Auto sliding ramp for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJi Soo Byun, Hyun Woo Lee
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Abstract
An embodiment auto sliding ramp for a vehicle includes a drive motor, a clutch rod including a clutch body slidably inserted inside the drive motor and a clutch gear mounted on the clutch body, a motor clutch connecting the drive motor and the clutch rod, a ramp drive unit configured to drive the ramp according to its rotation, a main drive including a drive gear engaged with the ramp drive unit and a drive shaft connected to the drive gear and configured to manually rotate the drive gear, and a clutch operation part configured to disengage the motor clutch by pushing the clutch rod.
Claims20
An auto sliding ramp for a vehicle, the auto sliding ramp comprising:
- a drive motor;
- a clutch rod comprising a clutch body slidably inserted inside the drive motor and a clutch gear mounted on the clutch body;
- a motor clutch connecting the drive motor and the clutch rod;
- a ramp drive unit configured to drive the ramp according to its rotation;
- a main drive comprising a drive gear engaged with the ramp drive unit and a drive shaft connected to the drive gear and configured to manually rotate the drive gear;
- and
- a clutch operation part configured to disengage the motor clutch by pushing the clutch rod.
An auto sliding ramp for a vehicle comprising:
- a drive motor;
- a clutch rod comprising a clutch body slidably inserted inside the drive motor and a clutch gear mounted on the clutch body;
- a motor clutch connecting the drive motor and the clutch rod;
- a ramp drive unit configured to drive the ramp according to its rotation;
- a main drive comprising a drive gear engaged with the ramp drive unit and a drive shaft connected to the drive gear and configured to manually rotate the drive gear;
- and
- a clutch operation part configured to disengage the motor clutch by pushing the clutch rod, wherein the clutch operation part comprises a manual lever comprising a lever hole into which the drive shaft is inserted and a lever rod provided at a position corresponding to the clutch rod.
A method of providing an auto sliding ramp for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a drive motor;
- providing a clutch rod comprising a clutch body slidably inserted inside the drive motor and a clutch gear mounted on the clutch body;
- providing a motor clutch connecting the drive motor and the clutch rod;
- providing a ramp drive unit that drives the ramp according to its rotation;
- providing a main drive comprising a drive gear engaged with the ramp drive unit and a drive shaft connected to the drive gear to manually rotate the drive gear;
- and
- providing a clutch operation part that disengages the motor clutch by pushing the clutch rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.