METHOD FOR ACTUATING A CLOSURE ELEMENT ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20150128497A1
• Filed: 11/07/2014
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Company KG Hallstadt (Brose)
• Original Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Company KG Hallstadt (Brose)
• Inventors: Schuetz, Axel, Weidenbacher, Christian, Wunsch, Rainer
• Granted Patent: US 9,290,982 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 49/31
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/611 for swinging wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for actuating a closure element arrangement of a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement comprises a control arrangement and an operator-control-event sensor arrangement with at least one operator-control-event sensor element which is configured, in particular, as a proximity sensor, wherein within the scope of operator-control-event monitoring by means of the control arrangement the sensor measured values of the operator-control-event sensor arrangement are monitored to determine whether a predetermined operator control event is occurring, and the closure element arrangement is actuated as a function of the result of the operator-control-event monitoring. It is proposed that externally activated lifting of the motor vehicle is detected by means of the control arrangement, and the actuability of the closure element arrangement which is due to an operator control event is deactivated when a special condition due to the lifting of the motor vehicle occurs.

Claims

1. A method for actuating a closure element arrangement of a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement comprises a control arrangement and an operator-control-event sensor arrangement with at least one operator-control-event sensor element configured as a proximity sensor, wherein within the scope of operator-control-event monitoring by means of the control arrangement the sensor measured values of the operator-control-event sensor arrangement are monitored to determine whether a predetermined operator control event is occurring, and the closure element arrangement is actuated as a function of the result of the operator-control-event monitoring,

wherein externally activated lifting of the motor vehicle is detected by means of the control arrangement, and wherein the actuability of the closure element arrangement due to an operator control event is deactivated when a special condition due to the lifting of the motor vehicle occurs.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the closure element arrangement comprises a drive arrangement which is assigned to the closure element, and wherein the drive arrangement is actuated as a function of the result of the operator-control-event monitoring.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the special condition is the reaching of a predetermined lifting height of the motor vehicle by means of a lifting platform.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the special condition is the exceeding of the predetermined lifting height of the motor vehicle compared to a vehicle underlying surface.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the special condition is a free suspension of the wheels of the motor vehicle as a result of lifting of the motor vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein a special-condition sensor arrangement with at least one special-condition sensor element is provided for sensing the occurrence of the special condition, and wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement is checked for the occurrence of the special condition by means of the control arrangement.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement serves for the closed-loop control of the driving mode.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement has a special-condition sensor element configured as a ride level sensor assigned to the chassis of the motor vehicle, and wherein the control arrangement monitors the ride level sensor for the occurrence of the special condition.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the ride level sensor serves to carry out motor-driven alignment of a lighting system of the motor vehicle.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement comprises a special-condition sensor element which is configured as an ESP (Electronic Stability Programme) sensor, and wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement monitors the ESP sensor for the occurrence of the special condition.

11. The method according to claim 6, wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement comprises a special-condition sensor element configured as a position sensor and/or as an acceleration sensor, for a motor vehicle alarm system, and wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement monitors the position sensor for the occurrence of the special condition.

12. The method according to claim 6, wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement comprises a special-condition sensor element configured as a tire-pressure-measuring means, and wherein the special-condition sensor arrangement monitors the tire-pressure-measuring means for the occurrence of the predetermined special condition.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operator control event comprises an operator movement.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the operator control event is defined as a foot movement by the operator.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the operator control event is defined as a forward movement and return movement of the operator'"'"'s foot.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the operator-control-event sensor arrangement comprises at least one operator-control-event sensor element configured as a proximity sensor.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein during the operator control event the at least one operator-control-event sensor element generates a pulse-like time profile of the sensor measured values.

18. A control arrangement for carrying out a method according to claim 1.