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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Howard Churchwell, II, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/20 (2006.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05B 77/02 (2014.01); E05B 77/12 (2014.01); E05C 17/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/72 (2015.01); E05B 81/76 (2014.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05B 77/02 (2013.01); E05B 77/12 (2013.01); E05B 81/76 (2013.01); E05C 17/003 (2013.01); E05F 15/72 (2015.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/31 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/32 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/36 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/612 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/818 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/854 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/112 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/113 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/252 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle door assistance. An example vehicle includes a solenoid between a frame of the vehicle and a door, a restraint control module with an accelerometer to provide a roll angle and a pitch angle of the vehicle; and a body control unit. The body control unit determines a door adjustment force based on the roll and pitch angles and personal characteristics of an occupant, and when a door is moving, applies the door adjustment force with the solenoid.