| US 11,738,810 B2 | ||
| Power tailgate cargo load sensor | ||
| Alexander Wells, Northville, MI (US); Ryan Heins, Northville, MI (US); Eric Archambeau, Northville, MI (US); Takashi Nishio, Northville, MI (US); and Norman Kerr, Ann Arbor, MI (US) | ||
| Assigned to AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC., Northville, MI (US)TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US) | ||
| Filed by AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC., Northville, MI (US); and TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/452,965. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2023/0139499 A1, May 4, 2023 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01) | ||
| CPC B62D 33/0273 (2013.01) [B60R 13/04 (2013.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/52 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. A vehicle tailgate structure of a vehicle, comprising:
a tailgate located at a rear of the vehicle; a garnish covering a top surface of the tailgate and configured to rotate when an external load is applied to the garnish, the garnish including a rib structure along an interior surface of the garnish; and a touch sensor extending along the top surface of the tailgate and covered by the garnish, the touch sensor configured to detect an actuation event due to movement of the garnish, the touch sensor including touch sensor wires connected to a control system of the vehicle. |