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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1998
Osamu Kawanobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryoji Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An open/close control system for a vehicle slide door includes in one embodiment, a drive source, e.g., a motor, a slide door opening/closing mechanism, a clutch for transmitting a drive force of the drive source to the opening/closing mechanism interruptively, movement signal generator for generating a signal dependent on the moving direction of the slide door, and slide door controller for controlling the drive force to be transmitted to the opening/closing mechanism by controlling the drive source and the clutch. The slide door controller stops the operation of the drive source and thereby stops the slide door, declutches the clutch to allow the slide door to be movable, detects a movement of the slide door caused by its weight by use of an output signal of the movement signal generator, and determines an inclination of the vehicle on the basis of the detection result.