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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:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
David James Tippy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0009 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0117 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an instrument panel, a pressure sensor, and a door. The instrument panel defines a sensor cavity and a first opening in fluid communication with the sensor cavity. The pressure sensor is in the sensor cavity. The door defines a door cavity and a second opening in fluid communication with the door cavity. The door is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The first and second openings are engaged with each other in the closed position and disengaged with each other in the open position.