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US 2020/0369209 A1Published application
Power running board with sealed bushings
AssigneeMagna Exteriors Inc.
InventorsSorin Ovidiu PANTEA, Robert Dale Brimm, Kevin C. Molligoda, Jason D'Antimo
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Abstract
A moveable link for an active exterior component on a vehicle. The moveable link provides a sealed connection between the outer link and the base link and fixed link. This sealed connection prevents debris from contaminating the area where the outer link rotates about the pin, thereby preventing unwanted noises. Furthermore, the sealed connection also prevent corrosion between the outer link and the pin, which can lead to failure of the moveable link.
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A moveable link for an active exterior component on a vehicle comprising:
- a fixed link connected to a vehicle body;
- a base link connected to a vehicle exterior component;
- an outer link pivotally connected between the base link and the fixed link;
- at least two connections between the outer link and the base link, including a pin fixedly connected to the base link, the pin extends through a bore, a first seat, a first bushing, a second bushing and a second seal of the outer link, wherein the bore includes an aperture that the pin extends through at a first end of the bore and an aperture that the pin extends through at a second end of the bore, the first seal is located between the aperture at the first end and the first bushing and the second seal is located between the aperture at the second end and the second bushing that the pin extends through, and
- at least two connections between the outer link and the fixed link, including a pin fixedly connected to the fixed link, the pin extends through a bore, a first seat, a first bushing, a second bushing and a second seal of the outer link, wherein the bore includes an aperture that the pin extends through at a first end of the bore and an aperture that the pin extends through at a second end of the bore, the first seal is located between the aperture at the first end and the first bushing and the second seal is located between the aperture at the second end and the second bushing that the pin extends through.
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A moveable link for an active exterior component on a vehicle comprising:
- at least one moveable link for moving a vehicle exterior component between a fully extended position and retracted position or any position there between;
- a fixed link of the at least one movable link connected to a vehicle body;
- a base link of the at least one movable link connected to the vehicle exterior component;
- an outer link of the at least one movable link pivotally connected to the base link by at least one first outer link connection, the outer link also being pivotally connected to the fixed link by at least one second outer link connection, wherein the at least one first outer link connection and the at least one second outer link connection each include at least one bore having an opening on an outer surface of the outer link, the at least one bore has at least one first diameter portion and is connected at a bushing seat surface to a second diameter portion that is smaller than the at least one first diameter portion and a bushing seated on the bushing seat surface with at least one pin extending through the bushing and the at least one bore, the at least one pin extends outside of the outer link and is connected to a respective one of the fixed link or the base link and a seal is disposed around the at least one pin in the first diameter portion of the at least one bore.
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A moveable link for an active exterior component on a vehicle comprising:
- at least one moveable link for moving a vehicle exterior component between a fully extended position and retracted position or any position there between;
- a fixed link of the at least one movable link connected to a vehicle body, wherein the fixed link has two outer apertures and two inner apertures;
- a base link of the at least one movable link connected to the vehicle exterior component, wherein the base link has two outer apertures and two inner apertures;
- an outer link of the at least one movable link pivotally connected to the base link by two first outer link connections, the outer link also being pivotally connected to the fixed link by two second outer link connections, wherein the two first outer link connections and the two second outer link connections each include at least one bore having an opening on an outer surface of the outer link, the at least one bore has at least one first diameter portion and is connected at a bushing seat surface with a second diameter portion that is smaller than the at least one first diameter portion and a bushing seated on the bushing seat surface with a pin that extends through the bushing and the bore, the at least one pin extends outside of the outer link through a respective one of the two outer apertures of the base link or a respective one of the two outer apertures of the inner apertures of the fixed link;
- an inner link of the at least one movable link pivotally connected to the base link by two first inner link connections, the inner link also being pivotally connected to the fixed link by two second inner link connections, wherein the two first inner link connections and the two second inner link connections each include at least one bore having an opening on an outer surface of the inner link, the at least one bore has at least one first diameter portion and is connected at a bushing seat surface with a second diameter portion that is smaller than the at least one first diameter portion and a bushing seated on the bushing seat surface with a pin that extends through the bushing and the bore, the at least one pin extends outside of the inner link through a respective one of the two outer apertures of the base link or a respective one of the two inner apertures of the inner apertures of the fixed link, and
- wherein the two first outer link connections, the two second outer link connections, the two first inner link connections and the two second inner link connections each include a seal located in the first diameter portion circumscribing the pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.