Jam protection for a power-operated closing device
First Claim
1. A trapping protector for a power-operated closing device, including an elastomer hollow profile comprising electrically conductive portions spaced away from each other whose contact triggers a switching action of a drive assembly of said device, terminals for said electrical conductive portions being provided at one end of said hollow profile and a function-checking means being provided at an opposite end of said hollow profile, in which said two ends are brought close together so as to lie one adjacent the other along a longitudinal centerline of said hollow profile and said function-checking means as well as said terminals are arranged laterally offset from said longitudinal centerline of said hollow profile.
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Abstract
A trapping protector (1) for disposition about an opening in a vehicle body such as a sun roof includes a hollow profile (12) for a power-operated closing device (14) for closing the opening. Terminals (16) are provided at one end of the hollow profile (12) and a function-checking arrangement (28) is provided at the other end of the hollow profile (12). The two ends (23, 24) are brought close together and are axially aligned along a longitudinal centerline and the function-checking arrangement (28) as well as the terminals (16) are arranged laterally offset from the longitudinal centerline (13) of the hollow profile (12) to thus achieve a trapping protector function along substantially the entire periphery of the opening.
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11 Claims
- 1. A trapping protector for a power-operated closing device, including an elastomer hollow profile comprising electrically conductive portions spaced away from each other whose contact triggers a switching action of a drive assembly of said device, terminals for said electrical conductive portions being provided at one end of said hollow profile and a function-checking means being provided at an opposite end of said hollow profile, in which said two ends are brought close together so as to lie one adjacent the other along a longitudinal centerline of said hollow profile and said function-checking means as well as said terminals are arranged laterally offset from said longitudinal centerline of said hollow profile.
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11. A trapping protector for a power-operated closing device comprising:
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a) an elongated elastomer hollow profile having opposite ends, the hollow profile extending around the periphery of an opening to be closed by the power-operated device such that the opposite ends of the hollow profile are disposed one adjacent the other and are axially aligned along a longitudinal centerline of said hollow profile;
b) electrically conductive portions on said hollow profile spaced away from each other whose contact along the length of the profile triggers a switching action of a drive assembly of said power-operated closing device;
c) terminals for said electrical conductive portions provided at one of said opposite ends of said hollow profile;
d) a function-checking means provided at the other of said opposite ends of said hollow profile such that said terminals and function-checking means are brought close together; and
e) said function-checking means as well as said terminals are arranged laterally offset from said longitudinal centerline of said hollow profile.
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