Device for manually and/or electromotively adjusting or securing a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part relative to each other

• US 10,612,288 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2016
• Issued: 04/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Bamberg (Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG), General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Company KG Hallstadt (Brose)
• Inventors: Rietdijk, Dalibor
• Primary Examiner(s): Rogers, Adam D
• Application Number:
  US15/746,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20180216392A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,336 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/627 operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables using flexible elongated push-pull mechanisms E05F15/619
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 3/16 with friction brakes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/21 Brakes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/216 Clutches
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/654 Cables
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/664 Drums
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/686 Rods, links
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/72 Planetary gearing
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/322 by using absolute position sensors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/326 of the angular type
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2121/24 using motors
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 51/00 Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like similar clutches F16D13/14
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 37/122 for interconverting rotary motion and oscillating motion

Abstract

A device for manually and/or electromotively adjusting or securing a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part relative to each other is provided. The device comprising an adjustment part which has a joint for pivotable arrangement on the first vehicle part, wherein the adjustment part is to be arranged on the first vehicle part in such a manner that, when the vehicle parts are adjusted relative to each other, the adjustment part moves relative to the second vehicle part, an output element which is to be arranged on the second vehicle part, is operatively connected to the adjustment part and is drivable in order to move the adjustment part relative to the second vehicle part, a shaft connected to the output element, and a flexible force transmission element which is fastened at a first end and at a second end to the adjustment part.

Claims

1. A device for at least one of manually and electromotively adjusting or securing a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part relative to each other, the device comprising:

an adjustment part which has a joint for pivotable arrangement on the first vehicle part, wherein the adjustment part is to be arranged on the first vehicle part in such a manner that, when the vehicle parts are adjusted relative to each other, the adjustment part moves relative to the second vehicle part;

an output element which is to be arranged on the second vehicle part, is operatively connected to the adjustment part and is drivable in order to move the adjustment part relative to the second vehicle part;

a shaft connected to the output element;

a flexible force transmission element which is fastened at a first end and at a second end to the adjustment part and connects the output element to the adjustment part in such a manner that the output element rolls on the adjustment part during a rotational movement; and

a sensor device for sensory detection of an angular position with the shaft;

wherein the shaft is fastened to a spur gear which is coupled to a gear via a pinion transmission in such a manner that a rotational movement of the shaft is transmitted to the gear.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shaft connects the output element and the spur gear to each other for conjoint rotation.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor device has a sensor which is designed to detect an angular position of the gear.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pinion transmission is designed as a step-down transmission in such a manner that, during adjustment of the adjustment part, the gear rotates over an angle of less than 360°

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5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor device is arranged at an end of the shaft that faces away from the output element.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an electromotive drive device for driving the output element, wherein the drive device has a drive motor and a transmission coupling the drive motor to the output element.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the transmission has a switching device which has a coupling element assigned to a transmission element of the transmission, and at least one switching element which is adjustable between a coupling position, a braking position and a freewheeling position, for acting on the coupling element wherein, via the switching device, the transmission is switchable between:

a coupling state in which the drive motor is coupled to the output element,

a freewheeling state in which the coupling between the drive motor and the output element is interrupted in such a manner that the output element is movable independently of the drive motor, and

a braking state in which the output element is movable independently of the drive motor, but is braked.

8. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the flexible force transmission element:

in the coupling position is held in place relative to a carrier, on the at least one switching element is arranged, by blocking contact of the at least one switching element against the coupling element,

in the braking position is movable in a braked manner relative to the carrier by braking contact of the at least one switching element against the coupling element, and

in the freewheeling position is freely movable relative to the carrier.

9. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the switching device is designed in order to keep:

the at least one switching element in contact with the coupling element with a predefined maximum force in the coupling position, and

with a force which is reduced in relation to the predefined maximum force in the braking position.

10. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the switching device has at least one of:

an adjusting element, which is connected to an actuator and is drivable via the actuator, for adjusting the at least one switching element, and

at least one prestressing element prestressing the at least one switching element in a direction of the freewheeling position.

11. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the transmission is designed as a planetary gear transmission, comprising:

a housing section,

a first planetary gear stage which has a first carrier element and at least one first planetary gear arranged on the first carrier element,

a second planetary gear stage which has a second carrier element and at least one second planetary gear arranged on the second carrier element,

a first ring gear part which is in toothing engagement with the at least one first planetary gear,

a second ring gear part which is in toothing engagement with the at least one second planetary gear, and

a drivable drive element,

wherein an adjustment force can be transmitted to the output element via the first planetary gear stage and the second planetary gear stage by driving of the drive element.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first planetary gear stage has a first sun gear which is in engagement with the at least one first planetary gear, and the second planetary gear stage has a second sun gear which is in engagement with the at least one second planetary gear and is different from the first sun gear, wherein, for transmitting an adjustment force from the drive element to the output element, one of the sun gears can be secured relative to the housing section and the other of the sun gears is connected to the output element for transmitting the adjustment force.

13. The device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first sun gear, the second sun gear and the output element are arranged on the shaft which is rotatable relative to the housing section.

14. The device as claimed in claim 13, wherein at least one of

the first sun gear and the output element are connected to the shaft for rotation therewith, and

the second sun gear is arranged rotatably on the shaft.

15. The device as claimed in claim 12, wherein a coupling element is connected to the second sun gear which forms a transmission element.

16. The device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the second sun gear:

in a coupling position is held in place by blocking contact of the at least one switching element against the coupling element,

in a braking position is movable in a braked manner by braking contact of the at least one switching element against the coupling element, and

in a freewheeling position is freely movable.

17. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible force transmission element is formed by a traction cable, wherein the output element is formed by a cable drum which is to be arranged on the adjustment part, is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and on which the traction cable is arranged in such a manner that, when the first vehicle part and the second vehicle part are adjusted relative to each other, the traction cable is wound up with one portion onto the cable drum and is unwound with another portion from the cable drum.

18. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the cable drum has at least one fastening device for positive locking fastening of the traction cable to the cable drum.

19. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the cable drum has a first fastening device, into which the first end of the traction cable can be placed in a positive locking manner, and a second fastening device, into which the second end of the traction cable can be placed in a positive locking manner.

20. A device for at least one of manually and electromotively adjusting or securing a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part relative to each other, the device comprising:

an adjustment part which has a joint for pivotable arrangement on the first vehicle part, wherein the adjustment part is to be arranged on the first vehicle part in such a manner that, when the vehicle parts are adjusted relative to each other, the adjustment part moves relative to the second vehicle part;

an output element which is to be arranged on the second vehicle part, is operatively connected to the adjustment part and is drivable in order to move the adjustment part relative to the second vehicle part;

a shaft connected to the output element;

a flexible force transmission element which is fastened at a first end and at a second end to the adjustment part and connects the output element to the adjustment part in such a manner that the output element rolls on the adjustment part during a rotational movement;

a sensor device for sensory detection of an angular position with the shaft; and

an electromotive drive device for driving the output element, wherein the drive device has a drive motor and a transmission coupling the drive motor to the output element, wherein the transmission has a switching device which has a coupling element assigned to a transmission element of the transmission, and at least one switching element which is adjustable between a coupling position, a braking position and a freewheeling position, for acting on the coupling element wherein, via the switching device, the transmission is switchable between;

a coupling state in which the drive motor is coupled to the output element,

a freewheeling state in which the coupling between the drive motor and the output element is interrupted in such a manner that the output element is movable independently of the drive motor, and

a braking state in which the output element is movable independently of the drive motor, but is braked.