceal the storage space and an opened position to expose the storage space, the pivot axis being located between the inboard wall panel and the outboard wall panel and is spaced apart from the inboard wall panel and the outboard wall panel; and a storage bin having a front wall, a back wall opposed to the front wall, a pair of opposing side walls, a bottom wall and an upper end defining a bin opening, the front wall coupled to the door panel for movement of the storage bin therewith such that with the door panel in the closed position the storage bin is disposed within the storage space and with the door panel in the opened position the storage bin at least partially extends out of the storage space, the pivot axis extending through the storage bin and the pivot pins being spaced apart from the storage bin.