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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2015
Lynn D. Da Deppo, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Dave Newkirk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Lynn D. Da Deppo, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ehab Kamal, Novi, MI (US);
Steve Bauer, Clarkston, MI (US);
Dave Newkirk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jeffrey Root, Howell, MI (US);
Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing Corp., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A closure assembly includes a housing, a sensor, a door, and a primary actuator. The sensor is disposed within the housing. The door is supported by the housing and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The sensor is exposed when the door is in the open position. The primary actuator is operable to (i) apply a first force on the door to move the door from the closed position to the open position and (ii) apply a second force on the door to move the door from the closed position to the open position when the first force does not move the door into the open position.