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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephen Noel Pingston, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Novi, MI (US);
Mustafa Ahmed, Canton, MI (US);
Harsha Kusnoorkar, Canton, MI (US);
Bhujanga Kumar Adapa, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle comprising a base, a grille and a bumper. The grille is supported by the base, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The bumper is supported by the base below the grille. In the retracted position a front terminal portion of the grille is offset from a front terminal portion of the bumper, and in the extended position the front terminal portion of the grille is generally aligned with the front terminal portion of the bumper.