Vehicle equipped with a system for remote control of an opening panel and system for producing such control
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising a control system allowing a user to act remotely on a panel opening actuator mechanism (1) secured to an openable-panel (8) of the vehicle, said control system comprising a means (3) for controlling at least one action of the actuator mechanism, when a motion of the user is remotely sensed by way of at least one motion sensor (7), along a favored axis of detection of motion of said at least one motion sensor and wherein said motion of the user corresponds to a predetermined motion, said vehicle being a land vehicle,wherein said means (3), at the level of the vehicle, for controlling at least one action of the actuator mechanism, on the basis of the signals produced by at least two motion sensors (7A′
- , 7B′
), when a motion of the user detected by way of these sensors along their respective favored axes is manifested as a specified motion along a resultant axis (R′
) whose orientation is dependent on the achieved combination of said sensors, and wherein the speed of motion, along a favored axis (F) of the at least one motion sensor (7) or along the resultant axis (R′
) of the sensors (7A′
, 7B′
) of the control system, is determined on the basis of the signals supplied by each sensor, and the speed of motion is utilized for the control of the actuator mechanism, in the event of the detection of said motion.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a vehicle comprising a system enabling a user to control remotely an actuating mechanism (1) connected to an opening panel, in particular a boot opening panel (8). The control system comprises means, equipping the vehicle, for controlling at least an action of the actuating mechanism, according to the movement of an object, such as a hand, vertically in a delimited control zone adjacent to the opening panel. Said movement is determined from signals obtained from at least a movement sensor (7) placed on or proximate to the opening panel and whereof the radiation pattern if fixed to delimit the control zone.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising a control system allowing a user to act remotely on a panel opening actuator mechanism (1) secured to an openable-panel (8) of the vehicle, said control system comprising a means (3) for controlling at least one action of the actuator mechanism, when a motion of the user is remotely sensed by way of at least one motion sensor (7), along a favored axis of detection of motion of said at least one motion sensor and wherein said motion of the user corresponds to a predetermined motion, said vehicle being a land vehicle,
wherein said means (3), at the level of the vehicle, for controlling at least one action of the actuator mechanism, on the basis of the signals produced by at least two motion sensors (7A′ - , 7B′
), when a motion of the user detected by way of these sensors along their respective favored axes is manifested as a specified motion along a resultant axis (R′
) whose orientation is dependent on the achieved combination of said sensors,and wherein the speed of motion, along a favored axis (F) of the at least one motion sensor (7) or along the resultant axis (R′
) of the sensors (7A′
, 7B′
) of the control system, is determined on the basis of the signals supplied by each sensor, and the speed of motion is utilized for the control of the actuator mechanism, in the event of the detection of said motion.
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2. A vehicle comprising a control system allowing a user to act remotely on a panel opening actuator mechanism (1) secured to an openable-panel (8) of the vehicle, said control system comprising a means (3) for controlling at least one action of the actuator mechanism, when a motion of the user is remotely sensed by way of at least one motion sensor (7), along a favored axis of detection of motion of said at least one motion sensor and wherein said motion of the user corresponds to a predetermined motion, said vehicle being a land vehicle,
wherein said means (3), at the level of the vehicle, for controlling at least one action of the actuator mechanism, on the basis of the signals produced by at least two motion sensors (7A′ - , 7B′
), when a motion of the user detected by way of these sensors along their respective favored axes is manifested as a specified motion along a resultant axis (R′
) whose orientation is dependent on the achieved combination of said sensors,wherein the distance traveled, along the favored axis (F) of the at least one motion sensor (7) or along the resultant axis (R′
) of the sensors (7A′
, 7B′
) of the control system, which is determined on the basis of the signal supplied by each sensor, is utilized for the control of the actuator mechanism, in the event of the detection of said motion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A control system for an openable-panel comprising:
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an openable-panel (8 or 8′
), which selectively opens to gain access to an interior compartment a land motor vehicle,a panel opening actuator mechanism (2) secured to the openable-panel in the vehicle, said actuator mechanism (2) being remotely acted upon by a user, means (3 and 7 or 7A′
, 7B′
), mounted on the vehicle, for controlling at least one action of the actuator mechanism, as a function of the displacement of an object, in a delimited control zone adjoining the openable-panel, said displacement being determined on the basis of the signals supplied by at least two motion sensor that is the resultant axis (7 or 7A′
, 7B′
), of a microwave frequency transmitter/receiver type, which the system comprises and which is to be placed on or in proximity to the openable-panel, a radiation pattern of each of the sensors being fixed in such a way as to delimit a control zone in the vicinity of the openable-panel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeValeo Electronique
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Original AssigneeValeo Electronique
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InventorsAvenel, Jean-Jacques
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Primary Examiner(s)Hernandez, Olga
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Application NumberUS10/018,812Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,511 DaysField of Search701/2, 701/49, 701/1, 701/36, 340/870.01, 340/870.03, 340/870.05, 340/870.02, 340/870.16, 340/825.72, 160/188, 160/310, 49/26, 49/31US Class Current701/2CPC Class CodesE05F 15/00 Power-operated mechanisms f...E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or p...E05Y 2400/852 SensorsE05Y 2400/86 by handE05Y 2900/531 DoorsE05Y 2900/548 Trunk lidsG07C 2209/65 using means for sensing the...G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional...
