Door lock/unlock system
First Claim
1. A door lock/unlock system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a door lock state detector detecting whether a door of the vehicle is put in a lock state;
a door open state detector detecting whether the door is open;
a door lock mechanism through which the door is locked and unlocked; and
a controller connected to the door lock state detector, the door open state detector and the lock mechanism, the controller being arranged,to compare a first lock/unlock state detected by the door lock state detector during the door open state with a second lock/unlock state detected by the door lock state detector at a moment when an open/close state is changed from an open state to a closed state,to maintain the state of the door lock mechanism when the first lock/unlock state equals to the second lock/unlock state, andto set the state of the door lock mechanism at the first lock/unlock state when the first lock/unlock state does not equal to the second lock/unlock state.
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Abstract
A door lock/unlock system for a vehicle is comprised of a door lock state detector for detecting a door lock/unlock state, a door open state detector for detecting a door open/close state, a door lock mechanism for locking and unlocking a door, and a controller. The controller is arranged to compare a first lock/unlock state detected during the door open state with a second lock/unlock state detected at a moment when an open/close state is changed from an open state to a closed state, to maintain the state of the door lock mechanism when the first lock/unlock state corresponds to the second lock/unlock state, and to set the state of the door lock mechanism at the first lock/unlock state when the first lock/unlock state does not corresponds to the second lock/unlock state.
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10 Claims
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1. A door lock/unlock system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a door lock state detector detecting whether a door of the vehicle is put in a lock state; a door open state detector detecting whether the door is open; a door lock mechanism through which the door is locked and unlocked; and a controller connected to the door lock state detector, the door open state detector and the lock mechanism, the controller being arranged, to compare a first lock/unlock state detected by the door lock state detector during the door open state with a second lock/unlock state detected by the door lock state detector at a moment when an open/close state is changed from an open state to a closed state, to maintain the state of the door lock mechanism when the first lock/unlock state equals to the second lock/unlock state, and to set the state of the door lock mechanism at the first lock/unlock state when the first lock/unlock state does not equal to the second lock/unlock state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling a lock/unlock state of a door of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting whether the door is put in a lock state; detecting whether the door is open; comparing a first lock/unlock state detected during the door open state with a second lock/unlock state detected at a moment when an open/close state is changed from an open state to a closed state; maintaining the state of a door lock mechanism for locking and unlocking the door when the first lock/unlock state equals to the second lock/unlock state; and setting the state of the door lock mechanism at the first lock/unlock state when the first lock/unlock state does not equal to the second lock/unlock state.
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10. A door lock/unlock system for a vehicle, comprising:
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lock/unlock operation means for locking and unlocking a door; lock/unlock mechanism interconnected with the lock/unlock operation means, the lock/unlock mechanism locking and unlocking the door according to an operation of the lock/unlock operation means; door open state detecting means for detecting an open/close state of the door; door lock state detecting means for detecting a lock/unlock state of the door; and door lock/unlock controlling means for controlling an operation of the lock/unlock mechanism, the door lock/unlock controlling means comparing the lock/unlock state detected by the door lock state detecting means during the door open state with the lock/unlock state detected by the door lock state detecting means at a moment that the door open state is changed from an open state to a close state, maintaining the state of the door actuator when the lock/unlock state during the door open state equal to the lock/unlock state at the moment that the open/close state is changed from the open state to the close state, and setting the lock/unlock state of the door lock mechanism at the lock/unlock state during the door open state when the lock/unlock state during the door open state does not equal to the lock/unlock state at the moment that the open/close state is changed from the open state to the close state.
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