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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Megan Lovejoy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inshirah Hillawi, Canton, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Steven J. Antilla, Brighton, MI (US);
Patrick Berryman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott H. Dunham, Redford, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A retractable cover assembly is provided for a vehicle to cover a latching component such as the striker of a trunk door. The assembly includes a retractable cover and a support structure for supporting the cover at a position to cover the striker. The assembly further includes an arrangement for actuating the cover between an open position exposing the striker and a closed position covering the striker. A first light source may illuminate the cover and a second light source may illuminate an interior of the vehicle when the cover is in the closed position.