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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Matthew L. Metka, Plain City, OH (US);
David J. Rose, West Mansfield, OH (US);
Benjamin Bowlby, Dublin, OH (US);
Pirooz Moradnia, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/008 (2013.01); B62D 37/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rear fences and a system for deploying the rear fences on a vehicle are described. The rear fences are disposed inboard of and spaced apart from the rear pillars. The rear fences may be folded against the rear panel of the vehicle when retracted and are rotated to a central position in a deployed position. The system includes a deployment control system including controller logic having at least one processor and a memory storing instructions for implementing deployment and retraction of rear fences on a vehicle.