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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Tarakorn Soonthornwinate, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jayaprabhu Ka Ramaswamy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James D. Cunningham, Clarkston, MI (US);
Eric Archambeau, Northville, MI (US);
Yasuhisa Tsuchida, Northville, MI (US);
Stefan Hebert, Northville, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a tailgate configured to enclose a truck bed, a power tailgate system configured to cause the tailgate to move between a closed position and an open position, at least one sensor disposed on the tailgate, a cable stay configured to couple to the tailgate and a body of the vehicle such that the cable stay is extended between the tailgate and the body of the vehicle when the tailgate is in the open position, and a cable stay ramp assembly disposed on the body of the vehicle and configured to guide the cable stay as the tailgate moves from the open position to the closed position. The sensor is configured to detect an object between the tailgate the body of the vehicle.