Motor vehicle tailgate mounted to pivot about a horizontal axis in the vicinity of its bottom edge
AssigneeCompagnie Plastic Omnium
InventorMaelig Pommeret
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Abstract
A motor vehicle tailgate of the type for installing on a motor vehicle so as to pivot about a horizontal axis situated close to the bottom edge of the tailgate between a closed position in which it closes access to the inside of the vehicle, at least in part, and an open position in which it is substantially horizontal and releases access to the inside of the vehicle. It comprises an appearance-defining outer panel and a structural inner panel, the inner panel being made of a plastics material.
Claims8
A tailgate adapted to be mounted in the rear of a motor vehicle for pivoting movement about a horizontal axis proximate the bottom edge of the tailgate;
- said tailgate being pivotable about said axis between a generally upright closed position in which the tailgate prohibits access to the vehicle interior, and a generally horizontal open position in which the tailgate provides access to the vehicle interior;
- the tailgate comprising an appearance-defining outer panel of a thermoplastic material;
- and a structural inner panel of plastic material;
- said inner panel having module housings for receiving function-performing modules, said modules being received at least in part in the thickness of the tailgate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.