ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,350, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Edscha Engineering GmbH (Remscheid, Germany).
"Drive device for an adjustable vehicle flap" was invented by Jorg Dornen (Remscheid, Germany), Peter Mrowka (Remscheid, Germany) and Christian Bartschies (Remscheid, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 ho...