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Modular tail assembly for a motor vehicle

US11345417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Martin Lichter · Lechenich, DE
Hauke Weber · Cologne, DE
Armando Lopes dos Santos · Cologne, DE
Simone Breuer · Langenfeld, DE
Raja Raghava Sreepathy · Leverkusen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2020
Grant date	May 31, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D33/037
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A modular tail assembly for a motor vehicle can include a tail-side frame element and a tailgate. The frame element is configured to form a part of a tail-side vehicle frame and be detachably fastened to another part of the vehicle frame. A motor vehicle can include the modular tail assembly. The motor vehicle has a vehicle body which is formed so that a cargo tray is arranged in the region of a tail-side vehicle trunk. The modular tail assembly can facilitate easier and quicker tail-side loading of a motor vehicle and can increase the storage space available for loading within a motor vehicle.

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