Covering device for a vehicle and actuator

US12030375B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. · US

Inventors

• Zsolt Wilke · Bad Mergentheim, DE
• Andreas Rudolf · Würzburg, DE
• Christian Beck · Oebisfelde, DE
• Matthias HEGWEIN · Ippesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 6, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 9, 2024
• Expiry date: Sep 17, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A covering device (100) for a vehicle, includes: a cover (10); a drive element (40a, 40b) formed to enable a movement of the cover, wherein the drive element brings about a force which acts on the cover. The covering device has a force-limitation apparatus (30a, 30b) which limits the force brought about by the drive element to a limit force so that the covering device is protected in the event of an overload acting on the covering device and/or a user is protected when using the covering device. An actuator (200) has a drive apparatus (210) with a drive element (211); an output drive element (290); and a force-decoupling apparatus (230). The force-decoupling apparatus is formed so that it at least temporarily does not output a force taken up by the drive element or at least temporarily outputs it in a delayed manner to the output drive element.