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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Mark A. Wisneski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2006.01); E05C 17/30 (2006.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2013.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.02); E05C 17/30 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/536 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/548 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle having a front trunk and a method of controlling a vehicle to access the trunk may include raising a hood from a closed position adjacent body structure to a fully open position with the hood oriented horizontally to provide access to a front trunk, raising a grille with the hood; and pivoting the grille about a hinge affixed to the hood. Front trunk lighting and bins maybe included in the vehicle.