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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Pablo Torres Sainz, Naucalpan, MX;
Luis Manuel Mendoza Vega, Santiago Tianguistenco, MX;
David Zavala Sanchez, Metepec, MX;
Omar Eduardo Valdez Hernandez, Cuautitlan Izcalli, MX;
David Michael Kehrer, Macomb, MI (US);
Mark Joseph Courtright, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A trunk assembly for a vehicle includes a stowage compartment disposed within the vehicle. The stowage compartment defines a stowage compartment opening. A hood is operable between an opened position and a closed position. The hood includes an outer panel and an inner panel coupled to the outer panel. A waterfall structure is integrally formed with a front section of the hood inner panel and extends outward from the front section. The waterfall structure abuts the stowage compartment to at least partially seal the stowage compartment opening when the hood is in the closed position.