Opening and closing member control apparatus

• US 20060164029A1
• Filed: 01/09/2006
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.), Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.), Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Nomura, Masayuki, Ito, Masahiko, Suzuki, Shintaro, Itami, Eiji, Imaizumi, Tomoaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,183,733 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 318/283
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/42 Detection using safety edges
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/632 for horizontally-sliding wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/216 Clutches
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/22 Locks
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/246 by motors, magnets, springs or weights
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/434 Electromotors; Details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/462 Electromagnets
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/45 Control modes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/54 Obstruction or resistance detection
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors

Abstract

An opening and closing member control apparatus includes: an open-command receiving portion for receiving a first open command of a first open and close command inputting member and a second open command of a second open and close command inputting member, which performs a second open command input and a second close command input by a unique operation thereof, a close-command receiving portion for receiving a first close command of the first open and close command inputting member and a second close command of the second open and close command inputting member, and a controlling portion for performing an opening operation and a closing operation of an opening and closing member based on a condition of the opening and closing member, in response to the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting member.

Claims

1. An opening and closing member control apparatus comprising:

an opening and closing member-driving means for driving an opening and closing member provided at a vehicle;

a condition monitoring means for monitoring a condition of the opening and closing member;

a condition storing means for storing, therein, the condition of the opening and closing member monitored by the condition monitoring means;

an open-command receiving means for receiving an open command by which the opening and closing member-driving means is activated for opening the opening and closing member;

a close-command receiving means for receiving a close command by which the opening and closing member-driving means is activated for closing the opening and closing member;

a first open and close command inputting means for selectively performing a first open command input, by which the open command is inputted to the open-command receiving means, and a first close command input, by which the close command is inputted to the close-command receiving means;

a second open and close command inputting means separated from the first open and close command inputting means and for performing, based on a unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, a second open command input, by which the open command is inputted to the open-command receiving means, and a second close command input, by which the close command is inputted to the close-command receiving means; and

a controlling means for determining an activation of the opening and closing member-driving means between an opening operation for opening the opening and closing member and a closing operation for closing the opening and closing member based on a condition of the opening and closing member and for controlling the opening and closing member-driving means based on the determination, when the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed.

2. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed while the opening and closing member remains stationary at a closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for the opening operation of the opening and closing member, and

wherein, when the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means is performed while the opening and closing member remains stationary at an open state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for the closing operation of the opening and closing member.

3. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed while the opening and closing member is being operated in a closing direction, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for the opening operation of the opening and closing member, and

wherein, when the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means is performed while the opening and closing member is being operated in an opening direction, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for the closing operation of the opening and closing member.

4. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed while the opening and closing member is being operated in a closing direction, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for the opening operation of the opening and closing member, and

wherein, when the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means is performed while the opening and closing member is being operated in an opening direction, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for the closing operation of the opening and closing member.

5. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a driving force transmitting condition switching means for switching a driving force transmission from the opening and closing member-driving means to the opening and closing member between a driving force transmitting state and a driving force non-transmitting state, and

wherein the controlling means controls the driving force transmitting condition switching means to establish the driving force non-transmitting state when a monitoring result of the condition monitoring means satisfies an abnormal stop condition of the opening and closing member.

6. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a driving force transmitting condition switching means for switching a driving force transmission from the opening and closing member-driving means to the opening and closing member between a driving force transmitting state and a driving force non-transmitting state, and

wherein the controlling means controls the driving force transmitting condition switching means to establish the driving force non-transmitting state when a monitoring result of the condition monitoring means satisfies an abnormal stop condition of the opening and closing member.

7. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a driving force transmitting condition switching means for switching a driving force transmission from the opening and closing member-driving means to the opening and closing member between a driving force transmitting state and a driving force non-transmitting state, and

wherein the controlling means controls the driving force transmitting condition switching means to establish the driving force non-transmitting state when a monitoring result of the condition monitoring means satisfies an abnormal stop condition of the opening and closing member.

8. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controlling means determines a presence or absence of the second close command input when the opening and closing member is operated in an opening direction.

9. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controlling means determines a presence or absence of the second open command input when the opening and closing member is operated in a closing direction.

10. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member.

11. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the one of the opening operation and the closing operation of the opening and closing member-driving means is determined based on a position of the opening and closing member.

12. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member.

13. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member.

14. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member.

15. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member (22).

16. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means (7), which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member.

17. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member.

18. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member.

19. An opening and closing member control apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when at least one of operations:

1) an operation of the first open and close command inputting means associated with one of the first open command input and the first close command input; and

     2) the unique operation of the second open and close command inputting means, which is associated with one of the second open command input and the second close command input, is performed, in a circumstance where the opening and closing member remains stationary at a position being different from a fully open state and a fully closed state, the controlling means activates the opening and closing member-driving means for one of the opening operation, and the closing operation, of the opening and closing member.