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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Adrian Nania, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/611 (2015.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/611 (2015.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/214 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly may include a drive rod projecting from a powered tailgate. The assembly may also include a drive rod support mounted to a vehicle body structure. Further, an outer surface of the drive rod may be configured to mate with an inner surface of the drive rod support in a manner that will not result in rotational motion being transferred between the drive rod and the drive rod support.