Dual platform bumper system for vehicle doors
First Claim
1. A dual platform bumper system for a vehicle having at least one door, the system comprising:
- a bumper configured to couple to one of the at least one door and another vehicle component, the bumper having first and second points of contact; and
a platform configured to couple to the other of the at least one door and the another vehicle component, the platform having an upper contact platform and a lower contact platform,wherein the upper contact platform is configured to contact the first point of contact when the at least one door is moved to a closed position, andwherein the lower contact platform is configured to contact the second point of contact when the at least one door is moved to the closed position to facilitate preventing over-travel relative movement of the at least one door;
wherein the vehicle includes a split door tailgate system with the at least one door comprising a first tailgate door of the split door tailgate system and the another vehicle component comprising a second tailgate door of the split door tailgate system; and
wherein the bumper is configured to couple to the first tailgate door and the platform is configured to couple to the second tailgate door.
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Abstract
A dual platform bumper system for a vehicle includes a bumper configured to couple to one of the door or another vehicle component, the bumper having first and second points of contact, and a platform configured to couple to the other of the door and the other vehicle component. The platform includes an upper contact platform and a lower contact platform. The upper contact platform is configured to contact the first point of contact when the door is moved to a closed position, and the lower contact platform is configured to contact the second point of contact when the door is moved to the closed position to facilitate preventing over-travel relative movement of the at least one door.
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1. A dual platform bumper system for a vehicle having at least one door, the system comprising:
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a bumper configured to couple to one of the at least one door and another vehicle component, the bumper having first and second points of contact; and a platform configured to couple to the other of the at least one door and the another vehicle component, the platform having an upper contact platform and a lower contact platform, wherein the upper contact platform is configured to contact the first point of contact when the at least one door is moved to a closed position, and wherein the lower contact platform is configured to contact the second point of contact when the at least one door is moved to the closed position to facilitate preventing over-travel relative movement of the at least one door; wherein the vehicle includes a split door tailgate system with the at least one door comprising a first tailgate door of the split door tailgate system and the another vehicle component comprising a second tailgate door of the split door tailgate system; and wherein the bumper is configured to couple to the first tailgate door and the platform is configured to couple to the second tailgate door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a split door tailgate system having a first tailgate door and a second tailgate door, the first tailgate door pivotably coupled to the frame about a first vertical axis, and the second tailgate door pivotably coupled to the frame about a second vertical axis; and a dual platform bumper system comprising; a bumper coupled to the first tailgate door and having first and second points of contact; and a platform coupled to the second tailgate door and configured to engage the bumper when the first and second tailgate doors are in a closed position, wherein the platform includes an upper contact platform configured to contact the first point of contact when the first tailgate door is closed and the second tailgate door is moved to the closed position, and wherein the platform includes a lower contact platform configured to contact the second point of contact when the first tailgate door is closed and the second tailgate door is moved to the closed position to facilitate preventing over-travel relative movement of at least the second tailgate door. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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