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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1988
Hiroshi Kiba, Hiroshima, JP;
Yutaka Shintaku, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An automobile door opening/closing device according to the present invention is provided with a robot arm capable of moving horizontally toward a door, a non-contact type sensor attached to the robot arm for detecting an upper edge shape of the door, an engaging rod attached to the robot arm and adapted to be moved vertically for insertion thereof into a glass slot of the door, and a drive means for driving the engaging rod. In operation, the robot arm is moved horizontally toward the door in close proximity to the upper edge of the door, and when the non-contact type sensor detects a specific shape of the upper edge of the door, the drive means is operated to insert the engaging rod into the glass slot, and the door is then opened or closed by a horizontal movement of the robot arm. Under this construction, not only can the distance between the non-contact type sensor and the upper edge of the door be shortened to ensure detecting the position of the door by the sensor, but also the engaging rod can be inserted into the glass slot without contacting a coated surface of the door.
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