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US 2012/0032472 A1Published application
Dual action rear hatch
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenichi Kitayama, Michael A. Schrader, Matthew Weyand Schmitt
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a hatch frame slidably mounted thereto. A hatch closure is pivotally mounted to the hatch frame. The hatch frame is slidably movable between a slide closed position and a slide open position and the hatch closure is pivotally movable between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a hatch frame slidably mounted thereto;
- and
- a hatch closure pivotally mounted to the hatch frame, the hatch frame slidably movable between a slide closed position and a slide open position and the hatch closure pivotally movable between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position.
A slide hatch assembly for selectively closing a rear cargo opening on a vehicle, comprising:
- a sliding hatch slidably mounted to a vehicle body of the vehicle for movement between a slide closed position and a slide open position;
- and
- a hatch closure mounted to the sliding hatch for movement between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position when the hatch frame is in the slide closed position, wherein the sliding hatch includes a hatch frame having a generally inverted U-shape formed by a pair of laterally spaced apart side frame members and a cross member extending laterally between the side frame members at upper ends thereof with an open end disposed rearwardly on the vehicle body.
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A rear closure assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first closure slidably mounted to a vehicle body of the vehicle for movement between a slide closed position and a slide open position;
- and
- a second closure pivotally mounted to the first closure for movement between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.