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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Kurt Michael Lundeen, Wixom, MI (US);
Yifan Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Randolf Vincent, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A package lift assembly for a delivery vehicle includes a plurality of rods that define at least one shelf. The package lift assembly further includes upper and lower rails. An alteration assembly is operably coupled to the upper and lower rails. Vertical guides are operably coupled to the alteration assembly. A platform is operably coupled to the vertical guides and include a central receiving member. At least a portion of the plurality of rods are selectively disposed within the central receiving member. A motor assembly is operably coupled to the central receiving member and the vertical guides. The motor assembly and the alteration assembly cooperate to translate the platform along the vertical guides and translate the central receiving member between a retrieval position and a holding position.