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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Charles Gregory Bambenek, Northville, MI (US);
Bhupendra A. Patel, Canton, MI (US);
David Manuel Rogers, Southfield, MI (US);
Thomas M. Herline, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/18 (2006.01); E05F 15/20 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/008 (2013.01); E05F 15/18 (2013.01); E05F 15/2076 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); G06F 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pickup truck includes a tailgate that is movable between open and closed positions. A powered latch provides for remote release of the latches of the tailgate. The tailgate is biased from the closed position towards the open position such that release of the latch causes the tailgate to shift automatically from the closed position to the open position.