Vehicle tailgate air curtain and operation method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorHyunsu Kim
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Abstract
A vehicle tailgate air curtain may include a tailgate attached to a first portion of a cargo compartment frame of a vehicle, an air curtain attached to a second portion of the cargo compartment frame, and an air guide attached adjacent to the first portion of the cargo compartment frame. When the tailgate is open, an inner side surface of the tailgate has a round shape in a direction away from the air curtain, the air guide is disposed between the tailgate and the first portion, and the air curtain is disposed opposite to the air guide.
Claims20
A vehicle tailgate air curtain, comprising:
- a tailgate attached to a first portion of a cargo compartment frame of a vehicle;
- an air curtain attached to a second portion of the cargo compartment frame;
- and
- an air guide attached adjacent to the first portion of the cargo compartment frame;
- wherein, when the tailgate is open:
- an inner side surface of the tailgate has a round shape in a direction away from the air curtain;
- the air guide is positioned between the tailgate and the first portion;
- and
- the air curtain is positioned opposite to the air guide.
An method of operating a tailgate air curtain, comprising:
- opening a tailgate;
- positioning an air guide between the tailgate and a first portion of a cargo compartment frame connected to the tailgate;
- emitting wind toward the air guide by an air curtain positioned in a second portion of the cargo compartment frame;
- and
- guiding the wind toward an inner side surface of the tailgate, by the air guide;
- wherein the inner side surface of the tailgate has a round shape in a direction away from the air curtain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.