US 11,753,086 B2
Ramp system for vehicle with extendable cargo bed
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US); Ryan Mathew Sandor, North Wales, PA (US); and Matthew B. Rutman, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/673,873.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257032 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B60P 1/43 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 33/0273 (2013.01) [B60P 1/431 (2013.01); B60P 1/433 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cargo bed system of a vehicle, comprising:
a bed floor assembly of a cargo bed, the bed floor assembly configured to transition back-and-forth between a standard bed position and an extended bed position;
a ramp assembly that moves together with the bed floor assembly back-and-forth between the standard bed position and the extended bed position, the ramp assembly configured to move back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position, the ramp assembly movable back-and-forth between the stowed position and the deployed position when the bed floor assembly is in the standard bed position, the ramp assembly movable back-and-forth between the stowed position and the deployed position when the bed floor assembly is in the extended bed position; and
a pivotable section and a slidable section of the bed floor assembly, the pivotable section and the slidable section pivotably connected to each other, the pivotable section disposed vertically against a front wall of the cargo bed when the bed floor assembly is in the standard bed position, the pivotable section disposed horizontally when the bed floor assembly is in an extended bed position.