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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Rodney Charles Brinker, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Corbin Johnston, Winnipeg, CA;
Spencer Robert Hoernke, Dundas, CA;
Johnathan Line, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/00 (2006.01); A47B 3/08 (2006.01); B60N 2/32 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/004 (2013.01); A47B 3/0818 (2013.01); B60N 2/32 (2013.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.02);
Abstract
A work surface for a vehicle includes an actuator plate that engages with a locking plate. Actuation of the actuator plate in a first direction induces actuation of the locking plate in a second direction, thereby actuating the locking plate between a locked and an unlocked configuration.