LIGHT WEIGHT INTEGRATED TAILGATE SPOILER

摘要

A lightweight metal spoiler is integrated with a tailgate of an automotive vehicle. The integrated tailgate spoiler is formed from the same material as the frame or rear portion of the tailgate body, preferably aluminum, in one arrangement and from different materials in another arrangement. First and second spoiler portions are joined together along overlapping, mating, abutting edges. The first and second portions of the tailgate are brazed together at an acute angle and the unitary spoiler is fused to the rear portion of the tailgate body.

主权项

1. A tailgate spoiler assembly for an associated automotive vehicle, the tailgate spoiler assembly comprising:
a tailgate body having a rear portion; and a spoiler configured to overhang in cantilever fashion from the tailgate body rear portion wherein the spoiler includes first and second portions, each of the first and second portions have a first edge integrally joined to the tailgate body where the first edges are joined to the tailgate body at spaced locations, and each of the first and second portions have a second edge where the second edges abut one another and are joined to one another.