Automated car door opening system

• US 7,134,709 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2005
• Issued: 11/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Guy Valois
• Original Assignee: Guy Valois
• Inventors: Valois, Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): Dayoan, D. Glenn
• Assistant Examiner(s): BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A
• Application Number:
  US11/169,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20050285429A1
• Time in Patent Office: 504 Days
• Field of Search: 296/146.1, 296/146.11, 296/146.12, 296/202, 492/09, 492/10, 492/16, 492/18, 492/26, 492/08, 493/33, 493/34, 493/37, 49/41, 162/44
• US Class Current: 296/146.11
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0472 the door having a hinge axis in horizontal direction transverse to vehicle longitudinal axis

Abstract

An automated car door opening system proposes a very simple yet reliable system that can easily be retrofitted on most cars. It uses the combination of a large electrically actuated inner shaft cooperating with a piston. The piston opens the car door slightly in a manner similar to the normal opening of a car door, so that the door clears the car frame and then, a combination of outward but more predominantly upward motion by the inner shaft has the door opening in an upwardly rotational motion along a vertical plane which fully opens it. The reverse process closes the door.

Claims

1. An automated car door opening system comprising:

a rotating beam mechanically fastened to the inside of a car door by way of rotating beam mechanical fasteners;

a car body comprised of a pillar;

a fixed beam mechanically fastened to said pillar by way of fixed beam mechanical fasteners;

a motor to actuate rotation of said rotating beam by way of a worm screw moving an inner shaft linearly;

said inner shaft fitting within an outer shaft with which it cooperates telescopically;

said motor being fixedly attached to said outer shaft by a mounting assembly;

said inner shaft being guided, as it protracts, by casters rotationally attached with mechanical fasteners to said inner shaft;

said outer shaft having a pair of curves cut through along part of the length of said outer shaft;

said casters traveling within said curves;

an inner shaft'"'"'s end fitted inside said rotating beam;

said inner shaft'"'"'s end having a curved bracket mechanically fastened to it;

said outer shaft being partially fitted inside a tube;

said tube extending integrally from said fixed beam;

a piston to open said car door at an angle wherein said door rotates about a vertical axis.

2. An automated car door opening system as in claim 1 wherein:

said mounting assembly further comprised of a ring and a ring collar with ring collar mechanical fasteners and a back retainer with retainer mechanical fasteners.

3. An automated car door opening system as in claim 1 wherein:

said curves being diametrically opposed.

4. An automated car door opening system as in claim 1 wherein:

said tube using a tightening collar to secure said outer shaft within said tube.

5. An automated car door opening system as in claim 1 wherein:

said piston opening said car door by 4 degrees.