Patent ID: 9656544
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60K

Claim:
1. A flap arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising: a flap positionable with respect to a body member, the flap having a first threaded member formed thereon; a spindle supported on the body member for rotation about an axis of rotation, the spindle having a second threaded member formed thereon and configured to engage the first threaded member for fixing the flap with respect to the body member; an actuator operably coupled to the spindle for rotating and counter-rotating the spindle; and a switch coupled to the actuator for operating the actuator; wherein the actuator is operable to rotate the spindle for threading the first and second threaded members to fix the flap in a fixed position and to counter-rotate the spindle for unthreading the first and second threaded members to release the flap from the fixed position; wherein the spindle is shiftably mounted on the body for translation along the axis of rotation, and the actuator includes a motor, a drive gear coupled to the motor and a driven gear coupled to the drive gear, the driven gear rotationally fixed on the spindle.