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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Bhupendra A. Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/10 (2006.01); E05B 83/18 (2014.01); E05B 85/04 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 83/18 (2013.01); E05B 85/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of setting a gap or margin between an edge of a decklid and a vehicle surface includes providing a powered cinching latch assembly including a powered actuator that moves a striker member between a presented position and a fully cinched position. The cinched position of the striker is adjusted to provide an acceptable gap or margin between an edge of the decklid and an adjacent vehicle surface.