274results about "Power-actuated vehicle locks" patented technology

A system for moving a hinge between an open position and a closed position is disclosed. The hinge couples a closure panel to a body. The system can include an actuator for driving the closure panel between the open position and the closed position. A counterweight member reduces a mechanical effort provided by the actuator to drive the closure panel.

A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and moving and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operations of the door; a latch assembly configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and cause the door to pop up; a pulley-belt unit engaged to the driving unit and configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and allow the door to slide and move; and a rail unit connected to the door and configured to provide a path for the door to slide and move by operation of the pulley-belt unit.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock (1, 23), comprising: a locking mechanism (2, 24) having a rotary latch (3) and at least one pawl (4, 25), wherein a rotary movement of the rotary latch (3) can be locked in at least one latching position by means of the pawl (4, 25); a closing device (11, 29), wherein the locking mechanism (2, 24) can be transferred from a pre-latching position to a main latching position by means of the closing device (11, 29); an opening device, wherein a door element can be transferred from a closed position to an open position by means of the opening device; and a drive unit, wherein unlocking of the locking mechanism (2, 24) can be enabled by means of the drive unit, and wherein selective closing or opening of the door element can be enabled by means of at least one movement of part of the locking mechanism (2, 24).

A door handle assembly for a vehicle having a handle holder, a handle, a slider and an actuator. The handle holder is provided with a rotation shaft extending in a length direction of the vehicle. The handle is connected to the rotation shaft and configured to be pivotable about an axis of the rotation shaft to move between a retracted position and a deployed position. The slider is linearly movably arranged in the handle holder and configured to, by its forward movement in a first direction, bring the handle to rotate from the retracted position to the deployed position, and to be able to move backward in a second direction opposite to the first direction, so that the handle is rotatable from the deployed position to the retracted position. The actuator is configured to drive the slider to move forward in the first direction and backward in the second direction.

The present disclosure relates to a driving assembly having a fixed gear, a fixed rack, a movable intermediate rack, a movable gear, and a transmission rack. The movable intermediate rack cooperates with the fixed gear such that the movable intermediate rack is capable of being driven to reciprocate when the fixed gear rotates clockwise and counterclockwise; the movable rotary shaft is rotatably fixed to the movable intermediate rack, and the movable gear cooperates with the fixed rack such that the movable gear is capable of reciprocatingly translating along an extension direction of the fixed rack when the movable intermediate rack reciprocates, and the movable gear is capable of rotating about the movable rotary shaft; and the transmission rack is capable of driving a member to be driven. The transmission rack cooperates with the movable gear such that the transmission rack is capable of being driven to reciprocate so as to move the member to be driven when the movable gear rotates clockwise and counterclockwise. In the driving assembly of the present disclosure, the combination of gears and racks enables the transmission rack to have a smaller size and move at a faster speed for the same movement distance.

A vehicle tailgate apparatus can include a tailgate having a main frame configured to move between an open position and a closed position through a pair of bottom hinges at a rear end of a luggage compartment of a vehicle body, and the main frame can include a bottom portion, a first side portion extending from a first end of the bottom portion, and a second side portion extending from a second end of the bottom portion, and the luggage compartment can include a pair of sidewalls and a bed, where each side portion can be aligned with a corresponding sidewall, and where the bottom portion can be aligned with the bed.

An EV charger locking system includes a plunger, one or more springs, and an electrically controlled actuator. The plunger contacts a lockable portion of an EV charger inserted into a channel of an EV charging socket. When uncompressed, the one or more springs position a tip of the plunger in a return position in or above a hole of the channel. When compressed, the one or more springs apply a force in a second direction to return the tip to the return position. When activated, the actuator applies a mechanical force to the plunger in a first direction to move the tip through the hole and to position the tip in a locking position in the channel to contact the lockable portion. When deactivated, the actuator removes the mechanical force from the plunger, allowing the plunger to be returned to the return position by the one or more springs.