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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Michael Williams, Northville, MI (US);
Colin Christopher Nitroy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kosta Papanikolaou, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle compartment system includes a tub establishing a storage compartment and a closure panel movable between a closed position and an open position for accessing the storage compartment. The closure panel is maintained below a vehicle down vision line in the open position. The closure panel may be raised from the closed position to a position above the storage compartment and then may be automatically slid rearward to the open position.