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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John W. Jensen, Canton, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Howard E. Churchwell, II, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B60R 3/002 (2013.01); B60R 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dent shield for a vehicle door includes a running board having a first position for stepping into the vehicle door. The running board conceals or at least partially overlies a lifter including a linkage in the lowered position. The lifter includes an actuator for actuating the linkage to move the running board to a second position (which may be a tilted position) for at least partially shielding the vehicle door from dents or dings.