Electricity: motive power systems – Motor-reversing – Automatic and/or with time-delay means
Patent
1995-02-06
1996-10-08
Martin, David S.
Electricity: motive power systems
Motor-reversing
Automatic and/or with time-delay means
318266, 318466, 49 26, 49280, H02P 500
Patent
active
055634834
ABSTRACT:
A lift type tailgate on a passenger van type vehicle body is operated by an electric motor powered actuator with an electronic control circuit utilizing a microprocessor operating under program control to respond to user-initiated opening and closing signals to move the tailgate in the selected direction. In the control circuit, feedback information to the microprocessor indicative of tailgate position is provided by a potentiometer coupled with the actuator motor and the microprocessor is programmed to operate with this information to stop the tailgate at a wide open position, a partially closed position and a fully closed position. Obstruction detection is performed by the microprocessor using an obstruction detection circuit and additionally by monitoring the position signal input from the potentiometer to stop the tailgate on encountering an obstacle. Activation of a tailgate latching mechanism is performed under the control of the microprocessor using a solenoid drive circuit and warning or alerting sounds indicating tailgate closure operation including tailgate stoppage at the partially closed position are provided in accordance with audio data received from the microprocessor.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4533901 (1985-08-01), Lederie
patent: 4634945 (1987-01-01), Takemura et al.
patent: 5155937 (1992-10-01), Yamagishi et al.
Bernier David R.
DeRees Delbert D.
Kowall David J.
Moore Thomas S.
Chrysler Corporation
Dobrowitsky Margaret A.
Martin David S.
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