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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg, Bamberg, DE;
Inventor:
Heino Schalyo, Altendorf, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/085 (2006.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); H02P 29/40 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/0851 (2013.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/30 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/544 (2013.01); H02P 29/40 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method for operating a tailgate of a motor vehicle, in particular a pickup, which is driven by means of an electric motor and delimits a cargo area. A disassembled state is detected, and energization of the electric motor is inhibited. Furthermore, the invention relates to a motor vehicle.