Vehicle liftgate with component module applique

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6834906
APP PUB NO 20040124659A1
SERIAL NO

10331640

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A module in the form of an applique is mountable on an exterior surface of a vehicle liftgate and provides a mounting platform for a plurality of components mountable on the liftgate in a single assembly operation. The components include at least two of light sources in the form of LEDs or incandescent bulbs, an actuatable switch, a camera and a wash fluid dispensing nozzle. The components are mounted on a substrate in the form of a printed circuit board or a lead frame attached to a substrate for mounting in a carrier. The carrier is affixed to the module and is alignable with apertures in the applique for transmission of light from the light sources exteriorly of the applique as well as to enable the camera to view a field of view through the lens. The electric switch is actuatable by a resilient membrane mounted on the carrier and actuatable exteriorly of the applique.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gougeon, Philippe Bloomfield Hills, MI 8 132
McClure, William Ethan A Clawson, MI 6 121
Romesburg, William C Troy, MI 4 44
Vaitus, Leonida S Windsor, CA 6 121

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