I believe that many people are quite annoying about the tailgate of the vehicle, especially when driving a hatchback or SUV, when opening the tailgate, always pay attention to whether it will hit the rear wall, or whether the space above is enough to fully open the tailgate, if it is a van, people may accidentally hit themselves because the tailgate is too large, but all this is likely to change, because Hyundai has applied for a new patent, and its structure will let the tailgate slide directly up to the top of the roof. Not only is there no need to worry about the space behind, but the tailgate can be completely opened at a lower range, which will most likely be a new milestone in the car's design.
The traditional upturned tailgate is hinged at the roof, whether it is a hatchback or a crossover, an SUV, and when parked too close to the wall, it will not be able to open the tailgate, but Hyundai's new design will solve this problem, last week they filed with the USPTO document was revealed, this patent technology is likely to appear in the brand Ioniq 5, Tucson, Santa Fe and Palisade... In this new design, the rear tailgate is not connected by hinges, but has a slide rail device on the left and right sides, and the entire tailgate slides towards the roof through a special connecting rod.
From the patent picture can see that the entire structure is actually quite simple, and it seems that it can also be opened by electric, in addition to the slide rails on both sides of the tailgate, the roof sides also have a slide design, and the connecting rod used to support the tailgate has a pneumatic device, so that the tailgate slide can be smoother and simpler, but the disadvantage is that the roof may not be able to set up the roof frame, and it is likely to be rebounded by buyers on the RV model, because many people will want to put luggage or bicycles and other items on the roof. But if the vehicle is equipped with this sliding tailgate, the roof space cannot be used more effectively.
And this may not be suitable for places with low height restrictions, because the traditional tailgate can be set to open the height or control it manually, but the load of this sliding tailgate is likely to open less than halfway, and the top will already hit the ceiling, because such a design will move the entire tailgate with curvature to the roof, according to different models will produce different heights, and the tailgate with a large bending angle is likely to be high, but more inconvenient, Therefore, many experts predict that this is likely to be the first to be used in electric crossover models, because the height of the car may not be so tight, and the new design is more attractive on electric vehicles.