Vehicle liftgate with accessory component module
AssigneeValeo Electrical Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Romesburg, Philippe Gougeon, William Ethan A. McClure, Leonida S. Vaitus
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Abstract
A liftgate component module mountable on a pivotal liftgate window provides a unitary mounting platform for a plurality of components including a window wiper drive apparatus and a window latch apparatus. A unitary bracket carries the wiper drive apparatus and the window latch apparatus. The bracket may be an integral extension of the wiper motor apparatus housing. Connections on the bracket mate with connectors carried on the liftgate window for securing the bracket to the liftgate window in a single assembly.
Claims17
A liftgate component module mountable on a movable liftgate window carried on a vehicle liftgate, the module comprising:
- a unitary bracket;
- a window wiper drive motor and a window latch apparatus mounted on the bracket;
- and
- means for mounting the bracket to the liftgate window.
A vehicle liftgate comprising:
- a liftgate panel;
- a pivotal window mounted on the liftgate panel for movement between a first closed position and a second open position;
- a striker carried on the liftgate panel;
- a liftgate window wiper drive apparatus;
- a liftgate window latch apparatus;
- and
- a bracket, the wiper drive apparatus and the window latch apparatus unitarily mounted to the bracket for unitary one-step mounting on the liftgate window.
A method for mounting a plurality of components on a vehicle liftgate comprising the steps of:
- providing a unitary bracket;
- mounting a window wiper drive motor and a liftgate window latch apparatus on the bracket;
- and
- mounting the bracket on the liftgate window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.