Patent · US Expired

Motor vehicle tailgate

US6338519B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

10References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE · FR

Inventors

Laurent Decker · Villeurbanne, FR
Dominique Delavalle · Oyonnax, FR
Maelig Pommeret · Oyonnax, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2000
Grant date	Jan 15, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60Q1/305
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle tailgate for mounting pivotally to a vehicle about hinges situated close to one of the edges of the tailgate. In the vicinity of its hinges, the tailgate is constituted by a main panel secured to the hinges and by a secondary panel which is movable relative to the main panel between a closed position in which it is superposed on the main panel so as to reconstitute a tailgate of full thickness, and an open position in which it is separate from the main panel, the main panel then forming a portion of the tailgate of reduced thickness.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.