Powered tailgate system

• US 20050017539A1
• Filed: 07/08/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Hattori, Takeshi, Ihashi, Yoshitomo, Kitagawa, Akihiro, Ichinose, Tomofumi, Sera, Osamu, Tanaka, Takeki
• Granted Patent: US 7,159,927 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/146.800
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/619 using flexible or rigid rack-and-pinion arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/63 operated by swinging arms
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/546 Tailgates

Abstract

A powered tailgate system in which a direct driven rack 44 is connected to one end of a rod 52, one end of a curved arm 54 is connected to the other end of the rod 52, the other end of the curved arm 54 is connected to a tailgate 15, an arm side slider portion 60 which curves concentrically with the curved arm 54 is provided on the curved arm 54, and a plurality of load receiving portions 87 to 90 adapted to be brought into sliding contact with the arm side slider portion 60 so as to receive a load are disposed on a vehicle body side at intervals along a traveling direction of the curved arm 54.

Claims

1. A powered tailgate system comprising:

a tailgate,

a rod,

a direct driven rack connected to one end of the rod,

a curved arm of which one end is connected to the other end of the rod and the other end is connected to the tailgate,

an arm side slider portion which curves concentrically with the curved arm provided on the curved arm, and

a plurality of load receiving portions adapted to be brought into sliding contact with the arm side slider portion to receive a load, the load receiving portions disposed on a vehicle body side at intervals along a traveling direction of the curved arm.

2. The powered tailgate system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

an outer stay connected to the tailgate, wherein

the load receiving portion is provided at a position above a rear portion of the arm side slider portion which results when the tailgate is in a closed state.

3. The powered tailgate system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the load receiving portion is provided at a position above a front portion of the arm side slider which results the tailgate is in the closed state.

4. The powered tailgate system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the load receiving portion is provided at a position below the front portion of the arm side slider which results the tailgate is in the closed state.

5. The powered tailgate system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the load receiving portion is provided at a position below the rear portion of the arm side slider which results the tailgate is in the closed state.

6. The powered tailgate system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the load receiving portion is provided detachably.

7. The powered tailgate system as set forth in claim 6, wherein

the load receiving portions are attached to the vehicle body via a hinge attaching bolt 30.