Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Other

David Lee Jarvis

Jeffrey Scott Mayville

Igor Samardzic

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

Talat Karmo

Joseph Myszka

Nancy C Evans

Steven C Dworack

Dean Robert Rife

Bradley Mark Prochazka

A utility drop light having a shield for directing light in a particular direction and preventing the light from shining in the user's eyes is provided according to the invention. The utility drop light includes a translucent light tube having a first end and a second end, a light source positioned within the translucent light tube between the first and second ends thereof, and a light shield extending from the first end of the translucent light tube to the second end of the translucent light tube. The light shield is positioned between the translucent light tube and the light source. The light shield is rotatable relative to the light tube and is weighted such that the light shield is always positioned above the light source relative to the earth.

Utility drop light with automatic shielding light tube

A disclosed roof ditch molding includes a base including side portions extending from a central portion, an outer surface and an over-mold disposed over the outer surface. The over-mold defines first and second lips that extend downward transversely from the side portions of the base.

Automotive ditch molding

A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a moonroof, a roof rail, a wire adjacent the roof rail, and a roof rack selectively attachable to the roof rail. The roof rack includes a magnet. Further, the vehicle includes a controller configured to deactivate the moonroof when a current flowing through the wire is disturbed by the magnet. A method is also disclosed.

Anti-pinch moonroof and associated method

A rocker panel assembly for a vehicle includes an upper rocker panel, a lower rocker panel, and a fastener. The fastener connects the upper and lower rocker panels. The fastener has a frustoconical tip to locate the fastener on the lower rocker panel, a body with a plurality of fins to stabilize the fastener between the upper and lower rocker panels, and a shoulder including an arrow-head configured to clamp the lower rocker panel to the upper rocker panel between the shoulder and a head of the fastener.

Fastener for providing a clamp load between two parts

A hood lifter assembly includes an actuator having a piston displaceable between a home position and a hood lifting position. The hood lifter assembly also includes a cover overlying the piston in the home position and protecting the actuator from water exposure. A cowl vent grille and a method of lifting a vehicle hood in response to a pedestrian impact event are also disclosed.

Hood lifter assembly with protective cover

A hidden camera system for a vehicle includes a cover, a camera, a pulse width drive motor, a linkage connecting the drive motor to the cover and the camera and a control system. The control system modulates output of the drive motor and electronically monitors operation of the hidden camera assembly as the camera is displaced between a hidden or home position and a fully deployed position.

Hidden camera assembly with microprocessor control

A hidden camera system for a vehicle includes a housing having first and second openings. A displaceable cover closes the first opening. A camera is received in the housing. That camera is deployable with respect to the first opening. A flexible seal closes the second opening.

Hidden camera system with enclosure incorporating a flexible seal

A hidden camera system for a vehicle includes a cover, a camera, a drive motor and a linkage connecting the drive motor to the cover and the camera. A first stop establishes a repeatable and fully deployed position for the camera. An abutment engages that stop when the camera is fully deployed. A biasing element biases the camera into the fully deployed position to ensure that the camera is always fully deployed into the same position.

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Madison Heights, MI, United States of America

David Lee Jarvis