IP Library Granted Patent US 10,311,663
Granted Patent B2
US 10,311,663 · App. 15/911,722 · Granted Jun 4, 2019

Vehicle door control device

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Patent No.
US 10,311,663
App. No.
15/911,722
Granted
Jun 4, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle door control device controls opening/closing of door members provided in entrances of a vehicle. The vehicle door control device includes a selective instruction portion that is provided on a vehicle exterior side of each of the door members and that is configured to selectively issue a closing instruction to close the door members and a closing and locking instruction to close and lock the door members.

Claims (20)

1. A vehicle door control device which controls opening/closing of door members provided in entrances of a vehicle, the vehicle door control device comprising:

a selective instruction portion that is provided on a vehicle exterior side of each of the door members and that is configured to selectively issue a closing instruction to close the door members and a closing and locking instruction to close and lock the door members, the selective instruction portion including a single switch that selectively issues the closing instruction and the closing and locking instruction by operating the single switch differently.

2. The vehicle door control device according to claim 1 , wherein the selective instruction portion selectively issues the closing instruction and the closing and locking instruction by operating the single switch different number of times,

in a case where the single switch is operated once, the closing instruction is selected; and

in a case where the single switch is operated twice, the closing and locking instruction is selected.

3. The vehicle door control device according to claim 1 further comprising:

a sound output portion that outputs first operation sounds during the closing of the door members when the closing instruction is issued and outputs second operation sounds different from the first operation sounds during the closing and locking of the door members when the closing and locking instruction is issued.

4. The vehicle door control device according to claim 3 , wherein the sound output portion outputs first acceptance sounds in a case where the closing instruction is selected and outputs second acceptance sounds different from the first acceptance sounds in a case where the closing and locking instruction is selected.

5. The vehicle door control device according to claim 1 further comprising:

a retention mechanism that holds the door members in a fully closed position with respect to a vehicle body; and

a locking member that locks an operation of the retention mechanism by moving to a predetermined locking position,

wherein the locking member is movable to the locking position independently to an opened/closed state of the door member, and

in a case where the closing and locking instruction is issued, the door member is closed after the locking member is moved to the locking position.

6. The vehicle door control device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the door members includes an opening/closing assisting mechanism which generates an assisting force for assisting the opening and closing of the door member; and

the selective instruction portion is provided on a vehicle exterior side of the door member including the opening/closing assisting mechanism.

7. The vehicle door control device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the door members is a slide door that moves in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and between an opening state and a closing state.

8. The vehicle door control device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the door members is a tail gate door.

9. A vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle door control device that controls opening/closing of a door member provided in an entrance of a vehicle; and

a selective instruction portion provided on a vehicle exterior side of the door member and configured to selectively issue a closing instruction to close the door member and a closing and locking instruction to close and lock the door member, the selective instruction portion including a single switch that selectively issues the closing instruction and the closing and locking instruction by operating the single switch differently.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 1, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 055472/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2018
From: YAMAGISHI, TAKASHI; KAWASHIMA, NAOKI
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 045109/0160 →