Patent · US Expired

Safe remote-control door opening-and-closing device for an automotive vehicle

US4458446A · kind A · utility

47Cited by
5References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1982
Grant dateJul 10, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05Y2900/531
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A safe remote-control door opening-and-closing device for an automotive vehicle by which the door can not be opened or the door now being opened is closed, even if the driver operates the door open switch, in the case where there exists an obstruction within a predetermined warning region near the vehicle door or around the vehicle. The safe remote-control door device according to the present invention comprises an obstruction sensor for detecting the presence of an obstruction, if any, and a switching unit for disconnecting the door open switch from the door driving device or for connecting the door open switch to the reverse revolution terminal of the driving device in order to close the door now being opened, in addition to a conventional remote-control door opening-and-closing device.

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