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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stacey H. Raines, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert A. Chanko, South Lyon, MI (US);
Shannon Carloni, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Suresh S. Lanka, Sylvania, OH (US);
Jose A. Nava, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/04 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/04 (2013.01); B60H 1/00564 (2013.01); B60H 1/242 (2013.01); B60K 2350/401 (2013.01); B60K 2350/405 (2013.01); B60K 2350/941 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle dashboard includes an air duct proximate an access aperture. The air duct selectively defines sealed and collapsed positions. A display module is positioned proximate the air duct. The display module is selectively accessible via the access aperture when the air duct is in the collapsed position. The collapsed position characterized by a nested portion of the air duct being removed from a duct receptacle.