公开(公告)号：US20200011096A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16454528

申请日：2019-06-27

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Emanuele LEONARDI ,  Davide DENTE ,  Claudio CAMBINI ,  John G. ZEABARI

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  E05B85/10 ,  E05B17/00 ,  B60R16/023

Abstract: A handle assembly for a closure of a vehicle includes a force-based sensor disposed beneath an uninterrupted class-A surface and responsive to a force applied thereto. The handle assembly includes a handle ECU, configured to monitor the force-based sensor and to communicate with an electronic latch controller. A super-capacitor is disposed on a PCB within the handle assembly for providing electrical power to the handle ECU and the force-based sensor. The handle ECU includes one or more feedback devices such as LED lights, acoustic, and haptic devices to provide information about the status of the closure and the electronic latch system. The handle assembly is also configured to provide different responses to two or more different levels of force applied to the force-based sensor. An output interface in the handle assembly provides wired and wireless backup communications to the electronic latch controller.

公开(公告)号：US20190085600A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16125846

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.

Inventor： Emanuele LEONARDI ,  Davide DENTE ,  Marco MARLIA

IPC: E05B81/90 ,  E05B81/86

Abstract: A touch pad for operating an e-latch assembly of a motor vehicle entry system that includes a control circuit with a backup energy source and method of operating the entry system are provided. The touch pad includes a touch pad controller in communication with the control circuit of the e-latch assembly. The touch pad also includes at least one entry input sensor coupled to the touch pad controller for outputting a signal indicative of a touch to operate the e-latch assembly. The touch pad further includes a mechanical emergency switch assembly adjacent the at least one entry input sensor and including a plurality of pins electrically coupled to the control circuit for operating the e-latch assembly when the at least one input sensor is not operable due to one of a power loss and malfunction of the at least one input sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20150330116A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-19

申请号：US14653235

申请日：2013-12-24

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Davide DENTE

IPC: E05B81/86 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: E05B77/12 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L58/21 ,  B60L58/25 ,  E05B81/14 ,  E05B81/86 ,  H02J7/0052 ,  H02J7/345

Abstract: An electronic latch assembly for a closure device of a motor vehicle, having an actuator group operable to control actuation of the closure device and an electric motor controllable to drive the actuator group and supplied, during a normal operating condition, by a main power source of the motor vehicle providing a main supply voltage (Vbatt); the electronic latch assembly has a backup energy source, and a control unit controlling the backup energy source to supply the electric motor during a failure operating condition. The backup energy source has a supercapacitor group, which stores energy during the normal operating condition and provides a backup supply voltage (Vsc) to supply the electric motor (9) during the failure operating condition.

Abstract translation: 一种用于机动车辆的闭合装置的电子闩锁组件，其具有可操作以控制关闭装置的致动的致动器组和可控制以驱动致动器组并且在正常操作条件期间由主电源提供的电动机的电动机 提供主电源电压（Vbatt）的机动车辆; 电子闩锁组件具有备用能源，以及控制单元，其控制备用能量源以在故障运行状态期间供应电动机。 备用能量源具有超级电容器组，其在正常操作条件期间存储能量，并且在故障操作条件期间提供备用电源电压（Vsc）以供应电动机（9）。