A tailgate of a vehicle including a back portion and a seat portion, a telescopic mechanism including a first link, a second link, and a slotted link with a slot connected to the back portion of the tailgate allowing the tailgate to slide and pivot, and a four-bar mechanism including a third link and a fourth link hingedly connected to the back portion and the seat portion of the tailgate, wherein the telescopic mechanism and the four-bar mechanism allow the tailgate to transition between a first position, a second position, and a third position.
Telescoping tailgate with fourbar linkage for elevation drop
2018-02-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
TELESCOPING TAILGATE WITH FOUR-BAR LINKAGE FOR ELEVATION DROP
European Patent Office | 2018
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