MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441096037 A) filed by Stellantis Auto Sas on December 05, 2024, for A Single-Piece Tailgate Outer Panel For A Vehicle And A Process Of Manufacturing Thereof.
Inventors include Sanjay Kumar Ganapathy; Vetrivel Muthu Kumaran; Darshan Mehta; and Narayanan Jayakumar.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: The subject matter discloses a single-piece tailgate outer panel (100) for a vehicle and a process of manufacturing (1100) thereof. The process comprises a first stage (1102) comprising a single action drawing of the work piece, a second stage (1104) comprising at least one cam trimming, at least one piercing and at least one trimming, the cam trimming comprising vertical trim, a third stage (1106) comprising the piercing, at least one cam piercing, the trimming, at least one cam trimming and at least one restriking, and a fourth stage (1108) comprising at least one flanging , at least one cam flanging and at least one flange up.
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