Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle having at least one tailgate
- Patent Title (中): 车辆至少有一个后挡板
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Application No.: US12584356Application Date: 2009-09-03
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Publication No.: US07931327B2Publication Date: 2011-04-26
- Inventor: Harald Ertl
- Applicant: Harald Ertl
- Applicant Address: DE Eichenau
- Assignee: Cadea Gesellschaft für Anwendung und Realisierung Computerunterstützter Systeme mbH
- Current Assignee: Cadea Gesellschaft für Anwendung und Realisierung Computerunterstützter Systeme mbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Eichenau
- Agency: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP
- Agent Robert P. Michal
- Priority: DE102007033281 20070717
- Main IPC: B60J5/10
- IPC: B60J5/10

Abstract:
A vehicle includes at least one tailgate defining a door plane, wherein the tailgate is attached to the vehicle chassis in a jointed fashion by at least one multiple hinge having at least three pivot axes offset from one another and at least two pairs of pivotally connected hinge arms, of which a first hinge arm is pivotally connected to the vehicle chassis and a second hinge arm is pivotally connected to the tailgate. The multiple hinge is associated with a drivetrain controlling the motion of the hinge arms in the pivot axes. The door plane is moved along a predetermined motion path when the tailgate travels from a closed position, in which the tailgate spans a closed plane, to an open position, in which the tailgate spans an opening plane. The motion path of the door plane includes rotary and translational components, and the closed plane forms an angle to the opening plane in the range from 70° to 110°, preferably about 90°.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100001543A1 Vehicle having at least one tailgate Public/Granted day:2010-01-07
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