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Protective control system for power door latch

US4949804A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 1989
Grant dateAug 21, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05B47/00
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A safety system used in combination with a vehicular power door latch has a mechanism operated by a motor in turn driven by a drive apparatus for opening and closing vehicle door. The safety system comprises a vehicle speed sensor generating an output when vehicle speed exceeds a predetermined limit, a counter startable when the motor is actuated, and a controller connected between the speed sensor and the counter and to the apparatus for shutting down the apparatus and thereby deenergizing the motor when the vehicle-speed output exceeds the limit and when the counter has counted since the motor started beyond a predetermined limit.

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