US 2026/0296569 A1 · CONTROL OF SPLIT-DOOR TAILGATE ASSEMBLY

Abstract

Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to the control of a powered split-door tailgate assembly. In one embodiment, a method includes sequentially pivoting a first tailgate door and a second tailgate door of a split-door tailgate assembly about respective vertical axes responsive to a first input. The method also includes pivoting the first tailgate door about a first vertical axis responsive to a second input. The method also includes disengaging frame latches to facilitate a pivot of the first tailgate door and the second tailgate door about a horizontal axis responsive to a third input. The method further includes pivoting the second tailgate door about a second vertical axis responsive to a fourth input.

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Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
sequentially pivot a first tailgate door and a second tailgate door of a split-door tailgate assembly about respective vertical axes responsive to a first input;
pivot the first tailgate door about a first vertical axis responsive to a second input;
disengage frame latches to facilitate a pivot of the first tailgate door and the second tailgate door about a horizontal axis responsive to a third input;
and
pivot the second tailgate door about a second vertical axis responsive to a fourth input.

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A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

sequentially pivot a first tailgate door and a second tailgate door of a split-door tailgate assembly about respective vertical axes responsive to a first input;
pivot the first tailgate door about a first vertical axis responsive to a second input;
disengage frame latches to facilitate a pivot of the first tailgate door and the second tailgate door about a horizontal axis responsive to a third input;
and
pivot the second tailgate door about a second vertical axis responsive to a fourth input.

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A method, comprising:

sequentially pivoting a first tailgate door and a second tailgate door of a split-door tailgate assembly about respective vertical axes responsive to a first input;
pivoting the first tailgate door about a first vertical axis responsive to a second input;
disengaging frame latches to facilitate a pivot of the first tailgate door and the second tailgate door about a horizontal axis responsive to a third input;
and
pivoting the second tailgate door about a second vertical axis responsive to a fourth input.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Control of split-door tailgate assembly

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Control of split-door tailgate assembly

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Abstract

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