Four-quadrant protective dent shield system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsHoward E. Churchwell, II, John W. Jensen, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
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Abstract
A deployable dent shield assembly for a vehicle includes a deployable dent shield element adapted for translation between a stowed position comprising a coiled configuration disposed below a vehicle element and a deployed position overlaying at least a portion of a vehicle door and/or fender. The dent shield assemblies may be manually-operated or power-operated.
Claims20
A deployable dent shield assembly for a vehicle, comprising a deployable dent shield element adapted for translation between a stowed position comprising a coiled configuration disposed below a vehicle element and a deployed position overlaying at least a portion of a vehicle door and/or fender;
- wherein the vehicle element is one of a vehicle bumper, a vehicle fascia panel, a vehicle fender wall, a vehicle side mirror, or a vehicle pillar member.
A deployable dent shield system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of deployable elongate dent shield strips each adapted for translation between a stowed position disposed beneath one of a vehicle bumper, a vehicle fascia panel, a vehicle fender wall, a vehicle side mirror, or a vehicle pillar member and a deployed position overlaying at least a portion of a vehicle door and/or fender;
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- an actuator for causing the translation between the stowed position and the deployed position.
A deployable dent shield system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of deployable elongate dent shield strips each adapted for translation between a coiled stowed position and a deployed position overlaying at least a portion of a vehicle door and/or fender;
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- an actuator for causing the translation between the stowed position and the deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.