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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Howard Churchwell, Monroe, MI (US);
John W. Jensen, Canton, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
John Vincent Fazio, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/42 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01); E05F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/002 (2013.01); B60R 19/42 (2013.01); E05F 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A door blocker for a vehicle includes a rotation platform positioned between first and second lateral drive members. The rotation platform is operably coupled to the first and second lateral drive members. An actuator has a first end operably coupled to the rotation platform. A reaction block has a slot that receives a second end of the actuator. The door blocker may be transformable to a power running board.