Patent · US Expired

Adjustable flap in the covering of a vehicle

US6508504B1 · kind B1 · utility

7Cited by

19References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Holger Conradt · Markgröningen, DE
Carsten Eidmann · Hemmingen, DE
Jan Just · Bloomfield Hills, US
Frank Rose · Clifton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 27, 2000
Grant date	Jan 21, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 27, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60J7/203
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flap in the covering of a vehicle can be adjusted by flap kinematics between a closed position, in which the flap is situated essentially in the plane of the vehicle covering, and an opening position. In an operationally reliable construction, a vehicle-fixed link path for the passive guidance of a first guiding lever, which connects the flap with the vehicle, is provided in the lateral area of the flap. In the opposite lateral area of the flap, a second, actively guided guiding lever is arranged which is acted upon by a motor-driven actuator.

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