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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Muhsin M. Hamdoon, Windsor, CA;
Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Canton, MI (US);
Daniel Carl Bejune, Southfield, MI (US);
Yalla Mussa Abushawashi, Canton, MI (US);
Bruce Richard Ghastin, Canton, MI (US);
Bakhtyar Baig, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2006.01); E05B 77/12 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/12 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking device is provided for a door of a motor vehicle. That locking device includes a pin having a first end fixed to the door and a second end including an enlarged head. The locking device also includes a receiver on a rocker panel of the motor vehicle. When the door is subjected to a side impact the pin extends into the receiver and is captured to lock the door closed. A related method is also disclosed.