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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Nadia Preston, Tecumseh, CA;
Dennis Yee, Milford, MI (US);
Joshua Robert Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Vehicle systems for accessing and utilizing vehicle cargo spaces on vehicles equipped with a tailgate assembly having a door subassembly may include deployable step systems, deployable lift panel systems, deployable cargo extender systems, etc. The vehicle systems may be either separate from or integrated with the door subassembly of the tailgate assembly. An exemplary vehicle system may include a deployable step that is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position in order to present a step surface to a user for accessing the vehicle cargo space.