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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gordon M. Platto, Troy, MI (US);
David Michael Lechkun, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Anthony Lee Meyer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brad Alan Richards, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a hub and a collar. The hub extends longitudinally inward from a wheel. The collar is disposed over the hub and is mounted for translation relative to the hub. The vehicle also includes a panel assembly having a support and first and second panels. The support extends radially outward from the collar, and the first and second panels are each pivotally connected to opposing lateral edges of the support. The panels pivot between an expanded position and a collapsed position and translate radially for selectively closing a wheel opening.