A vehicle panel positioning apparatus 100 comprises a support 104 for a vehicle panel 208 at a first position (102, Figure 2A) adjacent a lower edge 206 of a lowerable vehicle tailgate 202, and a mechanism 110 for moving support 104, preferably inwardly, to create a gap (112, Figure 2B) at the first position so that tailgate 202 can be lowered to extend outwardly. The vehicle may comprise a split tailgate with lower tailgate 202 and an upper liftable tailgate portion (204, Figure 1B). Typically, support 104 may be rotated about an axis parallel to an axis of rotation of tailgate 202. Mechanism 110 may comprise an actuating rod that may move dependent on movement of tailgate 202, so that movement of tailgate movement 202 moves support 104; optionally mechanism 110 may also comprise a curved lever coupled to support 104 and the actuating rod.
Vehicle panel positioning apparatus and system
2017-09-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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