CONTROL DEVICE

• US 20160208540A1
• Filed: 01/06/2016
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: MATSUI, Seika, TSUKAO, Kosuke, KATSUDA, Takeshi
• Granted Patent: US 9,725,943 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2045 by hand gestures
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/403 Power supply in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/70 with automatic actuation
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00373 whereby the wake-up circuit is situated in the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/65 using means for sensing the user's hand
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00174 Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys mechanical locks with electric permutation E05B49/00; arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof

Abstract

A control device includes: an input unit to which a first signal is input from a detection unit detecting an operation for an opening-closing body; and a control unit generates a second signal for operating the opening-closing body, based on the first signal, wherein the control unit can be switched between a first power consumption mode and a second power consumption mode in which less power is consumed, and the control unit can be switched between a first state where the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode, based on a first condition, and a second state where the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode, based on a second condition on which the second power consumption mode is less likely to be switched to the first power consumption mode.

Claims

1. A control device comprising:

an input unit to which a first signal is input from a detection unit which detects an operation for operating an opening-closing body; and

a control unit that generates a second signal for operating the opening-closing body, based on the first signal,

wherein the control unit is capable of being switched between a first power consumption mode and a second power consumption mode in which less power is consumed than in the first power consumption mode, and

wherein the control unit is capable of being switched between a first state where the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode, based on a first condition, and a second state where the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode, based on a second condition on which the second power consumption mode is less likely to be switched to the first power consumption mode than on the first condition.

2. The control device according to claim 1,

wherein the control unit is switched from the first state to the second state, when in the first state, an instance where the opening-closing body is not operated occurs a first number of times although the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode.

3. The control device according to claim 1,

wherein the control unit is capable of being switched to a third state which is a tentative state where the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode, based on the first condition.

4. The control device according to claim 3,

wherein the control unit is switched from the second state to the third state, when a first period of time elapses in the second state.

5. The control device according to claim 3,

wherein the control unit is switched from the third state to the second state, when in the third state, an instance where the opening-closing body is not operated occurs a second number of times although the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode.

6. The control device according to claim 3,

wherein the control unit is switched from the third state to the first state, when in the third state, an instance where a second period of time elapses occurs a third number of times without the second power consumption mode being switched to the first power consumption mode.

7. The control device according to claim 1,

wherein the first condition is a condition that the first signal exceeds a first threshold, and

wherein the second condition is a condition that the first signal exceeds a second threshold which is higher than the first threshold.

8. The control device according to claim 1,

wherein the first condition is a condition that the first signal exceeds a third period of time, and

wherein the second condition is a condition that the first signal exceeds a fourth period of time which is longer than the third period of time.

9. The control device according to claim 1,

wherein the first condition is a condition that a period of time while the first signal exceeds a first threshold is longer than a third period of time, and

wherein the second condition is a condition that a period of time while the first signal exceeds a second threshold is longer than a fourth period of time.