公开(公告)号：US20220136294A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17554969

申请日：2021-12-17

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Joseph SCHEURING ,  Wieslaw NOWICKI ,  Dan COSMIN ,  Mihai TRAMBITAS ,  Sen BAI ,  Yanhua YIN

IPC: E05C17/30 ,  B60J5/10

Abstract: A counterbalance mechanism for coupling with a closure panel to assist in opening and closing of the closure panel between a fully closed position and a fully open position of the closure panel, the counterbalance mechanism including: a housing coupled at one end to one of the closure panel and a body of a vehicle by a first connector and at another end by a second connector to the other of the body and the closure panel, the housing containing an extension member and a spring positioned along a longitudinal axis, the spring positioned adjacent to the first connector; the first connector having a body with a connection portion coupled by a connection to an end of the housing positioned at the one end; and a spring retention mechanism for inhibiting extension of the spring out of the one end of the housing, the spring retention mechanism including: a spring retainer positioned between the spring and the end; and a retainer pin positioned between the spring retainer and the end; wherein upon decoupling of the connection portion with the end, the retainer pin inhibits movement of the spring and the spring retainer towards the one end along the longitudinal axis.