IP Library Granted Patent US 6,925,942
Granted Patent B2
US 6,925,942 · App. 10/284,445 · Granted Aug 9, 2005

Control method of sliding a vehicle door by a powered sliding device

Assignee: Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 6,925,942
App. No.
10/284,445
Granted
Aug 9, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control method of a powered sliding device for a vehicle sliding door, wherein when an operating switch for starting a powered sliding device is pressed to open the door, and if the vehicle speed is about 3 km/h or less and the foot brake or the parking brake is operated, the decelerating state of the vehicle just before is confirmed, and when the decelerating state does not correspond to the quick braking, the powered sliding device is started.

Claims (5)

1. A control method of a powered sliding device for a vehicle sliding door, comprising the steps of:

initiating operation of a controller by pressing an operating switch;

confirming a decelerating state of a vehicle by a vehicle speed sensor linked to the controller before a release device for starting the powered sliding device is operated to open the door but only if the vehicle speed sensor determines a vehicle speed is about 3 km/h or less and that a foot brake sensor and a parking brake sensor linked to the controller respectively determine whether a foot brake or a parking brake is in operation; and

if so, starting the release device to operate the powered sliding device, when the decelerating state corresponds to a predetermined normal braking of the foot brake or parking brake but not to a predetermined quick braking of the foot brake or the parking brake.

2. The control method of a powered sliding device for a vehicle sliding door according to claim 1 , wherein starting of the powered sliding device by the release device is made invalid for a predetermined time, when the decelerating state corresponds to quick braking.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2011
From: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
To: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026336/0406 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2005
From: YOKOMORI, KAZUHITO
To: MITSUI KINZOKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 015890/0878 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2001-335299 · Oct 31, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040012903A1 · Jan 22, 2004