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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2020
The Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN (US);
Michael T. Zindler, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Adam D. Wojdyla, Winamac, IN (US);
Robert E. Bettcher, III, Winamac, IN (US);
James Stoner, Star City, IN (US);
Jon Beck, Winamac, IN (US);
The Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN (US);
Abstract
A door opening assembly is provided for moving a door of a vehicle between an open position and a closed position. The assembly includes a frame member coupled to the vehicle, a link is coupled to the frame member, and a link arm pivotally coupled to the link. A pivot arm is pivotally coupled to the frame member and a pivot bracket is pivotally coupled to the door and the pivot arm. The pivot bracket includes a slot such that a pin on the link arm slides therethrough. The assembly includes a gear rack and a gear operably coupled to the gear rack. The gear is driven by a motor as the door moves between its open and closed positions. The assembly further includes a guide track coupled to the vehicle and a roller rotatably driven along the guide track as the door moves between its open and closed positions.