Patent ID: 11894206
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  E | IPC B  H

Claim 14:
15. A system for controlling operation of a tailgate assembly of a vehicle, the tailgate assembly including a tailgate having a rear edge, and a load distributor movably mounted to the tailgate opposite the rear edge, the system comprising:
a switch structured to be actuatable responsive to movement of at least a portion of the load distributor a predetermined distance in a direction toward the rear edge;
a processor; and
a memory communicably coupled to the processor and storing a tailgate control module including computer-readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to control operation of the vehicle to prevent execution of a command to automatically open a tailgate when the tailgate is in a fully closed condition and while the switch is in an actuated condition.