FLAP FOR HANDLESS CLOSURE PANEL IN MOTOR VEHICLES

• Main Authors: FERRI, James J, SABATINI, Gabriele Wayne, MITCHELL, J. R. Scott
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.09.2019
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL; CHECKS FOR WINGS; DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; HANDCUFFS; KEYS; LOCKS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORVEHICLES; SAFES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILARDEVICES FOR VEHICLES; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THEFUNCTIONING OF THE WING

A closure panel system for a motor vehicle comprising: a closure panel mounted to a body of the motor vehicle for movement between a closed position and a fully-open position, the closure panel having an interior surface with at least one of a handle and a door switch mounted on the interior surface adjacent to an edge, the edge defining a transition between the interior surface and an exterior surface of a panel body of the closure panel; and a flap positioned on the motor vehicle adjacent to the edge while being off of and separate to the panel body of the closure panel or mounted on the body panel of the closure panel, the flap covering a recess volume of the motor vehicle adjacent to the least one of the handle and the door switch, such that the least one of the handle and the door switch is accessible via the recess volume once the cover flap is operated; wherein a latch assembly mounted on the handleless closure panel is operated by the at least one of the handle and the door switch.