Automated car door opening system

• US 20050285429A1
• Filed: 06/28/2005
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guy Valois
• Original Assignee: Guy Valois
• Inventors: Valois, Guy
• Granted Patent: US 7,134,709 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/146.11
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0472 the door having a hinge axis in horizontal direction transverse to vehicle longitudinal axis

Abstract

An automated car door opening system proposes a very simple yet reliable system that can easily be retrofitted on most cars. It uses the combination of a large electrically actuated inner shaft cooperating with a piston. The piston opens the car door slightly in a manner similar to the normal opening of a car door, so that the door clears the car frame and then, a combination of outward but more predominantly upward motion by the inner shaft has the door opening in an upwardly rotational motion along a vertical plane which fully opens it. The reverse process closes the door.

Claims

1. An automated car door opening system comprising:

a rotating beam mechanically fastened to the inside of a car door by way of rotating beam mechanical fasteners;

a fixed beam mechanically fastened to a pillar, part of a car body by way of fixed beam mechanical fasteners;

a motor to actuate rotation of said rotating beam by way of a worm screw moving an inner shaft linearly;

said inner shaft fitting within an outer shaft with which it cooperates telescopically;

said motor being fixedly attached to said outer shaft by a mounting assembly;

said inner shaft being guided, as it protracts, by casters rotationally attached with mechanical fasteners to said inner shaft;

said outer shaft having a pair of curves cut through along part of the lenghth of said outer shaft;

said casters traveling within said curves;

an inner shaft'"'"'s end fitted inside said rotating beam;

said inner shaft'"'"'s end having a curved bracket mechanically fastened to it;

said outer shaft being partially fitted inside a tube;

said tube extending integrally from said fixed beam;

a piston to open said car door at an angle in a manner similar to the normal opening of a car door.

2. An automated car door opening system as in claim 1 wherein:

said mounting assembly further comprised of a ring and a ring collar with ring collar mechanical fasteners and a back retainer with retainer mechanical fasteners.

3. An automated car door opening system as in claim 1 wherein:

said curves being diametrically opposed.

4. An automated car door opening system as in claim 1 wherein:

said tube using a tightening collar (128) to secure said outer shaft within said tube.

5. An automated car door opening system as in claim 1 wherein:

said piston opening said car door by 4 degrees.