Patent ID: 6260916
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle body having a first compartment for carrying passengers or cargo and a second compartment rearwardly adjacent the first compartment, the body including a rear wall optionally separating the first and second compartments, said rear wall including:a lower opening between the first and second compartments and allowing access therebetween;a closure panel mounted in the rear wall and movable between a panel closed position closing the opening and a panel open position permitting access through the lower opening between the first and second compartments;an upper opening above the lower opening;a window mounted in the body and movable between a window closed position closing the upper opening and a window open position wherein the window extends at least partially into the closure panel, thereby permitting external access to the first compartment through the upper opening;a crossbar extending laterally in the body between the upper and lower openings; anda window drive mechanism at least partially within the crossbar and operable to slide the window into and out of the upper opening to reach the window closed and open positions and control said external access through the upper opening.