DOOR OPENING/CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE

• US 20160026191A1
• Filed: 07/28/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omron Automotive Electronics Company Limited (Nidec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Automotive Electronics Company Limited (Nidec Corporation)
• Inventors: Fujimoto, Keigo, Yamagishi, Yoshiki, Ueda, Yusuke, Lee, Sambon
• Granted Patent: US 9,522,590 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/00 Doors B60J10/00 takes precedence; window aspects B60J1/00 ; side board or tailgate structures for open load compartments B62D33/023
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/40 Control units therefore
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/546 Tailgates
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 31/00 Arrangements for regulating or controlling electric motors not provided for in groups H02P1/00 - H02P5/00, H02P7/00 or H02P21/00 - H02P29/00

Abstract

An unintentional operation of a door is prevented while the usability of the door is improved. A power back door control device includes: an operation signal acceptor configured to accept an operation signal of a back door opening/closing switch for performing an operation of opening or closing a back door of a vehicle; a controller configured to control opening/closing of the back door via a motor when the operation signal acceptor accepts the operation signal; and a stopping state detector configured to detect whether or not the vehicle is in a stopping state based on information about traveling or stopping of the vehicle acquired by a vehicle-side ECU. When the stopping state detector detects that the vehicle is not in the stopping state, the controller performs fixing control of the back door so as to keep the back door from moving.

Claims

1. A door opening/closing control device, comprising:

an operation signal acceptor configured to accept an operation signal of an operation switch for performing an operation of opening or closing a door of a vehicle;

a controller configured to control opening/closing of the door via an actuator when the operation signal acceptor accepts the operation signal; and

a stopping state detector configured to detect whether or not the vehicle is in a stopping state based on information about traveling or stopping of the vehicle acquired by a vehicle-side unit,

wherein, when the stopping state detector detects that the vehicle is not in the stopping state, the controller performs fixing control of the door so as to keep the door from moving.

2. The door opening/closing control device according to claim 1, further comprising

a position detector configured to detect an opening/closing position of the door,

wherein, when the stopping state detector detects that the vehicle is not in the stopping state and the position detector detects that the door is not at a fully closed position, the controller performs fixing control of the door via the actuator.

3. The door opening/closing control device according to claim 1, wherein, when the operation signal acceptor at least accepts a closing operation signal of the operation switch for performing the operation of closing the door during fixing control of the door, the controller cancels the fixing control of the door and performs control so as to close the door via the actuator.

4. The door opening/closing control device according to claim 1, further comprising

a manual opening/closing detector configured to detect that the door has been manually opened or closed,

wherein, in a case where the stopping state detector detects that the vehicle is in the stopping state, when the manual opening/closing detector detects the manual opening/closing operation of the door, the controller controls opening/closing of the door via the actuator so as to assist the manual opening/closing operation of the door, and

wherein, in a case where the stopping state detector detects that the vehicle is not in the stopping state, even when the manual opening/closing detector detects the manual opening/closing operation of the door, the controller performs fixing control of the door.