| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 049279000 | OPERATOR INTERRELATED WITH CLOSURE LATCH RELEASE | 36 |
| 20090013605 | OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE FOR LIFT-UP SLIDING DOORS AND WINDOWS - An opening and closing device for lift-up sliding doors and windows is disclosed. The opening and closing device includes a roller unit ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090199482 | Driving Device for a Hatch in a Motor Vehicle - A driving device for a hatch in a motor vehicle includes a first fastening element which can be connected to a stationary structural component, a second fastening element which can be connected to a movable structural component, and a housing tube fixed to the second fastening element and extending toward the first fastening element. A spindle drive includes a threaded spindle and a nut fixed in a spindle tube connected to the first fastening element by a bolt, wherein the spindle can be driven in rotation to move the first fastening element axially relative to the housing tube. An elastomeric decoupling element between the spindle tube and the bolt decouples the spindle drive from the first fastening element in order to damp noise and vibration. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100107500 | SMOOTH UNLATCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A powered vehicle door system and method in which a motor-driven door opening and closing mechanism and a motor-driven latching mechanism cooperate to enable the door to open from a latched, fully-closed position with improved noise control and improved smoothness of operation. The door can be a tailgate or a swinging or sliding door, and the opening and closing mechanism is operative to place the door in an over-closed position, thus reducing or eliminating the inherent tension placed upon the latch from the compressive force of the seal interposed between the door and the door frame. Optionally, the door latching mechanism assists the door opening and closing mechanism in placing the door in the over-closed position. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100154307 | DAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONS IN A LATCH FOR A VEHICLE DOOR AND A METHOD - A damping assembly is disposed within a housing of a latch assembly to slow rotation of a forkbolt as the forkbolt rotates between an over-travel position and a latched position within the housing. The damping assembly includes a first passage and a second passage that are each configured to allow a fluid to flow therein. A restriction passage fluidly connects the first passage and the second passage and increases the pressure of the fluid within the passages. A check valve is configured to allow unidirectional flow of the fluid through the passages. An engagement mechanism is operatively connected to the passages and is configured to engage the forkbolt as the forkbolt rotates between the over-travel position and the latched position. The fluid within the passages reacts against the engagement mechanism to slow rotation of the forkbolt as the forkbolt rotates between the over-travel position and the latched position. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110072725 | LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism including a housing, a first device, a first sliding member, a second sliding member, a stopping portion and a second device is provided. The first and second devices and the first and second sliding members are disposed on the housing, wherein the first sliding member is located between the first device and the second sliding member. The stopping portion is disposed on at least one of the first device and the first sliding member for restricting a sliding distance of the first sliding member relative to the first device. The first sliding member is not allowed to drive the second sliding member to slide relative to the housing along a first direction to disengage the second device when sliding until the first device is detached from the housing and the engagement between the first device and the first sliding member is released. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110167730 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPENING/CLOSING BODY - An apparatus for controlling an opening/closing body for automatically opening/closing the opening/closing body. The apparatus includes a displacement body movable and displaced between movable regions including a closing region, a releasing region and a neutral region, a neutral detecting first switch configured to output a first detection signal in response to passage of the displacement body through a first boundary portion of the neutral region, a neutral detecting second switch configured to output a second detection signal in response to passage of the displacement body through a second boundary portion of the neutral region, and a control unit which, when effecting a neutral returning movement for returning the displacement body from the closing region to the neutral region, stores switchover information indicative of switchover of the first detection signal detected in the course of the latch closing movement and to effect the neutral returning movement in accordance with the switchover information. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20130025206 | SAFETY DEVICE, AND OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM - A safety device used together with a push-push type latch device latching and releasing a movable body to a main body by a push operation against an urging force of an urging device, has a circulation cam groove having a reciprocation groove portion and a latch groove portion; a responding member having a pin to trace the circulation cam groove and a balancer disposed therein; and an urging member disposed on the responding member to urge the responding member in a pull-in direction. When the responding member receives a load, the responding member slides against an urging force of the urging member and the pin irreversibly moves from the reciprocation groove portion to the latch groove portion, so that even if the latching of the latch device is released due to the load, the movable body is retained in the fixed position. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20140059932 | COLLAPSIBLE FUEL DOOR HOUSING FOR A VEHICLE - A collapsible fuel-door housing is provided and may include a first housing and a second housing slidably attached to the first housing and moveable from a first state overlapping the first housing to a second state adjacent to the first housing. The fuel-door housing may also include a locking mechanism moveable between an unlocked state permitting movement of the second housing into the second state and a locked state restricting relative movement between the first housing and the second housing to maintain the second housing in the second state. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140230330 | DEVICE TO ASSIST THE OPENING OF A COVERING ELEMENT PIVOTABLY MOUNTED RELATIVE TO AN EDGE OF A FRAME - The present invention relates to a device to assist the opening of a covering element pivotably mounted relative to an edge of a frame. According to the invention, the assistance cylinder ( | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150082703 | REMOTE CONTROL MECHANISM FOR SLIDING DOOR - A remote control mechanism for a sliding door may include a handle lever installed to rotate about a rotational shaft in a base, connected to a first lever link connected to a door handle, and configured to be rotated by operation of the door handle, a hold lever installed to rotate about the rotational shaft in the base together with the handle lever, connected to a second lever link connected to the door handle, connected to a hold cable of a hold device, and configured to be rotated by operation of the door handle in order to control locking and releasing of the hold device, and an elastic member mounted to the rotational shaft, wherein the elastic member is fixed to the base and connected to the handle lever and the hold lever. | 03-26-2015 |
| 049280000 | Motor driven | 17 |
| 20080236048 | Door operating system - A door operator is configured to operate a door that is rotatable about an axis of rotation between an open position and a closed position. In one embodiment, the door operator comprises an output shaft, a closing assembly, and a motor. The output shaft is rotatable between a first position and a second position, and is coupled to the door such that rotation of the output shaft pivots the door about the axis of rotation and rotation of the door about the axis of rotation rotates the output shaft. The closing assembly is coupled to the output shaft to apply a torque to the output shaft, wherein the torque applied by the closing assembly rotates the output shaft such that the rotation of the output shaft by the closing assembly rotates the door toward the closed position. The motor is coupled to the output shaft. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080276536 | Device for Opening a Rear Window and/or Trunk of a Vehicle - A device for opening and closing a rear window and/or a trunk of a vehicle is positioned on a periphery of or integrated in a window wiper arm assembly provided on a rear side of the vehicle. The device includes an opening and closing system that comprises a push-button connected to an actuating mechanism. The push-button is integrated on a longitudinal portion of a supporting mount of the window wiper arm assembly, and positioned on a handle integrated on said window wiper arm assembly. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080307709 | DUAL SWING POWERED GATE ACTUATOR - A powered gate post assembly includes an inner post that supports a rotating outer post. The inner post includes a drive slot that translates vertical motion of a drive pin into rotating motion. The drive pin is drivingly engaged to the outer post to drive rotation of the outer post. The drive slot in the inner post includes first and second portions that provide for swinging the gate in two directions from a closed position. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090000201 | Drive Device - A drive device for a hatch of a vehicle, wherein the device includes a first housing part which can be connected to a stationary component or to a movable component, a second housing part, a third housing part which is telescopically guided in the second housing part with an axial freedom of movement and which can be connected to the other of the movable component or the stationary component. A spindle drive comprising a threaded spindle and a spindle nut is mounted on the threaded spindle, by which the third housing part can be driven by a rotary drive and, thus, moved axially with respect to the second housing part. The drive device also includes a brake device, where the brake device comprises a centrifugal force brake. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090107048 | OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An opening/closing apparatus for a vehicle, which has a door-lock mechanism, is provided. An output of a motor unit is transmitted to a drum having a planetary gear mechanism, and the slide door of the vehicle is driven by an open-side cable and a close-side cable wound around the drum. A closer cable of the door-lock mechanism is coupled to a carrier of the planetary gear mechanism, and coupled to a latch of the door-lock mechanism via a coupling link. The coupling link is constituted as a toggle mechanism so as to regulate the rotation of the latch by the traction force of the closer cable until the latch is rotated toward a full latch direction from an unlatch position. When the regulation of the latch by the toggle mechanism is released, the latch is rotationally driven toward the full latch direction due to the rotation of the carrier. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100071265 | TACTICAL BUILDING DOOR OPENER - A portable, tactical building door opener which comprises a door opening mechanism comprising: a body; a door opening arm pivotally connected to the body at a first end and having a roller for engaging the surface of the door at a second end; and an actuator for rotating the door opening arm with respect to the body, from a ready position in which the roller is not forced against the surface of the door, to a door-opened position in which the roller is forced against the surface of the door to open the door. The actuator is remotely and manually operable. The device further includes a support for temporarily and removably bracing the door opening mechanism with respect to the door. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100199564 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR PNEUMATIC DIFFERENTIAL ENGINE FOR POWER-OPERATED DOORS - A locking mechanism ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100319259 | POWERLESS HELICAL LOCKING MECHANISM FOR DOOR - A powerless helical locking mechanism for door includes a screw ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110173891 | SLIDING DOOR LOCK WITH DUAL BREAK-OUT RELEASE - Apparatus and system comprising a release assembly configured to unlock a sliding door panel from left and right sides of the sliding door panel. The left and right sides of the sliding door panel are opposed in the sliding direction. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120137590 | Tandem Drive for Barrier - A barrier apparatus and method are provided to reciprocate a gate or barrier between an open or closed position with one or more linear drives having one or more traveler mechanisms where at least one motor rotates the one or more shafts and moves the traveler mechanisms to move the barrier. The moving traveler mechanisms are coupled to one or more connecting arms which are coupled to the gate and the movement traveler mechanisms push and pull the arms which in turn push and pull the barrier to reciprocate the barrier between and open and closed position. The gate may be rotated and reciprocated around a horizontal axis from a generally vertical position (i.e., generally perpendicular to the ground where access to a controlled area is open) to a generally horizontal position (i.e., generally parallel to the ground where the gate extends across the entryway to the controlled area). | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130074411 | Fuel Coupler with Wireless Port Door Unlatching Actuator - A fuel delivery system and method of use are provided that may be used to open the door covering the charge port of an electric vehicle, or the door covering the fuel filler port of a conventional vehicle. The system includes a fuel coupler (e.g., a charging connector or a gas nozzle) designed to transfer fuel from the source to the vehicle via the vehicle's fuel port. The fuel coupler includes a switch that when toggled, causes a control signal to be wirelessly transmitted over a short distance. Upon receipt of the control signal by a receiver integrated into a vehicle that is in close proximity to the fuel port, an unlatching actuator within the vehicle unlatches the port door, thereby allowing it to open and provide port access. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130340346 | OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS WITH LOCK - Provided is an opening/closing apparatus with a lock capable of performing the opening/closing and closed lock of a sliding door by a single actuator and arbitrarily setting the timing of a lock operation. In the opening/closing apparatus with a lock, an electric motor is driven and the drive force of the electric motor is input to the sun gear of a planetary gear mechanism and output from the internal gear or the carrier. A pair of sliding doors are opened and closed by the drive force output from the internal gear. While the pair of sliding doors are at a fully closed position, the lock and lock-released states of a lock mechanism are switched by a lock restricting mechanism. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140144085 | POSITIONING ELEMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DOORS AND PANELS - The invention relates to a positioning element ( | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140373452 | LIFT AND ROTATION MECHANISM FOR QUICK DOOR-OPENING DEVICE - Disclosed is a lift and rotation mechanism for a quick door-opening device. The power-output end of a first motor of a lift component of the mechanism is connected to one end of a screw rod and the other end of the screw rod is connected to one end of a circular pipe; one end of a tubular body is provided with a connection component, with one end of a coupling component being connected to the connection component; the other end of the circular pipe is removably connected to a circular door by an annular connection; the output shaft of a second motor of a rotary component is removably connected to one end of a rotary shaft provided within a supporting seat removably connected to an end flange; and a circular disk is removably connected to the other end of the rotary shaft and is fixedly connected to the connection component. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20160251888 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | 09-01-2016 |
| 20190145148 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE OF A VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220136291 | FLIP COVER ACTUATION ASSEMBLY, AND REFUELING PORT OR CHARGING PORT FLIP COVER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME - A flip cover actuation assembly for actuating a flip cover is movably mounted on a base. The flip cover actuation assembly has a locking means, a hinge means, a drive shaft and a drive member. The drive shaft has a fitting portion. The hinge means is installed around the fitting portion. An engagement structure is provided on a receiving portion of the hinge means. The engagement structure enables the receiving portion and the fitting portion to rotatably engage or separate such that the drive shaft moves the flip cover relative to the hinge means. The locking or releasing of the flip cover and the opening and closing of the flip cover is achieved by the drive shaft with the drive member. In addition, the releasing and the opening of the flip cover are achieved at different times to avoid any interferences. | 05-05-2022 |
| 049281000 | Common actuator, different movements to unlatch and move closure | 3 |
| 20140366449 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS - A door opening and closing apparatus including a lock mechanism that is configured to hold the door in a fully closed state, and that has an engaging member which engages with a lock member provided in the door when in the fully closed state. A link mechanism having a plurality of link members is configured to be able to undergo deformation into a linear state and a bent state, and restricts rotation of the engaging member by being brought into the linear state. In the link mechanism, a first face is pressed by a projecting shaft moved by the actuator in order that the link mechanism changes from the linear state to the bent state, and a second face is pressed by the projecting shaft in order that the link mechanism changes from the bent state to the linear state. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20160060938 | A PURELY ROTATIONAL CASEMENT WINDOW - The present invention regards a casement window, and more in particular it is directed to a casement window with controlled opening and the possibility of locking the hung sash in open position, to prevent the inadvertent return of the hung sash. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160083982 | PLUG DOOR OPENING-CLOSING DEVICE AND PLUG DOOR DEVICE - A plug door opening-closing apparatus includes a lock mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a door support mechanism. The lock mechanism is directly or indirectly arranged on one of upper and lower portions of at least one door of a vehicle. The lock mechanism locks the door when completely closed so that the door does not open. The drive mechanism is coupled to the lock mechanism and drives the lock mechanism to switch the door from an unlocked state to a locked state. The door support mechanism is mechanically coupled to the lock mechanism and supports the door. When the completely closed door is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state, the door support mechanism is adapted to hold the door and hinder outward displacement, in a vehicle width direction, of the other portion of the door that is less the lock mechanism. | 03-24-2016 |
| 049282000 | Actuator or opposite approaches | 4 |
| 20090165386 | Door Opening and Closing Apparatus for Vehicle - A door opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle includes a displacement body operating a latch and being displaced within a moving region including a closing region, a releasing region and a neutral region positioned between the closing region and the releasing region, the displacement body displacing by an actuator, a control unit controlling the actuator for selectively engaging and disengaging the latch and a striker, a first detection portion outputting a first detection signal changed when the displacement body passes through a first border portion of the neutral region closer to the closing region, and a second detection portion outputting a second detection signal changed when the displacement body passes through a second border portion of the neutral region closer to the releasing region. The control unit controls a moving position of the displacement body based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal. | 07-02-2009 |
| 049286000 | Force applied at closure pivot releases latch | 2 |
| 049287000 | Geared | 2 |
| 20080250718 | PASSIVE ENTRY SIDE DOOR LATCH RELEASE SYSTEM - A vehicle passive entry side door latch release system engageable with a release cable connected a door latch includes a moveable linkage assembly engageable with the cable, and a motor including an output shaft engaged with a tensioning gear for driving a ratcheting gearwheel rotatably affixed to a coil spring, with the gearwheel including external teeth engageable with a rack affixed to the linkage to move the cable to unlatch the door latch. A pivotable ratcheting pawl may be engageable with the gearwheel to allow or prevent rotation of the gearwheel. Operation of the motor may drive the gear to drive the gearwheel in a rotary direction to energize the spring, and disengagement of the pawl from the gearwheel may allow stored energy in the spring to drive the gearwheel in an opposite rotary direction to thereby drive the rack to move the cable to unlatch the door latch. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20160082983 | PLUG DOOR OPENING-CLOSING DEVICE AND PLUG DOOR DEVICE - A plug door opening-closing apparatus, which is adapted for use with a vehicle having a vehicle front-rear direction and a vehicle width direction, includes a door hanger capable of coupling a door panel of the vehicle, a movable guide configured to guide movement of the door hanger in the front-rear direction and move in the width direction, a guide support member that guides movement of the movable guide in the width direction, and an interlock mechanism mechanically connected to the movable guide. The interlock mechanism conforms a movement amount of a first portion of the movable guide to a movement amount of a second portion of the movable guide. | 03-24-2016 |
| 049293000 | Closure moving force applied through latch releaser | 1 |
| 049294000 | Duplicate links release common latch | 1 |
| 20140109480 | Apparatus for Shock-Secure Door or Hatch Arrangement on Marine Ships - In a shock-secure door or hatch arrangement on marine ships, a doorway frame, on two opposite longitudinal edges thereof, has continuous latching bars that are receivable in corresponding grooves in opposite edges of a door in order to latch the door in a closed position. The latching bar on the hinged edge of the doorway frame is stationary and engages into the associated door edge groove during a closing motion of the door. The latching bar on the opposite edge of the doorway frame is movable by actuating elements so as to engage into the respective associated door edge groove for latching the door in its closed position. A locking mechanism locks and unlocks the movable latching bar in its latched position. | 04-24-2014 |
| 049300000 | Common input, diverse trains to latch and closure mover | 1 |
| 20130025207 | OUTWARD OPENING WINDOW UNIT - An outward opening window unit includes: a fixed frame, a movable frame connected to the fixed frame through hinge arms; an operating unit located on the fixed frame to move the movable frame; a structure to close the movable frame on the fixed frame; a handle associated with the fixed frame and connected to the operating unit. The fixed frame has a perimeter channel defining a groove provided with two undercuts for the coupling of operating rods connected to the operating unit, a corner element for transmission of motion being positioned at a corner formed by the fixed frame; the corner element is provided with a structure configured to connect two corresponding rods so as to synchronize the movement imparted to them by the operating unit. | 01-31-2013 |
| 049301000 | One direction pull cable-type | 1 |
| 20140013667 | DOOR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A door device for a vehicle includes: a cable for connecting a handle device, which is mounted to the door panel of the door body covering a door opening of the vehicle body in an openable and closable manner, and a lock unit, with which the door body is engaged. A cable holding member mounted to the handle device is displaced between an engagement position at which the cable holding member engages with the cable and a non-engagement position at which the cable holding member does not engage with the cable. An interference section, which is provided to the door panel, is configured such that, in a state in which the handle device is mounted to the door panel, the interference section interferes with the cable holding member located at the non-engagement position and does not interfere with the cable holding member located at the engagement position. | 01-16-2014 |
