Atoma International Corporation

Intier Automotive Closures Inc.

Carl Gifford

Kathryn Petroff

Mirko Pribisic

Andrew R Daniels

Miroslav Janda

Roman Cetnar

Kris Tomaszewski

Peter Lance Oxley

Thomas P Frommer

Juliusz Kirejczyk

Gregory A Jorgensen

Carl W Gifford

Douglas G Overbury

Alexander Kaczmarczyk

Aleksander Kaczmarczyk

A power liftgate drive assembly moves a liftgate of a motor vehicle between an open position and a closed position. The power liftgate assembly is aligned along the side of the motor vehicle. A liftgate rod extends in a generally vertical orientation between the power liftgate drive assembly and the liftgate. The assembly includes a base that is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle near a load floor. A guide extends upwardly from the base. The guide extends along the side of the motor vehicle and is disposed adjacent the liftgate when the liftgate is in the closed position. A liftgate carriage is connected to the guide. The liftgate carriage slides along the guide. The liftgate rod is pivotally connected between the liftgate carriage and the liftgate. The liftgate rod translates the linear movement of the liftgate carriage into the pivotal movement of the liftgate to move the liftgate between the open and closed positions

Rod on rail power liftgate drive mechanism

A controller for a vehicular power accessory includes an elongate sensor electrode (), a capacitive shield () extending significantly beyond the sensor electrode (). A dielectric () is disposed between the capacitive shield () and the sensor electrode () to isolate the sensor electrode () from the capacitive shield (). A sensor processor () is in electrical communication with the sensor electrode () for processing sense data received from the sensor electrode (). A power actuator () is in electrical communication with the sensor processor () for effecting movement of the power accessory in accordance with the processed sense data. The sensor electrode () can be applied to various vehicle locations with the purpose of detecting obstacles and activating an alarm or display.

Non-contact proximity sensor

A power liftgate drive assembly automatically moves the liftgate of a vehicle between its open and closed positions. The drive assembly is secured to the vehicle at a position near the top of the liftgate. The drive assembly includes a motor that drives a sector gear between two positions. A guide rod is secured to the sector gear to translate the rotational movement of the sector gear into the pivotal movement of the liftgate. A slot extends through the sector gear that allows the liftgate to be moved manually. A latch locks the guide rod in position with respect to the sector gear for automated movement whereas the latch releases the guide rod to move in the slot for manual operation.

Headliner mounted power liftgate drive mechanism

The present application discloses a power actuator that has a motor having a rotatable motor output member and a clutch assembly. A stamped, cup-shape ferromagnetic coil casing has a generally radially extending base wall and an annular side wall extending generally axially from the base wall. An annular ferromagnetic flux intensifying washer is positioned adjacent to the base wall of the coil casing. An annular coil of electroconductive material is disposed within the casing with the side wall extending in surrounding relation with respect to the coil such that the field generated by the coil flows generally radially through the base wall and generally axially through said side wall. A ferromagnetic armature is in sliding relation with the annular coil and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position.

Power actuator having an electromagnetic clutch assembly

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East York, Canada

Kathryn Petroff