Cover for a tailgate rod passage
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsRyan V. Larcom, Hiroaki Taniguchi
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Abstract
A tailgate for an automotive vehicle. The tailgate is coupled via a rod to a motor within the automotive vehicle to open and close the tailgate. The tailgate comprises a metal frame including a point of attachment to the rod. A garnish covers at least a portion of the frame and includes a passage through which the rod extends. A cover having a cupped body fills the passage and includes a hole through which the rod extends.
Claims20
A cover for a passage in a garnish through which a tailgate rod passes comprising a body having perimeter shaped to cooperatively fill said passage, said perimeter further defining a cupped region including opposed side walls, a first inwardly inclined end wall having a slope, a second end wall having a slope greater than said first end wall, and an opening in said body proximate a base region.
A tailgate for an associated automotive vehicle, said tailgate coupled via a rod to a motor provided within said associated automotive vehicle to open and close the tailgate, the tailgate comprising a metal frame including a point of attachment to said rod, a garnish covering at least a portion of said frame, said garnish including a passage through which said rod extends, a cover having a cupped body filling said passage, said cover further including a hole through which one of said rod and said point of attachment extends.
The tailgate of claim 0 wherein said point of attachment comprises a post.
A tailgate for an associated automotive vehicle, said tailgate coupled via a rod to a motor provided within said associated automotive vehicle to open and close the tailgate, the tailgate including a point of attachment to said rod, a cover overlapping said point of connection, said cover defining a recessed cavity having first and second end walls, a first end wall having a slope greater than a slope of said second end wall, and a passage being formed in the recessed cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.