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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaaki Yuge, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/00 ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle has a pivoting door that pivots upward and downward. A control device for controlling the pivoting door comprises an electric drive unit that drives the pivoting door by an electric power; a door operation switch that permits the pivoting door to pivot between a full-close position and a full-open position with the aid of the electric drive unit when operated; a movement stopping structure that stops and holds the pivoting door at a half-open position when operated; and a control unit that controls the electric drive unit and the movement stopping structure in accordance with an ON/OFF operation of the door operation switch.