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US 2022/0379692 A1Published application
Cable reinforcement for vehicle doors
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAbdelmonaam Sassi, Joseph E. Abramczyk, Jamil M. Alwan
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a first pillar and a second pillar spaced from the first pillar along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. A rotational actuator is disposed at the first pillar. The rotational actuator is fixed relative to the first pillar. A cable is engaged with the rotational actuator and is elongated along the vehicle-longitudinal axis to the second pillar. The cable is moveable to a deployed position by the rotational actuator and is under tension in the deployed position.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a first pillar and a second pillar spaced from the first pillar along a vehicle-longitudinal axis;
- a rotational actuator disposed at the first pillar, the rotational actuator being fixed relative to the first pillar;
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- a cable engaged with the rotational actuator and elongated along the vehicle-longitudinal axis to the second pillar, the cable being moveable to a deployed position by the rotational actuator and being under tension in the deployed position.
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