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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, 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 frame subassembly of a tailgate. The frame subassembly has a cargo bed access opening between a first outboard section and a second outboard section. The assembly further includes a door subassembly of the tailgate. The door subassembly is pivotably coupled to the frame subassembly. The door subassembly is pivotable relative to the frame subassembly back-and-forth between a door open position and a door closed position. When the door subassembly is in the door closed position, the door subassembly closes the cargo bed access opening and is shingled relative to the frame subassembly.