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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2018
Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg, Bamberg, DE;
Kim Taylor, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Andrew Lakerdas, London, CA;
Mark Farrugia, Clarkston, MI (US);
Alwin Macht, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Anil Bhat, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Arnd Herwig, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Michael Kidd, Oxford, MI (US);
Travis Briggs, Macomb, MI (US);
Abstract
A door drive assembly including: a drive arm including a first end configured to be rotatably coupled to the body and a second end configured to be rotatably coupled to the door. The door drive assembly also includes a drive mechanism coupled to the drive arm and configured to rotate the drive arm between an open position and a closed position. The door drive assembly also includes a control arm including a first end configured to be rotatably coupled to a vehicle body and a second end configured to be rotatably coupled to the door. The door drive assembly also includes a race configured to be disposed between the body and the first end of the control arm where the first end of control arm is configured to translate by a first distance along the race as the drive arm rotates between the open and closed positions.