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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carmelo Gutierrez, Ehringshausen-Katzenfurt, DE;
Assignee:
Kuster & Co. GmbH, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 5/00 ;
Abstract
A drive system for trunk doors, engine hoods, hatchbacks (,), doors or the like of vehicles in particular motor vehicles comprising at least one hinge (,) and a power spring, for instance a pneumatic spring (,) assisting the opening motion. The invention provides a mechanism shifting the direction of action of the pneumatic spring (,) to attain rapid, automatic opening of the hatchback (,) following its unlocking.