US 12,428,069 B2
Coupling structure of rear end module and tailgate striker
Hae-Hoon Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Tae-Gyu Park, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Young-Rock Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Jung-Ho Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Hee-Suk Chung, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/978,596.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0028635 (KR), filed on Mar. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0278638 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); E05B 79/02 (2014.01); E05B 85/04 (2014.01)
CPC B62D 25/08 (2013.01) [B60J 5/107 (2013.01); E05B 79/02 (2013.01); E05B 85/045 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupling structure of a rear end module and a tailgate striker comprising:
a rear end module adapted to be coupled to a circumference of a rear opening of a vehicle;
a rear end module reinforcing member fastened to an inner surface of the rear end module;
a striker reinforcing member fastened to one side of a lower end of the rear opening and coupled to the rear end module reinforcing member; and
a striker fastened to the striker reinforcing member;
wherein a lower portion of the striker reinforcing member is disposed between a rear floor panel and a back panel inner.