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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Francisco Damian Sanchez Patiño, Metepec, MX;
Martin D. Lopez, Oakland, MI (US);
Miguel Angel Fernandez Vergara, Cuautitlan Izcalli, MX;
Jorge Axell Pérez Figueroa, Metepec, MX;
Mario Contreras Sosa, Naucalpan, MX;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle includes a first exterior component, and second exterior component adjacent the first exterior component. The motor vehicle further includes a locator assembly arranged relative to the first exterior component and the second exterior component. The locator assembly includes an opening and projection, and the projection is configured to be received within the opening so as to restrict movement between the first exterior component and the second exterior component in a forward direction, a rearward direction, a first side direction, and a second side direction.