VEHICLE DOOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for vehicle door deflection and movement control, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one primary electromagnetic device disposed generally in or on a vehicle door frame or generally in or on an area of a vehicle body adjacent the vehicle door frame; and
a controller for activating said primary electromagnetic device to push or pull the vehicle door frame.
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Abstract
An apparatus for vehicle door deflection and movement control. The apparatus includes a primary electromagnetic device disposed generally in a vehicle door frame or generally in an area of a vehicle body adjacent the vehicle door frame, and a controller for activating the primary electromagnetic device to push or pull the vehicle door frame. The apparatus may further include a sensor for measuring vehicle door deflection during vehicle movement. The controller may activate the primary electromagnetic device based on deflection measurements by the sensor to pull the vehicle door frame to generally cancel the vehicle door deflection.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for vehicle door deflection and movement control, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one primary electromagnetic device disposed generally in or on a vehicle door frame or generally in or on an area of a vehicle body adjacent the vehicle door frame; and a controller for activating said primary electromagnetic device to push or pull the vehicle door frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for vehicle movable component deflection and movement control, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one primary electromagnetic device disposed generally in or on a vehicle movable component or generally in or on an area of a vehicle body adjacent the vehicle movable component; and a controller for activating said primary electromagnetic device to push or pull the vehicle movable component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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