IP Library Granted Patent US 9,068,646
Granted Patent B2
US 9,068,646 · App. 14/330,666 · Granted Jun 30, 2015

Driven hatch arrangement for a motor vehicle

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Patent No.
US 9,068,646
App. No.
14/330,666
Granted
Jun 30, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driven hatch arrangement is provided, particularly a rear hatch arrangement, for a motor vehicle with a hatch and with a hatch drive for opening and/or closing the hatch, with the hatch drive comprising a motor with a motor shaft and a motor pinion and at least one planetary gear with a sun gear, planetary carriers with planetary rolling elements arranged on bearing pins, and an annulus, with the sun wheel of the planetary gear being formed by the motor pinion and a driven shaft being driven via the planetary gear, in which the driven shaft is embodied in one piece with a planetary carrier including the bearing pins for planetary rolling elements.

Claims (9)

1. A driven hatch arrangement, particularly a rear hatch arrangement, for a motor vehicle with a hatch and with a hatch drive for opening and/or closing the hatch, wherein the hatch drive comprises a motor with a motor shaft and a motor pinion and at least one planetary drive with a sun gear, planetary carriers with planetary rolling elements arranged on bearing pins, and an annulus, wherein the sun gear comprises the motor pinion and a driven shaft being driven by the planetary drive, wherein the drive shaft is embodied in one piece with a planetary carrier including bearing pins for planetary rolling elements.

2. The driven hatch arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the driven shaft, embodied in one piece including the planetary carrier and the bearing pins for planetary rolling elements is produced in a molding production process, particularly comprising plastic, or in a MIM or CIM process.

3. The driven hatch arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the motor pinion is slid onto the motor shaft.

4. The driven hatch arrangement of claim 3 , wherein the motor pinion is arranged displaceable in the axial direction of the motor shaft.

5. The driven hatch arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the ability of displacement of the motor pinion in the axial direction of the motor shaft is limited by a stop in the direction towards a housing of the motor and/or in the direction towards the planetary carrier of the planetary gear.

6. The driven hatch arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the motor pinion is a plastic pinion.

7. The driven hatch arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the motor pinion comprises helical gears.

8. The driven hatch arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the bearing pins of the planetary carrier project in the direction towards the motor beyond planetary rolling elements arranged on the bearing pins.

9. The driven hatch arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the motor pinion is secured by a form-fitting connection to at least a section of the motor shaft against a radial distortion in reference to the motor shaft.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2016
From: IMS GEAR GMBH
To: IMS GEAR SE & CO. KGAA
Reel/Frame 039922/0616 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2015
From: HAGEDORN, HEINZ GERT; KIENINGER, MATTHIAS
To: IMS GEAR GMBH
Reel/Frame 035344/0367 →