Drive device for a roof module of a motor vehicle

US9056540B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9056540-B2
Application numberUS-201414316948-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 27, 2014
Priority dateJun 28, 2013
Publication dateJun 16, 2015
Grant dateJun 16, 2015

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A drive device for a roof module of a motor vehicle. A drive device of this type, the roof module comprising two movable roof parts, with longitudinally extended tension/compression means for transmitting drive to the roof parts which are driveable by a common drive motor via two output pinions, is known. The output pinions are oriented coaxially with respect to each other, and the output pinions are assigned a change-over device which sets the drive motor into operative connection alternatively with the one or the other output pinion.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A drive device for a roof module of a motor vehicle, the roof module comprising two movable roof parts, with longitudinally extended tension/compression means for transmitting drive to the roof parts which are driveable by a common drive motor via two output pinions which are assigned to the tension/compression means for the movable roof parts, the output pinions being oriented coaxially with respect to each other, and the output pinions being assigned…

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What does patent US9056540B2 cover?
A drive device for a roof module of a motor vehicle. A drive device of this type, the roof module comprising two movable roof parts, with longitudinally extended tension/compression means for transmitting drive to the roof parts which are driveable by a common drive motor via two output pinions, is known. The output pinions are oriented coaxially with respect to each other, and the output pinio…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Walter Herbert, Heidan Michael, Mueller-Boysen Ulrich, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60J7/0573. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).