Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.

Sharad Kulkarni

Randy Johnson

Moonis F Khan

Betina Hougesen

A vehicle storage structure includes a removable storage structure that is secured to a passenger compartment floor of a passenger vehicle. A first compartment lid is movably supported on the storage structure to move between an open position and a closed position. A seat is operably fixed to the passenger compartment floor with at least a first seat portion of the seat being movable between a compartment lid covering position and a compartment lid exposing position. The first compartment lid is movable from the closed position to the open position when the first seat portion is in the compartment lid exposing position.

Vehicle storage structure

A vehicle body structure includes a storage box installed in a location within the vehicle that is originally arranged and configured to receive a rear passenger's seat. The storage box has an upper opening and a cargo cavity that extends downwardly from the upper opening below an upper surface of the vehicle floor. A storage cover overlies the upper opening of the storage box. The storage cover has first and second lids. The first lid is arranged to move between a closed position covering a forward area of the cargo cavity and an open position exposing the forward area of the cargo cavity to the side access opening. The second lid is arranged to move between a closed position covering a rearward area of the cargo cavity and an open position exposing the rearward area of the cargo cavity to the rear access opening.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Sharad Kulkarni