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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
May. 20, 2020
Applicants:
Magna Exteriors Inc., Concord, CA;
Luyao Zhu, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Luyao Zhu, Troy, MI (US);
Marc Cogswell, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Robert M. Horner, Ferndale, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/75 (2015.01); E05F 15/76 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B60J 5/101 (2013.01); B60J 5/105 (2013.01); B60R 5/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/087 (2013.01); E05F 15/75 (2015.01); E05F 15/76 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/415 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/822 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/86 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/532 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-way liftgate assembly providing a plurality of dividers dividing the rear cargo area of a passenger vehicle into a plurality of secure areas assessable from a plurality of panels forming a liftgate to provide controlled access to one or more of those compartments. The vehicle operator has secure control of which portions of the cargo area can be selectively accessed. The multi-way liftgate assembly provides multiple secure openings to the cargo area of a vehicle that typically has only one secure opening to the cargo area.