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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marcus Hoggarth, Hertfordshire, GB;
Matthew Graeme Leck, London, GB;
Benjamin Carroll, London, GB;
Stephen De Saulles, London, GB;
Edward Rose, London, GB;
Morten Warren, Cobham Surrey, GB;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/0479 (2013.01); B60J 5/0473 (2013.01); B60J 5/06 (2013.01); B60J 5/049 (2013.01); B60J 5/0472 (2013.01); B60J 5/0498 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle door system having an upper door configured to cover a top portion of an opening in the body of a vehicle and to open in an upward direction, and a lower door configured to cover a bottom portion of the opening and to open in a sideways direction. The upper door includes a deployable portion configured to form at least a portion of a canopy extending away from the body of the vehicle.