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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12760574 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2023

Actuating mechanism for actuating covers for vehicles

Applicant:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Inventors:

Tobias Göpfert, Würzburg, DE;

Matthias Hegwein, Ippesheim, DE;

Thomas Lechner-Watzlik, Aub, DE;

Joachim Oberst, Großrinderfeld, DE;

Roland Och, Rottendorf, DE;

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:

McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.

Primary Examiner:

Steven A Tullia

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 15/58 (2006.01); B60K 15/05 (2006.01); E05B 83/34 (2014.01); E05F 15/603 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 15/582 (2013.01); E05B 83/34 (2013.01); E05F 15/603 (2015.01); B60K 15/05 (2013.01); B60K 2015/053 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/626 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/722 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/534 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an actuating mechanism () for actuating covers () for vehicles. The actuation mechanism () includes: a drive having a drive shaft; and at least one lever arm (), which is connectable to the cover () and is configured so as to tap a rotational movement from the drive shaft when the drive is actuated and convert it into a movement of the cover (). The lever arm () includes a drive surface (), which communicates with the drive shaft such that a rotation of the drive shaft via the drive surface () is transferred to the lever arm (). The drive surface () includes a first region () where a rotation of the drive shaft moves the lever arm in a first direction when the lever arm is in communication with the drive shaft via the first region (), and wherein the drive surface () includes a second region () configured such that a rotation of the drive shaft moves the lever arm in a second direction when the lever arm communicates with the drive shaft via the second region ().

Find Patent Forward Citations

Göpfert, Tobias. (2026). Actuating mechanism for actuating covers for vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 12760574). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12760574

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