Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure relates to storage compartments for vehicles. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an underseat storage compartment for a two wheeled vehicle.

BACKGROUND
Storage compartments in two wheeled vehicles are typically located below the seat. This is largely due to the practicality and convenience of such a design. Nevertheless, the design has several drawbacks that may be addressed or improved.
A major drawback includes the limited storage space of existing underseat storage compartments. When a rider wishes to park the vehicle, the storage space in existing storage compartments have just about enough space to store a helmet. This is a concern for riders who may need to carry more luggage. Depending on the size of the compartment, the rider may only be able to store few small items, which can limit the overall usefulness of the feature. Although provision of a larger compartment is the solution, the design aspects, for example, weight distribution of the two wheeler, optimal handling, and stability of the two wheeled vehicle may be affected and also difficult to accommodate larger compartment due to space constraints in the existing architecture of the vehicle.
A storage compartment that has increased space without affecting the driveability, handling, and stability of the two wheeled vehicle, is therefore desirable. Moreover, a storage compartment that is not prohibitively expensive to produce and implement in a two wheeled vehicle, is desired.

SUMMARY
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.
To further clarify advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.
An underseat storage compartment of a vehicle including a primary storage assembly and a secondary expandable storage assembly, is disclosed. The primary storage assembly includes a primary storage area. The secondary expandable storage assembly is attached to the primary storage assembly and adapted to be actuated between an expanded position and a collapsed position. The secondary expandable storage assembly includes a flange portion and a bottom wall. The flange portion is attached to the primary storage assembly. The bottom wall is adapted to be pivotally moved with respect to the flange portion to actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly to be in the expanded position, defining a secondary storage area.
A secondary expandable storage assembly including a flange portion and a bottom wall, is also disclosed. The flange portion is attachable to a primary storage assembly of a vehicle. The bottom wall is adapted to be pivotally moved with respect to the flange portion to actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly between an expanded position defining a secondary storage area and a collapsed position. In the expanded position, the bottom wall is adapted to pivotally extend in a downward direction with respect to the flange portion to define the secondary storage area.
A two wheeled vehicle including an underseat storage compartment, a rear wheel, and a controller, is disclosed. The underseat storage compartment is accommodated within a space defined by a plurality of rear fender panels. The plurality of rear fender panels and the rear wheel are mounted to a frame of the two wheeled vehicle. The controller is configured to receive a first input and a second input. The controller actuates a secondary expandable storage assembly in an expanded position based on the first input and in a collapsed position based on the second input.
To further clarify the advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:
Figures 1A and 1B exemplarily illustrate perspective views of an underseat storage compartment;
Figure 1C exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the underseat storage compartment in an expanded position;
Figure 1D exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the underseat storage compartment in a collapsed position;
Figure 2 exemplarily illustrates a cut away view of the underseat storage compartment;
Figure 3A exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of a secondary expandable storage assembly of the underseat storage compartment in the expanded position;
Figure 3B exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the secondary expandable storage assembly of the underseat storage compartment in the collapsed position;
Figure 3C exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the secondary expandable storage assembly of the underseat storage compartment in the expanded position; and
Figure 3D exemplarily illustrates a cross sectional view of the secondary expandable storage assembly of the underseat storage compartment in the collapsed position.
Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the disclosure. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the disclosure so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are explanatory of the invention and are not intended to be restrictive thereof.
Reference throughout this specification to “an aspect”, “another aspect” or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the disclosure. Thus, appearances of the phrase “in an embodiment”, “in another embodiment” and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment.
The terms "comprise", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process or method that comprises a list of steps does not include only those steps but may include other steps not expressly listed or inherent to such process or method. Similarly, one or more devices or sub-systems or elements or structures or components proceeded by "comprises... a'' does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other devices or other sub-systems or other elements or other structures or other components or additional devices or additional sub-systems or additional elements or additional structures or additional components.
Figures 1A and 1B exemplarily illustrate perspective views of an underseat storage compartment 100. The underseat storage compartment 100 may be implemented as a storage compartment beneath a seat or saddle for a two wheeled vehicle 101. As used herein, the term “two wheeled vehicle” may be interchangeably used with the term “vehicle.” In an embodiment, the two wheeled vehicle 101 may be a motorbike, a scooter, etc. The underseat storage compartment 100 is accommodated within a space defined by a plurality of rear fender panels 101b. The plurality of rear fender panels 101b are mounted to a frame 101a of the two wheeled vehicle 101. A rear wheel 119 of the two wheeled vehicle 101 may be mounted to the frame 101a using a swing arm 123. In an embodiment, the swing arm 123 may be a single sided swing arm or a double sided swing arm. The swing arm 123 attaches the rear wheel 119 of the two wheeled vehicle 101 to the frame 101a allowing the rear wheel 119 to pivot vertically to absorb bumps and suspension loads induced by the rider, acceleration of the two wheeled vehicle 101, and braking of the two wheeled vehicle 101.
Figure 1C exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the underseat storage compartment 100 in an expanded position. The underseat storage compartment 100 of the two wheeled vehicle 101 includes a primary storage assembly 102 having a primary storage area 102a shown in Figure 2. In the expanded position, a bottom wall 105 of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 is adapted to extend in a direction toward the rear wheel 119. In an embodiment, the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 is made of at least one of a polymeric material and a metallic material. In an embodiment, the polymeric material may include a thermoplastic polymer such as Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), nylon, polypropylene, and the like. Alternatively, the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 may be made of the metallic material such as steel, aluminium, and the like.
Figure 1D exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the underseat storage compartment 100 in a collapsed position. In the collapsed position, the bottom wall 105 of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 is adapted to form a flush surface with the frame 101a of the two wheeled vehicle 101. As such, the bottom wall 105 may have an outer profile that matches a complementary profile of the frame 101a. Alternatively, interlocking elements such as fasteners, snap fitting protrusions, may be defined on either the bottom wall 105 and/or the frame 101a to allow the bottom wall to form a level and well-sealed surface with the frame 101a.
Figure 2 exemplarily illustrates a cut away view of the underseat storage compartment 100. The underseat storage compartment 100 includes the primary storage assembly 102 having a primary storage area 102a. The secondary expandable storage assembly 103 is attached to the primary storage assembly 102 and adapted to be actuated between the expanded position and the collapsed position. In the expanded position, the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 defines a secondary storage area 107. When a user of the vehicle 101 wishes to increase the primary storage area 102a to store more objects, the user may manually actuate the bottom wall 105 till the secondary storage area 107 is defined. The provision of the secondary storage area 107 allows the user to store additional objects thereby increasing a total storage area of the vehicle 101. In an embodiment, the secondary storage area 107 is less than the primary storage area 102a.
In an exemplary embodiment, the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 may be an assembly that is integrated with the primary storage assembly 102 of the vehicle 101 at the time of manufacturing. A flange portion 109a, attached to the primary storage assembly 102, allows the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 to be attached to the primary storage assembly 102. Alternatively, the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 may be provided as an accessory and removably installed with the primary storage assembly 102. In such an implementation, the flange portion 109a may be provided with apertures for receiving a plurality of fasteners. The bottom wall 105 may have a hinged connection with a portion of the primary storage assembly 102 such that the bottom wall 105 is adapted to be pivotally moved with respect to the flange portion 109a. The hinged connection permits the actuation of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 in the expanded position from the collapsed position and vice versa.
In an alternate embodiment, the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 may be an assembly that is integrated with the frame 101a of the vehicle 101 at the time of manufacturing. The bottom wall 105 may have a hinged connection with the portion of the frame 101a such that the bottom wall 105 is adapted to be pivotally moved with respect to the flange portion 109a.
Figure 3A exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 of the underseat storage compartment 100 in the expanded position. The secondary expandable storage assembly 103 includes the flange portion 109a attachable to the primary storage assembly 102 as shown in Figure 2 and the bottom wall 105 adapted to be pivotally moved with respect to the flange portion 109a to actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 in the expanded position defining the secondary storage area 107. As shown in Figure 3A, in the expanded position, the bottom wall 105 is adapted to pivotally extend in the downward direction with respect to the flange portion 109a.
The secondary expandable storage assembly 103 includes an outer receptacle 109 and an inner receptacle 111. The outer receptacle 109 is adapted to pivotably mount the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 to the primary storage assembly 102 of the vehicle 101. Alternately, outer receptacle 109 may be adapted to pivotably mount the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 to the frame 101a of the vehicle 101. The outer receptacle 109 includes the flange portion 109a, a plurality of side walls 109b, a lip portion 109c (shown in Figure 3D), and an inner peripheral surface 109d. The flange portion 109a is attached to the primary storage assembly 102 and extends along the periphery of the outer receptacle 109. The plurality of side walls 109b extends perpendicularly downward relative to the flange portion 109a. The lip portion 109c extends toward the secondary storage area 107 from each of the plurality of side walls 109b.
The inner receptacle 111 is adapted to engage with the inner peripheral surface 109d of the outer receptacle 109. The inner receptacle 111 includes a flange portion 111a extending along the periphery of the inner receptacle 111. The plurality of side walls 111b extends perpendicularly downward relative to the flange portion 111a. The bottom wall 105 extends from each of the plurality of side walls 111b. In the expanded position of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103, the flange portion 111a is adapted to engage with the lip portion 109c of the outer receptacle 109.
In another exemplary embodiment according to the disclosure, the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 may include an intermediate set of side walls 121. Each side wall 121 includes a flange portion 121a. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 3A, a single intermediate set of side walls 121 is shown. However, embodiments having more than one intermediate set of side walls 121 may be envisioned. The outer receptacle 109 includes a first interlocking element 113 disposed on the flange portion 109a. Moreover, an intermediate interlocking element 122 is disposed on the flange portion 121a of the intermediate set of side walls 121. Finally, the inner receptacle 111 comprises a second interlocking element 115 disposed on the flange portion 111a.
Figure 3B exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 of the underseat storage compartment 100 in the collapsed position. In the collapsed position of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103, the flange portion 111a and the flange portion 121a are adapted to align with the flange portion 109a of the outer receptacle 109. Therefore, the first interlocking element 113, the intermediate interlocking element 122, and the second interlocking element 115 are adapted to align to receive a locking element 117. In an embodiment, the locking element 117 is a screw thread fastener or a bolt fastener.
Figure 3C exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 of the underseat storage compartment 100 in the expanded position. In the expanded position, the flange portion 121a of the set of intermediate side walls 121 shown in Figure 3A is adapted to engage with the lip portion 109c of the outer receptacle 109 shown in Figure 3D. The lip portion 109c prevents the set of intermediate side walls 121 from moving further downward. Therefore, the downward movement of the flange portion 121a of the set of intermediate side walls 121 is restricted between the location of the flange portion 109a of the outer receptacle 109 and the position of the lip portion 109c of the outer receptacle 109. Furthermore, the flange portion 111a of the inner receptacle 111 is adapted to engage with a lip portion 121b (shown in Figure 3D) of the set of intermediate side walls 121 in the expanded position of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103. The lip portion 121b prevents the inner receptacle 111 from moving further downward. Therefore, the downward movement of the flange portion 111a of the inner receptacle 111 is restricted between the position of the flange portion 121a of the set of intermediate side walls 121 and the position of the lip portion 121b of the set of intermediate side walls 121. The bottom wall 105 of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 includes a handle 124 adapted to actuate the bottom wall 105 in a downward direction with respect to the flange portion 109a and vice versa.
Figure 3D exemplarily illustrates a cross-sectional view of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 of the underseat storage compartment 100 in the collapsed position. When the user wishes to close or actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 in the collapsed position, the user exerts an upward force using the handle 124 to manually actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 in the collapsed position. Once in the collapsed position, the first interlocking element 113, the intermediate interlocking element 122, and the second interlocking element 115 are adapted to align to receive the locking element 117.
The two wheeled vehicle 101 may also include a controller adapted to receive a first input and a second input. The controller may subsequently actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 in the expanded position based on receiving the first input. Alternatively, the controller may actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 in the collapsed position based on receiving the second input. In an embodiment, the input may be received by the controller via a user interface of the two wheeled vehicle 101. In an embodiment, the input may also be received via a computing device in communication with the two wheeled vehicle 101. The controller may also be adapted to activate a drive mechanism of the two wheeled vehicle 101 in the collapsed position. Alternatively, the controller may prevent activation of the drive mechanism of the two wheeled vehicle 101 in the expanded position. In an embodiment, the drive mechanism may include an electric drive mechanism, a conventional internal combustion engine, or a hybrid drive mechanism.
As used herein, “controller” may include one or a combination of microprocessors, suitable logic, circuits, audio interfaces, visual interfaces, haptic interfaces, or the like. The controller may include, but are not limited to a microcontroller, a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) processor, a Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) processor, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a state machine, and/or other processing units or circuits.
The controller may also comprise suitable logic, circuits, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to execute a set of instructions stored in a memory unit. The memory unit may additionally store several types of information related to the vehicle or preferences of the passengers, for example, a set of predefined limiting parameters for the one or more components, driver behaviour, location information, vehicle registration information, historical data related to passenger preferences and driver behaviour, etc. In an exemplary implementation of the memory unit according to the present disclosure, the memory unit may include, but are not limited to, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EEPROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Flash memory, Solid-State Drive (SSD), and/or CPU cache memory.
The controller may be adapted to receive information whether the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 is in the collapsed position or in the expanded position using one or more sensors. In an embodiment, the sensors may communicate with the controller via an in-vehicle network. The in-vehicle network may include, but is not limited to, for example, a controller area network (CAN), a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network, a vehicle area network (VAN), Domestic Digital Bus (D2B), Time-Triggered Protocol (TTP), Flex Ray, IEEE 1394, Carrier Sense Multiple Access With Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) based data communication protocol, Inter-integrated Circuit (I2C), Inter Equipment Bus (IEBus), Society of Automotive Engineers, (SAE) J1708, SAE J1939, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 11992, ISO 11783, Power-line communication (PLC), Plastic Optic Fiber (POF), Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) bus, Local Interconnect Network (LIN), etc. Once the controller detects the current state, for example, collapsed position of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103, the controller allows activation of the driver mechanism. Alternatively, the controller prevents activation of the drive mechanism.
The secondary expandable storage assembly 103 allows the storage space within the underseat storage compartment 100 of the two wheeled vehicle 101 to be increased when the rider parks the two wheeled vehicle. This feature allows the rider to store his or her helmet and additional objects within the storage space. The use of the polymeric material and the metallic material in making the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 improves the structural rigidity of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103. This feature of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103 improves the security and safety of the secondary expandable storage assembly 103.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.
Embodiments of the disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all of the acts necessarily need to be performed. Also, those acts that are not dependent on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples. Numerous variations, whether explicitly given in the specification or not, such as differences in structure, dimension, and use of material, are possible. The scope of embodiments is at least as broad as given by the following claims.
Benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have been described above with regard to specific embodiments. However, the benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any component(s) that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential feature or component of any or all the claims.
While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment.
, Claims:1. An underseat storage compartment (100) of a vehicle (101), comprising:
a primary storage assembly (102) having a primary storage area (102a); and
a secondary expandable storage assembly (103) attached to the primary storage assembly (102), and adapted to be actuated between an expanded position and a collapsed position, the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) comprising:
a flange portion (109a) attached to the primary storage assembly (102); and
a bottom wall (105) adapted to be pivotally moved with respect to the flange portion (109a) to actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) to be in the expanded position, defining a secondary storage area (107).

2. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the secondary storage area (107) is less than the primary storage area (102a).

3. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) comprises:
an outer receptacle (109) adapted to pivotably mount the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) to the primary storage assembly (102), the outer receptacle (109) comprising:
the flange portion (109a) attached to the primary storage assembly (102) and extending along the periphery of the outer receptacle (109);
a plurality of side walls (109b) extending perpendicularly downward relative the flange portion (109a); and
a lip portion (109c) extending from each of the plurality of side walls (109b);
an inner receptacle (111) adapted to engage with an inner peripheral surface (109d) of the outer receptacle (109), the inner receptacle (111) comprising:
a flange portion (111a) extending along the periphery of the inner receptacle (111);
a plurality of side walls (111b) extending perpendicularly downward relative the flange portion (111a); and
the bottom wall (105) extending from each of the plurality of side walls (111b),
wherein the flange portion (111a) is adapted to align with the flange portion (109a) of the outer receptacle (109) in the collapsed position of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103), and
wherein the flange portion (111a) is adapted to engage with the lip portion (109c) of the outer receptacle (109) in the expanded position of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103).

4. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) comprises:
an intermediate set of side walls (121), each side wall (121) comprising a flange portion (121a) and a lip portion (121b),
wherein the flange portion (121a) is adapted to align with the flange portion (109a) of the outer receptacle (109) in the collapsed position of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103),
wherein the flange portion (121a) is adapted to engage with the lip portion (109c) of the outer receptacle (109) in the expanded position of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103), and
wherein the flange portion (111a) of the inner receptacle (111) is adapted to engage with the lip portion (121b) in the expanded position of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103).

5. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the outer receptacle (109) comprises:
a first interlocking element (113) disposed on the flange portion (109a);
an intermediate interlocking element (122) disposed on the flange portion (121a); and
the inner receptacle (111) comprises a second interlocking element (115) disposed on the flange portion (111a).

6. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein in the collapsed position of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103), the first interlocking element (113), the intermediate interlocking element (122), and the second interlocking element (115) are adapted to align to receive a locking element (117).

7. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) is made of at least one of a polymeric material and a metallic material.

8. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the outer receptacle (109) comprises a first interlocking element (113) disposed on the flange portion (109a) and the inner receptacle (111) comprises a second interlocking element (115) disposed on the flange portion (111a).

9. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein in the collapsed position of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103), the first interlocking element (113) and the second interlocking element (115) are adapted to align to receive a locking element (117).

10. The underseat storage compartment (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom wall (105) of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) comprises a handle (124) adapted to actuate the bottom wall (105) in at least one of an upward and a downward direction with respect to the flange portion (109a).

11. A secondary expandable storage assembly (103) comprising:
a flange portion (109a) attachable to a primary storage assembly (102) of a vehicle (101); and
a bottom wall (105) adapted to be pivotally moved with respect to the flange portion (109a) to actuate the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) between an expanded position defining a secondary storage area (107) and a collapsed position, wherein:
in the expanded position, the bottom wall (105) is adapted to pivotally extend in a downward direction with respect to the flange portion (109a) to define the secondary storage area (107).

12. A two wheeled vehicle (101) comprising:
an underseat storage compartment (100) according to claim 1 accommodated within a space defined by a plurality of rear fender panels (101b), the plurality of rear fender panels (101b) mounted to a frame (101a) of the two wheeled vehicle (101);
a rear wheel (119) mounted to the frame (101a) of the two wheeled vehicle (101); and
a controller configured to:
receive a first input and a second input;
actuate a secondary expandable storage assembly (103):
in an expanded position based on the first input; and
in a collapsed position based on the second input.

13. The two wheeled vehicle (101) as claimed in claim 12, wherein in the expanded position, the bottom wall (105) of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) is adapted to extend in a direction toward the rear wheel (119) to define a secondary storage area (107) less than a primary storage area (102a), and wherein, in the collapsed position, the bottom wall (105) of the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) is adapted to form a flush surface with the frame (101a) of the two wheeled vehicle (101).

14. The two wheeled vehicle (101) as claimed in claim 12, wherein the secondary expandable storage assembly (103) is made of at least one of a polymeric material and a metallic material.

15. The two wheeled vehicle (101) as claimed in claim 12, wherein the controller is adapted to activate a drive mechanism of the two wheeled vehicle (101) in the collapsed position and prevent activation of the drive mechanism of the two wheeled vehicle (101) in the expanded position.