Patent ID: 8167357

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body having a hatch frame slidably mounted thereto; and a hatch closure pivotally mounted to the hatch frame, the hatch frame slidably movable between a slide closed position and a slide open position and the hatch closure pivotally movable between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position; wherein the hatch frame includes: spaced apart lateral side frame members defining a hatch opening therebetween, the hatch closure pivotally mounted to the lateral side frame members and closing the hatch opening defined therebetween when in the pivot closed position; an upper cross member extending between upper ends of the lateral side frame members; spaced apart hinges pivotally mounting the hatch closure to the upper ends of the lateral side frame members; dampers respectively mounting side members of the hatch closure to the lateral side members; and wherein the hatch frame has a generally inverted U-shape formed by the lateral side frame members and the upper cross member with an open end disposed rearwardly on the vehicle body.