Motor vehicle tailgate

a tailgate and motor vehicle technology, applied in the field of motor vehicle tailgates, can solve problems such as loss of volume at the back, and achieve the effect of small clearan

Inactive Publication Date: 2001-06-21
CO PLASTIC OMNIUM
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0008] This "thinner" portion of the tailgate enables the tailgate to be folded down while requiring smaller clearance than would be necessary if the tailgate retained its initial thickness on being opened.
0009] The invention thus makes it possible to bring the floor at the back

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Furthermore, given that the bumper must not be positioned too low on account of its essential protective function, the floor at the back of the vehicle is

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[0032] FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 show the rear left wheel 1 of a vehicle and also its rear bumper 2 and the floor 3 at the back of the vehicle, e.g. in its luggage compartment.

[0033] The back of the vehicle is closed by a tailgate 4 mounted to pivot on the vehicle about hinges 5 situated along the bottom horizontal edge 6 of the tailgate.

[0034] The tailgate 4 is shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 1 to 3. Its outside shape is shown in greater detail in FIG. 4.

[0035] The tailgate is constituted by an inside panel 7 which, in the terminology of this specification, constitutes the "main" panel of the tailgate.

[0036] This inside panel 7 extends over the entire surface area of the tailgate from its hinges to its top horizontal edge remote from the hinges. It forms the entire inside face of the tailgate.

[0037] The main panel 7 has a portion 7a close to the hinges that is of reduced thickness and an additional portion 7b remote from the hinges of thickness that corresponds to the total thickness of th...

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The invention relates to a motor vehicle tailgate for mounting pivotally to a vehicle about hinges situated close to one of the edges of the tailgate. In the vicinity of its hinges, the tailgate is constituted by a main panel secured to the hinges and by a secondary panel which is movable relative to the main panel between a closed position in which it is superposed on the main panel so as to reconstitute a tailgate of full thickness, and an open position in which it is separate from the main panel, the main panel then forming a portion of the tailgate of reduced thickness.

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[0001] The present invention relates to a motor vehicle tailgate, and more particularly to a tailgate for mounting on hinges situated along its bottom horizontal edge so as to pivot about said horizontal edge between a substantially vertical closed position and a substantially horizontal open position.[0002] In the open position, the tailgate extends the floor at the back of the vehicle to facilitate loading.[0003] For such a tailgate to be able to pivot, it is necessary to leave an empty space enabling it to move angularly at the back of the vehicle.[0004] In particular, unless the tailgate extends beyond the bumper at the back of the vehicle, it is necessary for the bumper to be positioned far enough below the closed tailgate to leave sufficient free height between the bumper and the floor at the back to accommodate substantially the thickness of the tailgate.[0005] That constitutes a constraint on vehicle appearance that the present invention seeks to eliminate.[0006] Furthermore...

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IPC IPC(8): B60J5/10B60J5/12B60Q1/30
CPCB60J5/103B60J5/12B60Q1/305
Inventor DECKER, LAURENTDELAVALLE, DOMINIQUEPOMMERET, MAELIG
Owner CO PLASTIC OMNIUM
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