Drive assembly for a power closure panel
AssigneeIntier Automotive Closures Inc.
InventorsDragan Mrkovic, Peter Oxley, Peter Lejbjuk, Jason Niskanen
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Abstract
A power drive assembly (110) for controlling movement of a closure panel (102, 105) of a vehicle includes a closure panel (102, 105) that moves relative to the vehicle between open and closed positions, and a latch (108, 115) for cinching the closure panel (102, 105) to the vehicle. The drive assembly (110) includes an actuator (134), a first torque output (136) coupled to effect movement of the closure panel (102, 105), a second torque output (138) coupled to the latch (115), and a clutch assembly (114, 150) coupled between the actuator (134) and the torque outputs (136, 138) for selectively transferring torque between the actuator (134) and the torque outputs (136, 138).
Claims3
1-20. (canceled)
A method of operating a movable closure panel of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- providing a drive assembly having at least two torque outputs,
- actuating one of said two torque outputs in a first sense to release a latch retaining said closure panel in a sealed condition with the vehicle,
- actuating the other of said two torque output to drive said closure panel between a closed position to an open position,
- actuating said one of said two torque outputs in a sense opposite said first sense to cinch said latch to urge the closure panel into the sealed condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.