REMOVABLE CARRY BAG INTEGRATED INTO DOOR TRIM

• US 20110139846A1
• Filed: 08/30/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Lucas, Marc Jonathon, Pecoraro, Kathleen
• Granted Patent: US 8,701,951 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/544
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/046 mounted on door
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/60 Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged

Abstract

A vehicle includes a high voltage traction battery, a front door trim including a removable trim panel, a removable/portable bag integral to the removable trim panel for storing inside the front door trim when the removable trim panel is attached to the front door trim. A charge cord kit is contained in the removable/portable bag, and includes a charge cord for connecting to an electrical power supply to charge the high voltage traction battery.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a high voltage traction battery;

a front door trim including a removable trim panel;

a removable/portable bag integral to the removable trim panel for storing inside the front door trim when the removable trim panel is attached to the front door trim; and

a charge cord kit contained in the removable/portable bag, and including a charge cord for connecting to an electrical power supply to charge the high voltage traction battery.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the charge cord kit further comprises a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) affixed to the removable/portable bag.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 wherein the GFCI is affixed to the inside of the removable/portable bag.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the removable/portable bag is affixed to the removable trim panel.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 wherein the removable trim panel includes a handle portion for carrying the removable/portable bag when the removable trim panel is removed from the front door trim.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the removable trim panel includes a locating mechanism that cooperates with an area of the front door trim surrounding the removable trim panel when the removable trim panel is attached to the front door trim, the locating mechanism locating and securing the removable trim panel with respect to the front door trim.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 wherein the locating mechanism comprises a slot in the front door trim that receives the removable trim panel.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the front door trim is a driver-side front door trim.

9. A vehicle comprising:

a high voltage traction battery;

a vehicle trim structure including a removable trim panel;

a removable/portable bag integral to the removable trim panel for storing inside the vehicle trim structure when the removable trim panel is attached to the vehicle trim structure; and

a charge cord kit contained in the removable/portable bag, and including a charge cord for connecting to an electrical power supply to charge the high voltage traction battery.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the charge cord kit further comprises a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) affixed to the removable/portable bag.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the GFCI is affixed to the inside of the removable/portable bag.

12. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the removable/portable bag is affixed to the removable trim panel.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 wherein the removable trim panel includes a handle portion for carrying the removable/portable bag when the removable trim panel is removed from the vehicle trim structure.

14. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the removable trim panel includes a locating mechanism that cooperates with an area of the vehicle trim structure surrounding the removable trim panel when the removable trim panel is attached to the vehicle trim structure, the locating mechanism locating and securing the removable trim panel with respect to the vehicle trim structure.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 wherein the locating mechanism comprises a slot in the front door trim that receives the removable trim panel.

16. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle trim structure including a removable trim panel; and

a removable/portable bag integral to the removable trim panel for storing inside the vehicle trim structure when the removable trim panel is attached to the vehicle trim structure.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 wherein the removable/portable bag is affixed to the removable trim panel.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 wherein the removable trim panel includes a handle portion for carrying the removable/portable bag when the removable trim panel is removed from the vehicle trim structure.

19. The vehicle of claim 16 wherein the removable trim panel includes a locating mechanism that cooperates with an area of the vehicle trim structure surrounding the removable trim panel when the removable trim panel is attached to the vehicle trim structure, the locating mechanism locating and securing the removable trim panel with respect to the vehicle trim structure.

20. The vehicle of claim 19 wherein the locating mechanism comprises a slot in the front door trim that receives the removable trim panel.