Vehicle door assist assembly incorporating a high torque operating mechanism
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1. A door operating mechanism for operating a vehicle door comprising:
- a motor coupled to a gear-reduction interface having an oblong bearing that slidably rotates within a flexible spline that operates in a meshing engagement within a circular spline; and
a hinge plate in communication with the flexible spline, wherein the motor operates the oblong bearing to deliver a rotational force of the motor to the hinge plate via the gear-reduction interface.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a door frame coupled to a vehicle frame at a hinge. A door operating mechanism is coupled to the door and vehicle frames for applying rotational force to the door frame about the hinge. The door operating mechanism including external cogs of an inner gear that mesh with inner cogs of an outer gear and a single oblong bearing that biases the inner gear in partial engagement with the outer gear.
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1. A door operating mechanism for operating a vehicle door comprising:
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a motor coupled to a gear-reduction interface having an oblong bearing that slidably rotates within a flexible spline that operates in a meshing engagement within a circular spline; and a hinge plate in communication with the flexible spline, wherein the motor operates the oblong bearing to deliver a rotational force of the motor to the hinge plate via the gear-reduction interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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