US 12,330,485 B2
Apparatus for moving a lower lid of a split tailgate in a car
Christer Dominique, Gothenburg (SE); Ebrahim Shakil, Gothenburg (SE); and Gerardo Morales, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/959,348.
Prior Publication US 2023/0110112 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60J 5/10 (2006.01); E05F 15/627 (2015.01)
CPC B60J 5/103 (2013.01) [E05F 15/627 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/654 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/532 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for moving a lower lid of a split tailgate in a car, the apparatus comprising:
a Bowden cable;
a drive unit configured to drive the Bowden cable; and
a mechanical interface configured to be connected with an end portion of the Bowden cable and with the lower lid of the split tailgate of the car;
the mechanical interface comprising a structural element configured to be connected with a hinge of the lower lid of the split tailgate, wherein the connection of the mechanical interface to the lower lid of the split tailgate is indirectly, through the connection of the structural element to a rod or a bracket of the hinge of the lower lid.