Safety power window system and operation method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017159343-A1
Application number	US-201615188524-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 21, 2016
Priority date	Dec 3, 2015
Publication date	Jun 8, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a safety power window system capable of detecting jamming of an object between a window and a door frame by generating virtual pulse signals on the basis of pulse signals generated by two hall sensors positioned to have an interval of 90 degrees therebetween to calculate force acting on the window even though a window motor rotates only 0.75 turns, and an operation method thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A safety power window system comprising:
a first hall sensor positioned at a rotation start point of a window motor and configured to generate a first pulse signal depending on rotation of the window motor; a second hall sensor configured to generate a second pulse signal depending on the rotation of the window motor; and a controller configured to generate a first virtual pulse signal and a second virtual pulse signal on the basis of the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal at the time of a rise of a window, calculate force acting on the window on the basis of the first and second pulse signals and the first and second virtual pulse signals, and determine that an object is jammed between the window and a door frame in the case in which the calculated force exceeds a threshold value.

2 . The safety power window system according to claim 1 , wherein the second hall sensor is positioned to be spaced apart from the first hall sensor, and an angle between a line connecting a rotation axis of the window motor and the first hall sensor and a line connecting the rotation axis of the window motor and the second hall sensor is 90 degrees.

3 . The safety power window system according to claim 2 , wherein the controller generates the first virtual pulse signal at a point in time in which the window motor rotates 0.5 turns.

4 . The safety power window system according to claim 2 , wherein the controller generates the second virtual pulse signal at a point in time in which the window motor rotates 0.75 turns.

5 . The safety power window system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller generates the first virtual pulse signal and the second virtual pulse signal from a point in time in which the window rises to a reference height or more.

6 . The safety power window system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller calculates an acceleration of the window motor using the first and second pulse signals and the first and second virtual pulse signals and calculates the force acting on the window on the basis of the acceleration.

7 . The safety power window system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller lowers the window in the case in which the controller determines that the object is jammed between the window and the door frame.

8 . The safety power window system according to claim 7 , wherein the controller completely lowers the window in the case in which the controller determines that the object is jammed between the window and the door frame.

9 . The safety power window system according to claim 7 , wherein the controller lowers the window up to a set position in the case in which the controller determines that the object is jammed between the window and the door frame.

10 . An operation method of a safety power window system, comprising:
generating a first pulse signal depending on rotation of a window motor, by a first hall sensor positioned at a rotation start point of the window motor; generating a second pulse signal depending on the rotation of the window motor, by a second hall sensor positioned to be spaced apart from the first hall sensor, an angle between a line connecting a rotation axis of the window motor and the first hall sensor and a line connecting the rotation axis of the window motor and the second hall sensor being 90 degrees; generating a first virtual pulse signal and a second virtual pulse signal on the basis of the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal at the time of a rise of a window, by a controller; calculating an acceleration of the window motor using the first and second pulse signals and the first and second virtual pulse signals; calculating force acting on the window on the basis of the acceleration; and determining that an object is jammed between the window and a door frame in the case in which the calculated force exceeds a threshold value.

11 . The operation method of a safety power window system according to claim 10 , wherein in the generating of the first virtual pulse signal, the first virtual pulse signal is generated at a point in time in which the window motor rotates 0.5 turns.

12 . The operation method of a safety power window system according to claim 10 , wherein in the generating of the second virtual pulse signal, the second virtual pulse signal is generated at a point in time in which the window motor rotates 0.75 turns.

13 . The operation method of a safety power window system according to claim 10 , wherein in the generating of the first virtual pulse signal and the second virtual pulse signal, the first virtual pulse signal and the second virtual pulse signal are generated from a point in time in which the window rises to a reference height or more.

14 . The operation method of a safety power window system according to claim 10 , further comprising lowering the window in the case in which the controller determines that the object is jammed between the window and the door frame.

15 . The operation method of a safety power window system according to claim 14 , wherein in the lowering of the window, the window is completely lowered in the case in which the controller determines that the object is jammed between the window and the door frame.

16 . The operation method of a safety power window system according to claim 14 , wherein in the lowering of the window, the window is lowered up to a set position in the case in which the controller determines that the object is jammed between the window and the door frame.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Young Suk
• Lim Jung Min
• Jeong So Dam
• Jeon Kyeong Won
• Ham Seung Ju

Classifications

• E05F15/41 Primary

  Detection by monitoring transmitted force or torque (E05F15/48 takes precedence); Safety couplings with activation dependent upon torque or force, e.g. slip couplings · CPC title

• G01R33/07

  Hall effect devices · CPC title

• E05Y2900/55

  Windows · CPC title

• E05F15/689

  specially adapted for vehicle windows · CPC title

• B60J1/08

  arranged at vehicle sides · CPC title