Rivian patents a sliding door feature / design - for future Rivian van?

[kanundrum]

AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SLIDING SIDE DOOR WITH DUAL GUIDE RAIL


https://patentscope.wipo.int/search...31&tab=NATIONALBIBLIO&_cid=P12-KTSSYG-77064-1

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.

Automotive vehicles typically have multiple doors for ingress and egress of vehicle occupants. For some vehicles, especially for larger vehicles such as minivans, a sliding door is sometimes used together with or instead of conventional swing doors. A sliding door may have various benefits over a hinged door, including functional benefits, ease of access, reduced outboard door swing, and avoidance of obstructions next to the vehicle.

Implementation of a sliding door design entails provision of sufficient space for the door mechanism and its components and may be limited depending on the vehicle type and styling considerations. In some instances, space constraints for various automotive vehicles may not permit for the utilization of a conventional sliding door mechanism. For example, space at the rear of the vehicle may not provide adequate room for the mechanism of a conventional sliding door. Additionally, a conventional sliding door does not travel the full extent of its own length during opening, and so the door opening in the vehicle body for ingress and egress may be partially obstructed by a forward portion of the sliding door. Thus, a conventional sliding door mechanism is not able to permit longer sliding door travel without the rear length of the vehicle itself being increased.

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[koersontap]

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search...31&tab=NATIONALBIBLIO&_cid=P12-KTSSYG-77064-1

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.

Automotive vehicles typically have multiple doors for ingress and egress of vehicle occupants. For some vehicles, especially for larger vehicles such as minivans, a sliding door is sometimes used together with or instead of conventional swing doors. A sliding door may have various benefits over a hinged door, including functional benefits, ease of access, reduced outboard door swing, and avoidance of obstructions next to the vehicle.

Implementation of a sliding door design entails provision of sufficient space for the door mechanism and its components and may be limited depending on the vehicle type and styling considerations. In some instances, space constraints for various automotive vehicles may not permit for the utilization of a conventional sliding door mechanism. For example, space at the rear of the vehicle may not provide adequate room for the mechanism of a conventional sliding door. Additionally, a conventional sliding door does not travel the full extent of its own length during opening, and so the door opening in the vehicle body for ingress and egress may be partially obstructed by a forward portion of the sliding door. Thus, a conventional sliding door mechanism is not able to permit longer sliding door travel without the rear length of the vehicle itself being increased.

Are they.....putting a sliding door on the R1S??? Or a potential next model?? This seems way in left field, I'm curious.

 

[skyote]

Are they.....putting a sliding door on the R1S??? Or a potential next model?? This seems way in left field, I'm curious.

Sounds like they're planning an adventure mini van, for those soccer games in wild places.

 

[koersontap]

Sounds like they're planning an adventure mini van, for those soccer games in wild places.

I would buy the SHIT out of that if they offered it ?

 

[whyasky]

Sounds like they're planning an adventure mini van, for those soccer games in wild places.

Rivian is all about filling the niche markets. This will help them coin the term "soccer dad" with a positive spin.

 

[dmnyc]

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search...31&tab=NATIONALBIBLIO&_cid=P12-KTSSYG-77064-1

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.

Automotive vehicles typically have multiple doors for ingress and egress of vehicle occupants. For some vehicles, especially for larger vehicles such as minivans, a sliding door is sometimes used together with or instead of conventional swing doors. A sliding door may have various benefits over a hinged door, including functional benefits, ease of access, reduced outboard door swing, and avoidance of obstructions next to the vehicle.

Implementation of a sliding door design entails provision of sufficient space for the door mechanism and its components and may be limited depending on the vehicle type and styling considerations. In some instances, space constraints for various automotive vehicles may not permit for the utilization of a conventional sliding door mechanism. For example, space at the rear of the vehicle may not provide adequate room for the mechanism of a conventional sliding door. Additionally, a conventional sliding door does not travel the full extent of its own length during opening, and so the door opening in the vehicle body for ingress and egress may be partially obstructed by a forward portion of the sliding door. Thus, a conventional sliding door mechanism is not able to permit longer sliding door travel without the rear length of the vehicle itself being increased.

Artists, start your (electric) engines. What would you like to see in a Rivian minivan?

 

[Rivuylkill]

Funny, just the other day I was looking at minivans and figured there no was no reason one couldn't be dropped on top of an electric skateboard and was thinking in my head about tongue in cheek slogans once Rivian got around to cutting out the first whole in that market.

Life's Adventures don't always happen on the trail; sometimes they happen right at home.

Even trips to the soccer field can be an adventure.

Sometimes you have to park on the grass. Sometimes it rains. Be ready for both.

For all your adventures in the urban jungle.

Etc.

 

[dmnyc]

Funny, just the other day I was looking at minivans and figured there no was no reason one couldn't be dropped on top of an electric skateboard and was thinking in my head about tongue in cheek slogans once Rivian got around to cutting out the first whole in that market.

Life's Adventures don't always happen on the trail; sometimes they happen right at home.

Even trips to the soccer field can be an adventure.

Sometimes you have to park on the grass. Sometimes it rains. Be ready for both.

For all your adventures in the urban jungle.

Etc.

Introducing the world's first family minivan that can plow through 3 feet of water or climb a stack of boulders, because nothing—I repeat—nothing stands in the way of your kids' soccer game.

 

[jjswan33]

Who says it has to be a minivan. They already are making delivery vans.

I’d be lobbying for a high roof cargo van with the R1Ts skateboard chassis. Got my FWD ProMaster conversion stuck too many times also there is the fact it gets 15mpg.

 

[Craigins]

Who says it has to be a minivan. They already are making delivery vans.

I’d be lobbying for a high roof cargo van with the R1Ts skateboard chassis. Got my FWD ProMaster conversion stuck too many times also there is the fact it gets 15mpg.

My first thought was a Sprinter type vehicle as well.

 

[dleewla]

My first thought was a Sprinter type vehicle as well.

yeah, i was thinking more like sprinter type van. very popular with the camping/overlanding community and totally untapped as far as BEV (afaik).

i could see Rivian building a rugged van for that type of market. mini-van like Odyssey or Sienna doesn't fit their motif.

 

[kylealden]

This seems like a good time to remind folks that it's very common in tech or tech-adjacent companies to encourage employees to file for any good idea you have, even if it's nowhere near a real product roadmap or market feasibility.

Patents can be sold, licensed, bartered, etc. They can help keep you from being disrupted by an idea your team decided not to act on. They do not mean Rivian is building an Adventure van, just that someone who works there had a neat idea for a sliding door and decided to file.

I hope they do build one! Just a cautionary note.

 

[DuckTruck]

Introducing the world's first family minivan that can plow through 3 feet of water or climb a stack of boulders, because nothing—I repeat—nothing stands in the way of your kids' soccer game.

Introducing the R2V, for the young family on the go: "You've got the kids, you've got the balls. Why not bring them all?" ??????

 

[Craigins]

Aside from adventure van, i was also thinking they could use it for their mobile service platform.

 

[SeaGeo]

Aside from adventure van, i was also thinking they could use it for their mobile service platform.

Yeah, I was actually envisioning it for another version of an amazon van as well.

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