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US 2025/0026415 A1Published application
Lift assist systems for motor vehicles
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorAmol BORKAR
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Abstract
Lift assist systems are provided for use with motor vehicle assemblies. An exemplary lift assist system may include features for reducing the rate at which a tailgate pivots open and reducing the amount of force required to pivot the tailgate closed.
Claims20
A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a tailgate configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- a lift assist system connected to the tailgate and including a torsion rod and a nitrogen gas strut,
- wherein the lift assist system is configured such that, when the tailgate is pivoted from the open position to the closed position, the torsion rod applies a first force on the tailgate and the nitrogen gas strut applies a second force on the tailgate.
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A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a tailgate positioned between a first vehicle sidewall and a second vehicle sidewall, the tailgate configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position;
- a torsion rod rotatably attached at a first end to the first vehicle sidewall and fixedly attached at an opposite, second end to a clamp box;
- and
- a nitrogen gas strut pivotably attached at a first end to the tailgate and fixedly attached at an opposite, second end to a portion of the second vehicle sidewall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.