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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Frank A. Richards, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tarakorn Soonthornwinate, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/06 (2006.01); E05F 15/646 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/06 (2013.01); E05F 15/646 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuation assembly for actuating a door of a sliding door assembly of a vehicle includes a motor inside a motor housing, a mid-pulley assembly comprising a mid-pulley wheel, a guide pulley assembly comprising a guide-pulley wheel, and a cable anchored to the vehicle and operatively coupling the mid-pulley assembly, the guide pulley assembly, and the motor. The motor turns to move the door along the cable and at least some portion of the cable is encased in a unitary casing.