Powered back door for vehicle
First Claim
1. A powered back door for a vehicle, in which a hatchback back door for opening and closing a door opening provided in a back surface of a vehicle body, is connected to a drive device provided in a vehicle compartment with a connection rod projecting from the drive device towards the back door to automatically open and close the back door, whereina projecting end of the connection rod is connected to an inner peripheral surface of a door frame around a door window opening of the back door, which faces the vehicle compartment,an opening is provided in a door garnish adapted to cover said inner peripheral surface of said door frame in a connecting position between said door frame and the connection rod so as to open towards the vehicle compartment, a space is provided between said inner peripheral surface and said door garnish so as to be interconnected with said opening, andsaid projecting end of the connection rod is inserted in said space via said opening, and is connected to said inner peripheral surface of said door frame in said space.
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Abstract
In a powered back door for a vehicle, which is opened and closed automatically by the drive device, a projecting end of a connection rod of a drive device is connected to an inner peripheral surface of a door frame around a door window opening of a back door, an opening is formed in a door garnish adapted to cover the inner peripheral surface of the door frame in the connection position between the door frame and the connection rod so as to open toward a vehicle compartment, a space is formed between the inner peripheral surface and the door garnish so as to be interconnected with the opening, and the projecting end of the connection rod is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the door frame in the space to conceal the connection section between the door frame and the connection rod.
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4 Claims
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1. A powered back door for a vehicle, in which a hatchback back door for opening and closing a door opening provided in a back surface of a vehicle body, is connected to a drive device provided in a vehicle compartment with a connection rod projecting from the drive device towards the back door to automatically open and close the back door, wherein
a projecting end of the connection rod is connected to an inner peripheral surface of a door frame around a door window opening of the back door, which faces the vehicle compartment, an opening is provided in a door garnish adapted to cover said inner peripheral surface of said door frame in a connecting position between said door frame and the connection rod so as to open towards the vehicle compartment, a space is provided between said inner peripheral surface and said door garnish so as to be interconnected with said opening, and said projecting end of the connection rod is inserted in said space via said opening, and is connected to said inner peripheral surface of said door frame in said space.
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