公开(公告)号：US3567274A

公开(公告)日：1971-03-02

申请号：US3567274D

申请日：1969-07-28

Applicant: GEN MOTORS CORP

Inventor： KAPTUR VINCENT D JR ,  CAMPBELL DAVID D

IPC: B60J5/10

CPC classification number: B60J5/103 ,  B60J5/105 ,  E05D15/52 ,  E05Y2900/516 ,  E05Y2900/544 ,  Y10T16/528

Abstract: A STATION WAGON TYPE VEHICLE HAS A DUAL-ACTION TAILGATE SWINGABLE THEREON BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS EITHER AS A DOOR ABOUT A GENERALLY VERTICAL AXIS SITUATED AT ONE SIDE OF THE TAILGATE OPENING OR AS A DROP-GATE ABOUT A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS SITUATED BELOW THE TAILGATE OPENING AND HAS A REAR BUMPER STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE TAILGATE OPENING AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY THROUGH THE HORIZONTAL PLANE OF THE HORIZONTAL SWINGING AXIS. THE BUMPER STRUCTURE INCLUDES A NARROW NOTCH FORMED THEREIN TO RECEIVE IN THE CLOSED POSITION OF THE TAILGATE A PORTION OF A HINGE-LATCH DEPENDING FROM THE TAILGATE BELOW THE OPENING, THE NOTCH FURTHER PROVIDING A STEP TREAD IN THE BUMPER STRUCTURE FACILITATING PASSENGER INGRESS AND EGRESS.