VEHICLE OPENING-AND-CLOSING MEMBER CONTROL DEVICE

• US 20130024076A1
• Filed: 07/18/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: FUKUI, Norio, KIMURA, Shogo, ASANO, Ryo
• Application Number:
  US13/551,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20130024076A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/622 using screw-and-nut mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/21 Brakes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/20 of brakes, disengaging means, holders or stops
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/502 of components
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/546 Tailboards, tailgates or sideboards opening upwards

Abstract

A vehicle opening-and-closing member control device includes displacement amount detection portions provided at drive units and detecting respective displacement amounts of the drive units, a determination portion obtaining a difference of the displacement amounts and determining whether the drive unit is in failure on the basis of the difference, and a restriction portion restricting an operation state of the opening-and-closing member so as to be an operation disapproval state in a case where the determination portion determines that at least one of the drive units fails and at least one of the drive units operates normally. The restriction portion stops the operation of the drive units when a failure of drive unit is determined during the drive units are in operation, and the restriction portion prohibits the operation of the drive units thereafter when the failure of the drive unit is determined during the drive units are not in operation.

Claims

1. A vehicle opening-and-closing member control device for performing an automatic opening and closing control of a vehicle opening-and-closing member by controlling a plurality of drive units having a drive force for operating the vehicle opening-and-closing member, the vehicle opening-and-closing member control device comprising:

a plurality of displacement amount detection portions provided at said plurality of drive units, respectively, and detecting respective displacement amounts of the drive units;

a determination portion obtaining a relative difference of the displacement amounts detected by the displacement amount detection portions and determining whether the drive unit is in failure on the basis of the difference of the displacement amounts;

a restriction portion restricting an operation state of the opening-and-closing member operated by the drive units so as to be an operation disapproval state where the opening-and-closing member cannot be operated by the drive units in a case where the determination portion determines that at least one of the drive units fails and at least one of the drive units operates normally; and

wherein

the restriction portion stops the operation of the drive units at the time when an occurrence of a failure of the drive unit or the drive units is determined during the drive units are in operation, and the restriction portion prohibits the operation of the drive units thereafter when the occurrence of the failure of the drive unit or the drive units is determined during the drive units are not in operation.

2. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cancellation portion canceling the operation disapproval state restricted by the restriction portion when a predetermined cancellation condition is satisfied.

3. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined cancellation condition includes that a predetermined time is elapsed from a time when the opening-and-closing member is assumed to be the operation disapproval state.

4. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cancellation portion canceling the operation disapproval state restricted by the restriction portion when a predetermined cancellation condition is satisfied, and maintaining the operation disapproval state restricted by the restriction portion until the predetermined cancellation condition is satisfied.

5. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a brake portion applying a brake force to the opening-and-closing member to reduce an operation speed of the opening-and-closing member when the determination portion determines the drive unit is in failure or the drive units are in failure.

6. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a brake portion applying a brake force to the opening-and-closing member to reduce an opening and closing speed of the opening-and-closing member when the occurrence of the failure of the drive unit or the drive units is determined.

7. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 4, further comprising:

a brake portion applying a brake force to the opening-and-closing member to reduce an opening and closing speed of the opening-and-closing member when the occurrence of the failure of the drive unit or the drive units is determined.

8. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 5, wherein the brake portion corresponds to a regenerative brake portion for applying the brake force to the opening-and-closing member by a regeneration by establishing a closed circuit at a drive circuit of the drive unit.

9. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 1, wherein the displacement amount corresponds to a drive position of the drive unit and the displacement amount difference corresponds to a difference between the drive positions of the drive units.

10. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 2, wherein the displacement amount corresponds to a drive position of the drive unit and the displacement amount difference corresponds to a difference between the drive positions of the drive units.

11. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 4, wherein the displacement amount corresponds to a drive position of the drive unit and the displacement amount difference corresponds to a difference between the drive positions of the drive units.

12. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 5, wherein the displacement amount corresponds to a drive position of the drive unit and the displacement amount difference corresponds to a difference between the drive positions of the drive units.

13. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 8, wherein the displacement amount corresponds to a drive position of the drive unit and the displacement amount difference corresponds to a difference between the drive positions of the drive units.

14. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation control portion for controlling an operation of the opening-and-closing member by controlling the drive units so that an operation speed of the opening-and-closing member follows a target speed on the basis of a detection signal from an operation state detection portion detecting an operation state of the opening-and-closing member.

15. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 2, further comprising:

an operation control portion for controlling an operation of the opening-and-closing member by controlling the drive units so that an operation speed of the opening-and-closing member follows a target speed on the basis of a detection signal from an operation state detection portion detecting an operation state of the opening-and-closing member.

16. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 4, further comprising:

an operation control portion for controlling an operation of the opening-and-closing member by controlling the drive units so that an operation speed of the opening-and-closing member follows a target speed on the basis of a detection signal from an operation state detection portion detecting an operation state of the opening-and-closing member.

17. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 5, further comprising:

an operation control portion for controlling an operation of the opening-and-closing member by controlling the drive units so that an operation speed of the opening-and-closing member follows a target speed on the basis of a detection signal from an operation state detection portion detecting an operation state of the opening-and-closing member.

18. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 8, further comprising:

an operation control portion for controlling an operation of the opening-and-closing member by controlling the drive units so that an operation speed of the opening-and-closing member follows a target speed on the basis of a detection signal from an operation state detection portion detecting an operation state of the opening-and-closing member.

19. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 9, further comprising:

an operation control portion for controlling an operation of the opening-and-closing member by controlling the drive units so that an operation speed of the opening-and-closing member follows a target speed on the basis of a detection signal from an operation state detection portion detecting an operation state of the opening-and-closing member.

20. The vehicle opening-and-closing member control device according to claim 1, wherein the displacement amount corresponds to one of a drive speed of the drive unit, a drive acceleration of the drive unit, and a drive amount accumulation value of the drive unit.