Modularized tail door outer decoration plate

The modular tailgate exterior panel, with its modular design and magnetic fastener connection, solves the problem of replacing the entire traditional tailgate exterior panel, achieving low-cost, easy-to-install, and aesthetically pleasing maintenance results.

CN224104008UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10安徽俊泰汽车零部件有限公司
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
安徽俊泰汽车零部件有限公司
Filing Date
2025-06-04
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

When the integrated structure of the traditional car tailgate exterior panel is damaged, the entire panel needs to be replaced, which is costly to repair. In addition, the plastic connection has poor strength and is prone to loosening and falling off, making it difficult to replace the damaged part separately.

Method used

The exterior panel adopts a modular design, which divides the exterior panel into multiple modules. The modules are connected by fasteners and magnetic attachments to achieve a hidden splicing effect. The modules can be replaced individually, which enhances the support and aesthetics.

Benefits of technology

It reduces maintenance costs, simplifies the disassembly and assembly process, improves the support and aesthetics of the exterior panels, facilitates the individual replacement of damaged modules, and hides splicing gaps.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile parts, and discloses a modularized tail door outer decoration plate which comprises a reinforcing plate, an inner decoration plate is arranged on the inner side of the reinforcing plate, an outer decoration plate is arranged on the outer side of the reinforcing plate, a fixing piece is arranged on the outer decoration plate, and the outer decoration plate and the reinforcing plate are embedded through the fixing piece to form an assembly structure. The outer decoration plate is composed of at least three sets of module plates, and the at least three sets of module plates are spliced along the turning positions of every two sets of module plates to form a hidden splicing structure. The modularized tail door outer decoration plate structure is formed in a hidden mode, through splicing of the multiple sets of module plates, modularization of the outer decoration plate is facilitated, the maintenance and replacement area and cost can be reduced, independent replacement of the module plates at the damaged positions is facilitated, all the module plates are fixed through the fixing pieces, dismounting and mounting are convenient, and the practicability is high. The supporting performance of the exterior trimming panel is enhanced, splicing is carried out at the turning positions of all the faces of the tail door, the splicing gaps can be hidden easily, and therefore the attractiveness is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile parts, and specifically relates to a modular tailgate outer trim panel. BACKGROUND

[0002] The automobile tailgate is an essential component assembly in automobile manufacturing, which is composed of a tailgate inner trim panel, a tailgate outer trim panel, a reinforcing plate and a hinge. In order to achieve the purpose of energy saving and emission reduction, automobile lightweighting is continuously applied and developed, and the traditional sheet metal welding structure is gradually replaced by plastic with lighter material.

[0003] Most of the traditional automobile tailgates are formed by sheet metal stamping, and are edge treated after being welded by a welding robot. However, when the integrated structure of the outer trim panel is damaged, only painting treatment can be performed, and when the damage is more serious, the whole needs to be replaced, the maintenance cost is high, and the disassembly and assembly process is complex.

[0004] In addition, with the development of automobile lightweighting, the application of all-plastic tailgates gradually increases, however, the connection strength of plastic is poor, and the inner trim panel and the outer trim panel are mostly connected by adhesive, which is prone to looseness during use, and even causes the connection part to fall off, and is not conducive to replacing the broken part of the outer trim panel, and is not conducive to reducing the maintenance cost of the outer trim panel. SUMMARY

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a modular tailgate outer trim panel to solve the technical problem that the integrated assembly of the tailgate outer trim panel in the prior art is not conducive to replacement of part.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0007] A modular tailgate outer trim panel, comprising a reinforcing plate, an inner trim panel is arranged on the inner side of the reinforcing plate, an outer trim panel is arranged on the outer side of the reinforcing plate, a fixing piece is arranged on the outer trim panel, and the outer trim panel is embedded with the reinforcing plate through the fixing piece to form an assembly structure.

[0008] Among them, the outer trim panel is composed of at least three groups of module plates, and at least three groups of module plates are spliced to form a hidden splicing structure at the turning part of each two groups of module plates.

[0009] As a preferred scheme of the utility model, the module plate comprises a mounting plate and a cover plate, a reinforcing plate is arranged between the mounting plate and the cover plate, and the reinforcing plate is in a honeycomb structure.

[0010] As a preferred scheme of the utility model, one side of the module plate is provided with a positioning block, a positioning groove matched with the positioning block is arranged on the reinforcing plate, and the positioning block is magnetically connected with the positioning groove through a magnet.

[0011] As a preferred form of the present application, the fixing member comprises a clamping block and a reinforcing rod, one end of the reinforcing rod penetrates through one side of the reinforcing plate and extends to the inside of the positioning block, a bushing matched with the reinforcing rod is arranged on the side of the positioning block;

[0012] A clamping groove matched with the clamping block is arranged on one side of the reinforcing plate, a threaded sleeve matched with the reinforcing rod is arranged on the inner wall of the clamping groove, and a thread is arranged on one end of the reinforcing rod close to the threaded sleeve.

[0013] As a preferred form of the present application, one side of the reinforcing plate is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove and the clamping groove are mutually penetrated and the reinforcing rod is received therein.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The present application adopts a hidden form to constitute a modularized tail door outer trim panel structure, and through splicing of multiple groups of module panels, the outer trim panel is modularized, the area and cost of maintenance and replacement are reduced, the module panel at the damaged position is replaced alone, each module panel is fixed through the fixing member, and the module panel is convenient to disassemble and install, the supportability of the outer trim panel is enhanced, the splicing gap is hidden through splicing at each turning position of the tail door, and the aesthetic appearance is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only exemplary, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from the provided drawings without creative labor.

[0017] Figure 1 The present application provides a whole side view structure schematic diagram;

[0018] Figure 2 The present application provides a whole side view structure schematic diagram;

[0019] Figure 3 The present application provides a whole side view structure schematic diagram;

[0020] Figure 4 The present application provides a module panel internal structure schematic diagram.

[0021] The numbers in the drawings represent the following:

[0022] 10 - reinforcing plate; 20 - interior trim panel; 30 - exterior trim panel;

[0023] 11 - positioning block; 12 - positioning groove; 13 - clamping groove; 14 - threaded sleeve; 15 - receiving groove;

[0024] 31 - fixing member; 32 - module plate; 311 - clamping block; 312 - reinforcing rod; 321 - mounting plate; 322 - cover plate; 323 - reinforcing plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0026] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the utility model provides a kind of modular tail door exterior trim panel, including reinforcing plate 10, interior trim panel 20 is provided in the inside of reinforcing plate 10, exterior trim panel 30 is provided in the outside of reinforcing plate 10, and fixing member 31 is provided on exterior trim panel 30, and exterior trim panel 30 is embedded with reinforcing plate 10 by fixing member 31 and forms assembly structure.

[0027] Wherein, exterior trim panel 30 is formed by at least three groups of module plates 32, and at least three groups of module plates 32 are spliced to form hidden splicing structure along the turning place of every two module plates 32.

[0028] The utility model adopts the form of concealment to constitute modular tail door exterior trim panel structure, and the splicing of multiple module plates is beneficial to the modularization of exterior trim panel, which can reduce the area and cost of maintenance and replacement, facilitate the individual replacement of damaged module plates, fix each module plate through fixing member, facilitate disassembly and installation, and enhance the supportability of exterior trim panel, and the splicing at each face turning place of tail door is beneficial to the concealment of splicing gap, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance.

[0029] By splitting exterior trim panel 30 into multiple modules, it is convenient to disassemble and replace single module plate 32, which can replace part of damaged module plates 32 when tail door is damaged, facilitate to reduce maintenance cost, and facilitate to disassemble exterior trim panel 30 without disassembling the entire tail door.

[0030] Multiple module plates 32 are divided according to the turning structure of tail door surface, and splicing at each face turning place of tail door is beneficial to reducing the problem of affecting aesthetic appearance due to gap at splicing place.

[0031] As Figure 4 shown, the module plate 32 comprises a mounting plate 321 and a cover plate 322, a reinforcing plate 323 is arranged between the mounting plate 321 and the cover plate 322, and the reinforcing plate 323 is in a honeycomb structure.

[0032] The honeycomb-shaped reinforcing plate 323 is clamped by the mounting plate 321 and the cover plate 322, which is beneficial to enhance the supportability of the module plate 32, improve the impact resistance of the module plate 32, and play a certain buffering role, which is beneficial to prevent the module plate 32 from being broken and extended due to external force impact.

[0033] As Figure 2 shown, one side of the module plate 32 is provided with a positioning block 11, and the reinforcing plate 10 is provided with a positioning groove 12 matched with the positioning block 11, and the positioning block 11 is magnetically connected with the positioning groove 12.

[0034] Through the clamping of the positioning block 11 and the positioning groove 12, the module plate 32 is positioned and installed, and the magnetic connection is beneficial to play a pre-fixing role, which is convenient for pre-fixing and reinforcing installation, improves the installation accuracy, and improves the installation efficiency.

[0035] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the fixing member 31 comprises a clamping block 311 and a reinforcing rod 312, one end of the reinforcing rod 312 penetrates one side of the reinforcing plate 10 and extends to the inside of the positioning block 11, and a hole is formed in one side of the positioning block 11 and matched with the reinforcing rod 312.

[0036] A clamping groove 13 matched with the clamping block 311 is formed in one side of the reinforcing plate 10, a threaded sleeve 14 matched with the reinforcing rod 312 is mounted on the inner wall of the clamping groove 13, and a thread is arranged on one end of the reinforcing rod 312 close to the threaded sleeve 14.

[0037] Through the connection of the clamping block 311 and the clamping groove 13, the module plate 32 is installed, the reinforcing rod 312 penetrates the reinforcing plate 10 and is clamped with the positioning block 11, and the reinforcing rod 312 is fixed with the threaded sleeve 14, which is beneficial to enhance the supportability of the module plate 32. While the module plate 32 is fixed on both sides, it plays the role of fixing the middle part of the module plate 32 and the middle part of the reinforcing plate 10.

[0038] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, one side of the reinforcing plate 10 is provided with a receiving groove 15, and the receiving groove 15 and the clamping groove 13 are mutually penetrated and the reinforcing rod 312 is received therein.

[0039] The reinforcing rod 312 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 15, and is hidden on both sides of the reinforcing plate 10, which facilitates dismounting of the reinforcing rod 312 and further facilitates dismounting and mounting of the module plate 32.

[0040] The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. The protection scope of the present application is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or equivalent replacements to the present application within the spirit and protection scope of the present application, and such modifications or equivalent replacements shall also be considered to fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A modular tailgate outer panel, characterized by, The application relates to a reinforcing plate (10), an inner decorative plate (20) arranged on the inner side of the reinforcing plate (10), an outer decorative plate (30) arranged on the outer side of the reinforcing plate (10), a fixing piece (31) arranged on the outer decorative plate (30), and a fitting structure formed by embedding the outer decorative plate (30) and the reinforcing plate (10) through the fixing piece (31). The outer decorative plate (30) is composed of at least three groups of module plates (32), and the at least three groups of module plates (32) are spliced to form a hidden splicing structure at the turning positions of every two groups of module plates (32).

2. The modular tailgate outer panel of claim 1, wherein, The module plate (32) comprises a mounting plate (321) and a cover plate (322), a reinforcing plate (323) is arranged between the mounting plate (321) and the cover plate (322), and the reinforcing plate (323) is in a honeycomb structure.

3. The modular tailgate outer panel of claim 1, wherein, One side of the module plate (32) is provided with a positioning block (11), a positioning groove (12) matched with the positioning block (11) is arranged on the reinforcing plate (10), and the positioning block (11) is magnetically connected with the positioning groove (12) through a magnet.

4. The modular tailgate outer panel of claim 3, wherein, The fixing piece (31) comprises a clamping block (311) and a reinforcing rod (312), one end of the reinforcing rod (312) penetrates through one side of the reinforcing plate (10) and extends into the inside of the positioning block (11), and a plug hole matched with the reinforcing rod (312) is formed in one side of the positioning block (11). A clamping groove (13) matched with the clamping block (311) is formed in one side of the reinforcing plate (10), a threaded sleeve (14) matched with the reinforcing rod (312) is arranged on the inner wall of the clamping groove (13), and a thread is arranged on one end of the reinforcing rod (312) close to the threaded sleeve (14).

5. The modular tailgate outer panel of claim 4, wherein, One side of the reinforcing plate (10) is provided with a receiving groove (15), the receiving groove (15) and the clamping groove (13) are mutually penetrated, and the reinforcing rod (312) is received in the receiving groove (15).