US 12,358,414 B2
Electric push rod automobile lifting tailgate system
Yong Yang, Ningbo (CN); Mengliang Wei, Ningbo (CN); Peng Lu, Ningbo (CN); and Fernando Osca, Ningbo (CN)
Assigned to NINGBO POWERNICE INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Zhejiang (CN)
Filed by NINGBO POWERNICE INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Ningbo (CN)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/807,697.
Prior Publication US 2025/0058691 A1, Feb. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. B60P 1/44 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 1/4414 (2013.01) [B60P 1/4471 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tailgate system for an automobile, comprising:
a bearing platform;
a beam assembly, configured for being fixed on an automobile;
a follower arm hinged to said beam assembly, configured for guiding a raising and lowering movement of the bearing platform;
a lifting beam hinged to said follower arm, wherein the lifting beam rotates as the follower arm moves;
a connecting plate fixedly attached to said lifting beam;
a fixed beam hinged to said beam assembly;
a lifting seat connected to said fixed beam and supported by the fixed beam, and;
a door push rod, wherein the door push rod comprises a rear end joint hinged to the fixed beam, a front end joint hinged to the bearing platform, and a motor configured for driving the front end joint to retract or extend, thereby controlling a rotation of the bearing platform.