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Door control apparatus

US6344642B1 · kind B1 · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1998
Grant dateFeb 5, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/88
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Door control apparatus for vehicles including at least one sensor viewing at least one region in the vicinity of a door, logic circuitry responsive to the sensor for providing at least one region clear output signal and automatic door opening and door closing apparatus responsive at least to the absence of a region clear signal to cause opening of the door and responsive at least to the presence of a region clear output signal to cause closing of the door.

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