A cover for attachment to a header of a door system. The cover may have a motor compartment, a pulley compartment, and a first window. The motor compartment may be configured to at least partially enclose a motor and the pulley compartment may be configured to at least partially enclose a pulley, where the motor is operably attached to the pulley to drive a drive member. The first window may be configured to receive a portion of the drive member extending through an exterior wall of the cover.

The invention relates to a hinge (1) for connecting a movable part (T) to another part (R), wherein the hinge (1) has four levers (2, 3, 4, 5) with seven points of rotation (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31), and six (25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31) of the seven points of rotation (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31) are arranged axially symmetrically in relation to a mirror axis (S), which runs through one (29) of the seven points of rotation (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31), and two (25, 26) of the six symmetrically arranged points of rotation (25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31) can be fixed on the movable part, and two (27, 28) of the six symmetrically arranged points of rotation (25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31) can be fixed on the other part, in each case by means of an attachment (6), and the attachments (6) secure the relative position of the in each case two points of rotation (25, 26; 27, 28) in relation to one another, and one (25) of the two points of rotation (25, 26) secured by means of a first of the two attachments (6) is connected, by means of one lever (3) of the four levers (2, 3, 4, 5), to one (30) of the two symmetrically arranged points of rotation (30, 31) which are present outside the attachment (6), and the other (26) of the two points of rotation (25, 26) secured by means of the first attachment (6) is connected, by means of a further lever (5) of the four levers (2, 3, 4, 5), to the other one (31) of the two symmetrically arranged points of rotation (30, 31) which are present outside the attachments (6), wherein the further lever (5) also incorporates the point of rotation (29), through which the mirror axis (S) runs, wherein, in the closed state, there is an enclosed angle of less than 155 between a connecting line between the point of rotation (29) having the mirror axis (S) and a point of rotation (31) outside the attachments (6) and a connecting line between the point of rotation (29) having the mirror axis and the point of rotation (26) at the attachment (6) for a lever (5).

A device may limit opening of a sash hingedly coupled to a master frame, and includes: a bracket attached to the sash; a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the bracket; a second arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the first arm's second end; means for biasing the second arm into a retracted position; and a release assembly. The release assembly is secured to the master frame and includes a hook pivotable between a first position and a second position, which, in the first position, may be releasably received in an opening in the second end of the second arm when the second arm is in the retracted position, as the sash is closed and received within the master window frame. The second arm is disengaged from the hook, permitting full opening of the sash, when the hook is pivoted into the second position.

A driving device for a vertically movable waist bar of a vehicle is provided. The driving device enables the waist bar to be moved vertically in conjunction with the door glass to ensure the driver's vision by eliminating an invisible area created by the waist bar, and also to increase available indoor space. The driving device includes a transfer unit that is coupled to the waist bar mounted at a vehicle door and configured to be movable vertically, and a power transmission unit that is connected at a first side thereof to the transfer unit and at a second side thereof to a drive unit to transmit power generated from the drive unit to the transfer unit. Additionally, the waist bar is moved vertically in response to the vertical movement of the transfer unit.

A device may limit opening of a sash hingedly coupled to a master frame, and includes: a bracket attached to the sash; a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the bracket; a second arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the first arm's second end; means for biasing the second arm into a retracted position; and a release assembly. The release assembly is secured to the master frame and includes a hook pivotable between a first position and a second position, which, in the first position, may be releasably received in an opening in the second end of the second arm when the second arm is in the retracted position, as the sash is closed and received within the master window frame The second arm is disengaged from the hook, permitting full opening of the sash, when the hook is pivoted into the second position.

[Problem] A drive unit (10) for driving, via a first and second geared cable (8, 9), a first and second member to be driven (sun roof and shade) provided to an opening part formed on the secured roof of a vehicle, wherein while being able to switch between a state in which the power from a motor (18) is transferred to both the first and second members to be driven and a state in which the power is selectively transferred to the first or second member to be driven, the member to be driven, in which the transfer of the power from the motor (18) is blocked, is prevented from moving during an impact when the vehicle collides in the selective transfer state. [Solution] The output path of the motor (18) is divided into a first and second output shaft (22, 42). Moreover, a first and second electromagnetic clutch (24, 44) for switching between connecting/disconnecting a first and second pinion gear (23, 43) to/from the first and second output shafts (22, 42) is provided, and each pinion gear (23, 43) is secured to a frame (3) so as to not be able to rotate when disconnecting from the clutches (24, 44).

A door closer, comprising a door closer housing mounted to one of a door frame or a door surface and a linkage arm for pivoting the door between open and closed positions. The linkage arm has a first and second end, the first end mounted to the other of the door frame or the door surface. The door closer includes a rotatable connector between the linkage arm and the door closer housing, the linkage arm second end engaging with the rotatable connector. The connector has a rotatable body portion and head protrusion substantially secured in a female receptor to transmit rotation about a longitudinal axis of the connector. One or both of the head protrusion or female receptor has a curved profile and is further movable with respect to the head protrusion to permit limited rotational misalignment of the linkage arm on any axis perpendicular to the connector longitudinal axis.

A driving device for a vertically movable waist bar of a vehicle is provided. The driving device enables the waist bar to be moved vertically in conjunction with the door glass to ensure the driver's vision by eliminating an invisible area created by the waist bar, and also to increase available indoor space. The driving device includes a transfer unit that is coupled to the waist bar mounted at a vehicle door and configured to be movable vertically, and a power transmission unit that is connected at a first side thereof to the transfer unit and at a second side thereof to a drive unit to transmit power generated from the drive unit to the transfer unit. Additionally, the waist bar is moved vertically in response to the vertical movement of the transfer unit.

The invention relates to a method for actuating a closure element arrangement in a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement has a closure element, a drive arrangement associated with the closure element, a control arrangement and a sensor arrangement having at least one sensor element that is particularly in the form of a proximity sensor, wherein operator control event monitoring involves the control arrangement being used to monitor the sensor measured values from the sensor arrangement for whether there is a predetermined operator control event, and the result of the operator control event monitoring is taken as a basis for actuating the drive arrangement, the mechanical configuration of the motor vehicle being able to be altered by an adjusting process and/or by a fitting process during use based on normal operation.

A structure of a flap part for covering a rail part when opening a sliding door of a vehicle, includes a door flap part including an installation hole, a door flap guide, door trim flap links, elastic members, and a flap, wherein the sliding door is supported by a roller arm, and the rail part, which is externally exposed when the sliding door is opened, is covered by the flap part, and wherein at a time of opening the door, a roller provided on the roller arm comes into contact with a door flap guide and pushes the door flap guide to ensure a movement space for the roller arm.