US20090108613A1 - Vehicle endgate counterbalance - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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- B62D33/0273—Movable tailboards for vehicles comprising non-movable sideboards, e.g. pick-up trucks
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
- E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
- E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
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- E05F1/123—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a torsion bar
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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- E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates generally to vehicle endgates, and more particularly to a counterbalance for a vehicle endgate.
- Conventional pickup trucks have an endgate that pivots from a vertical closed position rearward and downward to a horizontal open position for ease in loading and unloading cargo from the bed of the pickup. For some people, however, the amount of effort required to lift the endgate from its open position in order to close it is undesirably high. Thus, some pickup manufacturers have added mechanisms to assist in lifting the tailgate from its open position while one is closing the endgate.
- For example, some have added torsion rods or vertically extending gas cylinders connected to the endgate hinge assembly. These devices store energy as the endgate is moved from its closed position to its fully open position, with the energy being used to assist a person when closing the endgate. While the torsion rod provides assist with lift effort, it does not provide any damping effect, which may be desirable when moving the endgate between its open and closed positions. The gas cylinder also has drawbacks in that it may interfere with the tail lamp housing, creating a packaging problem within the vehicle. Moreover, neither of these designs assists with maintaining the endgate (and hinge) in a position desirable for removal of the endgate from (and reassembly of the endgate to) the vehicle.
- An embodiment contemplates an endgate counter balance for use with an endgate of a vehicle having a hinge about which the endgate pivots between a closed position and a fully open position. The endgate counterbalance may comprise a hinge arm, an energy storage device and a crank mechanism. The hinge arm may extend from the hinge and be pivotally fixed relative to the endgate. The energy storage device may have a first end and a second end configured to mount to vehicle structure, and be configured to store and dissipate potential energy as the first end is moved relative to the second end. The crank mechanism may include a hinge pivot link, having a first leg and a second leg, and a crank pivot link, having a first leg, a second leg and a pivot location at an intersection of the first and second pivot legs of the crank pivot link. The first leg of the hinge pivot link is pivotally attached to the hinge arm, the second leg of the hinge pivot link is pivotally attached to the first leg of the crank pivot link, the second leg of the crank pivot link is pivotally attached to the energy storage device, and the pivot location is configured to pivotally mount to the vehicle structure.
- An embodiment contemplates a vehicle including vehicle structure having an endgate with a hinge pivotally mounted thereto and movable between a closed position and a fully open position. The vehicle also has an endgate counterbalance including a hinge arm extending from the hinge and pivotally fixed relative to the endgate; an energy storage device having a first end and a second end configured to mount to vehicle structure, the energy storage device configured to store and dissipate potential energy as the first end is moved relative to the second end; and a crank mechanism pivotally connected between the hinge arm and the energy storage device. The endgate counterbalance is configured to provide no rotational bias to the endgate when the endgate is in a cross-over position between the closed position and the fully open position and to provide a rotational bias to the endgate when the endgate is not in the cross-over position.
- An embodiment contemplates a method of moving an endgate of a vehicle between a closed position and a fully open position, the method comprising the steps of: inducing a zero rotational bias by an endgate counterbalance on the vehicle endgate when the vehicle endgate is in a cross-over position located between the closed position and the fully open position; inducing a rotational bias away from the closed position by the endgate counterbalance when the endgate is located between the cross-over position and the closed position; and inducing a rotational bias away from the open position by the endgate counterbalance when the endgate is located between the cross-over position and the fully open position.
- An advantage of an embodiment is that the endgate counterbalance assists with lifting the endgate during a closing event by reducing the effort during the initial portion of endgate travel from its horizontal while also assisting in reducing potential squeak and rattle issues by preloading latches that keep the endgate in its closed position. An embodiment may also include the provision for damping during endgate opening and also during the last portion of motion into the fully closed position.
- An advantage of an embodiment is that the endgate counterbalance provides a cross-over position when partially opened that allows for easier removal and re-installation of the endgate to the vehicle.
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FIG. 1 is a side view looking inboard at a portion of a pickup truck. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of a portion of a pickup truck, including part of an endgate and an endgate counterbalance. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view looking aft and inboard at a portion of a pickup truck. -
FIG. 4 is a side view of an endgate and endgate counterbalance, in an endgate closed position. -
FIG. 5 is a side view of a portion of an endgate and endgate counterbalance, in an endgate open position. -
FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of the geometry for a portion of the endgate and endgate counterbalance, in the endgate closed position. -
FIG. 7 is a schematic side view similar toFIG. 6 , but illustrating the endgate in a partially open, cross-over position. -
FIG. 8 is a schematic side view similar toFIG. 6 , but illustrating the endgate in a fully open position. -
FIG. 9 is a side view of an endgate counterbalance according to a second embodiment. -
FIG. 10 is a side view of a portion of vehicle structure and an endgate counterbalance according to a third embodiment. -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view, on a reduced scale, of the embodiment ofFIG. 10 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 , a portion of a vehicle (pickup truck) body, indicated generally at 20, is shown. Thebody 20 includes abox 22 having a box bed 24 (i.e., the floor of the box 22), which can be seen located inboard of a wheel well opening 26 in arear quarter panel 28. Therear quarter panel 28 also includes a brake light opening 30 and arecess 32 within which a bumper (not shown) extends. Thepickup body 20 has anendgate 34 mounted at the rearmost portion of thebox 22. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1-5 , theendgate 34 is shown in both a vertical, closed position (FIGS. 1-4 ) and a horizontal, fully open position (FIG. 5 ). Theendgate 34 has an aft (outer)surface 36 and a forward (inner)surface 38. A conventional latch assembly (not shown) may be employed to hold theendgate 34 in its closed position, and a conventional cable assembly (not shown) may be employed to hold theendgate 34 in its fully open position. Theendgate 34 also includes a pair of hinges 40 (only one shown) pivotally connected to boxside hinge structure 41 and defining apivot axis 44 about which the endgate 34 pivots. When referring herein to two components being pivotally connected, this means that they are connected together but can pivot relative to one another. Such an arrangement may be achieved, for example, when the components have aligned holes, with a rivet or bolt extending through the holes, thus holding the components together while allowing them to pivot about the rivet/bolt axis. - A
hinge arm 42 extends laterally from thehinge 40 and is pivotally fixed relative to theendgate 34. Thehinge arm 42 includes acrank attachment hole 46 for pivotally connecting to acrank mechanism 48 of anendgate counterbalance 50. - The
crank mechanism 48 includes an L-shapedhinge pivot link 52 and an L-shapedcrank pivot link 54. Thehinge pivot link 52 includes afirst pivot hole 56, through afirst leg 60, that pivotally connects to thecrank attachment hole 46 and asecond pivot hole 58, through asecond leg 62, that pivotally connects to afirst pivot hole 64 in afirst leg 66 of thecrank pivot link 54. Thecrank pivot link 54 also includes abody pivot hole 68 located at an intersection of thefirst leg 66 and asecond leg 70. Thebody pivot hole 68 is used to pivotally mount thecrank pivot link 54 tostructure 72, which is fixed relative to thebody 20. Thesecond leg 70 includes asecond hole 74 that pivotally connects to afirst end 78 of anenergy storage device 80, which is also part of theendgate counterbalance 50. - The
energy storage device 80 in the first embodiment is a gas strut, which includes arod 82. Thefirst end 78 of therod 82 is attached to thecrank mechanism 48 with therod 82 extending throughbox side structure 88, and telescopically mounting in agas cylinder 84. Thegas cylinder 84 is pivotally mounted to amounting bracket 86 that mounts to vehicle structure under thebox bed 24. Thecrank mechanism 48 allows thegas strut 80 to extend forward in a generally horizontal orientation. Thus, packaging concerns relating to a vertically mounted gas strut and tail lamp assembly (not shown) are avoided. Moreover, in the case of a gas strut, this particularenergy storage device 80 also provides a damping function while one is pivoting theendgate 34. - The operation of the
endgate counterbalance 50 ofFIGS. 1-5 will be discussed with reference to schematicFIGS. 6-8 . The phantom lines inFIGS. 6-8 extend between the various pivot points of theendgate counterbalance 50. With theendgate 34 in its closed position (FIG. 6 ), thehinge arm 42 extends downward in a generally vertical direction. This position of thehinge arm 42 positions thelinks crank mechanism 48 so that the gas strut (energy storage device) 80 is somewhat compressed. This compression produces a bias in the endgate opening direction. By having this bias, theendgate 34 preloads the latch assembly (not shown) that holds theendgate 34 closed, thus reducing the potential for squeak and rattle. Moreover, during the last portion of the closing movement to the fully closed position, the endgate counterbalance, having this opening direction bias, will feel as if this last part of the motion is being damped, creating a desirable feel for the person closing theendgate 34. - As the
endgate 34 begins to open, thehinge arm 42 will pivot thecrank attachment hole 46 forward and upward, actuating thecrank mechanism 48 such that thegas strut 80 moves toward its uncompressed position. Theendgate 34, then, will reach a cross-over position (shown inFIG. 7 ) where theendgate counterbalance 50 does not exert a bias in either the opening or closing direction. Pivoting of theendgate 34 in either direction from this position will create a bias back toward this position. The cross-over position allows for greater ease in removal and installation of theendgate 34 from thebody 20 since, when theendgate 34 is removed, the biases of the endgate counterbalance will tend to hold the hinge assemblies and locating features (not shown) in place. - As the
endgate 34 is rotated past the cross-over position toward the full open position (shown inFIG. 8 ), thehinge arm 42 will pivot into a generally horizontal position. This pivoting will cause thecrank mechanism 48 to again compress thegas strut 80, creating a bias in the endgate closing direction. Thus, when one lifts up on theendgate 34 to close it, theendgate counterbalance 50 will assist by initially biasing the endgate toward the closed position. Moreover, with theenergy storage device 80 being a gas strut, the motion will be damped, creating a desirable feeling for the person moving theendgate 34. -
FIG. 9 illustrates a second embodiment. Since this embodiment is similar to the first, similar element numbers will be used for similar elements, but employing 100-series numbers. In this embodiment, theenergy storage device 180 employed is a spring. While not providing all of the damping effect of a gas strut, it may reduce the cost of theoverall endgate counterbalance 150. In this embodiment, thehinge 140 still includes ahinge arm 142 that is pivotally connected to thefirst leg 160 of thehinge pivot link 152. Also, thesecond leg 162 of thepivot link 152 still pivotally connects to thefirst leg 166 of thecrank pivot link 154, which pivotally connects to structure 172 at thebody pivot hole 168. Also, thesecond leg 170 of thecrank pivot link 154 connects to a first end of thespring 180. However, the L-shape of thecrank pivot link 154 may be more of a closed angle to accommodate the connection of theforward end 186 of thespring 180 to vehicle structure (not shown inFIG. 9 ). Theendgate counterbalance 150 still functions to provide for a cross-over position, thus allowing for the same functionality as the first embodiment. -
FIGS. 10-11 illustrate a third embodiment. Since this embodiment is similar to the first, similar element numbers will be used for similar elements, but employing 200-series numbers. In this embodiment, the energy storage device is atorque rod 280 extending horizontally under thebox bed 224. While not providing all of the damping effect of a gas strut, it has less sensitivity to temperature changes than the gas strut. Thehinge 240 still includes thehinge arm 242 that is pivotally connected to thehinge pivot link 252. Also, thehinge pivot link 252 still pivotally connects to thefirst leg 266 of thecrank pivot link 254, which pivotally connects to structure 272 at thebody pivot hole 268. Thesecond leg 270 of thecrank pivot link 254 connects to the first end of thetorque rod 280. However, thetorque rod 280 then extends through the center of thebody pivot hole 268 before extending toward a second end (not shown) that is rotationally fixed to vehicle structure (not shown). Theendgate counterbalance 250 still functions to provide for a cross-over position, thus allowing for the same functionality as the first and second embodiments. - While certain embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, those familiar with the art to which this invention relates will recognize various alternative designs and embodiments for practicing the invention as defined by the following claims.
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