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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Tom Harris, Gosport, GB;
David Kershaw, Fareham, GB;
Gareth Aspden, Fareham, GB;
Levente Kurti, Hedge End, GB;
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
An actuating device for a component includes a shaft, a housing, a clutch ring, a drive gear, and a motor drive engaged with the housing and drivably coupled to the drive gear. The shaft includes a plurality of detent teeth. The housing is movably disposed around the shaft and is coupled to the component. The housing includes a plurality of tabs. The clutch ring is movably disposed around the shaft, and includes a plurality of cam surfaces, a plurality of engagement grooves and a plurality of detent recesses. Each tab of the housing is configured to be at least partially and removably received within a corresponding engagement groove. Each detent recess is configured to releasably engage with a corresponding detent tooth. The drive gear is movably disposed around the shaft and includes a plurality of cam followers. Each cam follower is configured to travel on a corresponding cam surface.