Automotive opening safety device having a sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9422760-B2
Application number	US-201414448617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2014
Priority date	Aug 9, 2013
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

A protector with a sensor is installed on a sliding door for detecting an alien substance by touch between two core wires in a hollow part. In a terminal part of the protector with the sensor, the core wires drawn out are connected with a resistor or leads joined with a control unit. A primary seal is formed by injection molding for coating wire connection parts and another end side of an insert and a secondary seal is formed by the injection molding for coating a part formed with the primary seal for forming an external shape of a product.

First claim

We claim:

1. A protector with a sensor comprising: an installation base member operatively coupled on a peripheral edge of an opening or closing object for opening or closing an opening of an automobile body, the opening or closing object including a door or a sun roof of an automobile, or on a peripheral edge of said opening; and a hollow part unified with the installation base member, the hollow part having a pressure sensor comprising two core wires and a space provided therein, the space being positioned between the two core wires; said installation base member and said hollow part forming an extrusion molded part made of a rubber like elastic body which is extrusion molded, in which:
when an alien substance, caught between said opening or closing object and said opening, presses and deforms said hollow part while closing said opening or closing object, an electric signal is generated by the pressure sensor which signifies detection of said alien substance; and
in a terminal part of said extrusion molded part, said core wires which are drawn out in a longitudinal direction are connected with leads, said leads being joined with a control unit or an electrical component, and one end side of an insert made of a non-conductive material is inserted in and fills up said space, and said terminal part of said extrusion molded part is die molded, wherein:
the terminal part of said extrusion molded part has a primary sealing layer and a secondary sealing layer formed thereon by injection molding respectively, said primary sealing layer coating wire connection parts of said core wires of the terminal part and said leads joined with the control unit or the electrical component and another end side of said insert, which are exposed within the terminal part, and said secondary sealing layer being piled on and coating the primary sealing layer, and said secondary sealing layer and forming an external shape of a product.

2. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: die molding material of said primary sealing layer is the rubber like elastic body which fuses the terminal part of said extrusion molded part during the injection molding of said primary sealing layer and the die molding material of said secondary sealing layer is the rubber like elastic body which fuses said primary sealing layer during the injection molding of said secondary sealing layer.

3. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: the die molding material of said primary sealing layer is one of or a blend among not less than two of: ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), or ethylene propylene rubber (EPM); or thermoplastic olefin(TPO) or thermoplastic styrene (TPS).

4. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: the die molding material of said primary sealing layer is thermoplastic olefin (TPO) or thermoplastic styrene (TPS) which does not melt during the injection molding of the secondary sealing layer.

5. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: the die molding material of the primary sealing layer is a blend of ethylene propylene rubber (EPM) and thermoplastic olefin (TPO), the blend comprising EPM not less than 30%.

6. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: the die molding material of the primary sealing layer is a blend of ethylene propylene rubber (EPM) and thermoplastic olefin (TPO), the blend comprising TPO not less than 30%.

7. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

8. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 2 , wherein: the die molding material of said primary sealing layer is one of or a blend among not less than two of: ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), or ethylene propylene rubber (EPM); or thermoplastic olefin (TPO) or thermoplastic styrene (TPS).

9. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 2 , wherein: the die molding material of said primary sealing layer is thermoplastic olefin (TPO) or thermoplastic styrene (TPS) which does not melt during the injection molding of the secondary sealing layer.

10. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 2 , wherein: the die molding material of the primary sealing layer is a blend of EPM and thermoplastic olefin (TPO), the blend comprising ethylene propylene rubber (EPM) not less than 30%.

11. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 2 , wherein: the die molding material of the primary sealing layer is a blend of ethylene propylene rubber (EPM) and thermoplastic olefin (TPO), the blend comprising TPO not less than 30%.

12. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 2 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

13. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 3 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

14. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 8 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

15. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 4 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

16. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 5 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

17. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 10 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

18. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 6 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

19. The protector with the sensor as claimed in claim 11 , wherein: said primary sealing layer is colorless and transparent or colorless and semitransparent.

Assignees

• Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsuda Keigo
• Haruta Akira
• Hirakawa Yuzo
• Tomoyasu Shingo

Classifications

• F02M26/44

  in which a main EGR passage is branched into multiple passages · CPC title

• E05Y2900/50

  for vehicles · CPC title

• B60J10/24

  having tubular parts · CPC title

• B60J10/32

  using integral U-shaped retainers · CPC title

• B60J10/273

  for enclosing or housing devices for purposes other than sealing, e.g. cables · CPC title