Apparatus for moving a lower lid of a split tailgate in a car
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsChrister Dominique, Ebrahim Shakil, Gerardo Morales
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Abstract
An apparatus for moving a lower lid of a split tailgate in a car, including: a Bowden cable; a drive unit configured to drive the Bowden cable; and a mechanical interface configured to be connected with an end portion of the Bowden cable and with the lower lid of the split tailgate of the car; the mechanical interface including a structural element configured to be connected with a hinge of the lower lid of the split tailgate.
Claims14
An apparatus for moving a lower lid of a split tailgate in a car, the apparatus comprising:
- a Bowden cable;
- a drive unit configured to drive the Bowden cable;
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- a mechanical interface configured to be connected with an end portion of the Bowden cable and with the lower lid of the split tailgate of the car;
- the mechanical interface comprising a structural element configured to be connected with a hinge of the lower lid of the split tailgate, wherein the connection of the mechanical interface to the lower lid of the split tailgate is indirectly, through the connection of the structural element to a rod or a bracket of the hinge of the lower lid.
A system for moving a lower lid of a split tailgate in a car, the system comprising:
- a lower lid;
- a hinge arranged to connect the lower lid of the car, the hinge being configured to allow a rotational movement of the lower lid relative to the car;
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- an apparatus, comprising:
- a Bowden cable;
- a drive unit configured to drive the Bowden cable;
- and
- a mechanical interface configured to be connected with an end portion of the Bowden cable and with the lower lid of the split tailgate of the car;
- the mechanical interface comprising a structural element configured to be connected with the hinge of the lower lid of the split tailgate, wherein the connection of the mechanical interface to the lower lid of the split tailgate is indirectly, through the connection of the structural element to a rod or a bracket of the hinge of the lower lid.
An apparatus for moving a lower lid of a split tailgate in a car, the apparatus comprising:
- a Bowden cable;
- a drive unit configured to drive the Bowden cable;
- a mechanical interface configured to be connected with an end portion of the Bowden cable and with the lower lid of the split tailgate of the car;
- the mechanical interface comprising a structural element configured to be connected with a hinge of the lower lid of the split tailgate, and
- the apparatus moving the lower lid of the split tailgate from a single point of contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.