Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Tim Rush

Johnathan Andrew Line

Daniel Ferretti

Gary D Mullen

Phillip A Przybylo

Paul Lawrence Lipinski

Brent Richard Sovoda

Paul Culbertson

Richard Moss

Robert Bruce

Syed A Imam

Sohail Jamal

Kenneth Jerome Rottet

Wojciech Mariusz Wyrwa

Laurie Call

A vehicle air purging system includes a vehicle body that defines an interior. A support member is coupled to the vehicle body. The support member defines a receiving cavity. The support member defines an aperture proximate the receiving cavity. A one-way valve is coupled to the support member and is disposed within the aperture. A fan is coupled to the support member. The fan includes an outlet aligned with the aperture. A controller is operably coupled to the fan. The controller is configured to activate the fan to blow air from the interior to an area external to the vehicle body through the one-way valve.

Air purging system

The tire deflation device () includes a rail member () having a support portion () and a piercing portion (). The piercing portion () of the rail member () extends toward a tire () and is located between the tire () and a protected portion () of the automotive vehicle (). The piercing portion () is intended to puncture and deflate the tire () when a crush zone () is deformed inwardly so as to force the tire () into the piercing portion () of the rail member (). The support portion () has at least one anchor member () fixedly attached thereto for securely mounting the rail member () to a side mount () of the automotive vehicle () within a middle rigid zone () thereof.

Tire deflation device

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Saline, MI, United States of America

Tim Rush