IP Library Granted Patent US 7,296,841
Granted Patent B2
US 7,296,841 · App. 10/496,658 · Granted Nov 20, 2007

Motorized trunk-closing system for automotive vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,296,841
App. No.
10/496,658
Granted
Nov 20, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The subject of the present invention is a motorized trunk-closing system for an automotive vehicle ( 1 ) comprising a trunk ( 2 ) having an interior and an operating mechanism for operating an automatic movement of a trunk lid ( 3 ) from a first position, in which the interior of the trunk ( 2 ) is accessible for a user, to a second position, in which the interior of the trunk ( 2 ) is shut off by said trunk lid ( 3 ), said operating mechanism comprising a trip device ( 5 ) placed level with the trunk in such a way as to be inaccessible from the outside of the automotive vehicle when the trunk lid ( 3 ) is in the second position. The trip device comprises at least one sensor ( 5 ) for detecting the presence of the user.

Claims (8)

1. A motorized trunk-closing system for an automotive vehicle ( 1 ) comprising a trunk ( 2 ) having an interior and an operating mechanism for operating an automatic movement of a trunk lid ( 3 ) from a first position, in which the interior of the trunk ( 2 ) is accessible for a user, to a second position, in which the interior of the trunk ( 2 ) is shut off by the trunk lid ( 3 ), the operating mechanism comprising a trip device ( 5 ) placed within the trunk in such a way as to be inaccessible from the outside of the automotive vehicle when the trunk lid ( 3 ) is in the second position, wherein the trip device comprises at least one sensor ( 5 ) having a detection zone located inside the interior of the trunk for directly detecting the presence of the user when a body of the user is within the detection zone of the sensor.

2. The motorized trunk-closing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the automotive vehicle comprises stays ( 4 a , 4 b ) connecting the trunk lid ( 3 ) to the trunk ( 2 ) in such a way as to guide the movement of the trunk lid ( 3 ) from the first position to the second position, and wherein the presence sensor ( 5 ) is positioned on one ( 4 a ) of the stays.

3. The motorized trunk-closing system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the stays comprise two arms extending in parallel between the trunk lid ( 3 ) and the trunk, and wherein the presence sensor ( 5 ) is positioned on the inner side of the one ( 4 a ) of the stays facing the other stay.

4. The motorized trunk-closing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the automotive vehicle comprises an indicator device ( 6 ) containing a housing ( 6 a ) and a closing glass ( 6 b ) and fixed to the rear of the vehicle, and wherein the presence sensor ( 5 ) is positioned directly on a part of the indicator device which is not visible when the trunk lid ( 3 ) of the trunk ( 2 ) is in the second position.

5. The motorized trunk-closing system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the presence sensor ( 5 ) is fixed on the housing ( 6 a ) of the indicator device ( 6 ).

6. The motorized trunk-closing system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the presence sensor ( 5 ) is fixed on a zone of the closing glass ( 6 b ) situated inside the trunk when the trunk lid ( 3 ) is in the second position.

7. The motorized trunk-closing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the presence sensor ( 5 ) is a capacitive-type sensor.

8. A motorized trunk-closing system for an automotive vehicle ( 1 ) comprising a trunk ( 2 ) having an interior and an operating mechanism for operating an automatic movement of a trunk lid ( 3 ) from a first position, in which the interior of the trunk ( 2 ) is accessible for a user, to a second position, in which the interior of the trunk ( 2 ) is shut off by the trunk lid ( 3 ), the operating mechanism comprising a trip device ( 5 ) placed within the trunk in such a way as to be inaccessible from the outside of the automotive vehicle when the trunk lid ( 3 ) is in the second position, wherein the trip device comprises at least one sensor ( 5 ) for detecting the presence of the user, wherein the presence sensor ( 5 ) is a tactile sensor which directly detects the presence of the user accessing the interior of the trunk when the user physically contacts the sensor, and wherein the trunk lid ( 3 ) automatically moves from the first position to the second position upon detection of the presence of the user by the sensor ( 5 ).

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 30, 2015
From: CAM FRANCE SAS
To: U-SHIN FRANCE SAS
Reel/Frame 036235/0629 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2015
From: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
To: CAM FRANCE SAS
Reel/Frame 036159/0089 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Jul 17, 2015
From: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
To: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
Reel/Frame 036128/0633 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: ANTIVOLS SIMPLEX
To: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
Reel/Frame 036097/0172 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 28, 2015
From: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
To: ANTIVOLS SIMPLEX
Reel/Frame 035517/0763 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2004
From: VASSY, DANIEL
To: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
Reel/Frame 015802/0444 →