Vehicle liftgate with accessory component module

US6746072B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• William C. Romesburg · Troy, US
• Philippe Gougeon · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
• William Ethan A. McClure · Clawson, US
• Leonida S. Vaitus · Windsor, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2003
• Grant date: Jun 8, 2004
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60S1/0491
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A liftgate component module mountable on a pivotal liftgate window provides a unitary mounting platform for a plurality of components including a window wiper drive apparatus and a window latch apparatus. A unitary bracket carries the wiper drive apparatus and the window latch apparatus. The bracket may be an integral extension of the wiper motor apparatus housing. Connections on the bracket mate with connectors carried on the liftgate window for securing the bracket to the liftgate window in a single assembly.