Cover device for a side sill of a passenger vehicle
AssigneeDaimler AG
InventorSamuel Hahn
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Abstract
A cover device for a side sill of a passenger vehicle includes a sill cover which has a cover element securable on the side sill and a mobile cover element which is disposable in a length region of the side sill below a door opening of the passenger vehicle. The mobile cover element is displaceable between a covering position and an entry position by a drive unit and the drive unit, configured as a pre-assembled structural unit, has a motor and is disposed in a region of the cover element by a holding device. The motor is disposed on an outside of the cover element and protrudes into an interior of the sill cover with a motor shaft.
Claims9
A cover device for a side sill (10) of a passenger vehicle, comprising:
- a sill cover (16) which includes a cover element (17) securable on the side sill (10) and a mobile cover element (24) which is disposable in a length region (22) of the side sill (10) below a door opening (14) of the passenger vehicle;
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- a drive unit (A), wherein the mobile cover element (24) is displaceable between a covering position and an entry position by the drive unit and wherein the drive unit, configured as a pre-assembled structural unit, has a motor (78) and is disposed in a region of the cover element (17) by a holding device (72);
- wherein the motor (78) is disposed on an outside of the cover element (17) and protrudes into an interior of the sill cover (16) with a motor shaft (82).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.