Method for the operation of a motorized flap arrangement

US12123246B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg

Inventors

• Bernd Herthan · Aichach, DE
• Manfred Stenzel · Bamberg, DE
• Daniel Steiner · Sonneberg, DE
• Maximilian Rau · Ebersdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 17, 2022
• Grant date: Oct 22, 2024
• Expiry date: Oct 10, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05Y2900/531
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A method of operating a motorized flap arrangement of a motor vehicle, the flap arrangement including a flap, configured to be swiveled about a swivel axis, a drive arrangement, a drive controller, configured to control the drive arrangement, and a motion sensor arrangement, the sensor values determined by the motion sensor arrangement are checked for fulfillment of a specified actuation criterion, upon which an actuation effect manually exerted on the flap is deemed to be detected and the drive arrangement is controlled by the drive controller for motorized adjustment of the flap. The motion sensor arrangement arranged on a section of the flap facing away from the swivel axis. The actuation criterion is defined in such a way that the actuation criterion is fulfilled by a torque introduced into the flap before exceeding a breakaway torque of the flap kinematics.