Powered sliding panel with secondary articulation for a motor vehicle
AssigneeIntier Automotive Closures Inc.
InventorG. Clarke Oberheide
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Abstract
An automated closure assembly (20) is disclosed for a motor vehicle (10). A lateral linkage is connected to the drive mechanism (25) receiving the rotational force and translates the rotational force of the drive mechanism into a linear force to move the door between the open position and an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position. The automated closure assembly also includes a secondary linkage that is connected to both the lateral linkage and the drive mechanism. The secondary linkage translates the rotational force into a linear force to move the door between the intermediate position and the open position such that the door is able to move to its open position past the opening within which the lateral linkage extends.
Claims26
An automated closure assembly for a motor vehicle defining an opening, the motor vehicle including a door slideable between a closed position covering the opening and an open position providing access through the opening, said automated closure assembly comprising:
- a guide fixedly secured to the motor vehicle at a position in spaced relation to the opening;
- a drive mechanism fixedly secured to said guide, said drive mechanism converting electrical energy into a rotational force;
- a lateral linkage connected to said drive mechanism receiving said rotational force and translating said rotational force into a linear force to move the door between the open position and an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position;
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- a secondary linkage connected to said lateral linkage and said drive mechanism for translating said rotational force into a linear force to move the door between said intermediate position and the open position such that the door is able to move to its open position past the opening within which said lateral linkage extends.
An automated closure assembly for a motor vehicle defining an opening, the motor vehicle including a door slideable between a closed position covering the opening and an open position providing access through the opening, said automated closure assembly comprising:
- a guide fixedly secured to the motor vehicle at a position in spaced relation to the opening;
- a drive mechanism fixedly secured to said guide, said drive mechanism converting electrical energy into a rotational force;
- a lateral linkage connected to said drive mechanism receiving said rotational force and translating said rotational force into a linear force to move the door between the open position and an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position, said lateral linkage including a hinge pulley rotatable with respect to the motor vehicle and movable axially with respect to the motor vehicle;
- a secondary linkage connected to said lateral linkage and said drive mechanism for translating said rotational force into a linear force to move the door between said intermediate position and the open position such that the door is able to move to its open position past the opening within which said lateral linkage extends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.