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US 11,529,850 B1Granted
Bars movable across vehicle door opening
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Rahul Arora
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Abstract
An assembly for a vehicle includes a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The pillars define a door opening. The assembly includes a first track supported by the front pillar and a second track supported by the rear pillar. The assembly includes a bar movably engaged with the first track and the second track. The bar is movable between a lowered position and a raised position. The bar is elongated completely across the door opening in the raised position.
Claims18
An assembly comprising:
- a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis, the front pillar and the rear pillar defining a door opening;
- a first track supported by the front pillar and a second track supported by the rear pillar;
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- a bar movably engaged with the first track and the second track from a lowered position to a raised position, the bar being elongated completely across the door opening in the raised position.
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