Powered door unit with improved mounting arrangement

A powered actuator for moving a closure panel of a motor vehicle between a closed position and an open position relative to a vehicular body, the powered actuator comprising:

• a housing defining an interior cavity;
• a mounting arrangement pivotally coupling the housing to the closure panel;
• a gearset supported within the interior cavity of the housing;
• an electric motor driving the gearset;
• an extensible member translated by the gearset in response to actuation of the electric motor, the extensible member having a first end extending through a first end of the housing and a second end extending through a second end of the housing, the second end of the extensible member being configured for pivotal connection to the vehicle body wherein the extensible member translates relative to the housing and the mounting arrangement between a retracted position, corresponding to the closed position of the closure panel, and an extended position, corresponding to the open position of the closure panel;
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• a lead nut supported for rotation within the interior cavity of the housing and drivingly connected to the extensible member, wherein rotation of the gearset via actuation of the electric motor causes rotation of the lead nut, wherein rotation of the lead nut results in non-rotary translation of the extensible member relative to the housing and the closure member.

A powered actuator for moving a closure panel of a motor vehicle between a closed position and an open position relative to a vehicle body, the powered actuator comprising:

• a gearbox housing defining an interior cavity extending between laterally-spaced first and second end walls;
• a gearset supported within the interior cavity of the gearbox housing;
• an electric motor mounted to the gearbox housing and having a motor shaft driving the gearset;
• a pivotal coupling operably disposed between the second end of the gearbox housing and the closure member, the pivotal coupling configured for pivotally coupling the housing to the closure panel;
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• an extensible member non-rotatably translated by the gearset in response to actuation of the electric motor, the extensible member having a first end extending through the first end wall and a second end extending through the second end wall, wherein the second end is configured for pivotal attachment to the vehicle body, wherein the extensible member translates relative to the gearbox housing and the pivotal coupling between a retracted position, corresponding to the closed position of the closure member, and an extended position, corresponding to the open position of the closure member.

A powered actuator for moving a closure panel of a motor vehicle between a closed position and an open position relative to a vehicle body, the powered actuator comprising:

• a gearbox housing defining an interior cavity;
• a gearset supported for rotation within the interior cavity of the gearbox housing;
• an electric motor mounted to the gearbox housing and having a motor shaft driving the gearset;
• an extensible member disposed within the interior cavity and having first end extending through a first end wall of the gearbox housing and a second end extending through a second end wall of the gearbox housing, the second end of the extensible member configured for pivotal attachment to the vehicle body, wherein the extensible member is non-rotatably translated in response to driven rotation of the gearset between a first position, corresponding to the closed position of the closure member, and a second position, corresponding to the open position of the closure member;
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• a pivotal coupling disposed between the second end of the gearbox housing and the closure member, the pivotal coupling including a mount bracket configured for fixed attachment to the closure member, and first and second pivotal attachments configured to couple the gearbox housing to the mount bracket for pivotal movement about a pivot axis.