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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Erik A. Wippler, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/08 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/08 (2013.01); B60J 5/10 (2013.01); B60R 7/10 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0082 (2013.01);
Abstract
Liftgate assemblies with accessory hooks are disclosed. A liftgate assembly includes a door assembly movable in a vehicle vertical direction to an open position. The door assembly includes an interior surface panel, at least one hook disposed on the interior surface panel, and a controller communicatively coupled to the door assembly. The controller is configured to determine a presence of an item suspended from the hook when the door assembly is in the open position, transmit an alert, and prevent the door assembly from closing.