A rail system comprises: a guide rail; a plurality of stationary electromagnets mounted in the guide rail; and a carriage having a plurality of wheels configured to travel along the guide rail. The wheels are magnets. Movement of the carriage along the guide rail is brought about by a fluctuating magnetic field generated by the stationary electromagnets acting on the wheels.

A power actuator is configured for a hinged vehicle door with a generally vertical hinge axis. The power actuator includes a motor-gearbox assembly, a slip clutch, a friction brake, a threaded spindle with a motor-side bearing, and a spindle nut affixed to a spindle tube, configured to travel along the threaded spindle during a rotation of the spindle. The slip clutch and the friction brake are operatively positioned between the motor-gearbox assembly and the motor-side bearing. The power actuator does not need to include a biasing element acting on the spindle nut toward an extended position because such a biasing element is unnecessary where the hinge axis is generally parallel to the direction of gravity.

A vehicle door support device includes a support member and a support member that hold a door at an open position. Each of these support members includes: a cylindrical accommodating portion; a cylindrical cover connected to the accommodating portion; a cylindrical movable member movable relative to the cover in an axial direction; a gear mechanism arranged in the accommodating portion; a spindle connected to a first connecting portion of the gear mechanism; a rotation mechanism that rotates the spindle by movement of the movable member relative to the cover; and a coil spring that biases the movable member so as to advance with respect to the cover. At least the support member includes a magnetoresistive mechanism that is arranged in the accommodating portion, is connected to the second connecting portion of the gear mechanism, and applies a load to the spindle via the gear mechanism.

A module for a modular, motorized drive system, in particular for doors, wherein the modular system is designed such that a number of modules arranged linearly one behind the other along a longitudinal axis of the modular system form a functional group of the drive system is provided. The modular system includes at least one of a number of latching elements on a front side of the module orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and a number of receiving elements, which are complementary to the latching elements, on a rear side of the module orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and opposite the front side, wherein the receiving elements are designed to form a mechanical connection to the latching elements of a further module which is arranged with its front side parallel to the rear side of the module.

A drive device, in particular for an adjustable vehicle flap, comprising includes a housing extending axially along a drive axle, a motor for generating a driving force in the direction of the drive axle, a first drive element, and a coupling device arranged between the motor and the first drive element. The coupling device comprises a coupling housing and at least one first coupling part with a coupling section for coupling to the first drive element. The first drive element is coupled to the coupling device via the coupling section of the first coupling part, and a braking device for braking a drive movement of the first drive element. A drive device, in particular for an adjustable vehicle flap, which has a lower residual installation length and can thus be used more flexibly in various installation space situations is created by the braking device being arranged axially in the coupling section of the first coupling part.

A glove box includes a cover that is mounted in a dashboard of a vehicle in a state in which a front surface of the cover is open, a housing accommodated in a state in which an open surface thereof is covered by the cover and configured for selectively opening or closing the open front surface of the cover along a preset rotational trajectory, a plurality of transfer links that are arranged between first and second outer ends of the housing and first and second inner ends of the cover and transfer the housing along the preset rotational trajectory, and a damper that is connected between the cover and the transfer links and corrects a rotational force of the housing through length expansion/contraction.

Self-closing safety gate embodiments are disclosed herein. The self-closing safety gates include a hinge plate configured to rotate about a vertical support member and engage a hoop portion. In some embodiments, the hinge plate includes at least one support arm portion with a channel. In such embodiments, the channel can be configured to receive and frictionally engage a hoop arm of the hoop portion with a compressive fastener. In some embodiments, the self-closing safety gate can be damped.

A hinge having a first hinge part and a second hinge part. The second hinge part has a hinge pin to which the first hinge part is connected for movement relative to the second hinge part about a hinge axis between a closed position. An over-close mechanism is provided comprising a catch member on the second hinge part arranged to co-operate with the first hinge part to urge the first hinge part towards the closed position during closing movement of the first hinge part and to retain the first hinge part arrange to co-operate with the hinge pin to urge the first hinge part towards the closed position during closing movement. A soft-close mechanism is provided comprising a damper member on the first hinge part arranged to co-operate with the hinge pin to provide a braking force in the direction of closing.

A hinge assembly for receiving a door includes: a wall including a wall body defining an inner surface, and an outer surface that is opposed to the inner surface, and a wall panel extending from one of the inner surface and the outer surface and defining part of a perimeter of an opening closable by the door; a pivot connected to the wall panel and defining a pivot axis intersecting the wall panel; and a hinge arm having a portion engaged to the pivot and extending away from the wall panel.

An emergency bi-fold door closing prevention system includes a building having an access opening with an upper edge. A bi-fold door is hingedly mounted to the building wall and includes a plurality of panels each being laterally elongated. The plurality of panels includes a bottom panel having a bottom edge that is positionable adjacent to a floor surface to define a closed position. A safety line assembly is attached to and extends between the building wall adjacent to the upper edge and the bi-fold door adjacent to the bottom edge. The safety line has an extendable length. The length of the safety line assembly extends when the bi-fold door moves toward the closed position below a threshold velocity. The length of the safety line assembly is inhibited from extending when the bi-fold door moves toward the closed position above the threshold velocity to prevent unimpeded falling of the bi-fold door.