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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sangram Tamhankar, Canton, MI (US);
Victoria Leigh Schein, Dearborn, MI (US);
Patrick Maloney, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/43 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/435 (2013.01); B60J 5/0468 (2013.01); B60J 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle door assembly includes, among other things, a ramp pivotable back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position. The vehicle door assembly further includes a door slidable back-and-forth between a closed position and an open position. The door and the ramp are configured to slide together when the ramp is in the stowed position. The door is configured to slide relative to the ramp when the ramp is in the deployed position.