Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Tracy Christopher Bakos

Todd William Dishman

Zhibing Deng

Larry Dean Elie

Kristopher Karl Brown

Djamal Eddine Midoun

Shekar Prabhakar Erasala

Robert Anthony Brancaleone

Chunhui Kevin Lee

Jim Antime Marleau, Jr

Paul Repp

James Joseph Franko

Liqi Dong

Ken Michael Reo

Suresh Narayan

Jeff Lichtner

Dustin Michael Hall

An automated door system includes a hinge assembly having a movable hinge portion coupled to a door and a fixed hinge portion coupled to a vehicle body at a hinge pillar. The movable hinge portion includes first and second mounting portions. The first mounting portion is rotatably connected to the fixed hinge portion for rotation about a hinge axis of the hinge assembly. A power assist device is coupled to the fixed hinge portion and further coupled to the second mounting portion of the movable hinge portion by a drive shaft. The power assist device includes a motor that is configured to drive the drive shaft for providing at least one of an opening and a closing movement of the door about the hinge axis of the hinge assembly.

Powered hinge assembly for vehicle doors

A weatherstrip cinch clip for an automobile including a substantially vertically aligned first wall, a substantially vertically aligned second wall extending substantially perpendicularly to the first wall, and a substantially horizontally aligned prong extending away from the second wall in a direction substantially parallel to the first wall, wherein the prong is configured to extend substantially within a prong receiving aperture.

Weatherstrip cinch clip

A door for a vehicle including a cast upper door frame having an upper halo portion including a central web. A glass run flange is connected to the central web by an intermediate connector. A door flange extends from the central web substantially orthogonally thereto. A stamped aluminum lower inner panel is operably connected to the cast upper frame.

Inner panel design for automotive door header

A seal weatherstrip retention assembly is provided that includes a flange having a lanced segment, wherein the lanced segment extends at an angled pitch away from the flange. Also included is a weatherstrip. The weatherstrip includes a substantially U-shaped channel, wherein the U-shaped channel includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a cap wall. The weatherstrip further includes a retaining member that extends away from the first sidewall, wherein the retaining member is angled to engage the lanced segment.

Flange weatherstrip attachment

An energy absorbing vehicle door having a door block strategically located within the door is disclosed. The door block has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is wider than the lower portion and is attached to the inner panel of the door. A door beam is provided between the inner panel of the door and the outer panel. A portion of the door beam is positioned between the inner panel and the lower portion of the door block. The door beam may be attached to the lower portion of the door block. The attachment surface of the lower portion of the door block may have a geometry that is the same as or is substantially the same as the geometry of the door beam.

Door block arrangement for energy absorbing vehicle door

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Tracy Christopher Bakos