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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Jason L. Martin, Dublin, OH (US);
Troy A. Kalina, Ostrander, OH (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01); B60R 13/08 (2006.01); B60P 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0876 (2013.01); B60P 1/28 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tail gate for a vehicle cargo bed includes a tail gate body having an interior surface disposed towards the vehicle cargo bed and an exterior surface disposed outwards from the vehicle cargo bed; and a heat shield secured to the exterior surface of the tail gate body. At least a portion of the tail gate body is constructed from a first material having a first melting temperature and the heat shield is constructed from a second material having a second melting temperature. The second melting temperature is greater than the first melting temperature.