Swing door-based entrance system with automatic recognition of linkage reduction

    公开(公告)号:US11859431B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17603514

    申请日:2020-04-22

    Abstract: An entrance system (1) comprises a swing door member (10) having a door leaf (12), and a sensor unit (S1; S) mounted to the door leaf (12), the sensor unit comprising a door angle sensor (S1). The entrance system (1) further comprises an automatic door operator (30) having a motor (34) capable of causing movement of the door member (10), a controller (31) for controlling operation of the motor (34), and a linkage (40) connected to the automatic door operator (30) and the door leaf (12) for transferring torque generated by the motor (34) to the door leaf (12). The automatic door operator (30) is operable in a learn mode (60) and an operational mode (70). In the learn mode (60), the controller establishes a linkage reduction curve (65) relating a movement of said door member (10) with the torque required to move the door leaf (12) through different angles (α). The door leaf angles are determined from measurement readings of said door angle sensor (S1). In the operational mode (70), the controller compensates for a non-linear torque transfer characteristic of the linkage (40) by applying the linkage reduction curve (65) to control the motor (34).

    Method for controlling a motorized flap arrangement of a motor vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11851937B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17350124

    申请日:2021-06-17

    Inventor: Franz Bauer

    Abstract: A method for controlling a motorized flap assembly of a motor vehicle, wherein the flap assembly includes a pivotable flap, a drive arrangement associated with the flap and a control arrangement for controlling the drive arrangement. A position sensor for determining position information related to the position of a selected component of the flap assembly is associated with the flap assembly and movement commands for the drive arrangement are generated by the control arrangement based on the position information, to close the flap to an upright closed position during a motorized closing process and to open the flap to a horizontal open position during a motorized opening process. The pivoted open flap may be occupied by an object or a person. The position sensor detects the object or person based on at least one occupancy criterion and an occupancy reaction is triggered depending on the detected occupancy state.

    Actuating Mechanism for Actuating Vehicle Doors

    公开(公告)号:US20230313584A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18123033

    申请日:2023-03-17

    CPC classification number: E05F1/1083 E05Y2900/531 E05Y2201/422 E05Y2201/48

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an actuating mechanism for actuating, in particular opening, vehicle doors, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises the following: an actuating element, which is transfer-able from a home position into an actuating position in order to generate an electrical actuation signal and into a second actuating position for manual actuation of the vehicle doors; a first flat spring, which is connected to the actuating element in such a way that the first flat spring generates haptic and/or acoustic feedback when the actuating element is transferred into the first actuating position and that the first flat spring preferably biases the actuating element into the home position; and a second spring, in particular a second flat spring, which is connected to the actuating element.

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