Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Andrew J Augusty

Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati

Paul Alan Forgette

A vehicle includes an A-pillar, a windshield, a receiver, and a visor assembly, including an engagement feature that moves from a first position to a second position, and a biasing feature that biases the engagement feature toward the first position in the second position of the engagement feature. The visor assembly is operable between a stowed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the first position and the engagement feature and the receiver are in a spaced relationship, and a deployed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the second position and contact between the engagement feature and the receiver maintains the engagement feature in the second position against the bias of the biasing feature.

Visor assembly for a vehicle

An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tail lamp housing including a first cutout, a body panel including a second cutout, and at least one light source positioned to transmit light through the first and second cutouts to illuminate a cargo surface. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, providing a cargo member that is moveable between an open position and a closed position and mounting at least one tail lamp adjacent to the cargo member, wherein the tail lamp includes a first cutout. The method further includes forming a second cutout in a body panel and transmitting light through the first and second cutouts to illuminate a cargo surface when the cargo member is in the open position.

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Wolverine Lake, MI, United States of America

Andrew J Augusty