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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Andreas Rudolf, Eibelstadt, DE;
Fritz Göbel, Würzburg, DE;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An actuating apparatus () for moving covers (), in particular flush covers, for vehicles, wherein the cover () is reversibly movable, and in particular pivotable, between a closed position and an open position in which the cover is arranged behind an outer skin of the vehicle, wherein the actuating apparatus () comprises the following: a kinematics for reversibly moving, in particular pivoting, the cover () between the open position and the closed position; and a first sensor apparatus () for detecting the open position and/or the closed position of the cover ().
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