Patent ID: 9606546
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B60J,E05F,E05Y,G05D

Claim:
1. A motor vehicle having a tailgate arrangement, comprising: a pivotable lower tailgate and a pivotable upper tailgate, the upper tailgate reaching partially over the lower tailgate in an overlapping region, a sensor system for detecting the respectively current position of both tailgates; an electronic control unit for motorized actuation of both tailgates, the control unit being configured to executed a program such that: during closing of both tailgates starting from their respective start positions and moving simultaneously during at least a portion of the closing, their respective moving speed and/or their respective moving start are controlled such that the upper tailgate is prevented from passing a defined anti-collision position in the closing direction until the lower tailgate is completely closed; and/or during opening of both tailgates, the lower tailgate is not moved in the opening direction until the upper tailgate has passed the defined anti-collision position in the opening direction.