Multi-access liftgate
AssigneeMagna Exteriors Inc.
InventorsLuyao Zhu, Marc Cogswell, Robert M. Horner
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Abstract
A multi-way liftgate assembly providing a plurality of dividers dividing the rear cargo area of a passenger vehicle into a plurality of secure areas assessable from a plurality of panels forming a liftgate to provide controlled access to one or more of those compartments. The vehicle operator has secure control of which portions of the cargo area can be selectively accessed. The multi-way liftgate assembly provides multiple secure openings to the cargo area of a vehicle that typically has only one secure opening to the cargo area. The multi-way liftgate assembly provides on-demand open height adjustment.
Claims19
A multiple-access liftgate assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of liftgate access doors which selectively allows predetermined access to a plurality of rear compartments without requiring opening an entire liftgate exterior, wherein at least one of said plurality of liftgate access doors is operably hinged to open in a direction toward a side of the vehicle to an open position substantially parallel to the side of the vehicle;
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- wherein a glass exterior portion of said multiple-access liftgate assembly includes a variable position control device with touch function to select an on-demand liftgate opening height adjustment before opening begins.
A multiple-access liftgate assembly adapted for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one liftgate access door which allows selectively predetermined access to a rear compartment portion operably adapted for the vehicle without requiring opening of the entire liftgate to access said rear compartment portion;
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- a variable position control device on a glass exterior portion of said liftgate assembly for on-demand liftgate opening height adjustment before opening begins.
A multiple-access liftgate assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one rear cargo compartment;
- at least one divider splitting the rear cargo compartment into a plurality of separate secure areas;
- a plurality of liftgate access doors formed in a liftgate exterior to allow access into respective secure compartment areas without requiring opening the entire liftgate;
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- a variable position control device for on-demand liftgate opening height adjustment selected by a user on a glass exterior portion of the exterior of the liftgate assembly before opening begins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.