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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
Applicants:
Flex-n-gate France, Audincourt, FR;
Plastic Omnium Automotive Exteriors Gmbh, München Allemagne, DE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
FLEX-N-GATE FRANCE, Audincourt, FR;
PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTOMOTIVE EXTERIORS GMBH, München Allemagne, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/00 (2006.01); E05D 15/58 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B60J 5/12 (2006.01); E05D 5/06 (2006.01); E05D 15/40 (2006.01); E05D 15/46 (2006.01); E05D 15/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 15/582 (2013.01); B60J 5/106 (2013.01); B60J 5/12 (2013.01); E05D 5/062 (2013.01); E05D 15/403 (2013.01); E05D 15/408 (2013.01); E05D 15/46 (2013.01); E05D 2005/067 (2013.01); E05D 2015/485 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rear vehicle assembly includes a body structure, a moveable tailgate, and an opening and closing device. The opening and closing device includes connecting rods fixing the tailgate to the body structure. The connecting rods are hinged at a first end to the body structure and at a second end to a lateral edge of the tailgate. One of the connecting rods includes first and second rectilinear sections and a curved section. The first and second rectilinear sections are located on respective concave and convex sides of the curved section.