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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aaron Bradley Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US);
Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a liftgate rotatable between a closed position and an open position, and a video projector mounted to the liftgate. Further, the video projector is configured to project video in a direction away from the vehicle when the liftgate is in the open position. This disclosure also relates to a video projector operable in a video projection mode and a secondary mode, and further relates to a method.