公开(公告)号：US20220177039A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17112921

申请日：2020-12-04

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Dragan B. Stojkovic

IPC: B62D25/06 ,  B62D25/04 ,  B62D27/02

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle that includes a first roof beam that has a first cross-sectional area. The first roof beam includes an end and an indentation at the end. The vehicle includes a second beam that has a second cross-sectional area and is coupled to the first roof beam at the indentation, such that the second cross-sectional area is smaller than the first cross-sectional area.

公开(公告)号：US11345283B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16803108

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Joshua Jacob Clement ,  Shawn Michael Morgans

IPC: B60R3/00 ,  B60R9/02 ,  B62D33/02

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a support assembly for a box side step of a motor vehicle, such as a pickup truck. An example vehicle includes a cargo box including a side wall, a box side step, and a support assembly for the box side step including a base that does not project beyond an outer panel of the side wall.

公开(公告)号：US20220017150A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US16933456

申请日：2020-07-20

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Joshua Jacob Clement ,  Shawn Michael Morgans

IPC: B62D25/08 ,  B62D21/03 ,  B62D25/04 ,  B62D27/02

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a scalable front end assembly for a motor vehicle. An example front end assembly includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first front cross member and the second component includes a second front cross member. The first front cross member overlaps the second front cross member. A method is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10801237B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US16261935

申请日：2019-01-30

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Joshua R. Hemphill ,  Jack Marchlewski ,  Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Brian K. Sullivan ,  Jeffrey Gray ,  Robert Reiners

IPC: E05C17/36 ,  B62D33/027

Abstract: A vehicle including a bed, and a tailgate, pivotally attached to the vehicle to close off a rear end of the bed, the tailgate having a front surface and a side with a pull tab recess. A check strap has a forward end attached to the bed and a rearward end; and an extension bracket has an extension plate pivotally connecting at a forward end to the rearward end of the check strap, a rear fastener pivotally securing the extension plate to the side of the tailgate, a pull tab extending through the extension plate and laterally slidable out of the pull tab recess, the extension plate extending essentially parallel to the front surface when the pull tab is received in the pull tab recess.

公开(公告)号：US10518692B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15860173

申请日：2018-01-02

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Joshua R. Hemphill

IPC: B60P7/08 ,  B29C48/00 ,  B29C48/06

Abstract: A tie-down assembly for a pick-up truck bed that includes a cleat including a base having first and second feet defining first and second fastener receiving holes, a body portion extending from an outer side of the feet, and first and second arms extending from the body portion that are spaced from the feet and define tie-down holes. Fasteners inserted into the first and second fastener holes secure the cleat to the pick-up truck bed. A method of making a tie-down cleat for a pick-up truck bed by extruding an elongated bar having a pair of feet portions connected by a body portion to a pair of arm portions. The elongated bar is cut into a plurality of planar cleat blanks and the cleat blanks are drilled to form fastener holes in the feet portions and tie-down holes in the arm portions.

公开(公告)号：US10471901B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US16192238

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Jack Marchlewski ,  Joshua Robert Hemphill ,  Stephen William Gallagher ,  Colleen Marie Hoffman

IPC: B60R9/00 ,  B60R9/06 ,  B62D33/027 ,  B60P7/08 ,  B60R5/04 ,  B60P3/14 ,  B60R9/10 ,  B60R11/06 ,  B62D33/03 ,  B60R11/00

Abstract: A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, a pair of side panels, and a tie-down bracket. The internal panel extends from the upper panel to the lower panel and between the pair of side panels. The pair of side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed. The tie-down bracket is secured to an exterior of one of the side panels. The tie-down bracket defines a C-channel that extends along the exterior of one of the side panels from the upper panel toward the lower panel.

公开(公告)号：US20190283682A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US15919592

申请日：2018-03-13

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Jack Marchlewski ,  Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Joshua Robert Hemphill ,  Robert Reiners ,  Jeffrey Gray

IPC: B60R9/058

Abstract: A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of this disclosure includes, among other things, a roof structure, a bracket projecting from the roof structure, a roof panel configured to attach to the roof structure such that the bracket is beneath the roof panel, and an accessory configured to attach to the bracket. A method is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10214250B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15601408

申请日：2017-05-22

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Joshua Robert Hemphill ,  Jack Marchlewski ,  Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Jeffrey Gray ,  Robert Reiners

IPC: B62D33/027 ,  B62D33/03 ,  B60Q1/30 ,  B60P1/43

Abstract: A vehicle includes a truck bed and an extruded tailgate that is rotatably secured to the bed. The extruded tailgate forms laterally extending internal, external, upper, and lower panels. The exterior surfaces of each of the internal, upper, and lower panels define T-slots that are configured to receive accessory components.

公开(公告)号：US10207623B1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15670498

申请日：2017-08-07

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Joshua Robert Hemphill ,  Jack Marchlewski ,  Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Jeffrey Gray ,  Robert Reiners

IPC: B60P3/025 ,  B60P7/135 ,  B60P7/08 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B62D33/02 ,  F16M11/04

Abstract: An entertainment support system is attached to a pickup truck having a plurality of receptacles in sidewalls of a truck box spaced above a truck bed. The entertainment support system includes a first mount having a first horizontal arm extending between opposing sidewalls of the truck box, and a vertical arm extending orthogonal to the first horizontal arm. The entertainment support system further includes a second mount including a second horizontal arm extending between the opposing sidewalls parallel to and spaced from the first horizontal arm.

公开(公告)号：US10160396B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15430010

申请日：2017-02-10

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Dragan B. Stojkovic ,  Jack Marchlewski ,  Joshua Robert Hemphill ,  Stephen William Gallagher ,  Colleen Marie Hoffman

IPC: B60R9/06 ,  B62D33/027 ,  B60P7/08 ,  B60R5/04 ,  B60P3/14 ,  B60R9/10 ,  B60R11/06 ,  B62D33/03 ,  B60R11/00

Abstract: A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, upper panel, lower panel, pair of side panels, and pair of tie-down brackets. The internal panel extends from the upper panel to the lower panel and between the pair of side panels. The side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed proximate to the lower panel. The pair of tie-down brackets is secured to an exterior of the internal panel between the upper and lower panels. The tie-down brackets define C-channels that extend in a direction that is substantially parallel with the side panels.