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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Daugherty, Redford, MI (US);
Christopher John Mazur, Canton, MI (US);
William J. Kistler, Detroit, MI (US);
Christopher Holland, Dearborn, MI (US);
Miguel A. Garrido, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Gabriela De Jesus Grajales, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a panel that defines an aperture. The vehicle also includes a cover operably coupled to the panel. The cover is operable between a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition, the cover conceals the aperture. In the second condition, access to the aperture is provided. The vehicle further includes an electrical connector coupled to the cover, such that the electrical connector moves with the cover as the cover moves between the first and second conditions. Movement of the cover from the first condition to the second condition reveals the electrical connector.