Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Scott Aaron Ford

Michael Brent Ford

Travis S Garland

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

David Brian Glickman

Joshua Robert Hemphill

Aaron Bradley Johnson

Noel V Ranka

Philip Van Wyk

Nicholas James Nowicki

Beck Alan Oiness

Christina Bloxsom

David Hsai

This disclosure relates to a sensor cover for a vehicle lamp assembly. The lamp assembly may include a housing and may further include a sensor. The lamp assembly may also include a cover configured to support the sensor relative to the housing. The cover may be configured to connect to the housing without the use of tools.

Sensor cover for vehicle lamp assembly

Vehicle exterior lighting systems may be equipped with fascia mounted lamp assemblies. The proposed systems are capable of controlling a fascia lamp assembly to reveal the lamp assembly within the vehicle fascia and then produce various lighting effects based on sensed vehicle conditions. Exemplary fascia lamp assemblies may include a conductive lens that can be charged in order to reveal the lamp assembly within the vehicle fascia.

Vehicle exterior lighting systems with revealable fascia lamp assemblies

A bull ring for a vehicle comprises a top plate coupled to a rotating plate having a tie-down. Two opposing rail flanges extend from the rotating plate and a fastener selectively couples the rotating plate in a securing position relative to the top plate. The rail flanges extend beyond an outer edge of the top plate to define a clamping region with the top plate.

Removable bull ring with rotating attachment plate

A vehicle roof rack assembly comprises a pair of rails defining retention channels therein. A locking slot is disposed on an inboard surface of the rails and is in communication with the retention channels. The rook rack assembly further comprises a crossbar having a rotatable locking cam with retention tabs. The locking cam is designed to frictionally engage the locking slot during rotation and the retention tabs are adapted to extend into the retention channels, thereby securing the crossbar to the rails.

Roof rack crossbar

A control mechanism for a powered running board on an automotive vehicle, such as a sport utility vehicle, utilizes the memory function of the vehicle to store therein established operating positions for the running board. The user or occupant of the vehicle can manually position the powered running board to a convenient operating position within a range of available operating positions on the vehicle. By storing the selected position of the running board in the memory function of the vehicle, the control mechanism can return to that same operating height each time the occupant seeks to use the running board for entry or exit of the vehicle. The control mechanism is operable with different configurations of running boards and with different power devices for effecting the movement of the running board.

Memory function for powered running boards

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