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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Swadad A. Carremm, Canton, MI (US);
Dana Conner, Southfield, MI (US);
Clara Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); A61G 3/08 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 3/0808 (2013.01); B60P 7/0892 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheelchair-dock system includes a floor including an elongated depression, a movable member, an actuator drivingly coupled to the member, and a position sensor coupled to the member. The depression defines a lateral direction. The member is movable in the lateral direction between an extended position over the depression and a retracted position.