Circuit and method for preventing inadvertent opening of a vehicle door

US9080355B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9080355-B2
Application numberUS-97177210-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 17, 2010
Priority dateDec 18, 2009
Publication dateJul 14, 2015
Grant dateJul 14, 2015

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Abstract

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Described herein is a circuit arrangement for a motor vehicle door having a detent mechanism which keeps the motor vehicle door in the closed position and opens it and at least one operating element, for example, an outer door handle and/or inner door handle, wherein an electric drive, for example, an electric motor, drives the detent mechanism, and the motor can be connected by means of a control module. In one embodiment, at least one electrical switching element is arranged in the circuit of the motor. In another embodiment, when the operating element is operated, the electrical circuit of the motor can be completed by means of the electrical switching element. Also described is a method for actuating a detent mechanism in a motor vehicle door and a controller for a detent mechanism which keeps a motor vehicle door in the closed position or opens it.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A circuit arrangement for a motor vehicle door, the circuit arrangement comprising a detent mechanism for keeping the motor vehicle door in the closed position and opening the motor vehicle door, an operating element, an electric drive for driving the detent mechanism, which electric drive is driven by a motor current, as a result of which the detent mechanism opens the motor vehicle door, a control module for switching on the electric drive by p…

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  • E05B81/76Primary

    Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

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  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US9080355B2 cover?
Described herein is a circuit arrangement for a motor vehicle door having a detent mechanism which keeps the motor vehicle door in the closed position and opens it and at least one operating element, for example, an outer door handle and/or inner door handle, wherein an electric drive, for example, an electric motor, drives the detent mechanism, and the motor can be connected by means of a cont…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brose Simon, Dünne Klaus, Wirths Rainer, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E05B81/76. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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