Movable or removable closures – With operator for movably mounted closure – Operating lever or link and closure swing about parallel axes
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-04
2006-07-04
Thompson, II, Hugh B. (Department: 3634)
Movable or removable closures
With operator for movably mounted closure
Operating lever or link and closure swing about parallel axes
C049S339000, C074S089110, C074S422000, C296S146800, C296S146400, C296S056000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07069695
ABSTRACT:
An automatically opening/closing apparatus for vehicle of rack-and-pinion type is reduced in size and weight. The automatically opening/closing apparatus for vehicle is automatically opened/closed, by transmitting rotation of an electric motor to a back door through a drive power transmitting mechanism comprising a pinion and a rack. The rack is supported linearly reciprocably by a slide mechanism comprising a slide block and a guide rail. The slide block is formed to be sufficiently short to the entire length of the rack and the guide rail is accordingly formed to be short. Further, the rack is provided with a groove portion, and a holding member contacting with a holding face is disposed in the groove portion. Then, an interval between the rack and the opinion is maintained by the holding member, whereby engagement of the pinion therewith is ensured.
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Hattori Takeshi
Ichinose Tomofumi
Ihashi Yoshitomo
Omori Toshihisa
Yoshida Yasushi
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
McCormick Paulding & Huber LLP
Mitsuba Corporation
Thompson II Hugh B.
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