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A power-operated tailgate has a bottom end that is pivotally attached to a vehicle by a hinge so that the tailgate pivots about a hinge axis between a raised position and a lowered position. A rotor is mounted on the vehicle for rotation about a rotor axis between a first position and a second posit

A power-operated tailgate has a bottom end that is pivotally attached to a vehicle by a hinge so that the tailgate pivots about a hinge axis between a raised position and a lowered position. A rotor is mounted on the vehicle for rotation about a rotor axis between a first position and a second position. A link is pivotally attached to the rotor and to the tailgate so that the tailgate is raised and lowered when the rotor is rotated back and forth between the first and second positions by a motor. The link cooperates with an over center stop on the vehicle when the tailgate is in the raised position and with a second stop on the vehicle when the tailgate is in the lowered position.

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[ What is claimed is:] [9.]9. A vehicle having a power operated tailgate comprising:the tailgate having a bottom end that is pivotally attached to the vehicle by a hinge so that the tailgate pivots about a hinge axis between a raised position and a lowered position,a rotor including a sector gear th

[ What is claimed is:] [9.]9. A vehicle having a power operated tailgate comprising:the tailgate having a bottom end that is pivotally attached to the vehicle by a hinge so that the tailgate pivots about a hinge axis between a raised position and a lowered position,a rotor including a sector gear that is mounted on the vehicle for rotation about a rotor axis between a first position and a second position, the rotor axis being substantially parallel to the hinge axis.a sector arm that is attached to the sector gear for rotation in unison with the sector gear,a support link that is pivotally attached to the sector arm at one location and pivotally attached to the tailgate at another location that is spaced from the one location and the hinge axis so that the tailgate is raised and lowered as the sector gear rotates back and forth between the first position and the second position,a reversible motor that is drivingly connected to the sector gear for rotating the sector gear between the first position and the second position,the vehicle having a stop and the support link having a shoulder that engages the stop when the tailgate is in the raised position, andthe support link having a centerline that is over center of the rotor axis when the tailgate is in the raised position so that shoulder is biased against the stop responsive to forced pivotal movement of the tailgate toward the lowered position.