839results about "Power supply" patented technology

A power closure actuator for powering a movable closure includes a shaft situated between an electric motor and an output member. A brake device along the shaft is configured for actuation via an electric brake actuator to apply braking. An active brake clamp is movable by the electric brake actuator. An axially floating rotor is rotatable with the shaft and has a first axial side facing the active brake clamp a second axial side providing a second braking surface. A passive backing brake clamp is positioned adjacent the second braking surface. The axially floating rotor is biased away from the passive backing brake clamp by a first biasing member. Deflection of the first biasing member coupled with axial movement of the active brake clamp and the axially floating rotor enables braking by pinching action of the axially floating rotor between the active brake clamp and the passive backing brake clamp.

To provide a kick sensor capable of preventing erroneous detection.SOLUTION: A kick sensor 1, which is designed to detect a movement of a human leg serving as a trigger of controlling a vehicle door when installed in a vehicle, includes a first antenna 10 that receives radio waves from at least the side of the vehicle door, and a second antenna 20 that receives radio waves from at least the bottom of the vehicle door.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The present disclosure relates to a multi-mode vehicle window control method and device. The method combines voice recognition and computer vision technologies, detects a user's voice wake-up word using a vehicle-mounted microphone, turns on the vehicle-mounted camera to detect the user's face and head, analyzes the user's gaze, face pose, and head posture to estimate the user's attention region, and aligns the attention region with a vehicle body coordinate system. Intelligent control of a vehicle window is realized according to specific coordinates of an attention area on the vehicle window. Even if the user's face or eyes are not detected, the vehicle window may be operated accurately by determining the user's intention through the face or head pose.

A drive device for a hatch, in particular for a tailgate, comprising a cable, which is connected at one end to a cable pulley, which is configured to wind or unwind the cable according to the direction of rotation of the cable pulley, wherein the cable pulley is connected to a first superordinate assembly, such as a vehicle body, and which is connected at its other end to a second superordinate assembly, such as the hatch, which is pivotably attached relative to the first superordinate assembly, comprising an actuator, which is configured to drive the cable pulley, wherein the drive device furthermore comprises at least one deflection unit which has a deflection roll over which the cable runs between the cable pulley and the hatch.

A door system comprises a door frame adapted to be mounted within an opening, a door pivotally attached to the door frame, an AC / DC converter configured to be electrically connected to an AC power unit operably associated with the door system, a slot in the door, a pre-wired receptacle disposed in the slot, and a DC electric device removably disposed in the pre-wired receptacle and electrically connected to the AC / DC converter through the electrical connector of the pre-wired receptacle. The pre-wired receptacle comprises an electrical connector electrically connected the AC / DC converter.

The invention is a system for use in detecting and monitoring an occupant in an environment, such as within a vehicle interior. A first sensor detects the presence of the occupant within the environment, while a second sensor confirms the presence of the occupant. Once the presence of the occupant is confirmed by the sensors, the system enters an active mode and monitors the environment for a triggering event. If a triggering event is detected, the end user is notified, and immediate action is taken by the system to abate the triggering event. If the presence of the occupant is not detected by the first sensor and confirmed by the second sensor, the system remains in inactive mode and does not monitor the environment for a triggering event.

It is provided an adjustment system for a vehicle, comprising an adjustment element adjustable along two mutually opposite adjustment directions, an adjustment drive with at least one electric drive motor for generating a drive force for adjusting the adjustment element, and an electronic control unit for controlling the drive motor by specifying a motor current for generating the drive force in a height required for an adjustment operation, wherein via the electronic control unit at least one control variable is specified for setting the motor current. The control variable is based on a torque constant for the electric drive motor and an efficiency parameter characterizing the efficiency of the adjustment drive, which in the regular operation of the adjustment system can be updated via an adaptation routine.

Certain examples relate to controlling a charging door of a vehicle based on an UWB. A system includes a charging door, a charging device, a vehicle-mounted UWB communication device, a vehicle-mounted camera device, a main control unit, and a charging door control device. The charging door may cover a charging port. The charging device includes a first UWB communication device. The first UWB communication device may transmit and receive a UWB communication signal. The vehicle-mounted UWB communication device may detect location information of the charging device based on the UWB communication signal. The vehicle-mounted camera device may capture image information near the charging door. The main control unit may generate a charging door control signal for opening or closing the charging door based on the location information and image information. The charging door control device may open or close the charging door based on the charging door control signal.

A method for detecting movement of a vehicle body component moveable by an electric motor having a rotor and a three-phase stator, and a motor vehicle. The method includes: loading two stator phases with a pulse-width-modulated voltage and maintaining a third stator phase at a free-floating state; monitoring the third stator phase as a measuring point for an inductive voltage divider formed using the two stator phases; and detecting movement of the vehicle body component when an electric signal at a measuring point or a variable derived from the electric signal exceeds a specified threshold value. The motor vehicle includes a control device that is operable to perform the method.

A powered door system for a vehicle includes a system controller that is adapted to detect when an operator initiates closing of a door that is being maintained in an open position, a motor in communication with the system controller and adapted to move the door from the open position to a closed position, the system controller further adapted to, upon detection that an operator has initiated closing of the door, maintain a powered closing speed of the door from the open position to a pinch point, slow the closing speed of the door when the door reaches the pinch point, and allow the door to freely move to a closed position.

Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for controlling vehicles in response to doors of other vehicles are provided. In some examples, images captured using image sensors from an environment of a first vehicle may be obtained. The images may be analyzed to detect a second vehicle. The images may be analyzed to determine a state of a door of the second vehicle. The first vehicle may be caused to initiate an action responding to the second vehicle based on the determined state of the door of the second vehicle. For example, in response to a first determined state of the door of the second vehicle, the first vehicle may be caused to initiate the action responding to the second vehicle, and in response to a second determined state of the door of the second vehicle, causing the first vehicle to initiate the action may be avoided.

An apparatus for controlling bus doors (14, 16) that are arranged as a pair of doors that move in coordinated relation between door open positions and door closed positions, enables passengers to access an interior area (12) of a bus (10). The apparatus includes an actuator (28, 226). The actuator includes a drive lever (34, 228) that is selectively rotationally movable between rotational positions in which both of the doors are in the open positions and in the closed positions. Exemplary arrangements include at least one controller (128) that is operative to prevent the doors from causing damage to or from being damaged by engagement with obstructions. The controller further enables a bus driver or other authorized user to control access to the interior area of the bus using a wireless device (144).

This disclosure relates to a door assembly for a motor vehicle. An example door assembly includes a door free of moveable exterior door handles. Further, the door is mounted relative to an opening in a body of the motor vehicle such that the door is moveable between a fully closed position, a fully open position, and a partially open position between the fully closed and fully open positions. The assembly further includes a switch assembly including a mechanical switch configured to generate a signal when pressed, and a door presenter assembly configured to move the door from the fully closed position to the partially open position in response to the signal from the mechanical switch.

A home appliance may include a body; a door rotatably coupled to the body; a sensor configured to sense information about the door; and a processor configured to: based on the information sensed by the sensor, identify a state of the door, in response to the identified state of the door being a closed state, based on the information sensed by the sensor, obtain changes in a distance between the body and an inner surface of the door, based on the obtained changes in the distance, determine at least one of a first press count or a first press duration, based on the determined at least one first press count or first press duration, determine a first press pattern of the door, and perform control to provide a smart function of the home appliance corresponding to the determined first press pattern.

The present disclosure relates to a roof window (1) of the tilt (AX1) and turn (AX2) type, for a building. The roof window (1) comprises a first lock (12, 25) which in a locked state is configured to interlock an interconnecting part (11, 11a, 11b) and a fixation frame (2) of the roof window (1), at least in a turn mode (TUM), so that turning of the movable unit (3) around a turn axis (AX2) is allowed while a first lock (12, 25) is in a locked state and while a first handle (8) of the roof window (1) remains in a first handle position (HP1). A second lock (15) is, in a locked state, configured to lock the movable unit (3) in a third, closed and locked mode (CLM). A second handle (18) is configured to be operated so as to switch the second lock (15) between the locked state and an unlocked state. The movable unit (3) is configured to be turned relative to the interconnecting part (11, 11a, 11b) around said turn axis (AX2) by means of the second handle (18) while the first handle (8) is in a second handle position (HP2) and while the first lock (12, 25) is in an unlocked state. The present disclosure also relates to a method of retrofitting a tilt and turn type roof window to comprise an electrically powered actuator (9).

The present invention relates to an automatic door closer device comprising: a lead screw having one side hinged to a vehicle body and the other side hinged to a door; an opening / closing operation assembly that enables the lead screw to open and close the vehicle door; and a brake assembly provided in the opening / closing operation assembly and providing a predetermined pressure to the lead screw to provide a holding force.

The invention relates to a motor-driven covering device (2) for covering and exposing a charging connection (8) arranged on the body (4) of an electric vehicle (6) with respect to a vehicle exterior (16), comprising a cover flap (10) for covering the charging connection (8) in a closed state (I), a motor (12) operatively connected to the cover flap (10) for driving an opening movement and a closing movement of the cover flap (10), a power transmission means / device (14) for transmitting a motor power of the motor (12) for carrying out the opening movement and the closing movement of the cover flap (10), guide means / element (18) for guiding the cover flap (10) along a movement path during the opening movement and the closing movement of the cover flap (10), the motor-driven covering device (2) being configured in such a manner that the cover flap (10) can be moved along the body (4) of the electric vehicle (6) in a motor-driven manner during the opening and closing movement, wherein the body (4) at least partially covers the cover flap (10) with respect to the vehicle exterior (16) in an opened state (II) of the covering device (2).

An example cable tension device is provided. The cable tension device includes a bracket, an arm, and a spring. The arm is rotatably coupled to the bracket and comprises a roller bar to receive a cable of an overhead door. The spring is coupled to the arm. The spring is under a load to cause the arm to rotate away from the bracket to maintain a tension on the cable.

The vehicle of the present application includes a left-behind detection area which determines whether a person has been left behind in a vehicle or not, and a life extension control area which, if the left-behind detection area determines that the person has been left behind, causes a multitude of areas of the vehicle related to life extension to be activated progressively according to the time elapsed since the person was left behind.

A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator may comprise: a main body; a door rotatably connected to be opened and closed with respect to the main body; a door driving unit formed so that the door automatically rotates with respect to the main body; a sensor disposed on one side of the main body or the door to face a front direction; a memory in which one or more computer programs are stored; and one or more processors communicatively connected to the door driving unit, the sensor, and the memory. The one or more computer programs may include computer-executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by one or more processors, cause the refrigerator to: determine whether a sensing data value obtained by the sensor is less than or equal to a first threshold value in a state in which the door is closed; open the door at a first designated angle with respect to the main body by controlling the door driving unit on the basis of the sensing data value being determined to be less than or equal to the first threshold value; and open the door at a second designated angle greater than the first designated angle with respect to the main body by controlling the door driving unit on the basis of the sensing data value determined to be greater than the first threshold value.

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control apparatus of a vehicle, a system including the same, and a method thereof. The vehicle control apparatus may include a motor that moves a sunroof to an open position or a closed position, a plurality of sensors that detect rotation of the motor, memory that stores sensor values received from the plurality of sensors, and a processor that controls the rotation of the motor based on the sensor values. The processor may adjust the position of the sunroof by reverting a positional change of the sunroof that was, for example, not detected while the vehicle control apparatus was in a sleep mode.

The invention relates to a brake 1, 31 for braking a relative movement between two components 3, 6, in particular a first component 3 is a flap, for example a door of a motor vehicle, and a second component 6 is a chassis component, for example a pillar of a motor vehicle, to which the flap is hinged, the brake 1, 31 comprising:-a support section 10, 11, 38 for supporting the brake 1, 31 on the first component 3, and-a braking device 15, 35 for braking the brake lever 4, 34 connected to the second part 6 by means of a braking force 8 directed in the direction of the brake lever 4, 34.

A door opening and closing assisting apparatus includes: an information obtainer that obtains information on an opening and closing velocity of a door on a vehicle; a door actuator that performs driving for assisting the opening and closing operation of the door; a target assisting power computer that computes a target assisting power for assisting the opening and closing operation of the door; and a controller that performs driving control for the door actuator based on the target assisting power. The target assisting power computer calculates, based on the opening and closing velocity of the door obtained by the information obtainer, a standard assisting power which is assisting power required to maintain the opening and closing velocity, makes a correction by decreasing the calculated standard assisting power according to a predetermined rule, and sets the standard assisting power after the decrease correction as the target assisting power.

A system for contactless operation of an aircraft lavatory door comprises a controller (112) operatively connected to control an actuator (110) for opening and closing a lavatory door. A gesture sensing system (118) is operatively connected to the controller for sending gesture data to the controller indicative of a user gesturing for the actuator to actuate. A mmWave radar sensing system (116) is operatively connected to the controller to indicate user presence. The controller includes machine readable instructions configured to verify gesture input from the gesture sensing system using input from the mmWave radar sensing system before controlling the actuator to open or close the lavatory door.

The application relates to a side-opening door motor assisting control method, a system and a readable storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: detecting the real-time rotating speed of a side-opening door motor; querying a preset D-v mapping table based on the real-time rotating speed to obtain a balance duty cycle required for maintaining the real-time rotating speed; wherein the D-v mapping table is obtained by pre-calibration based on the motor and is used for reflecting the correlation between the PWM duty cycle and the motor rotating speed; multiplying the balance duty cycle by a preset attenuation coefficient smaller than 1 to obtain a target duty cycle; and adopting a PID controller to adjust the actual duty cycle of the PWM signal output to the motor according to the target duty cycle, so that the actual duty cycle approaches the target duty cycle. The application has the effect of realizing user thrust-motor assisting adaptive matching and solving the imbalance problem of fixed torque output.

A door controller including an electronic control unit that controls opening and closing of a door based on imaging-data is provided. The electronic control unit is configured to recognize a user region including a user in a frame-image included in the imaging-data; extract an overlapping portion between the user region and an intrusion determination region adjacent to the openable and closable door; when a degree of overlapping of the overlapping portion relative to the intrusion determination region becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined degree, calculate a depth difference between the intrusion determination region and the overlapping portion in the frame-image; and when the depth difference is equal to or larger than a threshold value, determine that the user has intruded into the intrusion determination region.

The invention relates to a method for automatically moving a locking element (2) which is movably arranged on a motor vehicle (1) and which is moved between an open position and a closed position by means of a drive unit (3), wherein in the open position access to an interior space (4) is provided, wherein at least two UWB sensor units (7, 8) are arranged in a vehicle area (5) of the motor vehicle in which the locking element is located, by means of which at least one position or movement of a user of the motor vehicle is detected outside the motor vehicle in front of the vehicle area (5), wherein a gesture (10) of the user located outside the motor vehicle is determined by means of a vehicle control unit (9) of the motor vehicle, and the vehicle control unit sends an opening signal to the drive unit at least depending on the determined gesture.to move the locking element into the open position, wherein the gesture is detected by means of an ultrasonic sensor (11), at least depending on the detected position or movement.

A voice control system includes a communication device, a voice receiving device, and a voice control device. The communication device is configured to, when a mobile device of a vehicle user enters a detection range of the communication device, detect a location of the mobile device by communicating with the mobile device and to detect whether the mobile device is authenticated, the voice receiving device is configured to receive voice information of the vehicle user, and the voice control device is configured to control the voice receiving device to receive the voice information from an outside of the vehicle based on whether the authenticated mobile device has entered the detection range, where voice information includes voice information for controlling a door such as a tailgate, a rear trunk lid, or a front trunk lid, and the received voice information is recognized to control a corresponding target vehicle-mounted device.

A latch and lock assembly includes a lever pivotable between a latched and unlatched position. A first actuator selectively moves a locking tab between a locked and unlocked position. In the locked position, the locking tab blocks pivotable movement of the lever from the latched position to the unlatched position. In the unlocked position, the locking tab allows pivotable movement of the lever from the latched position to the unlatched position. A second actuator selectively rotates a door opening tab between a first and second position when the locking tab is in the unlocked position is included. When the door opening tab is in the first position the lever is in a latched position, and when the door opening tab is rotated from the first position to the second position, the door opening tab abuts the lever and urges the lever from the latched position to the unlatched position.