Abstract:
A vehicular slide door apparatus includes a movable slide door, inside and outside door handles operable to initiate opening and closing movement of the door, a drive device that assists the slide door movement, and a remote control device that includes a door lock device and a switch. An open lever is operatively associated with the inside door handle to transmit operation of the inside door handle to the lock device, and a child-proof lever is operable to prevent operation of the inside door handle from being transmitted to the open lever. The switch is engageable by the open lever and is operatively associated with the drive device such that operation of the inside door handle produces selective actuation and non-actuation of the switch depending upon the position of the child-proof lever, with the actuation of the switch effecting driving operation of the drive device.
Abstract:
A device for opening and closing a pivotally mounted door leaf (2) or the like comprises an actuator, which is displaceably and/or rotatingly arranged in a housing (10) and connected to the door leaf and which, during displacement rotation, actuates said door leaf, and a drive motor (27) which is connected to the actuator for providing displacement/rotation thereof.
Abstract:
A safety system for entering and exiting garage doors and entrances comprises a warning sign adapted to be placed by an attachment cable at a primary line of sight of a driver of a truck during lowering and raising movement of the door. A delay circuit is provided to facilitate a movement of the sign in such a manner that the sign will always appear first in the primary line of sight of the driver to eliminate a possibility of collision between the truck and the door. A moving mechanism is adapted to lower the sign into an operational position and provided to keep the sign in non-operational retracted position when the door is completely open to ensure clearance for moving truck. The warning sign is activated by a warning sign activating device such as a motor-driven assembly. The door is activated by a door detector adapted to transmit signal to a door control panel operating the movement of the door by a door motor.
Abstract:
A window lift mechanism for raising and lowering a window in a vehicle door includes a support bracket mounted to the window and a motor supported on the support bracket, wherein the support bracket permits the axial and rotational movement of the window relative to the support bracket. A pair of parallel, vertical racks are mounted to the door and are positioned immediately adjacent to the window. A worm gear is driven by a worm with a lead angle greater than seven degrees coupled to a motor. A clutch mechanism is utilized to prevent back drive of the worm/worm gear system. The worm gear is operatively coupled to a pinion gear with resilient shock absorbers that are provided with notched surfaces to accommodate for compression of the resilient material with an enclosed space.
Abstract:
A vehicle door cinching apparatus for assisting the final closing motion of a sliding vehicle door includes an electromagnet, a ferrous metal plate, a cinch drive and a controller. The electromagnet mounts on either an outer periphery of a vehicle sliding door or an inner periphery of a vehicle sliding door frame that's shaped to receive the sliding door as the door moves along a final inward cinching portion of a door path to a final closed position within the door frame. The plate is supported on the other of the outer periphery of the door and the inner periphery of the door frame in a position where the plate can magnetically engage the electromagnet when the door is disposed along the final cinching portion of the door path. Whichever of the plate and electromagnet is supported on the inner periphery of the door frame is also supported for lateral movement in a direction generally parallel to the cinching portion of the door path. According to the method, the cinch drive moves whichever of the electromagnet and plate is supported on the inner periphery of the door frame to drive the door along the final cinching portion of the door path and into the final closed position. The controller de-energizes the electromagnet and releases the door from the cinching apparatus once the door has reached its final closed position.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for opening and closing windows (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) of a motor vehicle having window regulators (4a,4b,4c,4d) which are operated by a secondary force and which can be triggered independently of each other by operating elements (5a,5b,5c,5d) and with an anti-jam protection device (7). According to the invention an additional operating element (8) is provided with which the locking devices (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) of the vehicle can be triggered, the anti-jam protection device (7) can be deactivated and the window regulators (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) can be brought jointly into their closing position.
Abstract:
The present invention consists of a system for automatically lowering power windows and unlatching power door locks of an automobile after an accident. The system is responsive immediately to a vehicle immersion condition or a vehicle fire condition. The system is responsive after a set delay to a vehicle inversion condition or a vehicle impact. A second timer deactivates the system as soon as the doors are unlocked and the windows are at least partly opened following a vehicle impact. The system is advantageous for preventing the entrapment of people in a damaged vehicle, in four of the worst life-endangering situations, without affecting the retention of these people inside the vehicle during the development of the accidents preceding these situations. A diagnostic circuit is also provided for interrogating some of the hazardous condition sensors for the purpose of periodically verifying the integrity of these sensors.
Abstract:
A side sliding door apparatus for an electric railcar includes two sliding doors movably supported by a horizontal door rail to open and close an entrance of the electric railcar. The side sliding door apparatus includes an actuator for actuating the sliding door, a locking mechanism for locking the sliding door in a closed state, and an unlocking mechanism for unlocking the sliding door locked by the locking mechanism. The actuator, the locking mechanism, and the unlocking mechanism are provided in each of the two sliding doors. The right and left actuators operate independently from each other, and thus, even if the actuator for one sliding door breaks down, the other sliding door still can be used.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for opening and closing windows (1a, 1b, 1c, 1 d) of a motor vehicle having window regulators (4a,4b,4c,4d) which are operated by a secondary force and which can be triggered independently of each other by operating elements (5a,5b,5c,5d) and with an anti-jam protection device (7). According to the invention an additional operating element (8) is provided with which the locking devices (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) of the vehicle can be triggered, the anti-jam protection device (7) can be deactivated and the window regulators (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) can be brought jointly into their closing position. (FIG. 1).
Abstract:
A vehicle pivoting closure assembly has a concealed power actuator remotely operated by a controller to open and close a closure or liftgate. A hinge member of the power actuator is engaged pivotally to a vehicle structure about a hinge axis, and rigidly to the closure. An armature extends pivotally from an elongated linear moving rack about a rack pivot axis and to the hinge member. The armature also pivotally engages the hinge member about a secondary pivot axis disposed parallel to the hinge axis and rack pivot axis. The rack is driven by a pinion gear train powered by a motor through a clutch. The hinge, the rack, the gear train and the motor are all supported by a reinforcement tray forming a modular engaged to the vehicle structure. The tray isolates the extreme dynamic loads placed upon the hinge by the motor, thereby eliminating the need to further reinforce the vehicle structure.