US 11,807,168 B2
Wing folding mechanism for a device attached outside a vehicle
Nicolas Berne, Heyrieux (FR)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/040,184
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Mar. 23, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/057437
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 22, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/179631, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0009039 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 1/074 (2006.01); B60R 1/06 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01)
CPC B60R 1/074 (2013.01) [B60R 1/0617 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mechanism to support at least one device installed outside a vehicle, the mechanism comprising:
a support base fixed on the vehicle,
a wing pivotally attached to the support base, the at least one device being fixed to the wing,
a driving module movably attached to the support base,
the support base comprising a cam enabling a linear displacement of the driving module along the cam,
an arm having one extremity connected to the driving module and another extremity connected to the wing so that the arm drives the folding and/or unfolding of the wing according to the displacement of the driving module along the cam,
wherein the driving module comprises a motor and a gear, the motor being configured to drive the gear, and the gear being configured to cooperate with the cam, so that when the motor drives the clear the driving module is displaced along the cam.