Device for mounting a hydraulically operated tailgate on a truck
US6015179A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P1/4492
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Mounting device for a hydraulically actuated tailgate of a truck having a transverse support mountable to the rear of the vehicle frame and provided with support flanges (4) spaced from each other symmetrically relative to the longitudinal center plane of the vehicle and provided with through-channels (5', 5", 5"') for support bolts of lift and pivot devices of the tailgate, the transverse support on the vehicle being formed of an extruded hollow box profile (1) made of aluminum of essentially tetragonal cross-section which at its upper surface (1') and its lower surface (1") is provided with continuous grooves (3', 3") extending over the length of the profile for positively and frictionally snap-receiving the ends of cantilever arms (4", 4"') of the support flanges, the support flanges being formed of sections of an extruded aluminum hollow profile and that at the front surface of the tailgate there are also provided support flanges formed from sections of an extruded hollow profile of aluminum which are provided with cylindrical through-passages for receiving support bolts of the lift and pivot devices and which are welded to the loading platform proper.
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