公开(公告)号：US12083988B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18234018

申请日：2023-08-15

Applicant: Edscha Engineering GmbH

Inventor： Manfred Bauer ,  Sergej Steigerwald ,  Heinrich Ackers

IPC: B60R21/38 ,  E05D3/12 ,  E05F15/00

CPC classification number: B60R21/38 ,  E05D3/125 ,  E05F15/00 ,  E05Y2201/626 ,  E05Y2800/102 ,  E05Y2800/252 ,  E05Y2800/746 ,  E05Y2900/536

Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle flap, includes a flap part assigned to a vehicle flap, a body part assigned to a vehicle body, a joint arrangement connecting the flap part and the body part in an articulated manner, a first actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for opening and closing the vehicle flap during conventional operation, a second actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for lifting the vehicle flap into a pedestrian protection position, a coupling device for coupling the first actuator and the second actuator, wherein the coupling device comprises a first lever and a second lever, wherein the first lever is assigned to the first actuator, and wherein the second lever is assigned to the second actuator. A reliable and compact drive device is provided in that during conventional operation, the first lever and the second lever are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner via a mechanical securing element.