EXTERNAL ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE TAILGATE Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC B60J5/10 B62D23/00 B62D25/00 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: inner and outer panels are made of composite material. One of the panels has an opening or a starved spot. The first spot of the outer edge is reinforced by a reinforcing element and is a fragment the outer edge spot. The second spot of the outer edge has a lower strength and is another fragment of the outer edge spot. The vehicle tailgate comprises an inner, lower and upper outer door panel and a window opening. The lower outer door panel is attached to the inner door panel below the window opening. The upper outer door panel is attached to the upper, left and right edge spots of the window opening, made in the inner door panel. The upper outer and inner door panels form a spot of the profile with a closed cross-section contour.

EFFECT: improved stabilized deformation of the vehicle tailgate.

9 cl, 13 dwg