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US 10,500,933 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for loading and deploying cargo from a motor vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMatthew Scott Newman
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Abstract
An apparatus for loading and deploying cargo from a motor vehicle includes a liftgate, a liftgate drive module to displace the liftgate between a closed position and an opened position, a cargo receiver carried on the liftgate and an actuator to raise and lower cargo with respect to the cargo receiver. Related methods of deploying cargo and loading cargo are also provided.
Claims7
An apparatus, comprising:
- a liftgate;
- a liftgate drive module to displace said liftgate between a closed position and an opened position;
- a cargo receiver carried on said liftgate, said cargo receiver having a hollow body;
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- an actuator to raise and lower cargo with respect to said cargo receiver, said actuator including a winch having a line, a line reel, a first drive motor and a hook connected to said line wherein said cargo receiver is connected to said liftgate by a pivot and said cargo receiver is displaceable between a cargo storing position and a cargo deploying position and wherein said line extends through said cargo receiver.
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