IP Library Granted Patent US 11,142,938
Granted Patent B2
US 11,142,938 · App. 16/768,099 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

Spindle drive assembly and vehicle flap with a spindle drive assembly

Inventor: Frank Kummer (Erdweg, DE)
Assignee: U-SHIN DEUTSCHLAND ZUGANGSSYSTEME GMBH
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Patent No.
US 11,142,938
App. No.
16/768,099
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spindle drive assembly for opening and/or closing a vehicle flap is described, having a spindle extending along a spindle drive axis and a spindle drive motor which is drivingly coupled to the spindle via a gearing and the motor shaft of which is arranged substantially coaxially with the spindle drive axis, wherein a coupling compensating an axial offset and a hysteresis brake are drivingly interposed between the spindle drive motor and the gearing. In addition, a vehicle flap with such a spindle drive assembly is presented.

Claims (11)

1. A spindle drive assembly for opening and/or closing a vehicle flap, comprising a spindle extending along a spindle drive axis and a spindle drive motor which is drivingly coupled to the spindle via a gearing and a motor shaft of which is arranged substantially coaxially with the spindle drive axis, wherein a coupling compensating an axial offset and a hysteresis brake are drivingly interposed between the spindle drive motor and the gearing.

2. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that the coupling is an Oldham coupling and comprises a drive motor-side coupling part and a gearing-side coupling part.

3. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that the hysteresis brake comprises a stationary hysteresis brake component, fastened to a spindle drive assembly housing and/or to a gearing housing, and a rotatable hysteresis brake component rotationally coupled to a motor shaft of the spindle drive motor.

4. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 3 , characterized in that the rotatable hysteresis brake component is fastened to a drive motor-side coupling part or is integrated in the drive motor-side coupling part.

5. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 4 , characterized in that the rotatable hysteresis brake component is molded into in the drive motor-side coupling part.

6. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that viewed perpendicularly to the spindle drive axis, the coupling is arranged substantially completely inside the hysteresis brake in an axial direction.

7. A vehicle flap, in particular a vehicle hatch or tailgate or vehicle trunk lid, comprising a spindle drive assembly according to claim 1 .

8. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 2 , characterized in that the hysteresis brake comprises a stationary hysteresis brake component, fastened to a spindle drive assembly housing and/or to a gearing housing, and a rotatable hysteresis brake component rotationally coupled to a motor shaft of the spindle drive motor.

9. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 2 , characterized in that a rotatable hysteresis brake component is fastened to the drive motor-side coupling part or is integrated in the drive motor-side coupling part.

10. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 8 , characterized in that the rotatable hysteresis brake component is fastened to the drive motor-side coupling part or is integrated in the drive motor-side coupling part.

11. The spindle drive assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that viewed perpendicularly to the spindle drive axis, the coupling is arranged substantially completely inside a stationary hysteresis brake component in an axial direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2020
From: KUMMER, FRANK
To: U-SHIN DEUTSCHLAND ZUGANGSSYSTEME GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 128 390.0 · Nov 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200355009A1 · Nov 12, 2020