Entrapment prevention sensor for opening and closing door of vehicle
US7893831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49627
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An entrapment prevention sensor detecting an entrapment of an obstacle between an opening and closing door of a vehicle constituting a first member and including a corner portion and a periphery of a body opening portion constituting a second member, includes a protector including an assembly portion and a hollow portion, the assembly portion assembled onto a fitting flange provided at one of the first and second members, the assembly portion prevented from being provided at the corner portion, a sensor main body accommodated within the hollow portion, and a corner member provided at the corner portion and including a receiving portion and a fixed plate portion, the receiving portion having a hollow and curved shape corresponding to a shape of the corner portion and accommodating the sensor main body, the fixed plate portion including a clip bore and fixed to the fitting flange by means of a clip.
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