Motor vehicle tailgate mounted to pivot about a horizontal axis in the vicinity of its bottom edge
US6471279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J5/107
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle tailgate of the type for installing on a motor vehicle so as to pivot about a horizontal axis situated close to the bottom edge of the tailgate between a closed position in which it closes access to the inside of the vehicle, at least in part, and an open position in which it is substantially horizontal and releases access to the inside of the vehicle. It comprises an appearance-defining outer panel and a structural inner panel, the inner panel being made of a plastics material.
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