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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Howard E. Churchwell, II, Monroe, MI (US);
John W. Jensen, Canton, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/02 (2006.01); B60R 19/40 (2006.01); B60R 19/42 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B60R 19/03 (2006.01); B60R 19/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/40 (2013.01); B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B60R 19/023 (2013.01); B60R 19/03 (2013.01); B60R 19/42 (2013.01); B60R 19/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deployable dent shield assembly for a vehicle includes a deployable dent shield element adapted for translation between a stowed position comprising a coiled configuration disposed below a vehicle element and a deployed position overlaying at least a portion of a vehicle door and/or fender. The dent shield assemblies may be manually-operated or power-operated.