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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/10 (2006.01); E05B 83/20 (2014.01); B60N 2/01 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/105 (2013.01); B60N 2/01 (2013.01); B60N 2/0292 (2013.01); E05B 83/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle having a rear opening formed across the entire rear surface of the vehicle body, a tailgate attached to the vehicle body so as to be capable of swinging up and down and so as to open and close the rear opening, a passenger opening formed in a portion of the tailgate in the vehicle width direction for allowing passengers to board, and a door attached to the tailgate so as to be capable of opening and closing the passenger opening. A door latch which maintains the door in a closed state is attached to the door. A release operation means which can release the door latch is provided on the surface of the door inside of the vehicle.