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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Kenichi Kitayama, Tochigi, JP;
Michael A. Schrader, Plain City, OH (US);
Matthew Weyand Schmitt, Dublin, OH (US);
Kenichi Kitayama, Tochigi, JP;
Michael A. Schrader, Plain City, OH (US);
Matthew Weyand Schmitt, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a tailgate, a panoramic roof assembly and a dual-action rear hatch. The panoramic roof assembly has a plurality of positions including a closed position and a raised position. The dual-action rear hatch has a sliding mode wherein the hatch is movable from a closed position to a slide forward position wherein the rear hatch is received under the roof assembly when in the raised position, and has a flip-open position wherein the rear hatch is flipped-open while in a slide closed position.