Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Door or window with specified vehicle feature
Patent
1996-10-04
1998-12-22
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Door or window with specified vehicle feature
2961468, 49 28, 49140, 49324, 60417, B60J 510
Patent
active
058510508
ABSTRACT:
A hydraulic closure system is disclosed for use in a motor vehicle that enables automatic opening and closing, as well as manual closing, of a closure pivotably mounted to an opening frame defining a closure opening in the motor vehicle. The system includes at least one hydraulic actuator assembly attached at opposite ends thereof to the closure and the opening frame, respectively. A motorized hydraulic pump inputs energy to the actuator to move the closure from the opened position to the closed position, and a biased energy storage system inputs energy to the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the opened position. In a preferred embodiment, the pump is activated by manually generated movement of the closure from the opened position toward the closed position for a prescribed distance in more than a prescribed time. An obstacle detection mechanism detects obstacles interfering with closing of the closure based on monitored pressure in the system. A level detection and compensation feature adjusts the amount of energy stored in the biased energy storage system for opening the closure based on the detected inclination or declination of the vehicle so that the amount of energy stored is commensurate with the amount required to open the closure. An energy monitoring and control system maintains the amount of energy stored in the biased energy storage system for opening the closure within a predetermined range.
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Bigoszewski Maciej
Selfe Gareth J.
Squire Eric D.
Atoma International Inc.
Morrow Jason
Pape Joseph D.
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