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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2021
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Alexander Wells, Northville, MI (US);
Ryan Heins, Northville, MI (US);
Eric Archambeau, Northville, MI (US);
Takashi Nishio, Northville, MI (US);
Norman Kerr, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC., Northville, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle tailgate structure of a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle tailgate structure includes a tailgate located at the rear of the vehicle; a garnish covering a top surface of the tailgate and configured to deform when an external load applies on the garnish, the garnish including a plurality of rib structures along an interior surface of the garnish and a screw portion including the garnish around a screw of the screw portion; and a touch sensor extending along the top surface of the tailgate and covered by the garnish, the touch sensor configured to detect deformation of the garnish, the touch sensor including touch sensor wires connecting to a control system of the vehicle.