Abstract:
An automotive vehicle 10 has a power operated lift-gate 12 that is opened and closed by two drive units 20. The typical drive unit 20 has a guide channel 24, an attachment assembly 30 that is disposed in the guide channel, a flexible drive member 46 that is attached to the attachment assembly and formed in a loop for moving the attachment assembly in the guide channel. The flexible drive member 46 is trained solely around two pulleys 42, 44 at the respective opposite ends of the guide channel to form the flexible drive member in a narrow loop. One of the pulleys 44 is an idler pulley that is part of an adjustable pulley assembly 60 and the other pulley 42 is driven by a power unit 48 that is attached to the guide channel. The adjustable pulley assembly 60 adjusts the distance between the pulleys 42, 44 to take up slack in the flexible drive member 46.
Abstract:
An automotive vehicle 10 has a power operated lift-gate 12 that is opened and closed by two drive units 20. The typical drive unit 20 has a guide channel 24, an attachment assembly 30 that is disposed in the guide channel, a flexible drive member 46 that is attached to the attachment assembly and formed in a loop for moving the attachment assembly in the guide channel. The flexible drive member 46 is trained solely around two pulleys 42, 44 at the respective opposite ends of the guide channel to form the flexible drive member in a narrow loop. One of the pulleys 44 is an idler pulley that is part of an adjustable pulley assembly 60 and the other pulley 42 is driven by a power unit 48 that is attached to the guide channel. The adjustable pulley assembly 60 adjusts the distance between the pulleys 42, 44 to take up slack in the flexible drive member 46.
Abstract:
A vehicle door latch (10) with a power child security lock comprises an enclosure (12) and several components mounted on or in the enclosure. First is a latching assembly (14) disposed in the enclosure and adapted to move between an unlatched configuration and a latched configuration. There is also an inside latch handle assembly (16) disposed adjacent the latching assembly (14). The inside latch handle assembly (16) transfers motion to the latching assembly in response to an actuator to move the latching assembly to the unlatched configuration. A child security lock assembly (22) for the inside latch handle assembly (16) includes a lock pin (24) that is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the lock pin (24) engages the inside latch handle assembly (16) to prevent any motion transfer to the latching assembly (14). In the unlocked position, the lock pin (24) disengages the inside latch handle assembly (16) to allow motion transfer to the latching assembly (14). The child security lock assembly (22) also includes a motor assembly (26) disposed adjacent the lock pin (24), and a linkage (30) interconnecting the lock pin and the motor assembly wherein the motor assembly controls movement of the lock pin.