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Patent No.:

US 12637894 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 06, 2023

Sliding-door drive unit for a vehicle

Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd., Daegu, KR;

Inventors:

Hyung-In Yun, Seoul, KR;

So-Yeon Park, Seoul, KR;

Jong-Han Woo, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Ki-Hwan Jeong, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Soo-Chul Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Moon-Gyu Choi, Incheon, KR;

Seong-Tae Hong, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignees:

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;

KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;

PYEONG HWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD., Daegu, KR;

Attorney:

Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC

Primary Examiner:

David Luo

Assistant Examiner:

Charles S Laughlin

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 7/03 (2016.01); E05F 15/657 (2015.01); H02P 29/40 (2016.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/657 (2015.01); B60J 5/06 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/216 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/246 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/264 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/654 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/664 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/702 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/704 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sliding-door drive unit for a vehicle is capable of transferring or blocking drive power required to pull or push a cable to open or close a sliding door. The sliding-door drive unit includes a worm wheel rotatable by a drive motor, a stationary disc coupled to an output shaft, and a movable disc rotatably installed between the worm wheel and the stationary disc along an axial direction of the output shaft. The movable disc is engaged with the worm wheel and is selectively engaged with the stationary disc.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yun, Hyung-In. (2026). Sliding-door drive unit for a vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 12637894). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12637894

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