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Rail assembly for a vehicle

US11104248B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

20Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Glenn Scott · Dexter, US
Alan George Dry · Grosse Pointe Woods, US
Eric Morse · Tobaccoville, US
Joseph Michael Kish · Canton, US
Macit Aktas · Windsor, CA
Joshua Gauthier · South Lyon, US
Cung K. Chieu · Tecumseh, CA
Robert Clayton Caldwell · Royal Oak, US
Matthew Schwope · Belleville, US
Changwei Xie · Novi, US
Johnathan Andrew Line · Northville, US
Ray Kurlonko · Ypsilanti, US
Arya Sabeti · Dearborn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/02253
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rail assembly includes a track assembly defining an interior channel, a shuttle assembly received within the interior channel, and a carriage assembly coupled to the track assembly. The shuttle assembly includes a lock assembly. The carriage assembly includes a trigger assembly. The trigger assembly includes a trigger cam and an actuator cam coupled to the trigger cam. The actuator cam actuates the carriage assembly between locked and unlocked configurations relative to the track assembly.

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