Rivian has filed a patent software for a cargo bay divider that may additionally cost instruments and different gadgets saved in it.
The applying, which was printed by america Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on Jan. 18, and initially filed July 18, 2022, exhibits a vertical pegboard that attaches to the ground of the cargo space through mounting holes and {hardware} within the ground.
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Objects could be held on this board just like a pegboard on a storage wall. But it surely additionally consists of built-in electrical connections that permit gadgets to be charged from an influence supply that is additionally constructed into the meeting.
The fundamental pegboard construction may produce other makes use of as properly. Rivian discusses an adjunct digital camera mount that might permit a digital camera to ship video to a dashboard display screen. This might let drivers keep watch over pets or treasured cargo within the again, the automaker says within the software.
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Rivian additionally notes that the divider could possibly be utilized in each the rear cargo space and the frunk of an EV, though some modifications could also be obligatory relying on the precise area in query. Accompanying drawings present a Rivian R1S, however that does not imply Rivian has deliberate this function with that particular car in thoughts.
Patent purposes are a means for automakers to safe possession of an thought earlier than deciding to place it into manufacturing. Rivian has filed patent purposes for different storage-related options, together with an underbody drop-down tray for pickup vans and spare-wheel storage containers for SUVs. It stays to be seen whether or not any of those potential new options will attain manufacturing.