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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Andreas Rudolf, Eibelstadt, DE;
Fritz Göbel, Würzburg, DE;
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 85/10 (2014.01); E05B 17/18 (2006.01); E05B 81/76 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 85/103 (2013.01); E05B 17/181 (2013.01); E05B 81/76 (2013.01);
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 ().