IP Library Granted Patent US 11,697,461
Granted Patent B2
US 11,697,461 · App. 16/645,732 · Granted Jul 11, 2023

Rear closure system of a motor vehicle comprising a removable module

Inventor: Franck Leterrier (Lagnieu, FR)
Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
B62D35/007B62D37/02
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Patent No.
US 11,697,461
App. No.
16/645,732
Granted
Jul 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a rear closure system ( 2; 102 ) of a motor vehicle, comprising: a main body ( 4; 104 ), and a module ( 10; 110 ) that can be detached from the main body ( 4; 104 ) and can receive a device ( 24; 124 ), the main body ( 4; 104 ) comprising a free space ( 12; 112 ) accessible through an opening ( 14; 114 ), the dimensions of the free space ( 12; 112 ) and the opening ( 14; 114 ) being such that the module ( 10; 110 ) can be inserted into, and removed from, the main body ( 4; 104 ).

Claims (16)

1. A rear opening of a motor vehicle comprising:

a movable main body, and

a module removable from the movable main body adapted to receive a device,

the movable main body including a free space accessible through an opening, the free space and the opening being sized to allow inserting and removing the module from the movable main body,

wherein the free space is located between an upper panel and a liner of the movable main body.

2. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the device contained in the module comprises a movable aerodynamic blade and a motorized actuating mechanism of the movable aerodynamic blade.

3. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the device contained in the module comprises a motorized mechanism for opening and closing the rear opening.

4. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the module is adapted to be positioned in the free space through an opening arranged facing a front of the motor vehicle when the rear opening is mounted on the motor vehicle.

5. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the module is adapted to be positioned in the free space through an opening on the rear of the motor vehicle when the rear opening is mounted on the motor vehicle.

6. The rear opening of claim 5 , wherein the rear opening further comprises a covering element capable of at least partially closing the opening provided at the back of the movable main body.

7. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the liner and/or the upper panel on the one hand and the module on the other hand are structured to guide the module during its insertion into the free space.

8. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the liner and/or the upper panel on the one hand and the module on the other hand are structured to facilitate placement of the module in the free space.

9. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the module is adapted to allow its attachment to a motor vehicle body.

10. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein an upper part of the module is open.

11. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the module is sealed.

12. The rear opening of claim 1 , wherein the module further comprises an element adapted to allow connection between at least one wire harness of the movable main body and at least one electrical circuit of the motor vehicle.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 21, 2025
From: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE
To: OPMOBILITY SE
Reel/Frame 069958/0347 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 15, 2025
From: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM
To: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE
Reel/Frame 069923/0888 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2020
From: LETERRIER, FRANCK
To: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM
Reel/Frame 053958/0576 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1758289 · Sep 8, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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