CN217705447U - Tail door structure and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a tailgate structure and a vehicle. This tail-gate structure installs in the rear end of vehicle, the tail-gate structure includes: the tail door assembly comprises a tail door metal plate, a tail door inner decorative plate and a rear windshield, wherein the rear windshield is arranged in the tail door metal plate, and the tail door inner decorative plate is arranged on the tail door metal plate and faces the inner side of the vehicle; the high-mount brake lamp comprises a lamp shell, a lamp body and a sealing piece, wherein the lamp body is installed in the lamp shell, the sealing piece is arranged at the edge of the lamp shell, the lamp shell is installed at the top of the interior trim panel of the tail door, and the edge of the sealing piece can be attached to the rear windshield. The sealing element is added at the edge of the lamp shell, so that no gap exists between the high-mount stop lamp and the rear windshield, light emitted by the lamp body cannot be reflected to the inner space of the vehicle through the joint of the sealing element and the rear windshield, influence on a driver is avoided, and comfort and safety during driving are guaranteed.

Description

Tail door structure and vehicle

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicle equipment, in particular to a tail gate structure and a vehicle.

Background

At present, a high-mount stop lamp is arranged in a vehicle, is an auxiliary lamp of the stop lamp, is generally arranged on a central line of a rear cover of the vehicle, and is also arranged at the upper end of the rear cover of the vehicle. When the high-order brake lamp is assembled, the high-order brake lamp is firstly installed on the tail door interior trimming plate through the screw, and the rear following tail door interior trimming plate is installed on a tail door metal plate of the vehicle rear cover.

Usually, a certain safety gap is reserved between the tail door interior trimming panel and the rear windshield, so that the rear windshield is prevented from being collided when the tail door interior trimming panel is installed. When the high-position brake lamp is arranged on the inner decorative plate of the tail door, a certain gap is formed between the high-position brake lamp and the rear windshield. When the high-order stop lamp is luminous, its light can reflect through the clearance, produces certain influence to the driver, influences comfort level and the security of driving.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a tail gate structure and a vehicle for avoiding light leakage in order to solve the problem of light leakage caused by a gap between the conventional high-mount stop lamp and the rear windshield.

A tailgate structure mounted to a rear end of a vehicle, said tailgate structure comprising:

the tail door assembly comprises a tail door metal plate, a tail door inner decorative plate and a rear windshield, wherein the rear windshield is arranged in the tail door metal plate, and the tail door inner decorative plate is arranged on the tail door metal plate and faces the inner side of the vehicle; and

the high-mount stop lamp comprises a lamp shell, a lamp body and a sealing element, wherein the lamp body is installed in the lamp shell, the sealing element is arranged at the edge of the lamp shell, the lamp shell is installed at the top of an interior trim panel of the tail gate, and the edge of the sealing element can be attached to the rear windshield.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lamp housing includes a supporting housing and a mounting portion, the supporting housing has an accommodating space, the lamp body is located in the accommodating space, and the mounting portion is disposed at the bottom of the supporting housing and connected to the tailgate interior trim panel;

the sealing member is arranged on at least part of the edge of the lamp shell.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sealing member is disposed on the top and two sides of the supporting housing.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the interior plaque of tail-gate includes first plate body and second plate body, the second plate body set up in the top intermediate position of first plate body, the second plate body for first plate body orientation the tail-gate panel beating is buckled, the top installation of second plate body the lamp body.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a height of the top of the second plate is equal to or higher than a top of the lamp housing.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sealing member is made of a soft material.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sealing member is made of epdm rubber.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sealing member and the lamp housing are integrally injection-molded in a two-color manner.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a length of the sealing member is equal to or greater than a distance from the lamp envelope to the rear windshield.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the tailgate assembly further includes a black edge, the black edge has a light hole, the black edge cover is disposed on the high mounted stop lamp, and the light hole is aligned to the lamp body, the black edge is further disposed on an edge of the rear windshield.

A vehicle comprises a vehicle body and a tail gate structure according to any one of the technical characteristics, wherein the tail gate structure can be opened and closed at the tail part of the vehicle body.

According to the tail gate structure and the vehicle, the lamp body of the high-position brake lamp is arranged in the lamp shell, and the top of the tail gate interior trim panel is arranged through the lamp shell, so that the lamp body is exposed through the rear windshield, and the sealing part is arranged at the edge of the lamp shell. When the high-order brake lamp is installed behind the interior trimming panel of the tail gate, the sealing piece is attached to the rear windshield. This disclosed tail-gate structure increases the sealing member at the edge of lamp body for there is not the clearance between high-order stop lamp and the back windshield, there is the clearance to lead to the problem of light leak between effectual solution present high-order stop lamp and the back windshield, make the light that the lamp body sent can not reflect the inner space of vehicle through the junction of sealing member and back windshield, avoid producing the influence to driver people, travelling comfort and security when guaranteeing to drive.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a tailgate structure according to an embodiment of the disclosure from an angle;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the tailgate structure shown in FIG. 1 from another perspective;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the tailgate structure shown in FIG. 1 with the overhead brake lights engaged with the rear windshield;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the high mounted stop light of FIG. 3 of FIG. 1 engaged with a tailgate trim panel;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the high mounted stop lamp shown in FIG. 4;

fig. 6 isbase:Sub>A sectional view of the high mounted stop lamp of fig. 5 atbase:Sub>A-base:Sub>A of fig. 4.

Wherein: 100. a tailgate structure; 110. a tailgate assembly; 111. a tail gate metal plate; 112. a tailgate trim panel; 113. a rear windshield; 114. black edges; 120. a high mounted stop lamp; 121. a lamp housing; 1211. a support housing; 1212. an installation part; 122. a lamp body; 123. a seal member; 124. and a lampshade.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the present disclosure are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. This disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the disclosure and to simplify the description, but are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be construed as limiting the disclosure.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present disclosure, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly specifically limited otherwise.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integral; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be interconnected within two elements or in a relationship where two elements interact with each other unless otherwise specifically limited. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

Referring to fig. 1-6, the present disclosure provides a tailgate structure 100. The tailgate structure 100 is installed at the rear of a vehicle and covers the trunk of the vehicle. It is worth mentioning that the type of vehicle here is in principle not limited, but may be any type of vehicle.

The rear end of the existing vehicle is provided with a high-position brake lamp, and when the high-position brake lamp is assembled, the high-position brake lamp is firstly installed on an interior decorative plate of a tail door through a screw, and a rear interior decorative plate of the tail door is installed on a tail door metal plate of a rear cover of the vehicle. Usually, a certain safety gap is reserved between the tail door interior trimming panel and the rear windshield, so that the rear windshield is prevented from being collided when the tail door interior trimming panel is installed. When the high-position brake lamp is arranged on the inner decorative plate of the tail door, a certain gap is formed between the high-position brake lamp and the rear windshield. When the high-order stop lamp is luminous, its light can reflect through the clearance, produces certain influence to the driver, influences comfort level and the security of driving.

Therefore, the present disclosure provides a novel tailgate structure 100, and this tailgate structure 100 can avoid the existence clearance between high-order stop lamp 120 and rear windshield 113 for inside the light of high-order stop lamp 120 can not reflect the vehicle through between high-order stop lamp 120 and the rear windshield 113, avoid producing the influence to the driver, comfort and security when guaranteeing to drive. The specific structure of the tailgate structure 100 is described below.

Referring to fig. 1-6, in one embodiment, the tailgate structure 100 includes a tailgate assembly 110 and a high mounted stop light 120. The tail-gate subassembly 110 includes tail-gate panel beating 111, interior plaque 112 of tail-gate and back windshield 113, back windshield 113 set up in the tail-gate panel beating 111, interior plaque 112 of tail-gate set up in tail-gate panel beating 111, and the orientation the vehicle is inboard to be set up. The high mount stop lamp 120 comprises a lamp housing 121, a lamp body 122 and a sealing member 123, wherein the lamp body 122 is installed in the lamp housing 121, the sealing member 123 is arranged at the edge of the lamp housing 121, the lamp housing 121 is installed at the top of the tail gate interior trim panel 112, and the edge of the sealing member 123 can be attached to the rear windshield 113.

The tailgate assembly 110 is a main structure of the tailgate structure 100, and the tailgate assembly 110 is openable and closable to be disposed at a rear portion of a body of the vehicle to cover a trunk of the vehicle. Set up high-order stop lamp 120 at tail-gate subassembly 110, high-order stop lamp 120 sets up in the position of tail-gate subassembly 110 in the vehicle inside to can send light to the rear of vehicle, with the state of preceding car of suggestion to the back car, guarantee the security of preceding car and back car.

Specifically, the tailgate assembly 110 includes a tailgate sheet metal 111, a tailgate interior trim panel 112, and a rear windshield 113. The tailgate sheet metal 111 is a main body of the tailgate structure 100, one end of which is rotatably mounted on the top of the rear end of the vehicle, and the tailgate sheet metal 111 covers the trunk of the vehicle. The top of the tail gate metal plate 111 has an opening arranged therethrough, and the opening is used for mounting a rear windshield 113. After the rear windshield 113 is installed on the tail gate metal plate 111, the driver and passengers can see the rear of the vehicle through the rear windshield 113. The tail door trim panel 112 is provided with a tail door metal plate 111 and is located on the surface of the tail door metal plate 111 facing the inside of the vehicle.

Moreover, the tail gate metal plate 111 is arranged on the tail gate metal plate 111 in a clamping mode, and a certain distance is reserved between the tail gate metal plate 111 and the tail gate metal plate 111. When the vehicle runs, the distance can prevent the tail door interior trimming panel 112 from contacting the tail door metal plate 111, and further prevent the tail door interior trimming panel 112 from colliding with the tail door metal plate 111. The high-mount stop lamp 120 is located between the rear door interior trim panel 112 and the rear door metal plate 111, and the high-mount stop lamp 120 is mounted on the rear door interior trim panel 112 and abuts against the bottom of the rear windshield 113, so that light of the high-mount stop lamp 120 is transmitted through the rear windshield 113.

The high mount stop lamp 120 includes a lamp housing 121, a lamp body 122 and a sealing member 123, the lamp housing 121 is installed on the top of the tail gate interior trim panel 112, the lamp housing 121 is located between the tail gate interior trim panel 112 and the tail gate metal plate 111, the lamp body 122 is installed behind the lamp housing 121, and the lamp body 122 is disposed toward the rear windshield 113. After the lamp body 122 emits light, the light can be emitted through the rear windshield 113. The seal 123 is disposed at the edge of the lamp envelope 121. When the lamp housing 121 is installed on the rear door trim 112, a certain distance exists between the edge of the lamp housing 121 and the rear windshield 113. The sealing member 123 is disposed behind the edge of the lamp housing 121, and the sealing member 123 can abut against the rear windshield 113, so that there is no gap between the high mounted stop lamp 120 and the rear windshield 113, and light emitted from the lamp body 122 is prevented from being reflected into the vehicle from the gap, thereby avoiding influence on the driver.

The tail gate structure 100 of the embodiment adds the sealing member 123 to the edge of the lamp housing 121, so that no gap exists between the high-mount stop lamp 120 and the rear windshield 113, and the problem of light leakage caused by the gap existing between the high-mount stop lamp and the rear windshield is effectively solved, so that light emitted by the lamp body 122 cannot be reflected to the inner space of the vehicle through the joint of the sealing member 123 and the rear windshield 113, thereby avoiding influencing drivers and ensuring comfort and safety during driving.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the lamp housing 121 includes a support housing 1211 having an accommodating space, the lamp body 122 is located in the accommodating space, and a mounting portion 1212 is disposed at a bottom of the support housing 1211 and connected to the tailgate inner panel 112.

The support case 1211 has an opening at one side, which is hollow, that is, a receiving space, the lamp body 122 is installed in the support case 1211, and a light emitting surface of the lamp body 122 is disposed toward the opening. A mounting portion 1212 is provided at the bottom of the support case 1211, and the mounting portion 1212 is connected to the tailgate interior panel 112 such that the lamp housing 121 is fixed to the tailgate interior panel 112.

Optionally, the lamp housing 121 is made of hard material. Therefore, the lamp housing 121 can reliably support the lamp body 122, the lamp body 122 can be reliably fixed on the tail door interior trim panel 112, the position of the lamp body 122 is prevented from moving, and light emitted by the lamp body 122 is emitted through the rear windshield 113. Optionally, the lamp housing 121 is supported by hard plastic. Optionally, the mounting portion 1212 is a mounting plate or other structure capable of mounting the lamp housing 121. Optionally, the edges of the support housing 1211 are angled to accommodate the angled rear windshield 113.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the sealing member 123 is disposed on at least a portion of an edge of the lamp housing 121. That is, the sealant 123 need not be disposed entirely on the edge of the lamp housing 121, as long as the light can be prevented from being reflected to the vehicle interior through the gap between the lamp housing 121 and the rear windshield 113.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the sealing member 123 is disposed on the top and two sides of the support casing 1211. As shown in fig. 3, the sealing members 123 are provided on three sides, a top edge and both side edges of the support case 1211, and the sealing members 123 are not required to be provided on the bottom edge of the support case 1211. This is because, after the bottom edge of the support case 1211 has a gap from the rear windshield 113, light enters between the rear door trim panel 112 and the rear door metal plate 111 through the gap, and does not enter the vehicle interior.

Of course, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the sealing members 123 may be provided at all four edges of the support housing 1211.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the high mount stop lamp 120 further includes a lamp cover 124, the lamp cover 124 is disposed between the support casing 1211 and the mounting portion 1212 and is disposed to be detected by the lamp body 122, and the lamp cover 124 is disposed between the lamp body 122 and the rear windshield 113. That is, in fig. 3, the lamp body 122 is located at the right side, and the lamp cover 124 is located at the left side. The light emitted from the lamp body 122 is emitted through the lamp housing 124.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the tailgate interior trim panel 112 includes a first panel body and a second panel body, the second panel body is disposed at a middle position of a top portion of the first panel body, the second panel body is bent toward the tailgate metal plate 111 with respect to the first panel body, and the lamp housing 121 is mounted at the top portion of the second panel body.

The first plate body is connected with the tail door metal plate 111 below the rear windshield 113, and a certain distance is reserved between the first plate body and the tail door metal plate 111. The second plate is disposed at the middle position above the first plate and opposite to the rear windshield 113, and the lamp housing 121 is mounted on the second plate.

Because the second plate body is the same as supporting high-order stop lamp 120, it need not too big area, consequently, the area of second plate body is less than the area of first plate body far away, can also avoid sheltering from back windshield 113, and then avoids influencing navigating mate's back vision. Moreover, after the high-order stop lamp 120 is installed on the second board body, the driver can shield the high-order stop lamp 120 when looking into the vehicle, and the driver can not see the high-order stop lamp 120, so that the attractiveness of the interior of the vehicle is ensured.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the top of the second plate is flush with the top of the lamp housing 121 or higher than the top of the lamp housing 121. Because the second plate is used for installing the high-mount stop lamp 120, the top of the second plate is flush with the top of the lamp housing 121, or the top of the second plate is slightly higher than the top of the lamp housing 121, so that the second plate is prevented from excessively shielding the rear windshield 113.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the sealing member 123 is made of a soft material. That is, the sealing member 123 is made of a soft material. Thus, when the sealing member 123 contacts the rear windshield 113, the sealing member 123 made of a soft material can be tightly attached to the rear windshield 113, so that the sealing property between the high mounted stop lamp 120 and the rear windshield 113 is ensured, and light is prevented from being reflected into the vehicle. Further, when the vehicle travels, the seal 123 made of a soft material is always attached to the rear windshield 113, and does not collide with the rear windshield 113 to cause impact. Optionally, the hermetic seal 123 is compatible with the glass conformability, area size and edge of the lamp envelope 121. Therefore, light leakage can be prevented, abnormal sound is avoided, and matching difficulty is reduced.

In one embodiment, the seal 123 is made of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM). Of course, the seal 123 may be made of other softer materials. Alternatively, the lamp housing 121 is made of PC/ABS (polycarbonate and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer and blends) or other materials.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the sealing member 123 is integrally injection-molded with the lamp housing 121 in a two-color manner. This can reduce the number of assembly steps. Of course, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the sealing member 123 and the lamp housing 121 may be fixed by gluing or the like, as long as the fixing is ensured.

In one embodiment, the length of the seal 123 is equal to or greater than the distance from the lamp envelope 121 to the rear windshield 113. This ensures that the seal 123 is accurately in contact with the rear windshield 113, thereby ensuring sealing performance.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment, the tailgate assembly 110 further includes a black edge 114, the black edge 114 has a light hole, the black edge 114 covers the high mounted stop lamp 120, the light hole is aligned with the lamp body 122, and the black edge 114 is further disposed at an edge of the rear windshield 113. That is, the black border 114 is provided at the edge of the rear windshield 113, the black border 114 is also provided at the edge of the high mounted stop lamp 120, and only the light emitting region of the lamp body 122 of the high mounted stop lamp 120 is exposed, so that the rear end of the vehicle can be ensured to have a good appearance.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in the tailgate structure 100 of the present disclosure, the sealing member 123 is made of a soft material, and after the high mounted stop lamp 120 is installed, the sealing member 123 is in zero contact with the rear windshield 113, so as to effectively prevent light emitted by the lamp body 122 from leaking between the sealing member 123 and the rear windshield 113. After the lamp body 122 of the high mounted stop lamp 120 emits light, the light is refracted and reflected by the rear windshield 113, and due to the shielding of the sealing member 123, the light cannot leak out from between the sealing member 123 and the rear windshield 113, so that the discomfort caused by the light leakage to the rearview mirror is eliminated, and the influence on the driver is avoided. Meanwhile, abnormal sound and collision between the lamp housing 121 and the rear windshield 113 during the running of the vehicle can be avoided.

In addition, when the high mounted stop lamp 120 is assembled, the wire is mounted to the tailgate trim panel 112 and then mounted to the tailgate metal plate 111 together with the tailgate trim panel 112. At this moment, the high-mount stop lamp 120 is hidden in the rear door trim panel 112, so that the high-mount stop lamp 120 is invisible in appearance, accompanying difficulty and cost are reduced, and assembly efficiency is improved.

The present disclosure further provides a vehicle, which includes a vehicle body and the tailgate structure 100 according to any of the above embodiments, wherein the tailgate structure 100 is configured to be opened and closed at a rear portion of the vehicle body. After the vehicle of the present disclosure adopts the tailgate structure 100 of the above embodiment, the assembly of the high mounted stop lamp 120 can be facilitated, and light leakage can be avoided.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of several embodiments of the present disclosure, which are described in more detail and detailed, but are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present disclosure, and these changes and modifications are all within the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (11)

1. A tailgate structure, mounted to a rear end of a vehicle, the tailgate structure comprising:

the tail gate assembly comprises a tail gate metal plate, a tail gate interior trimming plate and a rear windshield, wherein the rear windshield is arranged in the tail gate metal plate, and the tail gate interior trimming plate is arranged on the tail gate metal plate and faces the inner side of the vehicle; and

the high-mount brake lamp comprises a lamp shell, a lamp body and a sealing piece, wherein the lamp body is installed in the lamp shell, the sealing piece is arranged at the edge of the lamp shell, the lamp shell is installed at the top of the interior decorative plate of the tail door, and the edge of the sealing piece can be attached to the rear windshield.

2. The tailgate structure according to claim 1, wherein the lamp housing comprises a support housing having an accommodating space, and a mounting portion provided at a bottom of the support housing and connected to the tailgate inner trim panel;

the sealing member is arranged on at least part of the edge of the lamp shell.

3. A tailgate structure according to claim 2, characterized in that said seals are provided at the edges of the top and sides of the supporting shell.

4. The tailgate structure according to claim 1, wherein the tailgate interior trim panel comprises a first panel body and a second panel body, the second panel body is disposed at a middle position of a top portion of the first panel body, the second panel body is bent toward the tailgate sheet metal with respect to the first panel body, and the lamp housing is mounted at the top portion of the second panel body.

5. The tailgate structure according to claim 4, wherein the top of the second board body is level with or higher than the top of the lamp housing.

6. A tailgate structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the seal is made of a soft material.

7. The tailgate structure according to claim 6, characterized in that the sealing element is made of ethylene propylene diene monomer.

8. A tailgate structure according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that said sealing member and said lamp housing are injection molded in an integral two-color manner.

9. A tailgate structure according to any of claims 1-5, wherein said seal has a length equal to or greater than the distance from said light housing to said rear windshield.

10. The tailgate structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the tailgate assembly further comprises a black border having a light-transmitting hole, the black border covering the high mounted stop lamp with the light-transmitting hole aligned with the lamp body, the black border further being disposed at an edge of the rear windshield.

11. A vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a tailgate structure according to any one of claims 1 to 10, said tailgate structure being openably and closably disposed at an aft portion of said vehicle body.

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