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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2004
Terence M. Gates, Birmingham, MI (US);
Philippe Gougeon, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Leonida S. Vaitus, Windsor, CA;
William Ethan A. Mcclure, Clawson, MI (US);
Terence M. Gates, Birmingham, MI (US);
Philippe Gougeon, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Leonida S. Vaitus, Windsor, CA;
William Ethan A. McClure, Clawson, MI (US);
Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A liftgate component module mountable on a pivotal liftgate window provides a unitary mounting platform for a plurality of components including a window wiper drive motor and a window latch. A unitary bracket carries the wiper drive apparatus and the window latch apparatus. A handle, which may include an electrical switch, is also mounted on the window. The electrical connections between the handle switch and a controller carried on the window as part of the motor enables instantaneous response of the latch to activation of the handle switch. The same controller can also control a liftgate latch and a liftgate electrical switch handle.