Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Mahesh Bhattacharyya

William C Bauer

John Andrew Stakoe

Ryan Kurrle

Timothy Barr

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

David R Huelke

Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias

Jeffrey Charles Paddock

John Quintin White

Christopher Donald Schop

Paul Tuomisto

Guillermo Cesar Cervantes Guarneros

Salvatore Moceri

Jason Richard Nagy

Kattya Gabriela Miranda Quintana

A cargo management system includes a cargo anchor including a body extending between first and second ends and defining a hook profile along a first plane perpendicular to an axis extending between the first and second ends and a closed loop profile along a second plane parallel to the axis. The system further includes a substrate having an attachment feature with a first portion coupleable with the anchor profile and a second portion coupleable with the loop profile.

Multipurpose cargo net and hook system

A vehicle is provided that includes a liftgate, a trim panel located on an interior side of the liftgate, and a rotary lamp assembly assembled on the trim panel. The rotary lamp assembly includes a rotary bezel and a lamp supported on the bezel, wherein the lamp assembly is rotatable about at least one axis to redirect light output from the lamp.

Vehicle rotary lamp with variable intensity

A side-curtain airbag assembly includes a body structure including a roof rail and a pillar extending downwardly from the roof rail. The roof rail has an upwardly extending side portion and a first ramped surface extending inwardly from the side portion at a downward angle. An airbag is mounted to the side portion above the first ramped surface. A trim component is mounted to the pillar below the first ramped surface and has a face, a top, and a second ramped surface extending outwardly from the top at an upward angle towards the side portion. The first and second ramped surfaces are arranged to form a ramp that guides the airbag during deployment of the airbag. The first ramped surface has a higher yield strength than the second ramped surface.

Side-curtain airbag assembly

A cargo management system for a vehicle includes a first pair, a second pair, and a third pair of anchors. The first and second pairs of anchors are positioned adjacent each other and the third pair of anchors is positioned remote from the first pair. The system further includes a flexible substrate having a first pair of attachment features coupleable with the first pair of anchors and a second pair of attachment features selectively coupleable with the second pair or third pair of anchors.

A method of manufacturing a handle intended to be gripped by an occupant of a vehicle is shown to comprise the steps of selecting a substrate including a first part and a second part. The first part and second part are wrapped with a covering material that may be a premium material such as leather and may also include a layer of foam padding. The first part and second part are assembled together and attached to each other. After the two parts are wrapped, the first part and second part are assembled together and attached to each other. A line of stitches may be formed on the covering material before the wrapping step that are wrapped to be visible on the handle.

Method of wrapping a covering over a hand gripped part and the wrapped part

A seatbelt assembly includes an adjuster having a guide slidable in a first direction. The assembly also includes a cover defining upper and lower edges and coupled with the guide and first and second extension plates slidably disposed relative to the cover in the first direction so as to be extendable respectively from the upper and lower edges thereof and to be retractable behind the cover.

Three piece hidden D-ring seat belt restraint

A cargo retention apparatus for a vehicle includes a vehicle panel defining an interior, an exterior, and an elongate slot open between the interior and exterior that extends in a first direction therealong. A track member is disposed on the interior of the panel and is aligned with the slot in the first direction. The apparatus further includes a hook having a base received through the slot and slidably coupled with the track member.

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Novi, MI, United States of America

Mahesh Bhattacharyya