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A safety curtain and system includes multiple light emitters and multiple light receivers to detect traffic approaching a doorway. The safety curtain my include pairs of multiple light emitters and receivers positioned on both sides of a passageway (doorway) so as to detect approaching traffic. The multiple light emitters and light receivers may detect a height of an approaching traffic (e.g., person or vehicle) and initiate warning lights of a possible door closing. The detected approach of traffic may cause the door to be stopped, reversed or slow down. The system may include a computer to monitor the signals from the receivers and may control the motion of the door.

A closure system for a motor vehicle cargo bed includes a closure panel having a plurality of slats moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position, with each adjacent pair of the slats being pivotably connected to one another by a hinge unit for pivotal movement of the adjacent slats about a hinge axis. First and second guide track units are configured to be mounted to one side of the cargo bed to extend adjacent opposite side edge portions of the closure panel. A plurality of roller units, each having first and second rollers, are supported along the opposite side edge portions of the cover panel for rolling movement along the first and second guide track units, with each roller unit rolling about a roller axis that is coaxially aligned with one of the hinge axes.

A power door system for a door of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an actuator for moving the door. The system also includes a sensor having a field of view for detecting an obstacle between the door and a body of the vehicle. The system further includes a controller connected to the actuator and to the sensor. The controller is adapted to detect the obstacle within the field of view that varies during movement of the door

A power closure member system and method of operation are provided. The power closure member system includes an actuator to move a closure member. The power closure member system also includes a controller adapted to control the closure member using the actuator with a set of features. The controller is adapted to control the closure member with a subset of the features when operating in a reduced performance mode.

A dual-axis power liftgate and methods of using the same are provided. The dual-axis power liftgate may include a door portion including a first hinge and a second hinge. The door portion may be configured to rotate about the first hinge, and a portion of the door portion may be configured to rotate about the second hinge. The dual-door portion may include a first hinge gear, a second hinge gear, a drive motor, and a drive gear. The drive motor may be configured to rotate the drive gear. The dual-axis power liftgate may include a clutch motor and a clutch.The clutch motor may be configured to cause the clutch to engage the first hinge gear with the drive gear, disengage the first hinge gear with the drive gear, engage the second hinge gear with the drive gear, and disengage the second hinge gear with the drive gear.

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.

An electrical linkage assembly for a window or door includes a frame mount, a sash mount, a first link arm, and a second link arm. A first pivot joint is formed between the frame mount and the first link arm, a second pivot joint is formed between the first and second link arms, and a third pivot joint is formed between the second link arm and the sash mount. One or more electrical wires extend from the frame mount, through the first and second link arms and each of the first, second, third pivot joints, fully enclosed therein, and out of the sash mount.

An automatic door opener, more particularly for use in a motor vehicle, has a housing, a plunger mounted to be longitudinally movable in the housing, and an electric plunger drive that is designed to move the plunger forward and back between a resting position, in which it is withdrawn into the housing, and an actuation position, in which it protrudes out of the housing. In addition to the electric plunger drive, a mechanical auxiliary drive, is provided that is designed, in the event of actuation, to be able to move the plunger from the resting position to the actuation position.

The invention relates to a side-opening door motor assistance control method and system and a readable storage medium. The method comprises the following steps that the real-time rotating speed of a side-opening door motor is detected; querying a preset D-v mapping table based on the real-time rotating speed to obtain a balance duty ratio required for maintaining the real-time rotating speed; wherein the D-v mapping table is obtained through pre-calibration based on the motor and is used for reflecting the relevance between the PWM duty ratio and the rotating speed of the motor; multiplying the balance duty ratio by a preset attenuation coefficient less than 1 to obtain a target duty ratio; and a PID controller is adopted to adjust the actual duty ratio of a PWM signal output to the motor according to the target duty ratio, so that the actual duty ratio approaches the target duty ratio. The method has the advantages that user thrust-motor assistance self-adaptive matching is achieved, and the problem of imbalance of fixed torque output is solved.

A hinge assembly includes first and second hinge units and an electrically conductive pin. The first hinge unit is mounted to a door of an enclosure and includes a pin support comprising a barrel, a knuckle, or both, a pin receptacle arranged and rotatable in the pin support, and an electrically conductive structure disposed at least partly inside the pin support and adjacent the pin receptacle. The second hinge unit is carried on the pin and is mountable to a frame structure. The second hinge unit can be removed from the first hinge unit to enable removal of the door. The electrically conductive structure is biased against the pin, remains in contact while the pin rotates, and is electrically connected to the door as the pin rotates while the first hinge unit remains mounted to the door.

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.

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner base station, and more particularly, to a vacuum cleaner base station comprising: a housing; a coupling part which is disposed on the housing and to which at least a part of a dust collection barrel of the dust collector is coupled; and a cover control unit that closes the discharge cover of the dust collection tub, in which the cover control unit includes: a button; a connecting rod that rotates when an external force is applied to the button; a cover control frame that comes into contact with the discharge cover in accordance with the rotation of the connecting rod; and an elastic body that elastically deforms when an external force is applied to the button and provides a restoring force to the button, thereby having the effect of a simple structure for closing the discharge cover.

An electromotive damper drive for building openings comprises a drive unit and an output member driven by the drive unit. The drive unit comprises an electric motor (7) and a gear (8) with a gear housing (9). The output member comprises a drive rod rotating about its longitudinal axis. The gear (8) comprises a ring gear (20) with internal teeth that is rotatable about an axis of rotation coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the drive rod. An output pinion (19) of the electric motor (7) arranged on a motor shaft engages the internal teeth. The motor shaft of the electric motor (7) and with it the output pinion (19) rotate about a drive axis that runs parallel to the axis of rotation but is laterally offset from it. The damper drive has a drive means (15) for alternatively driving the output member. The drive means (15) has a rod-shaped coupling section (16).A worm shaft (17) is formed in the coupling section (16) and can engage a gear element arranged on the motor shaft of the electric motor (7). The gear housing (9) contains at least one opening (14) for inserting the coupling section (16) of the drive means (15), as well as bearing means (21) for supporting the coupling section (16) so that it can rotate about its longitudinal rod axis. The bearing means (21) are designed and positioned such that, when the coupling section (16) is inserted into the gear housing (9) and supported by the bearing means (21), the longitudinal rod axis intersects the rotation axis, and the worm shaft (17) meshes with the gear element.

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.

The present description relates to a motion detection radar device (100) comprising at least: - a transmission-reception circuit (104) configured to transmit a sequence of radar waves and receive a sequence of reflected radar waves; - a memory circuit (106) configured to store at least one first matrix image representative of a spatio-temporal distribution of the energy of the reflected radar waves; - a processing circuit (108) configured to implement at least one comparison, from at least a part of the first matrix image, of the spatio-temporal distribution of the energy of the reflected radar waves with an expected spatio-temporal energy distribution for at least one movement intended to be detected.

A dual-axis motor tailgate and methods of use are provided. The dual-axis motor tailgate may comprise a gate portion comprising a first hinge and a second hinge. The gate portion may be configured to rotate about the first hinge and a portion of the gate portion may be configured to rotate about the second hinge. The dual-gate portion may comprise a first hinge gear, a second hinge gear, a drive motor, and a drive gear. The drive motor may be configured to rotate the drive gear. The dual-axis motor tailgate may comprise a clutch motor and a clutch. The clutch motor may be configured to cause the clutch to engage the first hinge gear with the drive gear, disengage the first hinge gear with the drive gear, engage the second hinge gear with the drive gear, and disengage the second hinge gear with the drive gear.

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.

A vehicle door element (120, 122) for reversibly closing at least part of a body opening (102) on a vehicle (100) comprises a door leaf (124, 126) and at least one guide arm (128, 130, 132, 134) which includes a door-side portion and a vehicle-side portion, wherein the door-side portion of the guide arm (128, 130, 132, 134) is mounted on the door leaf (124, 126), and the vehicle-side portion of the guide arm (128, 130, 132, 134) includes connecting means (140, 142, 144, 146) which are configured for shiftably connecting the vehicle door element (120, 122) to the vehicle (100). The connecting means (140, 142, 144, 146) comprise at least one first connecting means (140, 142) which is configured for shiftable connection to a first guide rail (150, 152) of a vehicle door system (110) of the vehicle (100), and at least one second connecting means (144, 146) which is configured for shiftable connection to a second guide rail (154, 156) of the vehicle door system (110) of the vehicle (100). A sensor device (500) for a vehicle door system (110) comprises a sensor unit (510), an adjusting device (520), and a control unit (530) which is configured to control the adjusting device (520) in dependence on the position of at least one vehicle door element (120, 122) of the vehicle door system (110).

A vertical door latch assembly includes a housing and a bolt movably attached to the housing having a catch portion. A drive motor is located within the housing and is configured to selectively move a lock assembly between a locked position preventing movement of the bolt and an unlocked position allowing movement of the bolt. A controller is in electrical communication with the drive motor and is configured to direct the actuator lock assembly between the locked position and the unlocked position.

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.

An entrance system (1) comprising a swing door member (10) having a door leaf (12), and an automatic door operator (30) is provided. The automatic door operator (30) has a motor (34) capable of causing movement of the door member (10), a controller (31) for controlling operation of the motor (34), and the automatic door operator (30) being operable in a testing mode (60) and an operational mode, wherein the controller (31) is configured, in the testing mode (60), to automatically determine at least one test parameter; and causing an action in response to the determined test parameter.

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.

The present disclosure relates to an emergency opening mechanism for an openable motor vehicle window of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a communication device, a central control unit and a central locking control unit, and the motor vehicle window having an associated window lifter control unit and an associated window lifter actuator. In particular, when an external emergency opening signal is received from a mobile terminal of a user of the motor vehicle and in the event of failure of the central control unit and / or the central locking control unit, the communication device is set up to activate the window lifter control unit for emergency opening of the motor vehicle window by means of the window lifter actuator.

An automated window mechanism has an electric motor attached to a sliding panel of a window configured to open and close the window by moving the sliding panel. The electric motor has a locked state in which the electric motor and sliding panel are stationary. The automated window mechanism also includes a monitor configured to detect an external force applied to the sliding panel while the electric motor is in the locked state. In response to the monitor detecting the external force while the electric motor is in the locked state, the positive lead and the negative lead are grounded, rendering the electric motor an electric brake, or the electric motor opposes the external force to prevent unwanted movement of the sliding panel. A method and system for preventing unwanted movement of an automated window are also disclosed.