Opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016222702-A1
Application number	US-201615012932-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 2, 2016
Priority date	Feb 2, 2015
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus includes: an operation handle including a first section thick in a normal direction to a surface on the front side and in which a turning shaft is disposed, and a grip section formed of a second section thinner than the first section on the front side, configured to be supported in a turning manner by a base member disposed in an opening/closing member, and able to shift between an accommodated position and a projecting position; a first sensor section detecting an operation through which the opening/closing member enters into an unlocked state and disposed in the grip section; and a second sensor section detecting an operation through which the opening/closing member enters into a locked state and disposed in the operation handle so as not to be overlapped with the grip section in a side view.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus comprising:
an operation handle that includes a first section, which is thick in a normal direction to a surface on the front side and in which a turning shaft is disposed, and a grip section formed of a second section which is thinner than the first section in the normal direction to the surface on the front side, that is configured to be supported in a turning manner by a base member disposed in an opening/closing member, and that is able to shift between an accommodated position, at which the grip section is in a state of being accommodated in an accommodation section formed in the base member, and a projecting position, at which the grip section is in a state of projecting from the accommodation section; a first sensor section that detects an operation through which the opening/closing member enters into an unlocked state and that is disposed in the grip section; and a second sensor section that detects an operation through which the opening/closing member enters into a locked state and that is disposed in the operation handle so as not to be overlapped with the grip section in a side view in the normal direction to the surface on the front side of the operation handle.

2 . The opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the distance between a boundary between the grip section and the first section, and the second sensor section is equal to or greater than 30 mm.

3 . The opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least a part of the second sensor section and the turning shaft are overlapped in the side view from the surface on the front side of the operation handle.

4 . The opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when the operation handle is set at the projecting position, at least a part of the second sensor section is positioned in the accommodation section.

5 . The opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a circuit board is accommodated between the boundary between the grip section and the first section, and the second sensor section.

6 . The opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second sensor section is positioned on the upper side of the first section.

7 . The opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first sensor section is disposed in the grip section on a surface on the back side of the operation handle.

8 . The opening/closing member opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a central processing unit that sets the opening/closing member to the unlocked state on the basis of a first signal in response to detection by the first sensor section and sets the opening/closing member to the locked state on the basis of a second signal in response to detection by the second sensor section.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Koizumi Takaaki
• Tabata Takehiro
• Hagimoto Masahiro

Classifications

• E05B85/107 Primary

  Pop-out handles, e.g. sliding outwardly before rotation · CPC title

• E05B81/64

  Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors · CPC title

• E05B85/103

  creating a completely closed wing surface · CPC title

• E05B81/76 Primary

  Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles · CPC title

• E05B85/16

  a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part · CPC title