Structure for unifying motor for use with rear curtain and power trunk

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10316569-B2
Application number	US-201615137373-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2016
Priority date	Oct 28, 2015
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A structure for unifying a motor for use with a rear curtain and a power trunk is provided. The structure includes an electromagnetic clutch, which is connected to a hinge arm of a trunk lid via a trunk wire and is connected to a rear curtain via a curtain wire and selectively transmits driving force to the trunk wire or to the curtain wire. Additionally, a rotary motor is connected to the electromagnetic clutch and supplies driving force to the electromagnetic clutch. The trunk wire and the curtain wire are operated by a single rotary motor. Accordingly, the production cost and weight of a vehicle are reduced.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A structure for unifying a motor for use with a rear curtain and a power trunk, comprising:
an electromagnetic clutch connected to a hinge arm of a trunk lid via a trunk wire and connected to a rear curtain via a curtain wire, wherein the electromagnetic clutch is configured to selectively transmit driving force to the trunk wire or to the curtain wire;
a rotary motor connected to the electromagnetic clutch and configured to supply driving force to the electromagnetic clutch,
wherein the trunk wire and the curtain wire are operated by the rotary motor; and
a coil spring having a first end connected to a body of a vehicle and a second end connected to the hinge arm of the trunk lid,
wherein the hinge arm of the trunk lid is rotated upwards by compression of the coil spring.

2. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic clutch includes:
a clutch gear connected to and rotated by a driving shaft of the rotary motor, wherein the clutch gear is movable vertically;
a trunk gear disposed above the clutch gear and connected to the trunk wire to transmit driving force to the trunk wire; and
a rear curtain gear disposed below the clutch gear and connected to the curtain wire to transmit driving force to the curtain wire,
wherein the trunk gear is rotated by upward movement of the clutch gear, and the rear curtain gear is rotated by downward movement of the clutch gear.

3. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the clutch gear is made of a metal material and the electromagnetic clutch further includes an electromagnet disposed above the trunk gear and configured to pull the clutch gear toward the trunk gear when electric current is applied to the electromagnet.

4. The structure according to claim 3 , wherein the electromagnetic clutch further includes an elastic member interposed between the clutch gear and the trunk gear and configured to press the clutch gear downwards.

5. The structure according to claim 3 , wherein the electromagnet directly connects the clutch gear and the trunk gear using a magnetic field produced by electric current applied thereto.

6. The structure according to claim 4 , wherein the elastic member is a wave spring.

7. The structure according to claim 3 , wherein an elastic member is interposed between the clutch gear and the rear curtain gear and is configured to move the clutch gear upward.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Duck-Young
• Im Yong-Hyuck

Classifications

• F16D2121/20

  using electromagnets · CPC title

• B60J1/2019

  powered, e.g. by electric, hydraulic or pneumatic actuators · CPC title

• E05Y2900/548

  Trunk lids · CPC title

• B60J5/101

  for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans · CPC title

• F16H19/08

  for interconverting rotary motion and oscillating motion · CPC title