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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2002
Dragan Mrkovic, Newmarket, CA;
Peter Lance Oxley, Mount Albert, CA;
Peter Lejbjuk, Toronto, CA;
Jason David Niskanen, Scarborough, CA;
Dragan Mrkovic, Newmarket, CA;
Peter Lance Oxley, Mount Albert, CA;
Peter Lejbjuk, Toronto, CA;
Jason David Niskanen, Scarborough, CA;
Intier Automotive Closures Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A power drive assembly () for controlling movement of a closure panel () of a vehicle includes a closure panel () that moves relative to the vehicle between open and closed positions, and a latch () for cinching the closure panel () to the vehicle. The drive assembly () includes an actuator (), a first torque output () coupled to effect movement of the closure panel (), a second torque output () coupled to the latch (), and a clutch assembly () coupled between the actuator () and the torque outputs () for selectively transferring torque between the actuator () and the torque outputs ().