Spoiler for rear hatch closure assembly
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenichi Kitayama, Michael A Schrader, Matthew Weyand Schmitt
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Abstract
A spoiler assembly for a rear hatch closure assembly on a vehicle includes a base member extending laterally across the hatch closure assembly, a latch mounted to the base member, and a shell member secured to the base member to cover and conceal the latch.
Claims19
A spoiler assembly for a rear hatch closure assembly on a vehicle, comprising:
- a base member extending laterally across the hatch closure assembly;
- a latch mounted to the base member;
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- a shell member secured to the base member to cover and conceal the latch, wherein the hatch closure assembly includes:
- a hatch frame slidably mounted to a vehicle body of the vehicle;
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- a hatch closure pivotally mounted to the hatch frame and including the base member extending laterally thereacross.
A spoiler assembly for a rear hatch closure assembly on a vehicle, comprising:
- a base member extending laterally across the hatch closure assembly;
- a latch mounted to the base member;
- a shell member secured to the base member to cover and conceal the latch, and
- a latch actuator mounted to the base member and operatively connected to the latch, the latch actuator covered and concealed by the shell member.
A spoiler assembly for a rear hatch closure assembly on a vehicle, comprising:
- a base member extending laterally across the hatch closure assembly;
- a latch mounted to the base member;
- a shell member secured to the base member to cover and conceal the latch, and
- a release switch disposed under a fin of the shell member.
A spoiler assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a base member extending laterally across a hatch closure;
- a pair of latch members disposed at opposite ends of the base member for latching the hatch closure in a closed position;
- a shell member mounted over the pair of latch members onto the base member, the shell member including a fin configured as a handle, the fin formed as a raised portion defining an underside recess for grasping.
A spoiler assembly for a sliding hatch closure, comprising:
- a base member formed as a cross member on a flip frame pivotally mounted on a slide frame of the sliding hatch closure;
- a latch mounted to the base member the latch selectively locking to a striker disposed on the slide frame for latching the flip frame in a pivot closed position;
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- a shell member mounted to the base member over the latch for concealing the latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.