Covering assembly for a side sill of a passenger motor car
AssigneeMercedes-Benz Group AG
InventorSamuel Hahn
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Abstract
A covering assembly for a side sill of a passenger motor car includes a sill cover which has a first covering element, a second covering element, and a drive unit. Via the drive unit the first covering element is pivotable around a first pivot axis and the second covering element is pivotable relative to the side sill between a covering position and a convenience position around a second pivot axis. The drive unit is a spindle drive which has a motor shared with the covering elements, a spindle shared with the covering elements and rotatable by the motor, and a driving element shared with the covering elements and screwed onto the spindle. The driving element is slidable along the spindle via rotation of the spindle such that the covering elements are pivotable.
Claims9
A covering assembly for a side sill (16) of a passenger motor car, comprising:
- a sill cover (20) which comprises a first covering element (22) that is arrangeable under a door opening (18) in a longitudinal area (L) of the side sill (16) and a second covering element (24) that is arrangeable under the door opening (18) in the longitudinal area (L);
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- a drive unit (A), wherein via the drive unit (A) the first covering element (22) is pivotable around a first pivot axis (S1) and the second covering element (24) is pivotable relative to the side sill (16) between a covering position (V) and a convenience position (K) around a second pivot axis (S2) that is spaced apart from the first pivot axis (S1) and runs parallel to the first pivot axis (S1);
- wherein the drive unit (A) is a spindle drive (30) which comprises a motor (34) that is shared with the first and second covering elements (22, 24), a spindle (32) that is shared with the first and second covering elements (22, 24) and is rotatable by the motor (34), and a driving element (36) that is shared with the first and second covering elements (22, 24) and is screwed onto the spindle (32);
- wherein the driving element (36) is slidable along the spindle (32) via rotation of the spindle (32) relative to the driving element (36) such that the first and second covering elements (22, 24) are pivotable.
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