Opening/closing rear component structure of a vehicle
US6318782A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J5/106
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
It is an object of the invention to provide an opening/closing rear component structure of a vehicle, comprising a luggage space being divided into a upper luggage space and a lower luggage space, a openable/closable door being provided to the upper luggage space and the lower luggage space respectively, and the door for the upper luggage space and the door for the lower luggage space being adapted to selectively adopt either a mode of opening/closing the door for the upper luggage space and the door for the lower luggage space integrally so that the upper luggage space and the lower luggage space may be opened/closed at the same time, or a mode of, opening/closing the door independently so that the upper luggage space and/or the lower luggage space may be opened/closed, whereby it becomes possible to selectively adopt an independent luggage space separated from the compartment (such a luggage space as a sedan-type vehicle has) or a large luggage space in which large luggage can be loaded and unloaded easily (such a luggage space as a hatchback-type vehicle has), and it becomes also possible to keep the air-conditioning from lessening its effect when the independent luggage space i…
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