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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Jörg Hillen, Noertershausen, DE;
Andreas Ritter, Hilgert, DE;
Jörg Hillen, Noertershausen, DE;
Andreas Ritter, Hilgert, DE;
Stabilus GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Abstract
A drive device includes a first fastening device (), for connection to a stationary base part, especially a vehicle body, or to a movable part, especially a vehicle (hinged) lid or door; a second fastening device (), for connection to the movable part or to the stationary base part; a spindle drive (), which includes a threaded spindle () and a spindle nut () mounted on the threaded spindle () and capable of moving the first and the second fastening devices () axially relative to each other; and a rotary drive (), which rotates the spindle drive () by way of an overload safety device, wherein the nonrotatable connection between the two components can be released when a certain torque is exceeded, and wherein the overload safety device is formed by a clutch device (), which comprises an inner part () connected to the rotary drive (), which inner part rotates an intermediate part () by way of a damping element () and, by way of the intermediate part (), rotates an outer part () connected to the spindle drive ().