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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Hidenori Ishihara, Hamamatsu, JP;
Noboru Tsuge, Kariya, JP;
ASMO Co., Ltd., Kosai, JP;
Abstract
An automatic opening-and-closing device can be obtained which can prevent a foreign object from being caught in by detecting the foreign object even if an opening/closing speed of a moving body changes or the foreign object is small. An automatic sliding door device detects that there is an foreign object on a locus of sliding of a door panel , by detecting a pushing reaction force when a pressure sensitive sensor pushes the foreign object at the time of forward sliding of the door panel slides forward. Hence, even if the sliding speed of the door panel changes, or even if the foreign object is small, the foreign object can be detected to thereby prevent the foreign object from being caught in the door. Moreover, with the automatic sliding door device , a code is passed through inside of the door panel and connected to a lower end portion of the pressure sensitive sensor via a circular hole formed at a lower end portion of the door panel . Hence, the detection range on the upper end side of the door panel can be made wider, and management of the code at the time of assembly becomes easy.