Movable or removable closures – With operator for movably mounted closure – Operating lever or link and closure swing about parallel axes
Patent
1999-06-17
2000-05-02
Stodola, Daniel P.
Movable or removable closures
With operator for movably mounted closure
Operating lever or link and closure swing about parallel axes
49341, 296 56, E05F 1124, B62D 2500
Patent
active
060557753
ABSTRACT:
A liftgate self-closing device for a vehicle includes a power drive unit and a track drive member drivingly interconnected with the power drive unit. The power drive unit selectively drives the track drive member. A pneumatic actuator is pivotally coupled at one end to the liftgate and at the other end to the track drive member. The actuator exerts a force opposing retraction of the liftgate. The power drive unit is operable in a first and a second direction. The first direction of the power drive unit drives the track drive member such that the pneumatic actuator is lowered to a predetermined position to enable the liftgate to automatically close. The second direction of the power drive unit drives the track drive member in an opposite direction such that the pneumatic actuator is raised to a predetermined position to enable the liftgate to be opened by an operator.
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Dering Timothy
Dettling Michael
Montgomery Kyle
Calcaterra Mark P.
Cohen Curtis A.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Stodola Daniel P.
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