Tailgate Hinge Assembly

摘要

A vehicle having a tailgate attached by hinge assemblies. The hinge assemblies have a pair of first hinge halves secured to a rear sill with a hinge leaf extending rearwardly, and a pair of second hinge halves, each secured to the tailgate with a pair of double hinge plates extending therefrom. Each of the second hinge halves include a hinge pin mounted thereto that is selectively slidable between a removal position, a locked position where each of the hinge pins extends into hinge pin holes in the second hinge halves and hinge pin holes of the first hinge halves to pivotally secure the tailgate to the vehicle, and an install position where a tapered end of each of the hinge pins is located in a gap. A latch secures the tailgate in a closed position and releases the tailgate for pivoting about the hinge pins.

主权项

1. A vehicle having a cargo box comprising:
a rear sill extending laterally and defining a rear end of a floor of the cargo box; a tailgate extending laterally and pivotally attached across a rear opening of the cargo box; a pair of first hinge halves spaced laterally apart and each including a base secured to the rear sill and a hinge leaf extending rearwardly from the base, each of the hinge leaves including a hinge pin hole; a pair of second hinge halves, each including a base secured to the tailgate and a pair of double hinge plates extending from the base of the second hinge half, each of the double hinge plates located and spaced apart to form a gap that receives a corresponding one of the hinge leaves, each of the double hinge plates including hinge pin holes that align with a corresponding one of the hinge pin holes in the hinge leaves, and each of the second hinge halves including a hinge pin slidably mounted thereto and selectively slidable between a removal position where the hinge pins are essentially completely slid out of the respective gap and allow the tailgate to be separated from the vehicle, a locked position where each of the hinge pins extends into both of the hinge pin holes in the respective second hinge halves and the hinge pin holes of the respective first hinge halves to pivotally secure the tailgate to the vehicle, and an install position where a tapered end of each of the hinge pins is located in the respective gap; and at least one latch assembly configured to selectively secure the tailgate in a closed position and release the tailgate to allow for pivoting of the tailgate about the hinge pins from the closed position to an open position.