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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nancy C Evans, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Dean Robert Rife, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David Lee Jarvis, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/38 (2011.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/38 (2013.01); B62D 25/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hood lifter assembly includes an actuator having a piston displaceable between a home position and a hood lifting position. The hood lifter assembly also includes a cover overlying the piston in the home position and protecting the actuator from water exposure. A cowl vent grille and a method of lifting a vehicle hood in response to a pedestrian impact event are also disclosed.