US Patent Issued to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Bamberg on Nov. 11 for "Door drive apparatus having a gear assembly comprising a guide rail" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,306, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Bamberg (Germany).

"Door drive apparatus having a gear assembly comprising a guide rail" was invented by Daniel Schnapp (Ebensfeld, Germany), Tobias Gagel (Zapfendorf, Germany) and Melanie Angermuller (Heldburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door drive apparatus for adjusting a vehicle door relative to a vehicle body including an adjustment part for power transmission between the vehicle door and the vehicle body, a drive motor and a gear assembly coupling the drive motor to the adjustment part. The gear assembly includes a guide rail and a sliding ele...