Mounting structure of a tailgate
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShoichiro KAWAJI
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Abstract
A mounting structure of a tailgate, the mounting structure comprises the tailgate disposed at a rear end of a loading platform of a vehicle; and a hinge swingably connecting the tailgate to a body of the vehicle, the hinge including a gate-side component fastened to the tailgate and a body-side component fastened to the body. The gate-side component has a fitting projection projecting toward the body-side component. The body-side component has a cylindrical portion that covers an entire circumference of the fitting projection. In the cylindrical portion, a fitting recess to be fitted with the fitting projection is formed.
Claims5
A mounting structure of a tailgate, the mounting structure comprising:
- the tailgate disposed at a rear end of a loading platform of a vehicle;
- and
- a hinge swingably connecting the tailgate to a body of the vehicle, the hinge including a gate-side component fastened to the tailgate and a body-side component fastened to the body, wherein
- the gate-side component has a fitting projection projecting toward the body-side component,
- the body-side component has a cylindrical portion that covers an entire circumference of the fitting projection, and
- in the cylindrical portion, a fitting recess to be fitted with the fitting projection is formed.
A mounting structure of a tailgate, the mounting structure comprising:
- the tailgate disposed at a rear end of a loading platform of a vehicle;
- and
- a hinge swingably connecting the tailgate to a body, the hinge including a gate-side component fastened to the tailgate, a body-side component fastened to the body, and an auxiliary component, wherein
- the gate-side component has a fitting projection projecting toward the body-side component,
- the body-side component has a cylindrical portion,
- the cylindrical portion has a fitting recess to be fitted to the fitting projection and a peripheral surface on which a notch that allows the fitting projection to pass therethrough is formed, and
- the auxiliary component has a terminal portion bent from a side opposite from the notch so as to cover the cylindrical portion, and an arm portion fastened to the tailgate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.