Actuating device for a pivotal closure member
First Claim
1. Actuator device for a pivotable closure member such as a window or a pivoting vehicle roof of the type comprising a crank articulated at one end on said closure member and whose other end is connected to a rotatable member secured to one end of a cable arranged to roll up on and unroll from at least a portion of said rotatable member, the other end of said cable being fixed to a motor means, characterized in that the connection between the articulated crank and the rotatable member (3) is effected by means of a conical pinion (4) in mesh with a toothed sector (5) on said rotatable member (3), the axis of said conical pinion being substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of said rotatable member (3), the motor means being mounted on a support (12) secured to said rotatable member (3).
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Abstract
Actuator device for a pivotable closure member such as a window or a pivoting vehicle roof, comprises a crank articulated at one end on the closure member and whose other end is connected to a rotatable member secured to one end of a cable arranged to roll up on and unroll from at least a portion of said rotatable member. The other end of the cable is fixed to a motor, for example a linear actuator. The connection between the articulated crank and the rotatable member (3) is effected by a conical pinion (4) in mesh with a toothed sector (5) on the rotatable member (3). The axis of the conical pinion is orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the rotatable member (3). The motor means is mounted on a support (12) secured to the rotatable member (3).
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- 1. Actuator device for a pivotable closure member such as a window or a pivoting vehicle roof of the type comprising a crank articulated at one end on said closure member and whose other end is connected to a rotatable member secured to one end of a cable arranged to roll up on and unroll from at least a portion of said rotatable member, the other end of said cable being fixed to a motor means, characterized in that the connection between the articulated crank and the rotatable member (3) is effected by means of a conical pinion (4) in mesh with a toothed sector (5) on said rotatable member (3), the axis of said conical pinion being substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of said rotatable member (3), the motor means being mounted on a support (12) secured to said rotatable member (3).
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