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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Chester Stanislaus Walawender, Livonia, MI (US);
Francis Raymond Gillis, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rajesh K. Patel, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas Michael Herline, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle door includes a belt structure and a rigid handle having a rigid base and a rigid outer grip portion. The rigid outer grip portion includes a portion that is spaced apart from the base to form a gap. The base of the handle is rigidly connected to the belt structure whereby the outer grip portion of the handle does not move relative to the belt structure. The vehicle door may include a powered door opening mechanism that moves a portion of the door away from a vehicle body when actuated.