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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz, Mexico City, MX;
Tad J. Siedlecki, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rabin Bhojan, Northville, MI (US);
Michael Shawn Watterworth, Riverview, MI (US);
Christina Dung Nguyen, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/10 (2006.01); E05F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/107 (2013.01); E05F 1/1091 (2013.01); B60J 5/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reinforced liftgate is provided for a vehicle. That reinforced liftgate includes an inner panel having a first aperture and a first reinforcing plate having a second aperture. The first reinforcing plate engages the inner panel so that the first and second apertures are aligned. A first ball stud is mounted to the inner panel in the first and second apertures. In one embodiment the liftgate also includes a hinge reinforcement.