Opening/closing controlling apparatus
First Claim
1. An opening/closing controlling apparatus for performing an automatic opening/closing control of an opening/closing object mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- automatic opening/closing means for automatically opening/closing the opening/closing object;
collision detecting means for detecting a collision of the vehicle;
time measuring means for measuring a time from a time when the collision detecting means detects the collision of the vehicle; and
opening/closing controlling means for prohibiting automatic opening/closing of the opening/closing object from the time of the collision of the vehicle and for permitting the automatic opening/closing by the automatic opening/closing means after passage of a predetermined time since the collision.
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Abstract
An opening/closing controlling apparatus of the present invention has an automatic opening/closing mechanism for automatically opening and closing an opening/closing object such as a door; a collision detecting sensor for detecting a collision of a vehicle; a time measuring device for measuring a time from a time when the collision detecting sensor detects a collision of the vehicle; and an opening/closing controller for prohibiting automatic opening/closing of the opening/closing object from the time of the collision of the vehicle and for permitting the automatic opening/closing by the automatic opening/closing mechanism after passage of a predetermined time since the collision. The present invention successfully achieves high reliability in the event of a vehicle accident.
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11 Claims
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1. An opening/closing controlling apparatus for performing an automatic opening/closing control of an opening/closing object mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
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automatic opening/closing means for automatically opening/closing the opening/closing object;
collision detecting means for detecting a collision of the vehicle;
time measuring means for measuring a time from a time when the collision detecting means detects the collision of the vehicle; and
opening/closing controlling means for prohibiting automatic opening/closing of the opening/closing object from the time of the collision of the vehicle and for permitting the automatic opening/closing by the automatic opening/closing means after passage of a predetermined time since the collision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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