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Granted Patent B2
US 9,725,074 · App. 14/942,132 · Granted Aug 8, 2017

Front grille emblem for releasing a hood and filling a windshield washer fluid reservoir of a motor vehicle

Inventors: Annette Lynn Huebner (White Lake, MI); Kristin Ann Hellman (Walled Lake, MI); Artur Sakarian (Birmingham, MI); Ryan Welch (Ottawa Lake, MI); Matthew Rutman (Canton, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60S1/50B60R13/005B62D25/085
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Patent No.
US 9,725,074
App. No.
14/942,132
Granted
Aug 8, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A front grille emblem is provided for a motor vehicle. That front grille emblem includes an integral hood latch release and a windshield washer fluid receiver.

Claims (22)

1. A front grille emblem for a motor vehicle, comprising:

an integral hood latch release and windshield washer fluid receiver.

2. The front grille emblem of claim 1 displaceable between a display position, a hood latch release position and a windshield washer fluid fill position.

3. An apparatus for releasing a hood and filling a windshield washer fluid reservoir of a motor vehicle, comprising:

an integral hood release actuator and a windshield washer fluid receiver.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 further including a front grille emblem.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said hood release actuator is pivotally connected to said windshield washer fluid receiver.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , further including a cap pivotally connected to said windshield washer fluid receiver and displaceable between an opened position and a closed position.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , further including a spring biasing said cap into said opened position.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein said apparatus is displaceable between a front grille emblem display position, a hood latch release position and a windshield washer fluid fill position.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further including an abutment for engaging and holding said cap in said closed position when said apparatus is in said front grille emblem display position.

10. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said windshield washer fluid receiver is pivotally connected to said motor vehicle.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , further including a cap pivotally connected to said windshield washer fluid receiver and displaceable between an opened position and a closed position.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , further including a spring biasing said cap into said opened position.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein said apparatus is displaceable between a front grille emblem display position, a hood latch release position and a windshield washer fluid fill position.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , further including an abutment for engaging and holding said cap in said closed position when said apparatus is in said front grille emblem display position.

15. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said windshield washer fluid receiver is pivotally connected to said motor vehicle and said hood release actuator is pivotally connected to said windshield washer fluid receiver.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , further including a cap pivotally connected to said windshield washer fluid receiver and displaceable between an opened position and a closed position.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , further including a spring biasing said cap into said opened position.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein said apparatus is displaceable between a front grille emblem display position, a hood latch release position and a windshield washer fluid fill position.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , further including an abutment for engaging and holding said cap in said closed position when said apparatus is in said front grille emblem display position.

20. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said windshield washer fluid receiver forms an inner portion of said front grille emblem and said hood release actuator forms a perimeter portion of said front grille emblem.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2016
From: HUEBNER, ANNETTE LYNN; HELLMAN, KRISTIN ANN; SAKARIAN, ARTUR; WELCH, RYAN; RUTMAN, MATTHEW
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 037524/0522 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170137000A1 · May 18, 2017