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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Meghna Menon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Geoffrey Horowitz, Birmingham, MI (US);
Sarah Garrow, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Jason Snow, Ferndale, MI (US);
John Vincent, Livonia, MI (US);
Yifan Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin Hwang, Northville, MI (US);
Kurt Lundeen, Novi, MI (US);
Timothy Feldkamp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Smruti Panigrahi, Novi, MI (US);
Sam Hoff, Hazel Park, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a plurality of first motorized tiles and a vehicle elevator is disclosed. The plurality of first motorized tiles may be disposed in a vehicle interior portion. The plurality of first motorized tiles may be configured to move and secure a first bin of a first size and a second bin of a second size. The vehicle elevator may include a second motorized tile and a set of third motorized tiles. The second motorized tile may be configured to receive the second bin from the plurality of first motorized tiles and secure the second bin. The second motorized tile may be of a third size. Further, each third motorized tile may be configured to receive the first bin from the plurality of first motorized tiles and secure the first bin. Each third motorized tile may be of a fourth size.