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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Francisco Javier Ferreira Yanez, Atizapna de Zaragoza, MX;
Jose Alfredo Peregrina Loera, MĂ©xico City, MX;
Carlos Alberto Tavera Guerrero, Mexico City, MX;
Leonardo Alonso Huitron Rodriguez, Naucalpan de Juarez, MX;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2013.01); B60R 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle is provided incorporating an integrated bike rack. That bike rack includes a support arm, a first sill segment that is received in a slot and aligned with a closure sill of the motor vehicle when the bike rack is in a stowed position and a second sill segment that is received in a slot and aligned with the closure sill when the bike rack is in a deployed position. A related method is also disclosed.