Drive for opening and closing a vehicle flap

US7143548B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Stabilus GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Michael Kleinmann · Melsbach, DE
• Andreas Ritter · Haiger, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 5, 2004
• Grant date: Dec 5, 2006
• Expiry date: Jun 14, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

A flap drive for a flap includes two identical lever joint arrangements which are arranged in pairs at a distance from one another. The flap can be moved out of its closing position into its opening position and back by the flap drive. In this case, the lever joint arrangements are articulated pivotably with one of their ends in each case on a side region of the flap and with their other ends at a fixed location on the motor vehicle. The mutually corresponding pivot axes of the articulation points extend coaxially to one another. Movement transmission devices for the pivotable drive of a driven lever of each lever joint arrangement are guided by a common motive drive unit, the driven levers being articulated at a fixed location on the motor vehicle.