Robertshaw Controls Company

Daniel Knapper

Michael J Koch

Kyle William Svejcar

Eapen Chacko

Nishaj Attassery

A vehicle cargo lift includes a stationary slide adapted to be mounted on a roof of a vehicle. The cargo lift is automatically extended to a position for easily loading cargo onto the lift and is automatically retractable to a position on top of the vehicle roof. A rolling slide is slidably mounted to the stationary slide and a rear tray is movably supported by the rolling slide. A front tray is supported by the rear tray via a pair of elbow arm assemblies that are extendable below the rear tray.

Vehicle cargo lift

Embodiments of a multi-port multi-mode valve are provided. The multi-port multi-plane valve includes a housing which defines an internal cavity. The housing further includes a plurality of ports, including two inlet ports and four outlet ports. Each of the plurality of ports is in communication with the internal cavity. A shell body is rotatably disposed within the internal cavity and provides selectable fluid communications between the ports. A seal member is also provided which has a plurality of openings and surrounds the shell body. Six modes of operation are provided by rotation of the shell body.

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Clarkston, MI, United States of America

Daniel Knapper