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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Michael M. Azzouz, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B60P 3/42 (2006.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01); B62D 33/037 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/423 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01); B62D 33/037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle assembly includes a mid-gate assembly disposed between a passenger compartment and a cargo bed of a vehicle. The mid-gate assembly has a pass-through opening and a hatch that is pivotably coupled to the mid-gate assembly at a position vertically above a floor of the cargo bed. The hatch is configured to move back-and-forth between a closed position that closes the pass-through opening and an open position that permits access between the passenger compartment and the cargo bed through the pass-through opening.