Vehicle hatchback closure

Details Vehicle hatchback closure Vehicle hatchback closure

1981-11-20

1983-11-15

Song, Robert R.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Trunk lids

296 56, 292338, B60R 504

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044151942

ABSTRACT:
A closure panel arrangement for a vehicle hatchback opening includes a pair of hinges which mount a glass panel on the vehicle body for movement between positions opening and closing the opening. A tail member is mounted on the end of the glass panel opposite the hinges and mounts a latch element for latching the glass panel in the closed position. A pair of telescoping struts act between the vehicle body and the tail member to bias the glass panel and tail member to the pivotally raised open position. A decorative molding extends around the edge of the glass panel from the tail member to the hinges so that the telescoping struts and the decorative molding cooperate to hold the tail member at the pivotally raised position in the event of breakage of the glass panel in the open position. A rotation-limiting device is provided in the connection between the telescoping struts and the tail member so that downward rotation of the tail member about its point of attachment with the struts is prevented.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3883126 (1975-05-01), Nicholls
patent: 3909060 (1975-09-01), Katayama
patent: 3977712 (1976-08-01), Northrop

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