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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Strattec Power Access Llc, Troy, MI (US);
Inventor:
Eric R. Hansen, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/00 (2015.01); E05F 15/63 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/63 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/696 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/626 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power tailgate system for a vehicle includes an actuator for moving a tailgate of the vehicle between an open position and a closed position. The power tailgate system also includes a spring spaced apart from the actuator for counter-balancing a weight of the tailgate and a coupler assembly for removably coupling the tailgate to the power tailgate system.