US 12,128,960 B2
Tailgate support cable assembly with touch sensor activation feature
Tarakorn Soonthornwinate, Plymouth, MI (US); Kevin J. James, Saline, MI (US); and James D. Cunningham, Clarkston, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Aichi-Ken (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,839.
Prior Publication US 2023/0365200 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01); E05D 11/06 (2006.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/41 (2015.01)
CPC B62D 33/0273 (2013.01) [B60J 5/102 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01); E05D 11/06 (2013.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/41 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/224 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/654 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/445 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/544 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retainer portion structured to be attachable to a cable of a tailgate support cable assembly, the retainer portion comprising:
a tailgate retention portion;
an object contact portion extending from the tailgate retention portion and defining a reference plane; and
a sensor engagement portion extending from the object contact portion and including a sensor contact portion extending in a direction away from the reference plane.