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US 8,167,357 B2Granted
Dual action rear hatch
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenichi Kitayama, Michael A. Schrader, Matthew Weyand Schmitt
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a hatch frame slidably mounted thereto. A hatch closure is pivotally mounted to the hatch frame. The hatch frame is slidably movable between a slide closed position and a slide open position and the hatch closure is pivotally movable between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position.
Claims14
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a hatch frame slidably mounted thereto;
- and
- a hatch closure pivotally mounted to the hatch frame, the hatch frame slidably movable between a slide closed position and a slide open position and the hatch closure pivotally movable between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position;
- wherein the hatch frame includes:
- spaced apart lateral side frame members defining a hatch opening therebetween, the hatch closure pivotally mounted to the lateral side frame members and closing the hatch opening defined therebetween when in the pivot closed position;
- an upper cross member extending between upper ends of the lateral side frame members;
- spaced apart hinges pivotally mounting the hatch closure to the upper ends of the lateral side frame members;
- dampers respectively mounting side members of the hatch closure to the lateral side members;
- and
- wherein the hatch frame has a generally inverted U-shape formed by the lateral side frame members and the upper cross member with an open end disposed rearwardly on the vehicle body.
7 more elements
A slide hatch assembly for selectively closing a rear cargo opening on a vehicle, comprising:
- a sliding hatch slidably mounted to a vehicle body of the vehicle for movement between a slide closed position and a slide open position;
- and
- a hatch closure mounted to the sliding hatch for movement between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position when the sliding hatch is in the slide closed position, wherein the sliding hatch includes a hatch frame having a generally inverted U-shape formed by a pair of laterally spaced apart side frame members and a cross member extending laterally between the side frame members at upper ends thereof with an open end disposed rearwardly on the vehicle body.
A rear closure assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first closure slidably mounted to a vehicle body of the vehicle for movement between a slide closed position and a slide open position, wherein the first closure has a hatch frame with a generally inverted U-shape formed by the lateral side frame members and the upper cross member with an open end disposed rearwardly on the vehicle body;
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- a second closure pivotally mounted to the first closure for movement between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.