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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2009
Stephan Rosenplänter, Sulzheim, DE;
Stephan Rosenplänter, Sulzheim, DE;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A spare tire holder and installation for a vehicle is provided. To this end, the spare tire holder includes, but is not limited to a mount that can be pivoted downward in the tail region underneath the car body. The mount can furthermore be pivoted about a pivot joint. To this end, an actuating mechanism holds the mount in a locked position and releases the mount such that it can be pivoted into a pivoted position. In this case, the vehicle has a reduced vehicle overhang between the rear wheel axle and the tail. Two swing arms are furthermore arranged to both sides of the mount. The swing arms feature double-jointed hinges with two pivot joints per hinge.