Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle door system with power drive module
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Application No.: US15533472Application Date: 2015-04-09
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Publication No.: US10590691B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Rudolf Gruber , Andrew R. Daniels , Balathas Nagamany
- Applicant: Multimatic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Markham
- Assignee: Multimatic Inc.
- Current Assignee: Multimatic Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Markham
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2015/025074 WO 20150409
- International Announcement: WO2016/164023 WO 20161013
- Main IPC: E05F15/63
- IPC: E05F15/63 ; E05F15/616 ; E05F15/662

Abstract:
An automotive door system includes a hinge that supports a door. A switch provides a first input in response to a user request to automatically open or close the door. An output shaft of a power drive module is connected to the door and a gearbox to provide an output torque that corresponds to a desired motion of the door about the hinge. A brake assembly is connected to a shaft member and has a normally closed position in which the shaft member is grounded to the housing and an open position that corresponds to one of a door closing mode and a door opening mode. A position sensor detects rotation of the output shaft and provides a second input in response thereto, which corresponds to a manually initiated movement of the door that exceeds a slip torque of the brake assembly in the normally closed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180266162A1 VEHICLE DOOR SYSTEM WITH POWER DRIVE MODULE Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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