VEHICLE PARTITION

• US 20170247005A1
• Filed: 02/23/2017
• Published: 08/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adrian Steel Company
• Original Assignee: Adrian Steel Company
• Inventors: Richter, Thomas S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,937,889 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/00 Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor B60J10/00 takes precedence; air curtains instead of windows B60J9/04 ; sealing strips for windshields B60J10/70; sealing sash guides for sliding window panes B60J10/74; glass partitions inside vehicles to protect occupants against personal attack B60R21/12
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/026 Rigid partitions inside vehicles, e.g. between passengers and load compartments B60R21/12 takes precedence

Abstract

A partition for a vehicle is described. The partition separates the cargo area of the vehicle from the cab area of the vehicle. The partition may extend from floor to roof and from one side of the vehicle to the other side of the vehicle. The partition has a window so that the driver can see into the cargo portion. The window is positioned to ensure the driver can see through it in a variety of conditions.

Claims

1. A partition for separating a cargo side from a cab side of a vehicle, comprising:

a cargo side;

a cab side opposite said cargo side;

an upper portion;

a lower portion beneath said upper portion;

a first side portion and a second side portion wherein said upper portion and said lower portion are in said side portions;

a body portion and a perimeter flange continuously extending about the body portion, wherein said perimeter flange extends radially outward from said body portion in a vertical plane with a horizontal offset from a vertical plane of said body portion by an extension portion;

a window portion in said upper portion of said second side portion, wherein said window portion comprises an opening in said body portion, said opening defined by an upper edge of said body portion and a lower edge of said body portion, wherein said upper edge is axially offset from said lower edge; and

a window located in said window portion, wherein said window is non-planar with said body portion.

2. The partition of claim 1, wherein said opening is defined by two side edges, wherein said side edges are angled from said lower edge to said upper edge into said cab side of said partition.

3. The partition of claim 2, wherein said side edges are parallel one another.

4. The partition of claim 2, wherein said side edges and said upper edge and said lower edge tilt said window toward cab side.

5. The partition of claim 1, wherein said first side portion is not symmetrical with said second side portion.

6. The partition of claim 1, wherein a plurality of reinforcing ribs are unitary, one-piece and integrally formed with the body portion.

7. The partition of claim 6, wherein said plurality of reinforcing ribs comprises a first rib set comprising a first horizontal rib intersecting with a first vertical rib in said upper portion.

8. The partition of claim 6, wherein said plurality of reinforcing ribs comprises a second rib set comprising first and second continuous horizontal and parallel ribs intersecting a plurality of continuous vertical ribs transverse to said horizontal ribs

9. The partition of claim 1, wherein said body portion and perimeter flange are unitary, one-piece and integrally formed.

10. The partition of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of unitary, one-piece and integrally formed spaced apart flanges that connect said body portion and said perimeter flange.

11. The partition of claim 9, wherein said horizontal offset between said body portion and said perimeter flange varies about said body portion.

12. The partition of claim 1, wherein said body portion and said perimeter flange have a constant thickness and comprise a single wall.

13. The partition of claim 1, wherein said cargo side and said cab side continuously extend from a floor of a vehicle to a roof of said vehicle and from one side of said vehicle to an opposite side of said vehicle.