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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Ian Christopher Hoare, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Steven John Engelgau, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Shelley Lynn Bess, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Christopher Matthew Radjewski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Joseph Allen Wilbanks, II, Hermitage, TN (US);
Rajesh J. Somnay, Troy, MI (US);
Silvio M. Yamada, Waterford, MI (US);
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an automated drive device for powered sliding movement of the door into open or closed positions. The drive device includes a belt that cooperates with a track. A biasing member urges the belt into engagement with a corresponding portion of the track to ensure adequate engagement to achieve the desired movement of the door responsive to rotary movement of the belt. In one example, the belt and track include teeth that cooperate such that rotary movement of the belt results in linear movement of the door relative to the vehicle body.