Abstract:
An electrically powered drive system for automatically opening and/or closing the door of a motor vehicle. An electric drive assembly including a motor and an irreversible gear box is coupled to the hinge of the door by means of a normally-disengaged clutch. Control means are provided for selectively energizing the motor and clutch. In a preferred embodiment a solenoid is coupled to the system for unlatching the door preparatory to energization of the drive motor.
Abstract:
A stationwagon vehicle body has a tailgate movable in an arcuate path between a lowered open position and a raised closed position. The tailgate is power actuated through a bi-directional drive mechanism which allows manual closing of the tailgate but prevents its manual opening.
Abstract:
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, the body defining a refuse compartment and an opening positioned to provide access to the refuse compartment, a door slidably coupled to the body, the door having a top side and a side surface extending downward from the top side, an actuator assembly directly coupled to the side surface and configured to reposition the door longitudinally relative to the body to selectively limit access to the opening, and an electrical energy system powering the actuator assembly.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a baseplate configured to be coupled to an interior side of an inswing door adjacent a pivot edge of the door; a rotatable closing arm with a first end and a second end, the second end coupled to a motor, the motor configured to be engaged in response to receipt of a signal from a remote electronic device; and circuitry electrically coupled between a power supply and the motor, the circuitry configured to wirelessly send and receive information to and from the remote electronic device.
Abstract:
A system for assisting a user in moving a device relative to a structure comprises a magnetorheological (MR) fluid actuator unit including at least one torque source and at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus having an input coupled to the at least one torque source to receive torque from the at least one torque source, the MR fluid clutch apparatus controllable to transmit a variable amount of assistance force via an output thereof. An interface is configured for coupling the output of the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus to the device or surrounding structure. At least one sensor provides information about a movement of the device. A processor unit for controlling the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus in exerting the variable amount of assistance force as a function of said information, wherein the system is configured for one of the MR fluid actuator unit and the interface to be coupled to the structure, and for the other of the MR fluid actuator unit and the interface to be coupled to the device for the assistance force from the MR fluid actuator unit to assist in moving the device.
Abstract:
An electric lock includes a housing, a clutch mechanism and a manual control member. The housing is formed with a driving structure having a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface and a bottom surface. The clutch mechanism includes a driving member having a pushing structure, an elastic member arranged on the driving member for abutting against the driving structure, a rotating member having a pushed structure, and a motor for driving the driving member to rotate. The manual control member is connected to the rotating member. When the motor drives the driving member to rotate relative to the driving structure, the elastic member abuts against the first or second inclined surface to push the driving member to move toward the rotating member, so as to allow the pushing structure to abut against the pushed structure, in order to further drive the rotating member to rotate the manual control member.
Abstract:
A door closer (10) includes an exterior housing (11), a spring assembly (12), a ratchet assembly (13), and a clutch assembly (14). The housing has a central tube (17), drive collar (23), a top end cap (52), and a bottom end cap (65). The drive collar includes an indexing pin channel (41) and indexing pin (42) which includes a pawl (45) having a contact surface (47) and a curved bearing surface (48). The spring assembly includes a shaft (73), a spring stop (80), and a helical torsion spring (106) positioned upon the shaft. The ratchet assembly resides within drive collar and includes ratchet wheel (111) having an annular array of ratchet teeth (112) configured to mesh with the pawl of the indexing pin. Each tooth has an undercut contact surface (113) and a curved bearing surface (114). The clutch assembly includes a bottom disc (120) and a top disc (121).
Abstract:
A vehicular opening/closing body control device includes: a braking control unit configured to apply a braking force to an opening/closing body provided in an opening in a vehicle; a position detection unit configured to detect an opening/closing operation position of the opening/closing body; and a traveling state determination unit configured to determine a traveling state of the vehicle, wherein the opening/closing body is opened/closed along a movement path, which is formed by a guide rail and a guide roller engaged with the guide rail, the guide rail includes a curved portion, which is curved in a width direction of the vehicle, and the braking control unit executes braking control in a case where the opening/closing operation position of the opening/closing body is within a specific range, which is set in the movement path of the opening/closing body to correspond to the curved portion of the guide rail.