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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
Jeffrey Gray, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael William Danyo, Trenton, MI (US);
David Alan Hamilton, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joshua R. Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
John Comiez, Novi, MI (US);
Colleen Marie Hoffman, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Huneau, Pontiac, MI (US);
Bradley Brandt, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle tailgate includes an upper panel, lower panel, internal panel, external panel and brace. The upper and lower panels are spaced apart relative to each other. The internal and external panels are each secured to the upper and lower panels. A cavity is defined between the upper, lower, internal, and external panels. The brace is disposed within the cavity. The brace includes first and second flanges extending outward from a central plate. The first and second flanges are secured to the internal panel while the central plate is secured to the external panel.