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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Swadad A. Carremm, Canton, MI (US);
John W. Jensen, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/26 (2006.01); B60R 19/32 (2006.01); B60R 19/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/26 (2013.01); B60R 19/32 (2013.01); B60R 19/52 (2013.01); B60R 2019/262 (2013.01); B60R 2019/522 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body structure, a push bar, and a damper connecting the push bar to the body structure. The damper includes a base and a rod that are movable relative to each other. The rod is attached to one of the push bar and the body structure, and the base is attached to the other of the push bar and the body structure. The damper is controllable to adjust a damping ratio of the damper and/or adjust a resting position of the rod relative to the base to axially move the push bar.