Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Kohei Noda

Ryoichi Fukumoto

Shintaro Suzuki

Masao Ohhashi

Katsuhisa Yamada

Eiji Itami

Tomoaki Imaizumi

Soichiro Hozumi

Hideyuki Kanie

Yoshikazu Kondoh

A state memorizing device for a movable member, includes a lock state determining portion for determining whether or not the movable member, driven by a motor, is in a locked state, based on a motor current, an initial positional information memorizing portion for memorizing an initial positional information indicative of a current position of the movable member before the motor is started, a current positional information calculating portion for calculating a current positional information indicative of the current position of the movable member on the basis of the position indicated by the initial positional information and the motor current, and a current positional information correcting portion for determining the current position of the movable member based on the initial positional information in a case where the locked state of the movable member is detected and an electrification of the motor is stopped after the motor has just been started.

State memorizing device for movable member

An automatic adjusting apparatus for coordinately adjusting positions of adjustable equipments of an automobile comprises a first switch manually operated to adjust a first position of one of the adjustable equipments; a first adjuster for adjusting the first position; a first control unit putting the first adjuster into operation based on the operation of the first switch; a second switch manually operated to adjust a second position another of the adjustable equipments; a second adjuster for adjusting the second position; and a second control unit putting the second adjuster into operation based on the operation of the second switch; wherein the second control unit coordinately puts the second adjuster into operation in connection with the adjusting operation of the first control unit when the second switch is operated within a predetermined past period until the first switch is operated.

Automatic adjusting apparatus for adjustable equipments

A sliding door of a vehicle is braked in accordance with a position of the door. The braking is controlled such that the door speed is greater at the beginning of a door-opening or door-closing operation than at the end of the door-opening or door closing operation.

Open/close body control equipment and method

A vehicular slide door apparatus includes a slide door which opens and closes an opening formed in the lateral side of the vehicle body,A brake device is provided at the lateral side of the vehicle body to apply a braking force to the slide door. The brake device is under the control of an electronic control device.

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Toyota, Japan

Kohei Noda