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Granted Patent B2
US 10,259,300 · App. 15/445,064 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Lateral tailgate support for a motor vehicle

Inventors: Anika Stahl (Heilbronn, DE); Marco Schmidt (Walheim, DE); Andreas Koenig (Tamm, DE); Steffen Buchwald (Ingersheim, DE); Matthias Pfaeffle (Wuestenrot, DE)
Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
B60J5/107B60J10/273B60Q1/30
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Patent No.
US 10,259,300
App. No.
15/445,064
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tailgate support is arranged in a sealing channel between an inner panel of the lid bodyshell and a lateral covering of the rear lights.

Claims (11)

1. A lateral tailgate support for a motor vehicle with a lid bodyshell and rear lights, the tailgate support being configured to be arranged in a sealing channel between an inner panel of the lid bodyshell and a lateral covering of the rear lights, wherein the tailgate support has a Y contact surface, and the tailgate support is shaped in such a manner that a pitching axis of the motor vehicle runs transverse to the Y contact surface when the tailgate support is arranged in the sealing channel.

2. The tailgate support of claim 1 , further comprising a housing and a Y buffer which has the Y contact surface, the housing having a linear guide for displacing the Y buffer transversely with respect to a rolling axis of the motor vehicle.

3. The tailgate support of claim 2 , further comprising a screw that connects the Y buffer to the housing.

4. A tailgate support of claim 1 , further comprising a housing that has the Y contact surface, and the housing comprises elongated holes for connecting the housing to the inner panel.

5. The tailgate support for a motor vehicle with a lid bodyshell and rear lights, the tailgate support being configured to be arranged in a sealing channel between an inner panel of the lid bodyshell and a lateral covering of the rear lights, wherein the tailgate support has a Z contact surface, and the tailgate support is shaped so that a yaw axis of the motor vehicle is transverse to the Z contact surface when the tailgate support is arranged in the sealing channel.

6. The tailgate support of claim 5 , further comprising a Z buffer that has the Z contact surface, the Z buffer having a thread for displacing the Z buffer longitudinally with respect to the yaw axis.

7. A tailgate for a motor vehicle, the tailgate comprising the tailgate support of claim 1 on both sides.

8. A motor vehicle, comprising: a lid bodyshell, rear lights on both sides of the vehicle with each of the rear lights having a lateral covering made of plastic, a tailgate and tailgate supports on both of the sides of the vehicle, each of the tailgate supports being arranged in a sealing channel between an inner panel of the lid bodyshell and the lateral covering of the respective rear light, with an inlet direction of the tailgate pointing longitudinally with respect to a yaw axis of the motor vehicle.

9. A method for producing the motor vehicle of claim 8 , the method comprising

fitting the tailgate support into the sealing channel between the inner panel of the lid bodyshell and the lateral covering of the rear lights, and

adjusting the tailgate support in such a manner that the tailgate support lies flat against the lateral covering.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2017
From: STAHL, ANIKA; SCHMIDT, MARCO; KOENIG, ANDREAS; BUCHWALD, STEFFEN; PFAEFFLE, MATTHIAS
To: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 109 264 · May 20, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170334273A1 · Nov 23, 2017