Positioning device for a motor vehicle door
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorTobias KLOCKE
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Abstract
A positioning device for a motor vehicle door, which is provided in its basic design with an electric motor drive for a positioning element, furthermore with at least one sensor assigned to the positioning element, and with a movement element optionally securing or releasing the positioning element (1, 2) and/or the motor vehicle door. The sensor is capable at least of measuring a force engaging on the positioning element. According to the invention, the movement element can be acted upon at least independently of the operator in accordance with signals from the sensor.
Claims17
A positioning device for a motor vehicle door, the positioning device comprising:
- a positioning element,
- an electric motor drive that drives the positioning element,
- at least one sensor assigned to the positioning element that measures a force acting on the positioning element, and
- a movement element which selectively acts on at least one of the positioning element and/or the motor vehicle door to either release or hold in place the positioning element and the motor vehicle door,
- wherein the movement element is acted upon at least independently of an operator action in accordance with signals from the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.