PINCHING DETECTION DEVICE

• US 20160305177A1
• Filed: 04/13/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: SAKANOUE, Yuichi, KOEDA, Hironori, KAMEYAMA, Tomoki, NAGATA, Kanehiro
• Application Number:
  US15/097,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20160305177A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/48 by transmission of mechanical forces, e.g. rigid or movable members
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors

Abstract

A pinching detection device detecting that foreign substances are caught between an opening and closing member for opening and closing an opening portion and a frame member surrounding the opening portion, includes: a sensor that is formed in an elongated shape and is capable of detecting that an external force acts on an outer peripheral surface thereof in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction; and a holding member that has a sensor holding portion for holding the sensor and a gripping portion for gripping a plate-shaped portion formed in the opening and closing member or the frame member, wherein the sensor holding portion is formed of a synthetic resin material and the gripping portion is formed of a synthetic rubber material.

Claims

1. A pinching detection device detecting that foreign substances are caught between an opening and closing member for opening and closing an opening portion and a frame member surrounding the opening portion, the pinching detection device comprising:

a sensor that is formed in an elongated shape and is capable of detecting that an external force acts on an outer peripheral surface thereof in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction; and

a holding member that has a sensor holding portion for holding the sensor and a gripping portion for gripping a plate-shaped portion formed in the opening and closing member or the frame member,

wherein the sensor holding portion is formed of a synthetic resin material and the gripping portion is formed of a synthetic rubber material.

2. The pinching detection device according to claim 1,

wherein the sensor holding portion includes a groove portion into which the plate-shaped portion is inserted, and

wherein the gripping portion includes

a lip portion that is extended from one side surface of the groove portion and abuts against one side surface of the plate-shaped portion in a state of being elastically deformed, and

a convex portion that has an abutting surface formed on the other side surface of the groove portion, parallel to the other side surface of the plate-shaped portion, and abutting against the other side surface of the plate-shaped portion.

3. The pinching detection device according to claim 1,

wherein the sensor holding portion includes a groove portion into which the plate-shaped portion is inserted,

wherein the gripping portion includes

a first lip portion that is extended from one side surface of the groove portion and abuts against one side surface of the plate-shaped portion in a state of being elastically deformed, and

a second lip portion that is extended from the other side surface of the groove portion and abuts against the other side surface of the plate-shaped portion in a state of being elastically deformed.