Control device and control method of opening and closing member for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10253544-B2
Application number	US-201515529155-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2015
Priority date	Nov 26, 2014
Publication date	Apr 9, 2019
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a control device of an opening and closing member for a vehicle including a control portion outputting a control signal that switches a connection of a switch portion to control a drive motor closing and opening the opening and closing member mounted on the vehicle and a detection portion outputting a signal indicating the rotary direction of the drive motor to the control portion, wherein the control portion determines whether or not the switch portion is stuck on a basis of the signal from the detection portion, and in a case where the control portion determines that the switch portion is stuck, the control portion outputs the control signal for switching the connection of the switch portion so as to stop the drive motor and to maintain the drive motor in a stop state is provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device of an opening and closing member for a vehicle, comprising:
a control portion controlling a starting movement of a rotation of a drive motor and a rotary direction of the drive motor by outputting a control signal for switching a connection of a switch portion, the drive motor closing the opening and closing member mounted on the vehicle by rotating in a first direction, the driving motor opening the opening and closing member by rotating in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; and
a detection portion outputting a signal indicating the rotary direction of the drive motor to the control portion; wherein
the control portion determines whether or not the switch portion is stuck on a basis of the signal from the detection portion; and in a case where the control portion determines that the switch portion is stuck, the control portion outputs the control signal for switching the connection of the switch portion so as to stop the drive motor and to maintain the drive motor in a stop state;
the switch portion includes a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch that are controlled to turn on and off by the control signal from the control portion;
the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch are configured such that
the drive motor rotates in the first direction in a first case where the first switch is in the on state, the second switch is in the off state, and the third switch is in the off state;
the drive motor rotates in the second direction in a second case where the first switch is in the off state and the second switch is in the on state;
the drive motor rotates in the second direction in a third case where the third switch is in the on state and the second switch is in the on state; and
the drive motor stops in cases other than the first case, the second case, and the third case; and
in a case where the control portion determines a stuck state in which the first switch is not switchable, the control portion stops the drive motor or maintains the drive motor in a stop state by switching the third switch.

2. The control device of the opening and closing member for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a determination whether or not the switch portion is stuck is executed in a case where a foreign object is caught by the opening and closing member when the opening and closing member is driven to open or close.

3. The control device of the opening and closing member for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control portion determines that the switch portion is stuck in a case where the control portion is continuously inputted with the signal indicating that the drive motor rotates in the first direction or in the second direction from the detection portion for equal to or longer than a first preset time after outputting the control signal stopping the drive motor.

4. The control device of the opening and closing member for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control portion determines that the switch portion is stuck in a case where the control portion is not inputted with the signal indicating that the drive motor rotates in the first direction or in the second direction until a second preset time elapses after outputting the control signal stopping the drive motor and then outputting the control signal reversing the rotary direction of the drive motor.

5. The control device of the opening and closing member for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control portion controls the drive motor to reversely rotate by further switching the second switch.

6. The control device of the opening and closing member for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the control portion determines a position of the opening and closing member based on the signal from the detection portion; and
the control portion determines whether or not to output the control signal for switching the connection of the switch portion so as to stop the drive motor and to maintain the drive motor in the stop state on a basis of the position of the opening and closing member.

7. The control device of the opening and closing member for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control portion outputs the control signal based on a pulse width modulation control.

8. A control method of an opening and closing member for a vehicle, comprising steps of:
first outputting a control signal for switching a connection of a switch portion so as to stop a rotation of a drive motor of the opening and closing member mounted on the vehicle;
inputting a signal that indicates that the drive motor rotates;
determining that the switch portion is stuck on a basis of the signal indicating that the drive motor rotates in a direction closing the opening and closing member; and
second outputting the control signal switching the connection of the switch portion so as to stop the drive motor and to maintain the drive motor in a stop state in a case where the switch portion is stuck; wherein
the switch portion includes a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch that are controlled to turn on and off by the control signal;
the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch are configured such that
the drive motor rotates in the first direction in a first case where the first switch is in the on state, the second switch is in the off state, and the third switch is in the off state;
the drive motor rotates in the second direction in a second case where the first switch is in the off state and the second switch is in the on state;
the drive motor rotates in the second direction in a third case where the third switch is in the on state and the second switch is in the on state; and
the drive motor stops in cases other than the first case, the second case, and the third case; and
in a case where, in the step of determining, a stuck state in which the first switch is not switchable is determined, outputting the control signal so as to stop the drive motor or maintain the drive motor in a stop state by switching the third switch at the step of second outputting.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki Kabushisiki Kaisha
• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Kikuta Takashi

Classifications

• B60J1/10

  fixedly mounted {(B60J1/085 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E05F15/40 Primary

  Safety devices, e.g. detection of obstructions or end positions · CPC title

• H02P7/05

  by means of electronic switching · CPC title

• E05F15/659

  Control circuits therefor · CPC title

• H02P7/285

  controlling armature supply only · CPC title