Patent ID: 6758513
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B60J,E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
Latch structure for an automobile tailgate, including a tailgate outer panel and tailgate inner panel, said latch structure comprising:an outside handle mounted outside of said tailgate; a first rod having a bottom end and a top end, said rod pinned to the outside handle at the bottom end and pinned to a ball crank at the top end; a second rod pinned to the ball crank opposite the first rod and extending downward; a latch assembly bolted to the tailgate inner panel, pinned to the ball crank and bolted to a backplate; a connecting lever pinned to an end of the second rod opposite the ball crank; an open lever pinned to one end of the connecting lever, causing a hook of the latch assembly to come off a striker in order to unlock the structure; a locking lever pinned to the hook at the top of the open lever; and wires connected to the locking lever and linkable to an operating button.