Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Door or window with specified vehicle feature
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-13
2006-06-13
Gutman, H. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Door or window with specified vehicle feature
C296S076000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07059653
ABSTRACT:
A drive assembly moves a vehicle closure panel from an open to a closed condition. The drive assembly has a housing and a motor mounted on the housing. A drum and gear assembly is rotatably mounted on the housing. The drum and gear assembly has a drum having a helical groove, a gear in driving engagement with the motor, and a spring biasing the drum in a winding direction relative to the gear. The drum and gear have a lost motion connection therebetween. A cable has an end connected to the closure panel and an opposite end connected to the drum about the helical groove in the winding direction. The drum rotates in the winding direction relative to the stationary gear as the closure panel is manually moved from the open to the closed condition with the spring maintaining a cable tension. The drum and gear rotate together in the winding direction upon energizing the motor effecting powered movement of the closure panel to the closed condition. The motor is afterwards energized in an opposite direction counter-rotating the gear relative to the drum back to a start position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2833536 (1958-05-01), Joachim et al.
patent: 3343303 (1967-09-01), Wanless
patent: 4739585 (1988-04-01), Pickles
patent: 4823059 (1989-04-01), Compeau et al.
patent: 4851742 (1989-07-01), Chapman
patent: 4984385 (1991-01-01), DeLand
patent: 5531498 (1996-07-01), Kowall
patent: 5896703 (1999-04-01), Wright et al.
patent: 6092336 (2000-07-01), Wright et al.
patent: 6181094 (2001-01-01), Menke
patent: 6185868 (2001-02-01), Kato
patent: 2002/0046496 (2002-04-01), Schimizu
patent: 2002/0088180 (2002-07-01), Yokomori
patent: 2005/0121940 (2005-06-01), Kleinmann et al.
Clark Hill PLC
Gutman H.
Intier Automotive Closures Inc.
LandOfFree
Actuator and control for power decklid pulldown does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Actuator and control for power decklid pulldown, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Actuator and control for power decklid pulldown will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3655866