AUTOMATIC DOOR OPERATING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

• US 20140303852A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: SEKI, Tomokazu, Fukui, Norio
• Application Number:
  US14/229,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20140303852A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/40 Safety devices, e.g. detection of obstructions or end positions
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/75 responsive to the weight or other physical contact of a person or object
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/68 Handles, cranks
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/356 Intermediate positions
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/53 Wing impact prevention or reduction
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/852 Sensors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/86 by hand
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/46 in or on the wing
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors

Abstract

An automatic door operating device for a vehicle includes: an input unit which is provided in a portion of a vehicle and to which an instruction to automatically open a door of a vehicle is input by a user'"'"'s touch; a door drive unit configured to automatically open the door based on the instruction input by the input unit; and a controller configured to control the door drive unit so as to automatically open the door only while the user touches the input unit.

Claims

1. An automatic door operating device for a vehicle comprising:

an input unit which is provided in a portion of a vehicle and to which an instruction to automatically open a door of a vehicle is input by a user'"'"'s touch;

a door drive unit configured to automatically open door based on the instruction input by the input unit; and

a controller configured to control the door drive unit so as to automatically open the door only while the user touches the input unit.

2. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 1,

wherein the controller is configured to stop a displacement of the door which is automatically opened based on a determination that there is a transition from a state where the input unit is touched by the user to a state where the input unit is not touched by the user.

3. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second input unit which is provided in a portion of the vehicle, and to which an instruction to automatically close the door of the vehicle is input by a user'"'"'s touch,

wherein the door drive unit is configured to automatically close the door based on the instruction to close the door input by the second input unit.

4. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising:

a second input unit which is provided in a portion of the vehicle, and to which an instruction to automatically close the door of the vehicle is input by a user'"'"'s touch,

wherein the door drive unit is configured to automatically close the door based on the instruction to close the door is input by the second input unit.

5. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 3,

wherein the controller is configured to control the door drive unit so as to automatically close the door only while the user touches the second input unit.

6. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 1,

wherein the controller is configured to control the door drive unit by an instruction, which is input by the user, such that the door of the vehicle is opened by a predetermined amount that is less than a full open amount of.

7. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 2,

wherein the controller is configured to control the door drive unit by an instruction, which is input by the user, such that the door of the vehicle is opened by a predetermined amount that is less than a full open amount of.

8. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 3,

wherein the controller is configured to control the door drive unit by an instruction, which is input by the user, such that the door of the vehicle is opened by a predetermined amount that is less than a full open amount of.

9. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 4,

wherein the controller is configured to control the door drive unit by an instruction, which is input by the user, such that the door of the vehicle is opened by a predetermined amount that is less than a full open amount of.

10. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 5,

wherein the predetermined amount is equal to or less than an amount of protrusion to the outside of the vehicle from the vehicle, of a door mirror provided in the vehicle.

11. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a lock mechanism configured to automatically lock the door of the vehicle after the door of the vehicle is in a fully closed state, based on a determination that the door of the vehicle is closed and an instruction to automatically lock the door of the vehicle input from the user.

12. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising:

a lock mechanism configured to automatically lock the door of the vehicle after the door of the vehicle is in a fully closed state, based on a determination that the door of the vehicle is closed and an instruction to automatically lock the door of the vehicle input from the user.

13. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising:

a lock mechanism configured to automatically lock the door of the vehicle after the door of the vehicle is in a fully closed state, based on a determination that the door of the vehicle is closed and an instruction to automatically lock the door of the vehicle input from the user.

14. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising:

a lock mechanism configured to automatically lock the door of the vehicle after the door of the vehicle is in a fully closed state, based on a determination that the door of the vehicle is closed and an instruction to automatically lock the door of the vehicle input from the user.

15. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising:

a lock mechanism configured to automatically lock the door of the vehicle after the door of the vehicle is in a fully closed state, based on a determination that the door of the vehicle is closed and an instruction to automatically lock the door of the vehicle input from the user.

16. The automatic door operating device for a vehicle according to claim 6, further comprising:

a lock mechanism configured to automatically lock the door of the vehicle after the door of the vehicle is in a fully closed state, based on a determination that the door of the vehicle is closed and an instruction to automatically lock the door of the vehicle input from the user.

17. A method for operating an automatic door for a vehicle, comprising:

receiving an instruction to automatically open a door of a vehicle by a user'"'"'s touch to an input unit which is provided in a portion of a vehicle;

automatically opening the door based on the instruction only while the user touches the input unit.

18. The method for operating the automatic door for the vehicle according to claim 17,

wherein, a displacement of the door is stopped based on a determination that there is a transition from a state where the input unit is touched by the user to a state where the input unit is not touched by the user.

19. The method for operating the automatic door for the vehicle according to claim 18, further comprising:

automatically closing the door based on an instruction to close the door input to a second input unit which is provided in a portion of the vehicle, the instruction to automatically close the door being input by a user'"'"'s touch to the second input unit.

20. The method for operating the automatic door for the vehicle according to claim 19,

wherein the door is automatically closed only while the user touches the second input unit.