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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Yifan Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kurt Michael Lundeen, Novi, MI (US);
Sam Hoff, Hazel Park, MI (US);
Smruti Panigrahi, Novi, MI (US);
Kevin Hwang, Northville, MI (US);
Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A delivery vehicle having a base and a bin engagement unit is disclosed. The base may be configured to secure a plurality of bins. Each bin may include a plurality of sidewalls, and each sidewall may include an interior surface and an exterior surface. The bin engagement unit may be configured to move in a two-dimensional (2D) space in proximity to the base. The bin engagement unit may be configured to engage with the interior surface of a bin, from the plurality of bins, and slide the bin on the base when the bin engagement unit engages with the interior surface.