Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-20
2001-11-20
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S146800, C296S106000, C296S076000, C016S082000, C016S08600R, C016S08600R
Reexamination Certificate
active
06318795
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a vibration preventing structure of tailgate in automobile, and more particularly to a vibration preventing structure of tailgate in automobile adapted to prevent a tailgate from vibrating in the opening and closing directions according to automobile vibration, thereby reducing noise generated from the tailgate.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Generally, an automobile is equipped with a plurality of doors for loading and unloading passengers and merchandises and one box cars such as jeep, van and the like are provided with a tailgate for loading and unloading merchandises in the rear compartment thereof.
The tailgate
50
thus described is rotably hinged to an upper end of roof panel (R) which is a rear surface of automobile body (B) by way of hinges
51
as illustrated in
FIG. 2
, and merchandises are accommodated through the tailgate
50
.
Between the tailgate
50
and the automobile body (B), a weatherstrip is arranged to guarantee a watertightness and a guide bumper is also mounted to prevent swaying and trembling.
As illustrated in
FIG. 3
, the guide bumper is mounted with a first guide bumper
53
secured to a longitudinal end of the tailgate
50
by way of a bolt
52
and a second guide bumper
56
mounted at the body (B) for restricting H and L directions by being contacted by the first guide bumper
53
and first and second contact surfaces
54
and
55
when the tailgate
50
is closed.
In other words, when the tailgate
50
is closed the first and second guide bumpers
53
and
56
are closely contacted to prevent the tailgate
50
from vibrating in the H and L directions.
There is a problem in the conventional tailgate thus described in that, when the vibration of the tailgate is restricted by the mutually-adhered first and second guide bumpers, restriction cannot be made to the direction where the tailgate is opened, leaving the tailgate to vibrate while the automobile is running result in generation of noise.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is disclosed to solve the aforementioned problem and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vibration preventing structure of tailgate in an automobile adapted to reduce noise generated by vibration in the opening direction of the tailgate.
In accordance with the object of the present, there is provided a vibration preventing structure of tailgate in an automobile, the structure comprising:
a first guide bumper protrusively coupled at a longitudinal end of the tailgate and sequentially formed with a plurality of hitching jaws;
height adjustment means for adjusting a protruded height of the first guide bumper;
a second guide bumper mounted at a body in order to allow the first guide bumper to be adhered when the tailgate is closed;
a rotary member rotably mounted at the second guide bumper via a rotary axle and formed with a hook to be hitched by the hitching jaw of the first guide bumper; and
operating means mounted at the second guide bumper for allowing the hook to be hitched by the hitching jaw by operating the rotary member when the first and second guide bumpers are adhered and for allowing the hook to be separated when the first and second guide bumpers are detached.
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Christie Parker & Hale LLP
Hyundai Motor Company
Pape Joseph D.
Patel Kiran B.
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