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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sriram Pakkam, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US);
Marius Curea, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/14 (2006.01); B60J 7/16 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/141 (2013.01); B60J 7/1621 (2013.01); B62D 35/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a tonneau cover, and an actuator assembly that transitions the tonneau cover back-and-forth between a lowered position and a tilted position. The tonneau cover covers a cargo bed of a vehicle when the tonneau cover is in the lowered position and when the tonneau cover is in the tilted position.