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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Paxton S. Williams, Milan, MI (US);
Ryan C. Harris, Saline, MI (US);
Keith O'Brien, Highland, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for a dual-access refrigeration space with conveyance system. The dual-access refrigeration space being accessible from both inside and outside the passenger cabin of a vehicle, and the conveyance system capable of conveying objects within the dual-access refrigeration space. The conveyance of such objects enabling passengers of the vehicle to access refrigerated objects that may have been loaded from an area external to the passenger cab without the passengers needing to exit the vehicle. In some examples, such convention may be reversed such that the refrigeration space within a passenger cabin may be utilized by a user outside the passenger cabin.