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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Corey B. Sargent, Novi, MI (US);
Norman C. Kerr, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Justin B. Norris, Brighton, MI (US);
Tarakorn Soonthornwinate, Plymouth, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle tailgate assembly includes a tailgate and a switch assembly operably connected to the tailgate. The switch assembly includes a switch structured to be actuatable by application of a load exceeding a predetermined threshold to the tailgate. The switch assembly is operably connected to a tailgate automatic opening/closing mechanism such that actuation of the switch controls operation of the mechanism to prevent execution of a command to automatically open the tailgate when the tailgate is in a fully closed condition.