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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Douglas Christian Lipp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph Prior, Detroit, MI (US);
Joshua Robert Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
Raul Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz, Estado de Mexico, MX;
Michael Shawn Watterworth, Brighton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle assembly includes a hinge and a wire shield assembly mounted to the hinge. A method of shielding a wire can include providing a tailgate assembly that includes a door subassembly pivotably coupled to a frame subassembly. The door subassembly and the frame subassembly can be pivotable together between a tailgate closed position and a tailgate open position. The method can include pivoting the door subassembly relative to the frame subassembly to provide a cargo bed access opening; and electrically connecting the door subassembly using a wire routed through a wire shield assembly.