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Flap assembly for a vehicle

US11339597B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Stabilus GmbH · DE

Inventors

Gerd Mülhöfer · Laubach, DE
Dirk Rennecke · Andernach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2018
Grant date	May 24, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/546
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A flap assembly for a vehicle includes a flap, which by way of a linear actuator drive is pivotably drivable about a pivot axis from a closed position to an opened position. The drive includes a spring assembly that acts in a supporting manner on the flap. The actuator drive has an actuator housing that has one end articulated on the body of the vehicle, and an actuator rod being deployable from the other end of the housing. An external end of the actuator rod is articulated on the flap at a radial spacing from the pivot axis. The spring assembly is releasably disposed on the other end of the housing and has a compression spring supported by the actuator housing. The compression spring acts on the flap between a closed position and an initial opening angle of the flap.

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