| 摘要 |
A tailgate for a conventional station wagon type vehicle supported by a biaxial multi-hinge and a pair of hinge-latches for opening movement about a substantially vertical axis, as a door, or about a substantially horizontal axis, as a drop gate. A main latch assembly is provided to release the door for opening movement and to simultaneously release one of the two multi-hinges. A release mechanism is provided including a handle-actuated lever which is free to pivot without releasing the main latch mechanism when a selectively set lock means is in a locked condition. When the lock means is in the unlocked condition, movement of the handle-actuated lever rotates the latch release mechanism to open the tailgate in the door mode of operation with the tailgate window up or down.
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