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US 2018/0171679 A1Published application
Tailgate opening and closing device for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.
InventorsYong Hyuck Im, Mun Bae TAK
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Abstract
A tailgate opening and closing device for a vehicle may include a main gear disposed at a base, to be driven by a drive motor, and a lever assembly having a plurality of links operated by the main gear, for locking or unlocking of a striker by a claw.
Claims15
A tailgate opening and closing device for a vehicle comprising:
- a base formed, at a first side thereof, with a first insertion hole into or from which a striker is configured to be inserted or withdrawn;
- a main gear disposed at a second side of the base while being rotatable by a drive motor;
- a claw rotatably disposed at a side of the first insertion hole of the base while being formed with a second insertion hole configured for receiving the striker, to lock the striker when the striker is inserted into the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole;
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- a lever assembly including an error lever disposed adjacent to the main gear and the claw while extending across between the main gear and the claw, a pawl lever for locking or unlocking the claw, and a release lever connected to the error lever and the pawl lever while being pivotable about a rotation shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.