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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Kazukiyo Okada, Kosai, JP;
Motoya Yamamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kazuyuki Hirai, Kosai, JP;
Daisuke Mukai, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshinobu Toyoda, Toyokawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kazukiyo Okada, Kosai, JP;
Motoya Yamamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kazuyuki Hirai, Kosai, JP;
Daisuke Mukai, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshinobu Toyoda, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
ASMO Co., Ltd., Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/05 (2006.01); B60J 7/057 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control apparatus for a movable vehicle roof panel determines the position of the panel in a tilt open state and evaluates whether the panel is in normal tilt-open range of positions or has, via inertia, traveled beyond those normal positions. The control apparatus allows movement to the closed position if movement beyond a permissible range has been achieved through roof panel inertia.