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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Adrian Nania, Rochester, MI (US);
Craig A. Moccio, Milan, MI (US);
Brian K. Sullivan, Plymouth, MI (US);
Manuel Santana, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/614 (2015.01); B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B60N 3/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/40 (2015.01); B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01); E05F 15/614 (2015.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B60N 3/023 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/544 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2641 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle tailgate with a power up-down system may employ a method of operating a vehicle tailgate that may include detecting a step is deployed from the tailgate, detecting the tailgate is less than fully open, and automatically actuating a power up-down system to drive the tailgate to fully open.