Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powered hinge assembly for vehicle doors
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Application No.: US16555055Application Date: 2019-08-29
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Publication No.: US11365578B2Publication Date: 2022-06-21
- Inventor: Tracy Christopher Bakos , Suresh Narayan , Kristopher Karl Brown , Paul Repp , Larry Dean Elie
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: E05F15/70
- IPC: E05F15/70 ; B60J5/04 ; E05F15/614

Abstract:
An automated door system includes a hinge assembly having a movable hinge portion coupled to a door and a fixed hinge portion coupled to a vehicle body at a hinge pillar. The movable hinge portion includes first and second mounting portions. The first mounting portion is rotatably connected to the fixed hinge portion for rotation about a hinge axis of the hinge assembly. A power assist device is coupled to the fixed hinge portion and further coupled to the second mounting portion of the movable hinge portion by a drive shaft. The power assist device includes a motor that is configured to drive the drive shaft for providing at least one of an opening and a closing movement of the door about the hinge axis of the hinge assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210062566A1 POWERED HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE DOORS Public/Granted day:2021-03-04
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