USRE36267E - Vehicle body with powered lift type tailgate - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to vehicle bodies with a tailgate that is lifted to open and more particularly to powered lift systems for opening and closing this type tailgate that allow manual tailgate opening and closing.
- the tailgate be capable of being opened and closed manually independent of special conditioning of the power lift system and with minimum effort both as a matter of convenience and in the event the operation of the power lift system is not available for some reason such as a malfunction in the actuator mechanism or loss of power.
- Previous power lift tailgate systems that do appear to work satisfactory in various respects are typically complicated in structure with many components and require considerable space such as those employing a sector gear and linkage system with connected counterbalancing devices to counterbalance the tailgate to reduce the lift load. Furthermore, they typically require a control system co-operating with certain of the actuating components to switch between a power mode and a manual mode that will allow manual opening and closing free of the power lift mechanism. Moreover, they are typically insensitive to the tailgate encountering an obstacle during powered movement.
- the present invention offers a very simple, cost effective, space saving, easy to install, powered actuator system for a lift type tailgate having a singular electric motor powered actuator that operates to lift the tailgate with minimized effort, automatically shuts off operation when the tailgate encounters an obstacle, and releases the tailgate for manual operation without having to be automatically or manually switched from its power mode to a manual mode.
- a singular electric motor powered tailgate actuator that is mounted on a rear pillar of the vehicle body adjacent the upper edge of the tailgate at one side of the rear access opening.
- the actuator includes a DC motor, a crankarm pivotal in a plane at right angles to the hinge axis, and a gear train drivingly connecting the crankarm to the motor.
- the gear train includes a worm shaft driven by the motor and a worm gear that is driven by the worm shaft and is driving connected through additional reduction gearing to pivot the crankarm.
- a guide channel is mounted on and extends longitudinally along an inner side of the tailgate at right angles to the hinge axis and a roller is mounted on the crankarm and received and retained in the guide channel.
- the roller has an axis parallel to the hinge axis and the guide channel has parallel guide rails that are parallel and at right angles to the hinge axis and are engaged by the roller at diametrically opposite locations.
- the actuator motor is controlled by a microprocessor controller having a torque sensing circuit that senses motor current load and is set to open the motor circuit to stop the motor and thereby tailgate movement at a certain excessive motor torque demand when the tailgate encounters an obstacle.
- a normally engaged clutch is strategically located between the worm gear and crankarm and operates to normally maintain a drive connection therebetween to effect normal tailgate opening and closing by the motor and is preset to slip against the reaction force of the DC motor connected worm shaft to allow manually applied force on the tailgate to open and close same when the motor is not operating.
- the clutch is not required to continuously slip when the tailgate encounters an obstacle during powered movement because the motor is then automatically stopped until the excessive motor load is relieved and this can then be accomplished by manual movement of the tailgate, if required, to clear the obstacle from the tailgate.
- the structure of the powered tailgate actuator is not encumbered by that of the tailgate counterbalancing devices. This allows flexibility in choosing the best suited location for the mounting of both the actuator and the counterbalancing devices in a particular vehicle body design.
- the counterbalancing devices can be remotely located relative to the powered tailgate actuator to suit the most accommodating mounting or attachment location for these devices on both the tailgate and vehicle body without requiring special accommodating modifications of the latter structures.
- the compactness of the power actuator similarly permits it to be mounted directly on a rear pillar in a normally open space in the vehicle body rather than requiring special accommodating space between one or both sides of the tailgate and the rear pillar structure.
- the clutch for manual tailgate operation in its preferred form is a simple, low cost, spring biased friction clutch that releases at a preset torque setting that can be factory adjusted to suit a particular tailgate installation. This is in contrast to an electrically operated on-off type clutch that would require an additional control function to switch from a power lift mode to a manual mode and then have to be switched back to the power mode for power operation.
- Another object is to provide a powered actuator system for a lift type tailgate on a vehicle body wherein the tailgate is counterbalanced through its range of movement by spring devices and the tailgate is positioned by a motor powered actuator mounted on the vehicle body having a crankarm with a roller operating in a guide channel on the tailgate.
- Another object is to provide on a vehicle body a hinged lift type tailgate operated by a powered actuator with the assist of a tailgate counterbalance arrangement wherein the tailgate can be operated manually without power lift mode shifting.
- Another object is to provide on a vehicle body a hinged lift type tailgate operated by a powered actuator with the assist of a tailgate counterbalance arrangement wherein the tailgate can be operated manually without power lift mode control and the power lift stopped automatically when the tailgate encounters an obstacle.
- Another object is to provide a hinged lift type tailgate on a vehicle body with a counterbalancing system of direct acting spring devices and a powered actuator whose tailgate lifting requirement is reduced thereby and allows manual tailgate operation through slipping clutch action without having to be switched from a power mode to a manual mode.
- Another object is to provide a hinged lift type tailgate on a vehicle body with a counterbalancing system of direct acting spring devices and a powered tailgate actuator whose tailgate lifting requirement is reduced thereby and wherein the actuator allows manual tailgate operation through slipping clutch action without having to be switched from a power mode to a manual mode and wherein the powered movement of the tailgate is ceased automatically on the tailgate encountering an obstacle.
- FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the rear portion of a passenger van type vehicle body having a lift type tailgate operated by an actuator system according to the present invention, the vehicle body being illustrated in phantom lines and the tailgate being shown in its closed position;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the tailgate actuator installation taken along the line 2--2 in FIG. 1 when looking in the direction of the arrows;
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view taken along the line 3--3 in FIG. 1 when looking in the direction of the arrows and illustrates the tailgate in its closed and wide open positions;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram of the electrical control system that controls the actuator system in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view taken along the line 5--5 in FIG. 2 when looking in the direction of the arrows;
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view taken along the line 6--6 in FIG. 2 when looking in the direction of the arrows;
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the operating end of the actuator crankarm taken along the line 2--2 in FIG. 1 when looking in the direction of the arrows;
- FIG. 8 is a slightly enlarged view taken along the line 8--8 in FIG. 7.
- FIGS. 1 and 3 there is illustrated in phantom lines the rear portion of a passenger van type vehicle body designated generally as 10 including a roof structure 12, a pair of left and right quarter panel structures 14 and 16 and a pair of left and right body pillars 18 and 20 interconnecting the roof structure and the respective quarter panel structures.
- the above structures cooperate with a laterally extending rear bumper structure 22 in defining a generally vertical rear opening 24 that provides access to the interior of the vehicle body and is closed and opened by a lift type tailgate or rear door 26 having a window 28.
- the tailgate 26 is mounted at its upper lateral edge with hinges 30 on the roof structure for swinging movement about a horizontal axis 31 extending transverse of the vehicle body.
- the tailgate 26 is swingable about this axis between the closed position shown in FIG. 1 where it closes the opening 24 and a wide open position where it completely uncovers the opening for free access to the vehicle body interior and assumes a slightly upwardly angled uplifted position above horizontal as shown in phantom line in FIG. 3.
- the tailgate 26 is secured in its closed position by a suitable conventional latch 32 including a solenoid operated latching mechanism 34 on the bottom edge 35 of the tailgate that engages a locking bolt 36 on the tailgate sill 37 of the vehicle body.
- the tailgate 26 is opened and closed by a powered actuator system generally designated as 38 with the assist of a pair of tailgate counterbalancing gas springs 40 and wherein the powered actuator system also allows manual opening and closing of the tailgate.
- the gas springs 40 are mounted parallel to each other at opposite sides of the rear access opening 24 with the anchor end of their cylinder 42 connected by a pivot mounting 44 to the respective opening defining rear pillars 18 and 20 at a point above the vehicle body belt line.
- the gas springs are connected at the end of their projecting piston rod 46 by a pivot mounting 48 to the respective longitudinal edge 50 of the tailgate at a point about midway of the height of the tailgate and slightly below the level of the lower edge of the window 28.
- the gas springs 40 which are also commonly referred to as gas struts are of a conventional suitable type such as those currently used with the rear deck closures on hatch back type vehicle bodies.
- the gas springs are adjusted to provided substantially equal upwardly directed forces on the tailgate that substantially counterbalance the weight of the tailgate through its swinging range of movement between its substantially vertical closed position in FIG. 1 and its uplifted upwardly angled wide open position in FIG. 3.
- the powered tailgate actuator mechanism 38 is separate from the gas springs 40 so as to not influence their operation and is mounted high on either of the rear body pillars.
- the actuator mechanism is mounted on the right rear body pillar 20 and hidden behind a rear quarter trim panel (not shown).
- the actuator mechanism comprises a two-piece housing 54 that is secured with three bolts 56 to a bracket 58 that is welded to an upper portion of the pillar 20 close to the vehicle body ceiling and at a location that positions the actuator mechanism clear of the tailgate in its closed position.
- a reversible DC motor 60 is mounted on the housing 54 in a generally upright position that is angled backward from the tailgate toward the interior of the vehicle body so as to have a relatively low profile and allow close positioning of the output point of the mechanism to the tailgate.
- the motor 60 powers a worm shaft 62 that is mounted in the housing 54 and meshes with a worm gear 64 that is rotatably supported on a gear shaft 66 and is normally clutched thereto by a spring biased clutch generally designated as 67.
- the gear shaft 66 is mounted at right angles to the worm shaft and a clutch pressure plate 68 that is a part of the clutch assembly is received on the gear shaft and fixed thereto by a woodruff key 70.
- a pinion gear 72 is also similarly fixed to the gear shaft 66 and bears against an interior side of the housing 54.
- a snap ring 74 mounted in a groove on the gear shaft 66 between the outboard side of the worm gear 64 and an interior side of the housing restrains the worm gear from outward movement on this shaft relative to the pinion gear 72 that is fixed to this shaft.
- the clutch assembly further includes an annular clutch pad 76 that is riveted to the side of worm gear opposite the snap ring 74 and a clutch spring 78 in the form of a wave washer that is received on the gear shaft 66 between the pinion gear 72 and the pressure plate 68.
- the clutch spring 78 is loaded in its assembly and forces the pressure plate 68 to engage the clutch pad 76 to normally clutch the worm gear 64 to the gear shaft 66 and release when manual force is applied to the tailgate as described in more detail later.
- the pinion gear 72 meshes with a spur gear 80 of larger pitch diameter that is fixed with a woodruff key (not shown) to a second gear shaft 82 that is rotatably mounted in the housing 54 parallel with the gear shaft 66.
- a second pinion gear 84 is fixed with a woodruff key (not shown) to gear shaft 82 adjacent the spur gear 80 and meshes as shown in FIG. 6 with a second spur gear 86 of larger pitch diameter that is fixed with a woodruff key to a third gear shaft 90 that is rotatably mounted in the housing 54 parallel with the other gear shafts.
- the pinion gears have the same pitch diameter as do the larger spur gears and together with the worm shaft and worm gear provide a very high speed reduction/torque multiplying ratio between the worm shaft 62 and the third gear shaft 90.
- the third gear shaft 90 extends at one end outside the housing and receives one end of a crankarm 92.
- the crankarm 92 is fixed to this shaft by a head 94 formed on this end of the shaft that is staked with stake formations 96 to the outboard side of the crankarm as shown in FIG. 6.
- the opposite end of the third gear shaft 90 also extends outward of the housing 54 and has a groove that receives a snap ring 98 to hold this shaft and connected crankarm in the assembly while also maintaining a close sliding clearance between the crankarm and the housing to maintain their staked connection.
- the crankarm 92 is thus normally clutched and connected by the torque multiplying gear train to the motor 60 to be pivoted or swung thereby about the axis of the gear shaft 90.
- the crankarm 92 is operatively connected to the tailgate 26 to swing same between its closed and wide open positions by a cylindrical roller 100 that is mounted on the distal end of the crankarm 92 opposite its mounting end on the actuator mechanism.
- the roller 100 is rotatably mounted on a pin 102 that is fixed to the distal end of the crankarm.
- the pin may by fixed to the crankarm by any suitable means such as riveting or staking and the roller is retained on the pin by a snap ring 104.
- Operating efficiency for this drive connection with the tailgate is maximized by mounting the actuator mechanism on the rear pillar 20 so that the axis about which the roller 100 turns is parallel to the hinge axis 31 of the tailgate.
- the connection between the crankarm 92 and the tailgate 26 is provided by a straight guide channel 112 having a uniform, generally C-shape, cross-section that receives and retains the roller 100 and is connected to an upper portion 114 of the tailgate structure adjacent the right edge of the window 28 and the right edge of the tailgate and near the pillar 20.
- the channel 112 is rigidly connected to the upper portion 114 of the tailgate by two similar brackets 116 that are welded to the channel and the tailgate portion 114.
- the guide channel 112 is formed with two inner, opposing, parallel, guide rails or tracks 118 that are engaged by the roller 100 and extend longitudinally the length the guide channel at right angles to the tailgate hinge axis 31 and laterally the width of the rails parallel to the tailgate hinge axis to thus complement the rolling motion of the roller 100.
- the guide rails 118 are engaged by the roller 100 at diametrically opposite locations thereby to effect smooth movement of the tailgate between its closed and wide open positions by the roller rolling on these guide rails in the guide channel on pivotal movement of the crankarm in opposite directions by operation of the motor.
- the tailgate actuator mechanism 38 is controlled by an electronic control system including a microprocessor controller 120 having an actuator control circuit 122 and a motor control circuit 124.
- the actuator control circuit includes two tailgate actuating switches 126 (the details of only one being shown).
- One of the switches 126 is mounted on the driver side door or instrument panel (not shown) and the other is preferably mounted on a hand carried key fob (not shown) and adapted to transmit electronic signals to the controller to operate the tailgate actuator motor from a remote location outside the vehicle.
- the switches 126 are of the three-position type having a single actuator 132 that is moveable laterally as viewed in FIG. 4. When the switch actuator 132 is in a center position as shown the switch is open or off.
- the microprocessor controller 120 includes torque sensing circuitry of a suitable conventional type that detects the motor current load and is set according to the present invention to open the motor control circuit 124 to stop the motor and thereby tailgate movement when this load exceeds a certain level as described later.
- either one of the tailgate actuating switches 126 may be switched to its tailgate opening position to power the actuator motor 60 at constant speed in a direction that effects counterclockwise movement of the crankarm 92 as viewed in FIGS. 1-3.
- the crankarm In the closed position, the crankarm is angled downward and the roller 100 is located in the guide channel 112 at its remotest point from the tailgate hinge axis 31 as shown in solid lines in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.
- the roller 100 is forced with this crankarm movement to roll in the guide channel 112 on the rails 118 toward the tailgate hinge axis thereby lifting the tailgate toward its wide open position shown in phantom line in FIG. 3.
- the gas springs 40 are adjusted to substantially counterbalance the weight of the tailgate during this lifting movement and thus minimize the amount of motor torque required in this lifting action.
- the actuator motor can be stopped at any time with the actuating switch being utilized to hold the tailgate in a partially open position or the motor operation can be continued as desired until the tailgate is positioned in its wide open position where the roller 100 is then at it closest point in the guide channel 112 to the tailgate hinge axis 31 as shown in phantom line in FIG. 3.
- either one of the actuating switches 126 is then switched to its tailgate closing position to reverse the direction of the actuating motor causing the crankarm to pivot clockwise as viewed in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 and pull the tailgate closed with the forced action of the roller 100 in the guide channel 112 wherein the roller then rolls in the guide channel away from the tailgate hinge axis.
- the gas springs again counterbalance the tailgate but now to minimize the pulling torque required of the actuator motor and the tailgate can be stopped at any mid-open position by the actuating switch being utilized.
- the drive from the worm gear 64 to the crankarm 92 is maintained by the clutch 67 by setting its torque capacity with the clutch spring 78 at a certain limited value or load capacity that will effect normal tailgate opening and closure without clutch slippage.
- the clutch load capacity is limited to the extent that when the tailgate is stopped with the actuator motor 60 and held in any of its positions with the actuator mechanism, a person can then apply a relatively low manual force to the tailgate that is effective to slip the clutch 67 against the reaction force of the motor connected worm shaft and either close or fully open the tailgate or adjust it to any mid-position as desired and thus without requiring the use of the actuator.
- This manual operation offers convenience to the vehicle user in then not having to operate one of the actuating switches and also allows tailgate opening and closing by the vehicle user in the event the actuator operation is not available for some reason such as a malfunction in the actuator mechanism or loss of power.
- the clutch setting is limited so that the manually applied torque on the tailgate required to slip the clutch 67 is greater than that required of the motor powered crankarm 92 in its action only by an amount that establishes a suitable or non-excessive manual effort for a typical vehicle user.
- the motor control circuit 124 detects the resulting excessive or unusual torque demand by sensing the motor current load and is set to open the motor circuit at a relatively high current load above which damage at the tailgate could occur should it continue to be powered.
- the opening of the motor circuit stops the motor to prevent further forced movement of the tailgate by the actuator mechanism until this overload torque on the motor is relieved.
- This threshold overload level is set at a level slightly above that of the manually applied torque described above to slip the clutch 67 for manual positioning of the tailgate.
- the motor circuit remains open until the obstacle is removed and with the motor stopped there can be no possible clutch slippage occasioned by the motor that would wear same while the obstacle remains in the tailgate path.
- the actuator switch being utilized may then be opened to prevent resumption of the actuator motor should the obstacle require considerable time to be completely removed from the path of the tailgate or the tailgate may then be manually positioned as described above to clear the obstacle.
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