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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steve William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael Murphy McElroy, South Lyon, MI (US);
Musheeruddin Syed, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Eric R. Yerke, Redford, MI (US);
Mukdam Kena, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body includes a cabin portion, a bed portion, and an air extractor. The cabin portion defines a passenger cabin and includes a hollow pillar having an opening to the passenger cabin. The bed portion defines a bed and includes a hollow frame rail elongated from the pillar. The pillar and the frame rail define an airflow path from the opening. The air extractor is positioned in the frame rail and is in communication with the airflow path and an ambient environment.