CA2464747A1 - Multizone capacitive anti-pinch system - Google Patents

Multizone capacitive anti-pinch system Download PDF

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CA2464747A1
CA2464747A1 CA002464747A CA2464747A CA2464747A1 CA 2464747 A1 CA2464747 A1 CA 2464747A1 CA 002464747 A CA002464747 A CA 002464747A CA 2464747 A CA2464747 A CA 2464747A CA 2464747 A1 CA2464747 A1 CA 2464747A1
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Carl Gifford
Mirko Pribisic
Leslie Marentette
Jan Majewski
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Carl Gifford
Mirko Pribisic
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/40—Safety devices, e.g. detection of obstructions or end positions
    • E05F15/42—Detection using safety edges
    • E05F15/46—Detection using safety edges responsive to changes in electrical capacitance
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/40—Safety devices, e.g. detection of obstructions or end positions
    • E05F15/41—Detection by monitoring transmitted force or torque; Safety couplings with activation dependent upon torque or force, e.g. slip couplings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/10—Electronic control
    • E05Y2400/30—Electronic control of motors
    • E05Y2400/32—Position control, detection or monitoring
    • E05Y2400/334—Position control, detection or monitoring by using pulse generators
    • E05Y2400/336—Position control, detection or monitoring by using pulse generators of the angular type
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/10—Electronic control
    • E05Y2400/45—Control modes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/10—Electronic control
    • E05Y2400/52—Safety arrangements
    • E05Y2400/53—Wing impact prevention or reduction
    • E05Y2400/54—Obstruction or resistance detection
    • E05Y2400/55—Obstruction or resistance detection by using load sensors
    • E05Y2400/554—Obstruction or resistance detection by using load sensors sensing motor load
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/10—Electronic control
    • E05Y2400/52—Safety arrangements
    • E05Y2400/53—Wing impact prevention or reduction
    • E05Y2400/54—Obstruction or resistance detection
    • E05Y2400/58—Sensitivity setting or adjustment
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
    • E05Y2800/73—Single use of elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles characterised by the type of wing
    • E05Y2900/548—Trunk lids
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles characterised by the type of wing
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Abstract

An anti-pinch assembly is used for a closure panel supported bythe motor vehicle. The closure panel is movable between an open position and a closed position. A controller is operably connected to the closure panel for controlling the operation of the closure panel. A position sensor is connected to the controller for indicating the position of the closure panel as the closure panel moves between the open and closed positions. A capacitive sens or is mounted on the frame of the vehicle and connected to the controller for providing an output signal to the controller indicative of the presence of a foreign object in the path of the closure panel. The controller varies the function of the capacitive sensor through a plurality of threshold levels as a function of the position of the closure panel as indicated by the position indicator. In a critical zone of travel, namely, travel of the closure panel nearing the closed position, the capacitive sensor can be utilized in either a contact mode or a non-contact mode or a combination of both.

Claims (29)

1. An anti-pinch assembly for a closure panel of a motor vehicle having a closure frame and said closure panel is movable between open and closed positions along a path using a closure motor, said anti-pinch assembly comprising:
a controller;
a position sensor operably connected to said controller, said position sensor generating a position signal indicative of a position of the closure panel as the closure penal moves; and a capacitive sensor mounted on the motor vehicle and positioned to sense a capacitive field and operably connected to said controller to provide an output signal to said controller, said capacitive sensor operative to sense changes in the capacitive field resulting from an object extending between the closure frame and the closure panel and thereafter stops the closure panel from moving towards the closed position, characterised in that said controller operates said capacitive sensor at a plurality of threshold levels providing a plurality of discrete zones of sensitivity levels for sensing the presence of said object.
2. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said controller includes a threshold generator to alter said plurality of threshold levels upon changing ambient conditions.
3. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said threshold generator includes a threshold capacitor electrically connected to said controller in parallel with said capacitive sensor.
4. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein said threshold generator further includes a pulse generator for generating a series of electrical pulses and for transmitting said series of electrical pulses to said capacitive sensor to charge same.
5. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 4 wherein said threshold generator includes a counter operably connected to said pulse generator to count each of said series of electrical pulses.
6. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein said position sensor is disposed adjacent the closure parcel to identify the position of the closure panel,
7. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 5 where said position sensor is disposed adjacent the closure motor.
8. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed an claim 7 wherein said position sensor is a Hall effect sensor.
9. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said capacitive sensor extends along a portion of the closure frame.
10. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 9 wherein said capacitive sensor is fabricated from an elongated conductor.
11. Are anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said controller varies the function of the capacitive sensor through a plurality of threshold levels as a function of the position of the closure panel as indicated by the position indicator
12. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the capacitive sensor operates in a contact mode, a non-contact made or a combination of both.
13. An anti-pinch assembly for a closure panel of a motor vehicle having a closure frame in which the closure panel is movable between open and closed positions with respect to the closure frame using a closure motor, said anti-pinch assembly comprising;
a controller;
a position sensor operably connected to the controller for generating a position signal indicative of a position of the closure panel as the closure panel moves;
arid a capacitive sensor mounted adjacent the closure end of the closure fame to provide an output signal to said controller indicative of the capacitance thereof, thereby enabling the controller to identify a foreign object extending through the closure frame, characterized in that:
the capacitive sensor comprises at least one strip electrode encased in an flexible material such that the at least one electrode is movable relative to the closure frame in response to an externally applied force. and wherein the controller operates the capacitive sensor at a lower sensitivity when the closure panel is located in a zone immediately adjacent the strip electrode than when the closure panel is located in a more distal zone.
14. An anti-pinch assembler as claimed in claim 13 wherein said position sensor is a Hall effect sensor.
15. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 13 or claim 14 wherein said controller includes a threshold generator for providing a plurality of threshold levels upon changing ambient conditions, the controller comparing the threshold level at a given closure panel position in order to determine if a foreign object extends through the closure frame,
16. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 15 wherein said threshold generator includes a threshold capacitor electrically connected to said controller in parallel with said capacitive sensor.
17. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed ire claim 16 wherein said threshold generator further includes a pulse generator far generating a series of electrical pulses and for transmitting said series of electrical pulses to said capacitive sensor to charge same.
18. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 17 wherein said threshold generator includes a counter operably connected to said pulse generator to count each of said series of electrical pulses.
19. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in any of claims 13-18 wherein said capacitive sensor extends along a portion of the closure frame.
20. An anti-pinch assembly as claimed in claim 19 wherein said capacitive sensor is fabricated from an elongated conductor.
21. A method for detecting the presence of an obstacle in a path of a closure penal movable by a motor between do open position and a closed position using a capacitive sensor, a threshold capacitor and a pulse generator, the method comprising the steps of:
generating a threshold signal;
measuring the dielectric in a field extending io the path of the closure panel to generate a measured signal;
comparing the measured signal with the threshold signal; end stopping the closure panel from moving towards the closed position when the measured signal exceeds the threshold signal;
characterized in that:
the capacitive sensor comprises at least one strip electrode encased in an flexible material such that the at least one electrode is movable relative to the closure frame in response to an externally applied force, wherein the capacitive sensor is operated at a lower sensitivity when the closure panel is located in a none immediately adjacent the strip electrode than when the closure panel is located in a more distal zone.
22. A method as claimed in claim 21 wherein the step of generating a threshold signal includes the step of producing a pulsed signal.
23. A method as claimed in claim 22 including the step of counting the pulses in the pulsed signal to create a pulse count.
24. A method as claimed in claim 23 including the step of comparing the pulse count to the threshold signal.
25. A method as claimed in claim 24 wherein the step of stopping the closure panel occurs when the pulse count exceeds the threshold signal.
26. A method as claimed in claim 25 wherein the threshold signal includes a plurality of threshold values.
27. A method as claimed in claim 26 including the step of using one of the plurality of threshold values based on the position of the closure panel along its path.
28. A. method as claimed in claim 27 including the step of using the capacitive sensor to generate the measured signal.
29. A method as claimed in claim 28 including the step of using the threshold capacitor to generate the threshold signal.
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