Mechatronic unlocking means

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9963046-B2
Application number	US-201013384147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2010
Priority date	Jul 15, 2009
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

A drive device for a Bowden control comprises at least one electric actuator and a mechanism connected to the Bowden control. The actuator and mechanism are surrounded by at least one housing. The housing comprises a closable cover in a connecting region between the mechanism and the Bowden control.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drive device for a Bowden cable comprising:
at least one electric actuator, wherein the at least one electric actuator comprises an electric linear actuator;
a mechanism configured to connect to the Bowden cable, wherein the mechanism comprises a lever rotatable about a pivot, the lever has two arms, the lever is configured to be driven by the electric linear actuator via a first arm of the two arms, a second arm of the two arms is configured to couple to a core of the Bowden cable, and the second arm is longer than the first arm; and
at least one housing surrounding the at least one electric actuator and the mechanism, wherein the at least one housing comprises an outer housing having a closable cover in a connecting region between the mechanism and the Bowden cable;
wherein the closable cover is provided on a lid of the outer housing, and the closable cover is connected to the lid by a joint;
wherein the lid and the closable cover are integral components, the joint comprises a film hinge, the lid is securable to a bottom portion of the outer housing without tools via a latching connection, and the outer housing comprises a power terminal cover, which forms a portion of the lid;
wherein the at least one housing comprises an actuator housing embedded within the outer housing and comprising two holding parts configured to receive the electric linear actuator; and
wherein the at least one housing comprises a spring provided on the lid of the outer housing, and the spring is configured to interact with the actuator housing to hold the two holding parts of the actuator housing together about the electric linear actuator to secure the electric linear actuator within the actuator housing and to fix the electric linear actuator in at least one spatial direction.

2. The drive device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer housing comprises a cable duct.

3. The drive device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the cable duct comprises a cable retaining device.

Assignees

• Haida Stefan
• Khare Jeetendra
• Adient Luxembourg Holding Sarl

Inventors

• Haida Stefan
• Khare Jeetendra

Classifications

• B60N2/0232 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• E05B79/20

  using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables · CPC title

• Y10T74/18968

  Flexible connections · CPC title

• E05B81/25

  Actuators mounted separately from the lock and controlling the lock functions through mechanical connections · CPC title

• E05B65/02 Primary

  for thin, hollow, or thin-metal wings · CPC title