Power tailgate mounting system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A power tailgate mounting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first gusset member secured to an inward side of a roof rail of the vehicle at a rear end portion of the roof rail, the first gusset member having a first gusset tailgate motor mounting portion extending laterally inwardly from the roof rail for mounting an associated tailgate motor; and
a second gusset member secured to the inward side of the roof rail at the rear end portion of the roof rail, the second gusset member having a second gusset tailgate motor mounting portion extending laterally inwardly from the roof rail for mounting the associated tailgate motor, the second gusset tailgate motor mounting portion overlapping the first gusset tailgate motor mounting portion.
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Abstract
A power tailgate mounting system for a vehicle includes a first gusset member and a second gusset member. The first gusset member is secured to an inward side of a roof rail of the vehicle at a rear end portion of the roof rail. The first gusset member has a first gusset tailgate motor mounting portion extending laterally inwardly from the roof rail for mounting an associated tailgate motor. The second gusset member is secured to the inward side of the roof rail at the rear end portion of the roof rail. The second gusset member has a second gusset tailgate mounting portion extending laterally inwardly from the roof rail for mounting the associated tailgate motor. The second gusset tailgate mounting portion overlaps the first gusset tailgate mounting portion.
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1. A power tailgate mounting system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a first gusset member secured to an inward side of a roof rail of the vehicle at a rear end portion of the roof rail, the first gusset member having a first gusset tailgate motor mounting portion extending laterally inwardly from the roof rail for mounting an associated tailgate motor; and a second gusset member secured to the inward side of the roof rail at the rear end portion of the roof rail, the second gusset member having a second gusset tailgate motor mounting portion extending laterally inwardly from the roof rail for mounting the associated tailgate motor, the second gusset tailgate motor mounting portion overlapping the first gusset tailgate motor mounting portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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