Protector with sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11433746-B2
Application number	US-202017029105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2020
Priority date	Oct 10, 2019
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

A protrusion is formed on a first part of an inner-cabin side wall of an installation base member of a protector with a sensor. The first part is closer to a connecting wall than a second part opposite the first part. The protrusion is on a virtual line in cross section. The virtual line is where convex substances, keys for example, hanging on passengers' clothes conceivably pass through. The virtual line extends toward a connecting point from a rear part of an automobile body closer to an interior of the automobile body than a reference line. The reference line is parallel with a direction in which a flange protrudes and extends from the connecting point. The connecting point is a part of an inner-cabin side end of a hollow part closest to an interior of the automobile body. The inner-cabin side end is connected with the installation base member.

First claim

We claim:

1. A protector with a sensor, the protector comprising:
an installation base member configured to operably couple to a flange of a sliding door, the flange protruding toward a front part of an automobile body from a front edge of the sliding door, the sliding door moving between at least two positions to open and close a door opening of the automobile body, the installation base member having a substantially U-shaped cross section including an inner-cabin side wall, an outer-cabin side wall, and a connecting wall which connects the side walls, the installation base member extending in an upper and lower direction of the automobile body; and
a hollow part unified with the connecting wall of the installation base member and extending toward the front part of the automobile body, the hollow part having a shape of a tube, the hollow part having core wires, first and second conductive parts, and a space, each of the first and second conductive parts having a respective one of the core wires embedded therein, the space being positioned between the first and second conductive parts, the hollow part having an inner-cabin side end and an outer-cabin side end each being connected with the installation base member, the inner-cabin side end and the outer-cabin side end being at a distance from each other along the installation base member,
the first and second conductive parts including the first conductive part on an upper part of the hollow part and the second conductive part on a lower part of the hollow part, the second conductive part being positioned within the hollow part between the inner-cabin side end and the outer-cabin side end adjacent the installation base member and the first conductive part being spaced apart from the second conductive part, the first and second conductive parts being shaped and positioned in a manner that an inner-cabin space end of the space is defined on an inner surface of a part of an outer coat closer to an interior of the automobile body of the hollow part, in which
when an object is disposed between the sliding door and the opening, and makes contact with the hollow part when the sliding door is moved towards a closed position, an electric signal provides an indication that the object is in the opening, wherein
a protrusion is formed on a first part of the inner-cabin side wall of the installation base member, the first part being closer to the connecting wall than a second part opposite the first part, the protrusion being on a virtual line in cross section, the virtual line being where convex substances hanging on passengers' clothes conceivably pass through, the virtual line extending toward a connecting point from a rear part of the automobile body closer to the interior of the automobile body than a reference line, the reference line being parallel with a direction in which the flange protrudes and extending from the connecting point, the connecting point being a part of the inner-cabin side end of the hollow part closest to the interior of the automobile body, the inner-cabin side end being connected with the installation base member.

2. The protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the protrusion includes a part which protrudes toward the interior of the automobile body from the inner-cabin side wall and extends between a first end of the inner-cabin side wall closest to the connecting wall and a second end opposite the first end.

3. The protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the virtual line overlaps with an oblique line which extends toward the rear part of the automobile body closer to the interior of the automobile body than the reference line from the connecting point with an angle of inclination to the reference line of 25 degrees.

4. The protector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the virtual line overlaps with an oblique line which extends toward the rear part of the automobile body closer to the interior of the automobile body than the reference line from the connecting point with an angle of inclination to the reference line of 25 degrees.

Assignees

• Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd
• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Ishibashi Hiroshi
• Kojima Masahiro
• Matsumoto Michihiko
• Hattori Wataru

Classifications

• E05Y2400/44

  Sensors not directly associated with the wing movement · CPC title

• E05Y2800/30

  inclined, angled · CPC title

• B60J10/86 Primary

  arranged on the opening panel · CPC title

• B60J5/047

  characterised by the opening or closing movement · CPC title

• B60J10/24

  having tubular parts · CPC title