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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicants:
Jacob Ivan Wasser, Dublin, OH (US);
Makoto Watanabe, Dublin, OH (US);
Travis Lonas, Marysville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jacob Ivan Wasser, Dublin, OH (US);
Makoto Watanabe, Dublin, OH (US);
Travis Lonas, Marysville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/107 (2013.01); B60J 5/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tailgate for an associated automotive vehicle. The tailgate is coupled via a rod to a motor. The tailgate includes a frame having a point of attachment to the rod. The rod passes through an opening in the vehicle body. The rod has a longitudinal axis that travels in a substantially linear axial direction in the region passing through the opening when the tailgate moves from a closed to an open position and vice versa.