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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Strattec Power Access Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Adams, Troy, MI (US);
Howard Kuhlman, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Daniela Kowalski, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/20 (2006.01); E05F 15/616 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/2056 (2013.01); E05F 15/616 (2015.01); F16H 25/2015 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/704 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/122 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/548 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator for opening and closing a decklid or other closure on a motor vehicle is described and shown. The actuator can include a motor, a rod coupled to and driven by the motor, a first sleeve coupled to and driven by the rod, and a second sleeve coupled to and driven by the first sleeve. The first and second sleeves can be slidably coupled to one another, and/or can be rotatably locked relative to one another.