FOLDING VEHICLE TAILGATE ASSEMBLY
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230192200A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US17927725

    申请日:2021-06-04

    申请人: Multimatic Inc.

    IPC分类号: B62D33/037 B60R3/02 B60N3/02

    CPC分类号: B62D33/037 B60R3/02 B60N3/023

    摘要: A vehicle tailgate assembly primarily for pick-up trucks comprises a frame with a transverse base and support arms extending perpendicularly therefrom adjacent distal ends of the base. A tailgate door is rotationally mounted to the frame between the support arms. The door comprises a transverse upper section rotationally joined to a transverse lower section at a rotational joint, preferably a hinge. A releasable locking mechanism, typically a latch or multiple latches, is located adjacent the rotational joint to releasably hold the upper section in relation to the lower section at selected orientations. An additional locking mechanism, also typically a latch or multiple latches, may selectively hold the lower section or both the lower section and the upper section to the support arms. The tailgate may also be provided with an extendible tailgate which may be rotated interiorly and exteriorly of the plane of the upper section. An extendible handle, stowable in the upper section or the lower section, may also be provided to support user entry and exit from a cargo hold of the pick-up truck.

    Ball joint with injection molded bearing

    公开(公告)号:US11608854B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US16638843

    申请日:2018-08-16

    申请人: Multimatic Inc.

    IPC分类号: F16C11/06 F16C33/10

    摘要: A ball joint includes a stud extending from a ball. A housing has a bore that receives the ball. The housing has an interior surface facing the ball that includes a groove. A plastic bearing is arranged between the ball and the housing. The plastic bearing has first and second sides opposite one another. The first side has a spherical surface engaging the ball. The second side has a protrusion opposite the spherical surface that is received in and fills the groove and a recess in the spherical surface opposite the protrusion.

    VEHICLE TAILGATE WITH INTEGRATED COLLAPSIBLE DOOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230061847A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17795277

    申请日:2021-02-17

    申请人: Multimatic Inc.

    发明人: Matthew Silva

    摘要: A vehicle tailgate with an integrated collapsible door comprises a tailgate having an outer wall, an inner wall and a cavity there between, a door section of the tailgate having an inboard wall and an outboard wall and being moveable between a closed position and an open position substantially within the envelope of the tailgate, the inboard wall and the outboard wall being connected by a linkage to permit relative movement there between, a first track to guide the motion of the inboard wall and a second track to guide the motion of the outboard wall, and a power drive unit to power the motion of the door section, such that in the closed position of the door section the inboard wall is flush with the inner wall of the tailgate and the outboard wall is flush with the outer wall of the tailgate, and in the open position of the door section at least a portion of the inboard wall and at least a portion of the outboard wall lie within the cavity between the outer wall and the inner wall of the tailgate.

    AUTOMOTIVE LIFT-OFF HINGE WITH INTEGRATED DOOR CHECK

    公开(公告)号:US20220243511A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17623742

    申请日:2021-06-17

    申请人: Multimatic Inc.

    摘要: An automotive lift-off hinge joint to rotationally connect an automotive door and body comprises first and second door side hinge brackets and a body side hinge bracket. A detent shaft is provided with an interiorly threaded intermediate portion adapted to receive a removable threaded fastener and with a shaped detent shaft feature adapted to engage a similarly shaped pyramidal portion of a guide pin fastened to the body side hinge bracket. The detent shaft is rotationally mounted within a cylindrical check mechanism and secured in relation to the first and second door side hinge brackets. Bushings in door side hinge bracket apertures allow rotation of portions of the detent shaft extending through the apertures. The pyramidal shaped portions are preferably square.

    Power drive module for vehicle doors

    公开(公告)号:US11286702B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US16638332

    申请日:2018-09-07

    申请人: Multimatic Inc.

    IPC分类号: E05F11/24 E05F15/622

    摘要: A power drive module for a vehicle power door includes a housing, a drive mechanism arranged in the housing and configured to move a drive element, and a brake assembly arranged in the housing. The brake assembly includes a brake ring operatively coupled to the drive mechanism. A brake band is wrapped about the brake ring and movable between a normally engaged position relative to the brake ring and a disengaged position relative to the brake ring. A brake release actuator is operatively connected to the brake band and configured to move the brake band between the engaged and disengaged positions with the brake ring in response to an electrical signal.

    Pedestrian protection automotive hinge

    公开(公告)号:US10315613B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15524311

    申请日:2016-06-03

    申请人: Multimatic, Inc.

    发明人: Patrick Patterson

    摘要: A pedestrian protection automotive hinge includes a release assembly which includes a clip supported at one of the first and second opposing ends of a slot in one of first and second members, and a stop pin supported by the other of the first and second members. The stop pin is captured in the clip in the normally closed position and the normally opened position. An actuator is configured to engage the second member and to force the second member upward relative to the first member in response to a collision input. The stop pin is configured to break the clip in response to this force permitting the second member to pivot about a member pin relative to the first member to an opened hood collision position and the stop pin to move to the end of the slot opposite the clip.

    Multiple piece construction automotive door hinge

    公开(公告)号:US10100563B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15825427

    申请日:2017-11-29

    申请人: MULTIMATIC INC.

    摘要: An automotive hinge assembly adapted to facilitate motion of a closure panel relative to a fixed body structure comprises a door component constructed from two press formed angle brackets structurally connected via a pivot pin and adapted to be mounted to a vehicle closure panel, a body component constructed from two press formed angle brackets structurally connected via a simple formed feature and the pivot pin and adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body structure, such that the pivot pin structurally assembles the two hinge components, facilitates relative rotary motion between them and structurally connects the multiple press formed angle brackets so that the resulting assembly achieves a much higher material efficiency than the prior art with an associated significant cost reduction.