Door opening/closing control device

US9564850B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9564850-B2
Application numberUS-201514671324-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 27, 2015
Priority dateMar 28, 2014
Publication dateFeb 7, 2017
Grant dateFeb 7, 2017

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Abstract

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A door opening/closing control device includes: a controller controlling driving of an actuator opening or closing a door; a position detector detecting an opening/closing position of the door; a speed calculator calculating an opening/closing speed of the door based on a temporal change in the opening/closing position detected by the position detector; and a target assisting force calculator calculating target assisting force based on the opening/closing position and the opening/closing speed of the door. The controller controls the driving of the actuator to assist an operation of opening or closing the door based on the target assisting force calculated by the target assisting force calculator. Further, the controller controls the driving of the actuator such that the door is fully closed upon judgment that the opening/closing position of the door is in the vicinity of the fully closed position based on the opening/closing position detected by the position detector.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A door opening/closing control device, comprising: a controller configured to control driving of an actuator that opens or closes a door; a position detector configured to detect an opening/closing position of the door; a speed calculator configured to calculate an opening/closing speed of the door based on a temporal change in the opening/closing position detected by the position detector; and a target assisting force calculator configured to calculate target assisting force based on the opening/closing position detected by the position detector and the opening/closing speed calculated by the speed calculator, the controller controlling the driving of the actuator so as to assist an operation of opening or closing the door based on the target assisting force calculated by the target assisting force calculator, wherein the controller controls the driving of the actuator such that the door is fully closed upon judgment that the opening/closing position of the door is in the vicinity of the fully closed position based on the opening/closing position detected by the position detector, the controller controlling the driving of the actuator so as to assist an operation of opening or closing the door is performed when the door is manually operated, the controller controls the driving of the actuator such that the door is fully closed upon judgment that the opening/closing position of the door is in the vicinity of the fully closed position in the case of controlling the driving of the actuator so as to assist the operation of closing the door, the controller controls the driving of the actuator such that the door is fully opened upon judgment that the opening/closing position of the door is in the vicinity of the fully opened position based on the opening/closing position detected by the position detector, and when the manual operation of the door is stopped where the opening/closing position of the door is not in the vicinity of the fully closed position or the fully opened position, the door is stopped. 2. The door opening/closing control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the driving of the actuator such that the door is fully opened upon judgment that the opening/closing position of the door is in the vicinity of the fully opened position in the case of controlling the driving of the actuator so as to assist the operation of opening the door.

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  • User input means · CPC title

  • Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • for vehicles · CPC title

  • H02P31/00Primary

    Arrangements for regulating or controlling electric motors not provided for in groups H02P1/00 - H02P5/00, H02P7/00 or H02P21/00 - H02P29/00 · CPC title

  • Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

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What does patent US9564850B2 cover?
A door opening/closing control device includes: a controller controlling driving of an actuator opening or closing a door; a position detector detecting an opening/closing position of the door; a speed calculator calculating an opening/closing speed of the door based on a temporal change in the opening/closing position detected by the position detector; and a target assisting force calculator c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fujimoto Keigo, Yamagishi Yoshiki, Shirota Yasutaka, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02P31/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 07 2017 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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