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Door drive system

US10876341B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

32References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Kim TAYLOR · Salt Lake City, US
Andrew Lakerdas · London, CA
Mark Farrugia · Clarkston, US
Alwin Macht · Ebensfeld, DE
Anil Bhat · Rochester Hills, US
Arnd Herwig · Oakland Charter Township, US
Michael Kidd · Oxford, US
Travis Briggs · Orem, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 2018
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/531
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door drive assembly including: a drive arm including a first end configured to be rotatably coupled to the body and a second end configured to be rotatably coupled to the door. The door drive assembly also includes a drive mechanism coupled to the drive arm and configured to rotate the drive arm between an open position and a closed position. The door drive assembly also includes a control arm including a first end configured to be rotatably coupled to a vehicle body and a second end configured to be rotatably coupled to the door. The door drive assembly also includes a race configured to be disposed between the body and the first end of the control arm where the first end of control arm is configured to translate by a first distance along the race as the drive arm rotates between the open and closed positions.

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