Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

Daedong Movel System Co., Ltd.

Pha Co., Ltd.

Kyu Bum Kim

Ki Dong Kim

Duck Young Kim

Kwang Hun Hong

Oh Sik Kwon

A vehicle hinge driving apparatus includes an actuator, a housing connected to the actuator, an output shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, a transmission mechanism configured to transmit a torque from the actuator to the output shaft, and a brake unit mounted on the transmission mechanism. A method for providing a vehicle hinge driving apparatus is also provided.

Vehicle hinge driving apparatus

An embodiment vehicle hinge driving apparatus includes an actuator, a housing connected to the actuator, an output shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, and a transmission mechanism including a plurality of gear sets configured to transmit a torque from the actuator to the output shaft, wherein the plurality of gear sets includes a proximal gear set close to the actuator, a first distal gear set operatively connected to the proximal gear set, and a second distal gear set operatively connected to the first distal gear set, wherein the second distal gear set is detachably mounted and configured to respond to a required output torque, and wherein the output shaft is connected to the first distal gear set or the second distal gear set.

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Siheung-si, South Korea

Kyu Bum Kim