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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Istok, Macomb, MI (US);
Anna Miller Hill, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/10 (2006.01); E05F 3/14 (2006.01); E05F 3/20 (2006.01); B60R 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 3/14 (2013.01); B60R 7/04 (2013.01); E05F 1/1008 (2013.01); E05F 3/20 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/484 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/538 (2013.01);
Abstract
A viscous damper includes a damper housing and a shaft extending through the damper housing. The shaft includes a first exposed end and a second exposed end. A gear is mated to the first exposed end of the shaft. A spring is connected to the second exposed end of the shaft. A storage bin is also disclosed.