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Electrically powered vehicle tailgate operator

US9637967B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

6References

19Claims

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Assignee

Kiekert AG · DE

Inventors

Robert J. Hunt · Columbia, US
Kyle Schroeder · Englewood, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 2015
Grant date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/546
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electrically powered vehicle tailgate operator for pivoting a tailgate of a pickup truck about a horizontal tailgate axis near a bottom edge of the tailgate. The vehicle tailgate operator comprises a cable spool for spooling a cable and a drive gear for transmitting torque from the drive shaft to the cable spool. The vehicle tailgate operator also has a retention system. The cable spool, the drive actuator, the drive shaft, the drive gear, and the retention system are arranged inside of a housing, wherein the spool axis is oriented in parallel to the drive shaft axis and the spool axis is arranged on the same height or above the drive shaft axis.

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