US-12617348-B2 - Luggage system and vehicle including same

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Abstract

Adjusted is a stop position of a slide bar in accordance with luggage placed on a luggage space. In a case where a detection part configured to detect whether or not luggage exists has detected that the luggage exists, a controller of a luggage system controls a driving mechanism configured to drive a slide bar, to cause the slide bar to move in a first direction and adjusts a stop position of the slide bar in the first direction.

Inventors

Rina Mukai
Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA

Assignees

TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20240531
Priority Date: 20230606

Claims (15)

1 . A luggage system included in a vehicle, the luggage system comprising: a detection part configured to detect whether or not luggage placed on a placement surface of a luggage space exists; a slide bar configured to move in a first direction along the placement surface; a driving mechanism configured to drive the slide bar; and a controller, wherein in a case where the detection part has detected that the luggage exists, the controller controls the driving mechanism to cause the slide bar to move in the first direction and adjusts a stop position of the slide bar in the first direction.
2 . The luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein the slide bar includes a first wall extending in a second direction which is along the placement surface and which intersects with the first direction and a second wall connected with the first wall and extending in the first direction.
3 . The luggage system according to claim 2 , wherein: the second wall includes a first small bar; and the first small bar is movable between a normal position and an extension position in which the first small bar extends in the first direction beyond the normal position.
4 . The luggage system according to claim 1 , further comprising a second small bar movable between a stored position in which the second small bar is stored in a standing wall located so as to face the slide bar in the first direction and a first protruding position in which the second small bar protrudes to an outside of the standing wall.
5 . The luggage system according to claim 4 , wherein the second small bar is movable to a second protruding position in which the second small bar protrudes in a third direction opposite to the first direction beyond the first protruding position.
6 . The luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where no luggage exists in the luggage space, the slide bar is located in a farthest position located furthest in a third direction opposite to the first direction within a range in which the slide bar is movable.
7 . The luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the detection part has detected that the luggage exists, the controller causes the slide bar to move in a third direction opposite to the first direction when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
8 . The luggage system according to claim 7 , wherein in a case where the controller detects that the vehicle inclines in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, the controller does not cause the slide bar to move in the third direction.
9 . The luggage system according to claim 2 , wherein the controller controls the driving mechanism to cause the slide bar to move in a second direction which is along the placement surface and which intersects with the first direction, and the controller adjusts a stop position of the slide bar in the second direction.
10 . The luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein: the slide bar includes a distance sensor that is able to measure a distance in the first direction between the slide bar and the luggage placed on the placement surface; and in a case where a result of measurement of the distance sensor is smaller than a first threshold, the controller causes the slide bar to temporarily stop moving in the first direction.
11 . The luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein: the slide bar includes a reaction force sensor configured to detect a reaction force applied from the luggage; and on the basis of a reaction force that has been detected by the reaction force sensor, the controller controls the driving mechanism to adjust a force by which the slide bar presses the luggage.
12 . The luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein the detection part is a load sensor configured to detect a load of the luggage placed on the placement surface.
13 . The luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein the detection part is a camera that is able to capture an image of the luggage space.
14 . A vehicle comprising the luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein the luggage space is located on a front side of an interior space of the vehicle.
15 . A vehicle comprising the luggage system according to claim 1 , wherein the luggage space is located alongside a movement line that a user follows and that is defined by a pathway which is formed in an interior space of the vehicle and along which the user is to pass.

Description

This Nonprovisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 on Patent Application No. 2023-093399 filed in Japan on Jun. 6, 2023, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a luggage system and a vehicle including the same. BACKGROUND ART Patent Literature 1 discloses a device configured to fix luggage placed in a trunk of a vehicle. The trunk is provided with an air bag inside thereof. In a case where the luggage is fixed, air is injected into the air bag by driving an air pump. The air bag expands through the injection of air, and a bracing plate of the air bag moves in accordance with the expansion of the air bag. The luggage is held between the bracing plate of the air bag and a rear wall surface of the trunk so as to be fixed in the trunk. CITATION LIST Patent Literature [Patent Literature 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication Tokukaihei No. 8-11622 SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem Unfortunately, in the device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the bracing plate is caused to move by the expansion of the air bag, and thus the air to be injected into the air bag cannot be smoothly adjusted. Further, a certain amount of air injected into the air bag does not always result in a constant degree of the expansion of the air bag. Therefore, even if the air to be injected into the air bag is adjusted, it is difficult to adjust a stop position of the bracing plate with respect to the luggage. It is an object of an aspect of the present disclosure to adjust a stop position of a slide bar in accordance with luggage placed in a luggage space. Solution to Problem In order to solve the foregoing problem, a luggage system in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure is a luggage system included in a vehicle, the luggage system including: a detection part configured to detect whether or not luggage placed on a placement surface of a luggage space exists; a slide bar configured to move in a first direction along the placement surface; a driving mechanism configured to drive the slide bar; and a controller, wherein in a case where the detection part has detected that the luggage exists, the controller controls the driving mechanism to cause the slide bar to move in the first direction and adjusts a stop position of the slide bar in the first direction. Advantageous Effects of Invention According to an aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to adjust a stop position of a slide bar in accordance with luggage placed in a luggage space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a vehicle in accordance with Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a view of a luggage space illustrated in FIG. 1 as viewed from behind. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a luggage system illustrated in FIG. 2 as viewed from above. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a luggage system in which luggage is placed. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a luggage system. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of control performed by a controller of a luggage system. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of control performed by a controller of a luggage system. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of control of a small bar adjustment process illustrated in FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a view schematically illustrating a configuration of a luggage system in accordance with Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 The following describes an embodiment of the present disclosure in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. (Outline of Vehicle) With reference to FIG. 1, the following description will discuss an outline of a vehicle 1 provided with a luggage system 10 (see FIG. 2) of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 is a view schematically illustrating an internal configuration of the vehicle 1 in accordance with Embodiment 1. For simplification of descriptions, an up-and-down direction, a front-and-rear direction, and a left-and-right direction are defined as indicated by arrows in FIG. 1 and the like. The front-and-rear direction corresponds to a travelling direction of the vehicle 1, and a front side corresponds to the travelling direction of the vehicle 1 that is advancing. The left-and-right direction is a direction orthogonal to the front-and-rear direction and corresponds to a left-and-right direction seen from a user facing forward. The left-and-right direction is also a width direction of the vehicle 1. The up-and-down direction is a direction orthogonal to the front-and-rear direction and the left-and-right direction and is a height direction of the vehicle 1. A down side corresponds to a floor side of the vehicle 1 with respect to the user on the vehicle 1. The vehicle 1 is a vehicle which the user is to board and which travels through automated driving. The automated driving of the vehicle 1 is pe