Vehicle tailgate movement assist mechanism using plunger

Details Vehicle tailgate movement assist mechanism using plunger Vehicle tailgate movement assist mechanism using plunger

2007-05-31

2009-06-30

Morrow, Jason S (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

End gates

C296S146800, C049S386000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07552958

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle tailgate movement assist mechanism including a tailgate configured to rotate between opened and closed positions and a tailgate lever arm fixedly connected to a bottom area of the tailgate. A drive lever may be pivotally connected at one end thereof to the tailgate lever arm and pivotally connected at an opposite end thereof to a bell crank. The bell crank may be pivotally anchored at one end thereof to a vehicle body, and a plunger damper may be anchored to the vehicle body adjacent the bell crank. With the mechanism configured as discussed above, rotation of the tailgate from a closed to an opened position simultaneously rotates the tailgate lever arm to impart movement to the drive lever and the bell crank to thereby contact and actuate a plunger of the plunger damper to reduce an opening speed of the tailgate.

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