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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Omar Valdez, Cuautitlan Izcalli, MX;
Mark Joseph Courtright, Allen Park, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Heath W. Hilliard, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jason Daniel Falenski, Berkley, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 13/01 (2006.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01); E05D 15/40 (2006.01); E05F 15/00 (2015.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/0235 (2013.01); B60R 13/011 (2013.01); E05D 15/40 (2013.01); E05F 15/00 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0085 (2013.01); B62D 25/12 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/536 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus includes a vehicle panel that is moveable between a closed position and an open position and a viewing screen that is supported relative to an inner surface of the vehicle panel. The viewing screen is moveable between an internal viewing position and an external viewing position when the vehicle panel is in the open position.