Structural storage compartment in a vehicle cabin
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1. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a cabin having a front seat facing rearward and a rear seat facing forward with a common leg area between the seats for passenger legs;
a vehicle body including a pair of opposing B-pillars;
a support beam extending through the common leg area and directly mounted to the B-pillars; and
a luggage compartment mounted above the support beam and extending between the B-pillars;
wherein the luggage compartment includes a first door facing the front seat that provides a front passenger with access to a first cavity sized to house luggage, and a second door facing the rear seat that provides a rear passenger with access to the first cavity or a second cavity sized to house luggage.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle can include a front seat facing rearward, and a rear seat facing forward. This provides a common foot or leg area between the seats that face each other. The vehicle includes a body that has a pair of opposing B-pillars. A support beam extends through the common leg area, between the front and rear seats, and mounts to the B-pillars. The support beam provides direct structural support to the B-pillars. A luggage compartment is coupled to the support beam and extends between the B-pillars. The luggage compartment has access openings that face forward and rearward, allowing the forward and rearward passengers to store luggage.
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1. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
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a cabin having a front seat facing rearward and a rear seat facing forward with a common leg area between the seats for passenger legs; a vehicle body including a pair of opposing B-pillars; a support beam extending through the common leg area and directly mounted to the B-pillars; and a luggage compartment mounted above the support beam and extending between the B-pillars; wherein the luggage compartment includes a first door facing the front seat that provides a front passenger with access to a first cavity sized to house luggage, and a second door facing the rear seat that provides a rear passenger with access to the first cavity or a second cavity sized to house luggage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An automotive vehicle comprising:
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an interior cabin bound by a cabin floor and a cabin ceiling; a body structure including a pair of opposing B-pillars; a cross beam extending across the cabin, located closer to the cabin floor than the cabin ceiling, and mounted to the B-pillars; and a luggage compartment sized to receive passenger luggage, mounted to a surface of the cross beam, and having a planar upper surface providing a table top. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle comprising:
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a cabin including a forward seat, a rearward seat facing the forward seat, and a common floor between the seats; a body including a pair of opposing pillars; a support beam extending through the cabin between the forward and rearward seats, spaced above the common floor, and mounted to the pillars; and a storage compartment having access openings facing forward and rearward, and mounted to a surface of the support beam. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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