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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Mark A. Wisneski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/02 (2006.01); B60R 7/02 (2006.01); B60J 5/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); E05D 15/58 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); E05D 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/02 (2013.01); B60H 1/00271 (2013.01); B60J 5/02 (2013.01); B60R 7/02 (2013.01); B60R 11/0229 (2013.01); B62D 25/087 (2013.01); E05D 15/582 (2013.01); B60H 2001/003 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0036 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); E05D 3/147 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/536 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/548 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body structure defining a front trunk having a front opening. A grille coves the front opening in a closed position and is pivotable about a vertical hinge, or a horizontal hinge along a top edge, secured to the body structure to provide access to the front opening. The grille may include a bin mounted on an inner surface of the grille and pivotable with the grille, a heating/cooling duct or a video display.