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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:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomoaki Imaizumi, Okazaki, JP;
Eiji Itami, Toyota, JP;
Hiroshi Ishihara, Kariya, JP;
Norikazu Kobayashi, Chita, JP;
Hiroyuki Mizushima, Aichi-ken, JP;
Ryujiro Akizauki, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292201 ; 292216 ; 292D / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for perfectly closing a door of a vehicle basically comprising a latch, a pawl, a motor, an active lever, a latch lever, a pawl switch, and a latch switch. The door closing begins with the action of the latch moving from the door half-closed to the closed position an shown by the switching off of the pawl switch with the latch switch turning on. The electric motor activates upon detecting the door half-closed position and stops when the closed position is reached.