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Actuator for pivotable quarter window

  • US 5,966,871 A
  • Filed: 12/02/1997
  • Issued: 10/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An actuator for opening and closing a pivotable window comprising:

  • an electric motor;

    a housing containing the electric motor therein;

    an output shaft for transmitting rotational torque of the electric motor, the output shaft being rotatably held in the housing and extending outwardly from two sides of the housing; and

    a linkage mechanism connected to the output shaft for pivotally opening and closing the pivotable window, wherein;

    the linkage mechanism includes a pair of first links and a second link, the pair of the first links being connected to the extended ends of the output shaft, the second link being pivotally connected to the pair of first links; and

    a pair of slits for slidably receiving the pair of first links therein are formed on the second link, so that movement of the pair of first links in an axial direction of the output shaft is restricted.

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