Vehicle liftgate control system

US7034485B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Arvin Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Chihping Kuan · Rochester Hills, US
• Joseph B. Saxon · Cookeville, US
• Shelley Lynn Bolbrugge · Royal Oak, US
• Adam Kyle Cramton · Royal Oak, US
• Enrico Fin · Lake Orion, US
• Jack Roach · Florence, US
• Karim Dayoub · Rochester, US
• Walter Douglas Bauman · Wixom, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 24, 2004
• Grant date: Apr 25, 2006
• Expiry date: Sep 24, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05Y2900/546
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A powered system to selectively position a vehicle liftgate at a multiple of positions intermediate a fully open and a fully closed position. A controller receives commands from a remote, such as a key fob, and/or from a selector located within the vehicle to selectively operate the liftgate to move the liftgate through a multiple of liftgate positions through a combination of button presses or selector positions.