Tailgate
The trunk in the rear of passenger cars with a front engine is generally accessible from the rear. A distinction is made between different approaches:
- The trunk lid or trunk lid closes the trunk at the top or back. In sedans with a notchback, it is usually posted under the rear window.
- The tailgate is usually hinged above the rear window and thus also offers access to the interior. It is common on station wagons and hatchbacks . Vehicles with an open loading area also have a tailgate; mostly it is posted below.
Often, in advertising texts, tailgates are counted as part of the doors.
In vans are rear doors hinged at the side door wings usual. They are often offered in station wagons , especially high-roof station wagons and minibuses , instead of the tailgate.
Tailgates and rear doors can be divided symmetrically and asymmetrically. The upper part of a tailgate can be designed as a window, but there are also frameless designs.
The Mini Clubman is a relatively small vehicle with a two-wing rear door. The Skoda Superb (from version II, built in 2008 to today) is a sedan with a two-part tailgate, the so-called twin door , which can be opened in two stages (only the trunk lid or the entire tailgate with rear window).
The Opel Kadett E was available in several versions: as a hatchback with a tailgate, ...
... as a station wagon with tailgate, ...
as a notchback with trunk lid ...
... and as a panel van with a rear door and two side-hinged door leaves
VW Beetle : rear bonnet
Mini Clubman: portal door on the passenger side and two-wing rear door
Range Rover: horizontally split tailgate
Tailgate hinge on a VW Golf VII
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In many vehicles, the tailgate is supported by gas pressure springs (tailgate damper) so that it is kept open. More recently, the trunk can often be opened conveniently by an electric motor at the touch of a button on the flap or with a radio remote control . Some manufacturers use sensor technology below the bumper to trigger the opening of the trunk lid with an indicated kick.
literature
- Hans-Hermann Braess, Ulrich Seiffert (Hrsg.): Vieweg manual automotive technology . 2nd, improved edition. Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-528-13114-4 .
