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Covering device for a vehicle and actuator

US12065032B2 · kind B2 · utility

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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	Aug 20, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2015/0561
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

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.

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