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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Farmington, MI (US);
Ireneusz Trybula, South Lyon, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Exemplary closure member systems for motor vehicles may include one or more power hinge assemblies, non-powered hinge assemblies, or both and are configured to displace a closure member to a fully open position of at least 100 degrees relative to its closed position. The hinge assemblies may embody a multi-axis design for moving the closure member between the closed and fully open positions. The closure member systems may be further configured to move the closure member along different swing paths during an opening sequence and a closing sequence.